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GUIDE TO PROFESSIONAL VOCAL RECORDING
Nov 5, 2018
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The art of vocal recording is very complicated. Vocal instrument is sensitive both mentally and physically, which make singing a combination of physical talent, technical know-how and best interpretation of emotions. To be able to capture a professional vocal recording, a singer or a rapper most hold a right balance between the above factors.
Vocals are the core of all commercial songs. If the vocal sound good in a record, the record will sound good, and If the vocal sound terrible so be the song. Typically, the vocal tracks in any recording session, contain the most apparent emotional contents and impact of the song. Consciously, most listeners focus more on the vocals. Therefore vocal tracks most capture the proper emotional and musical feel for the song. It is essential that vocals are understandable, they are in tune and lyrics are sung in a way that gives meaning to the song. Although, vocal recording techniques are subjective.
Vocal Phrasing During Recording
For a better vocal recording, singer or rapper most understand the importance of vocal phrasing. Before spending money on expensive gears and better analogue or digital resolutions to capture great vocal sound, singer most first understand vocal phrasing for a successful vocal recording.
Phrasing and Breathing Points Wording during recording should not be random. A Singer most manipulate his or her phrasing to draw the listener through the song. Naturally, many phrases break in every two to four measure. However, there are many occasions when long phrases carry over the usual phrase pattern are powerful.
When a lyrical flow is broken down, it provides the listener with rest. As a musician, a singer or rapper, you are in control of how the listener feels at the end of the piece of music. Most of that feeling depends on your interpretation of phrasing. Your music must provide the right stylist balance of tension and release activity and rest, or aggression and passivity.
A singer might want to move from one musical section to another. In such cases, he or she can continue the phrase at the end of one part and keep it into the next. For example, at the end of the chorus, a singer can sing over the natural break that occurs between and continues the phrase onto the bridge. Controlling the musical flow in such a way holds the potential for appealing transitions.
Releases
It is easy for most singers to start a phrase successfully but it is only the best singers who know how to end a perfect expression. It is essential to hold a high standard in every possible way when producing and developing vocal tracks. Also, a singer most end each phrase with confidence and intentional power to achieve professional sounding vocals. Listen to your favourite singers and pay attention to how they finish each musical expression. Best singers make their releases intentionally and musical, create momentums when they sing. The best approach is to think past the phrase when singing. This technique almost always results in finishing the words without damaging the musical flow.
Pronunciation
Pronunciation must be stylish and repeatable. In some genres, the message, understandability and intelligibility of the lyrics are the most important. Other styles are about the grove and the vibe. It is not as important that each word is understandable. The most important is that the words should sound good together and support the grove of the song. If you are a producer and engineer, you should be familiar with the style of music you a recording to make critical suggestions.
Often proper focus on consistent, and understandability, diction leads to better and musical phrasing. When building backing vocals, Uniform pronunciation and phrasing are essential. All backing vocals should phrase together and interpret the lyrics together. Phrasing the backing vocals together will make the vocals understandable and rhythmically consistent. They will also be musically and emoti
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