Hi,

To make a long story short... I was recently on a forum where someone stated that they were having problems getting a good sound recording vocals with a Shure sm57... a few replies offered different mic suggestions, but a few also suggested a better preamp...

can anyone tell give me some tech tips about vocal recording. my vocals sound nice an clear but i still find them a little thin. i use a AKG c3000 mic and a Focusrite preamp. also can someone tell me if recording without h phones (out of phase) is really any good and what do i need to do to try this out.

cheers mtec

Hello all. I have a project to master.It is a live 2 track of a (don't laugh)Christmas Show.(Recored with 2 Scheops into a dat,near the stage.The problem being--mics were too close to the band,and the pa was flown 20 feet above the stage.Vocals are not up front,as they should be.These a very good adult singers.Any tips for bringing the vocals more up front?

Ok, I've been asked by a friend of mine to record an album with her - nine songs with her, a piano, and perhaps an upright bass or saxophone occasionally.

Hi,

I am kind of new here and will need your patience with my novice questions. I would like to be quided on the best reverb for vocal and best settings.

Hi guys I'm looking for a good vocal mic to be paired up with my Sebatron pre. This mic will be used mainly for my music which is melodic rock, I have been recorded before using a U 87 and I liked the sound I got but I'm not looking to spend quite that much. There might be something more appropriate for my voice you can hear sound samples on my site at the bottom of my bands recording.

Hi all,

Apart from Autotune and Vocoders (and the standard plugins like reverb, delay, and compressors), can you recommend other vocal FX which can be used in techno/trance/dance mixes?

I do a lot of metal bands and they tend to want distortion on the vocals for some or all of the tracks. I've tried using plugins like the grungilizer, I've run the track through the Line 6 POD, Sansamp Bass DI and a few other Guitar distortion boxes. For the most part the bands are satisfied, but I'm not happy with the results I've achived at this point.

i'd like to know which additional vocal harmonies are used in choruses of todays soul and r'n'b-music.
i'd even like to know how often normally each is recorded, and how to process them.

How can I get my vocals to sit in the mix better?