Raina TheRocker
New member
Hello,
I'm having a hard time deciding on a basic setup for recording in my home. I have a problem - my huge, huge voice. I'm a classically trained singer (opera and music theatre) but the album I'm recording is rock. If I were to compare my voice to anyone, it would be Nancy Wilson (Heart) or Amy Lee (Evanescence). I clip/max out all the mics I own, the best of which tolerate 140 SPL.
What my recordings seem to lack is punch and warmth. I do have a Sterling S50 class A FET that's ok, but... is there better for the price? I've been looking around for awhile and it seems like a lot of folks recommend the Shure SM7B or the Rode NT1A for inexpensive setups. (I wish I could, but a Neumann is NOT in my budget.) Then I look at preamps (under $200 - no $ for Avalon either) and with any one it seems I can switch out the tube for awesome sound, but is that necessary? Or is the answer a compressor? (I like to record the vocals with zero effects, but I am open to new techniques.) I'd like to keep my total expenditure under $600.
I'm running Logic X on a new quad-core iMac. My knowledge of recording is decent, but I'm always learning more. I have a BBA MusBus/Recording from Belmont U circa 2005, so I'm not current but my base knowledge is solid.
Any help/recommendations would be helpful! Thanks!
I'm having a hard time deciding on a basic setup for recording in my home. I have a problem - my huge, huge voice. I'm a classically trained singer (opera and music theatre) but the album I'm recording is rock. If I were to compare my voice to anyone, it would be Nancy Wilson (Heart) or Amy Lee (Evanescence). I clip/max out all the mics I own, the best of which tolerate 140 SPL.
What my recordings seem to lack is punch and warmth. I do have a Sterling S50 class A FET that's ok, but... is there better for the price? I've been looking around for awhile and it seems like a lot of folks recommend the Shure SM7B or the Rode NT1A for inexpensive setups. (I wish I could, but a Neumann is NOT in my budget.) Then I look at preamps (under $200 - no $ for Avalon either) and with any one it seems I can switch out the tube for awesome sound, but is that necessary? Or is the answer a compressor? (I like to record the vocals with zero effects, but I am open to new techniques.) I'd like to keep my total expenditure under $600.
I'm running Logic X on a new quad-core iMac. My knowledge of recording is decent, but I'm always learning more. I have a BBA MusBus/Recording from Belmont U circa 2005, so I'm not current but my base knowledge is solid.
Any help/recommendations would be helpful! Thanks!