Vocals recording question

[zvish]

Hi, next week, me and my band want to record some vocals (screams and growls only) to our peproduced songs.
Gear we have is
my laptop jeah!
m-audio 2626
shure SM7

and some magic thing like this:
http://www.joemeek.com/sixq3.html


Any tips how to get best results? Use this hardware unit or maybe only preamps from 2626?
Record with some compression?
I know we should try everything and we probably will, but some good starting points are always good!

 

[Ganks]

Turn on the high-pass on the SM7.
Turn on the brightness switch. (I believe there is one.)

Get your vocalist to scream his balls off (Or sing, if he's a pussy.)

I'd say around here... If you have outboard gear with compressors and shit, use it. If you don't, who cares?

You can always smash the hell out of it with limiters and compressors ITB. Using an outboard compressor will impress the band, but since this is your band.. Don't worry about it.

If you have Waves RVox, use it. It's an amazing compressor for vocals.
And lately, I've been limiting the hell out of my vocals. Like... -18 dB.
Seems to work for me. :]


Hope this helps!

By the way.. I'm jealous that you have an SM7. :[

 

[MetalJonesy]

am i the only person who tends not to have the HP and presence switches on?! :s

 

[zvish]

this is important to me ;p how to set switches on that big black dildo?





and why my thread have only one rate star fuuuuuu ;(;(

 

[Habsburgs]

3 stars Weeeeee!