How to get the BEST VOCAL SOUND from your HOME STUDIO

[@meysamesfahaniofficialmeys557]

Learned more about my problem here then a at least 100 other videos I watched.

[@davidshanhun]

cool! I'm glad it was helpful to you!

[@tronlady1]

I don't believe that for a second dude! This is vocal recoding 101. I can't believe you even watched 100 videos on vocal recording lol!!!! It is a very good video though :o)

[@nathanwahl9224]

@@davidshanhun This is my first one, so I guess thanks for saving me from having to watch 100 videos!

[@TheFinalRevelation2]

I have never seen a single video teach so much as this one. Mind blowing. Say thanks to him from me.

[@barkerboberly9867]

bro fr i took notes this shit is a god send

[@artale4404]

I would like to add for some people that may not know is the mic you use will have a big effect on issues. For those that always use a condenser mic that mic will pick up a huge amount of the room. Try using a dynamic mic which will keep room noise very low especially if you have untreated room. In fact there are times that the vocal quality and tone of a singer can benefit more from a dynamic mic than a condenser or ribbon. Expensive mics don't mean the right match to the singer. Many hit songs on vocals were recorded on a less expensive dynamic mic. I hope this helps

[@magrumb]

I’ve been a sound engineer in Hollywood for 16 years and everything in this video should be absolutely studied by people that are just starting out. Great video!

[@JayaLove]

He somehow is able to break it down for total beginners without talking down to anyone. Really a master w no ego and an obvious love for his craft.

[@davidshanhun]

Mike is a legend eh. Grateful to be able to help share his knowledge with you here. (we've done a few other little clips now in case they're useful to you also etc). Happy recording!

[@russeljamesjardiolin5579]

This is the most clear and detailed explanation how to improve my room recordings. Thanks. Two thumbs up 👍👍

[@davidshanhun]

Glad it was helpful! 👌 All the best with the new recordings!

[@kurlin97]

This was incredible. I have had a horrible time with low end on my vocals. This was a God-send. Thanks to both of you!!

[@davidshanhun]

So happy to hear this! Happy recording 😊

[@funnybugsbunny]

Wooow... I have never learnt so much in 1 video than from Mike. This guy is so knowledgeable, experienced and most of all, humble. He hasn't the slightest bit of ego and talks of getting home audio, although he's got a professional recording studio. Hats off!!

[@komet1536]

Every minute of this video was worth to watch. Many thanks.

[@davidshanhun]

Appreciate the comment and trust you got some ace new skills for your recordings!

[@markalexwhite]

Laughed out loud on the 'Lispy' part of the conversation. Brought back memories of me trying to fine-tune the DBS 286 'de-esser' years ago!!! :-) I would add one other issue to your list. Vocalists moving back and forth while they sing - completely changes the volume and tone of the recording. Volume can be fixed but tone is a whole other ball game. Superglue all 'dancing' vocalists feet to the floor! :-)

[@joceleicirilosoaresbohrer2994]

Well put and very clarifying comments. And David, your kind, and I would say, humble attitude, was very nice and appropriate. Than you both!

[@davidshanhun]

Thank you 😊

[@nikolatracks]

Dude this is one of the best videos I have ever watched regarding this. I just scrolled down and found out that a lot of the people here agree with that. All this information is worth so much money, this knowledge is so densely packed and you can tell it's real by the way he explains everything because of his experience.

[@davidshanhun]

yeah Mike is amazing and feel lucky to be able to share his wisdom with you all!

[@kevinstuart5105]

Thanks for sharing your experience! I'm grateful to have had an opportunity to stand on your shoulders.

[@SupernovaSun77]

One of the best audio videos of all times

[@davidshanhun]

Thanks. Mike is awesome eh!

