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Amazing_Grace:
Alrighty, I'll keep that in mind and be on the search. :3 Thanks again!
Cael K.:
--- Quote from: Amazing_Grace on April 22, 2014, 09:05:40 pm ---Does anyone know of a good microphone to use? And while I'm on that, is there some sort of program or tool that cover artists use? Like, to get the background music and the voice to sound well, and not like you just played the music on your computer and recorded it from those speakers into a microphone?
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... A little late to the party, but I hear that the Behringer XM8500 is pretty good for the price. Use a foam cap to guard against clicks and pops, they cost like 2 bucks.
You'll need a cable to attach that to your computer though. Think an XLR to USB cable would be what you'd look for.
There were other microphones I saw recommended, but they were either 5 to 10 bucks, or 90 or more bucks.
--- Quote from: altuixde on April 22, 2014, 09:41:38 pm ---When you're singing, I guess you should use headphones to listen to the background music so it doesn't get included in the voice track.
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Also, if you play the music at full listening volume through your headphones, you might not be able to hear yourself too well. If you can't hear yourself sing, you might go off-key and not know it. So don't play through the headphones too loud.
Accoun:
--- Quote from: Cael K. on April 26, 2014, 05:24:07 am ---Also, if you play the music at full listening volume through your headphones, you might not be able to hear yourself too well. If you can't hear yourself sing, you might go off-key and not know it. So don't play through the headphones too loud.
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I guess you can make it so that you hear your voice through the phones, right?
Cael K.:
--- Quote from: Accoun on April 26, 2014, 06:44:00 pm ---I guess you can make it so that you hear your voice through the phones, right?
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You can, but there could be some lag between when you speak/sing and when you hear yourself. This can mess up your rhythm and cause you to go slower.
chihayacutie:
--- Quote from: altuixde on April 22, 2014, 09:41:38 pm ---
I'm not sure what program cover artists use, but Audacity can record your voice, and after you've recorded your voice Audacity can mix the resulting voice track with the background music. You can download it and try it out to make sure it does everything you want it to. When you're singing, I guess you should use headphones to listen to the background music so it doesn't get included in the voice track.
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(When I say "you" I'm referring to Amazing_Grace)
(Sort of) seconding this. I've had some experience recording with Audacity in the past and overall it's pretty good, except sometimes when you fit the music to the vocals, there's a delay between the two, so the timing is off. I can't prove to you that it's not my singing that's off (I usually do the thing where I have my headphones on but I can hear myself singing/recording) but I've done the same thing with vocals that are not mine (like professional acapellas and the like) and it does the same thing. So I'm pretty sure it's the program itself that does it. It's not a huge issue, it's just annoying and takes a little editing to fix. Overall, it's not a bad software to start off with. If you're really interested in doing covers consecutively though, you may want to invest in Adobe Audition. (unless you want to go the piracy route...)
Funny how you said that though, because I was actually thinking of doing covers again too. I used to do them when I was like 13 but now that I'm more confident and know that I can actually sing, I'm probably going to go a more or less professional route.
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