Hey,
I've a crude set up that matches my recording knowlege. I've a problem with proper levels when recording vox and sometimes git tracks. The deal is, I find huge variances in the level of a single track. I.E. I'm cutting a vocal and I set up the level for the highest/hottest point and when I record, the softer part of the vox is really soft and I'm not capturing as much as I'd like. At the hottest spots, it sounds ok but, come mixing time, I have a huge problem getting the vocal track to have clarity on the soft end while keeping the hard/loud end from clipping.
I usually track with an MXL67 into a Berhinger 602a then to my 16 bit SBlive soundcard with Vegas pro being the recording software.
I've been looking at pre amps such as the cheapest JoeMeek I can find and any outboard compressor/limiters I can afford. Is this the right direction to be leaning to. I get decent sounds with what I have but, I wanna boost my tracking quality up and not have so many problems with fitting vox and git tracks into the mix. I've done my best to use common sence mic techniques and I'm heedful of pops. Should I look into outboard solutions to pump my sound quality up a notch or am I being lazy with my current set up?
Thanks for your indulgence.
Theron.
I've a crude set up that matches my recording knowlege. I've a problem with proper levels when recording vox and sometimes git tracks. The deal is, I find huge variances in the level of a single track. I.E. I'm cutting a vocal and I set up the level for the highest/hottest point and when I record, the softer part of the vox is really soft and I'm not capturing as much as I'd like. At the hottest spots, it sounds ok but, come mixing time, I have a huge problem getting the vocal track to have clarity on the soft end while keeping the hard/loud end from clipping.
I usually track with an MXL67 into a Berhinger 602a then to my 16 bit SBlive soundcard with Vegas pro being the recording software.
I've been looking at pre amps such as the cheapest JoeMeek I can find and any outboard compressor/limiters I can afford. Is this the right direction to be leaning to. I get decent sounds with what I have but, I wanna boost my tracking quality up and not have so many problems with fitting vox and git tracks into the mix. I've done my best to use common sence mic techniques and I'm heedful of pops. Should I look into outboard solutions to pump my sound quality up a notch or am I being lazy with my current set up?
Thanks for your indulgence.
Theron.