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hAHA.... to be fair you should focus on just 1 octave - an 8 note range which includes the root note and the higher root note and just sing in that spectrum to begin with, then write songs in a key that you can comfortably sing
I totally agree! I'm learning how to get a good vox recording and I keep replaying this video to check in! I'm a complete novice to recording. And as you say, seven years old but still so relevant and the best out there!
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You are a Blessing to me! I have learned more from you than any other person on CZcams. I'm a 61 year old man. Life's troubles lead me to give up my love for music for 14 years. God pulled me up from a very dark place. I started to do music again but felt so far behind with how things are done today. Then I found one of your videos young man and was blessed by what I learned from you! I now I'm rambling a little but I need you to know that because God has blessed you now you are Blessing others. THANK YOU!!! ps: your singing is great!!!
music is life! I'm 25 years old, quit for 2 years and started back up this January/February... back outta that dark place, music is life, i get lost in the music so i dont get lost in life
I'm a sixteen year old named josh (I'm on my mom's computer) and I've just gotten into music, and his videos are awesome. It's amazing how music connects people from all kinds of places and all kind of ages!
I was doing every single of the donts he said.... every single one. Singing closely, recording right below clipping, no pop filter... everything xD thanks man
I agree with the recording volume concept to a certain extent. When I'm recording anything, I like the track's loudest volume to be at 0 DB (-12 dBFS) so that the volume is loud enough without clipping and then you don't have to worry about extra noise from the pres from low gain-staging when increasing the volume. In terms of the master bus, I used to have problems with having it overload (like Graham keeps saying), but I found out a good tip from Bobby Owsinski's Mastering Engineer's Handbook. For setting volume for the master track, set the first track you're working on to -10 dB (NOT full scale). That way, as you add tracks in, you won't run into the risk of a hot master bus. Since I've done this, I haven't come close at all to clipping. And by doing that, I still get good gain staging from my recording and apply it to the mix. Everyone has their own approach, and this is mine. Not saying this video is wrong, it's just different from what I do, and I've had plenty success with my approach.
Graham has such a gift for teaching. That succinct breakdown of cardioid, the box effect, gain structure, man. Basic stuff, but stuff I hadn't bothered to consider in my rush to record. I learned something today. Thanks, RR!
4 years of audio engineering school and your videos are everything I learned in those 4 years only better and simpler explained, and I have picked up some tricks I would´t even think of otherwise. Thank you for creating such rich and simple videos. I am new to the channel and I´ve been all day checking out all your vids.
This was such a big help to me. Every time I'm looking for tutorials, I always come across videos where people aren't very clear or tell me something SIMILAR to what I'm looking for, but not EXACTLY what I'm looking for, and you literally told me EVERYTHING I was looking for.
This makes me realize why I don’t like one of my songs. I sounded too loud! I hated it the minute my producer/audio engineer sent it to me. I didn’t have much technical knowledge so I said it was the mix that was bad. He argued and convinced me the mix was good and I accepted. And that (abusive? Hahaha) cycle continued for years... He’d send me my song and I’d hate the sound and we’d argue and either I go record again or I just accepted (sometimes he’d say it was the way I rap/sing) ... and THAT is why I’m learning to mix and produce myself :) And that’s my best advice to every artist: get your own set up and master your sound.
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You are the man bro. I always use to record low and people would always tell me otherwise. Never could find the right levels and it effected all of our music. After watching this I've had mad improvement in my sound. Appreciate ya bro!!!
Another well explained video. Too often you see things recorded too hot so it's nice hearing someone that knows and understands why a hot signal is no longer as important. Thanks Graham
Great tips as always Graham. I used to own and then co-owned a commercial Studio in Bristol, England with the band Portishead through the 90`s and early OO`s. Amongst the other engineers we had there, I engineered some demos and low budget albums myself ( including my own ). The amount of tech was much more limited to us then but I did OK I suppose. Fast forward to the last 5 years and I`ve been slowly building up a home studio facility on a budget for my own bands and projects and had to learn about all the new computer based tech and refreshing my old knowledge too. More often than not I`ve come across your vids on youtube when looking for tips on how to use or do certain things properly and have found them very useful, keep up the good work, cheers Dude. BTW I knew about this tip but it was interesting to hear the science behind it too.
