jacksmart

[jacksmart]

I recently bought a Fostex MR8 and a Behringer UB802 Mixer. I have no
knowledge of mixing and recording- I am trying to teach myself. Using the
mixer, how do I get optimum bass? It seems like all my vocals are too high
pitched. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Jack

[ch2os7]

Originally Posted by jacksmart

I recently bought a Fostex MR8 and a Behringer UB802 Mixer. I have no
knowledge of mixing and recording- I am trying to teach myself. Using the
mixer, how do I get optimum bass? It seems like all my vocals are too high
pitched. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Jack

I'm not sure I understand your terminology but the mixer can't change your pitch. The UB802 has 3 band eq. If you want more bass, turn the "Lo" knob clockwise to increase the bass. If your vocals have too much treble then you might need to turn the "hi" or "mid" knobs counterclockwise. Other than this, I don't know of any way you can increase the bass using the mixer.
I have the same set up. MR8 and UB802. I found that I need to add a little "lo" eq to add some "thickness" to my vocals. Your mic may also have something to do with the quality of your vocals.
Since you are new to recording let me tell you that you can learn a lot by checking out some of the other threads. There is a wealth of info. on this bbs. Many of the people who post here are very experienced. (present company excluded) I've learned a lot from them. Read some of the other posts and good luck.

[daav]

There are a ton of htings that could affect what you are seeing, and 99% of them are outside your mixer/mr8 package.

What kind of mic are you using? Read throgh the two stickied posts in the mic forum, and you will learn a great deal about mic selection and placement. Some mics are "bright" and will accentuate the upper ranges and be flat in the lows, you may have somehting like that. If you get a chance to try out some other mics you may find one that better suits your voice.

Our voices often sound different in our heads than outside as well.

Are you familiar with "proximity effect"? This says (basically) that for non-omnidirectional mics, once you are within a certian range, the closer you are to the source, the low end will be bolstered. depending on your mic, you should try to shift around the position of the mic and your head (with headphones) and try out different positions to see if you can get a better tone.

Move the mic and your head together around the room as well, if it is relatively small and untreated, the low notes reflecting around the room can create dead spots, and you could be standing on one. Some people reccomend this:
Put the mic and stand right in front of a closet full of clothes, witht he mic facing out into the room, and sing into it facing the clothes hanging in the closet. The clothes will absorb much of the noise going past the mic and avoid some reflections.

Hope some of this helps,
Daav

[jacksmart]

Thanks for the information. I didn't know a mic could effect pitch that much.
I am learning. Thank you for your help.
Jaack