The 5 WORST Vocal Home Recording MISTAKES!

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The 5 WORST Vocal Home Recording MISTAKES!

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This video focused on 5 vocal recording mistakes I made in the past, and that you definitely should avoid.
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@EdwardSmithMusic Жыл бұрын

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@CanadianFishinMusician Жыл бұрын

Awesome tips. Vocals are very crucial when recording. thanks for sharing your experiences and techniques. Happy holidays

@user-hd8ed4cj2u 9 ай бұрын

You can confuse alot

@TheJJ6 Жыл бұрын

Just remember that bedrooms are the best rooms in your home for recording. Your curtains, beds, bed sheets, tables, and cabinets all work as diffusors and absorbers.

@mxneymaejor Жыл бұрын

I remember blaming my Behringer C1 for the harshness I keep getting from the vocals I recorded and it took me sometime to understand what’s really wrong and then realized Mic Positions is a key for better quality recording

@AJayTheDogg Жыл бұрын

That’s the first mic I ever bought lol hope you can upgrade soon my guy

@Semprimiliano Жыл бұрын

I mean… it’s still a shitty mic bro, try to go for the Rode or maybe a Audio Technica 2020

@taffykitty1016 Жыл бұрын

Bro I understand your point but if you managed to get a good sound out of this mic then you must be a wizard

@mxneymaejor Жыл бұрын

I ended up selling it

@therealviler Жыл бұрын

I can relate!! I was blaming the AKG P120

@YumeBasil Жыл бұрын

Another big thing is check your bitrate, I ignored my bitrate setting for a year. And I kept wondering why there was bad sounding frequencies and qualities of each mic I got and finally realized that I had my bitrate on my focusrite and fl studio way too low. Keep the bitrate and sample rate at 48000 and above to get the best quality sound out of your mic or if you’re using the direct input for instruments.

@3sedem Жыл бұрын

How do I change it

@lancerben4551 Жыл бұрын

Agreed, I see a noticeable difference at 96khz.. The sound is more natural, smoother (more analog sounding)

@MikeMulahMusic Жыл бұрын

@@3sedemclick on settings, should be around somewhere

@elzycollins 4 ай бұрын

What about low latency monitoring mode? Would you have that turned on in logic DAW?

@sgccetty 2 ай бұрын

Your a king bro ive been looking on how to fix ts 😭😭🙏

@ThatsSoKrazi Жыл бұрын

Setting up my home studio over the past few weeks and have been BINGE watching all of his videos.

@EdwardSmithMusic Жыл бұрын

Awesome 💪🏻 If you are subscribed to the channel, thank you for your support!

@1515Media Жыл бұрын

I have the same kind of bing issues lol

@prontorobertopronto Жыл бұрын

Mistake #4: NOPE - that's not a mistake. I recommend recording with as few effects as possible. Of course, a compressor and a few discreet EQ settings on the preamp can be helpful. But: Basically, the singer should focus on his sound, intonation, pronunciation, formants and thus on his personal sound. Of course, the singer or the producer working with the singer should have an idea of how the vocals are to be used in the mix (hence the larger microphone distance if necessary, or closer if desired) - but basically, effects should be used very discreetly. Too many effects can distract from the actual job. I think this tip is too undifferentiated for me.

@kevinmatthew6276 Жыл бұрын

I agree. I've always encouraged the artists I record for to use zero effects during the recording process. This allows them to really find their voice and become comfortable with it.

@fabiendarcy Жыл бұрын

Definitely agree with this.

@danpettimusic Жыл бұрын

Ya i agree too. But sometimes when I'm a bit nervous about a few lines in the studio and the producer puts some nice reverb on it, I feel a bit more relaxed and comfortable so I get what he means here. But personally, I can't put effects during my home recordings anyways because my computer will crash lol. So I have to change buffer size and add VSTs after regardless lol

@TargetAcquisition Жыл бұрын

It depends on the feeling the producer and artist want. FX may be required for a particular vibe. A song that focuses on a true vocalist, needs minimal FX. Such as a Mariah Carrey song. But other genres, such as Trap & EDM tend to be FX heavy.

