I produce rap 'beats', and when I have someone who'd like to rap over it and records it, adding them to the mix [which is already the 2track mix-down w/o vox] doesn't sound like they fit well.

What can I do if I can't touch the instrumentals? Or no matter what I try to add/configure, it just isn't going to be a good mix?

Hey gang . . .

Talk to me about double tracking vocals.
What is your approach?
How do the big boys handle this?

Hey there! I am new to the boards. Looks like a bunch of great people. Now for my Question.

Hey there! I am new to the boards. Looks like a bunch of great people. Now for my Question.

Hi, I'm dealing with a song where the vocalist is belting out some really piercing frequencies. I've never recorded a voice that hurts like this... rip your head off, shards of glass in your eyes kinda pain... the basic tracks are alright but by the time the track is compressed/L-1'd... ouch!

Just wanted to get a list of mic/preamp combos that people are using to capture female pop vocals. The lady I'm tracking has a range similar to Celine Dion, Laura Fabian.
Thanks,
Allen :w:

I am seriously considering buying, as I love my dbx 160A on vocals...no overload into DAW and natural sound. Any words on the EFFECT of the distressor on vocals?What colored sound does it impart,thanks a lot.

Could anyone tell me a good starting point for settigs for hard rock style vocals. I'm using a
Mackie board / RODE NTK / BBE / and a dbx DDP compressor. Looking for specific
settings for
ratio,
threshhold,
attack, r
elease,
knee.
Thanks a lot, Carl

I'm currently using a RODE NTK with an Avalon 737sp. Can someone give me some ideas on mic/preamp combos that would be better than this. I record mostly Contemporary Country and Pop, some R&B. Male tenor range. I also do VOs.

I've heard a lot of raving about the new BLUE Kiwi and the Sound Projects T3 mics. Anyone used them and with what preamp?

I was jsut wondering what kinda signal processing the pros are using nowadays. I'm mixing a project for class with a male vocalist. It's kinda Duncan Shiek/ Savage garden genre. The vocalist is decent but not really emotional. I just need some ideas to put some final touches on the mix. Any suggestions?