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Do you actually have to yell into da mic to make it sound as somebody is yelling on the track? cuz i use RODE nt 1000 and dont think that its going to handle some yelling if u know what i mean,Is there a way to get it done with an effekt? :)

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cfaalm Tue, 11/24/2009 - 13:23

Yell as in "a loud vocal passage"? I guess you have to yell to make it sound like yelling. I can't think of an effect that would accomplish that.

Sure you can add some grit to the sound with a slightly clipping tube or a distortion unit, but that's about it. You'd still have to yell, though.

What would prevent overloading the mic is having some distance between the yeller and the mic. Also have a close look on the meter/peak led and tweak the gain accordingly.

jg49 Tue, 11/24/2009 - 13:55

The hardest thing is getting good levels while recording yelling especially if you are going from a normal voice to a full scream or yell. Most trained vocalists will just move back away from the mic as they do this and that helps with smoothing out a recording level. As far as the idea of can the mic "take it?" That mic has a dynamic range to 134 db and a maximum of 140 db (jet engine at 100') also the point most people experience true pain. Here is a chart of equivalent db levels

http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/loudness.html
So if you are a foot away yelling is unlikely to damage the mic just use a pop filter to keep your breath away from the diaphragm.