Which mic would suit the voice?

thatgirl · 14th August 2006

Hello!!!
This is my first post and I'm a little intimidated

This is the first draft of a song with me singing quite low and quite bad at some points...
This has been recorded with my cousin Behringer B2 mic through my M-audio FW 410 to audacity...
My 50 bucks sony dynamic mic is very bad (I think it's gives a very nasal tone...unless it's me..) so I'm shopping for a mic. I thought the Behringer sounded good but I'm sure I can find better...
What mic do you think would be good with my voice??
And do you think an outboard compressor would help the "screaming" part ? (Assuming next time I'm not flat and not actually screaming that much lol)

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...E6BDA215B5210B
Thank you!

Oh yeah...song's in french...I'm a french canadian

buddamanic · 16th August 2006

Hey, nice job.thumbsup

Okay, so obviously the recording is really rough. I would say that for what you're doing I would suggest:

1. Track your guitars and vocals separately so you can really focus on them one at a time.

2. Get a little reverb in there. If you can't buy something, go with the real deal, like in a bathroom or a hallway!

3. You could always pick up a basic workhorse dynamic like the SM58, that would give you a reasonably better sound, but really you could benefit more from working on your...

4. Mic Technique! Try to control (by experimenting with) the dynamics of moving closer and further from the mic. Closer for the quiet stuff and further back for the louder stuff. But we're talking about inches, not feet here!

5. Once you feel pretty confident in your ability to control the dynamics, yes, a compressor would help smooth it out a bit. The trick here is to use just a moderate amount to control the louder stuff. Heavy compression would sound really wrong with your style of music.

5. I can also hear that you're sort of holding back on those top notes which contributes to putting them out of tune. Just a stab, but are you doing this like in your bedroom with other people around, i.e. trying to keep quiet? If so, I would strongly suggest saving tracking vocals for when you are alone, in other words totally comfortable.

I think it's a great first stab and your voice has a very nice quality to it. Good luck!

thatgirl · 17th August 2006

Thank you very much for your input!
That helps me a lot

14th August 2006	#1
thatgirl Gear interested Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 3 Thread Starter	Which mic would suit the voice? Hello!!! This is my first post and I'm a little intimidated This is the first draft of a song with me singing quite low and quite bad at some points... This has been recorded with my cousin Behringer B2 mic through my M-audio FW 410 to audacity... My 50 bucks sony dynamic mic is very bad (I think it's gives a very nasal tone...unless it's me..) so I'm shopping for a mic. I thought the Behringer sounded good but I'm sure I can find better... What mic do you think would be good with my voice?? And do you think an outboard compressor would help the "screaming" part ? (Assuming next time I'm not flat and not actually screaming that much lol) http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...E6BDA215B5210B Thank you! Oh yeah...song's in french...I'm a french canadian

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16th August 2006	#2
buddamanic Gear nut Joined: Aug 2006 Location: New York Posts: 89	Hey, nice job.thumbsup Okay, so obviously the recording is really rough. I would say that for what you're doing I would suggest: 1. Track your guitars and vocals separately so you can really focus on them one at a time. 2. Get a little reverb in there. If you can't buy something, go with the real deal, like in a bathroom or a hallway! 3. You could always pick up a basic workhorse dynamic like the SM58, that would give you a reasonably better sound, but really you could benefit more from working on your... 4. Mic Technique! Try to control (by experimenting with) the dynamics of moving closer and further from the mic. Closer for the quiet stuff and further back for the louder stuff. But we're talking about inches, not feet here! 5. Once you feel pretty confident in your ability to control the dynamics, yes, a compressor would help smooth it out a bit. The trick here is to use just a moderate amount to control the louder stuff. Heavy compression would sound really wrong with your style of music. 5. I can also hear that you're sort of holding back on those top notes which contributes to putting them out of tune. Just a stab, but are you doing this like in your bedroom with other people around, i.e. trying to keep quiet? If so, I would strongly suggest saving tracking vocals for when you are alone, in other words totally comfortable. I think it's a great first stab and your voice has a very nice quality to it. Good luck!

17th August 2006	#3
thatgirl Gear interested Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 3 Thread Starter	Thank you very much for your input! That helps me a lot