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	Singer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who uses his or her voice as an instrument to make music.
		A lead singer (in barbershop music simply called a lead) is one who sings the primary vocals of a song, as opposed to a backup singer who sings backup vocal(s) to a song or harmonies to the lead singer.
		An exception is in five-part gospel a cappella music, where the lead is the highest of the five voices and sings a descant, never the melody which may be in any of the other four parts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vocals (389 words)

	VoCals celebrate anniversary - Daily Trojan - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The USC SoCal VoCals is celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, and they're giving themselves a big present - a house.
		The VoCals, a USC a capella groups since 1995, are hosting a fund-raising gala and open house on Saturday, Feb. 20 to show off their new home, located at 1146 W. 27th St., and honor those who helped them come this far.
		To honor their commitment to history, the VoCals will hang pictures of the group over the years and their new home during the gala.
	www.dailytrojan.com /news/2005/02/18/News/Vocals.Celebrate.Anniversary-869574.shtml (680 words)

	Jay Kahrs: Mixing Tips for Vocals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The main reason for this is that it’s really hard to go back and match the sound that you had a month later when you decide to re-sing the first line of the last verse.
		Even a "dry" vocal can benefit from just a tiny amount of reverb - even if it is almost inaudible, it will help.
		A short delay can "enlarge" the sound of the vocal - use a setting near 30 ms to "double" the vocal, and keep it low in the mix.
	www.prorec.com /prorec/articles.nsf/files/41AE5FECC7D8418D86256675000A3CFD (506 words)

	vocal eliminate, remove or reduce software
		Vocal removal or reduction is an art, and it has a tradeoff.
		Vocals cannot be removed from songs that were; recorded monaural (versus stereo), monaural songs that have been digitally remastered into stereo, songs with modern surround sound or other 3D effects, and songs with heavy chorusing effects added to the vocal.
		Songs where the vocal was not center panned will not remove as well or not at all depending on how far off center they were panned.
	www.mtu.com /basics/vocal-eliminator.htm (561 words)

	Virtual Turntable: Feature: Isolating Vocals Archives
		This is a continuation of our rip and remix series that focuses on how to isolate vocals from a backing track that started here in Part 1.
		This is the second part in a series on how to extract vocals from a track in order to us it in your remix.
		This entry is about what a Virtual DJ should consider when picking a track she plans to strip down to the vocals.
	virtualturntable.org /archives/cat_feature_isolating_vocals.php (637 words)

	dmusic.com - Forums: Vocals: Guitar vs Vocals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Vocal tracks, from what I've seen, tend to have the bass dropped a lot, whereas the mid and high tones are boosted up somewhat.
		With the Lead Guitars and Vocals, I tend to mix them higher in the mix as they are single note instruments.
		On the Lead Vocals track, a compressor is a good way to bring up the levels, but less is more, simply because if you add a compressor, it takes feel/expression away because it makes the quieter sounds and louder sounds closer together in level.
	www.dmusic.com /forum/vocals/10921 (549 words)

	Recording Lead Vocals
		It is in recognition of the importance of the lead vocal that top producers often spend such a large amount of time and money working on this one element of a finished track.
		Most of the time when recording vocals it's best to keep the effect of the room on the sound to a minimum, so keeping well away from the walls is a good idea.
		Without a doubt, the best general advice for the aspiring vocal producer is to take any opportunity to encourage and compliment the singer — don't underestimate how much a singer's performance depends on his or her emotional state.
	www.soundonsound.com /sos/jun01/articles/vocalsfaq.asp (2624 words)

	Ted Perlman: Ted Says: Background Vocals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Chances are that even the most tone deaf among us will pick up on the "chorus" sung by the background vocals, rather than the riff-laden lead vocal, which is usually beyond the vocal ability of all but a few God-blessed individuals.
		Depending on who is doing the arranging among the singers, these parts will usually serve to embellish the chorus of the song, with a few pad-type harmonies thrown in on the bridge and maybe even a counterpoint on the vamp out.
		This is a big strain on the background singers, because they have to make someone sound good who perhaps has the vocal ability of a toad, although a pretty toad with big breasts signed to a major record company with a powerful manager and a smart lawyer.
	www.prorec.com /prorec/articles.nsf/files/707E6E20A64698D086256673006CC3B4 (1083 words)

	Home Recording dot com BBS - From rap vocals to soul vocals...
		He taught me to record my vocals in 5 layers: 1 lead, 2 backing, and 2 'adlib' (to emphasise certain parts), panning the layers like a pyramid with the lead at the top, same goes for the volume.
		This worked pretty well, it made my vocals seem a lot wider and they sat in the mix a lot nicer, but as my ear has become more an more trained I'm noticing I can hear the layers and I really don't like it (am I just mixing them too loud?).
		Her vocals sound far too 'harsh' lately and no amount of reverb or warmth or eq or anything is fixing it, do I just need a better mic for her?
	homerecording.com /bbs/showthread.php?t=145892 (958 words)

