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Started by ctrlaltdelete (chris) in Musicians (Gear, Tabs & Lyrics)

anyone got any tips?do’s and dont’s?Ive been listening to andy’s voice and Mark lanegan and Josh homme too.But I dont think I smoke enough to get the notes as deep as those graves…

Posted on Thu, 9 November 2006 at 00:10

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josepholney wrote:

what mic are you using, and where are you recording it?

Joe.

Posted on Thu, 9 November 2006 at 16:08

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Mekhet wrote:

Smoke and drink heavily to relax your vocal cords. That should lower the tone of your voice for a while. xD

Posted on Fri, 10 November 2006 at 16:10

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ctrlaltdelete (chris) wrote:

i quit smoking a while ago, but I could really do with a fag right now.The craving never leaves…I might try the whiskey drinking though

Posted on Mon, 13 November 2006 at 01:11

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Idlevice2 wrote:

I’ve heard that positioning the mic above the vocalist can cause the vocal chords to open up more for a stronger vocal…

There are no rules in recording- and if there are, then they should be broken.

Like you MUST use a condenser for vocals? prefer my Beta 57, to be honest.

Posted on Mon, 13 November 2006 at 13:17

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ctrlaltdelete (chris) wrote:

yeah lemmy is a classic example of that

Posted on Mon, 13 November 2006 at 22:45

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josepholney wrote:

Yeah, freddie mercury was reputed to use a dynamic mic like the 57 at the back of the control room. No vocal booth. And listen to his vocals. A lot of it has to do with the performance of course…

Joe.

Posted on Tue, 14 November 2006 at 17:49

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Divers (Simon) wrote:

Depends on where you are recording and what mic you are using. Also how good the vocalist is will be the main factor. I record most vocals with a neumann u87 but at a couple of grand it’s not really a budget mic to use…but is the sort that is used in pro studios. I try to put up some dampening so that you don’t get to much slap back from the rooms walls. Send a bit of reverb or chorus to the vocalists headphones to help them keep in tune. If the don’t like headphones then set up two speakers for them to hear the tune and them selves but put one speaker out of phase so the bleed through is minimal. Could tell you more but without knowing the set up it’s hard to advise:)

Posted on Thu, 16 November 2006 at 09:51

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Fordonian wrote:

I read an article the other day saying Danny Carrey uses two of those Neumanns on each drum when recording, oh to be rich! :)

Posted on Thu, 16 November 2006 at 11:00

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Idlevice2 wrote:

Red5 (http://www.red5audio.com) have a Valve Condensor on offer for £170. Anyone else VERY interested? Its supposed to stand up to an equivilant Neumann or AKG (but, obviously, different- it has its own sound).

Posted on Mon, 20 November 2006 at 15:07

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RR0849 wrote:

Good mic is essential if You want to capture Your natural sound but some cheaper mics have their own character which people love. But the thing I find most effective to get a professional vocal sound on tape is to use a tube mic preamp like ArtTube MP or similar. They are cheap and they make a BIG difference regardless of the mic You use.

Posted on Wed, 10 January 2007 at 12:23

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tgE wrote:

get out a big 3 litre cider bottle and make a fuck-it or a waterfall (whatever you wanna call it) and smoke some weed through it for about 3 months. that’ll definitely get your voice permanently down a few notes! :D

Posted on Thu, 11 January 2007 at 10:41

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