Screaming <--> singing

[Verraes]

Recently I've been recording a song. The lead vocal exist out of singing and screaming. Should I record these on separated tracks and should I also mix them differently? If so, what are the differences I should deal with?
Thanks a lot

Steven

 

[shackrock]

Most bands I record (including my own) have singers who do this.

If the parts are DEFINED (like nothing inbetween...clearly there are singing parts, and screaming parts), then I say record it seperately. get the right levels for each, put em on seperate tracks. usually i compress screaming a bit more than normal vox - to really bring out the gut of the screams.

if it is really spiratic and random, I just set the level low enough for the loudest parts (screams usually..ha)...then let the vocalist do his thing. Then, when i mix - i try to cut up the parts, so anything that is clearly singing, I can just copy to another track, and leave anything that is screaming or close to it on a track. then, i still have the ability to mix/compress it differently if needed.

you just gotta be careful though

oh yeah, and I'm using a computer - so i have that ability easily...with 4 tracks you may not be so lucky.

 

[tsl92802]

by far the best thing to do is to record them on seperate tracks. i find that screams almost always benefit from a decent amount of EQ that would just make a regular vocal track sound ridiculous. not to mention no matter how much scar tissue the singer has, screaming while singing beats up the voice.

 

[Verraes]

Thanks for the info.

 

[zer0sig]

my take would definately be to take separate tracks and experiment with the levels/effects/etc. you may also want to rather lightly pan them, or if you're looking for a more chaotic in-your-face listen, pan them hard when both voices are going on.