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Post by Confessor on Jul 27, 2017 9:20:00 GMT -5
just in case people wanna know what you can do with freeware: clyp.it/jgk5az5tmy voice only. Trippy...and a bit sinister. Kinda reminds a little of Himalayan throat yodeling. Lots of nice backmasking effects in there too (or is it reverse reverb?). |
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Post by LovesGilKane on Jul 27, 2017 9:22:28 GMT -5
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Post by LovesGilKane on Jul 27, 2017 9:26:42 GMT -5
just in case people wanna know what you can do with freeware: clyp.it/jgk5az5tmy voice only. Trippy...and a bit sinister. Kinda reminds a little of Himalayan throat yodeling. Lots of nice backmasking effects in there too (or is it reverse reverb?). best compliment I could receive, THANK you. I'm a big fan of Himalayan but this is an approximation of 'pre-christian' Celtic. But why did you consider it sinister?  |
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Post by Confessor on Jul 27, 2017 9:29:33 GMT -5
Ah, I see. No, I've never used or even heard of RODE microphones. Having used a lot of different studio condensers in my time, I like AKG's because they suit my voice best. For live work you can't beat a good old Shure SM58 dynamic mic -- a great all rounder and the industry standard for a reason.
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Post by Confessor on Jul 27, 2017 9:30:55 GMT -5
But why did you consider it sinister? Just the vibe I got off of the beginning 20 seconds or so. Could've been used in a folkhorror movie...and I mean that as a compliment.  |
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Post by shaxper on Jul 27, 2017 9:31:49 GMT -5
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Post by Confessor on Jul 27, 2017 9:33:39 GMT -5
Why do I get the feeling that this is in danger of becoming a CCF meme.   |
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Post by LovesGilKane on Jul 27, 2017 9:40:18 GMT -5
But why did you consider it sinister? Just the vibe I got off of the beginning 20 seconds or so. Could've been used in a folkhorror movie...and I mean that as a compliment. thank you, very kind I'm a massive fan of folkhorror (if done 'right', lol). as opposed to Bland Blair Witch Projects |
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Post by Randle-El on Jul 27, 2017 13:49:04 GMT -5
Why do I get the feeling that this is in danger of becoming a CCF meme. That, or someone will appropriate it for their forum avatar. Do you find it hard to sing without your natural English accent? I get a huge kick out of hearing singers and actors from the UK and Australia speak in their native accents after performing in mostly American accents. Then there's Christian Bale, who seems to adopt a different accent in every interview I've heard. I'm still not sure what his original accent sounds like. |
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Post by Confessor on Jul 27, 2017 18:49:05 GMT -5
Do you find it hard to sing without your natural English accent? No, not really. I use lots of different accents when I sing really. The accent I used with my old band the Kynd in the '90s is very much my natural, southern English accent. But even then, it's interesting because I flatten my vowels much like a northerner, which I attribute to listening to too much Beatles as a young child. But I find it very easy to sing in an American accent too and, as I say, if you're singing American-flavoured Classic Rock, Country Rock and Alternative Rock, which I do mostly nowadays, you can't do it in a southern English accent. |
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Post by Randle-El on Jul 28, 2017 11:26:04 GMT -5
Do you find it hard to sing without your natural English accent? No, not really. I use lots of different accents when I sing really. The accent I used with my old band the Kynd in the '90s is very much my natural, southern English accent. But even then, it's interesting because I flatten my vowels much like a northerner, which I attribute to listening to too much Beatles as a young child. But I find it very easy to sing in an American accent too and, as I say, if you're singing American-flavoured Classic Rock, Country Rock and Alternative Rock, which I do mostly nowadays, you can't do it in a southern English accent. I can see that. I listened to The Cure quite a bit growing up, and I find it impossible to sing along to their music without adopting a not-very-authentic English accent. Every now and then I catch myself saying "Chewsday" instead of "Tuesday". |
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Post by LovesGilKane on Jul 29, 2017 7:50:59 GMT -5
so, Confessor, for those wishing to 'diy' sound art themselves, what mics would you recco?
lav mics seem to be problematic. fussy.
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Post by LovesGilKane on Jul 30, 2017 5:29:04 GMT -5
also, considering the quality of your voice and the thoughts you express, i hope, sometime, you will reevaluate your stance upon radio plays .
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Post by LovesGilKane on Jul 30, 2017 7:13:12 GMT -5
for peeps wanting to foray into audio art, good/decent usb mic's are no affordable (especially compared to 'collectibles'). these, in conjunction with the proper 'capture' software, can make all the difference.
love your own voice.
play with it.
let it treat you to unforseen surprising proof of your own creativity.
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Post by Confessor on Jul 30, 2017 10:35:13 GMT -5
so, Confessor, for those wishing to 'diy' sound art themselves, what mics would you recco? lav mics seem to be problematic. fussy. I'm no expert when it comes to microphones, I'm afraid. I know what the pros I've learned from used and that's basically what I use too. For live work, Shure SM58s are great for vocals and SM57s are great for mic'ing guitar amplifiers. I've also used SM58s for mic'ing everyting from acoustic guitars, cajons, saxophones and flutes. They're a great all rounder mic for live gigs. They are the industry standard for a reason. I know next to nothing about mic'ing drum kits for live or studio sound though. It's just not something I've ever done. As for studio work, the AKG C414 is a great all-rounder too, but really comes into its own with vocals. I've used Neumann tube condensors too and Sennheisers in the studio and they are all great, but not cheap. These are professional microphones and cost a fair bit, but in my experience you definitely get what you pay for with anything like this. As for spoken word recording, I'm sure the AKG C1000s would be great and is about £100 to £120 I believe. Spoken word stuff isn't really something I have a lot of experience with though. |
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