Holy shit. I am a student at Middle Tennessee State University and am majoring in commercial songwriting. With that I have to take other recording industry major classes such as Audio Fundamentals which is essentially a very technical overview of what the audio production majors will need to know. Being a songwriter, I find this class very difficult and a lot of technical language that sounds foreign to me. I watched this video because I am trying to create decent quality recordings of my songs and trying to find how to get the best sound and in this video you have mentioned so many things that I didn't even realized I knew. I have been so confused in this class and in one video you put in perspective so much technical language that I can now understand. Thank you so much!
1 WRITE A SONG 2 HAVE A PLAN AND SIMILAR TYPE SONG BEAT BPM LATINO ROCK GENRE THEN CHOOSE ANY 5 PIECE BAND OR EXTRA INSTRUMENTS 50 SINGERS PROVIDED CONTACT ME .JAMES JONES NASHVILLE STUDIO RECORD PRODUCER SONG WRITER MUSICIAN .TUNECORE.COM JAMES JONES PAGE MY E MAIL IS saladin66@outlook com
Thanks, Graham! Super helpful! I'm an elementary school teacher trying to build a "home studio" in our classroom on a shoestring budget and your material is helping me get this project underway. I'm so appreciative! All the best!
Man thanks a lot, I'm starting my home studio and your channel is the most effective way of getting the info needed, straight to the point, you've just earned another fan, keep it up bro.
9 years old, and still helped me more than all the others I listened to. I was getting major harshness and sibilance on my vocal, didn't think about the level because I tried reducing it to about 1/2 to 2/3 of clip, but no difference. BUT I tried turning it down further to about 1/3 and voila, MUCH clearer. Been trying different mics, moving the mic all over the place, point at the throat, side of the mouth, etc. Nothing helped much except lowering the level. I hope you are well, and THANK YOU
Just a quick comment... your video was AMAZING! It wasn't any information that I personally didn't know, I've been doing this for many, many years, but it's nice to see someone who goes so much into good detail about two simple things an really addresses all issues and solutions. I'm sure many are appreciative! Plus, you don't seem like a douchebag like some of these cocky guys are. Well done!!!!!!
I have been in radio for 20 years....Thank-you for your E-book and your videos....Fantastic stuff, it really gets down to the basic, and #1 of recording and you make it so simply that even this old dog is learning new tricks...Thank-you...
Thank you so much for giving us your time. You are a true blessing and offer us REAL help!! You answer questions we are all asking at one time or another. Many, many thanks!! 👍🏻🎶
Love your channel. Learning so much. I’m getting ready to set up a home studio and your videos have been a God send. Thank you 🙏🏾. Can’t wait to start recording and posting.
Outlaw focusrite is cool but I find myself turning up the master volume just so I can hear my voice through my cans, using rode nt1 FYI also just learning focusrite though. Previous using mbox
@@samueltheoriginal yeah I noticed that aswell, but once you find the right balance of hearing yourself and cutting out the other surrounding sounds you`d be good. I LOVE FOCUSRITE and how it sounds, amazing!!
In my experience, different songs require different distances from the mic. Also, I've found that a normal/basic dynamic mic is more than enough to get a great vocal take...in fact I've found that i tend to prefer my vocals through a dynamic as opposed to the too-many-frequencies of the condenser.
