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Recommended vocal speech recording settings

Please advise the best practices for recording vocals in terms of sampling rate, bit depth etc.

We use equipments that support latest standards such as - Digi 002, Sony PCM-D1 and such.

We will be recording spiritual discourses / speeches that will be digitally distributed, stored for long time to come. These recordings will be the originals (master copies).

Question pertaining to DIY vocal isolation booth.

Cutting out background noises isn't really my concern. I write/record heavy metal, and basically I need to yell without my room mates and/or neighbors calling the cops on me. So I would like to build a small sound isolation booth. I was thinking about 3' X 3' X 6', with hinges between the walls so it would be easy to break down, and thus portable.

Vocal Bleed

There is some vocal bleed that can be heard during the mandolin solo.

In this part of the song, there are bass, and guitar microphones active. The vocalist was quietly mouthing the words too keep place in the song. (Normally they don't do a solo, but wanted to put one on the recording.) The solo was recorded later.

Vocal "crowd yell" effect

Anyone have any tips on recording a large vocal "crowd shout"? For example, the tail of the choruses on Atreyu's "Falling Down" from the album Lead Saild Paper Anchor, or the beginning of "Lay Your Hands On Me" by Bon Jovi? I am trying to make it sound like a very unison, very tight "yell" and would like to avoid recording twenty five tracks of the same line.