So, one of the most frequent things people say about my singing voice is that I sound "nasal." Listening to some of my past recordings, I'm starting to see that I do tend to sound sort of nasally; sometimes it sounds like I'm pinching my nose closed when I sing.

when i sing quietly, really close to the mic, i get a good warm/rich sound

but when i move away to belt-out the vocals it sounds tinny.

is this all about the room and treatment?

So I'm brand new to recording and I don't have much recording stuff yet. Since I'm the kind of person who likes to know what they're going to do in advance I've spent several hours yesterday researching my options. That plus I'd like to make the switch to free software for reasons of price and ideology. And I'm getting a new (or used) computer with recording in mind.

A friend of mine wants to record audio tracks for cartoons. All he is concerned about is getting decent vocal recordings. He currently has an AT2020 mic and needs an interface. Budget is $100-150, maybe a bit more. If someone could at least point us in the right direction on what to start looking at, that would be great.

Okay, I thank the folks who replied to this post last time. But, those weren't the answers I was looking for. I guess I'm asking a multi-tiered question. In my limited studio experience I have not had the opportunity to work with a REALLY good harmonizer unit Eventide/T.C./etc. My initial question is does anyone recommend one over the other? For what reason?

I've been recording a lot of metal "screamers" in the studio, and I find myself just guessing on EQ levels, and mic placement, and filters, etc.

Can anyone give me a quick rundown on some tips/tricks to recording this?
What frequencies do the "screams" exist at?
Mic suggestion for these vocals?

I was wondering if their is another way of getting all the volumes on the vocal on the same level...usually when i record my volumes go up high sometimes and lower at other times...i normalize or higher limit the vocals but it still doesn't balance out and level everything the same...i use compressor at times but it ends up compressing my vocals real bad where it doesn't sound natural anymore..

One thing that I, in my very limited studio experience, have not had the pleasure of working with, is Harmonizers/voice doulers...etc. I was just listening to Crossfades song "Colors" and was wondering if any of you big sharks out there, know what type of harmonizer they were using.

I'm about to record a new song but I am trying to get my vocals mixing to sound similar to the link below. I'm not quiet sure what this person used but if someone can help me out it would be great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI-VSV4hZ4o&feature=related

First off I wanna say that I have only 1 day of experiance!
I just got a Audiobox Usb Interface and it came with Cubase Le 4.
I'm trying to record vocals into it . .but I'm just lost.
I can hear the mic in my headphones, but it's not regestering in the software