"Lao Xie, how did you feel after singing just now?"

Ye Zi pressed the play button, turned on the intercom system, and asked. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

As a competent producer, you must not only explain your requirements to the singer in a timely manner, but also keep track of how the singer feels when singing in the studio, such as the volume and proportion of the accompaniment and microphone, whether there is more or less reverberation, and whether the lights in the studio need to be dim or bright...... And so on and so forth. Song recording is a very detailed work, and all the factors that can affect the singer's mood when singing must be adjusted in time to make the singer feel the most comfortable.

When the singer feels comfortable and can play his singing happily, then it's time for the producer to make a request.

Xie Yun's voice was a little uncertain: "Xiao Yezi, I think...... I can't say it, but I feel like my voice is a little too thick, and there are some places where I want to make my voice a little softer and fly a little bit, but it doesn't move a little. ”

"Too thick? Can't fly? Ye Zi scratched his head, a little bit didn't understand what he meant: "Lao Xie, I'll listen to you sing a few words." ”

Xie Yun immediately sang, still singing this song "Why do I love you so much".

After listening to a few words, Ye Zi adjusted it on the mixer, and then released the accompaniment for Xie Yun to sing along, and then listened carefully.

Now, he knew what the problem was.

"Thank you, wait a minute, I'll try to change the microphone for you."

Soon, Ye Zi returned to the recording control room.

"Lao Xie, you sing it again and I'll listen to it, and you can feel it yourself." Ye Zi continued to adjust the parameters on the mixer and said.

Xie Yun's voice sounded again.

"Little leaf, it's comfortable this time." After only singing two or three sentences, Xie Yun stopped: "What's going on, Xiao Yezi, follow ...... Does the microphone have anything to do with it? ”

"Well, it has something to do with the microphone." Ye Zi said with a smile: "The one I used for you earlier is Newman's 87 microphone, the sound base of this microphone is thick, and it is usually very suitable for recording vocals, but I didn't expect it to be unsuitable for you to sing this song." Now you are replaced with AKG's 414 microphone, the sound of this microphone is a little clearer, and the bass is not so thick, so you won't feel dragged when you sing. ”

"Lao Xie, follow the accompaniment again, if you feel comfortable, you can stop, and we will officially start recording."

Playing the accompaniment again, let Xie Yun follow to find a feeling, Ye Zi shook his head slightly.

He didn't expect such a situation to pop up all of a sudden.

……

Generally speaking, when the type of use is determined - such as recording vocals or recording strings, recording percussion and so on - in this case, the applicability of recording microphones is still relatively wide, of course, between different types, recording microphones can not be used in series. Take a microphone that records vocals and record percussion, and the sound that comes out will scare you to death, and vice versa. But when it comes to a broad category, such as the human voice, the microphone doesn't need to be swapped too much under normal circumstances.

However, Xie Yun's situation is also very common today, which involves the characteristics of a recording microphone and the sound background. Let's talk about the two microphones used by Ye Zi today, Newman U87 is one of the most widely used professional recording microphones in the world, and the sound it records is warm and mellow, and it is very expressive. AKG's C414 microphone is also one of the professional recording microphones widely used in major recording studios, but compared with the U87, the sound it records is slightly lacking in warm and mellow feeling, but the clarity of the sound is far better than that of the U87.

Both of these are very classic and widely used professional recording microphones, and how to use them depends on what kind of sound the recording engineer and producer need to record. Generally speaking, if you want the singer's singing to have a warmer feeling, it will be slightly better to use U87; If you want the singer's voice to be a little clearer and more translucent, C414 is a good choice.

Of course, this is not absolute, and with the C414 it is also possible to record very warm and mellow sound, and vice versa.

On today's recording, if you think about it carefully, Ye Zi did have a little bit of underconsideration in the choice of microphone in advance.

Ye Zi personally prefers to use U87, although the clarity is slightly worse (relatively speaking), but he prefers the warm and mellow classical taste of U87, and his own voice is more suitable for U87 to record. Xie Yun's voice is also suitable for using U87, when Ye Zi helped him record the song "Looking for Her in a Dream Thousand Hundred Degrees", he used Newman's u87, and the recording effect was very good.

But this time the song is wrong.

The drum beat of the song "Why Do You Love You So Much" sounds quite light, in fact, the timbre of this set of drums used by Ye Zi is quite thick, with the same heavy bass, so that the violin sound can float on it extremely lightly, and the vacant space in the middle is reserved for vocals. In this case, the use of the U87, a microphone with a thick sound base, will make the vocals slightly overlap with the thick drum beat, and the vocals, especially the bass part of the vocals, will become slightly blurred.

This is also the reason why Xie Yun feels uncomfortable singing.

After changing to C414, the bass component in Xie Yun's voice is not so thick, which is distinguished from the thick and heavy bass of the drumbeat, and the feeling of singing is of course much more comfortable.

The difference is really only a small one, but it is the slightest difference that can affect the feeling of the singer when singing, and eventually affect the recording quality of the whole song.

It's a small place, but it's a university question.

……

After solving the problem of recording the microphone, Xie Yun's singing and recording work went smoothly all of a sudden, but Ye Zi did not relax because of this, but put forward more requirements. Like Brother Xue You and Sister Mei, Xie Yun was "ravaged" by Ye Zi.

"Lao Xie, pay attention to controlling your breath, especially the chorus, don't inhale too exaggeratedly, tighten a little, be short."

"Okay, good, that's right."

"Lao Xie, your singing treatment is too sad and bitter, a bit too much. I don't want that kind of resentful crying, I want you to show a faint sadness and nostalgia that belongs to men, you look for this feeling. ”

"This time it's too light and too calm."

"Lao Xie, why have you become a resentful woman again?"

"Well, this time it's close, but it's still a little lighter, and a little more is the kind of taste I want."

"Great, great, old Xie, you sing so well!"

"Lao Xie, I'll play the whole song for you now, and you can fill it in the right place according to your feelings. Where? It doesn't matter where it is, as long as you feel you can add a little something, you can sing it casually, humming is fine, or two sentences are fine, anyway, how comfortable you feel, I will revise it according to the situation when I make it later. ”

"What's the matter, Lao Xie, can't open your mouth? That...... Listen, I'll show you. ”

"yes, it's that simple, where do you think it's going to be complicated? Give it a try? ”

"Well, yes, yes. Lao Xie, I'll open another track for you, you fill it again, and then I have more choices. But you should also be careful not to fill too much at once. ”

"Very good, very good! Lao Xie, it seems that you have mastered the trick, so in this case, I will erase the track of the first fill, and you can fill it again, okay? Okay, let's go. ”

"Great, Lao Xie, it's really good, that's what I want."

"Don't come again, come out and listen to your own singing."

It took two and a half hours, and the melody part sung by Xie Yun in the song "Why Do You Love You So Much" was all recorded.

The whole song has taken shape.

(To be continued.) )