tall singer/low ceiling

[tsw]

I'm going to be working with this singer who is 6'8". The room I normally track vocals in has only 8-foot ceilings, at best. Anybody out there have experience with such a situation? Should I get some kind of foam onto the ceiling above him?

andy

[cashed checks]

simple. have him sit down. problem solved.

[tsw]

I don't know about that. Most singers I work with tell me they can sing better standing up. Something about supporting from the stomach or freeing airflow or whatever.

[inverseroom]

You get the award for best thread title of the week.

[djslayerissick]

if the singer wants to record the sound of his voice the way it normally sounds, he MUST record it while his body is in the same position it usually is in.

example: joe strummer
he wanted the same energy and personality in his voice that he had on stage. he couldnt get that by just standing there - he's a guitarist. so they gave him an electric guitar that made as little string noise as possible to strum while he was in the vocal booth. b/c thats what he was used to doing.

[Randy]

the old equation:

tall singer/low ceiling= knees. (a pillow to kneel on and a chair to hold onto for balance.)

or one of those ergonomic chairs that uses your knees, so you feel like you are standing, yet you are at sitting height.

If the singer really must stand, your idea of dampening the ceiling has worked for me in the past. It just limits the vocal sound to a very close, non-ambient sound.

Other than that, the only other thing I can think of is a different room.

[NewAndImprov]

I'm going to be working with this singer who is 6'8". The room I normally track vocals in has only 8-foot ceilings, at best. Anybody out there have experience with such a situation? Should I get some kind of foam onto the ceiling above him?

andy

Whatever you do, make sure your preamp has a lot of headroom.








I'll be quiet now

[tsw]

Nice...

[wing]

if the singer wants to record the sound of his voice the way it normally sounds, he MUST record it while his body is in the same position it usually is in.

example: joe strummer
he wanted the same energy and personality in his voice that he had on stage. he couldnt get that by just standing there - he's a guitarist. so they gave him an electric guitar that made as little string noise as possible to strum while he was in the vocal booth. b/c thats what he was used to doing.

good call!

[wing]

I'm going to be working with this singer who is 6'8". The room I normally track vocals in has only 8-foot ceilings, at best. Anybody out there have experience with such a situation? Should I get some kind of foam onto the ceiling above him?

andy

Whatever you do, make sure your preamp has a lot of headroom.








I'll be quiet now

haha... hilarious!

[andrew embassy]

I'm going to be working with this singer who is 6'8". The room I normally track vocals in has only 8-foot ceilings, at best. Anybody out there have experience with such a situation? Should I get some kind of foam onto the ceiling above him?

andy

Whatever you do, make sure your preamp has a lot of headroom.
:roll:

I'll be quiet now

"I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."

[jajjguy]

Lying on the floor is actually a good way to sing. You get to be stretched out, which is the main benefit of standing, plus your body doesn't have to support its own weight. I've occasionally found this helpful for difficult singing parts, like too high or notes too long. Of course then you have to worry if you have enough space on your floor for that guy.

[Scodiddly]

The singer will almost certainly want/need to stand. Yeah, it would be possible to lie down or kneel, but that would be a big distraction and the performance will suffer.

Stand on a box to get yourself (or your stunt vocalist) up to 6'8" and do some experiments.