jimbyjoe Posted December 29, 2001 Share Posted December 29, 2001 yo, i know this is not an audio forum but hey, you guys rock using my new behringer mic i got for CHRISTmas, i'm finally able to do some demo stuff. i have a moderate voice - occasionally getting lessons, but if it sucks i know what to do to fix it up. so besides singing well, how do i make my voice sound better in my demos? i'm probably leaning more towards what type of reverb to use (in detail) or eq. i'm using cubase VST and have a tenor range (a little like robbie williams). ta in advance. pray for peace, kendall "Consider how much coffee you're drinking - it's probably not enough." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiver Posted December 29, 2001 Share Posted December 29, 2001 Hi Jim, Which Behringer mic did you get? Cheers, shiver Rule #2: Don't sweat the petty stuff, and don't pet the sweaty stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Smedberg Posted December 29, 2001 Share Posted December 29, 2001 I think that the biggest improvement will be compression. That alone can make an awful track sound somewhat professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Empress_Scorpio Posted December 30, 2001 Share Posted December 30, 2001 Hello all How can i use Cubase to record an instrument or voice (live) and applying an effect (reverb)-- while recording? Is this possible and will i be able to hear it with the effects used? thank you, vi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbyjoe Posted December 30, 2001 Author Share Posted December 30, 2001 shiver, it's a behringer xm8500 only about $100AUD but still sounds good pray for peace, kendall "Consider how much coffee you're drinking - it's probably not enough." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiver Posted December 30, 2001 Share Posted December 30, 2001 Hi Empress, in two words, you can't. There isn't a way, as far as i know anyways, to do that...too much latency, etc....unless you are using a DSP equipped card that enables real-time effects while tracking....DSP Factory? i don't think it can, but i could be wrong.... Jimbyjoe, that mic has a frequency response sort of in between a SM57 and a 58....being in very close to it is going to bump up the low end (proximity effect) quite a bit, and possibly muddy up your track, depending on how much low end is in your voice already. Experiment a bit with distance. As far as reverbs go, very dependant on the track itself. If it's kind of loungy and laid back, not a real dense mix, you can probably get a little more playful with the verbs. Try a Hall or Plate setting, maybe 1.2 - 2.0 seconds of decay depending on the tempo of the song (slower song = longer reverb tails usually). Keep the reverb at 100% wet, and adjust your send bit by bit until it sits nice and sounds great...now back it off just a hair...normally, when you're first starting to work with your voice, the temptation is to lay the reverb on ....go easy... it's there to create depth, not to put you in a cathedral everytime. For eq's, cut off as much of the real low end as you can without sounding thin..this'll leave room for drums and bass, and the low end of the guitars...a little boost around 1.6 -3.0 khz should give you a bit more presence if you need it, and if you're very careful, a high shelf eq boost (maybe 2 db or so) at around 10 or 11 kHz can give it a little air...avoid using really narrow Q's too, they can sound really odd unless you know exactly what you're doing.....and compression....don't forget that...it helps immensely. Start with a 4:1 ration, 20-40ms attack, mess around with the decay in the 125-300 ms range, again, depending on the way the vocals go, and adjust the threshold until you're getting about 4 or 5 db of compression. This should give you a decent start anyways. Hope that helps a bit, Cheers, Shiver Rule #2: Don't sweat the petty stuff, and don't pet the sweaty stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod S Posted December 30, 2001 Share Posted December 30, 2001 Originally posted by 1Empress_Scorpio: Hello all How can i use Cubase to record an instrument or voice (live) and applying an effect (reverb)-- while recording? Is this possible and will i be able to hear it with the effects used? thank you, vi The best thing is to use a hardware box. I used a lex mpx100, it works pretty well for vocals, i think. Korg Kronos X73 / ARP Odyssey / Motif ES Rack / Roland D-05 / JP-08 / SE-05 / Jupiter Xm / Novation Mininova / NL2X / Waldorf Pulse II MBP-LOGIC American Deluxe P-Bass, Yamaha RBX760 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Empress_Scorpio Posted January 21, 2002 Share Posted January 21, 2002 Thank you thank you, I thought so too. Just wann'ed to make sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovenara Posted January 21, 2002 Share Posted January 21, 2002 hi jimbyjoe shiver already summed it up pretty well empress i think with nuendo you can hear fx going on virtually while you record cheers istyle http://www.myspace.com/lovenara http://www.lovenara.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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