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Recording Vocals : Do's & Don'ts

I have seen lots of people asking questions about how to properly record the vocals so that it sound like pro. So in this post, I will tell you how to do it.

Firstly don't use headphone's mic(its obvious but lots of people do it ). There are some budget-friendly microphones out there in market and some of them comes with kit which has Mic stand, Shock-wave mount, etc.

Check this article :
http://www.wirerealm.com/guides/top-10-best-microphones-recording-vocals

I am currently using Blue Yeti Usb Microphone and its decent.
Now that you have a good mic, you can start recording. Follow below tips while recording :

1) Always use pop-filter to avoid sudden peak in recording due to some sounds like 'ph', 'bh'.
2) Adjust the volume of your microphone such that your recording software don't cuts off the signal when you sing too loud and it should also be not too low so that clarity vanishes.
3) Don't apply any effect on your audio-track in DAW while recording. Always record raw and then apply any effect on it.
4) The space between you and your mic should be 4 inches.
5) Its good if you use mic stand because we can sing better while standing rather than sitting. (Now this is my personal point of view, some of you may have different opinion on that).
6) The room where you record should be quite. ( Don't worry if you don't have sound proof room. Even i don't have, alternatively you can go to studio and they will charge you for recording)
7) If you don't have mic stand then place your mic in a platform which doesn't have even a subtle vibration. Because then your recording will have little noise. To avoid it, use shock mount. These days they launch dedicated shock mount for each microphone.
8) I have also felt that if the laptop's charger is plugged in then it introduce some noise in recording therefore I always unplug the charging cable while recording. This might not true for any of you.
9) Always follow one rule- Never leave any mistake to be corrected in post processing because some thing might not get corrected. So always record by giving 100%.

These were some of the tips which you can follow to record better next time.

Any questions ? Let me know in comment section and i will be happy to help you out.

Thanks,
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