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i've come to the conclusion that the thing that is most frustrating me at the moment in my recordings is the vocal sound. here's my scenario:
when i'm doing clean, melodic, soft vox a mic-->pre-->daw works fine.
but when i'm doing screaming/growling and even more emphasized, melodic rock vox the sound is just awful. i sometimes run vox through my bass pod (not ideal, i realize) just to get some compression and chorus or reverb, but that helps only marginally while introducing a crapload of noise to boot.
i almost bought a voicemaster pro today on ebay, and i've been thinking of buying one for years. i'm willing to spend upwards of $400 for it, but would prefer to keep it closer to $300 (i could've had the one today for $275 but opted out for more research).
are there any better solutions? a channel strip seems like the way to go for me, and my setup is fairly budget-oriented to begin with. i run amp models direct for guitars, i'm using 603s as OHs, etc. frankly, i've invested far more in sound sources than in the recording chain. problem is, i can't upgrade my voice--it is what it is, so bells and whistles are all i can hang from it.
i'm not gonna demo 100 different high-end pres to see if there's one that magically flatters me, and even if i was willing to, i wouldn't spend the dough on any of them anyway. $400 for a voice solution is pushing it--i'm a drummer, guitarist, bassist, "singer," and keyboardist as it is. this stuff is getting crazy expensive.
and for reference, i primarily use a cad m177 for vox. usually i cut tracks with both that and my perception 200, but the cad almost always wins. and please don't suggest a better mic. i've tried plenty, and my voice still sounds like ass.
oh, and plug-ins aren't an option either. this has to be an outboard piece of gear that gets dedicated to tape. no, i'm not analog, and it's a long story why it has to be outboard. trust me on this, please don't make me explain.
also, please bear in mind that while my singing isn't anything that'll make me famous, it isn't all that terrible either. it's the timbre of my voice that is so grating. so, there's that.
when i'm doing clean, melodic, soft vox a mic-->pre-->daw works fine.
but when i'm doing screaming/growling and even more emphasized, melodic rock vox the sound is just awful. i sometimes run vox through my bass pod (not ideal, i realize) just to get some compression and chorus or reverb, but that helps only marginally while introducing a crapload of noise to boot.
i almost bought a voicemaster pro today on ebay, and i've been thinking of buying one for years. i'm willing to spend upwards of $400 for it, but would prefer to keep it closer to $300 (i could've had the one today for $275 but opted out for more research).
are there any better solutions? a channel strip seems like the way to go for me, and my setup is fairly budget-oriented to begin with. i run amp models direct for guitars, i'm using 603s as OHs, etc. frankly, i've invested far more in sound sources than in the recording chain. problem is, i can't upgrade my voice--it is what it is, so bells and whistles are all i can hang from it.
i'm not gonna demo 100 different high-end pres to see if there's one that magically flatters me, and even if i was willing to, i wouldn't spend the dough on any of them anyway. $400 for a voice solution is pushing it--i'm a drummer, guitarist, bassist, "singer," and keyboardist as it is. this stuff is getting crazy expensive.
and for reference, i primarily use a cad m177 for vox. usually i cut tracks with both that and my perception 200, but the cad almost always wins. and please don't suggest a better mic. i've tried plenty, and my voice still sounds like ass.
oh, and plug-ins aren't an option either. this has to be an outboard piece of gear that gets dedicated to tape. no, i'm not analog, and it's a long story why it has to be outboard. trust me on this, please don't make me explain.
also, please bear in mind that while my singing isn't anything that'll make me famous, it isn't all that terrible either. it's the timbre of my voice that is so grating. so, there's that.