How to record good quality vocals in ableton?


Ajay 1 week ago
Thanku you so much I have little more enquiry 😉.. Buying mic is must? Phone recording won't work well? Suggestions of mic plz
Nikhil 1 week ago
You can give your phone inbuilt mic a shot, actually. Avoid the earphone mouthpiece though, its too noisy. The phone mic is not that bad.
Nikhil 1 week ago
But if its possible, its better to get a professional microphone. There are many mics to choose from, depending for depending on budget. Behringer C1, Shure sm58, AT2020, Rode NT1 etc. Look some of these up. Also, check out this interesting video comparing a cheap mic and an expensive one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCLNTH-qvPI
Nikhil 1 week ago
Hey Ajay, I assume you're talking about recording vocals at home, and that you have basic essentials of Mic, Interface, and your computer running Ableton Live. It may be surprising but the recording quality depends less on Ableton (or any DAW) and depends more on some other factors I'll point out. The factors that affect good quality recordings are 1. Surroundings - It could be a challenge, but record at the quietest time of the day, in the quietest part of your house. Whatever sounds relatively quiet to your ears, work with it. 2. Direction of your mic: Most mics are directional, make use of this fact. For example, if your mic is pointed away from your laptop, you might just avoid the laptop fan noise without having to move the entire mic away! 3. Voice - warm up before your recording, rehearse the lines and make sure you know that the voice sounds good to go. Oh, and sing in scale to best of ability. If you sing offpitch, redo the recording. 4. Setting pop filter and singer's distance from mic - It is vital to maintain a good 6 to 10 inches distance between the singer and the mic. The above video walks you through why it's critical. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpEi_B12DtY 5. Setting Gain Level on Interface: It is important to decide how sensitive your mic is. Once you've got the distance, adjust the gain knob on your interface and do trial recording of some of the louder lines. Too little gain, means recording can be noisy. Too much gain means, signal level is very high, touching or crossing 0dB mark. This recording will be distorted. You want somewhere in between, but loud enough. 6. Practice singing with metronome first, to get the timing right. Bad timing leads to unnecessary editing which may degrade quality later. This should have been the first tip perhaps! Hope this clears things for you! Do elaborate a bit more if you have something specific in mind. Maybe other producers here might pitch in their thoughts too! Happy learning