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Original Message 1/13 13-Mar-02 @ 10:03 PM - Calling all vocal experts
I also am going to be doing some deeper a couple of hip hop vocalist and rappers. So eq, and dynamics for the lower and more solid stuff will be needed. Thanks, Brett
Message 2/13 14-Mar-02 @ 04:33 PM - RE: Calling all vocal experts
Message 3/13 14-Mar-02 @ 05:24 PM - RE: Calling all vocal experts
hip hop? again really depends on what you want, but i'd say any crappy old mic will do, the worse the better. that's if you like it ruff. but if you want a deep male radio dj thing use a parametric and boost around the bottom between 60 and 150 with a middleish q, again sweep until you find 'that' frequency. and loads of compression.
Message 5/13 14-Mar-02 @ 06:31 PM - RE: Calling all vocal experts
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Message 7/13 14-Mar-02 @ 08:35 PM - RE: Calling all vocal experts
A homemade pop sheild will help to alleviate the need for controlling 'explosives' & sibilance - you want to do that because explosives cause the comp to pump more of course... I personaly go for some light compression on vocal tracking that's it because compressors can make bg noise WORSE of course at high settings.
However with digital and plenty of headroom mebe use some limiting to stop overloads only and compress on mixdown to taste??
I'd go for a dryer soundmyself because your hall might sound good in isolation to you, but once in place in a mix the natural verb on the vocal might clash with sitting the vocal right.
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Message 8/13 14-Mar-02 @ 09:11 PM - RE: Calling all vocal experts
I never compress vocals on the way in. In the mix, I often use the Waves RCL at about 2.5:1, just to even things out a bit.
-Craig
Message 9/13 14-Mar-02 @ 10:11 PM - RE: Calling all vocal experts
Message 10/13 14-Mar-02 @ 10:26 PM - RE: Calling all vocal experts
Message 11/13 14-Mar-02 @ 10:30 PM - RE: Calling all vocal experts
Thanks for the advice.
Message 12/13 15-Mar-02 @ 03:33 PM - RE: Calling all vocal experts
for what it's worth, web rumours and all, the oktava mk012 i bought for $99 is way crisper and brighter than my old realistic mic and just sounds different than my rode nt1. probably put a few hours through it and i'm still in the dark about an eq bias on it. recorded sounds sound like recorded sounds.. ?? done everythnig i wanted os far.
plus it's got a nice techno satiny finish, and all my amateur vocalists are all impressed with how it looks and try hard :p
Message 13/13 15-Mar-02 @ 08:59 PM - RE: Calling all vocal experts
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here is shot of the mic. The oktavia are said to be great condensers as well. I am looking for that Neuman sound though and the oktavias are said to be more closed sounding. Radio head and many other rock bands love them for thewarmth of the large condenser they make. It's only $199 at GC. But you don't get all the extras that came with this thing. Everyone will hear how my sessions went when I put the tracks up I guess. I am still going to get avalon 737 at some point. Not right now though.
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