Hey guys.
I'll be recording a friend's vocals tomorrow and would really appreciate some tips on how to tame them a little during the tracking. He obviously doesn't have very good mic control. Here's what I'll probably do and chain I'll be doing it with...
pop guard --> AKG C414B-ULS mic --> DBX 266XL compressor --> Spirit Folio SX --> MOTU 1224 --> computer
Do I have the compressor in the right place in my chain or should it go after the Spirit? What type of ratio would be best at simply knocking down the peaks (limiter I guess is what I'm trying to say)? I don't want to overdo it any at this stage.
Or would it be best to just hold off on the compression/limiting until mixing?
Thanks.
I'll be recording a friend's vocals tomorrow and would really appreciate some tips on how to tame them a little during the tracking. He obviously doesn't have very good mic control. Here's what I'll probably do and chain I'll be doing it with...
pop guard --> AKG C414B-ULS mic --> DBX 266XL compressor --> Spirit Folio SX --> MOTU 1224 --> computer
Do I have the compressor in the right place in my chain or should it go after the Spirit? What type of ratio would be best at simply knocking down the peaks (limiter I guess is what I'm trying to say)? I don't want to overdo it any at this stage.
Or would it be best to just hold off on the compression/limiting until mixing?
Thanks.