<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - vocal smoothing]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/1343/vocal-smoothing/ Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:39:06 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: vocal smoothing]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/43630/#p43630 Rainbowdragoneyes says:

minusbaby strikes again, 10/10 as always

]]> Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:39:06 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/43630/#p43630 <![CDATA[Re: vocal smoothing]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/43600/#p43600 minusbaby says:

Originoo Voxx Smoovaz

]]> Wed, 20 Oct 2010 01:09:14 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/43600/#p43600 <![CDATA[Re: vocal smoothing]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/43579/#p43579 jefftheworld says:
Rainbowdragoneyes wrote:

Yeah but this is 2010, and we have automation now

It's just an example of how important it is to take a lot of care in automating your mixing levels and whatnot.  We may have automation now but that just means that one person has to do the job of several (albeit, with computer assistance).

]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:54:26 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/43579/#p43579 <![CDATA[Re: vocal smoothing]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/43561/#p43561 herr_prof says:

Yea we have autotune too, doesn't automatically make it BETTER big_smile

]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:34:19 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/43561/#p43561 <![CDATA[Re: vocal smoothing]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/43559/#p43559 Rainbowdragoneyes says:

Yeah but this is 2010, and we have automation now

]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:18:29 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/43559/#p43559 <![CDATA[Re: vocal smoothing]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/43540/#p43540 jefftheworld says:
herr_prof wrote:

Yea I remember reading about abbey road sessions where it would be all hands on deck for a mixdown with all the assistants riding a groove o faders and mutes for the final mixdown.

My dad ran a music studio here in Toronto for several decades and I can assure you that was standard operating procedure for big mixes.

]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:48:36 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/43540/#p43540 <![CDATA[Re: vocal smoothing]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/43481/#p43481 BitPop says:
lucasmarmitt wrote:

waves Rvox plugin.

Not got this yet....might have to put it on my Christmas list

Vocal Rider

]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:16:35 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/43481/#p43481 <![CDATA[Re: vocal smoothing]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/24672/#p24672 CMDR says:

lllllllobby

]]> Sat, 29 May 2010 10:21:08 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/24672/#p24672 <![CDATA[Re: vocal smoothing]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/24661/#p24661 InactiveX says:
herr_prof wrote:

Rvox IS really nice.

Waves, however, are not so nice.

]]> Sat, 29 May 2010 04:19:39 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/24661/#p24661 <![CDATA[Re: vocal smoothing]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/24586/#p24586 herr_prof says:

Rvox IS really nice.

]]> Fri, 28 May 2010 14:58:25 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/24586/#p24586 <![CDATA[Re: vocal smoothing]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/24572/#p24572 tRasH cAn maN says:
lucasmarmitt wrote:

waves Rvox plugin.

That's cheating. wink

]]> Fri, 28 May 2010 08:41:21 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/24572/#p24572 <![CDATA[Re: vocal smoothing]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/24513/#p24513 lucasmarmitt says:

waves Rvox plugin.

]]> Thu, 27 May 2010 20:54:59 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/24513/#p24513 <![CDATA[Re: vocal smoothing]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/24442/#p24442 tRasH cAn maN says:
BitPop wrote:

If they start moving about you can get weird phasing type noises, especially with any sibilance.

Of course this greatly depends on the amount of mics used, their polar patterns and the acoustic properties of the room.
It gets even more delicate to have the vocalist stationary when recording in a live room.
Ride the fader, get eq'ing right and go easy with compression is my advice.

]]> Thu, 27 May 2010 09:55:31 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/24442/#p24442 <![CDATA[Re: vocal smoothing]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/24399/#p24399 CMDR says:
bleo wrote:

I have a buddy who recently paid top dollar to have his album mixed by the guy who does all Jason Mraz's (yeah)  stuff.  He said when he went into the studio to hear the final mix, he took a look at the Pro Tools session and said the dude had gone nuts hand drawing the the track volume automation to make sure each syllable was just right.  I'm not saying this is good or bad, just throwing it out there as technique used by modern industry professionals.

aka 'ride the faders'

also: not too tricky if you have a good workflow, stuff like this is all about learning to be speedy with your program. No doubt this producer used motorized faders to do rough vocal mixes then hand draws the fine detail.

]]> Wed, 26 May 2010 23:03:17 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/24399/#p24399 <![CDATA[Re: vocal smoothing]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/22166/#p22166 fluidvolt says:
BitPop wrote:

Mic control is mainly just for live work. 

In the studio the vocalist should stay as stationary as is comfortably possible, let the voice channel comp sort out any loud bits and/or bring up the quiet bits.   If they start moving about you can get weird phasing type noises, especially with any sibilance.

You can always spot a singer who has done mainly studio or live by their mic technique smile

Whoops, I feel like I should have known that. I know how much studio engineers can care about mic placement. Sorry if I misled anyone. smile

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