@kevinmatthew6276 Жыл бұрын

@@danpettimusic That is understandable though. And bro, I feel you. Haha. I had fl7 on a windows xp. A friend of mine who knows computers looked into my specs one day. He says.. Man, I don't know how you're making music on this thing. Haha.

@alfonsbarcelon Жыл бұрын

The first tip was really helpful in vocal production. Like if you want to layer the main vocals with a soft high octave texture vocals, go closer to the mic.

@jacobbeannnn Жыл бұрын

I definitely have over-used effects during tracking, so make sure not to cloud your performance by over-using reverb and delay during this stage phase! While it’s great to enhance performance, it can hide some basic flaws in the performance that require a retake or more time in editing.

@elzycollins 4 ай бұрын

I normally record dry but after hearing this.. I can imagine delay could get a bit messy and mean you would need to do more retakes but can you recommend I EQ and use compresser I'd use 1176 and LA2A then just add reverb, delay, de ester after recording?

@bradashlock Жыл бұрын

I record totally dry, no effects. So if you can make a dry vocal interesting and enjoyable, imagine it with a few effects - it just skyrockets.

@lovelyt2107 2 ай бұрын

Exactly. Record dry so you have control over removing any effect if you later do not like it .

@realmadzero Ай бұрын

@@lovelyt2107you can still edit the effects after the recording

@PressuredSpeechBand 20 күн бұрын

We use a DI box to always capture a dry track. Makes remixing later way easier!

@nikunjjj Жыл бұрын

Man you doin'n great job☁️you've boosted many artists confidence without you knew that.

@EdwardSmithMusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro!! 🙏🏻

@alefalexandre2570 Жыл бұрын

How to record vocals: Stay in the front of the microphone and sing!

@rjaybeatz Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@malatjiabiner4665 Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@ilykeej Жыл бұрын

dont forget to hit the big red button❌❌

@GuttaBoyTV Жыл бұрын

There's directional mics, iykyk

@ScottishForce Жыл бұрын

Put the volume up

@salliemorrill2671 Жыл бұрын

Great vid. How funny that the "old rules" of yesterday are easily broken for creative content these days. And it works! Engineering techniques that we engage today would have led to unemployment back in the 80s had we tried to pull it off then. No one saw this coming. That's why we seasoned engineers must remember where we came from; our humble beginnings usually still retain a lesson or 2 for us. Thx for your posts. Love your channel. God bless.

@EdwardSmithMusic Жыл бұрын

So true!! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@Charles-tv6oi Жыл бұрын

I think older recordings without computers sound more original n interesting. What you think? Example, my Demovangelis :Cosmic Garden Renewal is one. Also my Demovangelis :Duty Of 3 in 1 on Google.

@oliviac295 Жыл бұрын

I agree, sometimes having more limitations can make you more creative

@johnwaynefresh Жыл бұрын

Can you make a video on the effects you use on your vocals and how you set them up please?

@PetitePoppaBleu Жыл бұрын

Glad to be doing some already and picking up new tips 👏🏽

@Honeytreasures 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. I was so bummed after creating the perfect mix, then blew the vocals. I just can’t grasp the interface but the tips were super helpful 🙏🏼

@EdwardSmithMusic 11 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

@jessejoeyjames Жыл бұрын

Recording on a dry track or with VST's is actually a good suggestion. Me personally, I like to hear myself as to what it's going to sound like, so I tend to use VST's. However I have noticed that when using vst's, especially autotune, it does create a small delay (even with a powerful processor and A grade soundcard). This small delay is barely noticeable, so much that it doesn't bother me to record with it, as it's too small to influence my timings. At least so I thought, I have discovered that when using VST's I'm worse at holding the correct pitch with my voice (singing well, as far as I even can, I'm not a great singer unfortunately). Recording without using vst's does seem to improve my singing. However it's harder to create the actual sound I actually want even when adding vst's later on. Because apperently this seems to happen: Because my recording is less pitch-correct, the effect of autotune seems stronger and tend to create the sound I want. Same goes for reverb or any effect, because you can already hear it in your recording you start adjusting your voice to the recording-delay and the effect to make it sound the way you want. So I believe it's really up to what sound you want to create.

