5 Tips for Recording Better Vocals at Home

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  • Опубліковано 24 гру 2024

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  • @DJSamerChidiac
    @DJSamerChidiac Рік тому +11

    Thank you! I'd love to see RODE doing more of these types of videos 🙌

    • @rodemic
      @rodemic  11 місяців тому +2

      Thanks @DJSamerChidiac, we're a company of creators so making content for the community is something we're always passionate about!

  • @SomethingMobile
    @SomethingMobile 10 місяців тому +3

    What's cool is this setup can be added to, like she said, a bedroom, garage or when traveling. It might be important to bring a good mic, pop filter, cloud lifter, and some sort of sound deadening. For example, in a hotel room between both beds on the floor with the carpet underneath you. The two beds on either side of you, and the carpet underneath would act as sound deadening material. That's just an example. If you have two fairly large suitcases you could record between those. Just examples of course.
    Thanks for the video! I'm definitely nowhere near a pro at recording sound, but I do hope my ideas help

    • @rodemic
      @rodemic  10 місяців тому +1

      Absolutely, @SomethingMobile. A lot of those acoustic elements can be added or taken away as you'd like and they can be portable as well. Good luck with all your recordings!

    • @SomethingMobile
      @SomethingMobile 10 місяців тому

      @@rodemic, thank you. All the best to you

  • @djdaddyj
    @djdaddyj 22 години тому

    From the videos I've seen, most of these are used in a recording setting where you can perform more edits to the audio after the fact. I would like to use the for that as well. But my primary use, I have 2 of the Rode NT1 Signature series mics for a online radio station running through a Behringer X18 digital mixer. So I would need to be able to use the on-board effects of the mixer to perform everything on-the-fly in a live broadcast setting. I did manage to get my gate settings pretty decent on the board to eliminate most of the background noise & just pick up my voice as my staging area is not the quietest. Any limiting & compression is done through the radio station streaming software as a final phase before converting the audio to a stream for broadcast. Wondering if I should have the mixer do any additional processing to the Rode mic audio before passing it through to the station software for processing?

  • @sovka8394
    @sovka8394 7 місяців тому +1

    superb! more videos with NT1 and vocal recording tips please

  • @Clbb-ce3lf
    @Clbb-ce3lf 9 місяців тому +1

    Hi Rhode great stuff the NT-1 needs a headphone port in the mic to eliminate all latency. I have it via directly to laptop via usb-c it still lag which for a artist that messes you up recording. Even though I have a preamp using usb-c on the go is a must for most people these days though this mic is game changing and in its own league compared to others. The nt1 model 2 needs a headphone port on the mic

    • @rodemic
      @rodemic  9 місяців тому

      Hey there @Clbb-ce3lf, sorry to hear that you're still experiencing high levels of latency when using the NT1 5th Generation. You can check out Julian's guide for reducing latency here: ua-cam.com/video/gL_nj0Xcd_o/v-deo.html
      However, if you're still experiencing high levels of latency, you can get in contact with our support team here for more help: rode.com/en/support/contact

  • @Boannski
    @Boannski Рік тому +3

    Sometimes stripping down to basics helps me to reset my sonic pallet, good on ya girl!

    • @rodemic
      @rodemic  11 місяців тому

      Absolutely, @Boannski! 2024 is the year to reset your pallet. 🙌

  • @sarmyparty
    @sarmyparty 10 місяців тому

    many thanks ...what soft is there ?

    • @rodemic
      @rodemic  10 місяців тому

      Hey there @sarmyparty, in the video Chelsea was using Ableton Live. Good luck with your recordings 🙌

  • @bruceheid1647
    @bruceheid1647 11 місяців тому +1

    Thanks. Do these guidelines apply to voice overs? Would you pls make a video on VO for travel videos.

    • @rodemic
      @rodemic  11 місяців тому +2

      Hey there Bruce! Generally, these guidelines would apply the same to recording voicovers. In both cases, you're recording the human voice so, in essence, you can use the same tools and techniques for both.
      Differences between musical vocals and voiceovers usually are in the performance style.
      Voiceovers are usually recorded at speaking volume, but musical vocals can be louder, so that can change the gain you might set on the interface you're using.
      Ultimately, these are all just guidelines - the most important thing is to listen closely to your recordings, experiment with different techniques to improve your recordings.

  • @kewill9575
    @kewill9575 13 днів тому

    What’s the best equipment other than the microphone for vocals ? For an example does your interface matter ?

    • @rodemic
      @rodemic  12 днів тому

      Most definitely! Be sure you have a good quality preamp and you should be good to go! Our AI-1s do a great job - rode.com/en/interfaces-and-mixers/ai-series/ai-1

  • @The-convert100
    @The-convert100 5 місяців тому

    I thinking many time I listen many many mics for all prices and I finally find the RODE NT1 it’s the best mics with the best price on the market it’s hard tu explain why it’s like this but for me this is the Best deal I could have done thanks ❤

  • @DBCasia
    @DBCasia 10 місяців тому +2

    What Mac app do you use for editing the sound? What is the app?

