Summary: Get expert advice on how to correctly set the levels of a four track recorder for cutting vocal tracks in this free music production video guide on recording songs using a four track.
Brian Montgomery has been playing bass in Austin, Texas bands for more than 12 years, and has been recording on 4-tracks for eight years.read more
"BRIAN MONTGOMERY: Okay. So now we can go head and set, set a level for the vocals here. I'm just going to go ahead and bring down one and two 'cause we just don't need them at this point. The microphone's plugged in. We just kind of slowly bring the monitor up a little bit there and we can kind of just bring the, the trim up a little bit and you can just kind of start talking in the microphone here and hear it coming from the monitors. And you can check your indicator lights there. You want to keep it up in the +3 dB area. And right now, it's looking pretty good. Try and, if you're real strong, strong vocalist, you just want to kind of check if you're loud. I don't sing very loud, so my levels here are fine. So you just kind of adjust and coordinate. It's all different with every person. So I think we're ready to cut the track."
eHow Article: How to Set Levels for Vocal Tracks on a 4 Track