I've been struggling with a vocal I did recently that just had way too much low-end 'Mung' in it, and your video explains why. Clear, concise instructions with easy-to-follow examples. You're the best my friend, keep 'em coming... (and a very happy xmas to you and yours) :-)
Does it harm setting the popfilter further behind? The vocalist I worked with seem to go closer and closer further in the recording session as they get exited. With the popfilter further behind will ofc block them from that
You should keep the pop filter where it is, and attach one of those electric bug zappers that are shaped like tennis racquets. your vocalist isn’t going to make the mistake of getting to close twice.
@@monkeyrobotsinc.9875 Yeah, that was the exact moment I reached for the back button. I hear enough of that crap from all the alt-right nonsense in the media; using religion to promote hatred. It's the last thing I want in an instructional vid, or a review. This crap just popped up after I finished a review of the Rode NT1-AI. I hate how CZcams does that. The believers can have their cult, but I don't want t a damn thing to do with it.
@@JeighNeither Apparently you didn't reach for the "back button" before you were able to leave a negative comment. So who exactly did you say were the haters? Yeah, don't bother to answer. It's a rhetorical question that most who read your belligerent comment already know the answer to.
The Believers aren't the problem. POLITICAL-RELIGION is. People are quick to bash Jesus & His People without trying Him & are afraid that if they don't appease the politically-religious, who they're convinced outnumber them, that they can't make it in life, so then feel it's better to join em of you can't beat em.. One of the enemy's main lies. Jesus even warned about the "leaven of Herod and the pharisees". Their misrepresentations & mess spreads. It's better to accept the Truth. #John3:16
Ridgerunner2112 you’re awesome for that response. Must be a bitter and myopic person for a lyrics like that to evoke such offence. Perhaps he would’ve liked it more if he sang about pain and misery.
Thankyou for your fantastic video . I have been recording my vocals for years now . I started off on the cheap with some basic dynamic mics and now have a dream setup that gives me the best vocal sound I have heard anywhere. My two main mics are the Rode Nt1 and Sony C800g running through Neve and Sebatron preamps. I have found that room+mic+preamp are all of importance in getting to your sound and it has taken me a few years to get mine. Careful use of compression has been the final icing on the cake. I use a Sebatron THORAX for a bit of compression and the sound is amazing.
Hey Graham great video, I have an Sterling ST69 mic. You talked about recording in cardioid. My mic also has omni and figure 8 patterns. With a mic that has all 3 patterns, what is the best for recording hip-hop vocals? I'm new to this and teaching myself as I go so feedback would be greatly appreciated! Thanks man!
We used to make pop filters out of a nylon stocking and a coat hanger!! Ha - ha - ha. Yeah Great. You know it's amazing that I know this stuff yet I keep having to go back over it to remind myself. Oh yeah, I was probably too close to the mic so the level is jumping all over the place.
If your one where it's all about the way it looks you could get some 1/4 inch poly pipe, cut a slit down one side and slide it over the wire for neatness :P
Damn dog thanks for sharing your info/ some secrets & some common since lol but this help me with recording with my preamp i cant thank you enough very Great full keep up the good work ill be tunning in
lol someones been reading and yeah dog.....or dawg it's an expression for friend homie....amigo! lol or you could say its a synonym for all those things i just listed but i was happy as hell when i wrote this to learn something new that i was wondering about i had to show my gratitude ya know
I am very new to all of this and I'm trying to decide on a set up for my home studio - you explained everything in a way that was easy for me to understand and just made sense. This was so helpful, thank you! :)
@@rsnhf.9073 Its very good, though I have no other mic to compare it too lol I got myself a kaotic ball too just to help with reflections ect ect. Very happy with it
What if your recording metal and you have screams and growls along with loud harmony vocals and or your singing louder then what you are on this video, do u just turn the pre amp mic volume lower?? Thanks
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I stopped the video at “you have to be a good singer”. I know my limitations
😂 😂 Anything can be learned though
True...one can learn to sing better the more you practice. Especially practicing when singing with a instrument accompanying you.
