Vocal question

[Fly Fish]

When I record my vocals at my friends house, we use a AT 3525 mic into his roland VS-1880 and I love they way they turn out. Even on quickly recorded demo stuff my vocals sound great.

Now, when I record at my house using the same mic going into my Fostex VF-16, my vocals sound TERRIBLE. They sound flat and bland, and I need to really crank up the high/mid EQ to get them sounding even halfway decent.

I get a good level and record, and the playback, like I said, sucks.

Any ideas?

 

[LemonTree]

if you're using the same mic then it must be the pre's in the recorder unless he's using some compression on the way in at his house

 

[flamin-gitaur]

Could also be the different room acoustics? I would try to duplicate the mic placement relative to any walls, acoustic foam, carpet, tile, etc. It could be worth a shot.

 

[olfunk]

id say just record em at his or on his machine if that's how they're sounding best.

 

[pingu]

Could also be the different room acoustics? I would try to duplicate the mic placement relative to any walls, acoustic foam, carpet, tile, etc. It could be worth a shot.

yes... ...... definately.

Early reflections sound horrible.

 

[pingu]

id say just record em at his or on his machine if that's how they're sounding best.

Also yes.

If they sound great there then do it.


Its not that easy to get great vocals happening.

 

[lucky13]

Early reflections cause a lot of phase problems which cause the audible signal to be attenuated.(The signal sounds a lot lower) Room acoustics and mic placement are critical. Avoid parallel walls and try hanging thick blankets on the walls.

If your mic is a cardioid pattern, face the null point where most of the reflections are coming from.