Here, you can turn on and adjust the volume of the headphone mix or turn on and adjust the click for the headphones only. Changing cue-mix faders adjusts the level of each track in the headphones, while your mix remains the same.Ĭlick the outputs toggle to open the headphone output. Moving these sliders will unlock them and allow you to change the mix if, for example, the singer wants less drums and bass and more guitar in their headphones. Their faders will be set to the same mix as the channel faders. Now go to the mixer and you’ll see cue sends at the bottom of each channel. Tick the Cue Mix box next to the output name, creating a Cue Mix in the mixer. In Preferences > Song Setup, add a new stereo output and name it. Just tweak to taste! Vox popīefore recording, make sure your vocalist has a good headphone mix. PreSonus provides some excellent starting points for vocal tracks and allows you to get started quickly. We can choose a preset at this stage, too. Switch it to mono and label it ‘Vox – Lead’. Open the DAW and create a new audio track. Studio One’s varied toolset should help you get 90 per cent of the way towards great vocal recordings. Once you’re satisfied that the input levels aren’t peaking at the preamp, it’s time to get into Studio One. Having someone sing through a song or just practise scales or warm-ups while you make adjustments will help when it comes to setting the gain of your mic at the interface. Fix your pop shield approximately five inches from the front of your microphone.Ĭonnect your mic to an audio interface and feed your signal into Studio One. You’ll also need a pop screen (known also as a pop filter) to reduce plosives such as P and B sounds, which sound terrible and can ruin otherwise excellent vocal performances, and to stop spit from hitting the mic. The best option is a suspension mount, which should minimise noises coming from the mic stand itself.
Stand mounts are available in a variety of shapes and sizes. Now you’ll need a solid mic stand and stand mount. Choose what sounds the best for each singer. These options provide loads of flexibility in the studio.Įxperiment. Some condensers have options like multiple-pickup patterns (figure-8, omnidirectional and hypercardioid), high-pass filters, and even pad switches to reduce the sensitivity allowing you to record louder sources. In both cases, you’ll want a dynamic mic.Ĭondensers and dynamics typically feature a cardioid pickup pattern, which means the mics mostly pick up sounds in front of the capsule, and reject sounds coming from their sides and rear. For vocals, it’s generally best to use a condenser as they are more sensitive and capture detail and nuance however, some singers might need to take hold of a mic to give their best performance or might simply want a grittier sound. There are many kinds of microphone, and they all work on vocals, but the four main types to consider are: dynamic mics, condenser mics, ribbon mics and USB mics.Įach of these microphones can handle vocal recordings but, for the purposes of this tutorial, let’s focus on low-cost, high-quality dynamic and condenser mics. There are many low- and high-quality microphones out there, ranging in price from as little as a tenner to tens of thousands. To set up and record vocals, you’ll need a microphone.
This month, however, we’re kicking off with an instrument a little closer to home: the human voice.
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Let’s spend the next few tutorials helping you better understand how to record using Studio One, from the basics to some intermediate and advanced setups that’ll help get the best out of your drums, guitars, pianos and more.
In recent tutorials, we’ve walked through the basics of composing, mixing, mastering, and Studio One’s built-in instruments, but there’s an important process that we’ve yet to cover: recording.
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