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Vanda-friends Come swing your hips and tap your feet to The Vandelays! Plus Identity Mary Lied Blue Speckled Mitz Tickets 3/5 at door. All proceeds go to charity! Kicks off @ 9pm Hope to see you there!

Soundcheck! Been soundchecking all day at Revolution and its going to be bloody loud let me tell you!

Fresh from Recording their new album at the Sawmills The Needles are ready to rock Revolution, their only gig in Aberdeen for sometime! They return home after touring around England so get ready for an atomic cocktail of early rock'n'roll, powerpop and new wave. They are joined alongside by The Vandelays, who were crowned the Champians of Grampian after Winning the Cafe Drummonds Battle of the Bands in the winter of last year. Drawing comparisons from the Smiths to early Weezer the Vandelays are a power pop punch of melodic guitars and harmonious Vocals. Show kicks off at 9pm bottom floor of Revolution, Belmont Street Door Tax is 2 Cheap as chips! The Needles The Vandelays

Hello Everyone! Just thought i'd post up the dates for The Vandelays gig's throughout October! 12th Drouthy Neebors, Dundee (with Mexico) 13th The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen (Lunchtime show!) and Barcode, Perth (Evening) 15th Caledonian Backpackers, Edinburgh 27th The Tunnels, Aberdeen Hope To See You All There! The Vandelays also have a mini album for sale available at all gigs, 8 tracks for only 5!!! And look out for The Vandelays badges in circulation, picturing Art Vandelay himself!!!

The Vandelays next gig in Aberdeen will be in july sometime, the 16th or the 30th i think. We will be supporting The Needles new E.P launch at the tunnels. Hope to see you all there!

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sorry last bit should read "thats what i thought they did"

ok fair point but i always thought compressors were an audio circuit than controls the gain, it knocks up the volume when things get quiet and drops the volume when things get loud and therefore have a more consistant audio signal. therefore making the quiet signal i.e grace notes louder and the loud signal i.e accents quieter. that what i tought they did.

i have been using a shure beta 57 i think are slightly more expensive than the sm57 but i found that i gave a warmer and brighter sound when recording guitar amps and vocals, might be worth the extra cash. Also used a rhodes can't remember the model, it was around 120-140, which worked quite well on most things, and it gave a clean crisp sound. Sm58 have more presence than a sm57 or try a Sennheiser MD421 these are older but are very like the sm57 and 58, shop around not sure about prives on these mic's.

it all depends on the drummer if you have a good drummer who at knows how to drum properly you shouldn't need compression, but if the drummer uses grace notes etc it is hard to get the subtle feeling of these with compressor's, but in the end it is all down to personal preference, the sound you want and style, i would use compressor's on some stuff. i do agree with it may sound weak with out compression but there is alot more to it than that.

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alright, going back to the point of vocal recording. Although you are using a sm58(being a dynamic mic) you should try recording using a few different mic's, if possible, at the same time on different tracks of course, then try each different mic in the mix, see which one gives the sound you are looking for. even a sh*t mic out of an argos catalogue can do the job. When it comes to effect's never record the effects to tape, once the effect is on you can't take it off, add effects on the mix if possible. As for eq just a few things that happen in the vocals- you get presence around 5KHz Silbilance around 10KHz Warmth around 150-260Hz and brightness around the same as presence bit this all depends on the vocal range and song. Also try different rooms for example a carpeted room with a low roof will sound dead as for a wooden floor with a high roof you will get an ambiant feel which might bring your voice through. As for drums try and put all the reverb and effects on after, you shouldn't use compressor or limiters on drums unless it it is a straight solid beat with no build ups etc. you can use compressor's on vocals and bass. but if you don't have have these facilities use the good old technique of holding the mic further away from you the louder you sing. these are some basic points i have been taught over the years. if you want any more help send me a pm. oh yeah forget the pop sheild. also what version of cubase are you running?