zmd Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Originally posted by cliffk: Yeah, even for a lead singer like me, I feel very exposed when I don't have my mike in my hand or on a boom in front of me. Also, with a headset, there's no way to back away on a difficult/high note. One more thing, that 'mike-on-a-boom-over-the-keyboard' look is just plain cool, no? http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f15/cliffcyg/Me.jpg agreed. its the way i do it too, and it is just plain cool so, its not so much about curing it as it is about hiding it...to help spread it faster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrafon Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Originally posted by Vagabond: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAC_JzZyhCo You decide. Yup, that did it...it's cheezy! With Brittney, we can forgive it because we aren't looking at her face. Go ahead...try it yourself....it's scientifically proven... http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~hepcj/Images/bsac/gallery05/bsac060.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundscape Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 What an awful pic! http://www.nabou.com/celebrities/britney_spears/photo_galleries/images/britney_spears_picture_516.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrafon Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 See, in Soundscape's picture, you don't even notice the headset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMcM Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Uh, what were we talking about? Originally posted by soundscape: What an awful pic! http://www.nabou.com/celebrities/britney_spears/photo_galleries/images/britney_spears_picture_516.jpg Wm. David McMahan I Play, Therefore I Am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue JC Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 You boys need to get out more. Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer. W. C. Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillFightingIt Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Originally posted by Blue JC: I'm also fat and ugly but I've been singing 4-part harmony for 40 years. You need a stationary mic because you have to CONSTANTLY adjust your distance from the mic in order to blend with the lead singer and the other harmony singers. The microphone is an instrument that you have to learn to use just like a keyboard or a guitar or anything else. I could make an argument that it's the most important instrument on stage. Set it and forget it only results in 5 lead singers instead of one lead singer and 4 backing vocalists singing harmony in balance with the lead singer and with each other. Vocal dynamics are just as important as instrument dynamics. Good mic technique and everyone using their ears all the time are the only way to get good dynamics. You're spot on in my opinion... My Band: www.myspace.com/fergusband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITGITC Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 garrafon, you too funny. "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." - Victor Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Originally posted by StillFightingIt: Originally posted by Blue JC: I'm also fat and ugly but I've been singing 4-part harmony for 40 years. You need a stationary mic because you have to CONSTANTLY adjust your distance from the mic in order to blend with the lead singer and the other harmony singers. The microphone is an instrument that you have to learn to use just like a keyboard or a guitar or anything else. I could make an argument that it's the most important instrument on stage. Set it and forget it only results in 5 lead singers instead of one lead singer and 4 backing vocalists singing harmony in balance with the lead singer and with each other. Vocal dynamics are just as important as instrument dynamics. Good mic technique and everyone using their ears all the time are the only way to get good dynamics. You're spot on in my opinion... I agree 100% as well. When I sing I high part, I belt it and back off the mic, when I sing a low part, I get closer to the mic. Those kind of parts might happen in the same song, so I'd constantly be fiddling with a headset. I'm not a great singer- if I have to hit an A or B in a song, I have no way to sing that kind of note soft, I gotta let it fly. So being able to back off the mic is imperative. One of the guys in a side project I'm in has one he's been trying to get me to use, I keep telling him no thanks, I'll stick to a boom stand. Live: Korg Kronos 2 88, Nord Electro 5d Nord Lead A1 Toys: Roland FA08, Novation Ultranova, Moog LP, Roland SP-404SX, Roland JX10,Emu MK6 www.bksband.com www.echoesrocks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpel Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Not so cheeesy as to obscure good playing and singing, but yes. Check out the Sweet Clementines CD at bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanS Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Originally posted by Vagabond: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAC_JzZyhCo You decide. I don't think a mic on a boom is going to do too much for this guy. What we record in life, echoes in eternity. MOXF8, Electro 6D, XK1c, Motif XSr, PEKPER, Voyager, Univox MiniKorg. https://www.abandoned-film.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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