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Create Vocal Magic: 8 Essential Steps for Recording Vocals on a Low Budget
This article is intended to help all of the basement/bedroom recording artists achieve top quality results without the luxury of a state of the art recording studio. Even a novice can attain outstanding results by utilizing today's technological advances and persistent trial and error.
Okay, so you're eager to put down your game changing vocals over that newly acquired hot track. Following these eight simple steps will no doubt allow you to produce great sounding vocals, no matter what the recording environment.
Step 1: "The Beat" Although fairly obvious, make sure the song/beat is ready for vocal recording. Simply stated, the song/beat must first be properly mixed with all the instrumentation in its appropriate place. Make sure there is "space" in which the vocals will fit. Too often, improperly mixed music contains cluttered sounding instrumentation throughout the audio spectrum. This common mistake does not provide proper vocal space within the mix. Lastly, the highest quality file, ideally the actual producer's tracked out files will offer the best possible track in which to record vocals over.
Step 2: "The Space" When recording vocals it's essential to properly prepare the enclosed space around the actual microphone. Ideally a small room works best as a "vocal booth." However, provided the space's acoustics are properly prepared, any size room will suffice. Adding a sound muffling treatment to hard surfaced walls will help prevent undesirable microphone reverberation. Professional acoustic treatment does not have to cost a fortune. Creatively utilizing soft household items like blankets or pillows can achieve the desired effect.
Step 3: "The Microphone" It's safe to say the microphone is the most important piece of the vocal recording puzzle. Don't be discouraged by the sticker shock when shopping for a vocal microphone. While great sound can still be attained with a middle of the road microphone it's important not to buy too low in this department. Bottom of the barrel "basement mic's" typically do not respond well. Industry standard microphones like the Shure SM-57 retail for as low as $100. Although there is a wide spectrum of specifics when it comes to selecting the appropriate recording microphone, there is no substitute for proper consumer research and due diligence before actually making the purchase.
Step 4: "Pop Filter" Adding a pop filter to the recording setup will dramatically decrease sibilance. Sibilance is the occurrence of "popping" sounds usually caused by "p's" and "b's" along with the hissing sound of the letter "s." Using a pop filter as opposed to a foam microphone cover will also help dramatically reduce "clipping." Step seven will further elaborate upon "clipping."
Step 5: "Microphone Placement" Once the area is set up with the microphone correctly installed it's time for some microphone placement experimentation. Try arranging the microphone at several different angles within the booth and ultimately allow trial and error to determine its best possible placement. Although proximity to the microphone varies depending on the vocalist's style and range it's crucial to encapsulate all sides of his or her voice while avoiding capturing background noise. Adding a properly adjusted noise gate will help eliminate subtle, undesirable noises that fall below the determined threshold. Additionally, as mentioned in step two, including some type of acoustic treatment will help capture the correct sound.
Step 6: "Recording" With steps one through five fulfilled, it's time to actually record the vocals. Although there are varying schools of thought in this area, vocals sound best when recorded as "dry" as possible. Recording dry simply means doing so without including effects. Because additional effects can always be added later they are unnecessary at this stage. Permanently embedded within the vocal if included during the initial recording phase the effects could ultimately prove detrimental to the finished track. Additionally it's important to capture the best possible sound during the actual vocal recording. While this sounds glaringly obvious, many producers make the mistake of attempting to correct unpolished vocals later in the mix down.
Step 7: "No Clipping" Clipping, also known as "peaking" occurs when the vocal signal reaches the highest maximum volume allowed and hits the "red zone." Unmistakably heard as major distortion within the recorded vocal, clipping will also show up as a red mark on the software's meter, provided a digital system like a computer is utilized. Adjusting the gain throughout the chain of equipment will lower the signal within acceptable parameters. Leaving approximately -3db worth of space before the signal reaches the red zone, also known as "headroom," is also recommended. Ensuring enough headroom allows additional signal room when adding processing effects. While definitely adding more juice to the signal, specific effects like compression require additional space to avoid clipping.
Step 8: "The Mix Down" Last but certainly not least: the mix down. In this final phase the producer is free to have fun experimenting with processing effects like reverb, flanges and delays. Intended to manipulate and enhance the dry vocal recording these desirable effects, when appropriately utilized, can potentially differentiate an imaginative up and comer from a lethargic Auto-tune dependant. Again, experimentation combined with trial and error will ultimately determine which effects sound best within the track. Since the vocals were recorded dry, the original version will forever maintain its initial integrity if future editing or manipulation is required. Additionally many of today's effects plug-ins come complete with control pre-sets that allow the user to quickly flip through various "pre-set" parameters. Don't be afraid to sound different. See what works and what does not.
While seemingly intimidating, recording vocals doesn't have to be difficult. Simply following these small steps throughout the recording process will assuredly help obtain optimal sound quality. Mixing imaginative experimentation with these tips and tricks means true vocal magic might be just a keystroke away.
About the Author
JP Mason (BreakthroughBeats@gmail.com) is a Music Producer and Founder/CEO of BreakthroughBeats.com; Professional quality hip-hop beats & rap instrumentals. He is also an avid music lover and graduate of SAE Institute School of Audio Engineering (Miami, FL).
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Advice on buying drum mics?
I've been writing my own songs for a while and recording the guitar and vocal parts via my laptop and Garageband. So far I've been programming midi drum tracks for the songs because I only have the mic I use for vocals (I've tried recording with it, but the sound quality is awful). I was thinking of investing in a set of mics and was wondering if anyone had any buying advice.
you will need a new sound card (audio interface) for recording drums as you will need/want to record a lot more tracks simultaneously.
it depends on how many pieces your kit is but 6-8 inputs is a minimum. get something with onboard pre-amps and phantom power too.
as for the mic's themselves a general rule is dynamic for drums (esp. kick and snare) and condensers for cymbals. a condenser mic will break up (distort) with the volume and attack of a kick or snare drum.
you don't have to close mic everything individually but it will give you the best separation and thus flexibility with mixing.
with recording drums the room you record them in can have a huge impact on the sound. you may want to look into acoustically treating your room by installing bass traps and broadband diffusers/absorbers.
you can spend thousands doing this with professional products, or build your own if your up for some DIY and get some really good improvements for a few hundred.
as for brands Shure, Rode, Sennheiser make good (and great) dynamic and condensor mic's
this is pretty basic advice. i don't know what will suit your setup and production methods. for far more indepth advice check out
http://www.tweakheadz.com/
they have very good info on recording drums, the forums there have lots of professional audio engineers that can help you even more.
they helped me heaps with building my home studio.
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