Top 10 Home Studio Vocal Recording Mistakes | Get Better Vocal Recordings

[@TheOneKeyToLife]

I was one of those that never knew who big a difference the cables make lol. I used to have super cheap cables and got so much noise and static, and then got some mogami gold and it made a world of difference.

[@JaeBTundra1]

Lots of trial and error on my journey. Sticking to the basics is the best thing and always strive to improve daily. Great advice for the community that you always provide.

[@selenak8430]

Steps begin at 2:50

[@archiebeatz]

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[@bebop_557]

I plan to get into KZbin and I was looking at mics to buy when I found your channel. I binge watched a ton of your videos, so thanks for the knowledge dump.

[@archiebeatz]

Awesome Lorenzo! Thank you for taking the time to watch my videos. You are welcome 🙏🏽

[@peterm3964]

Good advice Archie .

[@gphillimo]

I have been mixing my cousins ep that he recorded at a high price studio in Atlanta. I can hear headphone bleed in every vocal. Just cause they have expensive equipment, doesn't mean they know how to properly use it 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@marcjustinpascasio9955]

Facts

[@blackboyperfect485]

How much you charge for mixing… I’m an artist looking for an engineer… currently I do everything by myself

[@mikedablue-yt4132]

@@blackboyperfect485 i know an mixer and engineer

[@ujjwalgond656]

Please let me know Rank it please Which is the best for singing Akg p120 vs at2020 vs se x1a vs blue ember vs akg p220???

[@politicallyopinionated]

I like to make my own cables. That way I know it’s quality.

[@archiebeatz]

Awesome bro. It's always great when you build your own cables for sure.

[@freddyjason3142]

Archie Beatz Archie what is that beside your mic in your Aston Halo? I have the same mic and Aston but I was wondering if I need whatever that is, if it’s a mic as well is it good?

[@darioamir2577]

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[@lukamaxim9752]

@Dario Amir definitely, I have been watching on Flixzone for months myself =)

[@zachariahemanuel4017]

@Dario Amir definitely, I've been watching on Flixzone for months myself =)

[@flameoftheblackdragon7287]

U are a Great Singer! My Respect! Also the video is great! Subscribed

[@BORN7SUPREME]

Man No.2 is what I tell all clients all day, it’s the reason I allow them to control their own headphone volume via a headphone distribution device, the “Professionals” understand the reasoning. Others could care less they don’t get it. I also use washable headphone covers.

[@archiebeatz]

Hahahaha, exactly. That's awesome that you take sanitary precaution with clients as well. Thanks for sharing.

[@lewlewnewchannel]

Hey bro is that the Mogami 2534? I used the 2549 for a while but the 2534 worked better on my neve and 87 signal probably because of the double shielding i think.

[@archiebeatz]

I have about 8 of these -> www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GoldStu25--mogami-gold-studio-microphone-cable-25-foot-xlr-xlr ... tons of these -> www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GoldStu10--mogami-gold-studio-microphone-cable-10-foot-xlr-xlr ...And 10 of these for my monitors and outboard gear -> www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GoldTRSXLRM10--mogami-gold-trsxlrm-10-balanced-1-4-inch-to-xlr-male-patch-cable-10-foot

[@YFEmaxi]

Archie please let me know how you set up the halo up side down.

[@ScrewballMcAdams]

Great video. Lots of great info that I will use. Subscribed. Thank you, Archie! Steve

[@tangerinomjm]

Excellent explanation and the concept of greetings, bro🎶🎧👑👍

[@archiebeatz]

Thank you!!! 🙏🏽

[@jonkthompson]

Great reminders!

[@Nick_in_the_6ix]

Hey Archie. Should I invest in a USB mic like Samson G track Pro or an AKG P220? I want to start Voice Over and Rapping from home. The Samson mic has an interface built in and as you know the AKG needs an interface. I'm looking for a budget buy. Both Setups would cost me around $350 CAD. What would you suggest?

[@manuspnza]

Hey mate! Leading towards Audient iD4 and appollo for interface? Which one do u recommend?

[@cometkazi2754]

I've made all of these mistakes at first. Good video bro!

[@Anomaloussss]

I work at music and arts (which is owned by guitar center) as a pro audio specialist and I’ve done the same with thing customers before lol

[@JustinWyne]

Video starts at 2:53

[@turtlefeet7722]

Thanks man

[@GregorMima]

Mogami are great, but Cordial are also solid and abit cheaper. Try them out.

[@lazarusrize]

Very helpful. TY 👍🏻😀

[@HarisSecerovicMusic]

Subscribed.Great content bro

[@archiebeatz]

Thank you so much. I really appreciate it.

[@HarisSecerovicMusic]

@@archiebeatz You deserved it !

