Recording Vocals.please help!

[casperobf]

Hello. Ill keep it short.
I have a SHURE SM58
i have a bootlegged CAKEWALK PROGRAM
and a zoom MRS-4.
ive used the zoom so much tht I can get some pretty quality sounds from it now. Im recording skapunk/punkrock songs, and however hard i try I really cant get quality sounding vocals that sit nicely on top of the mix, they always get lost and muddy. I can get pretty great sounding guitar/bass/drums out of it now but still a massive problem with vocal quality. anytips anybody? anything at all ? thanks so much ? I use the MRS to record everything, and just cakewalk to arrange and edit it.
thanks

Daniel

 

[TelePaul]

The key to good vocals is a good sequencer...you can't do ANYTHING with that cracked cakewalk program...

Seriously, nobodys gonna help you if you're gonna cheat the industry. Get yourself some legitimate software and then come back. Doesn't that Zoom come with Cubase LE?

 

[AGCurry]

We'd try to help you if you weren't a thief.

 

[Zed10R]

We'd try to help you if you weren't a thief.

..what he said.

 

[jonnyc]

Do us all a favor and either get something like Audacity, which is free, or download the demo of Reaper(really phenominal for what it is) and then pony up the 40 bucks for it. There's almost no need to steal stuff these days with how cheap or free things are now days. So get legit and get back to us, and when you get a chance dropkick that zoom out the window, get a decent pre and get back to us. At the very very least follow the "don't ask don't tell" policy.

 

[Robert D]

anytips anybody? anything at all ?

Yeah, always record with good karma.

 

[fraserhutch]

Yeah, always record with good karma.

And return a bad Karma back to Korg.

 

[omtayslick]

Yeah, always record with good karma.

Don't go givin' the thief microphone advice!