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rightbrainnow

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Im at work for the next 6 hours, and well i have an idea that i want to try when i get home. Just wondering if anyone has tried this, and what kind of results you may have gotten. After recording some of my vocals, ive concluded that i sound too mid-rangy...and i dont like it all that much. Heres my idea. Im going to put my AKGD112 about one foot away from my chest..pointing above my sternum...then take a large diaphram condenser and mic it about 2-4 feet away. I have no idea if this will work or sound good. Im thinking that some of the bass frequencies may be picked up better, and maybe with a little reverb added to the condenser track...the vocal could sit a little better in the mix. Has anyone else tried anything like this?
 
That sounds like a setup for phase problems. If you're going to experiment try the D-112 and a condensor right next to each other and about 6"-8" away from your mouth. If you want more bass, take advantage of the proximity effect of the mics.
 
I tried to take advantage of proximity effects on the bluebird, but it was kinda out of control...when i would listen to it afterwards..there was an awful bassy hum. I think im starting to hate the bluebird...looking into R0DE's K2 or Shures KSM44.
 
Track Rat said:
That sounds like a setup for phase problems. If you're going to experiment try the D-112 and a condensor right next to each other and about 6"-8" away from your mouth. If you want more bass, take advantage of the proximity effect of the mics.
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ive never been able to pick out phasing on a vocal track, but ive never used more than one mic for vocals.
 
ok, so i tried some things out. The d112 did thicken things up in a nice way, however..i actually found that i liked the vocals more with the d112 by myself. The bluebird is just kinda thin...either that or im trying to hide behind a dynamic mic to kinda dullen my voice down. I actually really like the sound with the d112 by itself. I can turn the tube all the way up on my sebatron without clipping it too...this makes me want to research shures sm7b.
 
rightbrainnow said:
ok, so i tried some things out. The d112 did thicken things up in a nice way, however..i actually found that i liked the vocals more with the d112 by myself. The bluebird is just kinda thin...either that or im trying to hide behind a dynamic mic to kinda dullen my voice down. I actually really like the sound with the d112 by itself. I can turn the tube all the way up on my sebatron without clipping it too...this makes me want to research shures sm7b.
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If that's the case, also look at the EV RE20.
 
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