Good Vocal Microphones cut Through the Mix & Make the Difference.
Ever wonder what makes a great recording great? Gives life to a live performance? Makes the difference between a legendary song that marks a milestone in music history and just another flash in the pan top ten hit? It's almost always the vocal performance. Sometime a guitar piece will change the way we think about music, or a pianist will break new ground, but almost always its a vocal that delivers the message we've been waiting to hear.
If youre like most of us who are into home recording and or studio recording, youve learned the hard way that you cannot compromise on quality when youre capturing a performance. That being said, not everyone can afford a $10,000 vintage Neumann tube condenser microphone, and your choice of microphone also has to do with your budget and what kind of goals you have.
We've all found ourselves in the unfortunate position of attempting to fix a badly recorded track. In most cases, by the time you end up boosting, cutting and adding effects just so your track cuts through the mix, it isn't worth listening to. There's nothing worse than listening to a recording from a couple years earlier that could have been great if you hadn't used the wrong mic on the vocals. At that point all you've got is a reasonable facsimile of the song you should have recorded, and a bunch of disappointed would be rock stars who blame you for their failures.
It is for this exact reason that conventional wisdom is right on target " start with the best vocal microphone you can afford. Research your options and decide how you are going to spend your budget. Theres no sense in spending money on a great tube preamp if you are recording your vocals with a Shure SM58. Believe me, you will end up hating everything you record until you get yourself a quality vocal microphone, and in the end, you wont want to listen to your recordings, or allow anyone else to hear them.
Start with the right equipment " get yourself a quality vocal microphone, you will be glad you did. These days, there are tons of manufacturers like AKG, Audio Technica, Shure, Sennheiser, and others who make decent microphones in the $200-$400 range. A large diaphragm cardiod condenser microphone will give your vocals shape and clarity, allowing your vocal tracks to cut through the rest of the mix.
Let's say it again together - "start with a good quality vocal microphone..." save yourself the heartache and hours trying to do a fix-up on someones vocal performance. It's pretty simple, bad vocals will sound a little better, and great vocals will sound amazing. If you or the person you are recording has a message, don't point a crappy mic at them and hit record. Spend a few hundred bucks, get a good one, and thanks me later. - 18418
If youre like most of us who are into home recording and or studio recording, youve learned the hard way that you cannot compromise on quality when youre capturing a performance. That being said, not everyone can afford a $10,000 vintage Neumann tube condenser microphone, and your choice of microphone also has to do with your budget and what kind of goals you have.
We've all found ourselves in the unfortunate position of attempting to fix a badly recorded track. In most cases, by the time you end up boosting, cutting and adding effects just so your track cuts through the mix, it isn't worth listening to. There's nothing worse than listening to a recording from a couple years earlier that could have been great if you hadn't used the wrong mic on the vocals. At that point all you've got is a reasonable facsimile of the song you should have recorded, and a bunch of disappointed would be rock stars who blame you for their failures.
It is for this exact reason that conventional wisdom is right on target " start with the best vocal microphone you can afford. Research your options and decide how you are going to spend your budget. Theres no sense in spending money on a great tube preamp if you are recording your vocals with a Shure SM58. Believe me, you will end up hating everything you record until you get yourself a quality vocal microphone, and in the end, you wont want to listen to your recordings, or allow anyone else to hear them.
Start with the right equipment " get yourself a quality vocal microphone, you will be glad you did. These days, there are tons of manufacturers like AKG, Audio Technica, Shure, Sennheiser, and others who make decent microphones in the $200-$400 range. A large diaphragm cardiod condenser microphone will give your vocals shape and clarity, allowing your vocal tracks to cut through the rest of the mix.
Let's say it again together - "start with a good quality vocal microphone..." save yourself the heartache and hours trying to do a fix-up on someones vocal performance. It's pretty simple, bad vocals will sound a little better, and great vocals will sound amazing. If you or the person you are recording has a message, don't point a crappy mic at them and hit record. Spend a few hundred bucks, get a good one, and thanks me later. - 18418
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