Vocal Chain

[Harlequin Man]

so.. im more of a live sound person...

what would be a good vocal chain for me?

I want to get the lead vocals sounding good..

i run a room, only about 30 x 25"(my basement) ha ha ha

what would be a good vocal chain.. not certian items just what kind things, (EQ, compressor, effects)

it is run direct into a Behringer SL3242FX-Pro Mixer right now..

[mrbowes]

I like the keep the vocal chain as simple as possible.

I generally run Pearlman TM-1 -> A-Designs MP-2 -> RNC. I don't use EQ since it just adds another variable to remember if I want to make edits to the vocals after the original take.

All my processing besides compression is done post.

[DonGraham]

Originally Posted by Harlequin Man

so.. im more of a live sound person...
what would be a good vocal chain for me?
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For live or studio???

[Harlequin Man]

live..

idk if any of you do both..

[Rick Shepherd]

I have heard that the Shure SM7 is a good live mic. For effects, maybe a Lexicon unit. And possibly a FMR RNC for compression. As far as EQ is concerned, I wouldn't know, but that could be the EQ on your mixing board, maybe a Soundcraft or Allen and Heath unit.

[Harlequin Man]

wow.. that like a $300 mic...

im 15 remember that..
i can put about$200-300 in my system each month..

[Rick Shepherd]

When I was your age, I was lucky to get 10 to 15 dollars a month.

[Harlequin Man]

Yeh, i make good money on ebay...

and I work at the premere live venue in town..

i work for www.supernova.com

im in charge in Buffalo.. 1 show, and 2 meetings scores me like $180

plus i run my basement shows.. which can bring in about $100 a night..

[xstatic]

I run a pro audio company as well as owning a studio. The primary thing for a live rig would actually be speakers and not signal chain. If the speakers can't do it right, the signal going to it gets compromised. The second most important thing is the console. Your system will sound better as a whole by putting a decent front end on it rather than buying individual pieces (you will get a lot more improvement out of a console investment than a bunch of pieces). Third is your system processing. Its amazing how much people overlook what a good system processor will do for their sound. Fourth will be mics. Some may argue that mics are more important than 4th, but if the rest of the system can't accurately translate the signal, than the mic is being wasted anyhow. If your system can't sound good for vocals with an sm58 through your console with only minor EQ'ing, than the system is spec'ed or set up wrong. It always amazes me how many venues I go into and find out that they have decent gear, but such a poor implementation that it is all being wasted. Some of the bands that I mix for like to tease me and tell me that half of the money they pay me is for mixing, and the other half is to rewire the venue and set their system up properly.

If I were you, I would save up for six months and get equipment that will be worth keeping and not blow your money every month on little pieces. If you do that, before long you will have a cheap system that doesn't work much better and has no resale value. If you get the right pieces, it can stay with you for years, and if you do need to sell it, you will get more back from it.