Blueberry Mic & Focusrite platinum compounder preamp...HELP

[GaryBordy]

I have a small hiphop studio and lately I've been getting complaints about my vocals. I have NO idea how to use a preamp. I had a tech but he has vanished. I need to know the proper settings to achieve a strong, warm vocal. Can someone please give me some advice?

 

[scrubs]

Unfortunately, there are no general settings. You will actually need to learn how each piece of gear works and set it individually for each vocalist/song. The compounder appears to be a compressor, though, and not a mic preamp. What is the rest of your signal chain like? Here are some good articles on gain staging and compression: http://www.theprojectstudiohandbook.com/directory.htm

 

[up-fiddler]

Unfortunately, there are no general settings. You will actually need to learn how each piece of gear works and set it individually for each vocalist/song. The compounder appears to be a compressor, though, and not a mic preamp. What is the rest of your signal chain like? Here are some good articles on gain staging and compression: http://www.theprojectstudiohandbook.com/directory.htm

Yeah, thanks. This is a good basic description.