"How do you do it"?
A quality performance isn't worth much if it isn't captured on quality equipment. Here's what I use.
Tools of The Trade
Custom Booth
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Microphones
Interface
This is where the magic happens. My isolated booth has been acoustically treated to maximize the quality of the sound inside. No matter what I record, I always get a clean, crisp, listenable sound.
Any voice artist will tell you that a good microphone should capture every nuance in your performance, myself included. That's why the Neumann TLM 103 is one of my favorite mics to work with. Quality microphones rarely come cheap, but they are vital to a quality recording.
Not every great studio mic is a large-diaphragm condenser. The H&A MK-ENG600 is proof of that. Its tight supercardioid pattern gives me the focused, isolated pickup I need when I record for commercial, ENG, and broadcast. Pulling my voice forward while keeping room reflections and ambient bleed firmly in check. The result is a dry, detailed capture that sits perfectly in a mix.
Don't let its size fool you. My SSL2 is instrumental in getting my voice into the computer. An interface can make or break a recording. SSL's exceptional preamps guarantee that it's one of the "makers".