http://www.producertoday.com/vocal-production/vocal-recording-made-easy-part-2/ Music production tips about music production software and music business by Music Producer Johnny Jam Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:10:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.producertoday.com/vocal-production/vocal-recording-made-easy-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1343 dj zalox Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:14:06 +0000 http://www.producertoday.com/vocal-production/vocal-recording-made-easy-part-2#comment-1343 thanks johnny jam, i really learn a lot from you.today keep it up!!! thanks johnny jam, i really learn a lot from you.today keep it up!!!

]]> http://www.producertoday.com/vocal-production/vocal-recording-made-easy-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Johnny Jam Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:10:07 +0000 http://www.producertoday.com/vocal-production/vocal-recording-made-easy-part-2#comment-4 Hi Sieber. Thanks for your comment. I agree that sometimes it is wise to add a dedicated hardware compressor before going through the AD converter. But it's not really possible in a low-budget setup like this. Most audio cards in this price range don't have an insert after the preamp and before the AD converter, so there is no way to insert a compressor. Even if you find an audiocard with insert, I also believe the end result will often come out better using a clean software compressor plugin rather than a cheap hardware compressor. Many compressors in this pricerange will add noise and artifacts to the sound, that would be impossible to correct in the mix. Finally, when adding the compression AFTER your recordings, you have the freedom and time to experiment finding the optimal settings for your compressor. It is different if we are talking a high end compressor. Some really expensive compressors have a warmth og pleasing sound that almost any vocal will benefit from. Hi Sieber. Thanks for your comment.
I agree that sometimes it is wise to add a dedicated hardware compressor before going through the AD converter.
But it’s not really possible in a low-budget setup like this. Most audio cards in this price range don’t have an insert after the preamp and before the AD converter, so there is no way to insert a compressor.
Even if you find an audiocard with insert, I also believe the end result will often come out better using a clean software compressor plugin rather than a cheap hardware compressor. Many compressors in this pricerange will add noise and artifacts to the sound, that would be impossible to correct in the mix.
Finally, when adding the compression AFTER your recordings, you have the freedom and time to experiment finding the optimal settings for your compressor.
It is different if we are talking a high end compressor. Some really expensive compressors have a warmth og pleasing sound that almost any vocal will benefit from.

]]> http://www.producertoday.com/vocal-production/vocal-recording-made-easy-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Sieber Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:40:12 +0000 http://www.producertoday.com/vocal-production/vocal-recording-made-easy-part-2#comment-3 I might be a good idea to add a mid-priced compressor before going to the converter. I might be a good idea to add a mid-priced compressor before going to the converter.

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