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This is how I record vocals lately. Definitely helps me not waste time on comping afterwards and gets me better individual takes. The only downside is sometimes the flow from part to part can get weird sometimes if you're trying different stuff on each take.
Hi Chris, great tips in this video. I used to record multiple takes of the full song and try and comp the better bits afterwards. It was frustrating because after doing the whole song a couple of times. My voice was getting tired, and the intense singing parts of the song, even if I did 8 takes, none of the 8 takes were acceptable, for the most intense singing parts. I did one song after I saw this video, and it went a lot better. Because I could rest my voice a bit more before the more intense parts. And concentrate more on them. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Great idea. I've been sort of stumbling in this direction lately but seeing it done in a straightforward way like this made the process perfectly clear. Thanks Chris!
It took me stubbing my toe going back and forth from my mic to my computer about 10 times before I realized how worth it it would be to set up a mix at my desk 😂 Super low-key talented, dude. Thank you for this! Gonna send it to any artists I work with that record at home 😃
LOL literally realized how helpful this video was when you started with the 3rd tip, thought you were just baiting with that "3rd tip is the most important" but it actually was :)
Man I want thank you. You are my go to on my mixing journey, Your straight to the point presentation style has helped me tremendously. Have a good day.
This is exactly how I do it! But I’m not a great singer and often writing the lyrics just before singing them to get something down and get used to singing and recording but I’ve done your free course and it helped so much! Will definitely be doing the next course soon. Thanks chris!
dam didnt know that i was doing the same thing !!! i was considering to create a space for a vocal booth tho, till i watch this, then damn man we got the same workflow in recording ,
This is great Chris - I just got myself a boom arm for £12 off Amazon and tried this - much easier and got a vocal take I was happy with within about half an hour whereas before I'd be at the back of the room messing about for hours and then trying to comp it all together. I thought recording over my desk might be detrimental to the vocal sound acoustically but actually can't notice a great a deal of difference to doing it at the back of the room against a bass trap - I think the tiny bit of dryness you loose is more than made up by the fact you actually get a performance down and finished and quickly! Thanks again.
That's very cool but I have some concerns: (1) is it normal for pro music to have this many vocals and (2) it seems one should use different mics with different parts for sonic character as well as to prevent buildup of a single mic's frequency response in the mix. Please advise.
it seems you add the effects before and then sing? i want to do this but keep hearing its bad because you cannot tweak those pre effects after. But here it seems like it works good. Can someone further elaborate for me?
Although there are effects on the vocal tracks, the wav files are still clean. This means you can remove the effect plugins and still have a dry unprocessed vocal. Hope that helps 🙌🏽
You could have changed that song to your own. I can’t drive 65. 😂 Well... love the idea of not hitting record enable... disable. Does seem tons fast. Great video 👍
I can't drive 85 :) haha... Ya the single record track is GOLD mainly for that reason! I get so turned around with switching tracks it drives me nuts when I 'm in the groove trying to lay down lots of layers.
Chris, Thank you. I've been doing the million takes and hours of comping the best one. This work flow improvement should save me a ton of time. Seems so obvious, but apparently not for me.. One question I've always heard that you should double or triple track vocals. Is that true for verse sections too. Obviously, this was a chorus part and you were going for a big gang vocal thing. Love your content. Thanks for creating this and help us bedroom producers.
If you're talking about your computer fan, then get an M1 mac. They're dead silent. If it's your ventilation fan then just switch it off during recording.
yesterday I recorded the vocal - one line. I wasted a few hours on this and did not achieve a satisfactory result. I'm resting now. in a few days I can record it: < i might try a few more times in a few days
True, but aim your mouth away from it :D If you think that 1% background reflection will affect the recording put a towel over it when singing. And a pop filter. The point here is to instantly edit your voice, and if the pc's sideways or hindered, you'll spend milliseconds doing whatever to switch to it after every recording. You're not losing the flow and excitement of the inspiration.