    • @ace2279
      @ace2279 10 місяців тому +2

      It looks like it's Ableton Live

    • @rodemic
      @rodemic  10 місяців тому +2

      That's correct- it's Ableton Live.

  • @thehumblebardmusic
    @thehumblebardmusic 10 місяців тому

    Recently picked one up with the Rode headphones, I get its a condenser microphone but it seems to always pick up instruments. As an acoustic soloist, singing and playing separately is just too alien. Any tips for getting the mic more dialled in for just the vocals?

    • @rodemic
      @rodemic  10 місяців тому +2

      What's up @thehumblebardmusic? Good question! If you've got two sounds you're trying to capture separately, think of the position of the mic as a ratio that lets you control how much "bleed" there is between those two sources. If you position the mic perfectly inbetween them, and they're the same volume, they will come through equally. To isolate one sound as much as possible, make the mic as close as possible to your mouth, and turn the gain down on your interface.
      When singing and playing an instrument at the same time, you may always have some amount of bleed, but how much depends on how far those sources are away from eachother, where they're pointed, how loud they are, how reflective your acoustic environment is, and where your mics are positioned.

  • @AAKRITIBAHUGUNA-dy2hx
    @AAKRITIBAHUGUNA-dy2hx 7 місяців тому

    Hello, Thanks for this information. Please could you let me know which Mic Stand are you using with Rode mic.

    • @rodemic
      @rodemic  7 місяців тому

      We'd recommend the DS2 or PSA1+ stands, find our whole range of stands here: rode.com/accessories/stands-bars

  • @sunnypopli8080
    @sunnypopli8080 5 місяців тому

    Could you share the link for this mic stand you’re using?

    • @rodemic
      @rodemic  4 місяці тому

      We don't have a link, though any generic mic stand with a 5/8" or 3/8" thread size will work great with the SM6 mount 😄

  • @sabiqzamank
    @sabiqzamank 10 місяців тому

    Hello
    Why is there no silver 4th generation microphone on the website?

    • @rodemic
      @rodemic  10 місяців тому

      Hey there, that's because we haven't ever made a silver colored NT1 4th Generation.

  • @InaktiverUser
    @InaktiverUser 9 місяців тому

    hey rode, one improvement for the future, pls make it possible to buy the popshield from the sm6 by its own, like 20€ for the popshield only cause when you use it often at a certain point the popshield gets very dirty and/or gets broken sometimes, thanks

    • @rodemic
      @rodemic  9 місяців тому +1

      Thanks - we'll pass that feedback onto the team.

  • @BroncosoftGames
    @BroncosoftGames Рік тому +4

    Thanks for the explanation.
    But I recommend that with so much technology you use, please buy an external mouse, it seems incredible to do all that work with the laptop's touch mouse 😵‍💫🤪

    • @literaturcafe
      @literaturcafe Рік тому +1

      I also only use a touchpad. Even with my desktop computer. Using a mouse is so 1995 for me 😂

    • @BroncosoftGames
      @BroncosoftGames Рік тому +1

      @@literaturcafe The problem is, with the touchpad mouse you need 2 hands to use it.
      With a normal mouse, you have your left hand free to combine functions, you have the mouse wheel, for the zoom function, up and down, etc.
      Rather you stayed in 2015 😅.
      That is, my comment was to make you take off your sunglasses inside the house (metaphorically 😅)

  • @tanaynarayan
    @tanaynarayan 5 місяців тому

    which software are you using for editing. Is it free downloadable with Rode mic. I have purchased NT1 5th gen.

    • @rodemic
      @rodemic  5 місяців тому

      Chelsea is using Ableton Live in this video! While it's not free, there are plenty of free DAW alternatives to get you started such as GarageBand and Audacity 😊

    • @tanaynarayan
      @tanaynarayan 5 місяців тому

      @@rodemic Thank you. Does NT 5th gen works when directly connected to mobile device through USB C port using smule and other singing apps?

  • @kerimalpalt
    @kerimalpalt 24 дні тому

    İ somehow am unable to avoid plosives nothing i do can avoid it, i tried distancing my self, i lowered the gain then it was too quiet, what the heck can i do inhave the signature

    • @rodemic
      @rodemic  23 дні тому

      Feel free to contact our Support Team and they will be happy to assist you with your setup - help.rode.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

  • @photronic
    @photronic 10 місяців тому +1

    I tried emailing Rode about this, but they didn't reply, so here goes:
    Not to be awkward, or a pedent, but I have to deal with these sorts of confusions with clients quite a bit. Please help!
    This video is cool enough, and is trying to help, except it makes some erroneous statements: for example that the advantage of LDCs is that they "capture richer lower frequencies" than SDCs, yet it's not frequency response, but rather self noise which is one reason why we want LDCs. Some SDCs, even in Rode's lineup, are far more bassy than some LDCs. It is a common misunderstanding (possibly because bigger speakers potentially have more low than smaller speakers?), but I would hope you would be helping to set this straight, not keeping the misunderstanding going?
    Then, ironically, we later see her rolling off from 300 Hz, and she says she doesn't need "any" low end because the "human voice doesn't make those frequencies anyway". While it might be a reasonable thing to do for a mix presentation, I can see why people get confused about this stuff when videos like this, especially from a manufacturer, might be far more murky than clear.
    While compression does make signal levels more consistent it does not "turn up" soft sounds, it only reduces louder parts above a set threshold, resulting in a reduced dynamic range, which may result in the quieter parts being relatively more present than they were before processing. Actual raising of the quieter passages can be done by manually riding the levels (or automating them manually), or using the different, yet related, upward compressor.
    Everything I am writing here can be cross-referenced, as long as the sources are legit, of course.

