Vocals in a Bathroom

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Seafroggys

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So I've done a decent job in my garage (my "studio") where everything is fairly dry. However, I was taking a shower, started singing (luckily I was home alone) and then I really enjoyed the reverberation. Then I wondered how it would work in a recording enviornment.

Has anybody actually done serious vocal recordings in a bathroom?
 
Give it a try. I've never done it. I'm too lazy.:cool: Perhaps try two mics. One up close; one farther away to capture the natural reverb.
 
...If you want the 'Sun sound' with just that kind of boomy reverb, it certainly sounds viable; I was thinking about it myself. Hey, unlike a dedicated echo room, everyone's got a loo.:p

How 'bout 3 mics? One vox, and a stereo pair (choose your locations) to gather all the goodness, to be mixed to taste afterwards.:eek::D

Personally, I love imperfect raw sounds over created imitations, but that's just me. Hit the shower and let us know :)

Best,
C.
 
Seafroggys said:
So I've done a decent job in my garage (my "studio") where everything is fairly dry. However, I was taking a shower, started singing (luckily I was home alone) and then I really enjoyed the reverberation. Then I wondered how it would work in a recording enviornment.

Has anybody actually done serious vocal recordings in a bathroom?
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I always record my shits for archival purposes. It's nice to have them whenever I need to make another song huh huh.
 
the cool thing about recording in a bathroom, is you can flush the toilet to get a real neat "surf" sound.......

"SSWWwoooooshhhh"

......just kiddin..........

ive never recorded in a bathroom before. so i have no idea where to place the mics, or if it sounds decent enough........

but its worth a try!
 
I used to do it all the time...it's very nice...now my bathroom is made of plastic and linoleum, so I don't get good verb anymore.:mad:
 
"Bathroom" is a default reverb setting in Cubase, so I'd imagine it can be a desirable sound if done correctly.
 
I remember seeing something a few years ago on some cheesy MTV show about some rapper's studio. They had a mic stand in the shower stall for recording the vocals. Sounds like an interesting idea...
 
Has anybody actually done serious vocal recordings in a bathroom?
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there was some band back in the day that had some singer who thought he was a lizard king or a dead indian or some shit, and they tracked vocals for at least a few tunes in a bathroom

also that stupid-ass "had a bad day" song that came out a couple years ago - i don't know the exact title or who sings it - was tracked in a bathroom
 
never ever sang and recorded, but....did do some guitar tracks in there once at another friends studio, it felt weird leaving my amp in the bathroom for some reason I was worried about it in there...maybe it was the thought of a back-up and my amp being in water and other assorted mess...anyway, never did use the tracks.
 
I have a large ADA compliant bathroom adjacent to my studio, and just opening the door gives a nice reverb on the side, that can be mic'd and blended in. It's my free plug in.
 
how about someone try this, record vocal while taking a shit haha.
imagine the tracker in the same room or outside yelling in "retake retake"
 
Seafroggys said:
So I've done a decent job in my garage (my "studio") where everything is fairly dry. However, I was taking a shower, started singing (luckily I was home alone) and then I really enjoyed the reverberation. Then I wondered how it would work in a recording enviornment.

Has anybody actually done serious vocal recordings in a bathroom?
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I think it works if you are actually in a shower with the closed shower doors and probably be best if you have the shower on too... Perhaps have someone flush the toilet for added effect... :D
 
my shower is tiled and gives a very nice sound. the bathroom is connected to my music room so it is very easy to move a mic in there. i usually dont get too fancy. i just stand at one end of the shower and set the mic in there w/ me. i have done stuff where i sang into the corner and put the mic right behind me, also pointed at the corner.

i record alot of percussion in the shower too - shakers, maracas, kalmiba, claves and even melodica.
 
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