Vocal mic for female nasal voice

bolehnggak · 2nd August 2006, 06:30 AM

Hi,

I'm running a small recording studio for demos and occasionally masters, and I would like your opinion...

I live in Indonesia, and most of the Asian female singers here have somewhat nasal voice, (or what do you describe Avril Lavigne"s kind of voice?) and I think the mic just reveals it more.
I have this Rode NTK mic going through Vintech X73i pre. For most male vocalists that have deep and low voice, it works fine, but for the female is always to nasal for me.
Can you recommend any mic that could accomodate this kind of voice?

Ari

astronmr20 · 2nd August 2006, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by bolehnggak

Hi,

I'm running a small recording studio for demos and occasionally masters, and I would like your opinion...

I live in Indonesia, and most of the Asian female singers here have somewhat nasal voice, (or what do you describe Avril Lavigne"s kind of voice?) and I think the mic just reveals it more.
I have this Rode NTK mic going through Vintech X73i pre. For most male vocalists that have deep and low voice, it works fine, but for the female is always to nasal for me.
Can you recommend any mic that could accomodate this kind of voice?

Ari

I have produced a lot of radio shows back in the day that play music from the philipines, and I know what you mean.

Are you trying to emphasize the nasal sound in a nice way, or counter-act and hide it?

You might try hitting a compressor differently or trying a bit of subtractive EQ. I hear a lot of 3k in that vocal style.. more than most.

dan le · 2nd August 2006, 08:14 AM

So far, I have found that a TLM 103 will help with this problem.
Hope this helps.
Sincerely
Dan Le

**James 'LA' Lugo** · 2nd August 2006, 08:45 AM

The NTK is the worst for that kinda voice. Try something a bit warmer and darker. Depending on budget, you can try an E49, Pearlman, FET47 etc...

bolehnggak · 5th August 2006, 10:58 AM

Hi, thanks for all replies.

For Steve, I don't know if I should emphasize the nasal in a good way, or I should covered it up, do you have solution for both ways? I think I just want it to sound good. :)
For everybody, thanks for all mics recommended, my budget is (if possible) is around US$500, $1000 is top of my budget.

Ari

Rogervandeberg · 5th August 2006, 11:24 AM

Antoher tip:

I had quita a nasal singer (also through a Rode) and i was able to tackle a part of the issue by positioning the mic a bit under his mouth, aming a little at his chest.

pulse_divider · 5th August 2006, 02:03 PM

A Blue Mouse would probably work well for this.

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2nd August 2006, 06:30 AM	#1
bolehnggak Gear Head Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 33	Vocal mic for female nasal voice Hi, I'm running a small recording studio for demos and occasionally masters, and I would like your opinion... I live in Indonesia, and most of the Asian female singers here have somewhat nasal voice, (or what do you describe Avril Lavigne"s kind of voice?) and I think the mic just reveals it more. I have this Rode NTK mic going through Vintech X73i pre. For most male vocalists that have deep and low voice, it works fine, but for the female is always to nasal for me. Can you recommend any mic that could accomodate this kind of voice? Ari

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2nd August 2006, 08:14 AM	#3
dan le Gear interested Join Date: May 2006 Location: CALIFORNIA Posts: 22	So far, I have found that a TLM 103 will help with this problem. Hope this helps. Sincerely Dan Le

5th August 2006, 10:58 AM	#5
bolehnggak Gear Head Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 33	Hi, thanks for all replies. For Steve, I don't know if I should emphasize the nasal in a good way, or I should covered it up, do you have solution for both ways? I think I just want it to sound good. :) For everybody, thanks for all mics recommended, my budget is (if possible) is around US$500, $1000 is top of my budget. Ari

5th August 2006, 02:03 PM	#7
pulse_divider Gear maniac Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 278	A Blue Mouse would probably work well for this.