Hardcore vocals recorded with an SM58 - HELP NEEDED!

[irrumator]

Can any one give some advise on how to make hardcore vocals recorded with an SM58 sound good and clear?

There seems to be alot of real harsh mids, and a massive spike at 9/10K which is impossible to get rid of!

please help!

thanks alot

 

[Paulie!]

What's the signal chain?

-Paul

 

[irrumator]

desser, compressor, then EQ

my main problem is the real loud harsh SSS sounds at 9/10K, and it also sounds real harsh in the mid area, but if i pull out the mid, the voice kind of dissapears and it makes the SSSS even more loud

 

[BLUElightCory]

Is the singer cupping the mic? Make sure he isn't.

I track vocals with a 58 pretty often and I usually boost around 5-7 K and compress the hell out of things. I'm using RVox so there is some de-essing going on, but nothing major. Make sure the singer's mic technique is decent, and use a de-esser if all else fails.

 

[006]

I actually use a 57 (basically the same mic) most of the time on screamers, working out well every time. Like Cory I'm using RVox on my vocals, and that's damn near it. If anything I have just a HP on the vocals if they are kinda "muddy."

 

[Mikaël-ange]

Most of time you need to put an other de esser after eq for tame unwanted frequency.

 

[irrumator]

the vocalist didnt cup the mic no, Ill try the suggestions you guys made and see how it sounds.

I have Rvox but non of my waves plugins work after i bought my new laptop



I think its somthing to do with it being 64bit or somthing im not sure, can anyone suggest any other decent compressors?? I just downloaded bomb factory .

Thanks everyone

 

[irrumator]

so I checked it out and all your comments were helpful. I took off the desser from the front of the signal chain and put it at the end, and added a boost around 6/7K and its cleaned it up alot

Thanks!

 

[pipaguapique]

how about you post the file, and we mess with it?

 

[nwright]

the vocalist didnt cup the mic no, Ill try the suggestions you guys made and see how it sounds.

I have Rvox but non of my waves plugins work after i bought my new laptop



I think its somthing to do with it being 64bit or somthing im not sure, can anyone suggest any other decent compressors?? I just downloaded bomb factory .

Thanks everyone

If your new laptop is running Windows 7, disable internet explorer 8 and use a different browser. There is a good chance it will work then. If you have an older Waveshell, and your shit is legit, it wouldn't hurt to update the waveshell, either.