Haha, yeah, this is the hard part. They say it can be learned and I do feel I have made progress, but I think my ceiling might be really low
hAHA.... to be fair you should focus on just 1 octave - an 8 note range which includes the root note and the higher root note and just sing in that spectrum to begin with, then write songs in a key that you can comfortably sing
You don’t have to be born with talent to become a great singer it’s more about muscle than talent
By the sounds of my vocals I need a poop filter, not a pop filter.
Gary Keenan Hahahah you are now my favorite person
Made my day bro :D
The smell too
Hahaha
Lmffaaaaooo
Video is 7 years old and it's the best one. Everyone needs to see this when recording vocals.
I totally agree! I'm learning how to get a good vox recording and I keep replaying this video to check in! I'm a complete novice to recording. And as you say, seven years old but still so relevant and the best out there!
Great, it's the first one I'm watching on the topic ;)
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You are a Blessing to me! I have learned more from you than any other person on CZcams. I'm a 61 year old man. Life's troubles lead me to give up my love for music for 14 years. God pulled me up from a very dark place. I started to do music again but felt so far behind with how things are done today. Then I found one of your videos young man and was blessed by what I learned from you! I now I'm rambling a little but I need you to know that because God has blessed you now you are Blessing others. THANK YOU!!! ps: your singing is great!!!
Amen!
David Jackson Rock on brother! Spread The Light!
music is life! I'm 25 years old, quit for 2 years and started back up this January/February... back outta that dark place, music is life, i get lost in the music so i dont get lost in life
I'm a sixteen year old named josh (I'm on my mom's computer) and I've just gotten into music, and his videos are awesome. It's amazing how music connects people from all kinds of places and all kind of ages!
Music is God's gift to us all! God Bless you J Storm!
"When your signal looks low on the meters.. You feel unmanly" lmfao
It's not the size of the signal... It's how you stick it into the mix! ;)
the unmanly thing really was cringy
@@jamesgrey13 i'll use that line next time i'm with a lady :)
I was doing every single of the donts he said.... every single one. Singing closely, recording right below clipping, no pop filter... everything xD thanks man
Me too lol. I adjusted the gain until the clip light barely stops and start recording. Time to re-record some stuff
same here!! xD
I agree with the recording volume concept to a certain extent. When I'm recording anything, I like the track's loudest volume to be at 0 DB (-12 dBFS) so that the volume is loud enough without clipping and then you don't have to worry about extra noise from the pres from low gain-staging when increasing the volume. In terms of the master bus, I used to have problems with having it overload (like Graham keeps saying), but I found out a good tip from Bobby Owsinski's Mastering Engineer's Handbook. For setting volume for the master track, set the first track you're working on to -10 dB (NOT full scale). That way, as you add tracks in, you won't run into the risk of a hot master bus. Since I've done this, I haven't come close at all to clipping. And by doing that, I still get good gain staging from my recording and apply it to the mix. Everyone has their own approach, and this is mine. Not saying this video is wrong, it's just different from what I do, and I've had plenty success with my approach.
It's cool to hear an alternative setup to things. It's amazing how unique setups can be.
It's 2021..... and this brother's advice is STILL so spot on!! Love this dude. I love his way of explaining things in a very "Non-technical" way!!
Graham has such a gift for teaching. That succinct breakdown of cardioid, the box effect, gain structure, man. Basic stuff, but stuff I hadn't bothered to consider in my rush to record. I learned something today. Thanks, RR!
4 years of audio engineering school and your videos are everything I learned in those 4 years only better and simpler explained, and I have picked up some tricks I would´t even think of otherwise. Thank you for creating such rich and simple videos. I am new to the channel and I´ve been all day checking out all your vids.
This was such a big help to me. Every time I'm looking for tutorials, I always come across videos where people aren't very clear or tell me something SIMILAR to what I'm looking for, but not EXACTLY what I'm looking for, and you literally told me EVERYTHING I was looking for.
