Here is the first verse and chorus of Kingdom Now--vocal only.

https://soundcloud.com/david-snyder-mixing-lab/kingdom-now-vocal-snippet

A few things:

1.) I am singing rock and roll so I don't want it to be perfect. I don't cut and paste because to me that destroys the emotion. I have to keep re-recording until I get a take that maintains the emotional build from beginning to end or I don't like it.

2.) I cut out breaths in Audacity before I import to DAW if I am singing rock 'n' roll. If I am not singing rock 'n' roll I don't usually take as many breaths. Rock 'n' Roll can get noisy though.

3.) I am looking for a warm dynamic range of at least 13 and I don't want the vocals to go in to the red zone because that means the dynamics have been stripped. I want them in that green range where the vocal chords are still present and the timbre blends in with other instruments such as acoustic guitar.

See screenshot.

Here is the final, from the showcase.

http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=471810#Post471810

Also here is a link a did a few weeks ago I guess showing the complete effects rack that made this sound, including some tape saturation.

http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=472063&#Post472063




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