RECORDING VOCALS
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when i record vocals i have my artists record in an extra room that i have in my apt. , but i get some echo here and there ,what acoustical treatment can i do to block that extra echo ,,,thats why i mentioned the blankets to block the extra noise since i dont have a vocal booth,,,,
and i cant put foam all over my walls cause im renting and i cant damage the walls.
and i cant put foam all over my walls cause im renting and i cant damage the walls.
First Fill the closet up with clothes..... Seriously.. That deadens the sound behind the artist in the closet. Then work on getting foam, carpet or even a room partition inside of the closet. You dont want the closest too dead, but filled enough to dampen the reverb you are getting. Remember the door is most likely very thin since it is a closet door.
Have dude stand with his back to & close to the wall that the closet is on. If your mic has a polar switch, set it to a cardioid pattern so that it primarily picks up whats in front of it and not the whole room.
Don't worry about putting foam or carpet in your closet like homeboy said but you don't want it empty. The closet isn't where most of your reverb is coming from. If you can set it up like I said, the closet won't be an issue.
Don't worry about putting foam or carpet in your closet like homeboy said but you don't want it empty. The closet isn't where most of your reverb is coming from. If you can set it up like I said, the closet won't be an issue.
PROLLY GETTIN ECHOE FROM YOUR WINDOWS AS WELL, AND DEPENDING WHAT TYPE OF INSILATION YOU HAVE, AND HOW YOU SOUND PROOFED THE ROOM, IF YOU DIDNT DO IT RIGHT, THEN IT WILL HAVE ITS OWN SOUND, BUT I SEEN MANY OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIOS ACTUALLY HANG DRAPES AROUND THE AREA OF THE ROOM FROM THE CEILING, AND HAVE VERY NICE VOCALS... I HAVE A ROOM IN MY HOUSE SOUNDPROOFED, AND EVREYONE TALKS BOUT HOW GOOD THEY SOUND AT MY PLACE... IT DONT LOOK LIKE IT, BUT IT WORKS VERY WELL... EVERYTHING IS CRUCIAL, WHERE YOUR MIC IS SITTING, WHATS BEHIND YA MIC, HOW CLOSE THE ARTIST IS ON THE MIC, OR HOW FAR AWAY, AND WHAT YOUR SURROUNDINGS ARE.... ALSO SOUNDPROOFING YOUR DOOR AND WINDOWS IS KEY!!!
I think your off on this one....... Closets are not solid bulletproof rooms..... Verb can be heard and should be contolled to taste. Were not talking stuffing your closet till its bursting with clothes were talking bout adding sound absorbsion from the back of the artist. Outside noise causes a problem that foam can prevent from leaking into the session. Behind the microphone should get some foam to capture most of the reverb coming back (even though the mic is in the cardoid switch if it is a large diaphram mic the thing can pick up a fly buzzing in the room.. YaknowhatImean......... This will help.... If your having problems with any rumble from neighbors try to get a pad on your mic to cuttoff the low frequencies.....Late.
@NorKoastal
Trust me man, I spent plenty of time recording in bathrooms and bedrooms in my earlier years. Where your mic is placed in regards to the walls/windows in the room, how your mic is set to perform and how your compression settings are the biggest factors. Most cats don't know shit about acoustics and ambience so they wind up making poor setup choices in all three of those areas.
Good thing you pointed out the issue of blocking outside noise. Especially since most cats don't have quad-pane windows.
You can definately record good vocals without having an isolation booth, it's just dependant on how well you understand how sound travels, the room and your gear.
Trust me man, I spent plenty of time recording in bathrooms and bedrooms in my earlier years. Where your mic is placed in regards to the walls/windows in the room, how your mic is set to perform and how your compression settings are the biggest factors. Most cats don't know shit about acoustics and ambience so they wind up making poor setup choices in all three of those areas.
Good thing you pointed out the issue of blocking outside noise. Especially since most cats don't have quad-pane windows.
You can definately record good vocals without having an isolation booth, it's just dependant on how well you understand how sound travels, the room and your gear.
EXACTLY.... ITS ALOT OF TRIAL AND ERROR, I HAD MY ROOM SET UP VARIOUS WAYS TIL I FOUND 1 SET UP THAT WORKED THE BEST FOR ME.... I FOUND IN THE ROOM WHERE I WAS GETTIN NOISE FROM, AND I PADDED THOSE AREAS... BUT TO HAVE YOUR ROOM SET UP THE PERFECT WAY ITS NICE TO HAVE GUY THAT KNOWS ACOUSTICS AND ABOUT AMBIENCE TO HELP YOU SET YOUR SHIT UP...
i dont see why you cant place foam on your walls. all you have to do is spray the adhesive on the FOAM and place it up. if you want it to stick forever spray it on the wall and foam. i suggest you read the following.
http://www.ethanwiner.com/acoustics.html
(****excellent link****)
http://www.realtraps.com/howto.htm
http://www.soundcontrolroom.com/guidelines.htm
(excellent link)
do any of you have tuned rooms? if so what are your specs?
:H: the cap lord
http://www.ethanwiner.com/acoustics.html
(****excellent link****)
http://www.realtraps.com/howto.htm
http://www.soundcontrolroom.com/guidelines.htm
(excellent link)
do any of you have tuned rooms? if so what are your specs?
:H: the cap lord