Vocals & recording
Recording and vocal processing to bring voices forward naturally and gently.
7 reasons why high-pitched vocals hurt and how to adjust them to be gentle on your ears
If you want to brighten the treble but it stings your ears, fixing it with EQ alone tends to cause other problems. Sort the causes in the following order: recording, sibilance, compressor, reverberation, and working volume.
Jul 20
Why sibilance doesn't go away even when you apply a de-esser | How to make vocals that don't sting
Even if I strengthen the de-esser, sibilance remains, and only the voice becomes darker. In such cases, we will explain the detection band, processing order, two-stage processing, and measures to take before reverberation.
Jul 20
Causes of vocals being depressed by a compressor|Settings that bring them forward but don't make them hurt
I want to keep my voice even, but it goes back, and only the consonants hurt. We will review attack, release, detection band, and gain reduction in order and organize how to bring them forward naturally.
Jul 20
Causes of recorded voice being muffled|Microphone distance, direction, order to correct room noise
If your voice does not become brighter even after adding high frequencies with EQ, the cause may be in the recording stage. Review microphone distance, angle, reflections, and input level in a safe order.
Jul 20
How to choose a home recording vocal microphone | Criteria when deciding between condenser and dynamic
A microphone that fits the room and your voice is more important than an expensive microphone. Choose sensitivity, directivity, proximity effect, ambient noise, and even audio interface.
Jul 20
How to isolate the cause of home recording noise | How to deal with buzzing, crackling noise
For each type of noise, check the cable, power supply, gain, USB, PC load, and environmental sound in order. This is a diagnostic procedure before replacing equipment.
Jul 20
Why reverb makes the vocals become distant | How to spread it out naturally while keeping it in front
The reason why the voice goes deeper when reverberation is added will be sorted out from pre-delay, early reflections, high range, low range, ducking, and send amount.
Jul 20