In The Studio: Four Vocal Microphone Placement Techniques
Working with inexperienced singers requires careful mic placement to eliminate pops, lip smacks, and breath blasts.
By Bobby Owsinski • February 18, 2019The vocals are almost always in the spotlight of a song, yet sometimes they receive far less attention during setup than other instruments like the drums.
In this excerpt from Audio Recording Basic Training, you’ll not only get a few great tips, but an exercise that will lead you through the different ways of vocal miking that will show you their pros and cons.
Just like with a great sounding instrument, many times with a good singer you’ll get the “sound” automatically just by putting him/her in front of the right microphone. On the other hand, with a bad or inexperienced singer even a high priced microphone or signal processing won’t add the polish you’re looking for.
That said, if you start with the correct technique, you’re halfway there...
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