How to Process and Improve Home Recorded Vocals. Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Audiotuts+. This tutorial was first published in July 2008. So, you’ve recorded a vocal, and now you want to mix it and process it so it sounds great in your mix. We’re not going to look at tracking vocals in this tutorial. Instead, we're going to focus on how to process vocals once you've recorded them. Depending on your room, your mic and placements, your pre-amps and inputs and, above all, your skill-level, the quality of your recorded vocal sound is going vary.
Vocal processing can seem like a bit of a dark art when you’re just trying to get by recording your material at home with budget equipment. Note: this tutorial contains embedded audio that will not display in a feed reader. In this tutorial, we’re going to look at some areas that can get pretty complicated, and bring them back down to earth so we can begin to understand what makes them tick and how to apply them to your vocals. How to Process Vocals for an Amazing Professional Sound. Persuading a problematic vocal recording to play nicely with the rest of your mix can seem like a futile task. Well-recorded vocals and poorly-recorded vocals both need to be correctly prepared, and the processes we're going through today will help you turn your untreated vocal take into a polished and commercial sound.
Note: this tutorial contains embedded audio that will not display in a feed reader. Click back to the site to read the tutorial with audio or download the Play Pack at the end of the tut. Before we get started, have a listen to our untreated vocal. Unprocessed Vocal The first thing you’ll probably notice about any vocal recording (good or bad) is the presence of background noise, ranging from subtle to annoying. Before the core of the vocal signal can be tackled and processed efficiently, as much of this background noise as possible must be removed. Noise gates are supplied in one form or another with pretty much every DAW (digital audio workstation). Gated vocal EQed vocal. The Ultimate Guide To Mixing Vocals. Before we get started, I have to make it clear that this tutorial will work with whatever DAW you’re using. You could be mixing vocals in Pro Tools, FL Studio, Garageband, Cubase 5, Studio One or using any plugins whether Waves, UAD or stock plugins.
This is a concise guide so it doesn’t matter what you’re using and if you have problems applying the knowledge then spend some time learning your software or plugins. As you may know I did a short post about mixing vocals in 4 easy steps and this time I want to give you something that is more detailed and help you learn how to make vocals stand out in a mix. That means this post is going to be very long so grab a cup of coffee, tea, wine or whatever you prefer and be comfortable. I’m not going to cover anything related to recording as I’m going to make a post about that in the next coming days. The key to getting the right vocal mix is to make sure you get it right from the source. Gate Processing Tips Equalizing The Vocal Vocal Eq Settings. AUDIORECORDING. A Beginner’s Introduction to Home Recording. Home recording technology seems to get better and cost less every year.
It puts power in the hands of ordinary people. You’ve probably found this article because you want to get into home recording. Most of our tutorials here at Audiotuts are at the intermediate or advanced level. And that’s OK, because you won’t be a beginner forever. But we do have some more basic tutorials and articles aimed at the beginner. People get into home recording for various reasons. You might be a songwriter, and want to get into home recording so that you can record your songs for others to hear. So, how do you get started with home recording? 1. This is the digital age, and we don’t record on reels of tape any more. Using a computer is possibly the best way to go, especially if you’re familiar with them and have one already. You may want to tweak your computer to get maximum audio performance.
Multitrack Recording Without a Computer The KORG D888 Hard-disk Multitrack Recorder 2. Apple's Logic Pro 3. 4. Sources of Free Sound Effects and Music for Multimedia Projects. In a post earlier this evening I shared Josh Wanner's video about the important role of music in video projects. Just as with images, it is important to have students use music and sound effects that they have permission to use.
The following resources offer music and sound effects that students can use for free in multimedia projects. Royalty Free Music hosts music tracks that can be reused in numerous ways. Royalty Free Music charges the general public for their downloads, but students and teachers can download quite a bit of the music for free. To access the free music tracks students and teachers should visit the education page on Royalty Free Music. Musopen's collection of free recordings contains performances of the works of more than 150 composers.
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It's now easier than ever before to access audio narrations, as you can post audio files on your website. This will let interested parties download and listen to the narration at their convenience. You can also use audio narrations in messages that you plan to air on television or the radio, making them an essential part of your advertisements. However you plan to use your audio narration, we at ProVoiceUSA.com can provide you with the recordings you need. With more than a decade of experience in the industry, we can provide you with high-quality audio production in a short period of time. In most cases, we can begin work on your audio narration as soon as we receive the script from you. What Comprises a Good Audio Narration? What Comprises a Good Audio Narration?