Originally Posted By: PeterGannon
I'd like to become a better singer. I was once at a friends house who had a nice mic setup with a vocal mic and headphones, and had some standard vocal effects happening, and I was singing with that and it sure sounded good. But I've lost touch with him so never found out what it was.

Now I'm thinking about a similar setup where I'd need a mic, headphones and some kind of processor so the voice I'm hearing in my headphones sounds as good as it can be, so I'll want to keep singing for hours. Like training wheels., but for the voice.

Can anyone recommend a setup for this. Let's start with money is no object, and we can go down from there (g).


Peter,

I could get into specifics if you like, but here's the nitty gritty:

Favorite mic: Rode NT1000 Sounds as good as any top-end mic I've ever heard including the pricey Neumann. I have every mic Rode makes and I use the NT1000 99% of the time.

Favorite headphones: Sony MDR-7506 These cans are in every major studio on earth. I have at least four pair. I've paid more and got a lot less.

Favorite Vocal Processor: Since I don't record myself or my clients with effects; I only add some reverb to the headset mix. We add compression, and effects later. However, I do own a TC Helicon Voice Prism which is not made anymore. The current replacement model is the TC Helicon VoiceLive Rack which will do anything with a voice you can imagine.

Computer Audio Interface: We have numerous ones from TC Helicon, Mackie, Teac, Digi-Design, E-MU. They all work well. I don't necessarily have a preference here. There are TONS of audio interfaces out there. If you have a gear guy at your local music store. Talk it over with him. You probably don't need anything with more than two inputs and MIDI in and out. PreSonus makes a very functional one for about $100.

Whatever you do get gear that's quick to set up and easy to use. Otherwise you'll spend all your time "
"fiddling." grin

Oh yea, my guy at Sweetwater told me a long time ago "Don't skimp on audio cables. Get the good stuff." All of our audio and instrument cables are Monster Studio Pro gear. Never a problem.

Have fun. And post a song for us to critique. LOL cool
Bob

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