[@kutkobain3623]

What do you call your sweet spot when recording in a home studio to get a clean sounding vocal i hear alot of people say between -18 to -12 db

[@BORN7SUPREME]

-18 is a comfortable spot to allow headroom and any applied plug-ins to work properly. However some 🎤 may need a bit more gain to get a certain feel.

[@archiebeatz]

@@BORN7SUPREME That's definitely a great method to have some headroom for your dynamic processing and eq'ing.

[@archiebeatz]

In most cases, I'm sitting around -14 dB when capturing my vocals. So that's about right. You can't go wrong there. What's your sweet spot?

[@kutkobain3623]

@@archiebeatz anywhere between -18 and -12 i just wanted to get a professional opinion because I've even heard people go up to -6db I really appreciate it alot man

[@peterm3964]

I made the phantom power mistake when I was a NOOB .

[@mydasmurray]

Here's one way to get your music across. Nice music g

[@SuperDFAMILY]

Hey AB, Do you know if the Waves plugins are now compatible with IOS Catilina? Trying to keep everything updated but scared to switch 😂😂

[@Datgirl0922]

Yes they are

[@butterflyj685]

Great video!

[@archiebeatz]

Thank you 🙌🏽

[@wallace_nelson]

Great video thanks

[@juliachrobok3734]

Thank you so much❤❤

[@BlackGoldSoul]

Im having seruous problems with my recording that I cant seem to solve. I do not like the quality of my music but I cant quite figure out what it is thats not making it mix well. I have decent equipment. Rode NT1 microphone, treated room, golden age jr preamp, motu m2 interface, with Fl studio as my daw. Every vocal video has these tips and I follow them but im still running into this sound quality issue. The last thing I can think of is my studio is on hardwood floors. Do you think that has any type of affect on my sound? If so what do you suggest?

[@TheOneKeyToLife]

What kind of mic cables do you have? Are you properly gain staging?

[@BlackGoldSoul]

@@TheOneKeyToLife yes Im using the cables that came with my Rode NT1 if that counts or do you think i should get something better? and im not sure if im gain staging. I know i follow the recommended settings but im not sure if i should take extra steps What do you suggest?

[@KeenApollo]

BlackGold Soul try a different mic. Your mic not fit your voice had the same issues was never happy until I tried different mics

[@BlackGoldSoul]

@@KeenApollo I have tried many different mics. Audio technica, blue spark sl, rode nt1, and the BM700. Im pass the point of blaming the mics. I think it may be my room condition but im but sure

[@TheOneKeyToLife]

BlackGold Soul describe your room conditions. I myself don’t have the perfect acoustics by any means but I have carpet floor, a bed in the corner that acts like a bass trap, a window that’s covered with curtains, lots of paper and stuff on the walls, and desks diffusing/absorbing sound and I’m able to get pretty good recordings

[@justingonzalez3604]

I need help Man I got a audio Apollo twin Avalon 737 plug-in auto tune pro plugin waves auto tune nuemann tlm 102 microphone and my recordings are sound horrible idk why bro please help Me I spent hella bread and just want my songs to sound good

[@4everyonebutyou]

I have and currently use the Tlm 102 and it’s definitely not ideal for home studios , it picks up a lot of room noise that you have to try and cut out when mixing . So minimizing that room noise is a solution , but try to Search around for free vocal presets for fl studio if you haven’t already and try out some and see what fits well with your voice and adjust it accordingly. I honestly thought the same thing when I dropped a lot of money on a new mic and preamp but it took me a second to actually mix things correctly in Fl studio to make the mic fit with my untreated room but now it’s like butter fr. Good equipment doesn’t always mean it’ll automatically sound good , you gotta learn how to engineer yourself if you really want to make good music by yourself fr . I’m talking from personal experience everyday of my life trying to learn this shit it’s ridiculous but just watch a bunch of mixing videos and go by your ears , constant trial and error . Hope that helps 🙏🏼

[@GhostedCrook]

You’re mistake is “spending a lot of money to sound good” you don’t need expensive equipment to make good sounding music

[@dteasdale77]

Information starts at the 3 minute mark.

[@dksuxs4099]

Im always late Super awesome video You Sound like god himself

[@tangerinomjm]

Like ♥️ N° 1 TÀNGERINO FÜHRER FROM MOROCCO 🇲🇦

[@BigMacBook1300]

They still make ECKO 😭😭

[@archiebeatz]

Nope but this is vintage joint I have and many more.

[@klite789]

This is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

[@DEEKAYMP3]

The only problem I ever have is hot vocals

[@JaeBTundra1]

Play with the gain levels on your interface until it's just right.

[@DEEKAYMP3]

Jae B. Tundra thanks

[@teashea1]

three minutes of waster self indulgent promotion at the beginning. lost a lot of credibility there.

[@sophia6955]

Jesus christ your voice....