Boxed in sound for vocals

[The-Warlord]

Im recording at home, and the vocals seem so..at the front, whereas the rest of the band is at the back. AS if the vox were recorded over a premade mp3..tried EQing differnetly, dropping the volume...how to make them so..unsharp? :S Using and Sm58 though...

 

[kithsa]

Perhaps a little stereo imaging or maybe phasing will help. Or a chorus effect? I doubt EQing will work in this scenario...

 

[jesperz]

Cut 1-4khz will help...

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[Indigo_blues]

add some reverb and a touch of delay. this usually pushes the sound backwards into the soundfield.

dry vocals without reverb tend to stick out in your face. :lol:

try it.

 

[parablue74]

Push up your high mids on eq for boxiness, roughly 3-5k Hz, then stick it in the mix with some mild reverb. For box in effect, also use a stereo imager to narrow the voice down.