tone? mic? comments?

[m.i.r.]

For my personal band we are about to record 5 songs. So I have really been working to find the mysterious perfect tone. What do you think about this mic, there is no eq, its all neutral in this.

I have also been working to drop some more of the operatic tone out of my voice, so what do yall think of the tone itself. Or the combo of the mic plus tone.

This is just two quick quarter songs. I have posted these before a little while ago, that is why I did them like this again. Kind of a before and after.

Any tips, hints, comments, or even a go away you suck welcome lol.

This project has been our baby for a while, so trying to get everything right moreso than usual.

https://app.box.com/s/vjo99kirhb6t6rnopwyo4yg7hhinia8p

[Bono]

Awesome voice! great singing.. the mix sounds vintage, I like it! to me, your tone itself is OK. Though, I would add something to make it brighter. As you want it to be perfect, It may help if you post some alternatives for us to say which one sounds better

[m.i.r.]

As in brighter do you mean post recording eq, or mic itself? Or the voice it self? As in brighter like more mid range brightness? I am going to take the comments I get in the next day or so then apply them as much as possible and make a few comparative recordings. Also going to include one in the fifth octave, as one song is mostly 5th octave singing.

Also thanks by the way for the kind words! Also for taking the time to comment!

Also I am glad you like that style of mixing, though it isnt really just a quickie for demo. However, that is my favorite style of mixing, I love songs to be open even if there is alot going on. Try to have that ear to ear fullness, like you are sitting in the middle of the room. Oh and super excited all the piano work i am doing at crystal where they have a real grand in a live room!

[Bono]

As in brighter do you mean post recording eq, or mic itself? Or the voice it self? As in brighter like more mid range brightness? I am going to take the comments I get in the next day or so then apply them as much as possible and make a few comparative recordings. Also going to include one in the fifth octave, as one song is mostly 5th octave singing.

 

I mean post recording eq. I would add high pass filter (if not yet) and brighter high range

[m.i.r.]

Oh ok cool. Yeah all the vocal track has right now is just a hair of compression and reverb.

[Steven Fraser]

m.i.r:

Save your original, then try this...

If doing EQ in post, start with the dry recording, boost 900 to 1600 Hz with +3 dB, then through the compressor and the reverb.

That frequency range covers F2 in a male voice pretty well. You have what you need to fine-tune the range, by measuring Ah and ee with the spectrograph, and using what you find for F2 as your boost range.

Let us know how it turns out.

[m.i.r.]

Awesome!! Thanks maestro!! Will certainly do

[Danielformica]

nice!!!

[m.i.r.]

Hey thanks daniel!!! Appreciate it....welcome back by the way, I know you have been out of town swamped for a bit