Recording with no vocal booth

[K.O.]

Im trying to get some recording but unfortunately i dont have a vocal booth in my house cause i mean.....its not really a studio i just dont have the space for one......does anyone have any ideas on a affordable microphone that would work out in this situation and does anyone have any suggestions for effects to put on vocals. Without a booth its possible to record but i wanted to know a mic that would help me out in this situation

 

[K.O.]

cmon people

 

[afriquedeluxe]

k.o, i got a frien at his home studio he dnt hav a vocal booth, jus a padded surface dat kinda goes roun but in a half-cirlce. hes got one of em rhode condenser mics n a mulit trck recorder n a pre-amp. wit this da sound quality is pretty much pro. im not really gd wen it comes 2 vocal recordin but i guess ull need all da hardware mention above 4 a start. i kno there mo qualified people here who can help, so i tink u shud listen 2 em instead wen dey post tho

 

[K.O.]

aiight thanks A

 

[light]

youll wanna pick a uni directional mic. one that picks up only the sound in front of it. not behind or 360 degrees. but as for specifics. grab a sure sm58 and put a popper stopper on it, put some blankets on the walls or hang them and youll get cool sound.

try recording in different rooms or different spots in your room. in a closet, in the corner.

experiment with mic placement with each song, get the sound that suits your sound.. peace

 

[Manji]

Try putting the MIC in the bathroom like on Cribs when the had had Outkast

 

[dacalion]

i agree with everything light said, I know several cats that use their closets as vocal booths, I would'nt use the bathroom because of the humidity issues involved but some cats do.

--dac

 

[K.O.]

Thanks yall. I herd that a unidirectional mic was right for the job but light and everyone else a friend of mine said to get a unidirectional compressor mic. i see that the shure sm58 that you were talking about is a dynamic mic. What do yall think about that......what would be better for me a shure sm58 unidirectional dynamic mic or another brand unidirectional compressor mic? Im recording with the Korg D1600 if that helps any.....

 

[dacalion]

A condensor mic would NORMALLY be the better choice of the 2 for recording vocals, condensor mics are generally more sensitive and have a richer/more detailed sound which is why I suggest you NOT use one if you don't have a good vocal recording area. The last thing that you want is a mic designed to pick up detail in your situation. Go with the dynamic mic, I have a Shure 588SD and it does great for recording vocals in less than adeqate places.

--dac

 

[eka]

I've got a behringer b1 condenser mic and no vocal booth.
I record just clean without any fx of compresion in my computer and add anything I want later in the mix of my track.
it works for me. the mic does have a low cut on it that I use against low rumble during recording.

 

[Architect]

Another suggestion:

Get a headphone amp with at least 4 or 6 outputs to plug separate headphones into for each of your vocalists if you don't have a separate room to record vocals. You can get some inexpensive but tightly sealed headphones so music doesn't leak out into the microphones when recording. Also a good preamp can also help get good smooth sounding vocals. This works great when your space is limited.

 

[MIKELABZ]

i juts turn the speakers off and use headphones my room has a shag rug that keeps the sound cool and compacted so its like having a blanket on the floor... in my old studio i used to have blankets hanging from the walls like a canopy to catch any offsetting sound(s)....

L-Rock

 

[MIKELABZ]

heres my old studio with the blankets on the ceiling and wall...

 

[beatbanga2]

another thing u might wanna try is a compressor or noise gate effects is good but dont use tto much