	Vocals Only: Producers' Hall Of Fame
		Vocals Only proudly announces that vocals from a Vocals Only Remix Pack are featured on Live at the Roxy 3, a new continuously mixed CD by Grammy-winning producer, Peter Rauhofer.
		Vocals from "Take One," a Remix Pack by Vocals Only recording artist Carmen, are featured on "The Enlightenment" by William Umana, the first track on the continuous-mix double CD.
		"We're excited that our vocals have helped producers like William Umana reach their goals of producing tracks that have the quality, groove and energy to be included on a mixed-CD by one of the hottest DJs in the world," says Tim Roseborough, founder of Vocals Only.
	www.vocalsonly.com /vopro005.html (206 words)

	Bob Rock: Recording Vocals
		Recording vocals for me has both a technical and a musical dimension, both of which must be addressed together in all recording projects.
		Most people think of getting the right drum sound or of miking the piano as the test of an engineer's skill, but I truly believe that recording vocals is the hardest skill to master in all of recording.
		Make sure you're comfortable with the approach on the vocal and that you are not trying to do something new or unnatural.
	www.discmakers.com /music/pse/bob.asp (730 words)

	San Francisco Bay Guardian Arts and Entertainment
		This vocal style is not to be confused with the rasping, higher-pitched shriek of Norwegian fl metal bands such as Darkthrone, the thick-necked barking of weight-lifter metal bands like Pantera, or the anxious roar of current Headbanger's Ball favorites like Shadows Fall.
		In fact, the type of growl (or bark or scream) used by the vocalist is a good indicator of which subgenre you're dealing with.
		Finally, whether intentional or not, the grisly vocals of death metal, fl metal, and hardcore are an effective repellent against listeners who aren't committed to approaching the music on its own terms.
	www.sfbg.com /38/42/art_music_metal.html (557 words)

	New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock BI-BY
		Vocals are in Japanese, but that's not a detraction at all.
		Some of the vocal passages tend to drag down the music a bit (preventing this from being a true classic) but the instrumental passages are where the band really shines forth.
		Secondly, the songs are in themselves of high quality, and the singer knows the tricks of her trade (one song is sung in English, and her manner of singing reminds in places of Sally Oldfield in Hackett's album Voyage of the Acolyte).
	www.gepr.net /bi.html (14929 words)

	Audio Downloads : Vocal Remover /// AnalogX
		AnalogX Vocal Remover works on the same principles that the hardware removers do - that in most instances vocals are equally mixed in both channels, and can identified and therefore removed by simply changing the phase on one channel by 180 degrees.
		While this won't remove vocals in all instances, it does work in many cases, and can sometimes be used to remove bass or breakbeat sections as well, which I find to be GREAT for sampling!
		Depending on the effects used on the vocals, sometimes the reverb or ambience of the vocals is left.
	www.analogx.com /contents/download/audio/vremover.htm (236 words)

	Removing Vocals - The Sonic Spot
		Removing vocals from an audio track has long been the desire of musicians and remixers in order to obtain the instrumental version of a song, otherwise available only as a complete mix.
		This method of removing vocals can be accomplished fairly easily, but depends greatly on how the entire mix was recorded.
		Additionally, effects, such as echo and reverb are often applied to vocals before they are recorded to the final mix.
	www.sonicspot.com /guide/vocalremoval.html (663 words)

	How to Record and Process Vocals in your Home or Project Studio
		It can also be used as an instrument preamp, a vocal processor, or as a 'warm' front end for a digital recording system.
		It is ideal for vocals or rich sounding instruments where warmth and clarity must be captured on tape.
		The truth is that recording and processing a vocal is one of the more challenging things for a studio to do.
	www.tweakheadz.com /how_to_record_vocals.htm (3906 words)

	Mix: Recording Vocals From A to D (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		After capturing several takes, a composite lead vocal and background choruses can be quickly assembled in a drag-and-drop jiffy.
		The SM7 is kind of a narrow-band mic, so the vocal really comes through quite easily in a mix without having to work as much to bring it out.
		Massy Shivy's tastes in vocal microphones are equally eclectic, ranging from the tube U47 to the AKG C 1000 and Shure SM58.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0HEO/is_3_27/ai_97179419 (1456 words)

	Virtual Turntable: Isolating Vocals from Background Music (Part 1)
		Here is an mp3 clip of one bar of music with the vocals, one second of silence and then the same exact bar of music with the Vocal Cut preset assigned to it.
		The vocal removers take advantage of a pretty dependable trait of modern stereophonic recordings, namely that producers and recording engineers will place every single instrument in a mix at least slightly off center except for vocals, bass and bass drum.
		Since the vocals are in both speakers exactly the way, if you reverse the left channel and add it into the right channel you cancel the vocals out of that right channel.
	virtualturntable.biz /archives/000082.php (1711 words)

