[linux-audio-user] How to get good vocal sound

studio-64 fsmith at walescomputers.co.uk
Tue Dec 6 06:50:46 EST 2005


Hi
I can imagine how many replies your gonna get to this!!

I try get the vocals down as loud and clean as I can and only use a 
touch of tap reverb (one in two out panned L+R about 25%)

I find that this allows the vocal timbre to come out while adding some 
nice space around them.


Cheers
Bob



Bill Allen wrote:
> I've been struggling with a technique problem. How do you get your 
> vocals to sound good? I know that you can't make a silk purse from a 
> sow's ear, but you can make the best of what you've got. What 
> combination of plugins and settings do you use to get the best sound 
> from vocals particularly in Ardour? I know that this is one of those 
> subjective questions for which the best answer is try it out yourself 
> and find what sounds best, but there are so many plugins (an 
> embarassment of riches), each of which has many settings, that a brute 
> force search of all the combinations would take forever - not to mention 
> that after a while, my poor ears become exhausted with the effort and 
> refuse to hear differences anymore. So what I'm really looking for is 
> good starting points to work from.
> 
> One combination that I like is GVerb to get depth and L/C/R Delay to get 
> width. Even with those two getting the settings right takes time. For 
> comunication, I've included a jack rack with some settings I've found 
> that work OK. I would love your critiques and suggestions for other setups.
> 
> Regards,
> Bill
> 

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