Recording vocals

[dwdruman]

Hey guys just a quick question, after i record the vocals they don't have that in your sound im look im going for, they are there and loud but it just doesn't have the attack im looking for, is that something im doing or the vocalist, and how do i fix this?
Thanks
-druman

[Massive Master]

Not sure of your specific situation without hearing it, but 90% of everything is the talent.

[jake-owa]

I should make this my sig...

Are you tracking with compression?

[foreverdown]

Originally Posted by Massive Master

Not sure of your specific situation without hearing it, but 90% of everything is the talent.

I have a few names that can ruin that theory for ya. Britney Spears, Ashlee Simpson, and most of pop music. Do you still think that their music is 90% talent. That is if you meant 90% is base on the talent of the singer.

[dwdruman]

I didn't record it with a compressor but theres one on it now

[manning1]

dw. try doubling the vocals for thickness. ie..record two tracks of vocals.
on the second track try sliding it forward in time by 5 milliseconds.
experiment with the actual number of milliseconds.
after doing the slide put the second track fader just under the first.
if using awfull sounding mics like i sometimes do for an effect try eq cut in the 2k to 8k region, and boost the low mids for warmth.

[dwdruman]

Originally Posted by manning1

dw. try doubling the vocals for thickness. ie..record two tracks of vocals.
on the second track try sliding it forward in time by 5 milliseconds.
experiment with the actual number of milliseconds.
after doing the slide put the second track fader just under the first.
if using awfull sounding mics like i sometimes do for an effect try eq cut in the 2k to 8k region, and boost the low mids for warmth.

Thanks ill give that a try

[westredd]

Originally Posted by foreverdown

I have a few names that can ruin that theory for ya. Britney Spears, Ashlee Simpson, and most of pop music. Do you still think that their music is 90% talent. That is if you meant 90% is base on the talent of the singer.

Perhaps you must think that the above named artists are talented then?

[dwdruman]

Originally Posted by westredd

Perhaps you must think that the above named artists are talented then?

no I think he was trying to say they are not talented

[JohnnyMan]

Originally Posted by foreverdown

I have a few names that can ruin that theory for ya. Britney Spears, Ashlee Simpson, and most of pop music. Do you still think that their music is 90% talent. That is if you meant 90% is base on the talent of the singer.

Hey,

I don’t care what you say about Ashlee Simpson but don’t "dis" sweet sweet Britney.