Ok. I'm fairfly new to recording. Obviously I already know about angling, vocal presecnce, water, the good preamps I need, and eliminating pop and rumble. I'm using either an Electro-Voice Large Diaphragm condenser, or a Shure SM57 to record vocals.
What would you guys recommend to do as far as recording raspy, lemmy-like vocals?
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The thing about those types of vocals is that there is no "techn
The thing about those types of vocals is that there is no "technique" to save your vocal chords if you want to get good results. I'm assuming you're the one doing the vocals? Or are you recording someone else? I hate to say it, but cigarrettes and booze really provide a lot of the rasp and edge to Lemmy's voice. If you don't use and abuse those products and you want to sound somewhat natural (as in not adding distortion, extreme compression, and other effects), you're just gonna have to do what thousands of punk bands have done and scream their guts out. Now, I've heard of quick fixes that may or may not help, like drinking something very acidic like Hawaiian Punch right before you sing, and I don't know how effective that is, but you might give it a try.
as a singer- this may sound stupid but it workls for me- i drin
as a singer- this may sound stupid but it workls for me- i drink lots 2 glasses of orange juice. although it gives me a sort of "soul" type rasp. also try singing first thing in the morning
as far as lemmy- i have NEVER seen him in an interview when he wasnt chain smoking. cigarettes do work. but you have to smoke lots of them. and then there's that whole death thing to worry about.
according to an interview i watched of Lemmy, he attributes his
according to an interview i watched of Lemmy, he attributes his raspy Lemmy-only sound to the position of his microphone...largley. Notice how he is always underneath his mike, forcing him to stretch his neck up, tightening his vocal cords. It is drastically different to the sound he has with Hawkwind, at a lower, straight on mic placement.
according to an interview i watched of Lemmy, he attributes his
according to an interview i watched of Lemmy, he attributes his raspy Lemmy-only sound to the position of his microphone...largley. Notice how he is always underneath his mike, forcing him to stretch his neck up, tightening his vocal cords. It is drastically different to the sound he has with Hawkwind, at a lower, straight on mic placement.
Interesting. I'm no pro, but I always felt rather uncomfortable with my head at anything but an upwards angle.
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