please help with vocals...

[LiquidBronze]

ok i finally got my vocals sounding nice...
except
on some words such as "change"
the "chan" has a very high pitched sound
it is very annoying and its all through the recording
i have to find out how to get rid of this horrid thing
i am using cubase i have tried eq'ing the highs mids lows (nothing worked there), and i am using ozone nothing seems to get rid of this
except eq'ing the thing so low the vocals then sound like shit
what else can i use in cubase?
any other plug ins i could try?

my equip:
cad E-100 mic
art mic tube pre
peavey rq 200 mixer (with a presonus compressor in the insert), Mia soundcard

any help would be great
thanks all
peace

[TexRoadkill]

Is it when you make a 'sh' or 's' sound? That is sibilance and is fairly common and that's what DeEssers are for. There are software plugins, hardware boxes and preamps that offer that. I need to get one myself.

[crosstudio]

1. what kind of mic are you using.
cad e-100 through art mic pre

2. how close are you standing to the mic.
?

3. do you use a pop filter.
?

4. are you using a compressor/limiter during recording?
?

[littledog]

Interesting...

Was it the particular pitch that produces a high end ringing, or is it the long "a" vowel sound that causes this, regardless of pitch?

In the first case, i would check to see if something is resonating (sympathetic vibrations) in the room - you'll need to check whether it is actually on the recording or resonating from the monitors. If it does it with headphones, it's safe to say it's on the recording, which means something may have been resonating in the tracking room during the performance.

In the second case, it may be a vocal technique/pronounciation problem. See if you can alter the way in which you sing the vowel sound - try moving it to different parts of the mouth, and altering the configuration of your lips, teeth, mouth etc.

As far as fixing it in the mix, you may need to eq only the offending parts by recording the track with eq onto a second track, and then just using the parts of the 2nd track that have that sound, (comping it together with the original). That way the entire performance won't sound overly EQ'd - just the syllables that really need it.

[chessparov]

liquid, is there any way you could just start over again with the vocals?
Maybe a combination of better mike placement and technique?
If you have access to another microphone that may help too,
dynamic mikes tend to hide sibilance on some singers also.

Chris