Skill of Motown voice recording (Motown is company of the greatest black music record, our familiar Michael Jackson, stevie Wonder, marvin Gaye, diana Ross... waiting for a lot of black singers move toward a success from here. From 60 time since, the sound engineer of Motown was initiated a lot of novel with effective recording method. - LOBO is noted)
If you turn over a Frank Sinatra,the recording of that time listens, can discover the sound engineer in those days is used to the volume band of voice beyond tower above " put " the ahead in phonic field, sound accompanying sound is squeezed pitifully in very the position after. To Motown those are full of jump the music that uses rhythm for, method of this kind of recording cannot arouse the sentiment that has audience at all, more never mention it let a youth have dance as music.
The sound engineer of Motown begins to try new skill: Bring to bear on more reverberation are accompanying musically, and the adjustment with the historic reverberation of voice arrives be less than accompany the degree of reverberation, come so music is outstanding, but voice is sung,often be flooded by music when gentle part, how to do?
Right, think like everybody in that way, reduce the effect implement with balanced adjuster the use on the clique, the course is compressed and high frequency promotion, voice is really from A to Z clear can hear, but listen,go up it is factitious, lack vigor and dynamic change.
Sound engineer Lawrence Horn thought up an excellent idea. He distributes the signal of voice two identical, do not do all the way compress receive sound console directly, another passes sound console of the reentrance after compressor, such he has two signal. To what do not compress that all the way signal, promotion of Lawrence in a way is high frequency, bring to bear on reverberation.
Right after compressing that all the way signal, compress not only use very badly, high frequency also promote substantially with equalizer. Be in next mix when sound, lawrence makes that signal volume that did not reduce sufficient, and had compressed that all the way volume promotes slowly, until sound can add enough definition and spot touch for voice till.
After the course is handled so, the result that voice comes out is very strong, already natural bright, music won't mask voice, you can hear each word that clear singer sings!