    • @rodemic
      @rodemic  10 місяців тому

      Hey Photronic, thanks for the keen interest - we appreciate thoughtful feedback like this, always.
      We didn't mention SDCs in the video, the intended comparison was between LDCs and dynamic mics. While there are lots of dynamic mics out there with fantastic performance at lower frequencies, so that statement is more of a general observation. So nothing said in the video was intended to be a statement on LDCs, which, as you accurately point out, are certainly misunderstood by some out there in the community.
      On your point about EQing vocals, we hear what you're saying. Of course, Chelsea didn't mean to say that the human voice bottoms out at 300 Hz, but it was just a case of that statement being matched with footage of her EQing her voice as she sees fit.
      To your last point, yes, compression doesn't turn up any sounds inherently, however, adjusting the gain to accomodate for any loss of loudless is common practice as part of the compression process for a lot of creators.
      That's our perspective, but what do you think? Again, the feedback is very helpful.

  • @AbdulWahid-tv4mr
    @AbdulWahid-tv4mr Рік тому

    I just purchased rode podmic a month ago but when I record mic is too quiet, I repeat mic is too quiet, please give me a solution.

    • @AndrewSmith-ir1ui
      @AndrewSmith-ir1ui 11 місяців тому +1

      Depends on what you have plugged it into. It may well need a boost at the pre-amp stage.
      If you have a RØDECaster Pro (highly recommended) it should have its own preset that you can select in addition to very clean pre-amps.

    • @shawnchenco
      @shawnchenco 11 місяців тому +1

      Klark Teknik MIC BOOSTER is what I use for my Podmics. Clean gain on the cheap. You need to have phantom power to enable the extra gain so you will need an interface/recorder that does this. Cloudlifter or Fethead are other alternatives but I found they are just too expensive. Hope this helps.

    • @rodemic
      @rodemic  11 місяців тому

      Hey there! Sorry to hear your mic is too quiet with your setup - we'd recommend getting in touch with our support team about this here: rode.com/en/support/contact

    • @Al-Ghaeb
      @Al-Ghaeb 10 місяців тому

      I have the podmic, did multiple podcast recordings, first it needs phantom power, and found out that a good gain is between 50% to 65%, not more not less, if youre amp or interface is not capable of giving enough gain you can use what they call a pre-preamp such as cloud lifter, also be aware that the more gain you push, the more ground noise you will get with the take, so if you get a signal that is hitting between -18 and -12 and you feel its not that loud, thats actually good, since the ground noise is not captured, and you can lift up the level in post productoon without taking the ground noise with you, compressors can be tweeked in a way that raises the voice to a certain level while keeping the quite sound untouched(aka ground noise)

  • @Deni-lv4ie
    @Deni-lv4ie 5 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @lyneicehaynes4922
    @lyneicehaynes4922 9 місяців тому

    I like your singing.

  • @heinz-ulrichbardelmeier1777
    @heinz-ulrichbardelmeier1777 10 місяців тому

    Schade, eigentlich ist Rode doch eine international tätige Firma, die hervorragende Produkte herstellt - auch für den deutschen Markt. Warum gibt es diese Werbung nicht in einer Sprache, die von deutschen Kunden ohne Hilfestellung durch ein Übersetzungsprogramm - und damit auch von älteren Nutzern - problemfrei genutzt werden kann.?

    • @rodemic
      @rodemic  10 місяців тому +2

      Hey there Heinz - we're sorry that our videos aren't translated into more languages. We'll pass that suggestion onto our team, we appreciate feedback like this, always.

  • @LaloLSSalcedo
    @LaloLSSalcedo 10 місяців тому +1

    Respectfully, if you need a better script for the next video keep me in mind! The comment “whole video contradicting yourself” is 💯 true.

    • @photronic
      @photronic 10 місяців тому

      I tried emailing them about this . . . posted above too. Unfortunately ignored.

  • @jesustrias8437
    @jesustrias8437 Рік тому

    👏👏🌷

  • @dtemp416
    @dtemp416 3 місяці тому +1

    To much echo

  • @kimothemo
    @kimothemo Рік тому +4

    No Heen no like

  • @itssoaztek4592
    @itssoaztek4592 Рік тому +6

    ... when you spend a whole video contradicting yourself ....

    • @photronic
      @photronic 10 місяців тому

      Isn't it a pity?