vocals

hi to everyone
please can you advise me on the following issues,

1. is it better to record my vocals dry with no effects and edit them till ready.
2. i would like to make the vocals sound like the early rock n roll stars such as cochran,vincent,holly etc i only want to use the plug ins in sonar 8.5 to gain this sound.
3. which effects would you recommend to use just on the vocals.

thanks for your time
rockin tj 
 
 

Aiming for a certain sound means picking the right microphone, too.
Search for  info on suitable ones  for your task, and stay away from USB-mics.
Maybe the more knowledgeable forum members have ideas.

hi
thanks for the reply i will be sure to try your advise. i have downloaded ( Izotope plugin called Vinyl )
please can you advise or point me into the right direction for a tutorial on how to add the Izotope plugin in to sonar as i have never done this before.
 i sure its easy once you know what to do. and now for a really dumb question?

• in sonar 8.5 it has s/drummer3 i have watched the tutorial on youtube and got sd3 to open into a project not to use but to play with. i got as far as selecting a drum kit and went to get it to sample  pressed play but i have no sound and the kit wont play at all!!!!!!!!!! now for the really dumb part does sd3 need to have a midi connection if so will i be able to use my sd2 sound module for this.

thanks for your time and help
rockin tj.
 
would anybody know if there is a plugin which is either a watkins copycat or something like it.
also where do you get free plugin for sonar is there some recomended sites to go to.
i know the post was vox but is there a double bass plugin i could use for my midi tracks or would i need to buy a module which has double bass as a preset within the module.
nite nite all

To use Session drummer you have to load a kit first. 
The skins will be blurred until you do. You can test it with the mouse. 
Then you can either load patterns or just play it from a midi track or with your controller which is how I use it.. takes to long to find the right pattern so I make my own.   

I think a big part of the old school sound was tube compression and of course they had special echo chambers built into the studio. Try a plate reverb. 
I like to add compression using hardware so I can hear my voice interacting with it as I record. I tend to watch the meter on the compressor to see when it's kicking in and stay on the edge. If you don't own a hardware compressor then record dry for sure and add it later. 

BTW, make sure you turn on the input monitoring button on the track if you don't hear audio out of session drummer. Also, I agree with a hardware compressor on your mic before you hit your interface. Set it just to catch the peaks and leave it alone. 

Another trick for outboard possessing, you will need a mixer for this, is to record both the wet and the dry signal in 2 ( or 3 for stereo efx) tracks. 
I do this with guitar tracks and I guess it would work with vocals. 
Sometimes you need to "play" the efx. And with vocals you could certainly perform to what you are hearing.