This makes me realize why I don’t like one of my songs. I sounded too loud! I hated it the minute my producer/audio engineer sent it to me. I didn’t have much technical knowledge so I said it was the mix that was bad. He argued and convinced me the mix was good and I accepted. And that (abusive? Hahaha) cycle continued for years... He’d send me my song and I’d hate the sound and we’d argue and either I go record again or I just accepted (sometimes he’d say it was the way I rap/sing) ... and THAT is why I’m learning to mix and produce myself :) And that’s my best advice to every artist: get your own set up and master your sound.
Loved the way you teach man, you got charisma! Thanks for the videos.
rre
Thanks for the advice mate... Cheers...
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You are the man bro. I always use to record low and people would always tell me otherwise. Never could find the right levels and it effected all of our music. After watching this I've had mad improvement in my sound. Appreciate ya bro!!!
It's the little stuff like this that I always forget about. Your videos have been helping me a lot.
Been recording for years, trust me...this is a great tip video for beginners!! 100%
the gain staging thing was super awesome to hear about. I've had issues with clipping and leveling and that just answered my question perfectly
Yep but what s the level in the editing sofware when yiu re checking the voice signal from the mike?
This is so useful! I've been trying to figure out how to get cleaner vocals when I record at home and I'm so excited to apply this.
Great steps, I've just setup my home studio and this video cleared it up for me for a start up.. thank you!
I've been doing this for a while but still found this video helpful.
Another well explained video. Too often you see things recorded too hot so it's nice hearing someone that knows and understands why a hot signal is no longer as important. Thanks Graham
I m blessed with that short voice preamp test you did on the mic. . God bless.
I don't want to sound weird but you got the voice of an angel
Thank you very much .... exactly the kind of info I was searching for!
Thanks for taking time to make all these helpful videos. I've been back several times, and I appreciate the help.
This has been extremely informative man. I've never seen it put so bluntly. Thank you! I keep hearing gain stage to peak around -6...then -12, 18 etc.
Great tips as always Graham. I used to own and then co-owned a commercial Studio in Bristol, England with the band Portishead through the 90`s and early OO`s. Amongst the other engineers we had there, I engineered some demos and low budget albums myself ( including my own ). The amount of tech was much more limited to us then but I did OK I suppose. Fast forward to the last 5 years and I`ve been slowly building up a home studio facility on a budget for my own bands and projects and had to learn about all the new computer based tech and refreshing my old knowledge too. More often than not I`ve come across your vids on youtube when looking for tips on how to use or do certain things properly and have found them very useful, keep up the good work, cheers Dude. BTW I knew about this tip but it was interesting to hear the science behind it too.
Holy shit. I am a student at Middle Tennessee State University and am majoring in commercial songwriting. With that I have to take other recording industry major classes such as Audio Fundamentals which is essentially a very technical overview of what the audio production majors will need to know. Being a songwriter, I find this class very difficult and a lot of technical language that sounds foreign to me. I watched this video because I am trying to create decent quality recordings of my songs and trying to find how to get the best sound and in this video you have mentioned so many things that I didn't even realized I knew. I have been so confused in this class and in one video you put in perspective so much technical language that I can now understand. Thank you so much!
1 WRITE A SONG 2 HAVE A PLAN AND SIMILAR TYPE SONG BEAT BPM LATINO ROCK GENRE THEN CHOOSE ANY 5 PIECE BAND OR EXTRA INSTRUMENTS 50 SINGERS PROVIDED CONTACT ME .JAMES JONES NASHVILLE STUDIO RECORD PRODUCER SONG WRITER MUSICIAN .TUNECORE.COM JAMES JONES PAGE MY E MAIL IS saladin66@outlook com
You know it's a good video when the video's audiomix is perfect back in 2013.... Incredible information, super helpful, thank you so much!!!
Thanks, Graham! Super helpful! I'm an elementary school teacher trying to build a "home studio" in our classroom on a shoestring budget and your material is helping me get this project underway. I'm so appreciative! All the best!
awesome video. thank you sir. you helped me out here.