@MLGRDR Жыл бұрын

Also for anyone considering using Autotune, It's important to remember to check for a Low Latency mode, I know Antares has it as a feature. Waves Autotune has a lower strain on processing power as well.

@janinipizzicato Жыл бұрын

I'd recommend recording on two seperate Tracks, one dry (muted) and one with input fx, that cuts down a lot of latency, bc input fx don't require as much processing power, they just get baked in on the spot.

@Lekaleino Жыл бұрын

maybe learn how to sing so yo dont have to rely on comp doing singing for yo

@Trizlar Жыл бұрын

@@Lekaleino 2 others replied to this with something helpful. You only criticized so no one, not even you, benefited from your presence here.

@astropop2 Жыл бұрын

@@Lekaleino Grow up. Making yourself look like a clown.

@andrewmalekmusic Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate this content. After many years out of the studio, I am slowly coming to all the advice I can get to do it right, and give it another go!

@fudgiewhalemusic Жыл бұрын

Great techniques, thanks! I just recorded my first vocals (usually just instrumentals). It was a learning experience!

@lancerben4551 Жыл бұрын

Those are great tips ! I'd add, recording with VST effects running is very important not just to feel inspired, but if you are running effects like reverb and delays especially , it's important you hear them as you can use the effects to enhance the performance itself, timing wise . But of course, they have to be properly configured or else they can be incredibly distracting. So if you don't know how to time delays yet, better just record with a little reverb and compression, not much else.

@Broken.Equipment Жыл бұрын

I agree. Especially for those who hate hearing the sound of their own voice. I get that a lot when recording other people.

@TargetAcquisition Жыл бұрын

I agree. And it’s best to record the effects and vocals on separate tracks, so you still get clean vocal tracks and can even make effects adjustments/ changes later on.

@chrismccarthy7107 9 ай бұрын

i use a little effects while recording. If it sounds better to you, you're probably gonna perform better. Imagine recording my heavy metal guitar with no effects. No distortion, just clean tone. I'm probably gonna perform horribly. But give me sound that makes me more confident and I'll get a much better outcome.

@oshrikahlil5527 9 ай бұрын

Quick tip: if your room is very shit sounding acoustically speaking, use a dynamic mic vs a condenser and mic closer when possible to get less room sound!

@pianissimo369 7 ай бұрын

My room has terrible acoustics and I dont have money for fancy treatments. However, if i sing on the bed with the duvet over my head its brilliant! 😂

@EdwardSmithMusic 7 ай бұрын

Great solution 🙌🏻🙌🏻

@testifyiam Жыл бұрын

I love how you put, it about quick you can fix them

@ZhaeAtPlay Жыл бұрын

This has been the most insiteful video I’ve found when coming to recording music at home. Thank you.

@EdwardSmithMusic Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!!

@ZhaeAtPlay Жыл бұрын

@@EdwardSmithMusic question, is it recommended to always keep my gain high or should I adjust for how I am recording?

@LARRYBEAR Жыл бұрын

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@geroy8119 Жыл бұрын

I always do #3 and 5. I feel like I have a legitimate reason and maybe I most likely have a lot to learn but, I have a rode nt1 and when I record/mix the vocals they always have this boxed sound and the low end sounds harsh no matter how I eq. If I take too much out, the vocal then sounds thin and horrible.

@michaelhopkinsmusic 9 ай бұрын

How is tip 5 anything to do with recording vocals? Just randomly promoting Distrokid 😂

@TrueShayari Жыл бұрын

Sir, if I use the original Shure SM 58 mic With Universal Volt 1 Audio Interface. Can I get a good recording? Noise will not come in the recording ? Will I get crisp sound quality?

@BobHarley 9 ай бұрын

SM58 is perfect for everything.

