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Post by Martin John Butler on Dec 11, 2014 17:50:03 GMT -6
I'm thinking U47?
https%3A//soundcloud.com/ibrahim-shakil-91/come-join-the-murder
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Post by popmann on Dec 11, 2014 21:03:40 GMT -6
You can't tell anything from a finished product. I've said it before...say it again...I did an album some years ago using three different vocal mics--Sm7, U87AI, and Blackbird's Innertube87i. Not a single person could tell which was which in the finished product. They couldn't GROUP them...like these three are one mic....these 4 are this other....nope--couldn't even group them. I would even add that most of the Sm7 tracks were the sm7 because they were sung with no headphones. STILL couldn't tell.
Now, if I had posted the raw tracks with no compression or EQ....anyone familiar with the mics could tell which was which. The Innertube is slight on the bottom and airy up top--ala C12....the sm7 is darker up top and a little honky....the 87AI is downright hard in the midrange with a big low mid bump. And obviously you could hear the bleed on the Sm7 tracks listening to the raw takes. But, in the mix? No one could tell. Even when I said "just pick your faves for tone"...everyone picked and assortment of all three as their faves.
Doesn't make ME love the Innertube any less. I know that for those tracks, I pushed up the fader, inserted the La3a....and was DONE. The other two took more work.
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Post by Martin John Butler on Dec 11, 2014 22:09:40 GMT -6
I was hoping that perhaps someone knew the producer/writer or even Jake Smith. It's really the vocalist I admire here, but I've been enjoying the new War on Drugs album lately too, ("Lost in the Dream"), and there's certain immediacy to that vocal sound as well that I like, although the singers are quite different.
This makes me wonder if by any chance it's the same mic. I could easily guess C12 here too.
I just want me some of this, and I'm thinking the MK47 might just do it.
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Post by Ward on Dec 16, 2014 20:16:29 GMT -6
If all you had was a U47, you'd be clamoring for a U67 or M269. You'd quickly get tired of 'that sound'... the 'mask' that it puts on everything. As several others have pointed out here in this very forum: A lowly SM58 sounds an AWFUL lot like a pristine U47.
That being said, this vocal sounds an AWFUL lot like an SM7. Maybe they started out with a $20,000 microphone and by the time they were finished with processing it, ended up with the sound of a $375 microphone.
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Post by Martin John Butler on Dec 16, 2014 23:33:29 GMT -6
I know what you mean, it's just crushed to the max.
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Post by yotonic on Dec 17, 2014 0:10:21 GMT -6
I agree with Ward, it's an Sm7. I can recognize its signature, especially on this guys super baritone, Eddie Vedder voice.
The main reason it's so forward is the arrangement and his register. His songs are pretty stripped down as he's really a singer songwriter solo act.
His voice is so deep that the Sm7 is a perfect fit for him, it is a touch scooped and has less bottom than a 47.
I always loved Ray LaMontagne's early stuff through the Sm7.
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Post by yotonic on Dec 17, 2014 7:29:09 GMT -6
Here you go Martin just in case you don't believe Ward and I LOL.  |
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Post by Martin John Butler on Dec 17, 2014 9:29:39 GMT -6
My good friend Dusty Wright is a baritone and his music is mainly in the Americana style. He asked about the SM7, and I said well. I personally don't like it's sound at all, but perhaps it's a good fit for a baritone.
When I heard this, I was curious, as it worked well for Jake Smith, so I figured that might be a good fit for my friend. Thanks yotonic, that was great post and most helpful!
Now, if I could only sing as beautifully as that guy, sigh...
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