Finding Vocalist

[+3]

'Nuff girls sing n play guitar, but finding one to record with is doing my head in.

Random Soundclouding is leading nowhere...

Any ideas?

[Augment]

Maybe some of your friends know anybody that can?

[alphacat]

Whatchoo looking for stylistically? You want smooth, husky, high, low... ?

[legskeattch]

I have found maybe 6 or 7 people on Gumtree!

Some I haven't recorded with, some I have! its free to post adverts, it really works!

[+3]

Whatchoo looking for stylistically? You want smooth, husky, high, low... ?

At this point I don't care

[alphacat]

Try posting flyers at the Peabody Institute (the Music school @ Johns Hopkins) and other music schools around town saying that you're looking for a vocalist and will let her use your recording of her in her demo reel.

[elyhess]

I've been wondering this as well, for the most part i have the vocals written out. I just cant seem to find somebody to sing it.

I was also wondering what the best way to get a clean recording would be? I don't have any audio recording gear, would my best bet be to buy a couple hours in the studio? Even if i can do it at a studio i'de be paying for, how can i find local people interested in recording some vocals? Is there any online organizations that you can send your track to, they sing lyrics and then send back just the vocals? I wanna do whatever is easiest but not risk the quality of the audio

[alphacat]

Again, local music schools are your friend - especially if they have both music and recording in the curriculum, because you might be able to book or use their facilities for cheap and they'll often have decent gear. The three important things to getting a good vocal take (any instrument really) - besides finding the vocalist & having her give a decent performance & good material to sing - is a decent acoustic space, a good mic, and a mic pre.

If there's no such thing in your area then for vocalists maybe try local singing coaches and chorale singing groups; for studio time, be sure you're reasonably familiar with what the studio is capable of so you don't spend a lot of money on a shitty sounding recording. There are a lot of places out there that claim to be "pro recording facilities" but then you see they've got a 4 channel Behringer mixer and Radio Shack mics...

[+3]

Try posting flyers at the Peabody Institute (the Music school @ Johns Hopkins) .

This is actually a good idea, and I'm down Johns Hopkins area quite often. Don't know why I didn't think of this.

[+3]

Radio Shack mics...

[alphacat]

Try posting flyers at the Peabody Institute (the Music school @ Johns Hopkins) .

This is actually a good idea, and I'm down Johns Hopkins area quite often. Don't know why I didn't think of this.

Because you're not as old and crusty and wizened as me.

[Aufnahmewindwuschel]

take your headphone sing in the right speaker work hours on trying to fix the hiss, distortion, volume changes, freq peaks and give up like me