Recording Question..Takes away liveness..

[bad news]

first of all, id like to thank anyone that helps me wit this...
first off....im workin wit an E-mu 0404, M-audio Dmp3(75hzcut option), and an AT30359(-10db pad, and low cut option)...
now...the mic sounds good, im recordin wit 0db and now low cut on...75hzcut on my dmp3..heres the problem...if i put the gain up on my dmp3 then talk close up into my mic wit a normal/relaxed voice it comes out good, a warm clean sound...BUT when i record im aggresive(rap) and have more emotion so im forced to lower the gain tremendously and standin farther, however it takes away from the liveliness....can anyone help me wit this?does it have to do wit the settings im usin on my equipment...?..if anyone can help, thanks

 

[Kevin Deschwazi]

The DMP-3 has a low gain switch on each channel as well.

It's a very hot preamp so for aggressive vocal stuff I imagine you'd want that button set to low (pushed in). In fact I have that low gain switch engaged for most things.

 

[fasterthanu]

I found the BBE sonic maximizer great for putting a live sound back into a mix/track - its availble as a plugin or hardware

 

[Massive Master]

I've found the BBE sonic maximizer plugin as one of the easiest ways to trash a mix to death almost instantly.

If you record your source well, there's no reason for it. 9 times out of 10, it hurts more than it helps. IMHO, YMMV, etc., etc.

 

[LRosario]

I've found the BBE sonic maximizer plugin as one of the easiest ways to trash a mix to death almost instantly.

If you record your source well, there's no reason for it. 9 times out of 10, it hurts more than it helps. IMHO, YMMV, etc., etc.

Good advice, always something to watch for. The BBE isn't a magic wand, but more of a life line.


bad news, my advice:


I would take off the 75hz low pass since there is a good chance you're going to need some of those low harmonics later on. When making your gain adjustments, talk into the mic as if you where laying down a track and then set the levels to what you think would be the highest level you will reach when spitting your rhymes.

If the other parts come out slighter softer, don't worry; you can adjust that later with compression during the mixing process.

 

[bad news]

very helpful shit, thanks to everyone that replied