BTW a blanket is effective as a vocal booth on the cheap.
Man thanks a lot, I'm starting my home studio and your channel is the most effective way of getting the info needed, straight to the point, you've just earned another fan, keep it up bro.
9 years old, and still helped me more than all the others I listened to. I was getting major harshness and sibilance on my vocal, didn't think about the level because I tried reducing it to about 1/2 to 2/3 of clip, but no difference. BUT I tried turning it down further to about 1/3 and voila, MUCH clearer. Been trying different mics, moving the mic all over the place, point at the throat, side of the mouth, etc. Nothing helped much except lowering the level. I hope you are well, and THANK YOU
I love how he says "Beginner recording engineers" and I'm just a dude who just finished high school and wants to get into music
Andres Minjarez what are you doing now?
this hit so close to home
You good bro?
@@bluebird2158 I'm a video producer lol. Still producing music tho
@@jeremiahmnisi2534 yeah I'm good, thanks. Can't believe this was 5 years ago
Just a quick comment... your video was AMAZING!
It wasn't any information that I personally didn't know, I've been doing this for many, many years, but it's nice to see someone who goes so much into good detail about two simple things an really addresses all issues and solutions.
I'm sure many are appreciative! Plus, you don't seem like a douchebag like some of these cocky guys are. Well done!!!!!!
I have been in radio for 20 years....Thank-you for your E-book and your videos....Fantastic stuff, it really gets down to the basic, and #1 of recording and you make it so simply that even this old dog is learning new tricks...Thank-you...
All of your videos are so helpful! Thanks for all of your uploads!
I've seen this before,but needed to see it again : )
Aw the song you sang made me so happy, a nice surprise while going through the deep darks of CZcams 😂
Thanks Graham. Because of your videos, the sound on the sessions I record is constantly improving.
This guy is an amazing teacher. Nothing I hear from other CZcams guys sticks like with him.
Brilliant tips man. Many thanks!
"Turn that jank up." Words to live by.
Anyway, this is fantastic advice. Very simple, very helpful.
This is SO good. We are told lies about riding up close to the mic, but you can't edit away proximity bass effect very easily... Great content graham!
Thank you so much for giving us your time. You are a true blessing and offer us REAL help!! You answer questions we are all asking at one time or another. Many, many thanks!! 👍🏻🎶
thanks bro, great song
wtf?
„record vocals in two steps“
me: sound interesting
video: over 10minutes
me: ahhh shieeeet here we go again
PLEASE NEVER STOP MAKING VIDEOS
YOURE ONE OF MY FAVORITE MUSIC TEACHERS 💞💞
Great video! No fluff or wasted time. Clear and concise. Thank you!
Dude, you're super, and you really do an excellent job of describing the best method for sound with a mic! Thank you, and also great voice. :)
9:46 Best part of the video. He is coming and He reigns !
Love your channel. Learning so much. I’m getting ready to set up a home studio and your videos have been a God send. Thank you 🙏🏾. Can’t wait to start recording and posting.
thanks man, I learnt alot. Ordering my focusrite tomorrow and was looking for tips and you help, so thanks
Outlaw focusrite is cool but I find myself turning up the master volume just so I can hear my voice through my cans, using rode nt1 FYI also just learning focusrite though. Previous using mbox
@@samueltheoriginal yeah I noticed that aswell, but once you find the right balance of hearing yourself and cutting out the other surrounding sounds you`d be good. I LOVE FOCUSRITE and how it sounds, amazing!!
@@outlaw8066 which focusrite u get?
Kidd Aced 3rd gen
you rock dude... thanks, seriously. and what you know about using "jank". I thought only people from my hometown area (tidewater va) use that word...
I love the way you explain everything! Everything makes sense and i have learned so much today.
Thanks you, so much!
