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Royalties and vocalists???

im more thinking of starting from scratch
ie i write some lyrics and then how , what , where, when , how much
is there no companys ,people that specialise in this or do you fork out a ton of cash for equipment and get you mates sister who is good at singing do it for you

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The first time I did a vocal track I was searching through mp3.com (back when lots of artists showcased their work there) Found someone in the area that I liked and she agreed to work on the project. It worked out really well.

Now with my current track I'm lucky enough to have a gf that has a voice so she's working with me (which I have to say is way cool

I just ran ads on craigslist and over the years I've met about 500 terrible singers and/or flakes , BUT I also found seven or eight very good singers/lyricists. I'm currently still actively working with five of them. It's surprising how many good singers there are out there who don't have the time or desire to be in a band, but are more than willing to get involved on a studio side project. Many of them will jump at the chance to get free recording experience, even if it's just a few songs. A similar approach is to find someone who sings in a local band and see if they're interested in doing something different as a side project. In my experience, many singers in local bands crave getting as much studio recording experience as possible. HTH and good luck!

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For spoken vocals, I use the fruity loops speech generator enhanced with filters, compressors and sometimes vocoding. I've had bad luck finding vocalists. I found one through this forum a while back, the song even got recorded, but the studio guy didn't know what he was doing and messed the vocal tracks up.

I've tried to find vocalists at soundclick.com, but it's hard to garner any interest there. Haven't tried MP3.com, that sounds like a good idea. I know a producer who found a vocalist through garageband.com, which I think used to me MP3.com, or vice versa. It's worked out very well for him, they make great songs together. The guy has an awesome voice.

I don't even really like singing vocals in EDM anymore, but I'm doing rock and metal projects now, and I need vocals for those. I can sing a little, but it's really not my thing. I also don't have the proper microphone or acoustic environment.

I just sent an alternative rock song to an aussie male vocalist, haven't heard back so guess he's not interested. If so, that'll be the second time he turned me down. The first time he said he liked the song, and wanted to do it, but he took on too many projects and I didn't hear from him again. He records many genres, if you all want to check him out. I guess he isn't the one for me, so have at him. Here's his myspace.

http://www.myspace.com/jspadesmusic

quickest way: go to somewhere live music is played, find what you like, pursue!

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Depending on what music you make, sometimes your own voice can work perfectly if you give it a try.

i never thought of that! i know a few lads who have bands and whatnot , so anyway say ive found my perfect singer , how has anyone recorded theirs , studio , bedroom? etc..

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Originally posted by adi_hanson i never thought of that! i know a few lads who have bands and whatnot , so anyway say ive found my perfect singer , how has anyone recorded theirs , studio , bedroom? etc..

A bedroom is fine. Just make sure the acoustics are decent (i.e. no echoing when you clap your hands).
You should hang a mattress or duvet behind the vocalist as well as on any bare wall to reduce reflections.
If your computer is noisy you probably want to fix that with quiter fans, or simply move it out of the room.
You will need a condenser microphone, a preamp (if your interface doesn't one) and a pop filter.
I recommend the Studio Projects B1 condenser microphone and the Presonus TUBEPre preamp.
About $250 for both. You can get much better for a higher price of course, but these are fine
and should produce professional results if used right.
When you record, don't forget to do it in 24-bit!