Mixing Questions

[jtlaurie]

I was wondering if anyone had any insight regarding mixing vocals. I eventually want to make my vocals sound like I'm in a room with lots of reverb (i.e. Bruce Sprngsteen's "I'm On Fire"). I'm also a huge Smithereens fan, what techniques do they use when mixing?

JTL

[Giganova]

I guess you should record the vocals "dry" (= no effects) but add some reverb to the monitor (= headphones) so you at the console and the singer get a feeling how it will sound in the final mix. Once the vocals are recorded you can play around with different types of reverb (either software plugins or an effects processor at the aux input) to get that "Springsteen" sound. Good luck!

[Jblount]

I have also found that a little chorus mixed with the reverb in the phones helps my singer hit the notes.