I have learned so much from your channel and my mixes have gotten 100% better all the way around. thank you for your efforts, much appreciated
Dude, your tips are extremely helpful and unconventional. Keep 'em coming!
Thanks ! Loved the info about gain staging totally went too far with a recent track lol
I did everything you said in the video and it made a huge improvement on my vocal recordings. Thanks!
I so love how you explain things, so easy to understand. Thank you so much!!
In my experience, different songs require different distances from the mic. Also, I've found that a normal/basic dynamic mic is more than enough to get a great vocal take...in fact I've found that i tend to prefer my vocals through a dynamic as opposed to the too-many-frequencies of the condenser.
I'd use a small diaphragm, cardoid dynamic in an untreated room for sure.
Auditory principles well demonstrated.
Thanks man these two steps have made my day. plus i have seen some of your other videos as well they were also very helpful. thanks again.
I've been struggling with a vocal I did recently that just had way too much low-end 'Mung' in it, and your video explains why. Clear, concise instructions with easy-to-follow examples. You're the best my friend, keep 'em coming... (and a very happy xmas to you and yours) :-)
trying to record in a dorm i try to keep it down by staying close to the mic but i never get a consistent volume like that
Przemysław Jakóbczyk how is he being rude?
Does it harm setting the popfilter further behind? The vocalist I worked with seem to go closer and closer further in the recording session as they get exited. With the popfilter further behind will ofc block them from that
You should keep the pop filter where it is, and attach one of those electric bug zappers that are shaped like tennis racquets. your vocalist isn’t going to make the mistake of getting to close twice.
@@orwellophile lol
From all of us trying to get a good sound in our home studios... thank you!
This was so simple but super helpful. Thank you so much!
Loved this guy already. Then he started singing some gospel. Love him even more now lol :'''')
But gospel sux
@@monkeyrobotsinc.9875 Yeah, that was the exact moment I reached for the back button. I hear enough of that crap from all the alt-right nonsense in the media; using religion to promote hatred. It's the last thing I want in an instructional vid, or a review. This crap just popped up after I finished a review of the Rode NT1-AI. I hate how CZcams does that. The believers can have their cult, but I don't want t a damn thing to do with it.
@@JeighNeither Apparently you didn't reach for the "back button" before you were able to leave a negative comment. So who exactly did you say were the haters? Yeah, don't bother to answer. It's a rhetorical question that most who read your belligerent comment already know the answer to.
The Believers aren't the problem. POLITICAL-RELIGION is. People are quick to bash Jesus & His People without trying Him & are afraid that if they don't appease the politically-religious, who they're convinced outnumber them, that they can't make it in life, so then feel it's better to join em of you can't beat em.. One of the enemy's main lies. Jesus even warned about the "leaven of Herod and the pharisees". Their misrepresentations & mess spreads. It's better to accept the Truth. #John3:16
Ridgerunner2112 you’re awesome for that response. Must be a bitter and myopic person for a lyrics like that to evoke such offence. Perhaps he would’ve liked it more if he sang about pain and misery.
"...maybe you are a robot..." LOL I love that part.
Not only are these great tips but, you made me chuckle a few times. Thanks for the vid!
Thankyou for your fantastic video . I have been recording my vocals for years now . I started off on the cheap
with some basic dynamic mics and now have a dream setup that gives me the best vocal sound I have heard anywhere.
My two main mics are the Rode Nt1 and Sony C800g running through Neve and Sebatron preamps.
I have found that room+mic+preamp are all of importance in getting to your sound and it has taken me a few years to get mine.
Careful use of compression has been the final icing on the cake. I use a Sebatron THORAX for a bit of compression and the sound is amazing.
how dare you surprise me wit that voice how am i suppose to sing in this mic after that
7:38 gain staging
Well done on presenting a clearly articulated guide on vocal recording. Love the song choice for the demo.
This has been such a helpful video! Thank you! Love the song you sang, too!
