This is the Avalon setting we used for all recordings
http://www.mydatabus.com/public/loudman/z/1.1CondensorNeumansung.mp3
The first recording was done with a Neuman U 89 close up with a pop filter and connected to the Avalon. A very nice sound, but very bland and non-professional.
http://www.mydatabus.com/public/loudman/z/1.2CondensorNeumanCompressionsung.mp3
We altered this by applying compression. (see below)
http://www.mydatabus.com/public/loudman/z/CondensorNeumanOffaxissung.mp3
The next recording was done again with the Neuman U 89, but this time we removed the pop filter and recorded from the side angle. There was no compression or EQ added to this example.
The following recordings was done with a Shure SM 58. We were using this microphone to see the difference between dynamic and condenser vocal recording styles. The condenser is by far the better option for the vocal applications we decided to cover.
http://www.mydatabus.com/public/loudman/z/DynamicSM58sung.mp3
The first of the two recording was just a simple sung piece. No effects were used. Although it was very clear, it was still very bland.
http://www.mydatabus.com/public/loudman/z/DynamicSM58Eqspoken.mp3
The second recording was a spoken piece. But the EQ was used to extreme proportions, we created a digital radio like sound.
Overall I really enjoyed doing this exercise because much of the techniques learnt will be useful in many many applications other than vocal.
2 comments:
Darren's word of the week? Referencing! Who's we?
Really liked the final example of the radio voice, sounded kind of nostalgic. One other thing is that all the samples seemed to be playing on either the right channel or left.
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