On Monday 12 December 2005 18:24, Aaron Phillips was like: > On 12/12/05, tim hall <tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:> Getting the > right position relative to the mic can make a big difference to> the > quality of what you record. Thanks for mentioning mic positioning. ?I am > just beginning to recordvocals and have questions about the distance my > vocalist should befrom the mic. ?I have had a bit of trouble with a > sizzling/distortedsound and I'm not sure if it is due to the mic itself > being overloadedor if this is compressor noise/bad compressor.I am using a > StudioProjects C1 & Maudio omni I/O box (w/ mic preamp) &DBX XL166 > compressor.I'd appreciate any advice.Thanks,Aaron Somewhere around a span or a foot is usually about right. -- cheers, tim hall http://glastonburymusic.org.uk/tim