The studio version of “Everybody hurts” you can hear certain instruments where as in the live version it is very hard to hear over the guitars, drums and vocals. This is because each instrument, in the recorded version, is given a dedicated recording per instrument.
The studio version vocal’s are a lot better, this was the best recording of the vocals hence why they were used. The voice does not break and he hits the notes properly. The live version he sings a few notes flatly, but this is because there is no editing or re-recordings in a live piece. There is no feedback from any instruments in the studio version, or any drum clicks and no improvisation from the performers. There are no out of time instruments because of metronome keeping all the performers in time. The main singer also provides his own harmonies for himself. This cannot be reproduced live as the performer can only sing the main lyrics. The instruments in the live version do not overpower each other, they have been levelled to stay at the same level throughout.
In the live performance of “Everybody Hurts” there is a lot feedback that can be heard at 0:22. The studio version does not have any feedback, as the recording would be recorded again so the feedback is not in the song. I would fix this by making sure all instruments are no where close to speakers as well as lower the gain to prevent any feedback. The vocals are not as perfect in the live version like the studio version, this is because the voice was edited to sound better using EQ and some inserts as well as recording the voice over and over until it was perfect.
The audience can be heard in the recording of the live version, where as in the studio recording there is no audience or any other audio leaking into the microphone. To fix this I would either lower the gain of the microphones so it picks up the audio less.
The live performance also includes the performer starting to improvise some of the lyrics that are different to the studio version. To fix this and make the live version sound similar to the studio, I would tell the performer to sing the exact lyrics previously. The beginning part of the live version includes the drum clicking his drumsticks together to count the rest of the band in. This is not included in the studio version as it is cut out to make it sound more professional. The microphone for the vocals does not have a pop shield either, meaning it is possible to hear pops from the performer. The studio version most likely used a pop shield to prevent any pops from occurring. To fix this I would make sure the live version would have a pop shield on the microphone. The live performance of “Everybody Hurts” was played in a large open environment; this means the reverb is different compared to the studio version. The studio has little to none reverb since it was probably recorded in a small room with reverb shielding.
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