Recording vocals, vocal pres

alright this is for people who are experienced or no what they are doing when using Creative soundblaster x-fi platinum soundcards. I have several concrens one such as when i record vocal tracks ( singing and screaming) using defualt sound options from the concole launcher the playback quality is really bad screams just sound like crackling and singing has a lot more bass and less high than how it actually sounds in real life.
the soundcard is not the problem for the most part tho, i beli've a lot higher vocal quality can be achieved if i changed the setting in the creative console laucher. This is where you viewers who know how to use this can come in handy. If you know some settings and presets you have made when recording vocals and works almost how the sound is naturally without recording i would be happy to know. Also if there is a site or page that has presets you can download for free then please give me some information on that also. If you have any other ideas that could help out at all thanks.

There a quite a few parameters you can adjust including reverb, compression, eq etc. Each of these features is almost infinitely adjustable. You can add echoes, and even pitch control to take care of those off key notes. Of course, using the proper microphone and placement of same is critical. I use both a Shure Beta 58A dynamic mic (for live gigs and also for some recording). When I want a really clean sound I use a Shure condenser mic (KSM27) for vocals. It takes some getting used to and experimentation but the vocals I get are really pretty good (even though I do perform and write and I am not a great singer). Another technique that really helps to fatten the vocals is to record on several tracks. Record the vocal on one track and then duplicate it to a second track. That's one trick that most pros use and it does work. You can add pitch control to one track and leave the other dry to get some pretty cool effects. Usually I wind up with about three vocal tracks and anywhere from two to four instruments. Record the vocals dry (no effects) and then play around with all the effects available in GB and you may be quite surprised at the improvements you can make. Of course, if you are just not a good singer or are using poor mics don't expect much. Good luck and don't give up. Experiment and have fun and you may be quite surprised.
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