8/16/2013

Guide To Recording Vocals: Hip Hop Instrumentals

By Delroy Wilkins


Hip hop music is expressionism in popular language, where words groove to the rhythm of a series of beats. Since it is a leading music genre, the entire hip hop production led to beats for sale and silver-tongued vocalists for hire. Despite the booming professional hip hop industry, home studios are still popular and some of the best songs were produced at one of these makeshift recording studios.

You might have the perfect vocals paired with beats and instrumentals available for sale. However, you might not be able to get the right quality production. In music, having the perfect vocals calls for professional recording. In most cases, you will have enough money to book studio time. However, even with this limitation, you can still improve on your hip hop tracks vocals in your home studio. It does not necessarily mean investing in the latest analog to digital converter. You simply have to apply these three tricks.

One rule of music recording is that the recording studio should be noise free. However, many beginner artists often forget this rule. Although some artists and producers believe that small noises within the studio won't be caught during the recording, the contrary is true. The recording techniques involved such as mixing will in most cases amplify any background noise and, this will definitely be heard in the final recording. To get perfect vocals, ensure that any background noise within your studio is kept to a minimum or shut out completely. Any form of noise whether coming from within your studio or outside should be shut off. This should be observed even if you are using professionally created beats and instrumentals on sale. A great way to minimize noise is to time your recording time during the quiet hours of the day.

The mic will help you produce vocals that are audible, easily comprehendible and that have a good level of volume. However, how you work the mic will determine this. First, ensure that you are between 6 and 12 inches away from the mic. Maintain this distance throughout the recording to ensure that the vocals are recorded at level volume. To reduce any noises created when handling the mic, use a stand rather than your hands. To ensure that your vocals are audible, use a pop filter. Although rhythm forms the foundation of hip hop tracks, try as much as possible to reduce the amount of hissing, pops and plosives within your vocals.

Every house has its perfect spot for recording. All you need is to find it. This is the spot where your voice sounds just natural. A pint to remember here is that rooms that are too small usually won't make the best spot to set up your recording studio. Apart from being cramped, small rooms won't work well as far as acoustics and physics of sound travel are concerned. Vocals will usually thin out when recording takes place in small spaces. The problem with this is that it makes correction virtually impossible during the recording stages. A simple way to find a great spot to set up your recording studio is clapping our hands. The sound should not echo back and if it does, find sound absorbing objects such as blankets placed on the flat surfaces within the room. Some effects such as delays and reverb can be added during mixing so these should not worry you much if your recording environment does not have these.




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