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Post by mrholmes on Feb 6, 2021 18:09:59 GMT -6
Ok no bragging I am just happy that I actually can call my singing for what it is there is still a lot to learn. I am happy that I can sing a whole song with just a few mistakes.
Since my whole body resonates I use crazy mic positions which sound great.
Today I practiced something country alike a David Munyon Song.
The M7 capsule was pointing between nose and forehead and sounded best when I turned my head off axis.
I thought that's crazy because the sound leaves my mouth and not primary my nose/forehead.
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Post by tkaitkai on Feb 6, 2021 18:44:00 GMT -6
I've been meaning to try hanging & angling downwards again. Haven't done that in a while.
Personally, I find the difference that mic placement makes to be pretty frustrating. For me, it's usually not night and day, but significant enough to where I have to force myself to be conscious of it. I've definitely had times where I ignored it, only to realize later the recording came out kinda funky and couldn't be fixed after the fact.
I've found position in the room to be critical, too. There are certain spots in my room that just flat out suck for recording vocals.
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Post by Tbone81 on Feb 6, 2021 18:53:19 GMT -6
Ignoring any acoustic room factors, I find that pointing (most all) mics so that they’re angled at your nose And/or off axis to your mouth to work great. It greatly reduces plosives, among other things.
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Post by mrholmes on Feb 6, 2021 18:59:19 GMT -6
Ignoring any acoustic room factors, I find that pointing (most all) mics so that they’re angled at your nose And/or off axis to your mouth to work great. It greatly reduces plosives, among other things. Like this one?
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Post by chessparov on Feb 6, 2021 19:01:30 GMT -6
This is why I have a special fondness, for vocal mics that reject the "Room" tone really well... Like a Beyer M88 (or AKG D790/770 on the cheap). 441 for Champagne budgets!  Chris P.S. Am planning further experimentation tomorrow, during.... Super Bowl Sunday! |
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Post by mrholmes on Feb 6, 2021 19:06:50 GMT -6
This is why I have a special fondness, for vocal mics that reject the "Room" tone really well... Like a Beyer M88 (or AKG D790/770 on the cheap). 441 for Champagne budgets! Chris P.S. Am planning further experimentation tomorrow, during.... Super Bowl Sunday!
I love the UMT 70 rejecting enough room for my taste. If I want more dry it's the SM7B, but I don't get the blue wide open feel with the SM7.
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Post by drumsound on Feb 7, 2021 11:25:30 GMT -6
I've often just turned the mic a tad so that it's slightly off-axis to the singer's mouth. I also play in a band with a guy with a very odd nasal tone. I've up a U87 lower, more toward his chest to de-emphasize his  nasal tone. |
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Post by EmRR on Feb 7, 2021 12:42:44 GMT -6
I had a guy who was extremely sibilant a few years ago, a Fathead ribbon dealt with it the best of anything I had (it was a rockabilly record too) and the best position was at forehead height a foot and a half out, pointed at his forehead.
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Post by Vincent R. on Feb 7, 2021 14:24:26 GMT -6
I like the mics a little above the mouth and angled down. U67 for me can be almost right in front of the mouth. FleA 49 slightly above. Both aimed down toward the mouth, but not directly in front of the mouth. Emme and I have big voices and mics sometimes don’t like the volume if we sing directly into it. http://instagram.com/p/CIMhKMDhZrS |
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Post by thehightenor on Feb 7, 2021 16:20:40 GMT -6
Sometimes I get close in and if it's loud in my cans I sing softer which means I get a greater mix
of the harmonics unique to my voice vs the more vanilla fundamental frequency - really sounds very melodic and engaging.
(everyone sounds similar when they shout (like at a football match) as you get the opposite of this effect)
Other times, I'll put some distance between me and the mic and let rip a bit in my upper register so I get some bluesy over drive which is another way
of getting lot's of unique harmonics.
I'm always looking for ways of not sounding too vanilla and "nice" so to speak.
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Post by mike on Feb 7, 2021 17:03:24 GMT -6
I like the mics a little above the mouth and angled down. U67 for me can be almost right in front of the mouth. FleA 49 slightly above. Both aimed down toward the mouth, but not directly in front of the mouth.
Same ^
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Post by chessparov on Feb 7, 2021 18:17:58 GMT -6
Too Vanilla. "Ice Ice Baby". Chris |
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Post by thehightenor on Feb 8, 2021 6:41:43 GMT -6
I like the mics a little above the mouth and angled down. U67 for me can be almost right in front of the mouth. FleA 49 slightly above. Both aimed down toward the mouth, but not directly in front of the mouth.
Same ^
I have my 47 a little above my mouth and angled down too - I suppose this is popular as it means the capsule is out of the tip of the flame so to speak. |
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Post by Ward on Feb 8, 2021 15:50:15 GMT -6
for me below . . . and angled out.
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