Record vocals like a pro, regardless of the DAW you use. Learn mic'ing, recording, and creative production techniques for capturing great lead and background vocals.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Welcome
- What you should know before watching this course
- Warming up and vocal health
- Maximizing creativity by design
- Microphone selection
- Connecting a microphone/playback
- Selecting a preamp
- Setting up a great headphone mix
- Managing latency in vocal recording
- Microphone positioning and techniques
- Checking and setting levels
- Dealing with dynamics: Microphone technique
- Dealing with dynamics: Using compression
- Talkback microphone demeanor
- Takes management: Psychology
- Takes management: Technical
- Recording the vocal takes
- Doubling lead vocals
- Working with harmonies
- Methods to stack multiples
- Using Auto-Tune during the recording phase
- Next steps
Taught by
Scott Hirsch