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    Any tips for recording hip hop vox?

    I got Event Tr-8s I ve been also tryint to durn down instruments realizing that with subs goin on a lot of songs the mids are as strong yet when i play it in the house they re east to hear so Im cutting down on the volume of some midrange sytnhs but on reverb I cant seem to find a setting that...
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    Any tips for recording hip hop vox?

    Guys I am running a Oktava mk319 to a Presonus Tubepre to an Audiophile 24/96 and i just for the life of me cant get my vocals to sound MIXED with the beat....i can mix my beats pretty good but I guess I just dont have mixing in the vocal good or something becuz the vocals always seem just out...
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    Audiophile with headphones and volume levels

    Ok i have a cheap pair of headphones i use to hear the beat when recording vocals .they arent the little cheesy ones but the ones that hhave the bass boost so you can tell it s there.but anyways when using em on my old SB soundcard they were loud and I could turn them up to the point wheere they...
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    Buzz or hiss during some but not all vocal recordings

    Ok I got an OktavaMk 319 running to a Presonus tube pre amp and into a 2496 Audiophile and lately it seems that every other recording has this hiss or buzz..it s not every time but only sometimes.i ve checked wires and unplugged them and replugged them back in and it doesnt seem to be a certain...
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    I know its been debated 1,000 times but for Rap vocals Shure 57 or 58?

    Real quick for rap vocals is a 57 or 58 better i ve read all the debates but never saw a straight up yes or no for which one would suit rap vocals.thanks
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    Microphone picking up background noise

    so does a dynamic mic need a pre amp does a dynamic mic like a shure sm 58 NEED a pre amp and also if it doesnt is it still better to run it thru a pre amp to get a cleaner signal?............... thanks for the reply
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    Microphone picking up background noise

    Okay heres the deal right now Im using a Shure AXS1, which is just a borrowed mic, and runnign it straight to my SB live Soundcard......So right now I have to select the +20DB option under my sound control menu on windows and when I do that then of course the static comes up with it...
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    Midiman keystation 61?s

    First off I dont know about midi but I understand that its not music and that it s ajust data....now my problem is that I got this midi controller and Im trying to figure out how to incorporate it into my music.I liek to create loops from samples in Fruity loops and then export as wav. over to...
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    Dirty drums sound

    Thanks I ve got the Izotope plug and it s ok but it seems to fake to me....and I ve used a degrader plug and another plug but they just seem to make it sound fake and not raw...imma try the resampling and also try and find that BJ plug so I ll post back with the results........thanks for the...
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    Dirty drums sound

    I was wandering if anyone has any ideas on how to get that dirty drum sound on your drums when creatinf drum loops.....my example would be like maybe some of the old Cypress Hill beats or even the old House of Pain beats use these dirty type loops and I know a lot of the time they are just drum...
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    problem with getting rap vocals to sit in mix

    Ok i record on a crappy mic so I know thats problem A. but myquestion is what are some techniques or ways I can get my vocals to sound more blended in and not make em sound so I guess just plain....I add some effects and I can get it to sound ok sometimes but it still just doesnt SIT in the mix...
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    should I compress my beat and vocals seperatley then mix them?

    Ok I ve gotten my beats that I make which are rap beats to sound ok by using ozone......so my question is is should I get my beat sounding right by using compression and other tools in ozone first and then compress my vocals and add reverb etc. and get them to sound right and then mix em into...
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    Compression settings for vocals?

    I need help on just how much I should compress my vocals to try and help them get fattened up...I also read that taking down the mids by EQ ing it help s it to sit in the mix better which is also a problem Im having so if I EQ the mids down a bit how much compression should I apply....i.e. ratio...
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    What pre amp should i try and get for DIRT cheap like 50 -75 bones

    Ok I need a pre amp but I have no clue what one to get as I know nothing about hardware.......Could I get a beater radio shack mixer for 50 ......I just need something to help out my vocals and make em stronger sounding and I know radio shack is not good ut thats about all I got unless I get...
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    Need help fattening up vocals on sorry microphone

    thanks Good advice guys Im goin tomorrow to look at some pre amps and I dont know which ones are good and waht ones arent but Im hopin to get just anything that will boost my weak mic....anyways Imma try some of these techniques on my vox I already recorded and see what it does.......by the way...
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    Need help fattening up vocals on sorry microphone

    ok I record with some beater Sony mic and my vocals just sound THIN and I ve tried bass boosting and EQing but it still just is weak....I ve even double recorded and layered it but still just weak so I was wandering if you guys got any ideas.........Im just running the mic to my soundcard cuz...
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    Is anyone using Ozone?

    I got it I got the full version of Ozone and I must say i love it.....for the first time I got my mixes to sound good on all 3 of my settings.......car stereo with subs, shelf stereo, and house stereo...not to mention I mastered and mixed on my headphones......I m not experienced at all but I...
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    Mixing in Acid

    I do this becuz I mix in Acid becuz I like to cut and paste and what not and I HATE the fruity playlist so the answer is yes I make a loop of each instrument and then export each one over to Acid and then paint them in and cut it up and give and take where I want loops to play and not...
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    Mixing in Acid

    Ok now I dont have any fresh equpiment or hardware but Im tryin to get by with the software I got...........I ve been a madman hunting on the Web for mastering techniques and I ve aquired Ozone by Izotope and I like it but one wuestion that I have never gotten an answer on is Mixing volume...
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