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    Tips for improving vocal sound track

    Try 2 - With De-Esser Hi, I've loaded Try 2 of "Byster" on Soundclick. This one has the Fish Fillets' De-Esser on it, and I fiddled around with Melodyne. It was heartbreaking to see proof of how uneven my tone is, and which notes are clearly missed, but a worthwhile exercise. I left the first...
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    What's the cakewalk equivalent to setting mixer MID dB?

    Hi, This is probably incredibly obvious to some but ... Sometimes when I record (6 channel Pevey) I turn the "MID (dB)" knob to 3, and the "LOW (dB)" knob to 3. Those are the 3rd and 4th knobs from the top - you have GAIN, HI (dB), and then my two. If I want to keep them at 0, and achieve the...
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    Tips for improving vocal sound track

    Feedback for all the suggestions Hi, I tried again, using a song for which I already had a backtrack, so I only needed to fiddle with vocals, and I only redid the main vocal lines. I've added lots of padding to the recording room - sacrificed some house rugs so they can hang on the walls :-)...
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    Do You Like (Or Hate) Your Voice?

    Voice woes For songs: myspace.com forwardslash gewaar22 I'm a songwriter and record/sing mostly because if I don't sing the songs, no-one will ever hear them or learn to like them. And I enjoy performing (started about 6 months ago), but my voice isn't great. People do seem to like it...
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    Do You Like (Or Hate) Your Voice?

    The link doesn't seem to be here?
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    Earphones: Does it get better than Bose?

    I've been borrowing a friends Bose earphones for recording, and use it for mixing also because I don't have anything fancier yet. They work very nicely for me - no sound escapes while I'm recording, and the sound is good. He's offered that I can buy them for $150-$200, which is a very good...
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    Tips for improving vocal sound track

    Hi rayc, mixsit and jmorris Thanks so much for the feedback! I'm very excited now. Tomorrow being a public holiday, I'll try again and will report back soon on results with the new techniques and tips. I have lots of homework! Some answers: * Yes, I do have a tendency to be really close to...
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    Tips for improving vocal sound track

    Hi, I write songs, and record them here at home. I use Cakewalk Music Creator 3. Have a little 6-channel Pevey mixer, with vocal & guitar hooked up. Mic=MXL990. Usually wear borrowed Bose speakers while recording. I don't have a monitor yet for mixing, and can't afford it right now - the pc...
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