Hello, I think I didn't explain my other topic well so here is another try. I never recorded singing with a song before.
1. Do you recommend that I wear headphones, and sing with the song, then paste the vocals alone with the track, is that is how it is done? I am having trouble aligning my vocals with the track.
2. Do I record the chorus separately since it sounds different in most songs.
Very simple question please about recording vocals
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- KVRist
- 31 posts since 25 Aug, 2012
1. Yeah, most people wear headphones in order to isolate the vocals on a separate track. Aligning the vocals in your DAW should not be difficult. If you recorded a take and the vocals are on time but just delayed due to recording latency, just zoom in and shift until things lines up. If you're having trouble getting the vocal timing tight, perhaps have a metronome on when recording.
2. That's somewhat of a vague question as it is entirely up to the song. If you feel you need to record the chorus as a separate take, then do so. Many people do. Keep in mind you can always process vocals differently on different sections of your song.
2. That's somewhat of a vague question as it is entirely up to the song. If you feel you need to record the chorus as a separate take, then do so. Many people do. Keep in mind you can always process vocals differently on different sections of your song.
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- KVRist
- 98 posts since 3 Dec, 2015
Hello,
I am not the vocal recording expert, but at some time I also had to start somewhere with the basics of recording stuff.
You need closed headphones. Closed headphones are called that way because they build a seal. When you have them on, a person or mic beside you will hear nearly nothing whats going on between the phones and your ear. The opposite are open headphones, they are not sealing and therefore a person/mix beside you would hear very strong whats happening on your phones. Thus these are not qualified for recording anything.
Your goal is to record your voice in a way that nearly nothing than your voice is on the recorded track. Thus the closed headphones.
In general your setup is that your DAW is playing back the tracks that make up the song. You have this audio on your headphones. You sing to it and the mic is beeing recored to a new additional track in your DAW.
BUT, and here comes some stuff that can get costly but is crucial for recording:
Additionally to the tracks you want to sing to, you should also have what your mic is recording also on your phones. So you will hear yourself live. Very important.
And what comes along with this important fact is that you hear yourself without any latency (not even 4 milliseconds, we are talking here about near absolute realtime. RME itnerfaces has here a latency of exakt 1 Sample). This is called direct monitoring. So a Interface with that feature is crucial for serious recordings. Because if you hear yourself with a delay things are getting weird. You know how it is to talk to someone on a cellular when you hear yourself as an echo. It is nearly impossible to talk straight sentences then. Same happens also with recordings, but the effect is still happening with very low latencies. Thus the latency has to be near zero.
But in general, what I read from you, you are far away from these details and are a little bit stuck with the basic setup.
When this is understood and you have questions how to make the specific setup in your DAW just ask here again. I am sure we can guide you through.
Regarding your second question: the poster above me explained that pretty good. It depends. Here I would also say, from what I read of you, don't aim to oneshot record a complete song. Split it up and record the single parts for themselves.
It is also common to record many takes for one part of the song and later on taking the best parts from different takes (thats called comping).
cheers
I am not the vocal recording expert, but at some time I also had to start somewhere with the basics of recording stuff.
You need closed headphones. Closed headphones are called that way because they build a seal. When you have them on, a person or mic beside you will hear nearly nothing whats going on between the phones and your ear. The opposite are open headphones, they are not sealing and therefore a person/mix beside you would hear very strong whats happening on your phones. Thus these are not qualified for recording anything.
Your goal is to record your voice in a way that nearly nothing than your voice is on the recorded track. Thus the closed headphones.
In general your setup is that your DAW is playing back the tracks that make up the song. You have this audio on your headphones. You sing to it and the mic is beeing recored to a new additional track in your DAW.
BUT, and here comes some stuff that can get costly but is crucial for recording:
Additionally to the tracks you want to sing to, you should also have what your mic is recording also on your phones. So you will hear yourself live. Very important.
And what comes along with this important fact is that you hear yourself without any latency (not even 4 milliseconds, we are talking here about near absolute realtime. RME itnerfaces has here a latency of exakt 1 Sample). This is called direct monitoring. So a Interface with that feature is crucial for serious recordings. Because if you hear yourself with a delay things are getting weird. You know how it is to talk to someone on a cellular when you hear yourself as an echo. It is nearly impossible to talk straight sentences then. Same happens also with recordings, but the effect is still happening with very low latencies. Thus the latency has to be near zero.
But in general, what I read from you, you are far away from these details and are a little bit stuck with the basic setup.
When this is understood and you have questions how to make the specific setup in your DAW just ask here again. I am sure we can guide you through.
Regarding your second question: the poster above me explained that pretty good. It depends. Here I would also say, from what I read of you, don't aim to oneshot record a complete song. Split it up and record the single parts for themselves.
It is also common to record many takes for one part of the song and later on taking the best parts from different takes (thats called comping).
cheers
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- KVRAF
- 12213 posts since 7 Sep, 2006 from Roseville, CA
Try singing with one of the cups off your ear (i.e., use one cup for hearing the music, either with or without your vocal feedback). Mute the off-ear cup, or adjust the balance so that no music goes through the off-ear cup to minimize spillback into the mic.newtoFL wrote:Sorry for the late reply, thanks for the info. It is weird but I like open headphones because when I cannot hear my own voice I sing differently.
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