My recent signal path for vocal recording is:

RODE NT-1A --> Grace Design m101 --> MOTU 828mkII --> PC Sonar

So you can see,
without any compressor.
Actually, some clipping occurs during tracking, but not always.
I will decrease the gain in m101 to prevent clipping
(it will squeeze the dynamic range, right?)

Hi, i'm new to the forums and i have a question.
Maybe this topic had been run over again and again but i cant find the answer..

So, in a professional song.. the vocals sound up front like they are right in your face.. but when i record, the vocals sound like they are embedded with the beat in the background.

Ive been recoring for about a year now, I feel I'm pretty good at it but there is one big issue i can not figure out. When i record vocals i find it hard to adjust volumes to keep them equal though out the whole song, is there a way to limit the vocals to keep the volume from varying? I can adjust them manually after ward, but its never perfect.

Hello, I am recording a song that's has the attitude of Foo Fighters' songs, sort of. The singer has a strong voice but it's 100% clean. There is no growl in his performance. We want to double or triple the main melody to make his vocals sound thicker. Is there any effect that can be added to the vocals to enhance the rock attitude? How should I pan these tracks?

thank you guys!

Hello everyone. I have a room with my setup. The room has carpet floor (which kills the sound) but I'm renting so I can't remove it. I get some noise from the street and I thought that maybe I could make a vocal booth in the closet. It is an average closet: about 9 feet long, 4 deep, and 9 feet high. I have auralex absorbent foams. Is it a good or bad idea? Would the sound be killed this way?

In the Lil Wayne song "lollipop" there is some vocal modulation FX that sounds like very quick pitch shifting that I want to achieve and would love if anyone would give me some tips.

heres some people doing an interested cover of the song and they nail the vocal sound I am trying to get quite well:

Is it acceptable to bounce a song without the vocals, then open a new session and recording and mix the vocals along side the 2 track mix?

Hi All,
Ok I have realised from reading many threads that the sound of a mic is all a personal taste, but still I would appreciate some advice on the following before I shell out £££'s on a mic.

Which TYPE of mic is generally best for home studio VOCAL recording (its a quite room):

What kind of treatment did Jimi use on "Little Miss Lover" from Axis Bold as Love. (Track 12)

sorry for another one of these what to buy threads. I'm currently looking to spend about 300$ on a mic, used mainly for vocals, but additionally versatility is obviously a plus. Right now I'm running on a MXL v63m (100$ at the time, i think they're like 60$ now).