Bleeding

[Rusty K]

I'm getting bleed from my headphones when I'm recording vocals. Not as much on acoustic guitar as the mic is further away. I use Sony's. Does anyone have a suggestion for eleminating this prob.?

I've been able to take most of it out with noise reduction but there should be a way to prevent it in the first place.

Thanks,
Rusty K

[virtual.ray]

Hi! Like everyone here I'm sure,I have had the same problem from time to time.Here's a few suggestions that may be useful: 1:Always use "closed" headphones,the kind that isolate exterior sounds from the wearer.They also tend to attenuate bleedthru to a sensitive mic. 2.A trick that works for me is to heavily compress/limit the playback you are singing/playing to.I've found that the worst sounds that the mic picks up are sharp transients like snare drum,tambourine,etc. so if you compress your playback you will reduce the energy of these sounds.Mind you I'm only talking about the feed to your phones,not necessarily the actual tracks. 3.Try to get used to a lower level in the phones.This can have additional benefits as well,such as less ear fatigue.Cheers!

[Rusty K]

Thanks virtual.ray. I use earplugs with headphones so perhaps I am running the monitor trac too hot. I'll try your suggestions.

Rusty K

Yo Rusty K:>

Why not record your music first; then, do the vocal while listening to the music? That's what I usually do. I have found that sometimes a headset will create feedback if the talent turns her head; however, I've not had that problem since I bought some Beyer 250 head sets.

Here is another idea you might want to try if you're a canary: [old time slang for singer]

Get a CD with background music for your favorite songs; they make lots of them. Then, put the CD track into your recorder; then, playback the track and do the vocal with a 24 piece band backing you. It does work. I usually input my CD background music by 1/4 inch plugs from my integrated amp's headphone plug direct into my MD-8.

Also, try putting the music and the vocal on two tracks; gives you more oommmphh; vocal gets UP FRONT TOO.

Regards,
The Green Hornet

[This message has been edited by Ben Mocini (edited 06-29-2000).]