	Shure SM58 Vocal Microphone, Cardioid Dynamic
		The legendary Shure vocal mic is tuned to accentuate the warmth and clarity of lead and back-up vocals.
		The Shure SM58® is a unidirectional (cardioid) dynamic vocal microphone designed for professional vocal use in live performance, sound reinforcement, and studio recording.
		The SM58 has a tailored vocal response for a sound which is a world standard.
	www.shure.com /microphones/models/sm58.asp (214 words)

	David Young Music - Vocals
		These three vocal CDs have a heart-warming, lyrical approach that could be compared to James Taylor or Cat Stevens.
		Now the world is finally getting to hear all David has to offer for the first time on this great new vocal disk.
		The bonus track, A Christmas I'll Remember is the #1 Most Added Song to Adult Contemporary radio right now in the United States on the FMQB chart, and stations in New York and all over the country are getting a great response to its fresh sound.
	davidyoungmusic.com /vocals.asp (243 words)

	DT's "Number Of The Beast": Vocals Re-Recorded?
		After listening to the cd for the last couple of days,I was kind of suspecting they might be re-recorded too because James just sounds too perfect.He's hitting some pretty high notes (like at the end of "Children Of The Damned") that I haven't heard out of him (live or studio) in quite awhile.Either way,great cd.
		If those vocals are re-recorded then that is without a doubt the best I have ever heard James sing.
		His vocals on the WDADreUnite boot is awesome too.
	www.mikeportnoy.com /FORUM/printable.aspx?m=788544 (1058 words)

	Celestial Voices
		Sally's unique and beautiful vocals are combined with intricate harmonies, passionate bass rhythms, earthy percussion, and divine keyboards to create a contemporary album of such power that it leaves the listener craving to hear it again and again.
		Fahl draws on classical and world music sources, as well as thinking-mans folk-pop, to sculpt a haunting sonic landscape shimmering with evocative dimensions; her full-bodied voice powerfully endows each song with a palpable strength that evokes her emotional commitment to the material.
		Her hypnotic vocals have made her one of the most sought-after session singers in Europe and the UK.
	www.loobie.com (3243 words)

	Vocals - Thumped
		Recording vocals and getting them to sit right is the hardest thing of all I reckon.
		If the vocal doesn't sound cool on its own with no eq, re-record it until it does.
		Just keep listening over and over looking for where instruments are stepping on each others' and the vocal's toes, keep making little cuts or boosts until you're happy.
	www.thumped.com /bbs/showthread.php?t=12 (542 words)

	fredo.EM411.com - [forum] depopping badly recorded vocals - Electronic Music 411 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A splitband ducker ducks (lowers the level) only certain frequencies when there is signal in the side chain.
		This is good for de-essing and depopping, ducking mid freqs of instruments under vocals in a busy mix and taming nasty frequencies.
		For this to work: youd split the vocal into diff channels based on freq ranges (ie.
	fredo.em411.com /forum/20168/1/depopping_badly_recorded_vocals.html (766 words)

	The 2 Vs of Digital Music (Violins and Vocals) - GameDev.Net Discussion Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		OK, anyone here who has tried getting violins or "aaaahhh" vocals to work without a live recording knows that it is a pain in the ass.
		Providing they're sustained, choral vocals can also take a bit - or even a lot - of reverb before they start to sound odd.
		Posted - 10/11/2002 3:05:17 AM I don't know if this is useful in any way, but for vocals you could try sampling a couple of octaves worth of someone going "aaaaaaaa" (and loop it), then raising and lowering the volume of each loop to produce chords.
	www.gamedev.net /community/forums/viewreply.asp?ID=643293 (809 words)

	Dusty Groove America - Vocals CD
		The trio mixes jazz vocal styles with other influences -- like bossa harmonizing or gospel soul -- and their records from the 60s are wonderful gems, dripping with soul and emotion that you'll hardly ever find on other vocal jazz LPs from the time, transforming songs into sublime versions that differ greatly from other renditions.
		The album is one of Carter's more obscure sessions, and it's one of the few from the old days to really capture her jazzy vocals well in a large group setting.
		Bobby was probably best remembered as the house pianist at Jillys, but at the time of this 1964 recording, he was poised to emerge as a serious vocalist with a rich talent for penning interesting and witty little tunes.
	www.dustygroove.com /vocalscd.htm (9546 words)

	Sample CD s from Russian Sounds. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Vocal Patterns - is the most significant group of samples.
		Each vocal pattern is performed by the male voice, female voice and the chorus in different manner and with different lyrics.
		Old Women Vocals - vocal patterns performed by an old women, which is very common for Russian remote villages.
	www.russiansounds.com (340 words)

	CD Baby: EASY LISTENING: Crooners/Vocals - music you will love.
		Lush rich vocals with big band and orchestra by Alan Paul of The Manhattan Transfer
		John Castro's sessions with the legends is just that; duets with Koko Talyor, queen of the blues, Billy Branch, just to name a few.
		Vocal blends are beautiful, musical performances are unbelievable.
	www.cdbaby.com /style/35 (360 words)

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