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whats the highest dB a singer can produce? I`m talking like stevie wonder in full swing

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It depends on how close to the singers mouth you get. I'm not sure Stevie Wonder has the loudest, most powerful voice.
 
I'm pretty sure my wife hit 220 db when she saw the new guitar...:D
 
The closer you get, the more proximity effect. I usually use a pop filter set up from 2" (quieter song) to 8" away. Maybe farther. Depends on the mike and the singer.

My sons band does the growl/scream stuff and they pretty much eat the mike. :rolleyes:
 
If you are asking 'how many db handling do I need for a vocal mic?', anything above 130db should be fine.
 
pezking said:
Without sounding rude or condescending, I think it's important you understand the decibel before anybody answers that question.

I don't usually like wikipedia, but try reading this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decibel
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I think when someone talks about dB outside the context of a recording chain, the implication is that they mean dB(SPL). At least that's how I interpreted the question.
 
nord said:
i think you can just tell can`t you?

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Not really. I heard a little distortion when he got louder, but he could have just suprised the engineer with his dynamics. His vocals are also way out in front of the music, which gives the illusion that he is singing loudly.

I'm always amazed when I get to work with someone famous. What you think about how they are or what they do is rarely what the reality is.

Once, I had Rod Mogenstien in the studio. When you watch the videos and listen to the CDs, it doesn't look or sound like he hits very hard. I watched him the the control room window, and it looked like he wasn't hitting very hard. When I walked into the room, the snare almost tore my head off because it was so loud.

I'm just sayin'...
 
there's some paint drying, where? is it sold out?

i can tell he`s singing loud cos i know where every muscle in his body is, how much air he`s using ,what he`s thinking what he`s aiming for and what he`s acheiving
i thought everybody could tell this, obviously not

i was only interested from a tehnical point if view

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i read somewhere that hair washes itself, if you leave it long enough

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dgatwood said:
I think when someone talks about dB outside the context of a recording chain, the implication is that they mean dB(SPL). At least that's how I interpreted the question.
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Perhaps, but I think it's dangerous to assume, or to leave it ambiguous. Call me pedantic if you will, but I can think of a lot of instances where a miscommunication of units has led to catastrophic errors - think about builders who assumed the units were metric, when in fact they were imperial...!

I can produce 1000 dB with my voice. Of course I'm using an arbitrary reference level...
 
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