About this episode
James and Gary discuss vocal EQ and microphone placement to achieve clear and natural sounding vocals.
In Episode 137, James and Gary discuss vocal EQ (equalization) and microphone placement — what boosting and cutting particular frequencies can do to a vocal, how different mics and mic placement affect the vocal, how to achieve an overall natural sounding and clear result, and more. The Church Sound Podcast is sponsored by DiGiCo, Renkus-Heinz, and Shure. Check out co-host James Attaway’s worship audio academy at www.attawayaudio.com/academy, and also visit our new Instagram page @churchsound...
People in this episode
Host: James Attaway
Guest: Gary
Topics covered
- vocal EQ
- microphone placement
- audio clarity
- frequency adjustment
- worship audio
Keywords
- vocal EQ
- microphone placement
- audio engineering
- frequency boosting
- worship audio
Sponsors
DiGiCo, Renkus-Heinz, Shure
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: attawayaudio.com
Books & works: Church Sound Podcast
Places: Instagram
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