[@ProperJohnmusic]

agreed

[@SupernovaSun77]

David Shanhun he really is

[@NICUofficial]

this is SO GOOD these tips are going to make a difference on NICU's upcoming debut album (self-produced) love how you keep it simple and on the key points, that really helps me. So many videos give me information overload and no takeaways. My takeaways from this video are mainly about avoiding unfixable mistakes that can ruin my otherwise "perfect" vocal take: - don't record too hot anywhere and clip - don't catch plosives - don't catch sibilance - don't catch ambient noise or reverb (this is the easy part, I built myself an incredible DIY vocal booth at home for under $500 :) If the performance is good and those errors aren't present, it's gonna be something favorable that we can work with further in the DAW or external hardware. appreciate this info, really feel lucky that you're sharing it for free. I promise it's making a difference out here EDIT: also HELL YEAH that Rode NT-1A is the same main vocal mic I have in my booth already!!! I feel so validated XD

[@motafov]

"you can tell when someone's just bought a desser, everything is lisping and there are no S's" hahah mikeZ the man, great of david to let the master extol his knowledge, i hate interviewers that feel the urge to add their two cents every second... dave asked the right amount of questions and all i can say is thanks to both of you for making and sharing this awesome video

[@davidshanhun]

aww thank you. Glad that you enjoyed this!

[@kevc6115]

Best half an hour I've spent regarding vocal recording. Thank you!

[@davidshanhun]

awesome!

[@LennySugiono]

The sibilance thing is a great refresher, loved that example where the “see” is getting ducked. It’s unknowingly something I hear in most songs but have never picked up on.

[@ricklang_drummer]

I agree with most of the things suggested in this video, except for a few things: 1) Using a reflective shield might cause more issues than it solves. Comb filtering in particular, where some less than perfect shields reflects certain frequencies from the direct signal (your voice) which the mic picks up. 2) All for the mattressing in the corner in a V- or U-shape. Standard, and excellent, practice. But don't sing towards the mattresses/corners - sing outwards in the room. The mic pattern is most likely cardioid anyway so having the back and sides covered is where money/mattresses/duvets should be spent.

[@davidshanhun]

Sweet thanks for the good input Rick 👌

[@sergiogabaldongarcia3492]

Yeah, but regarding the #2, I've found (at least in my case) it's WAY better to do the opposite, because after all your voice won't bounce the hell out of everywhere, as clothing will absorb a lot of its energy. So to me, it's better to sing into a closet instead of doing the opposite trying to make the most of a cardioid pattern.

[@aeiplanner]

Open your closet and you have a bunch of clothes hanging in there. Get your mic right up next to that clothes and sing into the closet. Also make your own DIY Kaotica eyeball and place over the top of the mic or just buy an Electron PF8 for $25 on eBay.

[@davidshanhun]

awesome suggestion 👌

[@tronlady1]

I have vocalists at the bottom of my stairs singing into my coats!!!!

[@davidshanhun]

@The Doobie Sisters and Sack Blabbath love this comment 💪

[@afahmid]

Excellent video-learned a lot as a novice.

[@jasonbodden8816]

A whole lot of helpful content in under half hour. Fantastic vid.

[@davidshanhun]

Mike is a legend!

[@indigoakaben]

"Here's looking at you, SM58!" Me: Looks angrily at my SM58...

[@dopeydad1221]

Absolute gold dust! All very clearly explained. Subscribed

[@davidshanhun]

Cheers for joining and happy recording!

[@HiddenMeadowMus]

Great advice...for those who will actually take heed.

[@davidshanhun]

this! 👌

[@geraldgorham6878]

humble knowledgeable guy I love it

[@davidshanhun]

yep that's Mike! 😊

[@ZoranErceg]

Dear David Shanhun, I suggest you make a video series of conversations with this audio master. If you and the owner of Manuka studio deal with other topics related to recording and processing audio, I am convinced that the traffic on your channel will increase significantly just like the number of subscribers. I am a complete beginner in this field but I have learned a lot by listening to fantastic tips just like recording and processing audio tips and tricks. Greetings from Split, Dalmatia, Croatia, EU

[@davidshanhun]

Hi Zoran! That's been on my mind also - it's been awesome seeing how much everybody has appreciated this info and chat that we filmed, and I think it's on my radar to look at exactly what you've suggested. Out of curiosity - what would be on your mind that you'd want to learn - any specific concepts/tips/areas of knowledge you would appreciate?

[@johnriley8314]

@@davidshanhun ...I too am a Newbie to this...Here are a few of my ideas on this subject...1) Setting levels on your interface & DAW for PEAK performance(I'm told -9 to around -15 Db is good and leaves enough Headroom...2) Routing issues with Interface , into DAW , buses , sends ,etc.... Very much needed info for beginners as well ... 3) Different mics and their strengths/weaknesses and the "Best mics For" type of thing 4) Any Mixing Tips/Tricks , etc... He would be willing to divulge lol... 5)Instrument recording(Guitar) and BEST way to achieve sound you want...ie. Amp Sims , What Amps sound like this or that & Mic placement with those Amps ,etc.... Ya know man..ALL THE BASIC STUFF!!!! lol lol ....anyways , Thanks for the video and keep em coming to help all us new-comers out!!! Stay Safe...

[@01jeffb]

lots of great stuff here. Lovely little trick as the singer get s closer is to gently turn up the vocal in the Artists' headfones. Keeps them happier and lets them deliver rather than sing harder. Also, tilting the mic is great. Tilting down captures that lovely warmer tone , and tilting up is less so , but nice and light.

[@davidshanhun]

Awesome thanks for this Jeff!

[@hummarstraful]

One of the best videos on the subject I've found.

[@ianmclean5541]

Thanks so much guys. Your guest is a wealth of audio wisdom. This was very helpful.

[@davidshanhun]

He is indeed! Super glad to hear it was helpful to you! 😊

[@gunthernordin1429]

Wow! Mike. I think i did some recordings with you in Walmer, Port Elizabeth years ago. I was in a band. Good memories. You new your stuff then. Imagine the knowledge you have now.

[@sparxy1968]

I think for a home studio he should also talk about mic choice. I have been a self-taught engineer for 30 years and I have a whole array of expensive vocal mics but on occasions, I have even recorded someone with an SM58 using a nearfield monitor as the sound just worked. It is all very well trying for a super accurate vocal sound but if it doesn't suit the voice and sit in the mix, you may as well try anything. I was amazed it worked and it taught me not to be so snobby about the way we record.

[@davidshanhun]

Possibly a good option for another video down the track- thankyou. Main thing with this one was to explain if some of these things don’t get sorted, then which mic you choose will be irrelevant haha (eg if you record everything clipped etc).

[@MrTimdriver]

Years of practical experience on this, thank you for sharing.

[@davidshanhun]

🥰

[@josephformeister6566]

Gained so much information from this video. I appreciate his focus on the simpler ideas, and wealth of experience.

[@davidshanhun]

awesome Joseph! 👌

[@cammymusicc]

20 mins in and I only just realised we met today at Gig HQ! Thanks for this valuable vid 🙏

[@davidshanhun]

ah bro that's gold haha! Mike is a legend mate - we've done a few other vids around vocals and guitars for recording/mixing etc that you might dig. Flick me a connect on Insta man!

[@dmra1929]

Probably the cleanest, most down to earth and informative video and explanation of technique that I've ever seen. Learned a lot from this, thank you very much :)

[@davidshanhun]

awesome!

[@prattzensings]

years of solid experience, amazing teaching skills, and still uses the humble old NT1. Speaks volumes of the guy, and also about the so-called YT influencers who try to push expensive gear for nothing.

[@davidshanhun]

Rode K2 is the main studio mic, but great to point out that there really is nothing stopping you getting superb results with the NT1 👌

[@rhemaman]

I just got my 414 XLS and am getting ready to work on technique! Good primer for me here. I'm considering the angle of mic placement for the plosives and wondering if the downward or upward angle may be selected according to the preference of voice type. For instance, the chest resonance of a tenor will show up more with the cardoid pointing toward the lower half of their body as opposed to the ceiling. And a breathy voice can sound even more so, I would imagine, if the mic favored the opposite direction where the nasal and lip smacking sounds may be louder.

[@davidshanhun]

Might be a case of experimenting with what works best for each different singer - if you're getting the tone you want then nobody will care how you got there in the end haha!

[@muldersfile4504]

It's funny, cause at the beginning of my recording years ago, I was one of those "I love the high end" boosters, and now with all I know: in reality, a nice, well balanced darker, smooth and cozy vocal is much better to record. I want something that goes in smooth and has plenty of strength to mix.

[@davidshanhun]

funny how we change what we like over time eh! I was chatting recently about recording with an NT1a and how now it feels quite harsh in the tops to me compared to other options!

[@muldersfile4504]

David Shanhun yes, i am not a big fan of that one, the NT2A sounds warm and yet detailed in a smooth midrangey way. love that one. The plain NT1 is nice too. As far as other mics companies...my all time favorite I own is a vintage CAD e100. The newer e100S is not too different from it either...but is “brighter” sounding..however...the e100 family is interesting because...you cannot go off of how bright it sounds off of a test on KZbin like you can with other mics...using this thing is like dealing with some rare unicorn most others don’t consider or know exists. It take EQ extremely well, and when you hear your own voice in your own headphones...the picture becomes clearer. It is such a buttery smooth mic with 0 problems and takes EQ so well.

[@MusicByDarcy]

I wonder how much of this is also due to the change of the overall recording process being less analog for many songs we hear today. If all the gear created warm, low-mid focused sound you need some high end sizzle to create the balance. Since digital isn't really adding anything and leaving it plain, we need to get more balanced gear to achieve the similar desired balance.

[@ארזברון]

Thats one of the reasons people like the sm7b very natural no high end bump

[@MishaPitsenko]

People dont have enough patience anymore for a video this long and theyre missing out on this gold advice simplified.

[@davidshanhun]

aww thankyou :) haha yep - most things take more time than so many of us are willing to spend!

[@tonyedison9749]

This is the most informative video I have watched in the last year on here about music 💪🏽💪🏽😎

[@davidshanhun]

aww love this!

[@philippgrunert8776]

Damn, i have used my Pop Filter wrong all the time... And my vocal recordings also allways Turn Out Low End heavy and dull. Its wierd i allways thought i was far away enough. Thank you for this Video

[@davidshanhun]

Hope you get some great new recordings with this info Philipp 👌

[@EdySmi]

This is gold. Seriously been watching so many shorter KZbin friendly videos from people who I now realise aren't all that experienced. Some Qs too: 1. Any tips for mouth noise? Besides being hydrated etc is there anything one can do with mic placement etc that can help? 2. Thoughts on the Shure SM7b? 3. Is Manuka Studio still running in Orewa and is the $50 mastering offer still on?

[@davidshanhun]

Hey Edward! Mike is a legend and so generous with sharing useful info! Glad it's been helpful! I've found with mouth noise if I'm editing in post I go in and remove some of it - have found it most annoying with girls with super slick lip gloss haha! No particularly useful tips from me other than where it's a bit problem I've spent time removing it later! I've never used the SM7b but lots of people rave about it! What are you mainly recording? Manuka studios is still running - would be up to Mike to say yay or nay to the offer - flick him a message at [e-mail] though 👌

[@asimnicholsmusic]

Love this. Simple, clear, and extremely useful. Thanks guys!

[@davidshanhun]

awesome. Glad you got so much out of it 👌

[@brettdavid]

Absolute ""dynamite useful info"" thanks Dave Shanhun and Mike McCarthy - much love! Thanks for the production time and share Dave.

[@davidshanhun]

Cheers Brett! So glad it's useful to you mate that's why we made it! :) Are you recording much at the moment?

[@brettdavid]

Last project was 'in studio' so all this was taken care of - I have a few personal projects - just trying to lift the presentation quality - they're still sketches per say - but I would like them to be best as possible for sound --- still learning - but that vid was very (very) useful. One of my traps - which you guys touched on for sound quality (but is a biggie for sound consistency) is 'mike position' - and how critical it is to maintain that position through the 'whole tracking' (lol) ... so here's me moving head/voice around the mike too much - coming at it from different angle during a single track/take (you know if you stop and re record a piece - theres a real need to get back to the exact same position) a minor change in voice angle can drastically alter the sound recorded - and can be very difficult to mix into an existing take.

[@cmlcovers2693]

What an excellent informative video! Thank you!

[@davidshanhun]

Glad it was helpful to you! 👌

[@georgiareneemusic]

Wow this is the best explanation! Thank you

[@davidshanhun]

awesome to hear. Happy recording!! :)

[@melorbode]

I worked radio and took me years to even begin to learn some of those things. ;)

[@davidshanhun]

I forget I've been super lucky to hang out with guys like Mike and shortcut a lot of learning! 😊

[@ccjx_space]

Incredibly useful, thank you

[@davidshanhun]

most welcome!

[@fletchermusician3365]

Fab video guys very educational, will make sure i angle the mic when recording from now on.. thanks guys

[@davidshanhun]

Nice one! happy recording!

[@NewHeart378]

i watched a lot of tutorials and this one explains well thanks for the video.

[@davidshanhun]

Thanks! :)

[@mariojosepr]

Best video ever about this topic. Answered so many of my burning questions as a guy with a deeper voice with proximity issues. Thanks a million. I am grateful!

[@AnnaPearlMusic]

I'm just starting out and this was so, so, so, so, SO helpful :') THANK YOU!

[@davidshanhun]

Awesome Anna! Happy recording!

[@kakuro1975]

Very nice advice for a beginner like myself! Thank you for that! Really nice of you to give such professional advice for free

[@davidshanhun]

Glad you got so much value from it John! Happy recording!

[@AB-bo9rp]

WE the NOOBS appreciate YOU GREATLY!

[@davidshanhun]

haha I love this. ❤️

[@paul7188]

Great video David - I really appreciate hearing the advice from somone actively "in the business". I just found your channel (after buying a basic loop pedal) and am enjoying going through your previous videos. Great stuff - keep it up!. Cheers form Perth WA

[@davidshanhun]

Thanks Woodlake! Where abouts in Perth are you? (I was born about 5 hours from you in Albany, WA!)

[@paul7188]

@@davidshanhun Awesome! I'm NOR in Ellenbrook (near the Swan Valley). I managed to get over to NZ a few months back with the family - had a great time. Lovely place. Great job on the channel - some great content. You really deserve a larger following - I'm sure it will come :)

[@davidshanhun]

ah nice! That's cool you got over here for a trip! We both have some pretty magic spots here and in Oz eh? Cheers about the channel - very much appreciate the comments and encouragement!

[@AALFAVITS]

Explain, if you stand at the distance of the microphone or speak not exactly into it, but somewhere to the side or not exactly in the center, are not the particles of the voice signal lost? I always thought that the more accurately you direct your voice into the microphone, the better it will record the voice

[@davidshanhun]

one of the comments on here from someone summed things up beautifully stating 'aim the mic at the mouth, not the mouth at the mic'. You are correct if you take this to the extreme and face completely away from the microphone, but using a condensor mic you'll hear how well it captures your vocals. I suggest recording two separate takes for yourself to hear if there's a distinguishable difference. You'll be the best judge on listening back to what sounds best for you! 😊

[@donaldpudas3533]

This is really great stuff as I'm starting out with a cheap, beginner home studio. Thanks for the free advise.

[@davidshanhun]

Most welcome and glad to know we helped you get started!

[@bookmakers]

Great tips. explained in a very clear and didactic way. Thanks!!!

[@davidshanhun]

👌

[@mon3im133]

very clear and easy to understand. thank you so much for this detailed explanation

[@davidshanhun]

most welcome :) Happy recording!

[@JayaLove]

This guy is brilliant

[@L-I-V-I-N]

Fantastically explained, and your knowledge is so valuable! Cheers from Florida.

[@davidshanhun]

Mike is a legend eh! 👌

[@gunnarduvenhorst878]

Awesome! There speaks true experience. I like the passion and the no-nonsense, too. Going to try out the mike adjustments first. Would like to see more in the future , learned a lot.

[@davidshanhun]

Thanks Gunnar. A few more videos with Mike in the pipeline 😊

[@backintogear9071]

Sibilance is exactly what I was looking for but didn't kno the name! I have a really baritone voice that carries ssssss

[@davidshanhun]

haha perfect!

[@stelioskyprou6427]

What a pro, such a humble dude. Great advice =)

[@biteme263]

This might be a long comment because I am excited. Some of this I knew, or had an idea of before I watched. However the way you described it and demonstrated it helped greatly. You don't always need to know why and how something works, as long as it works but its sure nice to know sometimes. And it can help you when implementing it. I don't sing, do vocals or mix music. My situation is more just recording or broadcasting my voice. Like tutorial videos, screen capture or voice in gaming. For instance I use Second Life quite a bit and we use voice on that to communicate often. It is amazing how horrible some people voice and microphone set ups are in that game. Clipping, distortion, background noise or to low and muffled and you can't understand them. I like my voice to sound as good as it can so it doesn't annoy others. I also record things and upload it to youtube so I want my voice to be clear and sound good. And this video actually helped with that. The same techniques used for singing can easily be used for doing voice vocals like streaming or voice over stuff. I used to use a usb mic (blue yeti) and I wanted something better so I got an e835 dynamic mic and a focusrite 2i2 interface. Popping was in issue. I tried a pop filter just like the one you showed in the video. You are right, it was annnoying and far too large. I need to see the screen and my keyboard while I am recording my voice. Because of the work I do I am normally using my keyboard and mouse while recording myself. Which also brings up a background noise issue. The mic will pick up the keyboard and mouse clicks. Being I got a dynamic mic made for stage vocals I assumed I needed to be fairly close to it but not right on top of it, 3 to 4 inches away maybe? And I thought I had to speack directly into it. As in the shaft for the mic needed to be inline with my face or mouth. So pointed straight away from me and directly infront of me. After watching this I know that is not the case. I can pull the mic a few inches farther back, lower it a bit and angle the base of the mic down and out a bit so it isn't directly infront of my face. Not only did this help with popping it also helped with noise rejection! Freaking genious. Now the back of the mic points more towards my keyboard and computer that is about 6 feet away and slightly to the side. and I have a fan in the room behind me and to the side. By angling the mic just right I can use its built in rejection to help lower the ambient sound of my computer fans, the keyboard and the fan in the room. I still need to use a noise gate some some supression to get rid of the background noise but I don't need to turn it up nearly as high or make it as aggressive. As for the tone of my voice and how close I am to the mic, eh that is something I can fix with EQ. If I want more base in my voice I can just add it with an eq plug in I don't need to choke on the mic lol. I also discovered that for clipping and background noise I can just turn down the gain on my pre amp a little and then raise the level again in software like one of the plug ins I use to shape the sound or what I am running the mic input through. Sort of like the fader on a mixer after you set the gain for that input.

[@davidshanhun]

love this! this describes how I feel when I have an 'aha' moment on something tech wise! 👌

[@MeredithHooke]

This was an excellent video - covering so many issues with recording at home with easy-to-understand solutions. Thank you!

[@jenshaley556]

Thanks for this very well explained list of „dont‘ts“, and why you shouldn’t do them. It’d have taken me a lot of time to figure that out myself!

[@WizeChoice]

Amazing video. Thank You

[@davidshanhun]

most welcome!

[@linovinn7011]

A real great explanation in half an hour. Thank you so very much. I knew about popps, sibilance and so on, already. But all the little hints alongside are precious for me. Greeting to New Zealand from Germany and keep healthy in this Corona age ... ;-)

[@sheldonthomas8431]

Great info, man. I like Mike. He is so real. I don't think he tries to make people feel relax. I am listening to him and I became relaxed. It;'s his personality.

[@joymahmood2822]

Even i used to positioned of my mic exactly sidewase and found no pop before watxhed this video.. however this video has tons of good and important tips for everyone..thank you

[@davidshanhun]

ah love it! Cheers!

[@joshuaallenzurbano3476]

So much useful info. Thanks a lot!

[@davidshanhun]

Most welcome Joshua!

[@eddyb4622]

Exceptional educational video. Great work gents!

[@davidshanhun]

😊

[@danelefranc418]

very useful and easy fix solutions that have improved my recordings, Big Thanx from your mate down under

[@davidshanhun]

Awesome to hear 👌

[@Emcfree2084]

This was really helpful, well done lads

[@davidshanhun]

awesome! 😊

[@minukdk]

These are some really amazing tips. Thank you!!!

[@davidshanhun]

You're most welcome 😊

[@ksmit]

Outstanding and informative interview. Thank you...subbed

To deal with sibilances (Strong "ss" sounds), locate and highlight the sibilance, go to amplify, and set the amplification at 50% or less to lower the volume on only the sibilance. You might also get away with deleting the middle part of the sibilance to make it not last as long. Also you can apply a long fade out. Sometimes I will replace that "s" sound with an "s" sound from another portion of the audio, though sometimes they're not compatible. You can also do that if you need to add a consonant somewhere.

[@davidshanhun]

nice one! Thanks.

[@ianmalam3519]

Thanks Mick you went down to the very detail, I am recording at home so will try your rules. Cheers!

[@davidshanhun]

Let us know how you go!

[@DaveH-USA]

Nice interview and useful, down-to-earth information. Mike is definitely the real deal and the demos on his website sound great. And the sound wasn't all that bad considering it was from a camera--you were both clear and loud enough. Best wishes for 2021.

[@kennyfitzgerald4377]

Excellent video! Very useful information and easy to understand explanation. Thank you!

[@davidshanhun]

Glad it was useful to you Kenny! 😊

[@thethirdside]

Always good to get mic info from a guy named mike... Just kidding, this is a great video!

[@davidshanhun]

haha of course! Mike is great though eh!

[@simpleguitarchords4030]

Tons of value in this video. You guys can also try Melodyne for sibilance control. You can treat the amplitude of every "S" sound isolated. It is great for S's that are particularly problematic and seem to be difficult to deal with even with a good de-esser plugin.

[@Lovis68]

That was so illuminating!

[@rommie4770]

Thanks guys brilliant information how to improve vocal recording.

[@davidshanhun]

😊

[@MandyJmusic]

This was spot on info thank you for sharing guys

[@davidshanhun]

Pleasure! 😊

[@scaramouche11]

Thanks for this awesome video! I benefit so much of it. Nothing is better than to listen and learn from a real professional!

[@sonalsethi98]

After watching soooo many videos- this answered all of my questions and so brilliantly! Thank you!!

[@davidshanhun]

Awesome! So glad it helped!

[@chrislj2005]

Awesome, unselfish! Thanks!

[@patrickramajo3405]

I super love this video, it helped me a lot. THANK YOU SO MUCH! cheers :)

[@davidshanhun]

Awesome to hear this Patrick! Thanks for letting us know! 😊

[@CeeGilesy]

Very informative...thank you.

[@davidshanhun]

most welcome!

[@shawnm.spicer2530]

Really great usable tips, guys. Many thanks!

[@davidshanhun]

Awesome. Happy recording brother!

[@jakubmi7879]

The best video about the subject out there thanks for putting it out guys

[@davidshanhun]

Thanks Jakub!

[@johannamit4388]

Thanks for the video, a wealth of tips and info.

[@tyronedaniels9631]

Thanks to both of you 🙏 this is a really awesome video.

[@davidshanhun]

Cheers Tyrone 😊 Happy recording!

[@cultureuptown7960]

I enjoyed so much more all that hiss instead of the great advice! Loved it!

[@davidshanhun]

hehe I know right. Hsssssss! 😝

[@Rollor1000]

Amazing tutorial guys thanks 👌👌

[@davidshanhun]

Our pleasure!

[@thebrownfanchannel8277]

Great video and great questions asked. Working on just starting out recording at home. This is great!

[@davidshanhun]

Great timing for checking this out then eh! 😊

[@Masterlessmusic]

I tracked really aggressive metal stuff not too long ago through an NT1 and yeah, I was like a good foot away from the mic. Maybe a tad more. Didn't angle though. I might try that next time on a clean pass. I did some of the backing vocals like gang vocals 3 to 4 feet back and from different angles to take advantage of the proximity effect to give different perspectives on the same voice since I was the only performer but it helped to sell the illusion of multiple performers.

[@davidshanhun]

love it!

[@michaelconway644]

Very informative- very thorough. Thank you.

[@davidshanhun]

👌 Happy recording!