Chapter 4 Basic Vocal Recording
Recording vocals is one of the commonest requirements in any studio, but that's not the only reason to start our discussion of microphone technique here, because vocal production is where the quality gap between amateur and big-budget projects tends to be starkest. Professionals know that the singing usually drives record sales more powerfully than all the other parts combined, so it's commonplace for a large chunk of production time (or even the majority) to be spent entirely on vocals. ‘The vocal is everything in a song,’ agrees Butch Walker.1 ‘Everything. If we don't have that and it's not as good as it can be … then why bother?’ The more experience you gain recording singers, ...
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