ATTN anyone using Saffire Focusrite...how to achieve decent vocal recording

[MegaMustaine]

Hey guys. I recently bought a saffire focusrite USB 6 and honestly have been quite unhappy with how my vocals are sitting in my mixes.

I'm basically running the saffire straight into Cubase with a Shure SM7-B. I'm recording some clean vocals and I know the dynamic mic isn't the best for this, but I honestly was getting better results from a Line 6 toneport.

I'm not sure if my Focusrite unit isn't set up properly in cubase or something, but the sound it produces is very raw and not very clean. I EQ it and have tried a variety of things, but nothing with any luck.

You can hear how the vox sit here. It's pretty bad and you can really hear it on the clean vocals.

soundclick.com/bengrace @ 1:40.

 

[guitarguru777]

My Saffire pro 40 is fine, just did these vocals with it and a sennheiser e835

http://www.jasoncohenitservices.com/TOG

Vocal processing was Waves RVox, Lexicon Pantheon Room Verb, and some Delay

Have you adjusted your input levels so they are barely touching the "yellow"?

 

[MegaMustaine]

What yellow do you mean? This thing is pretty barebones, but I'm just trying to get enough volume so I don't have to crank it up in the recordings. But in the process, I seem to be loosing tonality. At 1:40 of my latest recording, you can really hear how bad it sounds.

 

[arv_foh]

you're clipping the preamp, turn it down

and add some top end (5k and above) to your vocals for more clarity

 

[paladin shredder]

and add some top end (5k and above) to your vocals for more clarity

or use the mid boost switch on the back of the sm7. i always have it on for vocals, otherwise its just too muddy.