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xmuzik · Post by **xmuzik** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:21 am

anyone here have any tips on how to record a scream ??

all mine seem to come in distorted or seem to want to shred my speakers ????

they sound good but i want them clean...........

any help would be appreciated .....

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:24 am

stand further away and dont record so loud
use normalising and wave editing for volume

experimental.crow · Post by **experimental.crow** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:42 am

vurt wrote:stand further away and dont record so loud
use mrs. normal when she sees the bill for the aBsynth3 upgrade

mystahr · Post by **mystahr** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:59 am

normal wrote:
vurt wrote:stand further away and dont record so loud
use mrs. normal when she sees the bill for the aBsynth3 upgrade

Peel · Post by **Peel** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 1:29 pm

Turn down the gain on your preamp / sound card input.
Stand futher from the mic.
You might be getting too much breath on the mic -- point the mic *beside* your mouth rather than directly at it & see if that helps.

neverwhere2012 · Post by **neverwhere2012** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 1:39 pm

use a 57. scoop the mids. compress with something filthy.

mauseoleum · Post by **mauseoleum** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 1:44 pm

put a sock on the mike. use a stinky one for x-tra phat effect.

Kim Lajoie · Post by **Kim Lajoie** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 10:21 pm

mauseoleum wrote:put a sock on the mike. use a stinky one for x-tra phat effect.

Forever,

Kim.

LBN · Post by **LBN** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 10:27 pm

I've found it helps if she isn't crying when I record the screams. The basement walls make for great natural reverb. I usually do a close mic with reduced gain and then a more distant mic at 45 degrees off axis to get more ambience and then mix the two together. Caution: Blood will short your mic. Be sure to sound-proof the windows and doors so neighbors don't get suspicious. HTH!

Norbert · Post by **Norbert** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 11:27 pm

Try using a branding-iron on yer nut sack.
You should get some REALLY big screams from that.

snooky · Post by **snooky** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 11:38 pm

Norbert wrote:Try using a branding-iron on yer nut sack.
You should get some REALLY big screams from that.

Yeah, that's what I thought, He wanted to know how to actually make the screams...no?

Get a big dolphin in your bathtub and when the water begins to flow, eat from the secondhand plate! don't forget to grab your tensils while you're at at and wave goodbuy to ms. suburban pavement flake.

xmuzik · Post by **xmuzik** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 4:59 am

i know how to scream i just want to know what i need to do to record a clean scream like on a heavy metal record

plunge · Post by **plunge** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 5:57 am

Something that people seem to do these days with DAW's is they record from mic or pre-amp, straight to disk. I always run vocals through at least a software compressor on the way to disk. It's an old analog trick that I learned back in the day.

You should be able to route your input through a compressor set to a reasonable compression ratio and attack and threshold. You may need to experiment to see what gets a good, non-distorted sound, without sounding too squished.

Also, make sure you pad your mic (if it has a pad switch). There are a few places in the chain that can give you overmodulated distortion, including in the mic itself.

xmuzik · Post by **xmuzik** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 10:45 am

thanks i appreciate the advice ...........

it gets frustrating when people tell you just set your nuts on fire with a curling iron

Kim Lajoie · Post by **Kim Lajoie** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 10:53 pm

plunge wrote:Something that people seem to do these days with DAW's is they record from mic or pre-amp, straight to disk. I always run vocals through at least a software compressor on the way to disk. It's an old analog trick that I learned back in the day.

Huh? Compressing to tape is useful because you get a better signal to noise ratio because you're recording a higher and more consistent level.

The same goes for digital if you're compressing in the analogue domain BEFORE digital conversion. If you're using a software compressor, the signal's already been converted to digital, and you won't get any more resolution or quality by destructively compressing to disk.

Forever,

Kim.

recording screams ??????