Agree - I record in a vocal booth with my laptop just to my right. Works great. But I do like the idea of just recording to one track all the time and then moving takes to other tracks. Great idea.
Sounded fine in my recording right? You just have to get the room right! And the mic placement with respect to the computer. Cardiod too for the right rejection!
Well... I guess the rest of the world is doing it wrong. 🤷🏼Maybe this approach works for YOU but I'm skeptical that most singers will have any interest in recording vocals while sitting down in front of a computer, constantly futzing around with a DAW. I certainly won't be doing it this way.
►► Discover how to create a vocal chain that makes recording and mixing vocals quicker, faster, and easier at → www.myrecordingrevolution.com/perfectvocalchain
Do you still have the cheat sheet? This link are not available
This is how I record vocals lately. Definitely helps me not waste time on comping afterwards and gets me better individual takes. The only downside is sometimes the flow from part to part can get weird sometimes if you're trying different stuff on each take.
What a voice!!! Thanks for your very handy tips!
Hi Chris, great tips in this video. I used to record multiple takes of the full song and try and comp the better bits afterwards. It was frustrating because after doing the whole song a couple of times. My voice was getting tired, and the intense singing parts of the song, even if I did 8 takes, none of the 8 takes were acceptable, for the most intense singing parts. I did one song after I saw this video, and it went a lot better. Because I could rest my voice a bit more before the more intense parts. And concentrate more on them. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Great idea. I've been sort of stumbling in this direction lately but seeing it done in a straightforward way like this made the process perfectly clear. Thanks Chris!
These tips are gonna change my work flow immensely. I can probably replicate these tricks with guitars and keys as well.
what a voice man!!
Chris, this is amazing! Thank you for sharing this super helpful tip. You are so talented!
It took me stubbing my toe going back and forth from my mic to my computer about 10 times before I realized how worth it it would be to set up a mix at my desk 😂 Super low-key talented, dude. Thank you for this! Gonna send it to any artists I work with that record at home 😃
LOL literally realized how helpful this video was when you started with the 3rd tip, thought you were just baiting with that "3rd tip is the most important" but it actually was :)
Not sure about sitting and all this, but this guy can sing!
Good stuff, heaps of inspiration and ideas ! Thx for sharing
Haha - That's definitely me in your thumbnail...
What a voice... And thanks for the video
You're welcome!
Freaking great tip. Not to mention the vocal performances!!!! Holy Cow!!! Just amazing!
Man I want thank you. You are my go to on my mixing journey, Your straight to the point presentation style has helped me tremendously. Have a good day.
This is exactly what I needed. So good Thankyou.
Welcome back, Chris!
This is exactly how I do it! But I’m not a great singer and often writing the lyrics just before singing them to get something down and get used to singing and recording but I’ve done your free course and it helped so much! Will definitely be doing the next course soon. Thanks chris!
Try to get the song in your head and your performance will be much better
Mind blown. Massive thanks for this!
Wow! Wish I'd thought of this! Good stuff here, thanks so much.
This is amazing Chris and will certainly save me a lot of time.
This is such a great approach!
You're in the moment with the comp vocals.
Great, Chris! Thanks man.
Great video, thank you Chris! By the way, did you redo the room? It looks really nice and inviting, and looks awesome! :)
It’s actually a new space in a new house! Glad you like it!
this is a great tips. thank you sir
This is the method I use to develop sax melodies for smooth jazz.
Thanks for sharing the wisdom.
Excellent Thanks
dam didnt know that i was doing the same thing !!! i was considering to create a space for a vocal booth tho, till i watch this, then damn man we got the same workflow in recording ,
That was awesome
Great video. Thank you
You're very welcome!
How can you record so loud without clipping? Do you have a hardware compressor/limiter that pushes the signal down before it goes into your DAW?
Yes I do! I talk about this in other videos in the channel and in my perfect vocal chain pdf :)
How are you dealing with the latency when tracking, with two instances of scheps omni? Would love to know if you use a mixer…
wow..amazing
Oops, for every harmony I record, I do two takes of each so that I can pan them R+L, is that overkill?
