Up To The Vocals For The Side Project

More Recording in the Neve Studio (Week 6 Blog 1)

Today Phil and l went back into the Neve Studio to continue with our side project.

We used 2 Audio Technic microphones to record my vocals The models of the Audio Technic are C414 (condenser)

We used the dbx compressor which is mounted into the desk beside the Neve console.

The model of the compressor we used, was the dbx 160A.

We routed the signal from the Neve console into the dbx 160A and then into the DAW.

Some of the Neve Studio outboard equipment that can be patched in.

This time l provided Phil with the lyrics to the song, so we could get the task done more efficiently.

The 2 Audio Technic C414 microphone switches were set in cardio position.

We used a pop stopper and a foam cover on the main microphone.

The 2 Audio Technic C414 microphones set up

We placed the 2 microphone stands a couple of meters apart from each other, so we could capture a good strong main vocal signal, and the other microphone stand was positioned, so as to capture a distant/ambiance signal to be blended into the main vocal track.

Vocal tracks

The edited vocal tracks into 2 Tracks

Just by comparing the electric guitar tracks in the green color (above to your right), and the vocal tracks in the purple and lilac colors underneath. You can see the compressor is working. The transients' wav dB level is more even through the song.

The settings we used for the dbx 160A compressor.

When we listen back to the compression on the vocal tracks, we could hear the compressor slightly compressing the vocal at ratio 4 to 1 (blue knob). The threshold was left at zero (red knob) and the output gain on zero (green knob)

After the vocals were recorded, I still had some time left to start doing some vocal editing.