Recording Primus type vocals

[nutadactyl]

I'm trying to mix some vocals that sound most similar to les claypool the guy from primus. if you've seen any live primus stuff it sounds a bit different from the studio , it's more raw, and less full ... but it works caused it's live. i was trying to figure what they did in studio so i could get the same kind of ambience or effect with this song here, it always managed to seem so full and big, even though he's got a thin voice. Any ideas on how to either record them or mix them to give it that really eclectic but clean sound? hope this is the right section... perhaps it should be under mixing! *doh* >.<

 

[fendersk8911]

He almost always multitracks his voice...at least two tracks, maybe even more. That's all I can think of right now...I'll have to go home and break out the ol' primus albums.

I wonder where Frizzle Fry is...

 

[nutadactyl]

never thought of that... if you've got any ideas send them my way!!! or if you know anyone willing to take a whack at 'em i can record a bunch and send them to whoever! thanks for replying i'll try that back in the studio later on

 

[arcadeko]

You can split the mono track into stereo with hard pans (>60%) L and R, then you can put a 20-40ms delay on one channel. You can also add some subtle chorus to one channel or both. I posted some mixes here many months ago and I kept hearing that I sounded like Les Claypool

EQ helps alot also. You can do several layers, not just two - change each track very slightly and put it in a different position i the stereo field and apply slightly diff EQ - you can really thicken a voice up like that. You might also try using diff compression on each set. I think 4 tracks 2 left and two right) are probably not uncommon. If you have multiple takes that are almost exact, that can make a very very nice effect because you get subtle nuances throughout the track instead of a consistent difference (like with delay or chorus).

But make sure its all subtle - the more the effect is obvious the worst it usually sounds.

But this is all pretty much theory, i have used a lot of these techniques but I am certainly no expert so take it with a grain of salt