studio162a
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Hello--
When I compare the vocals I record to those on professionally produced cds, the eq differences are striking. Mine are far brighter than those I compare them to. Using The Wild Feathers' "Left My Woman" (a hell of a song, by the way) as an example, those vocals seem positively "dead" over my studio monitors compared to what I record, though when played through my stereo (H-K amp, B&K speakers) they sound ideal.
I have a variety of mics: Telefunken AK47, AKG 414, Blue Bottle Rocket with B6 & B8 capsules. All of these go through a Chandler TG Channel with minimal eq: only the low-cut enabled at 150.
Post-recording, I end up eq-ing out a good deal from 3-9k to achieve a sound similar to what I hear on cds, and since that's what it takes, well, ok. But the whole process seems odd to me.
Any thoughts, etc, greatly appreciated.
Jim
When I compare the vocals I record to those on professionally produced cds, the eq differences are striking. Mine are far brighter than those I compare them to. Using The Wild Feathers' "Left My Woman" (a hell of a song, by the way) as an example, those vocals seem positively "dead" over my studio monitors compared to what I record, though when played through my stereo (H-K amp, B&K speakers) they sound ideal.
I have a variety of mics: Telefunken AK47, AKG 414, Blue Bottle Rocket with B6 & B8 capsules. All of these go through a Chandler TG Channel with minimal eq: only the low-cut enabled at 150.
Post-recording, I end up eq-ing out a good deal from 3-9k to achieve a sound similar to what I hear on cds, and since that's what it takes, well, ok. But the whole process seems odd to me.
Any thoughts, etc, greatly appreciated.
Jim