Another interesting angle is vocals that sound too quiet because they actually are sung too quietly... This is something that might be hard to understand at first, but since a lot of people don't have a proper recording studio, they might worry about the neighbors hearing them, or get distracted by external sounds, which has consequences on one's singing, and on the final take. Recording your vocals "dry" (no processing when tracking) lets you hear all the imperfections of your take in real time. For instance, and I'd like to emphasize this one, recording without any compression. You'll be able to hear all the rapid dynamic variations in detail as they happen, which has a HUGE impact on your singing. You're more prone to try to sing "more quietly" to compensate if you get a little louder on a part, and it immediately messes up your entire overall volume balance. An audio interface that lets you process your vocal in real time might be a bit expensive, but it really is worth it. I got my hands on an Apollo Twin a little while ago, and being able to use plugins directly as I'm recording without having my audio crackling like crazy is a life changer. My singing got a lot better instanty too, thanks to the confidence boost of not having your dynamics all over the place at the slightest volume variation
I agree. Recording myself clearly and with zero latency with the Apollo makes the whole process less stressful for sure. And I also moved my studio gear to a room with no direct neighbors for the reason you mentioned. Someone might still hear me though, but when I’m in the moment I forget about that 😁🔊
Are you in Cubase? In that case you could check these two settings: Record > Audio > Create audio images during recording. And Event Display > Audio > Show waveform.
In addition to all of your great advice, I like to use a dynamic EQ sidechain to duck the signals from my music, keeping my vocals where I want them.
Yes, definitely! Could also be a quick fix if someone only has a stereo track to work with.
Nice video 👍. Living room background is cool 😀.
😁 Thanks!
Another interesting angle is vocals that sound too quiet because they actually are sung too quietly... This is something that might be hard to understand at first, but since a lot of people don't have a proper recording studio, they might worry about the neighbors hearing them, or get distracted by external sounds, which has consequences on one's singing, and on the final take.
Recording your vocals "dry" (no processing when tracking) lets you hear all the imperfections of your take in real time. For instance, and I'd like to emphasize this one, recording without any compression. You'll be able to hear all the rapid dynamic variations in detail as they happen, which has a HUGE impact on your singing. You're more prone to try to sing "more quietly" to compensate if you get a little louder on a part, and it immediately messes up your entire overall volume balance.
An audio interface that lets you process your vocal in real time might be a bit expensive, but it really is worth it. I got my hands on an Apollo Twin a little while ago, and being able to use plugins directly as I'm recording without having my audio crackling like crazy is a life changer. My singing got a lot better instanty too, thanks to the confidence boost of not having your dynamics all over the place at the slightest volume variation
I agree. Recording myself clearly and with zero latency with the Apollo makes the whole process less stressful for sure. And I also moved my studio gear to a room with no direct neighbors for the reason you mentioned. Someone might still hear me though, but when I’m in the moment I forget about that 😁🔊
Why do I record blanks? When I press record it starts going, the sound Im playing comes through the speakers, but theres no recording on the screen.
Are you in Cubase? In that case you could check these two settings: Record > Audio > Create audio images during recording. And Event Display > Audio > Show waveform.
Don't sing, speak. 😫