How to mix vocals?

Question

I use a Samson CO1U mic and adobe audition.....i jus wanted to kno if someone can tell me how to get my vocals to sound more professional?..step by step would help alot but any help is welcomed...............

my music
www.soundclick.com/yungskeeme

Answer 1

what you using to process them?

a little reverb helps-mind you i said ALITTLE. also try using different effects on the vocals-chopping them up a bit-placing them in different area's of sound spectrum (panning).

most of the vocals you hear have reverb and some delays on them. not much to them-vocals aren't usually heavily processed unless it calls for-for the song. most often they simply have reverb and delay on them.

who you trying to sound like? i might beable to help.

ight i just peeped out a few of your songs. not bad. but you seriously need to learn rap in the mic better-first off its waaaaaaaaaaaaay to loud-lower your vocals a bit son-don't yell into them mic. your vocals need help in the eq dept. also like the one guy said-your mic ain't up to par- BUUUUUUUUUT. IT AIN'T BAD AND UNLIKE THAT GUY BELOW-YOU CAN FIX THAT MIC PROBLEM.

start by not yelling in the mic. what he was crying more about was the back ground noise-there's plenty of it-but i'll assume that's because you aren't in a sound box.

Answer 2

starting with a decent condenser mic like that is a good start, but i've gotta tell you, i've made recordings with mics in that $100-$250 range and they just don't compare to a real studio mic.

another thing that can make a big difference is your preamp and converter.

your soundclick songs are decent, and i wish there was some magical tip i could give you, but no amount of effects or tweaking can fix a poor signal from a mediocre mic.