5:57 is pretty funny if you imagine your favorite song being recorded like that lol
A sock works great as a pop filter if you're poor!!
+Percy Stockings are even better for that sort of thing, they're not as thick as socks.
I used a bandana before, but pop filters are like some $15 in amazon or $30 $60 in guitar center.
+Jesus Orozco got a great pop filter off Amazon during cyber Monday for 2 bucks.
***** damn my shit was like $25 in Guitar Center. lol should have wait on Cyber Monday but its whatever.
+Jesus Orozco Hindsight Ftw
Great video, mate. Thank you for taking the time to do it.
That was great, I'm gonna try it out. I've always sang close to the filter, you've showed me a new way.
I'll let ya know how it works out.
Thank you.
Hey Graham great video, I have an Sterling ST69 mic. You talked about recording in cardioid. My mic also has omni and figure 8 patterns. With a mic that has all 3 patterns, what is the best for recording hip-hop vocals? I'm new to this and teaching myself as I go so feedback would be greatly appreciated! Thanks man!
graham plz answer!!
Try them, and see which one you like.
"..and that's how they sound like God."...haha! Said with such a straight face...perfect!
This was a great video. We are always looking to improve our recording techniques and your instructions were detailed and to the point.
I just setup my Mic in my new studio I built. I had No idea about mic setup and this has helped a lot. ! thank you for this !
"if God were doing a voice over for a movie trailer, it would sound awesome, and big, and deep... in my mind" LOL dying!
Lmaoooo💀 metoo
Betcha He gets it in the 1st take!
We used to make pop filters out of a nylon stocking and a coat hanger!! Ha - ha - ha. Yeah Great. You know it's amazing that I know this stuff yet I keep having to go back over it to remind myself. Oh yeah, I was probably too close to the mic so the level is jumping all over the place.
+Henry Raymond lol I used the same method.
Works actually.
Henry Raymond - Of coarse it does, it's doing the exact same job as a bought one, only down side is it looks like shit lol
If your one where it's all about the way it looks you could get some 1/4 inch poly pipe, cut a slit down one side and slide it over the wire for neatness :P
This was extremely helpful! Thank you much for taking the time to make this video. Of course I subscribed. Best wishes!
really like the way you get your points across graham, you make learning interesting with god analogies to boot.
love the channel man. big thumbs up
Damn dog thanks for sharing your info/ some secrets & some common since lol but this help me with recording with my preamp i cant thank you enough very Great full keep up the good work ill be tunning in
lol someones been reading and yeah dog.....or dawg it's an expression for friend homie....amigo! lol or you could say its a synonym for all those things i just listed but i was happy as hell when i wrote this to learn something new that i was wondering about i had to show my gratitude ya know
peep out the two guys that liked his comment lmfao! G.T.F outta here
Ty B
lmao... dude you are funny as hell i looked at them they look like geeks!!!
9:47 sounds like a Christian song, Amen?
Amen
That's what I've been looking for! Thank you :)
I am very new to all of this and I'm trying to decide on a set up for my home studio - you explained everything in a way that was easy for me to understand and just made sense. This was so helpful, thank you! :)
I use an AT2020 and it works great.
I got the same mic (suggested for hiphop vocals) looking forward to seeing how it performs with singing too.... let the fun begin
@@gremasaurusrex985 how is the mic?
@@rsnhf.9073 Its very good, though I have no other mic to compare it too lol I got myself a kaotic ball too just to help with reflections ect ect. Very happy with it
What if your recording metal and you have screams and growls along with loud harmony vocals and or your singing louder then what you are on this video, do u just turn the pre amp mic volume lower?? Thanks
This channel is gold. I've always wondered about these two things. Great explanation it all makes sense.
Thanks, Graham. After years of solo recording and wondering where to set my volume, you explained it so clearly.
"It looks Un-Manly to have low peak levels" HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Dying 😂😂😂😂😂