When I'm practicing singing in my apartment (not for recording, just for practicing) I've realized that my mouth is always very close to the microphone - like basically as close as my mouth can be to the microphone without touching it (so close that my facial hair will sometimes touch the microphone). I never actually bothered to read about how far one should be from the mic... and so now I'm reading online and some sites seem to be saying that a general rule of thumb is 6-12 inches from the mic... but I've gotten so used to singing so closely that 6-12 inches seems too far back for me... I read online that if one gets too close to the mic then too much bass and/or distortion can be added... Though I find that when I move further back from where I usually am that I seem to lose too much crispness and clarity. Though I've also read several articles saying that 'eating the mic' is fine. So I'm wondering if one should just follow a rule of going with whatever sounds best or if I really should be moving 6-12 inches back and learning to sing that way... Is it possible that me singing so closely to the mic has just not allowed me to develop as good a voice as would be needed to sing further back? I should note that I typically use a Shure Beta57A mic (though occasionally I use an SM58).
Any responses are appreciated.
Thanks.
Any responses are appreciated.
Thanks.
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