Week5 - AA1 - Vocal Recording Mic Techniques

Jamie, Jacob and I did an hour and a half of voice recording in Studio 1 last Friday. We used U87, SM57 and the Bulls (although I am not using that particular recording). We used the pop filter as well as the compressor for all the recordings.

U87 Cardoid 3 Inches
This recording has quite a bassy feel for it. Due to its distance from the sound source, the middle and bass is more prominently heard. On top of that, it picks up unwanted sounds like breathing or swallowing sounds.

U87 Cardoid 80 cm
Although the bass is pretty rich on this one, the treble is clearer and hence it gives a better overall sound. The sound quality is also brighter.

U87 Omni 3 Inches
Personally, I think this is the best setup for this recording session. It's got less bass and more of the higher register, but the bass isn't terribly low. Perhaps due to its close proximity to the sound source, some unwanted noise is also picked up.

SM57 Cardoid 3 Inches
This setup also has a richer higher registers which results in a brighter sound. Dictions can be heard very clearly. As with all of the other closely placed mics, there are a lot of unwanted sounds.

After we finished recording all the needed recordings for the blog, we recorded some "fun" recording. But, I am not going to post it here, due to its weirdness.