Thanks, kirt. Rod ----- Original Message ----- From: "kurt" <kurt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 1:32 PM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: tips on mixing background vocals > Start small, one of each, fill in when you think it's thin. It's best to > start with as few parts as possible, and go from there. I like to pan out > backgrounds so you get a wide image, and not heavily process them, maybe a > little verb, depending on the mix, and the feel you're going for. > Compression, I wouldn't use more than you need to, to make sure you're not > clipping, when you record. Hope this helps, one idea I use is to always > make sure the melody or lead vocal is just a pinch more dominant than all > the others. It sounds like a no brainer, but many people bary the main > vocal behind all the other layers. > Kurt > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rod" <roddj12@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 4:53 AM > Subject: [ddots-l] tips on mixing background vocals > > > I would like to hear some ideas on mixing multiple takes of background > vocals. What effects, how much, do you use, panning, etc, volume of each > take, compression, etc. > > How many takes would you record for a nice harmoney? How many altos, > sopranos, tenor, etc per takes? > > > Rod > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <albertm13@xxxxxxxx> > To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 11:57 PM > Subject: [ddots-l] Re: My Mixer > > > Hi, > > Mackie is the best. They sent me an updated manual already! I posted it at > www.dancingdots.com/extras/1202vlzpro_om.pdf. Please get it soon because > I'm not leaving it there for long; I just put it there for you or anyone > else who needs an accessible copy of it. Bill says it's good except the > tables are unintelligible. > > Ciao, > Albert > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > Try Juno Platinum for Free! Then, only $9.95/month! > Unlimited Internet Access with 250MB of Email Storage. > Visit http://www.juno.com/value to sign up today! > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe] > ** 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:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subjectúq] > ** or send a message, to > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto: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:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto: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:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto: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:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq