Vocal Mixing Tips

[cullumania]

I'm building a studio and it should be ready in september. I'm completely new to mixing and such; I will probably be using Pro Tools. I have googled this but I'm sure some people have some good tips or links here, so if you could provide me with any good vocal mixing tips or tutorials please do so. It is much appreciated. I understand this is a broad topic, but anything is useful.

Thanks again.

[Seafroggys]

use pop filters, use as little artifical reverb as possible, use no compression (or just a tiny bit, like less then 2:1 to add presence), and let the singer work the mic.

[uwpro]

It differs for every style, for example metal often takes a lot of compression on the vocals as compression brings out the grit in male voices.
For drum 'n bass and hip-hop styles you want to use as little as possible best is SM57 to record and then just leave it.

On most recordings i start with in the following order:
a bit of multiband compression
stereo delay

Reverb

occasionally i use distortion or chorus between the reverb and delay but it all depends on the production style

[The Chemist]

It differs for every style, for example metal often takes a lot of compression on the vocals as compression brings out the grit in male voices.
For drum 'n bass and hip-hop styles you want to use as little as possible best is SM57 to record and then just leave it.

On most recordings i start with in the following order:
a bit of multiband compression
stereo delay

Reverb

occasionally i use distortion or chorus between the reverb and delay but it all depends on the production style

All personal preference. I'd suggest a LDC, omni pattern, a little overall compression, aux buss the reverb and 'stereo delay', and using EQ carving to bring out 'grit' and 'body' from vocals for metal and rock.

I could also suggest using an XY SDC array with a pop filter, some seriously high compression (3:1 ratio, thresh of about -10, fast attack, release and hold), and some slight track slip for rap and hip-hop.

Or perhaps an M-S pattern with a pop filter, set back about 5 feet from the vocalist, with an 80Hz low roll-off, slope of -24dB/oct, some light compression (2:1, thresh of ~-1dB, slow attack, long hold, short release), some expansion and maybe some bussed reverb for some Norah Jones style stuff.

I'd suggest getting this book:
http://www.ecampus.com/book/0240806255

and bookmarking this website:
http://www.soundonsound.com/search?url=%2Fsearch&Section=8&Subject=9&Summary=Yes&Articles=Search+Articles