Korgscrew
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Posted: May 16 2004, 12:22 |
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Firstly, as far as I'm aware, the instrumental version of The Bell is exactly the same as those with an MC, just with the MC removed (of course! ). So, there should be plenty of space in Mike's mix to fit the voice into - BOOsTER's enhanced version I can't speak for.
I'd agree with BOOsTER in that keeping the volume of the music down is a good idea if you're having trouble with the level of the voice. Set the voice at the maximum level then bring the music up until it fits. I wouldn't advise using a compressor to do that though, just a gain/level control should be fine. A compressor is only going to be of any use if there's a problem with the music having too wide a dynamic range, which I'd not say there is.
Most important's going to be the actual sound of the voice - this is where a good condenser microphone is very helpful, but if you don't happen to have one of those lying around then I suggest experimenting with EQ. The mix is quite bright and full sounding, so you could try a boost at between 2 and 4 kHz to help it cut through. A little bit higher may help too. You might also want to subtract some frequencies if your microphone seems to have any peaks in its response - peaks in the wrong places could be what's making it hard to get any real level on it (if there was a big peak at say, 800Hz, the extra energy at that frequency could be taking the level over the edge and causing the signal to clip, while being at the wrong frequency to do anything other than make it sound a bit muddy).
Some compression on the voice may be helpful, but be careful not to overdo it. Also be careful of processing the mp3 too much, especially with EQ, as that can quickly reveal the mp3 compression artefacts which you don't really want to be hearing.
With that, I wish you good luck!
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