recording problem

Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:31 pm

hey when i record the singing it comes out boring and dry and it sounds really bad like just plain out CHEAP.....but when its live it sounds pretty ok....i am using a comptuer from 2001 and no special editions to it ....like its the original no special sound cards added to the computer and am using a 30 dollar mic...could that be the cause of making it boring and dry or is it cause am doing osmething else wrong...am recording in a small room just to practice for a show which is gonna be in a large audoritrium like 400 seats or so.

Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 2:45 pm

IMO- the problems are:
1)The sound card
2)The $30 mic
3)The room.

I'm not trying to be a jerk, but once those things are remedied, your vocals will most likely sound better. Reverb or delay is almost always added to vocals during the mixing stage too.

Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 3:02 pm

okay i figured those are the problems i just wanted to make sure cause i didnt get it...live version were good but then when it came to recording it sounded crapy like boring ...and rough and it lost its edge also

thanx!

Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 5:44 pm

Two things, masking and monitoring, are completely different with your situations. Maybe take one of your ears out of the headphones and listen to yourself. Just a suggestion Confused

As for your equipment....it's not reproducing exactly what it hears???
But you knew that already. $$$$$$$$$$$$

Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 6:29 pm

is there anyway to put loopback on computer so i can literally hear the singing from the sound box ?

Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 11:57 am

what tracking software are you using and how is the latency?

Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:06 pm

what is a tracking program...only thing am using is soundforge nothing extra but that... Sad

Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:58 pm

if you have a lil money I could mix and master your shit, but hit me up i would have to hear how it sounds but more than likely i could make it sound gooooodddd....I am workin with some gr8 equipment.....

Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:09 pm

MDz wrote:

if you have a lil money I could mix and master your shit, but hit me up i would have to hear how it sounds but more than likely i could make it sound gooooodddd....I am workin with some gr8 equipment.....

are you kidding me?

Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 9:59 pm

try messing with the mids and maybe throw some reverb on there. if it doesn't sound good don't save it.

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:59 pm

hey how will the live version sound comparision to the recorded version...cause i am doing a show at my school......its werid cause the amp at the school has a reverb knob...does that mean the amp itself can provide digital reverb or is that something else?

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