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2016/08/12 13:13:19
greg54
Thanks, Bristol, for explaining that to me.
 
Hopefully it's not my ears.   That would not be good.
 
I have been working on several songs over the past few years (I'm slow).   Listening to the songs where I used the mudguard, the vocals seem fine.  But the songs without the mudguard are the ones with the issue.  So maybe that's all it is.  I really hope so, anyway.
 
Thanks, everyone!
Greg
2016/08/12 13:50:42
vanceen
Forgive the possibly obvious question, but if you record something besides vocals, does it also sound mid-rangy?
2016/08/12 14:56:48
greg54
No, everything else sounds fine.  It's just vocals.  So perhaps it is the room.
 
Thanks!
Greg
2016/08/12 15:03:35
pinguinotuerto
Just get your Mudguard back.
2016/08/13 11:09:34
greg54
pinguinotuerto
Just get your Mudguard back.




2016/08/13 11:24:37
pinguinotuerto
greg54
pinguinotuerto
Just get your Mudguard back.







2016/08/16 15:16:42
greg54
UPDATE:   It seems the mudguard was the issue - or lack of the mudguard.   I guess I have really bad acoustics in my room.   The mudguard definitely helps.
 
Thanks, everyone!
Greg
2016/08/16 15:32:34
pinguinotuerto
greg54
UPDATE:   It seems the mudguard was the issue - or lack of the mudguard.   I guess I have really bad acoustics in my room.   The mudguard definitely helps.
 
Thanks, everyone!
Greg


Told you to get it back! 
2016/08/16 19:18:01
Cactus Music
As for spectrogram graphs there are iPhone apps that work pretty good.  I use the free Oxford Wave Research app. I take it to live gigs to figure out the room.
 
On my computer I open the track in a wave editor which all contain spectral analysis. It should be part of everyone's Mastering  routine. Your ears can lie to you so a visual will confirm what your hearing.
2016/08/17 03:02:03
Sanderxpander
It sounds to me like you're simply expecting a dynamic mic to sound like a large diaphragm condenser, and the mudguard helps a little in that respect. More power to it. But I wouldn't instantly blame the room, a dynamic mic will usually have more mid and less top and sub than a large diaphragm condenser no matter what room it is in. Room acoustics should play a relatively small role if you're using a dynamic mic and singing close to it.
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