how do they make vocal sound so pure in pop/hiphop songs?

[dpopiz]

have you even noticed how the vocals in those annoying pop and hip hop songs are really pure and clean sounding? like a lot better than somebody could actually sing? what do they do to the vocal track to make it sound like that? I know they often use some sort of echo/reverb kind of thing to make vocals sound better, but I think I'm hearing something else

 

[dpopiz]

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[MrThermistor]

$500 mic, $3000 recording software, analog tape.

 

[PowerMacG5]

Nowadays, computers. Some of these artists are there just for looks, and really have no singing talent. Ever notice how many pop singers lipsink in concert?

 

[Ryan]

Well, when you're recording in a studio, there's no other background sounds, so that can be why. But, honestly, some vocalist just have the control over their voice to sound like that - many of the performers in this genre are very talented singers, most singing for their whole lives.

 

[SludgeFactory]

Pitch Correction

Reba MacIntyre and Cher are unabashed about travelling with a rack of autotuners, Alpert said. Other performers, such as Shania Twain, are rumoured to use the electronic coach.

Alex Andronache manages a roster of record producers for management agency Worlds End Canada.

He said he first noticed the use of autotuners a few years ago when he took his daughter to see Britney Spears in Toronto.

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: KraziKid
Nowadays, computers. Some of these artists are there just for looks, and really have no singing talent. Ever notice how many pop singers lipsink in concert?

Yea, but there are some performers who can sing but lip synch out of necessity. Take Mariah Carey or Christina Agularia (sp?) for example. They both are incredible performers, each has incredible range and control over their voices. But, you need to consider how much preparation goes into making their voices sound good. Before recording vocals for a song, they have to warm up for literally hours so they can be in the best vocal shape possible. Sometimes a singer will not have time to warm up before a performance, and they lypsynch out of necessity on occasion.

 

[DaveSimmons]

> $500 mic, $3000 recording software, analog tape.

Aside from reverb, I've read they also use pitch shifting to fix off notes. It really is like The Simpsons when they turn on the magic box -- "Yvan Eht Noij!"

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

A big box full of NASA tech.

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

 

[CubicZirconia]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
> $500 mic, $3000 recording software, analog tape.

Aside from reverb, I've read they also use pitch shifting to fix off notes. It really is like The Simpsons when they turn on the magic box -- "Yvan Eht Noij!"

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