In this week’s Audio Premium content, Bobby Owsinski teaches you how to get the most out of a vocalist in a recording session.

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“Here’s a preview from my upcoming book “The Music Producer’s Handbook”, that describes the many considerations that a producer and engineer have during recording a vocal performance. It’s not enough to capture just any performance though, it has to be the best that a vocalist can give since the vocal is almost always the focal point of the song.

“Of all the different types of musicians, singers are easily the most difficult not only to record, but to get them to raise their performance level. A lot of it has to do with comfort, some of it has to do with health, a lot has to do with psychology, and some of it has to do with external coaxing, but it all adds up to treating the vocalist differently from other musicians. After all, in any song with a lead vocal, it’s the featured part.”

Table of Contents

• Make Things Comfortable First
• The Three P’s – Pitch, Pocket, Passion
• Pitch
• Pocket
• Passion
• Background Vocals Need Attention Too
• Harmony Vocals Take More Time
• Gang Vocals
• Helping The Singer Keep A Healthy Voice
• If you get a sore throat

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