Tag Archives: vocals

It’s Complicated 02

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Måns

First vocals on this track were laid down yesterday, and hence the first version of this song being posted. This is the first track post “Fire Fire Fire EP” to be worked on, and while we were looking through our … Continue reading →

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Microphone test

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Anders

We were not so happy with the vocal sound on some of the tracks, so we decided to do a microphone test. It has been difficult to get a sound that is both pleasant yet can cut through the mix. … Continue reading →

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Fire Fire Fire 09

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Måns

Another recording of this song. Yeah, who knew? :) We performed an advanced microphone test on these vocals. You can All in all, I am much happier with this mix and the sound of the vocals now. Before I felt … Continue reading →

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If You Don’t Know Why 02

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Måns

Last night I re-recorded the vocals for If You Don’t Know Why, after changing a couple of lines in the lyrics. Also I tried a couple of different approaches in singing styles, and today Anders made a remix of the … Continue reading →

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Underachievers 07

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Måns

Last night I worked with the vocals on Underachivers, and re-recorded the entire vocal track. I think this is better, but I’ll need a few more listens before I’m sure. Also, Anders had previously tweaked the mix and sounds, so … Continue reading →

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Fire Fire Fire 04

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Måns

This is the first vocal take on Fire Fire Fire. I wrote the lyrics and recorded the vocals keeping a certain moment in my head, using the phrase Anders had already made up for the song (Fire Fire Fire). The … Continue reading →

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Studio Projects B1

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Anders

This is the mic we most often use for the lead vocals. There are a lot of good large diaphragm condenser microphones for about $100, and I guess this is just one of them. But I like the design, and … Continue reading →

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Underachivers 06

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Anders

Måns had an idea to put a delay with lots of feedback on the last words in each phrase in the verse, so I tried that. Sounds kind of nice but maybe shouldn’t be on every phrase. Also I added … Continue reading →

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Underachivers 05

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Anders

So this is the result of last night’s session. We did lead and backing vocals, added some synths to the ending, and Måns cut out a piece of the vocals to make a radio-like reply. And a fade out! 090224_underachievers_05

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