@Andre_Ang Жыл бұрын

Damnn, definitely learning something new! Nice content man! Keep making it!🔥

@goodluckog5067 Жыл бұрын

Great video, very informative and straight forward, kudos 🖐️

@vannmensa Жыл бұрын

Great video Great tips Dope content as usual

@EdwardSmithMusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏻

@erikpofficial5262 Жыл бұрын

Doesn't matter what the mic you record in if you don't tell the recording artist that his vocals clipping at certain points. You could record on a laptop mic and mix it dope if you just give those basics out. Back in the early 90s there were Alot of amateurs but their vocals got mastered by geniuses. But. Knowing when you're going to go loud or go soft is a key.

@1515Media Жыл бұрын

The mike is important. Certain mikes will allow you to move to various positions to capture the desired sound . I have a few different Mikes and there is definitely a difference. Here’s a session using Neumann Mike they are Dope kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ja6fjLWp2airp4E.html

@erikpofficial5262 Жыл бұрын

@@1515Media I agree mics are important, but the point I was getting at is if you have a 3k mic and your recording is sub par. It would rather render that mics potential less than satisfying affect that it was intented.

@adamcadby Жыл бұрын

Ok, hold up. I am only 34 sec into this video, and you've already shown SO MANY cuts. That is mad impressive, the content creator within me is dying to know - HOW are you getting that many shots? How are you planning all of 'em? Would LOVE to know! 🌹

@EdwardSmithMusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!! I spend quite a bit of time figuring out what I want to show in each shot, and then I pick which type of shots I want to take (close up, long shot etc..) and at what angle. I try to make every shot different by changing angle and distance from camera.

@mangodotcom Жыл бұрын

ay whats up hahah didnt expect to see u here

@adamcadby Жыл бұрын

@@mangodotcom haha! I was just thinking bout ya earlyer today. Hope ur good. 😂✊🏻

@mangodotcom Жыл бұрын

@@adamcadby i've never been better bro, music is finally taking off :) hbu?

@adamcadby Жыл бұрын

@@mangodotcom Haha just getting by 😂😂 Glad to hear you're good tho^^

@davidballard2484 7 ай бұрын

I just want to say thanks for the encouragement. I'm old and suck at this but I still craft songs and am enjoying the learning process. I do have songs on utube and iheart just because I thought as you said share the art someone may enjoy it. Or at least think if this joker can put this out, I can do better.. thanks again the tips are useful.

@romance27 Жыл бұрын

Wow your channel is a life saver. I have so many questions lol

@EdwardSmithMusic Жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

@anthonyrestivo7609 Жыл бұрын

ah so this is just a long ad for Distrokid.

@thejacobwindsor Жыл бұрын

You advertised distro kid better than I've ever seen anyone embed an ad on this site, Right on dude.

@EdwardSmithMusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro!! 🙏🏻

@Zak_Edington 2 ай бұрын

Great video man! I subbed! ❤

@EdwardSmithMusic 2 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@KING23623 Жыл бұрын

I just started following your channel im a new artist I can tell you really care about what you doing 💪🏽

@gaborb6577 Жыл бұрын

pure gold hints- as usual - thanks

@EdwardSmithMusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!

@TrippOffical 8 ай бұрын

cool nice love it amazing 10 out of 10 would recomend

@preetinderjitsingh429 9 ай бұрын

I didn’t make a single mistake, the only one i did is watching this video

@Subhumanslug Жыл бұрын

Recently went from an at2020 to a Lauten LA220. The difference is night and day. Having good equipment (guitar, bass, mic, etc) can inspire performance. Not always but playing an Ibanez gio vs an Ibanez ehb1005 with Nordy Zen Blades installed makes me want to play more and inspires me to improve my skills.

@TheHonestTruth Жыл бұрын

True to an extent. If an artist feels more inspired to "adventure" without necessary sails (skills) , you get muddy performance, which may be harder to mix than a straight, clean, pre rehearsed performance

@YeyMuffinsYey Жыл бұрын

How good was the mic upgrade. I'm rocking the at2020 and considered upgrading but am concerned of the chance the mics not the issue, and that changing it will be a minimal change Instead

@Subhumanslug Жыл бұрын

@YeyMuffinsYey The AT2020 has a lot of high end and wasn't flattering for my voice. The LA220 has more body and sounds much fuller to my ears. The difference is night and day for me and is well worth the investment imo.

