Move Away From The Mic

[Mark7]

I have a song I've been working on forever. The problem is that no matter what I tried vis a vis reverb I just couldn't get the backing vocals to sound as far behind the lead vocal as I'd like. So, yesterday I tried something new (to me). I took one of my ECM8000s and placed it at one end of my lounge (which is about 14' feet long). Then I placed me at the other end (conveniently close to the 388) and sang. Result: a backing vocal that sounds like it's far away from the mic! I also did one at half the distance and blended the two to one track; I think it sounds pretty good

Now: If only I had a phones lead that stretched to the bathroom

 

[The Green Hornet]

Yo Mark of Long cords:

You can use a pair of wireless cans and go back up to 300 feet.

Hello! Can you hear me now?

Green Hornet

 

[Jblount]

Wow, that worked. 14 feet away from the mic? You didnt pick up any unwanted room noises? I know if I place the singer more than 6 feet from the mic, it becomes sorta cloudy with ambience.

 

[Mark7]

Picking up unwanted room noise (though my lounge is so dead it's almost an anechoic chamber) was the whole point of the exercise. They were backing vocals you know; I wouldn't do the same thing with lead vocals.