mixing female vocals

[yahtzee]

new to this forum, recommended by the bill fitzmaurice forum....was wondering about mixing female vocals live and was wondering if this forum is just for recording? having trouble at times getting the female vocals out in the mix and was wondering about mic choices and any suggestions anyone could give....hope i am at the right place here...thanks

 

[Dani Pace]

Welcome aboard. Hang around a while and you will find we get into all aspects of music as well as recording. Almost everything gets addressed from the simple to the complicated.

 

[NYMorningstar]

Nice to see you here yahtzee. We have an excellant mic section here you should read:
https://homerecording.com/bbs/forumdisplay.php?f=27

There is also an mp3 mixing clinic where you could put up a sample so people could get a better idea of what to improve, e.g the singer, the hardware or the engineer:
https://homerecording.com/bbs/forumdisplay.php?f=15

Give it a whirl.

 

[TyphoidHippo]

Female vocals live - Beta 58 (I don't know why, I have never had luck with that mic with a male singer live, but it just works great for me with female singers)

Boost her at around 200 and as much 3-4k as you can without feedback (this can get tricky, indeed)...rolloff the high highs slightly if needed. That's where I start with female singers live, and tweak from there.