when i monitor and rehearse

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syntheticpop
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2010/01/12 16:30:43 (permalink)

when i monitor and rehearse

should i be singing into a microphone or should i be singing without a mic while the music is being played back through the monitors or a set of headphones?

if i monitor with headphones, will i be able to hear my singing if i don't use a microphone?

how do the pros or home studio recording artists usually rehearse vocally? 


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    Randy P
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    Re:when i monitor and rehearse 2010/01/12 16:41:58 (permalink)
    Its just rehearsing, so you can do whatever you want. For me, I always use a mic, and I record it too. I always do this through headphones to avoid mic feedback that could happen using my monitors. The reason I record is that I just never know when I'm going to get a really nice take, and also to be able to go back and listen to check for timing, pitch, or mic technique issues.

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    Re:when i monitor and rehearse 2010/01/12 17:05:22 (permalink)
    Seriously....I only rehearse for live shows.

    As Randy said.....

    I never "rehearse" for recordings.  I like to work it all out while I'm also recording it, because quite often I capture something brilliant that was not really intentional.

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    Re:when i monitor and rehearse 2010/01/12 17:28:25 (permalink)


       It depends on what the intent is. I have to "learn"
    the songs that I write. If you were doing a cover
    there would be much less "learning" because
    your already familiar with it. but to perform
    (me anyway) I have to learn how to perform my
    song. So I may just pick up the guitar and
    and sing it until i'm more confident.

      However as the above guys say I too now
    just record even the learning part. Sometimes
    the first takes are the best.

    My soundclick
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