TranceAddict Forums (www.tranceaddict.com/forums)
- Production Studio
-- Your favorite vocal effect techniques
Pages (3): [1] 2 3 »

Your favorite vocal effect techniques

I'm working on a few new vocal house/trance tracks and I'm looking for some new ideas to try, inspiration, etc. I've been hearing some pretty cool sounding vocal tracks from you guys over on the songs forum, so c'mon, don't be stingy - tell us your techniques, tools, etc.

i put this in the Madonna thread... i'll input a vocal into melodyne and wipe clear all the vibrato and usually move the pitch to all the same note. makes anyone sound like a robot, i'll attach a cool filter to it and boom, instant 'robot bridge'

Not really tricks as such


Take a vocal sample, make 2 more copies of it so you then have 3.
Have 1 centered, 1 panned hard left, 1 hard right.
Add reverb to the central vocal, add the same vocal to the L and right R vocal but use a slightly longer predelay. Thickens the sound up considerably.


Reversed reverb is always a nice way to introduce a vocal, maybe sidechain the reversed sample too

quote:

Originally posted by Ry Thomas Take a vocal sample, make 2 more copies of it so you then have 3. Have 1 centered, 1 panned hard left, 1 hard right. Add reverb to the central vocal, add the same vocal to the L and right R vocal but use a slightly longer predelay. Thickens the sound up considerably.

i think this would just cause phasing

normally when you do this type of effect, you take two (mono of course) sounds and pan one hard right, the other hard left. then you shift one of them forward by a few ms. this stops the phasing and gives an interesting stereo effect.

quote:

Originally posted by echosystm i think this would just cause phasing normally when you do this type of effect, you take two (mono of course) sounds and pan one hard right, the other hard left. then you shift one of them forward by a few ms. this stops the phasing and gives an interesting stereo effect.

yup! scott & i have found moving it up 8-12ms is the best (and we actually use a delay to do it rather than by hand)

I like to put nice strong overdrive on vocals in the drops etc and filter them so they sound downright dirty!!

I have actually used the following thing on the vocal of "The longest road". I was really trying to figure out how reverse reverb was working when I found this out:

- Take you vocal sample, reverse it and put a gigantic amount of reverb on it.
- Bounce the reversed vocal with reverb to a seperate audio track.
- Insert the reversed vocal with reverb, and reverse it again (so it 'll be correct again, with reverb ofcourse.
- Put it under you 'clean' vocal sample, and ofcourse turn the level down a little.

What you'll have now is a sort of reversed reverb during the entire vocal, this brings out some really nice effect. If anyone wants, I''ll post a sample.

i'd like to hear a sample please?

i havent had the chance working with vocals yet

as others have said the option to have more than one copy of the sample and delaying it slightly.

You could also have a 2nd sample at a slightly different pitch and maybe delayed by serveral MS

quote:

Originally posted by music2dance2 i'd like to hear a sample please?

I'll upload one when I'll get home, I'm with my mother-in-law now

Holden & Thompson - Nothing (93 returning remix)

is that what it sounds like?

quote:

Originally posted by music2dance2 is that what it sounds like?

no that's my favorite technique

This free VST called Chrissy
is pretty cool for transitions or fading out your vocals. The vocal will sound like it's being crushed

quote:

Originally posted by music2dance2 i'd like to hear a sample please?

Here is a sample: Sample Vocal Trick

The first part is without beats, and the second one with beats, so you can hear how the effect sounds in a track.

Enjoy!

That's a cool sounding technique, Theran. I've tried similar techniques in the past, but the results weren't as good as yours. I may have to steal that one for the song I'm currently working on once we get the vox recorded.

quote:

Originally posted by cryophonik That's a cool sounding technique, Theran. I've tried similar techniques in the past, but the results weren't as good as yours. I may have to steal that one for the song I'm currently working on once we get the vox recorded.

Glad I could help, if anyone wants I can create a tutorial on how to do this!

quote:

Originally posted by Theran Glad I could help, if anyone wants I can create a tutorial on how to do this!

I wants one!!

well since were on the topic on vocals does anyone know where i could find so i can work on my vocal game as well.......

quote:

Originally posted by F.L.O. well since were on the topic on vocals does anyone know where i could find so i can work on my vocal game as well.......

http://www.acapellas4u.co.uk/

quote:

Originally posted by Theran Here is a sample: Sample Vocal Trick The first part is without beats, and the second one with beats, so you can hear how the effect sounds in a track. Enjoy!

Very nice !!

muchos gracias!!!!

Well done, Theran! That sounds great.

quote:

Originally posted by Theran I have actually used the following thing on the vocal of "The longest road". I was really trying to figure out how reverse reverb was working when I found this out: - Take you vocal sample, reverse it and put a gigantic amount of reverb on it. - Bounce the reversed vocal with reverb to a seperate audio track. - Insert the reversed vocal with reverb, and reverse it again (so it 'll be correct again, with reverb ofcourse. - Put it under you 'clean' vocal sample, and ofcourse turn the level down a little. What you'll have now is a sort of reversed reverb during the entire vocal, this brings out some really nice effect. If anyone wants, I''ll post a sample.

interesting. sounds really nice.

Powered by: vBulletin
Copyright © 2000-2021, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.