Does a studio really matter for vocals?

[JayB]

Yeah I gotta agree with MegaBlanka aka narcosseintense here

 

[chrisrivalry]

that's what I'm trying to say though, if you want a decent sounding production you're going to need more than an iso box for vocals, vocals aren't the only thing that goes into a song. You don't need to go to a studio, but you need to make your room work the best for you, that's what I'm trying to get across.

 

[xTomx]

Microphone choice aside, it should depend on which environment you feel more comfortable in!

A shittly recorded take of an awesome peformance is ALWAYS preferable to a polished recording of a mediocre peformance.

 

[derekmoffat]

here is something i did with sm 7

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvsXdBPHZ9g

sorry that audio and video insn on time, i suck with video editors

i need to change my shorts.

 

[JayB]

Microphone choice aside, it should depend on which environment you feel more comfortable in!

A shittly recorded take of an awesome peformance is ALWAYS preferable to a polished recording of a mediocre peformance.

This is how I feel.

 

[villeh]

i need to change my shorts.

thanks, it could be bettert though, but i really love sm7, it reduces a lot those mouth noises and plaussives. i have vocal booth in that homie studio but as you see i dont really need it

sm7 is for heavy stuff, this song would be better with akg414 like all the not so hard stuff

 

[AEL89]

Reading some weird views on the SM7b... Not sure if anyone will be too interested but this is how I go about using mine:

- Remove the wind shield (foam thing)
- Engage high-pass filter and presence bump
- Place on a mic stand at the height of the singer's mouth
- Place a pop shield 2 inches in front of the mic
- Angle the mic to just below the singer's bottom lip

That's usually my starting point for clean vocals (screams - hold mic/pop shield, crank monitors). I let the singer get as close to the pop shield as they like really. I have no problems whatsoever with sibilance or plosives. The only EQ I use in the mix is a 3k bump... 2dB at the most - I find it to be perfectly balanced unless the singer has a weird honky quality to their voice.