need help with recording vocals

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Taylor Made

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i think this is a newbie question....oh well.......i'm still new.
i'm recording into acid pro (and editing in sound forge).
my voice is deep and tends to blend (really mash) with my bass drums....what am i doing wrong or what can i do to stop this?
any help please.....
 
Yo Taylor Made: [You make golf clubs too?:p ]

I'm assuming you overdub your vocal? When you set up your mix, try to cut some of the "boom" from your drums via eq.

Maybe move your drums a bit left/right in the stereo field too.

Run your vocal through a good mic pre and get the volume set so you are up front in the mix.

Use a good vocal mic if possible.

With a little experimenting when you set up your mix, you should be able to eliminate the Va Va Boom of the Bass tub.

Happy New Year,

Green Hornet:D :cool: :D
 
Yo Taylor:

I' surprised nobody flamed me for not mentioning that a compressor would also help with your Va Va Va boom.

Green Hornet:D :p :D

It just slipped my mind which was soaking up a large Martini when I replied.;)
 
Are you using a seperate mic for you, or are you hoping for your voice to come out with the same mics you're using to pick up drums?

If the latter is your situation, you're gonna have to scream pretty loud. No mic is going to be able to pick out your voice from a blend of drums bleeding into each other's mics where the drums are producing SPLs a hundred times you are.

Try using a seperate mic with a tripod stand so that its angled towards you but not in your way. I'm a drummer too, so I know that a mic in your face is going to really get in the way of drumming.

Another option could be a (shhhh)headset mic(shhhh) I know that they're almost always horrible for recording and sound wretched but they may be an alternative. All the major brands make them.
 
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