My voice disappears when I record

Cubase
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Hi everyone, when I’m recording in Cubase Elements 15 my voice disappears in the higher parts. I’m using the Scarlett Solo interface and the Micron AT2020. Does anyone know how to fix this?

2

Hi,
I am not sure what you mean - the mic doesn’t record high notes? Or does “higher parts” refer to something else?

Do you have any plugins on your vocal track? Do you send your track to a bus (inserts)? Maybe the channel EQ is activated and there’s an active filter (press e to get there when the track is selected)?

If it’s none of the above could you post a screenshot of the track and an actual vocal event, please?

3

I have a normal mono audio track, and when I record in my normal pitch, everything is fine. But if I have words on a line where I need to raise the pitch a little, then the voice doesn’t record; it’s like it disappears. Because when I return to the normal pitch, the voice reappears.

4

Okay, have you checked the suggestions above?
Also, make sure

  • to have 48V Phantom Power engaged on your audiointerface
  • to sing into the front of the mic (rotate 180 degrees horizontally)

I am not sure if this would justify a complete disappearance of high frequencies, though.

Screenshots and a short audio sample would be most helpful.

5

I’ve checked everything, and this started happening after I reinstalled Cubase Elements. I’ve always worked the same way. Even if I take a screenshot, you wouldn’t be able to identify what’s happening because the audio waveform is complete; it’s just that when you play it back, my voice disappears in the high frequencies. I tested my interface and microphone in another DAW, and I don’t have this problem, which leads me to believe that Cubase is the issue.

6

If you take the recoreded track and play in another software does it still do it?

Do you have any plugins on the vocal or the master? Have you tried disabling them if you do?

7

Could it be a filter or EQ with the high end rolled off??

Any chance your signal is too hot and you’re clipping? Are your wave forms taking up all the space or is there room left above/below?

8

So far, the OP has not answered these questions that I already asked them in my first post… I had the same idea… :wink:

9

def an eq filter