@lilycarone5116 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing these tips🎶

@czeital Жыл бұрын

Think some have misunderstood the effects point. Good to hear how you set up for low latency etc thanks

@flofk7 Жыл бұрын

I have a very important question: I recently bought the rode nta1 together with a focusrite scarlett solo 3rd gen. When I record everything works fine but whenever I take away the pop filter from the microphone it stops sending a signal to the focusrite, meaning that the circle which lights up when you speak doesn't even do that anymore. My friend has the same problem, do you know any fixes or do I need to buy a different equalizer thing? And yes I have the 48V turned on.

@deriodagreat2714 Жыл бұрын

Your mic may be defective, I'm on my second NT1A and from my research it's something to do with a batch of the line, if you registered for the warranty they(Rode) should be able to fix it for you

@attabotty Жыл бұрын

Was like watching all my mistakes over the past 10 years. 😂

@melaniepenelope_ Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!! I really needed tip number 5 lol. I've been sitting on some songs for yeeears 😆

@SrikantLive Жыл бұрын

Very helpful tips 😊 What is that DAW you are using?

@NinjaBladeOfficial Жыл бұрын

now i can make some screamrap music correctly :D

@codebluu1832 Жыл бұрын

I’ve tried to put effects on while recording many times. But I cannot stay on beat or keep the cadence for the life of me because of the delay from your voice to the headphones. Any tips on how to shorten the latency ?

@Truck-Kun__ Жыл бұрын

There’s a setting in FL (options tab->audio settings->buffer length) it can shorten the delay a little-what helped me have no delay at all is getting a microphone and headset that plugs directly into an audio interface-then all my audio goes through my interface so i have pretty much no delay at all-Hope this helps!!🙏

@micodin7779 Жыл бұрын

@@Truck-Kun__ how do you record with effects and take them off after? doesnt seem to work for me on fl studio

@Truck-Kun__ Жыл бұрын

@@micodin7779 it’ll be an effects button on the mixer track that’ll let u toggle the effects on/off…or if u turn each one off individually and the effects are still on then there’s a way to fix that too just lmk if the effects button didn’t work😼

@Truck-Kun__ Жыл бұрын

@@imTrulyTQ I got a scarlet solo gen 3 as my first interface and it was $110 USD-it’s pretty decent i’d say and i’ve had no issues with it after a year or so

@TargetAcquisition Жыл бұрын

@@micodin7779 When using effects, have them on a separate bus. That way you have clean vocals and a separate FX channel. That allows you to mute and adjust your FX independent of the vocals. It gives you a “dry” vocal if you need to do edits later or change FX, it’ll save you from having to re-record the vocals.

@uvaune6741 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for sharing!

@alphakowaclips Жыл бұрын

I'm no vocalist but your tips will be very useful for my streams. I always wanna be considerate with my audio and I can imagine going away from the facecam to scream out my frustration would be entertaining for veiwers

@RJTandon Жыл бұрын

You got subbed from an independent artist 🔥♥️🙏

@EdwardSmithMusic Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the sub!!

@ShaskaMakota Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know

@swaziibanks3807 2 ай бұрын

Very informative and what I was after. Thanks

@sovvrong 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the vid, very insightful

@EdwardSmithMusic 10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@ArmitagedBand 11 ай бұрын

This video was very helpful, thank you. Also at 2:02, your song reminds me of the first verse of Numb by Linkin Park!

@lukastt99 7 ай бұрын

Very helpful and real! Thanks!

@dashways1006 Жыл бұрын

YO! Great content and suggestions! Subscribed!

@chelsncass4637 5 ай бұрын

Do you have time to answer a few questions? I am just now starting the journey to share my poetry/music… need tips on recording/attaching my poems to a beat somehow and making it naturally flow. Also a good mic to start with… just wanna start really getting my art out there and sharing my words with the world! Thanks again! Youre killing it😇✨

@BonesUPRecords Жыл бұрын

Biggest tip for any home studio people STOP BUYING EXPENSIVE CONDENSOR MICS lol those mics are designed for super dead sound proof rooms and recording booths and you can't emulate that with some blankets lol. If your making a home studio and you have outside noise (neighbors/street traffic etc) just get something like sm58 dynamic mic, you can get great recording in a shitty environment for recording of you use the right equipment for the space you have.

