Recording and mastering vocals in a song are very important. You don’t want background noise, hissing or loud pops in your song.
Now I could let the professionals handle all of that and even get some studio time, but like many in this economy, I’m broke.
So I’m going to show you how you make your vocals clearer and perfect no matter what mic you have and while sitting at home.
I use a PS3 mic and my vocals turn out clear!
Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions
Things You’ll Need:
* PC or Mac
* Adobe Audition 3.0
* Microphone
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Step 1
Open Adobe Audition. It should look like this.
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Step 2
Choose your microphone. In Track 1, click the drop down menu shown in the picture to choose your microphone. It should be located in either Stereo or Mono.
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Step 3
Setup your session. In Track 1, click the R. A session is setup so AA can remember what you’ve done to a track, such as effects. You must setup a session before recording.
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Step 4
When the session is set up, you can start recording your vocals. In the lower left hand corner you will see a box named Transport. To start recording, click the Record button. Record 1 or 2 seconds of background noise before you begin your vocals.
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Step 5
Once you are done recording your vocals, it is time to start editing them. Click the Edit button shown in the picture.
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Step 6
Select the background noise. When you’re in Edit mode, the default cursor is known as the Time Selection Tool. Click and hold at the start of the background noise and drag the cursor to the end of the noise, similar to highlighting a word on a web page.
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Step 7
The first step of editing is getting the background noise out of your vocals. To do this go to Effects > Restoration > Noise Reduction (process). To capture the background noise, click the Capture Profile button. Next, select the Noise Reduction Level you want. Low means low quality microphone and high means high quality microphone.* Once you selected the level you want, click the Select Entire File button. Click OK. You should see a difference in your vocals.
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Step 8
The next step of editing is Mastering. Go to Effects > Special > Mastering. Here you can add effects to your vocals and sample what they would sound like.** Leave everything at default and click OK. The vocals should have changed a little.
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Step 9
The last step to making your vocals sound perfect is Dynamics Processing. More than likely, your vocals are a little loud and uneven in volume. Dynamics Processing will even them up. Go to Effects > Amplitude and Compression > Dynamics Processing. Once again you can add effects to your vocals and sample what they would sound like.** Leave everything at default and click OK. Your vocals are now perfect and ready for mixing!