MXL V67g - Recording Vocals & Dialog; Vocalist-Microphone Distance; Pop Filter Usage

Recording Vocals & Dialogg
Fig.1
Ideally, you want to record vocals in a the most part, the microphone's axis (or
relatively "dead" room. If you clap your center line) should aim toward the nose
hands and get an echo effect, you
should
consider adding some carpet, It's not a bad idea, however, to experi-
blankets,
drapes, or other sound ab-
sorbing materials. On that note, make away from dead cernter so as to help
every effort to avoid getting too close minimize plosives. Further, you should
to the room's walls. These hard, re-
flective surfaces can easily complicate the vocalist and the microphone, with
the recording process. Move your mic the pop fiter positioned 3- 4 inches in
setup toward the room's center.
Generally, you should position
the
vocalist roughly 6-8 inches away from natural sounding recordings with mini-
the microphone. Getting too close to
the microphone tends to increase bass Fixing plosives with audio editing soft-
response and can create problems with ware often creates more of a problem
plosive sounds - those popping Ps, Bs, than the plosive itself. Use of a pop
Ds, and Ts (more on this in a moment).
Getting too far away makes the micro
phone more subject to picking up room moisture caused by saliva (and breath
ambience
creating
the effect
of the
Vocalist being in a bowM. While vocalists perfomers mouth. Remember... Good
may need to move around in order to
hit those high notes, make every effort
to maintain a constant distance from
the microphone, as this will provide the recording and a great one.
greatest
tonal balance.
(see Fig.
1)
For
and mouth to obtain the fullest sound.
ment
angling
the
microphone
slighty
always place a "pop" filiter between
front
of
the
microphone.
This wll
greatly
increase
your
ability
to
achieve
the
most
mal
interference
from
plosive
sounds.
fiter
will
also
protect
your
microphones
sensitive
capsule
-
keeping
it
free
from
condensation) projecting from the
microphone
technique,
proper
position
ing,
and
using
a
pop
filter
can
make
al
the
difference
between
a
so-so
vocal
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