Need Help With Tascam vocal quality

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I have a little Tascam portable 4 track digital studio, with headset mic combined. Can someone tell me how to get a rich vocal sound? I used to use reel to reel analog stuff and my vocals were rich and "in the shower" sounding. This digital Tascam stuff sounds sterile and when I try to use reverb it sounds like I am in the bottom of a well and it comes out almost garbled sounding. Can someone advise and thanks.
 
cowboy dave said:
Tascam portable 4 track digital studio, with headset mic combined.
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Is that a headset mic for live performance or one of those telephone/gaming headsets with a mic? Either way, that doesn't sound like the ideal thing for recording vocals. If you want a good sound, you need to start with good equipment. A nice mic and preamp would probably improve things oodles.

What is your budget for upgrading your mic and preamp?
 
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The obvious answer?

Dump the P5 and hop back on 4-track analog!;)
 
My followup answer:...

Skip the headset/mic, & get a nicer mic,... on a stand,... & use about 3' mic'ing distance and high (input/preamp) gain to pick up a bit of room ambience.

Those are the 2 best ideas I could come up with, on-the-quick. :eek:
 
cowboy dave said:
I have a little Tascam portable 4 track digital studio, with headset mic combined. Can someone tell me how to get a rich vocal sound? I used to use reel to reel analog stuff and my vocals were rich and "in the shower" sounding. This digital Tascam stuff sounds sterile and when I try to use reverb it sounds like I am in the bottom of a well and it comes out almost garbled sounding. Can someone advise and thanks.
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One "gearhead" to another....

one criteria i use when buying new is the new piece has to sound better than the old one.
other stuff like being user friendly is important too.

my guess is your reel/reel inside parts were probably just higher quality.

so to make up for the "lesser" quality of your new unit, many start buying outboard gear to make up for it.


thats my take anyway.... maybe need some outboard gear. pre-amp,mic,reverb....
 
I'm with A REEL PERSON....analog all of the way. Just sounds nicer. But if you're limited to the equipment you have, then some additional equipment is in order. Pick up a Shure SM 57 mic (durable and the workhorse of the industry) and a mic stand. You can probably pick one up used. Sounds like you already have the reverb. Good luck. :) phillyd.
 
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