The closer you stand to the mic when you sing, the more bassy the vocal will sound (for the nerds out there, this is called proximity effect). Each song will call for a different approach. You can try different distances to see what you think works best for you. I like to have about 1-2 inches away from the capsule of the microphone that you sing into.Īnd then I stand so that my mouth is somewhere in the neighborhood of 4-8 inches away from the pop filter. You have to let the pop filter stretch a little bit. Don’t put it up too close to where the mic basket is, otherwise it’s hard to get the pop filter into a position that works. I screw it onto the skinny part of the boom arm of the mic stand. So I’ve always tried to set the height so that I tilt my head a little bit. I heard a while back from a producer that when you do this, it forces the singer to open up a little more when they sing. I like to set the height of the mic where it makes me slightly tilt my head upward. This way I don’t have to worry about kicking the bottom of the stand while I am singing. I like to adjust the boom arm on the mic stand so that it has a little bit of an angle. Next you want to get the stand set at a comfortable height and position for you to sing in. That’s not something you want to have happen with a mic you’ve spent a couple hundred dollars on.
Also make sure that the screw that holds the microphone up is tightened down all the way, otherwise the microphone basket will drop, and could potentially fall out. Once that is tight, you can set the microphone into the basket on the stand. You need to screw this in so that it’s seated all the way and tightened down. This is usually a unit that comes with the condenser mic to attach to the end of the mic stand. So let’s start with the basic mechanical stuff. This is the process you go through when you first set up your microphone and get it working in FL Studio.Īfter you have done some of these steps, you won’t have to do them every time. These are a few of the basic components that I recommend you have for your home studio. For this example, I am going to be using the following pieces of equipment: This can all seem a little confusing when you are starting out.
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The effect levels for the individual plugins can also be adjusted using the knobs beside the slots.I’m going to show you how to set up a microphone in FL Studio. If you want, you can add more effects on the remaining slots and mute/activate them at will using the little green light buttons on their sides.It has plenty of guitar tones presets everything from Blues, Classic Rock, Country to some crazy distortion levels with the Death/Doom metal ones. Take your pick from those effects, but if you find that task too overwhelming, I recommend starting with Hardcore.Click on the first slot and that should open a pop-up menu with a long list of effect plugins. Just below the Mixer’s Audio Input Source there are about 9 effects (FX) slots.If you want to increase the distortion or play around with some effects, you’ll first need to activate the VST plugins as follows: The Guitar should now be sufficiently audible through your speakers or headphones, however the sound at this point is still clean. On mine, it’s automatically set to the only option available there: FL Studio ASIO – Stereo: Out 1 – Out 2Īdvertisements Step 3: Using FL Studio Guitar Effect Plugins For the output, check beneath the slots for the Audio Output Target menu.On my computer, all three do pick up the guitar, but the mono ones sound a tad better compared to the stereo one. Try every one of those input sources and find one which picks your Guitar.Mine lists 3 input sources as follows (I think it might be necessary to have installed ASIO4ALL when installing FL Studio for this to work): Click it to reveal the input options which will vary with your individual setup.
On the Mixer’s top right corner, you should see the Audio Input Source drop-down menu.If it’s not, toggle it by pressing F9 on your keyboard or by activating it from Toolbar > View > Mixer. Make sure the Mixer is visible inside FL Studio.With your guitar connected to your computer or laptop, launch FL Studio.I’m using FL Studio 12 so that’s what I’ll use for this guide.
Step 2: Connecting the Guitar in FL Studio