Yes I am using a pop shield. May the peace of God which passes all understanding gard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus. God bless you! Website http://www.nevillepeter.com email neville@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx phone 407-222-4488 -----Original Message----- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ian Rattray Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 4:32 PM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Question about recording vocals Hi It sounds like your to near the mic. What mic are you using, and how near, are you using a pop shield? If you have a strong and dynamic voice it will need a bit of room to develop, for example, an opera singer could stand 2 meters, give or take, away, depending on the acoustic. Regards Ian -------------------------------------------------- From: "neville" <neville@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 6:13 PM To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ddots-l] Question about recording vocals > I'm wondering if anyone can give me some ideas about this. I have a very > dynamic voice. What I mean is that my dynamic range is very wide Which is > why I don't get why my vocals always seam to have a slitely saturated > sound > with or with out compression. Maybe the best way to describe it is that > they > always sound a little distorted. At first I thought that maybe I was > recording with too much compression on my pre/amp. So then I made sure > that > the compressor was very light and I still had the same problem. Then I > decided to turn off the compressor all together, but still no luck. Anyone > have suggestions for me? I have run out of things to try. > > Oh and I always make sure that my input meters don't go below -6.0. > May the peace of God which passes all understanding gard your heart and > mind in Christ Jesus. > > God bless you! > > Website http://www.nevillepeter.com > > email neville@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > phone 407-222-4488 > > > > PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! > To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > and in the Subject line type > unsubscribe > For other list commands such as vacation mode, > click on the immediately following link: > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or > send a message, to > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > and in the Subject line type > faq > > > > > > E-mail message checked by Internet Security (7.0.0.508) > Database version: 6.14190 > http://www.pctools.com/uk/internet-security/ E-mail message checked by Internet Security (7.0.0.508) Database version: 6.14190 http://www.pctools.com/uk/internet-security/ PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq