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Original Message 1/7 25-Sep-97 @ 03:53 AM - Recording Vocals

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Does anybody know much about recording vocals?, eg- what sort of compression, whether a vocal booth is needed etc. I'd appreciate any response.

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Message 2/7 25-Sep-97 @ 12:12 PM - RE: Recording Vocals

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I would also be intersted in this, weve jsut started out we got a zoom1210 effects unit, and after a bit of knob tweaking the vocals can sound great, were using a shure sm58 mic, is it nessesary to have a soundproofed booth in a bedroom studio, i have the room for it, but dont know wether its worth it, what about just headphones a mic and a four track, i dunno? any help would be greatly appreciated

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Message 3/7 25-Sep-97 @ 02:51 PM - RE: Recording Vocals

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try this for a cheap one.......

set-up the mic in a room-corner, and use 2 old feather double quilts (i used to use the one I slept in !!).....just fix some cup-hooks to the wall at slightly above head-height....one for each coner of the quilt..., then tie a couple of short lengths of string to a couple of the quilt corners, and make a small loop in the string........anytime you want to do a vocal, just hook the quilts over so they cover the two joining walls where they meet at the room corner, and this will get you a nice dead sound......

another way which is better, is to put the hooks in the cieling, then hang a couple of quilts so they are about 2 feet from the ground, and about 2 feet above head height.......you can sew about 4 or 6 loops to one edge of each quilt, or pass string thru holes you have punched through the quilt edges , then put the hooks into the cieling so that when the quilts hang, they create a circle around the singer........this works better, as it creates a little tent inside which the vocalist can stand......you dont have to have a perfect circle, or total coverage.....just as long as most area around the singer is quilt......

A couple of double quilts from IKEA or whatever cost about 12 quid each or even cheaper out of a junkshop, or secondhand free-adds.......this works really well............you get a nice dead sound, and as the quilts are away from the walls, any bottom end dissapears through the quilt, never to return.....the high end is simply absorbed by the fabric & filling..........VERY CHEAP.......

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Message 4/7 25-Sep-97 @ 02:52 PM - RE: Recording Vocals

kilo

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just to add......the other great thing about this method, is that the quilts are cheaper than acoustic tiles or whaever......it's easy to put up & take down, so no space taken in the room when not in use.......and......you get a couple of spare quilts for when your mates crash over !!!

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Message 5/7 26-Sep-97 @ 07:00 AM - RE: Recording Vocals

Hilevelt

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Kilo, have you tried the technique to tune your rooms?

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Message 6/7 26-Sep-97 @ 12:19 PM - RE: Recording Vocals

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Kilo....you watched too much blue peter in your youth

...No, but seriously, thats excellent advice, I`m gonna give that a go....Cheerz

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Message 7/7 26-Sep-97 @ 08:40 PM - RE: Recording Vocals

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I dont go in for room tuning.....unless you've got a stack of dosh, I'd rather just monitor at a lower volume.......

Yes it works great.....

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