How to Easily Record Studio-quality Vocals at Home 

A 100-year-old redwood barn with Ed Goldfarb of Madcap Labs producing.

In an underground Chinatown eatery where the "Russian roulette" regulars came to play and just when a Kung Fu Death Match spilled over into our kitchen recording space, spectators and all. The match ended abruptly when a stray bullet hit one of the match contestants whose opponent won by a default judgement. I kept recording and the cooks kept cooking like nothing had happened. I guess they were used to it. It was during a folk music recording for the "The Folksmen" if I remember correctly. They asked for "ambience" and so I gave it to them.

In the backseat of a car that hasn’t worked in years. Computer mic all of that connected to an extension chord from the garage.

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Most mid range or higher end interfaces have enough gain without needing the cloudlifter

@@chdrummer Doubt it. I have a iConnectAUDIO4+ I have to turn the gain to 75% without a cloudlifter. And only 30% with a cloudlifter. Theres floor noise introduce into my recording without a cloudlifter

​@@romodrummer He said "mid or higher end".

@@ParadNorthProd But, why would high end interfaces be worse than mid range interfaces... Because that makes so much sense.

@@romodrummer What I was saying is that, if your interface is adding that much noise with a SM7, then it may not be "mid or high end". My interfaces are all clean gain.

Hey there! It’s tough to completely block out those outside noises without fully sound proofing your room, but we certainly have options that can help block those sounds out! My recommendation would either be a shotgun microphone, or some sort of broadcast style dynamic mic (generally modeled after something like the Shure SM7B). These microphones have a very tight polar pattern, which means they only pick up what’s directly in front of the microphone. Again, it’s not going to completely block outside noise, but it will help a ton. For an interface, any single channel audio interface will be perfect. One of my favorites at a lower price point is by Presonus - I’ve copied a link to that below: www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/AudioBox25--presonus-audiobox-usb-96-usb-audio-interface-25th-anniversary-edition I hope this helps! Nick Pasquino, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 3230, nick_pasquino@sweetwater.com

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Hey, Marie! The best way to record your vocals on top of a karaoke track is with a small home studio setup. You’ll want to get a recording software, which will allow you to record and edit both your vocal track, and the backing track that you’re recording with. And you’ll need an audio interface and microphone, which will enable to you record your vocals. I’ve copied a couple links below that we’ve premade on the website. These come with everything from software, to microphones, to headphones, etc. Essentially, if you purchase this, you’ll have everything you need to start recording! www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Scar2i2StuG4--focusrite-scarlett-2i2-studio-4th-gen-recording-bundle www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/AudioBox25Ult--presonus-audiobox-96-ultimate-hardware-and-software-recording-kit-25th-anniversary-edition Feel free to reach out if you’d like to chat any further. Nick Pasquino, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 3230, nick_pasquino@sweetwater.com

@@sweetwaterOMG ! Thank you so much for your reply to my message. Such a great help to a beginner like me. Greatly appreciated. I’ll check the link that you sent me later when I get off work. Thank you bunch ! 🥰🥰😘😘🤗🤗