SM7 on Vocals... Am I doing it wrong?
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not sure if you're razzing me, but it works good for me because I can position it to where the is zero sibilance yet still has presence. I've been using a modded mc012 with a wind screen. Whatever works right.tonewoods wrote:Hmmm, something new to try...ott0bot wrote:I really like sdc's in omni for this...
Well, it IS an announcer/broadcast mic--one that's often used for "voice of God." It's also fairly low output, so there's a tendency to want to get right up on it--which excites the proximity effect inherent in the directional characteristic.Recycled_Brains wrote: I've had the mic for years now. It's most often the midrange/low midrange that is troublesome to me. Seems as though I'm always doing a bunch of subtractive eq'ing to get it to "slide" in there and clean the mud out.
Maybe it's just not the best for what you want. Do you have a Sennheiser 441? If you're wanting the sound of a dynamic on vocal, that's another option that might give you more of what you want.
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Re: SM7 on Vocals... Am I doing it wrong?
Have you tried multiple preamps? I was experimenting around with mine and found that if I run it through my MP20 to get the level up then run it into the line in on my Meek VC3 and add a touch of the enhancer you get a nice full present signal that still sits really nice. I run it through a distressor on opto. The rest is playing with the two gains and proximity. My 2 cents.Recycled_Brains wrote:I'm realizing lately that I just really don't like the sounds I'm geting, using my SM7 as a vocal mic. No matter the genre, gender, type of singer... it always comes out sounding tubby in the lowend, and exhibits way too much "honk" in the 500/1000hz range.
I've tried different preamps, eq'ing, mic techniques... Heavy EQ gets me there eventually, but I still feel like I'm missing something.
am I doing it wrong? Are there some tricks with this thing? I know so many love this mic on vocals, and some of my favorite recordings feature it... I just don't know what I'm doing that makes it sound like shit.
I dig my TAB modded 57 more in many cases.
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i use an sm7 quite a bit for vocals. usually, i run the sm7 through an RNP (really nice preamp) into my u/a 176. if i need to clear out a little low mid, i will, through a toft eq before the compressor. i typically have on the hpf and i have the foam off, and some singers feel like the mic has a sweet spot a little off axis, and i feel like that helps with proximity effect. i use this mic when i want a rich or rugged sound to fit in the mix. if the music requires more air, i may also throw up an LDC to have options later. good luck!
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