Best Method for recording vocals..

[Nico_pitty]

Hi Guys i write this thread to know ho record perfectly vocals and scream...
I appreciate the sturgis method of opening a new project and record vocals on the track..
I'd like to know how tracks of main scream i have to record...two main stereo tracks?one? or three?and for clean vocals?tow or one?
Moreover I've seen an update of joey where he has recorded also on a group channel...Why use a group channel for an audio track?( this is just pure curiosity )

 

[Tommy Evans]

Can't comment on the group method you brought up, but I how record screams is as follows:

Open up a new project for voc, and get at least two good takes of everything, even if you don't plan on using all the takes. I like to mess around with layering and panning and you can't have any fun with just one take!

 

[Laidback Studios]

i would double track both vocals and screams. it just takes out a lot of the imperfections and give it a more full sound. but sometimes on bridges i would single track it so it has more of an empty feeling. and you can do 4 vocal tracks on the chorus to make them stand out. so on the chorus you would have 2 normal vocals and 2 vocals an octave higher/lower. to make the chorus pop. and i personally use group tracks so that all those vocal tracks have the same settings on compression, eq, and send setting. that also makes tweaking those setting a lot easier.

 

[timislegend]

"Best Method for recording vocals"

good mic

good pre

great performance

 

[Fandus]

2 of everything for screams. If there is a high and a low at the same time then you do 2 lows and 2 highs. Sometimes you get a retarded vocalist who isn't capable of doing one take with good timing, let alone two, so in those cases aim for single takes.

For singing I like 3 main takes- panned left and right at -6db and one in the middle. Then an extra track under it with the vocalist doing the whole line at a lower octave. Put that pretty low in the mix. Then throw any harmonies ontop.

That's only for heavy music though. That would probably sound horrible over an acoustic track.

 

[Nico_pitty]

Thanks guys for the help!!! I'm new in recording vocals...i have always record the instrumental parts....Thank fandus and thank Laidback..i will follow your advices!|!!!
Tim thanks for the help...I have an horrible condenser,an horrible pre, but........................a very good performer!!!!
I have a C01 studio condenser and a tube ultragain mic100 of behringer..does it suck???

 

[Laidback Studios]

and when it comes to reverb get an impulse readers and some impulse sets. they sound a lot better than reverb plugins found in your DAW. a good impulse reader i use is SIR1 (http://www.knufinke.de/sir/sir1.php) and you can get impulse sets from (http://rhythminmind.net/1313/?cat=182)

 

[davidcortese]

and when it comes to reverb get an impulse readers and some impulse sets. they sound a lot better than reverb plugins found in your DAW. a good impulse reader i use is SIR1 (http://www.knufinke.de/sir/sir1.php) and you can get impulse sets from (http://rhythminmind.net/1313/?cat=182)

I LOVE THAT VST

 

[Nico_pitty]

I tried that vst!it's amazing..i think i'll use it in my vocals!!

 

[jimwilbourne]

Just so you know, it's also very possible to make one take of everything sound great.
I'm not recommending that you not double track, but sometimes (depending on the vocalist) I end up only using one layer and using the second/third/fourth layer to comp in things and/or to add echos/panning tricks/etc.