The sm7b was most of us know is a mic designed for broadcast applications (although not exsclusively). What is it about this mic that makes it so great for metal vocals/ growls?
Why is a broadcast mic the most favored vox mic?
- Thread starter Loren Littlejohn
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probably because the frequency response of broadcast mics like the sm7, re20 and whatever else are specifically tailored for capturing the human voice, and really nothing else
LSD-Studio
HCAF crusher
right, plus they arent's as sensitive as condensors (broadcast mics have to be "ruff takers").
that makes them perfect for handheld-growlers
Aaron Smith
Envisage Audio
I've been planning on picking up an SM7 soon, but is just dawned on me that I've never even tried to record screaming with my RE20. I imagine that it could be pretty good? Has anyone tried it?
i've never actually used an RE20, but they seem to prized on many of the same sources as the SM7, so i'd definitely be trying it one vocals if i had one around
aramism
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you guys like the sm7 for regular vox.
male or female. not like mariah carey stuff but regular rock let's say
male or female. not like mariah carey stuff but regular rock let's say
As far as I remember, the vocals on Blood Sugar Sex Magic was also tracked with a SM7, and it does sound good on Kiedis as well.
the majority of master of puppets and ...and justice for all were tracked with sm7's on vox as well
Ice Man
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aramism
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cool that helps. i got a girl who wants to do like lilly allen type vocals.
hey i need as much production practice lol. she has like a girly girl jazzy "tryin to be ella" voice. obviously she's not anywhere near that calibre but in that style. considering i have an sm7 and can get access to a ksm 44 what do you guys suggest?
hey i need as much production practice lol. she has like a girly girl jazzy "tryin to be ella" voice. obviously she's not anywhere near that calibre but in that style. considering i have an sm7 and can get access to a ksm 44 what do you guys suggest?
aramism
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i actually have a sound on sound issue laying around with an interview with mark ronson (producer) and it was quite informative. i'm gonna see if i can find it to see what some techniques he used was. i love heavy metal, playing it, listneing to it, but i mean it's also cool to expand.
i picked up the lily allen and amy winehouse cds and the mark ronson solo album and the whole "elevator music" vintage drums and bells and 50's style barbershop tunes are sa sig of mark ronsons productions and i think it's cool. it's also great how he extraced good melodic content from both vocalists who otherwise would have crap voices. i remember reading that all the horns were recorded in a mock live room with like 5 trumpet players in a little hot 98 degree room and that he thinks the sweating and humidity helped the vibe. weird.
i picked up the lily allen and amy winehouse cds and the mark ronson solo album and the whole "elevator music" vintage drums and bells and 50's style barbershop tunes are sa sig of mark ronsons productions and i think it's cool. it's also great how he extraced good melodic content from both vocalists who otherwise would have crap voices. i remember reading that all the horns were recorded in a mock live room with like 5 trumpet players in a little hot 98 degree room and that he thinks the sweating and humidity helped the vibe. weird.
metalkingdom
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Now let's start naming all the vocals recorded with condensers...
Right!? lol.
I personally generally agree with you metalkingdom (as far as using a condenser over a dynamic for vocals).
i'd probably try the LDC before the SM7 for female vox...it's going to be more likely to get that detailed/airy thing going on
unless, of course, that's not what you're looking for
Matt Smith
THEOCRACY
Not true. U87s. However, the majority of Load/Reload/St. Anger vocals were SM7.
metalkingdom
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I thought that I was gonna watch the hearsay morph into fact here...That's why I didn't comment on that. Totally 87 - you can hear it!
~BURNY~
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Back to the topic...
I have a theory about growls and screams. I guess LCD tend to reveal too much details and thus let you hear the tricks. I personally hate when I can hear the guy faking it. Well all know how it's done and I don't care but I need to tricked into believing that the guy is actually bleeding from the inside. So I guess dynamic microphones such as SM7 are more forgiving.
My 2 cents. Just a theory.
I have a theory about growls and screams. I guess LCD tend to reveal too much details and thus let you hear the tricks. I personally hate when I can hear the guy faking it. Well all know how it's done and I don't care but I need to tricked into believing that the guy is actually bleeding from the inside. So I guess dynamic microphones such as SM7 are more forgiving.
My 2 cents. Just a theory.
