(The) Art of Audio Recording: Recording Vocals - 4. Polar Patters: Which to Choose

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Whether you're working in a world-class audio environment with a million dollar console, or your spare bedroom with a beat up old ball mic, this tutorial shows you everything you need to know to record platinum sounding vocals into your DAW.


Capturing crystal-clear vocals is one of the most important and most overlooked parts of song production. So how are vocals best recorded? Let the experts at Singing Canary show you the way!

This tutorial starts with an explanation of room acoustics and microphone placement. Next, you'll learn some important tips about how to transform any room into an optimal vocal environment. With your room set up and ready to go, the tutorial moves on to a deep discussion of the different types of microphones, how they are used and how they shape the sound of the human voice.

You'll also learn about the proximity effect and how you can use it ... or avoid it! There's even a lesson on the different polar patterns from hyper cardioid to figure eight and how to employ them correctly in your recording environment.

From there it's off to pop filters and their placement, compression, & EQ. This is followed by a comprehensive section on vocal tuning and vocal alignment!

So if you want to learn about vocal recording, or if you're looking to improve the sound of your vocal tracks, this Recording Vocals Tutorial will set you down the right path to recording perfect vocals, every time.

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• (The) Art of Audio Recording

[ItsNewEraTv]

The dude singing looks like he really looks like he was forced to be in this video. LOL

[limpei1]

both our heads in the clouds, but above them he can scream~

[milkeatscereal]

:26 looks like a butt

[TheCapnbooboo]

Where is all the coke to get the girls into bed

[TheCapnbooboo]

Badgrimmer the kiwi cock sucka is your boyfriend? Ok sorry I did not mean to expose all this

[BadGrrmmr]

@SkyFilmography UMMMMM... The main guy in the video is from New Zealand... Douche

[BadGrrmmr]

@bloodtypebloodtype No software... There'll be a switch on the mic etc.

[daga3242]

Gracias, muy buen video!

[nstygatr]

He snorts a mountain of coke while we sit and dream...

[bloodtypebloodtype]

But how do you switch from omni to the other??

what software are you using?