BlueBearSound
Engineer
Joined: Jun 04, 2005
Posts: 218
Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada |
First things first - most important is the singer in front of the mic.... then comes the environment they're singing in -- if they sing in a room that sounds like a box, it'll sound very closed and small on the recording.
Next comes the signal chain - without at least a decent mic and good preamp, you're not going to capture any of the depth of the source. And naturally, you want to be recording (if digital) using good converters -- cheap/budget converters tend to sound harsh and grainy.
At mic time, you can use very short delays (< 30mS) tucked just barely under the vocal, to thicken the sound and more dimension.
The sound you want doesn't come from a box, it comes from getting all your ducks lined up in a row from tracking through to mixing!
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Bruce Valeriani - Mix Engineer
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