Vocal Recording Mistakes - Part 2+3

[colyheaven]

this deserves 6 stars. thank you!

[pricesmithmusic]

whats the website for the 7part thing? also you are very helpful thanks a lot

[GaelenCarter]

Hey. I'm a drummer with a set of CAD drum mics that includes 2 pencil condensers and a few dynamic mics. My band needs to record vocals and my mics are the only option... Any tips on how to make those sound acceptable?

[theogphd]

excellent

[jmerrife]

lol... won me with yer "country grammar"! BTW - I can edit that from "absorbitant" to "absorbant" for ya... ; ) ...cool vids, man. Thanks.

[hallobaaaby]

Very nice instructions and generous--thanks my man!

I wondered if there is any standardized practical knowledge about..., and i don't know how to define it...like, when i record sometimes, one type of frequency gets nice overlap with another which catches up with the finishing first, though the two frequencies are different. i have no theory or syntax to figure which ones match, so i cannot plan these (which is pity).For example a high clear synth overlapped by midEQ-almost lofi distant sound.

[jian2069]

thanks man im going to try these when i get back home.

by what you're saying, i think these are my main problems my vocals don't get very present in the mix.

[DRKCONWAY27]

Thanks Khaliq for all of your information!!!

[crowmisfits]

for step number 3 what i did was made an mic isolator by taking a large cardboard box (about 20"x20"x15") and line it with polar fleece and stuff the polar fleece so it's padded on all 5 sides. cut the flaps of the top and turn it on it side and using a boom style mic stand i position the mic so it's floating inside the box and the box is open towards a corner of the room. then on the wall behind me hung a big fleece blanket. this helped cut out the echo and background noise

[lindenhu]

Yes. Cut the room down. You can help cut the room down by doing two things: 1) use a very directional microphone and 2) work close to the mic (use wind protection and proper line attenuation). These are full blown engineering rules.

[lindenhu]

I agree with volume. But I'm saying: don't turn up the speaker really loud either when mixing or playing back. I'm a 40 year recording engineer. Clients would always want the speakers loud in the room and it always sounds better when the speakers are loud. This fools you into thinking the track is better than it really is. Keep volume down in headphones and speakers.

[dggfhdfghdf]

I will take that advise, I am so guilty of setting my levels while listening at an outrageous volume.

And if I don't have a great pair of monitors, or headphones, am I still better off mixing down on a crappy boombox. It seems to get my levels decent.

And keeps the highs down.

[nblfyb]

i'm bout to get some headphones for christmas. not sure which ones my sister got. yea, gotta get those egg cartons out hha and padding.

{Benson and Tonic}

[GretschDrummer000]

HEy mate! Just curious what are those headphones you talked about? I am a drummer and im looking for some new ones...

[khaliqovision]

Sony MDR-V700 DJ headphones

[ScorchinBeats]

i actually like earphone bleed LOL

[aaronfromhastings]

I don't agree with this one. I have the phones very very loud and they never interfere with the mix in the way you say

However - it has caused problems for me when I've revisited a song and tried to record a stripped-down version of it, and the snares, hi hats and high sounds are on the mic track, but nothing else has ever really come through.

Tight headphones are also good because they suddenly slip off when you're at a great bit!

[kaferere]

Damn, gave the game away by spelling "grammar" wrong, five star video anyway.

[RandomStationMusic]

acceptabubble?

[kaferere]

Yes, perfectably acceptabubble.

[kaferere]

As a professor of English grammer, may I say that there is absolutely nothing wrong with the word "absorbitant", it is perfectly acceptabubble.

[alantruong]

when you say "cut down the room" if the room is too big (like, a living room) does that mean it's better to go in a small room like a bathroom? or would i still need to put up drapes? wouldn't my voice actually bounce off the walls *more* if the room is smaller?

[musiccalgary]

No, you will get funky slapback echo in a small room. Living room is fine, just try to absorb some of the low end and diffuse the high end.

[FrenchBeatz]

bathroom is the WORST recording environnement, basically because the acoustics are BAD. Try clapping in your livingroom and listen if you hear some "bounces" of the sound. to avoid that issue, called flutter echo, you should try placing some carpets on your walls, don't put egg containers, cause it's extremely flamable. But for home purposes, carpets will do the job, unless you wanna buy some foam, and properly treat your room. Hope it helps

[imfrommattapan]

i've had that happened to me lol

[loafpork]

Heh heh, I like the word Absorbitant... maybe you should approach the Webster dictionary people about adding that one.

Informative videos. thanks.

[4g0tt3Ns0uL]

great tips but why do need to cut the sound from behind if im singing forward shouldn't it be the other way around?

[HypnoticAudioSecrets]

The microphone not only picks up you, but all the sound behind you.

[jonQuest82]

Absorbitant? Are we cleaning up spills here? j/k great post man. Thanks.

[l0uds0undz]

God bless u mate

[tawakoni1]

Hi, thanks so much for this video - When you say you need to cut down the room - how big is too big? I have a small bedroom as my recording studio so I wonder if I need to do anything. THANKS!

[procadss]

you might try putting the mic in the cupboard.. it would really get the vocal dry!

[dvnobles]

Good stuff, thanks! //dan

[roh186]

thanks alot

[rootiful]

10/10 i love you bahaha

[armada741]

thank you very much.,...u have helped ALOT!

[dokumentary]

You're very cool for posting this for the underdogs - It's definitely some good info.

Thanks, Adam

[rodrigovagoneta]

thank you =)