This is great Chris - I just got myself a boom arm for £12 off Amazon and tried this - much easier and got a vocal take I was happy with within about half an hour whereas before I'd be at the back of the room messing about for hours and then trying to comp it all together. I thought recording over my desk might be detrimental to the vocal sound acoustically but actually can't notice a great a deal of difference to doing it at the back of the room against a bass trap - I think the tiny bit of dryness you loose is more than made up by the fact you actually get a performance down and finished and quickly! Thanks again.
thanks bro, good tips !
Very cool, thank you Chris! By the way, did you redo the room? It looks really nice and inviting, and looks awesome!
Thanks! Glad you like it! It's actually a new studio in a new house :)
@@chrisliepe that’s sick man, congrats on the new house! Love to see good things happening for good people!
That's very cool but I have some concerns: (1) is it normal for pro music to have this many vocals and (2) it seems one should use different mics with different parts for sonic character as well as to prevent buildup of a single mic's frequency response in the mix. Please advise.
it seems you add the effects before and then sing? i want to do this but keep hearing its bad because you cannot tweak those pre effects after. But here it seems like it works good. Can someone further elaborate for me?
I see no problem with it, but are there any other downsides besides you cannot tweak them after?
Although there are effects on the vocal tracks, the wav files are still clean. This means you can remove the effect plugins and still have a dry unprocessed vocal. Hope that helps 🙌🏽
You could have changed that song to your own. I can’t drive 65. 😂
Well... love the idea of not hitting record enable... disable.
Does seem tons fast. Great video 👍
I can't drive 85 :) haha... Ya the single record track is GOLD mainly for that reason! I get so turned around with switching tracks it drives me nuts when I 'm in the groove trying to lay down lots of layers.
tha guy delivers!,,
Thanks!
Chris, Thank you. I've been doing the million takes and hours of comping the best one. This work flow improvement should save me a ton of time. Seems so obvious, but apparently not for me.. One question I've always heard that you should double or triple track vocals. Is that true for verse sections too. Obviously, this was a chorus part and you were going for a big gang vocal thing. Love your content. Thanks for creating this and help us bedroom producers.
I'd love to record facing my computer but my fan is too loud - so, what do you do about that apart from moving further away from the computer!?
If you're talking about your computer fan, then get an M1 mac. They're dead silent.
If it's your ventilation fan then just switch it off during recording.
just turn off your computer
good stuff
Glad you enjoyed!
Great tips Chris, but the link is dead. It goes to a 404 page not found 😢
yesterday I recorded the vocal - one line. I wasted a few hours on this and did not achieve a satisfactory result. I'm resting now. in a few days I can record it: < i might try a few more times in a few days
the most efficient way to record vocals is to have good vocals lol
VC EH FODA!
Ok
Great pipes...but in this day and age...stay fully compliant or man with big stick gonna gitcha
👍🌹🌹👍
Yep, just put a big reflective object behind the mic🤦♂️
True, but aim your mouth away from it :D If you think that 1% background reflection will affect the recording put a towel over it when singing. And a pop filter. The point here is to instantly edit your voice, and if the pc's sideways or hindered, you'll spend milliseconds doing whatever to switch to it after every recording. You're not losing the flow and excitement of the inspiration.
Agree - I record in a vocal booth with my laptop just to my right. Works great. But I do like the idea of just recording to one track all the time and then moving takes to other tracks. Great idea.
Sounded fine in my recording right? You just have to get the room right! And the mic placement with respect to the computer. Cardiod too for the right rejection!
First view 👍🏻👍🏻
Well... I guess the rest of the world is doing it wrong. 🤷🏼Maybe this approach works for YOU but I'm skeptical that most singers will have any interest in recording vocals while sitting down in front of a computer, constantly futzing around with a DAW. I certainly won't be doing it this way.
I sing better standing, personally. And I need all the help I can get.