heatmiser
mr. green christmas
Hi,
For someone who isn't tone deaf, but does struggle at times with pitch, are there any recommendations during the tracking process to help with this?
I used to just play the full mix at a healthy volume and belt it out which worked sometimes, but often not. I read some ideas here years ago that seemed to help me, but I feel I've gone astray and am struggling with pitch again.
Some things I remember reading were:
* mute the bass guitar during playback when tracking vocals. I think it was suggested the bass in particular might mask potential pitch issues in the singer's lower register, so best to mute it. I've been doing this and I think it might help?
* keep the level of the backing tracks low relative to your voice. I guess just so you can hear what you're doing clearly?
* keep one ear cup of your phones partly or entirely off your ear. I guess so you can hear your voice in the room as well as in the mix? I do this roughly half the time, but not sure if it helps?
Any other thoughts, tips or ideas? Other than singing lessons...lol
For someone who isn't tone deaf, but does struggle at times with pitch, are there any recommendations during the tracking process to help with this?
I used to just play the full mix at a healthy volume and belt it out which worked sometimes, but often not. I read some ideas here years ago that seemed to help me, but I feel I've gone astray and am struggling with pitch again.
Some things I remember reading were:
* mute the bass guitar during playback when tracking vocals. I think it was suggested the bass in particular might mask potential pitch issues in the singer's lower register, so best to mute it. I've been doing this and I think it might help?
* keep the level of the backing tracks low relative to your voice. I guess just so you can hear what you're doing clearly?
* keep one ear cup of your phones partly or entirely off your ear. I guess so you can hear your voice in the room as well as in the mix? I do this roughly half the time, but not sure if it helps?
Any other thoughts, tips or ideas? Other than singing lessons...lol