The Vocal Booth: 7 Tips To Make The Recording Space Singer-Friendly
What does a singer need in the vocal booth? More than just eye-friendly recording studio design. The voice is a picky, sensitive thing. If you want to record it, here are 7 things it wants:
Anybody care to chime in on their thoughts for the perfect vocal booth area? What have I left out?
- Lighting -
- Smell -
- Orientation of mic to control room -
- Temperature -
- Furniture -
- Music stand -
- Headphone box -
Anybody care to chime in on their thoughts for the perfect vocal booth area? What have I left out?
Labels: Judy Rodman, Recording Vocals, singing in the studio, vocal booth
4 Comments :
At November 16, 2009 at 1:27 PM ,
Kelley Ann Hornyak said...
For me, as a singer/songwriter, I like to surround myself with items that remind me of the person or situation that I'm singing about. Anything that will help me get into that mental space where I am really emotionally feeling the lyrics. Photos, mementos, scents that remind me of them... All the proper setup in the world won't help if my head's not in the right place, and a few well-chosen items can really help with that. Great article as always Judy!
At November 16, 2009 at 2:51 PM ,
Unknown said...
Kelley, thx for the comment- you're not alone. I have had students who bring lava lamps, candles, pictures, and even colorful throws to make them feel uninhibited and focused. I personally have a bit of phobia concerning rm deodorizers or other strong candles. I can't hardly breathe.
For the voice... whatever works!!!!
At December 2, 2009 at 5:26 PM ,
Louise DeLucchi said...
what is the headphone box?
At December 3, 2009 at 1:39 AM ,
Judy Rodman said...
Louise, the headphone box is an electronic unit you can plug one or more headphones into to hear playback cue. It has a control knob for over-all volume level,a switch for "mono" or "stereo" output and sometimes other knobs that can be assigned by the engineer so you can control things like lead vocal, background vocals, the current live vocal, track vocal. Here'a an example of a simple headphone box: http://www.skeng.com/Simon_Systems_files/CB_4.pdf
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