Reverb for singers?

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Hey all.

I normally only do Hip-Hop recording, and I have my own custom settings for reverbs and what not, but I'll be recording a local "Contemporary Christian" group, and it's my first time recording singers... Two Females to be exact... not sure what effects sound best, and give best results for a "Pop-Contemporary" sound.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
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Most CCM records are plagued with huge spatial reverbs. This gives them their characteristic sparkles and glitz. While I'd encourage you not to go this route, this will give the recording a similar to other CCM artists they might try to emulate.


I forget what mics your using, but male hip/hop vocals and female CCM vocals are very different beasts. If you don't have the right mic for the job, rent one... or else be VERY VERY specific in your placement and guide their performance.


-Chris
 
Chrisjob said:
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Most CCM records are plagued with huge spatial reverbs. This gives them their characteristic sparkles and glitz. While I'd encourage you not to go this route, this will give the recording a similar to other CCM artists they might try to emulate.


I forget what mics your using, but male hip/hop vocals and female CCM vocals are very different beasts. If you don't have the right mic for the job, rent one... or else be VERY VERY specific in your placement and guide their performance.


-Chris
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Yeah Chris... I'm using an older MXL V63M. It's not that battery powered piece of crap...lol.. but it was only a $300 mic. Not the best for singers.

Maybe I'll rent one for this job, and just increase their recording price to compensate for the cost. I haven't quoted them pricing yet.

My MXL doesn't do horribly bad with female vocals... you can hear a rough mix of my wife on a song at my website www.soundclick.com/change the song is named "heartaches". It's not mixed very well... as I only spent a few minutes on it so I could hear it in the car...lol.. Please let me know what you think of the vocal quality of the recording.

This isn't for a professional CD, just a 10 song CD for them to sell at local churches and things.

I guess I'll take it easy on the reverb as well...lol... ;)
 
i think spatial reverbs can be used to advantage though. Check out early releases from The Verve.
 
"Most CCM records are plagued with huge spatial reverbs. This gives them their characteristic sparkles and glitz."

And just *what* is the matter with sparkle and glitz? LOL

Hey - just to remind you, Change - this is a Cool Edit forum, not a tracking forum. Everything in its proper place, ya know...
 
I've recorded some in this genre, and if you're looking for a specific preset in CEP/AA, for lead vocals, try using the "Concert Hall Light", and moving the "Perception" slider down to 15 (instead of the preset of 25) and the "reverb/wet" slider down to about 50% (instead of 83%). Of course, the rest of the parameters may need to be adjusted depending on the tempo of the song...but this is a decent starting place, and it's not a "cheap" sounding reverb to my ears. I have it saved as a preset..."Concert Hall LIGHTER", lol.

If you use this as a starting point, then it makes it very easy to do the background vocals by just using the normal "concert hall light" preset. It'll put them in the same room, without putting them in the same exact space as the lead vocal, if that makes any sense.
 
chrisharris said:
I've recorded some in this genre, and if you're looking for a specific preset in CEP/AA, for lead vocals, try using the "Concert Hall Light", and moving the "Perception" slider down to 15 (instead of the preset of 25) and the "reverb/wet" slider down to about 50% (instead of 83%). Of course, the rest of the parameters may need to be adjusted depending on the tempo of the song...but this is a decent starting place, and it's not a "cheap" sounding reverb to my ears. I have it saved as a preset..."Concert Hall LIGHTER", lol.

If you use this as a starting point, then it makes it very easy to do the background vocals by just using the normal "concert hall light" preset. It'll put them in the same room, without putting them in the same exact space as the lead vocal, if that makes any sense.
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Great Info Chris, that's exactly what I was looking for... a CEP Starting point... I'll tweak it to my liking from there... thanks a lot!

dobro... it was a CEP question, cuz that's what I'm using... :(
 
"dobro... it was a CEP question, cuz that's what I'm using... "

Sure thing. Sorry.
 
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