Hi
My name is Sammy I'm considering myself a newbie as I have tinkered with recording over the years and was using lots of different audio interfaces spending silly money that clearly wasn't needed for what I was trying to do, years later I'm back trying again but this time hoping to get some advice from great places like this.
My current setup is focusrite forte, se electronics reflection filter, sex1 mic and Samson monitors. I did have an apogee duet 2 but had to sell it. I am planning to use reaper as my daw. I do have protools 9 which but I wiped my computer and have no longer got the disc or access to the email account were my avid details are but I do still have the ilok.
What I would like to know to begin with is two things, firstly how to setup a headphone mix so that the singer can hear a good level of volume and reverb but doesn't effect the recorded track.
Secondly
What level should I be recording vocals, I've seen a lot of posts that say -6db but not really sure, many years ago if it sounded good I didn't care but I'm hoping to learn how to do this more properly this time and hoping I can mix a a few tracks without clipping or distortion etc.
I will essentially be recording singers with a backing track and I want it to sound professional and impressive which is no easy task.
Any help would be much appreciated.
My name is Sammy I'm considering myself a newbie as I have tinkered with recording over the years and was using lots of different audio interfaces spending silly money that clearly wasn't needed for what I was trying to do, years later I'm back trying again but this time hoping to get some advice from great places like this.
My current setup is focusrite forte, se electronics reflection filter, sex1 mic and Samson monitors. I did have an apogee duet 2 but had to sell it. I am planning to use reaper as my daw. I do have protools 9 which but I wiped my computer and have no longer got the disc or access to the email account were my avid details are but I do still have the ilok.
What I would like to know to begin with is two things, firstly how to setup a headphone mix so that the singer can hear a good level of volume and reverb but doesn't effect the recorded track.
Secondly
What level should I be recording vocals, I've seen a lot of posts that say -6db but not really sure, many years ago if it sounded good I didn't care but I'm hoping to learn how to do this more properly this time and hoping I can mix a a few tracks without clipping or distortion etc.
I will essentially be recording singers with a backing track and I want it to sound professional and impressive which is no easy task.
Any help would be much appreciated.