| Author | Subject: Live Rap Vocals |
| Tom Shave | Posted At 02:32:36 09/08/2005
Hi there, My band use a fairly typical set up in terms of instruments (drum loops sampled, keyboard, clean guitar,bass) but are unusual when it comes to vocals (3 part harmony, lead vical is a rapper/MC.) We still haven't managed to get the rap sound live as we would like; it really need to stick out in the mix so that all the words can be heard, difficult as its quite fast. The rapper has a deep, warm toned voice but really need the clarity of high frequency response too. We really need a solution so the rap vocals stick out of the mix. Does anyone have any suggestions for a microphone to use? Or would it be better to put the live mic through a compressor or exciter and 32 band EQ or something to get the sound just right? If we did the latter would we need to pre-amp the mic? Thanks very much for your help, Tom |
| Tom Shave |
Re: Live Rap Vocals (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 02:34:32 09/08/2005 Also, what would be the best way to generally improve the sounds of drum samples coming from a mini-disc straight to mixer to make them sound punchier, but to also give them better definition? Thanks, Tom |
| soundpro |
Re: Live Rap Vocals (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 07:00:00 09/08/2005 Tom, This is about intelligibility. You should not use a mic with close effect (most dynamic mics do boost bass when used closely) or not hold the mic close to the mouth. The whole audio chain and mainly the speakers have a lot of influence. Try to compare different speakers at different levels at a store and you will hear the difference in performance. |
| jjaa |
rap marocain (Currently 15 replies)
Posted At 05:28:08 02/16/2006 ca va,jaja |