Some thoughts and things I have noticed while recording vocals in my non-acoustical treated space.
My room is finished livable space with rugs covering most of the floor, ceiling tile, drywall walls. I have found some interesting things mostly by accident, through headaches and problem solving.
I love my AKG K240M headphones through my headphone amp but I tend to like things kind of loud and they are semi-open and if I am not careful I can actually get some frequency feedback as well as leakage into the microphone. A little leakage is not a huge deal but the feedback thing can be a real problem if I am not careful. It does not squeal but the vocal tone is kind of "Honky".
I have also noticed I am better off keeping the mic level as low as I can and placing my pop filter only 2 or 3 inches from the mic and then singing as close to the pop filter as I can without popping the mic. By doing this I seem to be minimizing the effect the room acoustics have on the track and I tend to sing a bit softer and clearer with this set up. I also pick up less background noise etc. This won't work if your Robert Plant but a decent singer can get pretty good results doing this. I'm still working on fine tuning it all but for me the bottom line seems to be the lower you can set the mic levels and sing or play close to them the better. The space just seems to have a lesser effect.
For those who are wondering, treating the space is not a viable option for me so I have to deal with work arounds.
My room is finished livable space with rugs covering most of the floor, ceiling tile, drywall walls. I have found some interesting things mostly by accident, through headaches and problem solving.
I love my AKG K240M headphones through my headphone amp but I tend to like things kind of loud and they are semi-open and if I am not careful I can actually get some frequency feedback as well as leakage into the microphone. A little leakage is not a huge deal but the feedback thing can be a real problem if I am not careful. It does not squeal but the vocal tone is kind of "Honky".
I have also noticed I am better off keeping the mic level as low as I can and placing my pop filter only 2 or 3 inches from the mic and then singing as close to the pop filter as I can without popping the mic. By doing this I seem to be minimizing the effect the room acoustics have on the track and I tend to sing a bit softer and clearer with this set up. I also pick up less background noise etc. This won't work if your Robert Plant but a decent singer can get pretty good results doing this. I'm still working on fine tuning it all but for me the bottom line seems to be the lower you can set the mic levels and sing or play close to them the better. The space just seems to have a lesser effect.
For those who are wondering, treating the space is not a viable option for me so I have to deal with work arounds.