Vox Recording Techniques

frist44 · 30th March 2005

I have some vocals I'm trying to put down and for me personally have noticed that certain parts of the song are soft and low and others are all out belting it out. it's all rock stuff and I want the soft stuff to be meaty and airy and in your face. When you guys are faced with a vocalist that changes up phrases like that will you go through and adjust the comp and pre level to compensate for that. Basically if I set up my compressor for the loud parts to only a few dB off, it doesn't catch at all on the soft parts and levels are real low because the pre was set for the loud parts.

Thanks,
Brandon

roughly · 30th March 2005

If you're not sweating while tracking you not working hard enough! tutt

Ride those levels! Especailly if your going to a DAW.

jeffrey

joaquin · 31st March 2005

Record them in different tracks, time, at a different pre's settings.
It may not be very live-lish(?) if that's what your looking for, but It can actually help the singer to focus on the specific performance...it works for me.

kudzu · 31st March 2005

Does the singer not know how 2 use a mic ?
If not ?.........teach'm
Sing the song.....sell the lyric....use the mic.........da da !!!!!!!!

joaquin · 31st March 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by kudzu

Does the singer not know how 2 use a mic ?
If not ?.........teach'm
Sing the song.....sell the lyric....use the mic.........da da !!!!!!!!

It depends on what is that you're looking for... production-wise...what ever works.
There are same songs that are meant to be "cooked" under a studio mentality.

ixnys · 31st March 2005

Make things easy on yourself. If you're still in the midst of tracking, choose a gain setting for the choruses and record them, and then setup a seperate track for the verses and change the gain again, and so on.

When it comes time to mix, just seperate the vocals by song sections. The only thing you might have to worry about is DSP power if you're working in the box with plug-ins.

30th March 2005	#1
frist44 Gear addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: West Chester, PA Posts: 491 Thread Starter	Vox Recording Techniques I have some vocals I'm trying to put down and for me personally have noticed that certain parts of the song are soft and low and others are all out belting it out. it's all rock stuff and I want the soft stuff to be meaty and airy and in your face. When you guys are faced with a vocalist that changes up phrases like that will you go through and adjust the comp and pre level to compensate for that. Basically if I set up my compressor for the loud parts to only a few dB off, it doesn't catch at all on the soft parts and levels are real low because the pre was set for the loud parts. Thanks, Brandon __________________ www.bigbluesound.com

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roughly Gear maniac Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Chi-town, a BlueState Posts: 215	If you're not sweating while tracking you not working hard enough! tutt Ride those levels! Especailly if your going to a DAW. jeffrey __________________ www.callthecow.com GO! ---- IL HB 311 -- US HR 676 ----- universal single payer healthcare for all!

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joaquin Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: CHILE-Miami Posts: 1,198	Record them in different tracks, time, at a different pre's settings. It may not be very live-lish(?) if that's what your looking for, but It can actually help the singer to focus on the specific performance...it works for me.

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kudzu Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Scotland UK Posts: 709	Does the singer not know how 2 use a mic ? If not ?.........teach'm Sing the song.....sell the lyric....use the mic.........da da !!!!!!!!

31st March 2005	#6
ixnys Gear addict Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 324	Make things easy on yourself. If you're still in the midst of tracking, choose a gain setting for the choruses and record them, and then setup a seperate track for the verses and change the gain again, and so on. When it comes time to mix, just seperate the vocals by song sections. The only thing you might have to worry about is DSP power if you're working in the box with plug-ins.