Is a small room causing my vocals to sound harsh?

[sach160]

Hi guys, I'm in the process of upgrading my home studio vocal micing from C1000s and roland 8-tracker pre to a u87 i found cheap and a john hardy M-1.

I'm upgrading because recorded, vocals sounds harsh at the top end and not very full, kind of tinny, lacking depth. Someone recently suggested to me that harshness might be caused by my working in a small room (3m by 2m), in particular reverb from the wall behind me.

If I got some duvets and whacked em up on the wall to kill the reverb, would that reduce harshness? I use a reverb effect on my 8-tracker when recording vocals anyway. The problem in doing this is that I like having reverb in the room when writing and playing unmiced. It really helps. And I was under the impression some natural reverb is good for recording. So I dont know whether to soundproof or not.

Any pointers guys? Thanks.

sach

(I posted this question on mic forum but just realised you guys here might be able to help better)

 

[Farview]

Figure out a way to temporarily hang blankets or something when you are recording.
The c1000s are very bright mics and the roland mic pres that I have come across are very bright too. That is an awfully small room to be recording in with out any treatment. I think all of these factors are combining to make the sound that you are not happy with.