FrankDebro1 wrote:

Now the question: I've been recording vox right in this room. I figured that
many people record vox in very dry vocal booths. BUT, I find that when I
listen back to the vox without effects, its SO dry and sounds very dead and I
really have to wet it down with verb and delays to set it back in the mix.
I've been told that in most studios, singers go in the live room and just have
a few baffles to control reflections. SO, DOES THE ROOM MATTER WHEN CLOSE
MIC'ING VOX.? I usually have the singer about 3 inches from the pop screen
which is two inches off the mic. I plan on doing some A/B tests with the
singer in the live room, but I would like to hear your comments as well.

With such a room as you have, very close micing of vox is the only
option, and still, the "room" gets in there, doesn't it? So, yes, I
think room sound can be a big part of getting something captured nicely.

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hank alrich * secret mountain
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