Is there any way on earth to fix this mix?

[Rock Star 87]

Sorry I haven't been around for a while, between working and everything, I've hardly had the time. but now I have a new mix, and it sounds great, except for one problem. There is a horrible hiss behind the vocals, and it sounds extremely awkward. i tryed EQing it out but it doesn't seem to work. any suggestions.

French Toast

[Robert D]

Originally Posted by Rock Star 87

Sorry I haven't been around for a while, between working and everything, I've hardly had the time. but now I have a new mix, and it sounds great, except for one problem. There is a horrible hiss behind the vocals, and it sounds extremely awkward. i tryed EQing it out but it doesn't seem to work. any suggestions.

French Toast

So is the hiss only on the vocal track? If so, the obvious answer is to re-track the vocal with better gain staging. If that can't be done, then there are noise removal tools that work by sampling a section where there's only the noise and no vocal, and then using an FFT to remove that noise signature from the rest of the track.

-RD

[Blue Bear Sound]

Re-track it... noise reduction only goes so far without starting to affect the sound quality of the rest of the track (you get this thin, reedy, phasey sound when you go too far!)

[Harvey Gerst]

And you get burbles; don't forget the burbles.

[scrubs]

Originally Posted by Harvey Gerst

And you get burbles; don't forget the burbles.

I want burbles!!! How do I get more burbles in my recording? What hardware or VST will give me creamy companded burbles???

[Rock Star 87]

re-tracking is out of the question, it's my mic setup that causing it. I have messed around with the setup countless times, and I can't afford anything better. No way of EQing it out or anything?

[HangDawg]

Originally Posted by scrubs

creamy companded burbles???

[Blue Bear Sound]

Originally Posted by Harvey Gerst

And you get burbles; don't forget the burbles.

Ah yes... AND the burbles!

[Sonixx]

post a snippet of the raw vocal track

[Rock Star 87]

I fixed that problem using Magix Audio Cleaning Lab 10 (kickass program btw), but now I have another one. We posted 2 takes together right at the "pile of lard" at 1:02, and he can't make his voice sound like the first part. Then later on, at "cuz I can no longer stay" at 1:26 it switches back. Does anybody detect if the difference is EQ, reverb, or just plain voice timbre? Any way to fix the problem? I'm always a pest, with forever a problem, but I beg of you to help. Follow the link up above at the 1st post of the thread for the a capella vocals, and reply with any suggestions. Thanks!

[Rock Star 87]

does anyone have any opinions on what the difference is between those parts.

[Cloneboy Studio]

Just a word of advice:

"Fixing it in the mix" is synonymous with laziness in my book. It always leads to second rate. Get it right and then mix it.

[AlfredB]

Originally Posted by Cloneboy Studio

Just a word of advice:

"Fixing it in the mix" is synonymous with laziness in my book. It always leads to second rate. Get it right and then mix it.

how about fixing the dog, then?

[Rock Star 87]

alright, i followed everyone's advice and retracked the song. Unfourtanately, I get the same thing. It's just how his voice works. I'm debating whether or not to leave it, but if I don't, I don't know how to fix it anyways.