When recording your vocals....

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I'm working from a home studio here and wanted to know what can I do make my vocals blend better witht the music. Right now they sound too dry and dont fit with how the beat feels. What can you guys recommend to make the vocals blend better? :D
 
If it does not fit (you must acquit) with how the beat feels then that is a delivery/lyrical problem. The fact that it is too dry is an effect/mixing/mic/location/ problem...
Pick any combination!
Trial and error is what it is. Keep going experimenting with different settings and take what you like/want and discard the rest and keep moving. If you can identify what is wrong, then as you move along, you should be able to creat more suitable beats and lyrics. It would be a problem if you thought your shit was tight and people tell you that your vocals are too dry or your lyrics don't fit. So you already know.........So fix it! What type of equip are you using? You might can get some pointers on common settings and such.
 
what i meant by not fitting is how the vocals sound when recorded. As far as what I'm using, I have a Lexicon Omega with CUbase LE and my mic is a Samson c01 studio condenser.
 
freshlysqueezed said:
what i meant by not fitting is how the vocals sound when recorded. As far as what I'm using, I have a Lexicon Omega with CUbase LE and my mic is a Samson c01 studio condenser.
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I follow you...........
I am not a Cubase user, but there are plenty ones here I am sure will guide you to initial settings and other tricks of the trade.
 
compression dawg...

I run a Cubase platform when tracking vocals. I usually slap on a compressor at the input (minor compression...not alot...) Just to ease back on the dynamics. Then I slap on compression on the vocal channels to tighten them up and make them fit better to the mix. It never hurts to rig up a compressor at the main output either. alot of cats will disagree with this, but it's a pro standard, so it ain't stupid hehe. If you're really feeling frisky here you'll slap on a multiband compressor and tweak the bounce into the track.

-Nito
 
Can you post an example so I can hear what your doing?
 
1. we need a example of your work...
2. recording vocals is a trial and error process..you just need to add effects that makes the vocal sound good and live in the track..turn the level up on the vocals..add reverb or a chorus, noise gate, compression whateva..just do alot of trail and errow work..
 
The key word 'DRY' indicates you need to add some REVERB to give the vocs the sound of a particular performing environment.... Do a search on REVERB and you will find out about the different types of reverb and there applications...

Raticus
 
bknot1 said:
1. we need a example of your work...
2. recording vocals is a trial and error process..you just need to add effects that makes the vocal sound good and live in the track..turn the level up on the vocals..add reverb or a chorus, noise gate, compression whateva..just do alot of trail and errow work..
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Yeah, what Bknot said!
 
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