@jaymusik1235 Жыл бұрын

I would love to buy myself a pair of those new adams studio monitor or Yamaha i saw you review the other day, but here in Jamaica we spend all the time at work while earning the nickle building someone else dream and not being able to build our dreams because of low wage and inflation, i would love to buy one but USD TO JMD IS $150JMD THAT MAKES 1USD plus customs duty is about 80% of what any speaker items cost even for headphones. So its a sad situation for me 😭. But man i love your set up.

@just_another_ghost Жыл бұрын

For fl users use 2 mixer tracks to record 1 dry and one with effects

@yevolution Ай бұрын

Ok let's be honest, sometimes you can blame the mic, hence a good reason why people go through different mics testing what's best for their voice hahaha but yeah i fully agree with this whole vid dont worry

@kenkioqqo Жыл бұрын

These are very good tips.

@andrei26598 8 ай бұрын

what a nice video man, helped me a lot

@rome8180 Жыл бұрын

I wish I could record my vocals with effects on them. But I deal with so much latency in my setup that I have to turn on Logic's low latency monitoring mode. And that automatically turns off plugins and sends that use a lot of CPU like reverb. I have a 2019 Mac, too. So it's not like I'm using some super cheap or old computer. As for room treatment, I strongly recommend a Shure SM7B or any other good dynamic mic. I can record anywhere at any time of day and have it sound just fine. The Shure picks up zero background noise and room reflections.

@BenjaminNHansen Жыл бұрын

As someone who started on a budget mic, I'd recommend to save up and buy something more expensive, so you don't "waste" money, but it's also good to start somewhere and build up, but you dont have to worry at that. Imo the shure is more of a podcast microphone. I would recommend to buy a neumann u-87 condenser microphone, even tho its expensive, but the thing is that the cheap microphone gets old quick and you want to upgrade, and its hard to upgrade from here.

@emptytombprod Жыл бұрын

UA interface will solve your latency problem if you wna track with fx..

@rome8180 Жыл бұрын

@@emptytombprod if you have a UA with the DSP. The Volt doesn't solve anything.

@rome8180 Жыл бұрын

@@BenjaminNHansen The Shure has been used on thousands of famous records. Michael Jackson used one. It works amazingly well on higher voices or aggressive rock vocals. Not to mention the advantages of being able to track anywhere. It's not a "cheap microphone" any more than an SM57 is a cheap instrument mic. Recommending one of the most expensive mics in existing is ridiculous. Quit trying to create an impossible barrier to entry.

@jaymusik1235 Жыл бұрын

Hey bro blessings i love your videos n reviews

@EdwardSmithMusic Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@Synster73 5 ай бұрын

Really the key is consistency and documentation of what works. You don't have to worry about distance, as software is wonderful for that. Get your levels right and remember your specs

@reydeoliviera5922 Жыл бұрын

Super duper helpful!

@EdwardSmithMusic Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@user-mk3ud6fh7x 9 ай бұрын

Great video Thanx

@EdwardSmithMusic 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@noelvanbeek 9 ай бұрын

Holy I need that Beat at 2:37 That‘s dope as hell

@noelvanbeek 9 ай бұрын

And I want to add, I disagree to use VSTs on your recordings. In some cases. My Laptop‘s not beefy enough to handle that. Had cases on PC where Plugins caused micro-freezes. It’s still CPU usage.

@tonyforce75 Жыл бұрын

Hello edward.. my question is, is my samson c1 mic and m-audio mtrack duo fit for each other? Why my vocals was like inside the box when i listen? Thank you, very much for your content bro 😊

@easygolucky30OFFICIAL Жыл бұрын

Great Video. Now I can try to fix my Vocals.

@EdwardSmithMusic Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@easygolucky30OFFICIAL Жыл бұрын

@@EdwardSmithMusic Dude, this is passion. 🔥🔥🔥 Great Tutorials.

