Ive had no experience with recording vocals but i have myself the necessary equipment. I was just wondering, what is the correct way to go about recording?

Hi this is my first post but i'm anxious to hear whta other think on this topic. I have put together a small (very small) studio in my home. I record the vocals through an SM58, the best mic i have, and this runs through a Mackie mixer into an m-audio preamp/interface. I am having a problem recording good vocals.

I'm looking for a dynamic mic for vocal recordings. I had acceptable results with an Sennheiser E835 in the past, and good results with an MD 422.
There is, of course, the 58, but it feels a little... ehhmm... standard...
How does it compare to the 422, the beta 57 or the evolution mics?

this is part of another post... when reading this. take in mind Im speaking not just dynamics but also distance and vocal changing from moving away from mic.

I’m looking for a vocal mic for a metso-soprano singing folk music. I have a RODE NT2 and some AKG 1000s but none of them are giving me the sound I’m looking for. I’m looking for warm and liquid! What do you think of the Electro-Voice RE20? Any other suggestions?

Hi. Anybody know how to get that vocal sound like the vocals from the 80s group Zapp or the song "california love" - I believe Kanye West also has a song with that special vocalsound. Is there any music programs that can do this, or do you need an analog effect-box of some kind?

Know what I mean anyone?

I'm looking for a new vocal mic in the $250 price range. It's going to be more for studio recording, but may occassionally be used live as well (if I can get away with it). I've been considering:

AT3300
Shure Beta 87A

Opinions on those mics? Any others in the price range that I should be considering?

Please add to this thread at will. It would be nice to have as many as possible so that it can become a resource for our members. Also please lets number them so it becomes an easy reference for everyone- thanks- :D

The VXP seems more suited for vocals, but it doesn't have the "saturate" feature that the Eureka has that supposedly adds tube warmth.

I'm looking for a good preamp setup to record vocals...

The VXP gives me an expander and a de-esser, but the Eureka seems to offer a better equalizer and the saturate warmth.

Im making a mixed tape, and I'm using other producers mastered beats..what I'm wondering is after recording the vocals and all the other sounds and what nots that I track later. should I compress of or eq the mixdown? It seems to me that this will effect the quality of the beat.

help is appreciated