Tips for recording voice and choirs in home studio or professional study

Tips for recording voice and choirs in home studio or professional study


Tips for recording voice in professional studios and home studio
In GuitarRec we collaborated on musical projects over the Internet and recording vocals is one of the processes to be performed by the artists on their own, once received the musical arrangements of an online music production.
In the following tutorial you'll find some tips on techniques of production, preparation and tips for recording voice and choirs in your home studio or in a professional studio, to help improve the outcome of your recordings.
I recorded the voices in my home studio or a professional studio?

We respond with another question: You prepare the necessary equipment to make a voice recording up to the expectations of the project?
If the answer is yes, perfect! If you know what is a condenser microphone, and you have a previous notions of dynamic processes, effects sends and music production software, go!
Otherwise, consider the possibility of voice recording in a professional studio. There you will offer the necessary equipment to get a good sound and will help you focus on one of the most important aspects: your performance.
What equipment do I need to record vocals on my own?

Here you can see a list of the elements necessary to make a voice recording in your home studio. The quality of each item, your knowledge to make the best of equipment and of course, your ability to interpret the vocal part, determine the degree of professionalism of the result.
The need to record voices in home studio equipment:

Room voice recording (acoustic and minimally packaged isolated)
Microphone (usually large diaphragm condenser)
Mic preamp (standalone or integrated sound card)
Closed headphones (or semi working at moderate volumes)
Mic stand / suspension (prevents vibrations being transmitted to the micro)
Anti-Pop Filter (prevents air blow generating consonants P and B)
Recording software (choose the one that suits your needs)
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In the following tutorials posted on our blog music production, you will find information and tips for choosing the equipment:
The home basic study (part 1). What I need to record at home.
The basic home studio (part 2). Monitors, headphones and sound.
The home basic study (part 3). Microphones.

Preparations for voice recording

Tips taxing voice mic studies
Try to memorize the lyrics of
- Memorize the letter: practice enough to get it, so you can focus on acting. Anyway, keep on hand a lectern with the letter if you forget any fragment and carries a copy to the producer and technician if you make the studio recording.
- Premix theme: give priority to the rhythm section and harmonic base. Lower the volume or mute those elements that can make it difficult to get a good tempo and good intonation.
- Try different mics and pre-records several fragments, analyzes the results and choose the best combination for the theme. Try singing a different distance from micro to find the optimum point of presence and bass.
- Scan the room: listen to your voice reverb that occurs in different areas to find the best point of recording. Try not to get too record the sound of the room if it is not acoustically treated. You can use a reflection filter to minimize the problem.
Reflection filter for recording vocals
Reflection Filter
- Water: Hand keep enough (better warm) so as not to interrupt the recording for that reason.
- Heat: Perform voice warm up or do some last subject before recording.
- Be comfortable: set the mood, controls the amount of light and place the elements to get relax and get a good shot. If you are in a study, it may be the ideal for people who are watching you from the control room go for a coffee time. (Make sure that the producer and technician stay ...)
Tech Tips for recording vocals

Volume: The level of your voice in the mix affects the power with which you sing. Lower the level if you need more volume or upload issue whether the song needs a softer interpretation.
Recording level adjusts the input level to the computer leaving enough so that no signal peak pass 0 dbs margin. Be sure to ask the singer to sing or sing at the same volume that will meet during the recording (if you get it, explain how ...)
Effects: record the signal without any effect. Be sparing with the Reverb to helmets. Search the midpoint to feel on topic without using too much effect, as it could mask possible inaccuracies in pitch.
Dynamic: compresses very little (or nothing) during recording. Do it only if you know what we're doing (between 2 and 3 dbs reduction would be a starting point) and if you have a compressor to provide quality and character to the recording chain.
EQ: As in the previous point, it equalizes only if the team brings some quality and if you are absolutely sure what you're doing. Remember: You can not undo what has been recorded. Still, acting without fear and be creative.
Routines for making definitive voice

You can focus on the voice recording from completely different shapes. Analyzes the singer during the first shots to decide how best to carry out the grabación.Aquí you can see two of the most common methods:
Recording vocals and choirs in study
He analyzes the singer and decide how to make the recording

Option 1: Records several full voice tracks and then pick the best bits from each take.
It is the ideal way when you take care of recording and sing at the same time. You have the advantage of choosing the best pieces "cold" once the recording. Record between three and five takes you consider good and then make the final track by selecting the best quotes of each shot.
Option 2: Repeat until you have a very good shot and click the fragments that can be improved until the end of the track.
Highly recommended method if we are producing another singer's voice, because we can evaluate the result at the same time as the recording. Record the full track as many times as necessary to achieve a well played and natural outlet, then click the necessary fragments.
Latest tips and choirs recording

When you have the final decision, you can double the voice recording a new pista.Intenta that fits well with the lead vocals, but need not be perfect (the can end to adjust your audio editing program). Mix at low volume track to strengthen the voice throughout the track or in the choruses. Use it loud and somewhat panned to create the effect (very recognizable) voice folded.
The appeal of the choirs is one of the most important to keep in mind to strengthen the vocal part of any musical production. Try using a microphone or pre different from the main voice to distinguish the sound. You can also fold each choir open to use L and R in the mix.

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