best saturation plugins for vocals?

[tempe]

I use a combination of UBK-1 pushed really hard so it clips on louder phrases but blended maybe 50/50, this is in combination with Decapitator that's just distorting the midrange which is again blended under the dry vocal.

This is pretty much the closest I can get ITB to a Distressor with Dist2, HP, link and notch engaged

 

[Rob Humanoid]

I would highly recommend Decapitator as well. Radiator, from the same company, is excellent too.

 

[Ermz]

VCC, VTM, Decapitator.

 

[amarshism]

Overdriven pre, distressor, vcc, vtm, decapitator, clipper sometimes for more distortion.

 

[eternally_gutted]

Thanks for your answers. Seriously i need to try decapitator.

 

[Sloan]

I've been using SoundToys Radiator lately. Do not have the pleasure of owning Decapitator yet.

 

[mickrich]

Nothing beats my LA-610. Hit it hard and squash with the compressor.
I have never heard a plugin that can do anything like it.

If it has to be plugins I love the CLA76 and Satson and Reelbus.

 

[MIAnn]

Satson & SKnote Roundtone - both cheap, both great

 

[Uros]

Reel Bus (this especially, makes my deeser work less), saturation section of ThrillseekerLA, Decapitator, Satson.

 

[Capitancambarro]

In the box its Massey Tapehead (love it on vocals!), UBK-1 (killer on drums) and the much overlooked Digidesign Real Tape Saturation (subtle, but fattens things up nicely) for me. But yeah, driving a transformer pre into heavy saturation can just do the trick on the way in.

 

[topsoul182]

+1 to radiator

or devil loc

 

[MattGrave]

All of these suggestions are great, I would also suggest trying guitar amps with just a little drive or SLAMMING it with compression. I've also had some good results with driving the gain up on compressors til it starts to get gnarly.

 

[crillemannen]

If it haven't been said the Waves 1176 with bypassing the compressor is pretty awesome for aggressive distortion. The blue is my favorite.

 

[eternally_gutted]

If it haven't been said the Waves 1176 with bypassing the compressor is pretty awesome for aggressive distortion. The blue is my favorite.

Thanks crillemannen. I´ll test it too.

 

[beyond dead]

Decapitator is okay, but I wouldn't say it's the best. What DAW are you using? There is likely a distortion plug in in your DAW thats just as usable.

 

[eternally_gutted]

Decapitator is okay, but I wouldn't say it's the best. What DAW are you using? There is likely a distortion plug in in your DAW thats just as usable.

Nuendo 4.

 

[beyond dead]

If it haven't been said the Waves 1176 with bypassing the compressor is pretty awesome for aggressive distortion. The blue is my favorite.

Wow. I Hadn't even notice the "comp off" setting.

 

[beyond dead]

Nuendo 4.

I've heard the distortion plug in that comes with cubase is awesome for vocals. I imagine Nuendo would have the same one. I've just tried the CLA1176 with comp off with the input cranked as crillemannen suggested, and it sounds wicked.

 

[eternally_gutted]

Wow. I Hadn't even notice the "comp off" setting.

Me neither.haha

I've heard the distortion plug in that comes with cubase is awesome for vocals. I imagine Nuendo would have the same one. I've just tried the CLA1176 with comp off with the input cranked as crillemannen suggested, and it sounds wicked.

Stoked to test the CLA1176 with comp off.

 

[hks350d]

Seriously, you need to try decapitator.