It is VERY difficult, if you can't ride the mike, to go from warm and intimate to bright and full throated without a good compressor.

Diki,

While some of this may be true, in my experience, it has never been a problem. This is where learning and utilizing good vocal control techniques comes in. I've seen lots of singers who essentially had no vocal control at all. Essentially, they yelled into the mic, handheld and headset, at the top of their lungs. When using a handheld mic they pulled it away from their mouth when they struggled to scream out higher notes. Some call this power singing. Luciano Pavarotti was a power singer and he frequently used a headset mic. He had, and utilized, phenomenal vocal control. I was fortunate enough to see him perform was seated just 30 feet from him during the entire performance. What an incredible experience. His vocals ranged from very subtle to levels that no one on the planet could achieve, and he did this effortlessly.

In many previous posts I have stated that headset mics are not for everyone. I also urged, on many, many occasions, that unless you have an incredible, natural singing ability with excellent capacity for vocal control, spend a few bucks at the local community college and take voice lessons, which is well worth the small expense.

I believe that once this is mastered, their is very little need for dramatic changes in compression, etc.. in the keyboard's vocal processor. Usually, just a slight touch of reverb and a little delay or echo is all that's needed to fatten a soft voice, and really goes a long way throughout the singer's vocal range.

Cheers,

Gary