Help with recording vocals

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Hello, I used to record vocals through audacity..

Since I started making my own beats/instrumentals, (using Fl studio 9.1) I started feeling like audacity's not comfortable and gives me low quality sound...

I tried recording with FLS, it sounds better now, but I am having problems with it..

Can you guys recommend me a good recording program? OR maybe explain how to record with fl Studio correctly?

Your help will be MUCH appreciated, thanks a lot in advance.
 
FlStudio is perfectly fine for recording as long as you have either an ASIO soundcard or ASIO FOR ALL installed. (asio for all comes with flstudio by default).

First select the asio drivers in your hardware options soundcard selection.

Second, pick a track in the mixer that you want audio-in for. It really doesn't matter which one, just choose an unused one. (#3)

Next, choose the Audio Input source (#6) There may be a few to chose from depending on your sound card. You'll know you've got the right one when your mic causes the levels meter to rise. Careful, you might get feedback at this point. Make sure you're using headphones.

Now, arm the mixer track for recording (click the disk icon #17)

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Now on the main playback control of flstudio, right click the rec button and chose Audio (uncheck score and automation)
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Click the rec button so it's armed (orange)

Now you're ready to record. Make sure you're in playlist mode, click play. You should hear your song through the headphones while you record. The track will only record the dry vocals.
 
Ok, but then what happens is I record the first verse, stop to listen to it, but can't stack for better sound or keep recording from the point where I stopped last time...

I'm not sure how does this tracks system work.. and do i still edit it with edison?
 
The clip will automatically show up in your playlist. You can start from any point and it'll throw it in the playlist editor as a wav.

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You can use edison to edit them, but there's no real need. You can chop up the wavs directly in the playlist editor.
 
Ok but when I try to record vocals over already recorded ones, it records the first one into it again, making an awfuly loud noise... (as if I had feedback, even tho I wear headphones and it ain't possible)

How do I make it stop? And why no need in Edison? Is there another way to clean noise or add echo and stuff?

Also I want to thank you slot for taking the time to explain all of this to me so clearly, I appreciate it alot!
 
You need to head over to the noobs forum and read up on multitrack recording - the concepts seem to be throwing you at the moment.

There's plenty of good stuff over there, but any DAW software of any value can be a bit intimidating to start with if you don't understand how it all works.

Good luck..
 
I actually already read it... It doesn't solve the problem for me...
 
Ok so here's what's happening. Let's say you're using mixer track 3 for recording. When you're done, the audio has is still routed through mixer 3 for effects. What you can do is manually adjust the vocals fx (in the channels step sequencer) to go to main out.

Another trick you can do is at the bottom of the effect track that has the armed recording, you see the little yellow downards triangle.. right now the button (labeled 18 on my pic above) is lit for main mix, with your effect track selected, unclick 18 for main mix, and click 18 for another (unused) track. You can actually load up this fx track with FX.. and you'll hear the FX on your vocals as you sing in real time-- but flstudio will only record the dry signal. Afterwards the new vocals will default to that FX track, and won't cause feedback.
 
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