Everyone's input needed: NOT the last time I will ask about vocals.

[crosstudio]

if you are recording a band and have the capability to record 8 or more tracks at a time, then i would sell the behringer and get at least a mackie 1604 vlz pro. if you can afford a 24-channel mackie then do so... i've got the 1604 which works excellently for what i do (vocals, guitars, bass, sound canvas, drum machine). i have never actually run out of channels while trying to record an actual band, but i'm always having to make decisions.

if your just recording 2 tracks at a time and have the 2 ART tube MP's, then I would get a better mic and just rock it with the ARTs for now. Eventually, you'll get tired of the ARTs and upgrade your mic-pre.

take a look at the DMP3 by M-Audio. I've gotten pretty good results from the mic-pre that is on my M-Audio Duo USB mic-pre. I don't like the USB aspects of the Duo (so i got the Tascam US-428), but i do like the mic-pre.

http://www.midiman.com/products/m-audio/dmp3.php

as far as microphones are concerned, I've got an audio technica 4033 that i just love, love, love for vocals.

PS. I hate compressing anything during tracking. tell your singer to back off the mic slightly during the screaming parts. for me, i'd rather go into the audio wave during mixing and change the volume envelope of the quiter parts to bring them up than to compress them during tracking.

 

[chessparov]

Science, if you're tracking to 24 bit you have enough headroom to do
your vocal tracks without compression, then add it during mixing.
If you're going to 16 bit (like me!), that's another story.
Down the road, when you shop for an upgraded mixer, you may want to
check out the Soundcraft M series too.

Chris

 

[littledog]

I especially like the MXL v67 which you can pick up at Mars for $99 too and with that Comproser Pro it'll sound pretty much like a Neumann.

But what if you don't want to sound like Alfred E. Neumann?