Lisp in mix

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I tried recording some vocal tracks for a song with an mxl v63m through a ART tube MP, just to test the mic out, since it was the first time I really had the chance to use it.

The vocal tracks by themselves aren't asking me to treat for excessive sibilance problems. But in the mix, I'm guessing it means they need more if they sound lispy. Considering that de-essing causes vocals to sound like they're lisping, is there a way to do the opposite and ADD some sibilance?

Or better yet, could there be a problem closer to the source I could address. I'm pretty sure I haven't developed a lisp in the past week. I tried recording just a continuous "S" noise to try in the mix and it sounds distinctly like "THHHHH"

By comparison, a cheap-o 7 dollar Nady mic did not produce this "lack of sibilance" problem. I'm hoping that something can be done about it short of getting a different mic.
 
I'm confused by your post. Do you want less or more sibilance?

If they're excessively sibilant, why not tweak the EQ? The easiest way to find the sibilant zone for your voice is to boost and roll along and find it, then cut.
 
Bless Dreamz: search parametric sweep, you will find some good explanation of boosting and rolling.
 
If you get to enthusiastic when de-essing, then the voice starts to get a lisp . Thats how you know it's time to back off. Or the singer needs dental work ?????:D
The MXL should have allot of "air" maybe try a high shelf boost and start in and around 7Khz and move it around ?? Something must have gone wrong when you were tracking , because usually those china mics have siblance in spades.
 
flatfinger said:
The MXL should have allot of "air" maybe try a high shelf boost and start in and around 7Khz and move it around ?? Something must have gone wrong when you were tracking , because usually those china mics have siblance in spades.
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explain how to do that.. i been readin manuals n tutorials and still dont know what to do
 
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