I know I need to invest in a better mic. Will add to my shopping wishlist.
I'm just getting started with DAW. Next project is to record some vocals. I have those 2 mics lying around from video production work (Snowball, Tascam).
I've heard the Snowball online and it sounds flat but potentially usable with some EQ love. I couldn't find any examples of the Tascam being used for singing but I did a short test yesterday and I can't get behind the result. It had a heavy bottom, an uncomfortable feeling around the 1k range, and very little in the highs. Trying to EQ sounded unnatural.
Any experience or recommendations on how to use these guys?
Thoughts on recording audio (Blue Snowball, Tascam DR05)
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- KVRAF
- 26033 posts since 20 Oct, 2007 from gonesville
Those two, no. And if you're hating how they work with your voice, chances are that you may wind up embarking on a chase to nowhere. Mics are always chosen to lend some help, if anything, to a voice's quality and timbre.
In case you don't already have this, I'll offer that the too-much bass can be, at least partly, a proximity effect, ie give it some room.
In case you don't already have this, I'll offer that the too-much bass can be, at least partly, a proximity effect, ie give it some room.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1030 posts since 26 Feb, 2018
You are right, it was a proximity effect. I was treating it like a dynamic mic, staying about 6" from it. I tried again with a female voice and gave it nearly 2ft of room, and the sound cleared up a lot, now thin on bass and showing more fully in the highs. The dynamic range is too wide though, so it is hard to find a sweet spot that gives me good volume for all parts of a song performance.
It is a good mic in terms of clarity. I think there's probably a way to get a decent vocal performance out of the Tascam DR05 but it would take some wrestling with it. I've ordered a Behringer XM8500 until I figure out which direction I'm going for studio recording.
It is a good mic in terms of clarity. I think there's probably a way to get a decent vocal performance out of the Tascam DR05 but it would take some wrestling with it. I've ordered a Behringer XM8500 until I figure out which direction I'm going for studio recording.
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- KVRAF
- 2593 posts since 15 Feb, 2006 from Another Green World
I use a Blue Snowball and a similar Tascam DR22WL for A/V production at work.
Snowball is decent but it's only 16 bit and you have no control over gain. Better than nothing, but not ideal for music production. On the plus side it has cardioid & omni-ish modes. Tascam recorder similarly OK for capturing ideas, but not my first choice for vocals.
Snowball is decent but it's only 16 bit and you have no control over gain. Better than nothing, but not ideal for music production. On the plus side it has cardioid & omni-ish modes. Tascam recorder similarly OK for capturing ideas, but not my first choice for vocals.