AT2035 recording vocal problem

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Hello there!

I got a AT2035 recently and I have it running through an ART Dual USB Pre. Whenever I record, I don't really get the fuller sound. I used to have a Blue Yeti which is a USB mic and I'm nearly getting the same quality. I recorded a verse to collab with a friend and he says that my vocals have nearly no bass. I've recorded on his mic before too and there is a major difference. He is using the AT2020. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I have the pad at 0db and I don't have the lo-cut on. I'm recording with Adobe Audition 3.0, but I have other programs such as Adobe Audition CS5.5 and FL Studio 9 that I can also record with. Does anybody know what I can do to get more bass in my vocals? I know that I have it, but it seems that my mic isn't really picking up any bass. Any type of help would be great! Thank you in advance!
 
Matic,
Start with the simplest... I know for a fact "professional" voiceover artists, with years of experience using recording gear, who had to laugh at themselves, after they realized that they were speaking into the wrong side of their AT2035.

I now double-check mine to make sure the "AudioTechnica" is facing me and the switches are toward the rear. Been there, done that.. ;-)
 
Hahaha, that is true. I've checked and my mic is facing the right way sadly. I don't know what to do. My friend with a lower quality mic and a Blue Icicle is getting better quality than me. It's so weird...I think I'll call Guitar Center or Sam Ash's tomorrow and maybe they can help me out with it. Appreciate your help though man, at least someone replied lol
 
MaticAttack said:
I recorded a verse to collab with a friend and he says that my vocals have nearly no bass.
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Chances are you are recording in an untreated room.

There is a REASON that major studios spend million$ when building recording studios.

An off-the-cuff number I've always read was that 80% of your 'sound' is defined by your room, not the recording hardware....
 
MaticAttack said:
I got a AT2035 recently and I have it running through an ART Dual USB Pre.

I've recorded on his mic before too and there is a major difference. He is using the AT2020.
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Matic,

-Preamp Power button engaged?
-Also, Phantom power is engaged, when using your 2035?
-How close are you to the mic, when addressing it?
-Tried a different XLR cable? Is the cable XLR to XLR?
-Is your buddy's 2020 the USB model or Phantom powered? If phantom powered, have you tried his 2020 on your ART pre?
-Three ways to power: Do you have an external power supply (wall wart), using USB to power, or a 9vDC battery to power the ART pre?

~ just troubleshooting here.

From the manual: "The Power switch, on the rear, is used to turn on power from the battery or external power supply.
Turning this switch off disables these two power sources but if the USB bus is still active then the
USB Dual Pre will be powered by the USB bus alone and the red power LED will still light to indicate
that USB power from your computer is still on. When the switch is in the on position and all three
power sources are available, the USB interface will be powered by the USB bus but the preamp and
phantom power sections will draw their power from the external AC power source or from the battery
if an external source is not available. Normally in a desktop, studio, or home recording setting the
power modes would not be an issue. When used in a portable or remote recording situation the USB
Dual Pre, a laptop computer, a pair of microphones, and a set of headphones, become your entire
system. In this setting you can either power everything from your laptop or if you have a 9 Volt battery
installed and the Power switch is on, power to the preamp and phantom powering sections will come
from the battery and the laptop will only be powering the USB interface. This helps to maximize your
remote recording time."
 
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he has a untreated room also...he records in his bassment. While I record inside of my room. I dont think that will be that much of a difference would it?
 
yeah the preamp power button is engaged and so is the phantom power. I'm like 6 inches away from the mic. I have an XLR female to male wire that connects to my preamp and mic and i tried using a different one but i still get the same proble,. He has a phantom powered version and i havent tried it with my ART pre. I have it powering through a USB, since with the ART they do not give you an external power supply and I was a little cheap on budget ahahaha. I also have the mixer button between the computer and preamp right in the middle. I dont know what to do...i recorded vocals in the same room with a Yeti and that one had more bass in the vocals than my AT2035.
 
DaleVO said:
I now double-check mine to make sure the "AudioTechnica" is facing me and the switches are toward the rear. Been there, done that.. ;-)
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Haha! I was thinking the same thing. Maybe the OP got a mic that's wired backwards? :D
 
I don't own an AT, but all the reviews suggest its a fine mic (I'm following this thread because I've been thinking about picking one up!). So, 6" away is pretty close to an LDC, so if there is a proximity effect you should get MORE bass rather than less. And at 6" away, it's hard to imagine the room making much difference. So if your chain really is cutting out all the low end (unless you are Bigfoot, I can't imagine an 80hz highpass would make much difference even if switched on), I'd guess there is something wrong with either the mic or the ART. But....(1) have you tried it into both inputs of the ART with the same results? and (2) when you say "I used to have a Blue Yeti which is a USB mic and I'm nearly getting the same quality"...does that mean that this mic sounds very much the same as the Blue Yeti? You might be expecting too much difference out of the AT. I would really recommend trying your friend's 2020, like Dale suggested, and if it also sounds "bad" there might be something wrong with the ART....perhaps the USB power isn't adequate for the phantom? You could also try a fresh 9v battery in the ART to see if that makes any difference.
 
I have the 2035, hooked into a m-audio mobile pre, into PC through USB and I have no problems with the low end
 
I haven't tried both inputs...I've only tried one...good call on that. I'll test that out and then see what happens.
 
Is the mic cable wired correctly? Are your speakers wired out of phase? Play a reference track to hear if your system can reproduce the bass you are looking for first.
 
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