VOCAL RECORDING with Neal Cappellino Part 1: Vocal Pre-Production

How should you prepare for a vocal recording session? When it comes to recording vocals there are few who are better respected than engineer/producer Neal Cappellino. He’s engineered gold and platinum-selling records, has earned multiple Grammy awards and is trusted by the likes of Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss and Dolly Parton.

We drop in on Neal at the Doghouse Studio in Nashville, Tennessee ahead of a vocal recording session with singer Heather Bond to find out about his pre-production process. Learn the importance of electrical and acoustic phase, the lengths to which he’ll go to make a singer feel comfortable and how he sets up a mic shoot-out.

Watch Part 2 here:    • VOCAL RECORDING with Neal Cappellino:...  

Special Thanks to Jonathan Pines

Neal Cappellino
www.nealcappellino.com

Heather Bond
www.heatherbondmusic.com

'So Long'
Written by Heather Bond
Produced by Matthew Odmark

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction
00:45 - Familiarise Yourself With The Track
02:24 - Create Space For The Vocal In The Mix
03:18 - Choosing Preamp, Compression & EQ Settings
05:03 - Interpersonal Skills And Offering Encouragement
10:01 - Setting Up The Recording Space
11:14 - Vocal Mic Shootout
12:30 - Microphone Selection For This Session?
14:22 - Checking Electrical And Acoustic Phase
16:30 - Use Of A Pop Filter
17:38 - Audio Comparison
19:12 - Neal & Heather's Choice Of Microphone
20:43 - Outro

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