Is my vocal in the right part of the EQ spectrum?

[tracedinair]

I need some help.

I am trying to figure out which combination of preamp/mic to keep.

Can someone take a listen to my horrible, out of tune voice & tell me which of these 4 vocal samples is sitting best in the audio spectrum & would not get buried in a mix? I know there's no background music & that it would depend on what kind of song it is and all that, but I'd just like to get an idea.

Thanks!

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=974129

 

[NYMorningstar]

I couldn't hear anything significantly different except sample #3 was a bit louder. There is no way to tell you what would or would not get buried in a mix. Each mix is different and it's more likely the mix will dictate what gets buried or not.

 

[Jack_Jones]

I like #1 the most. The other ones sound kind of rough/over driven in certain parts of the EQ spectrum.

 

[SouthSIDE Glen]

tell me which of these 4 vocal samples is sitting best in the audio spectrum & would not get buried in a mix? I know there's no background music & that it would depend on what kind of song it is and all that, but I'd just like to get an idea.

Traced, you already have the idea; you're right (as is Morningstar) in that there's no proper way to judge a vocal's - or any other kind of instrument track's - appropriateness for a mix by listening to it solo, unless you already have a specific mix in mind that you have heard, and have an experienced enough ear to know exactly what you need to hear in the soloed track to tell you it's what you need for that mix. This forum is filled with the carcasses of soloed tracks which folks have worked and massaged to sound "just perfect", and then when they went to stick them in the mix, they just fell apart or otherwise didn't work.

Not to mention your samples are not even cleared for download yet, which is the only real way to check for such nuanced differences; most streaming engines - even SoundClick's - should not be trusted to give you the nuance you need for such decisions in a reliable manner.

The best you can do is trust your ears and your needs. Imagine a "typical" (if there is such a thing) final mix of one of your productions and how you want it to sound. Which of you vocal samples a) pleases you the most,and b) sounds like it has the best potential for the kind of sound you're looking for? Frankly speaking, if you can't tell or can't decide, then it really doesn't matter which one you pick.

G.