Recent content by Ante74

ok thanks Rob, I will see if I can swap it out for another.

Hi folks, This seems a really odd problem for me but I'm sure someone experienced on here can help out. I have Sure SM58 Mic and a Tascam TA-1VP vocal processor, the mic only intermittently works when plugged into it. Sometimes when the Tascam is powered on and the mic works straight away...

Thanks guys, apologies for the late reply. I will take your comments on board when I mix out the vocals next. Mark I think you've nailed it, definitely try your idea. PDP I'll also check the frequencies you mention. spantini, unfortunately I don't feel confident enough to post a vocal right...

Hi folks, I've just finished a song and although the vocals sound good in headphones (KRK Systems KNS-8400), it sounds really boxy in my car - the music is fine, its just the vocal. What might I be doing wrong? Too much reverb, and/or do I need to cut certain EQ frequencies? If so what might...

Hi all, Thanks for your input on this. I think Farview's advice was most helpful. First I turned off the compressor on the mic input channel/record channel on the desk but enabled compression instead on the playback channel (I have my configured this way so I can hear pre-recorded vocals while...

Thanks Gtoboy, this is a good point. My vocals were coming through so quietly I did boost the pre-amp gain, so I will back off on that in addition to looking into the suggestions Farview has made.

Thanks Farview, I will work through your suggestions at the weekend and report back. As I posted and was thinking it through I thought that the gain on the compression might be the issue.

Hi folks, I have a fairly quiet singing voice, and I am having trouble with bursts of hiss that seem to be captured when I record vocals. I am trying to figure out how Gates work because what I am reading doesn't marry up with what I hear when I try to use them in practice. I'm recording...