Help ! Muddy Vocals When Recording

[walkindaddy]

hello,

first time here, i have a tascamPorta 2 and i have a shure mike 8800. my vocals are muddy and having no treble?

i would appreciate alot any suggestions.

thank you

[Gidge]

Im not familiar with that mic, but assuming its a decent vocal mic, a good preamp will do wonders for you....

[mixsit]

Increasing the distance from the mic generally reduces the amount of bass boost (if it's a directional mic) at the expense of more stray ambient sound. That can effectively brighten your tone.
peace

[CyanJaguar]

many people usually roll of the bass when micing really close. Its regular practice.

[zoetrope]

What kind of noise reduction does your Porta2 have; do you use it? It could be coloring (ie ruining) the sound. On my Yamaha MT the DBX nr kills some of the high end along with the tape hiss.

[walkindaddy]

thank you all for your reply, you helped alot with the recording. my solution was to distance my self from the mike further when i recorded. your advise really helped me alot.