ok. well ive done a lot of hiphop joints but im not too sure about recording an R&B singer type of sound. any suggestions? like how to dubb, tweak, effects?? just some general points. i know i have to experiment on my own but following like a guideline would make it a lil bit easier. thanks
Got a female R&B Singer! REcording Q??
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I think there may be some threads if you search I have seen this topic at least a few times.....but bottom line....your keys to getting that sounding good is.....a good Mic.....an isolated area...booth or closet with soundproofing or absorbers.....next thing is a good peak sound check and if the singer is not used to using a mic.....go coach her for about 5 minutes on distance and level.....then once you have established a good input level from her soundcheck, do a take completely dry, if you aren't pressed about time record about 10 -15 seconds of her acapella...and play it back....if you are satisfied you can go ahead and do your take for the track, but again record her dry with NO Effects.....if you have a cheap or noise mic you might want to get a preamp with a gate so it won't catch the outside noise....or you can apply a gate using the software...............once you have the vocal recorded you can save the original take and then, save it to another one to do your editing in case you Fugg it up...LOL....but after that man you can compress the vocals, and MAYBE some EQ....I stay away from heavy equ....and also use a de-esser.......it's all about experimentation with the track......after she leaves and you spend the 2 or 3 hours mixing is when you are going to find your techniques then you can add a few fx like small delay or chorus, don't put a lot of these fx on the voice though it will sound shiddy and unnatural.....and the more you do it the more you will learn...another thing to do is get yourself a couple of tracks with a female singer to refer to their mixing...
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I dont know if bigd already said this cuz i dont have time to read his reply, but my favorite trick to singin vocals is:
You get the finished vocals, you assign the vocals to three different channels, and you put the first panned hard left. Put the second dead center, and the third panned hard right. And if you add effects, do it to the first and third channels, not the second.
It gives it a real clean stereo kind of sound most of the time.
You get the finished vocals, you assign the vocals to three different channels, and you put the first panned hard left. Put the second dead center, and the third panned hard right. And if you add effects, do it to the first and third channels, not the second.
It gives it a real clean stereo kind of sound most of the time.