If you haven’t completed stage one – checkout Vocal Recording Pre-production first. Stage 2: Recording Vocals: Tracking & Vocal Performance Now that we are prepared and setup to lay some track down… Producing polished and professional mixes – requires vocal recordings that sparkle and standout. Recording Vocal Performances that shine can make or break the [...]

Stage 1: Vocal Recording Preproduction There are 2 pieces of pre-production here. Preproduction is an integral part of every session. I find it a vital piece that should be incorporated into your music production… Either consciously or unconsciously you are doing some form of preproduction. It only makes sense to clarify and optimize this process [...]

In contemporary, popular, and virtually any vocally based style of music, the vocal track is the key player in the success or failure of a songs production. Just because the song’s great, the singer is superb, and the engineers are excellent, doesn’t mean the vocal track will automatically add up to the expected sum of [...]

If you didn’t catch part one, check out 10 Ways to produce better vocal recordings, this is part two. Utilize these 10 tips to easily record better vocals in your home or project recording studio. Let’s make some music! 6) Don’t Process During Recording There are certainly different schools of thought, but it’s a great [...]

Here’s a simple solution, and maybe the cheapest vocal recording booth for your home/project studio. It will give you a dry vocal, but not TOO dead, and will give you a little bit of silkiness. It might cost you the cost of a couple comforters if you can’t convince your wife that “they will be [...]