@seishinIsAnxiousAgain Жыл бұрын

So I have the problem that when I position myself too near to the mic, my vocals sound distorted, probably because of the gain???? Is there a certain rule for the gain controller on the mic or is it just optimizing by "try and error"?

@chukwuemekamarkokoli3188 3 ай бұрын

God bless you Ed ❤

@carnealse 10 ай бұрын

As a metalcore vocalist, I do not stand back. At all. Pop filter sure. Sm7b can handle the intense vocals, though. In the studio, not home but a professional studio, same thing. Up on it, get levels set, and go. Screaming is not as loud as people think. There's singing that's louder, frankly. Point is, the right mic can mitigate your distance fears, and harsh vocals do not need to be far away.

@EdwardSmithMusic 10 ай бұрын

Totally agree! You definitely need the right mic and room acoustics to go close up on the mic. In a bedroom setup with a condenser, I feel audio clipping is always a possibility, but on the other end your vocal won’t have the same punch if you stand too far back.

@iradescent Жыл бұрын

Thank you :) Great tips. Great video!

@EdwardSmithMusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! if you are subscribed to the channel, thank you for your support 🙏

@brennanwn 9 ай бұрын

2:10 - 2:36 Thank you so much

@stmichaeldefendusinbattle9876 9 ай бұрын

Could you please post the link to the sound panels 😀

@EdwardSmithMusic 9 ай бұрын

Here is a link - amzn.to/3QV74ib

@VoxStoica Жыл бұрын

2:15 I found it's best to turn the gain on 2 all the way down as well, otherwise you'll get extra background hiss through the Scarlett.

@cassandrahuskey8866 22 күн бұрын

LABDR IS WAAAY WAAAY BETTER THAN DISTRO ANY DAY! thank you for your video, nice job

@saccohgold3045 Жыл бұрын

I've learned a lot from this video, thanks.

@dmisanin Жыл бұрын

Useful. Thanks, man.

@elzycollins 4 ай бұрын

I always record dry. It's time to switch it up and bring some life into my headphones. I was taught once not to add until after the recording. What are the downsides... Wouldn't hearing delay put you off a bit... Adding compressors will increase db so I'm guessing I should adjust my levels as I would normally?

@elzycollins 4 ай бұрын

I don't sing. I rap just to clarify.

@1Shaide 11 ай бұрын

what the software u use for recording

@jayalcoriza7647 Жыл бұрын

I knew I've seen this thumbnail before but for a guitar video.

@martineden5197 10 ай бұрын

Thanks😊

@mystikrebel1089 Жыл бұрын

excellent points

@archilchkhikvishvili539 2 ай бұрын

How can I use Vst effects without struggling with latency? 128 Buffer size still makes a Delay type sound...

@JeromeSales-uq5fv Жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more w/ #4. They expect me to be a god with no effects on the track

@user-uw8uc4zy5b 5 ай бұрын

Good afternoon, I see that you love rode nt-1 5gen. I bought the same one, but at the beginning of work, after connecting to the audio interface, there are clicks and some noise and crackling noises; later the work becomes stable. Have you had any problems like this with your microphone? or is it a malfunction

@JayUrbanMusic Жыл бұрын

Great tips for sure!

@esitoris 7 ай бұрын

Many thanks Edward!!

@buchholtzcaleb Жыл бұрын

Thanks really appreciate it, just started recording so I’ll take any advice I can

@EdwardSmithMusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Christian 🙏🏻

@enzojohnson5542 Жыл бұрын

Great tips ...thanks bro

@swissiebeats 5 ай бұрын

Thanks bro❤

@CodeOfPositivity Жыл бұрын

Wow great videos sir really learning alot💯

@keremkarakis8105 5 ай бұрын

Hi thanks for the video that useful I have scarlet solo4th gen and a condenser mic cm25 iii trying to record while playing dig piano at the same time. Condenser mic get the whole sound from an area ,I wonder how to avoid it while playing and recording is there any way ,using plugin, positioning mic?