I’d rather mix vocals recorded on a $400 set-up in a room that has good treatment.. Then mix vocals recorded on a $3,000 mic in a room with no treatment.

 

The environment you record in plays a major role in recording quality.  We want to avoid reflections (think of that wishy washy sound you hear in a cave or in a completely empty room with no furniture.) as much as possible and keep the recording dry.  A dry vocal is one that captures only the voice allowing for all effects to be added in mixing.

 

There are 3 main ways to fix this starting with easiest and moving to hardest.

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1.  Buy an "eyeball" or shield and attach to mic

2.  Create your own recording booth 

3.  Treat your recording room with acoustic foam