Microphones?
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Well, i am the female lead singer for a screamo/punk band. We cover anything from The Beatles to Paramore, to Senses Fail! The band is 2nd 1st Impression. I do not do the screaming, but actual singing ^^_ , but seeing as the microphone we have now is a piece of crap, i was looking for microphone suggestions :D
The microphone i use now, is a standard wired mic. Not sure of the model or brand... But the sound quality is not that great. It alters my voice, and makes me sound out of tune... and seeing as how the drummer blew out the speaker, I have to share the bass player's amp xD
But i was looking for suggestions for a new microphone? Preferably something that looks great, amazing sound quality, and a bit on the lower side of the pricing range... hopefully less than $100. I need something that can pick up sound okay... i'm afraid there's just a few notes that i can not sing too loud without sounding flat :P
Well, i am the female lead singer for a screamo/punk band. We cover anything from The Beatles to Paramore, to Senses Fail! The band is 2nd 1st Impression. I do not do the screaming, but actual singing ^^_ , but seeing as the microphone we have now is a piece of crap, i was looking for microphone suggestions :D
The microphone i use now, is a standard wired mic. Not sure of the model or brand... But the sound quality is not that great. It alters my voice, and makes me sound out of tune... and seeing as how the drummer blew out the speaker, I have to share the bass player's amp xD
But i was looking for suggestions for a new microphone? Preferably something that looks great, amazing sound quality, and a bit on the lower side of the pricing range... hopefully less than $100. I need something that can pick up sound okay... i'm afraid there's just a few notes that i can not sing too loud without sounding flat :P
---ƉαяκƧσиɢ--- *Still* the Ala penguin :3 (#11030)
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11-27-2011 at 11:11 PM
I know it's not my voice. We were recording acoustic covers of songs, and i was using the recording microphone, which has pretty good quality, and i sounded a lot better. The microphone we use for when we practice with the electric guitar and bass is crap.
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11-25-2011 at 1:52 AM
It might be because I am currently sharing the bass player's amp... and the tone levels are all funky :P
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11-25-2011 at 1:52 AM
It might be because I am currently sharing the bass player's amp... and the tone levels are all funky :P
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11-24-2011 at 2:03 PM
Microphones cannot change the tune of your voice its self. Unless the sound is being run through auto tune (which in this case, it isn't) it isn't changing. If you're out of tune, you're out of tune. <br /> <br /> If you didn't hear it as much on the recording, it's probably because it's not as loud. A good microphone could remove the cloudiness in the sound, but it wont change the tone of your voice.
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11-24-2011 at 11:12 AM
I've recorded myself without a microphone on a video camera and played back the video, and it does not sound nearly as out of tune as the microphone makes it.
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11-24-2011 at 9:55 AM
Woah, Nitrous, I never knew that!
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11-24-2011 at 2:11 AM
You always sound good to yourself when you sing because your vocal chords cause vibrations that make your voice sound like it has more depth and is more appealing, but you're the only one who can hear it because it's the tissue in your own head that's being affected.<br /> <br /> I don't think it's the microphone, you're just not used to hearing your voice like it really sounds. Since the microphone projects your voice away from your head, and makes it loud enough that you can hear it without the vibrations, it sounds very, very strange to you.
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2011-11-23 23:12:33 by #9181