How do you treat Death vox
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Well you'll definitely want some time-based effect, and I generally prefer delay to reverb (though that's mostly cuz I'm not the best at tweaking reverb, so it always sounds kinda muddy/"stuffy," delay comes out cleaner - I'd like to get better at using verb, though cuz there are times when one works and the other doesn't)
TheWinterSnow
Den Mørke Natt
when i used to do vocals i wouldn't do anything more than add some reverb and delay, very light on both, but enough to give them air. if the vocals are real dynamic (which mine weren't) compression is needed. if you use a condenser mic with a pop filter settled about 6 inches away, what comes through is pretty decent and you really won't need to add too much.
make sure to eq or LP out some of the highs which get real harsh in all styles of vocals.
make sure to eq or LP out some of the highs which get real harsh in all styles of vocals.
-Noodles-
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Get the singer comfortable, and make them as happy as possible.
Using effects and a good mic will take you the rest of the way to make them sound "commercial".
Just make sure that it doesn't digitally clip, and you should be right.
There can be a lot of boxy lows if using a sm58, and you may have to watch on breathing noises (edit them out if they don't want them)..
Using effects and a good mic will take you the rest of the way to make them sound "commercial".
Just make sure that it doesn't digitally clip, and you should be right.
There can be a lot of boxy lows if using a sm58, and you may have to watch on breathing noises (edit them out if they don't want them)..
abyssofdreams
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doubletrack vox if possible, HP up to 250hz (depending on the vocalist), compress to shit and back, distort and/or saturate, boost some highs for air but be careful with the sharpness and finally send some of it to some delay bus and/or reverb. Use some effects here and there spread on the track to keep stuff more exiting, death vox tend to be boring quite fast...
abyssofdreams
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as little eq as possible, loads of compression and a limiter to smash the life out of them,then automate rides and fades to put life back into the track. send that to some verb, and add some delay automated in to taste.....................
I usually go with the "mute" effect... haha i keed i keed... but an SM7 with a lil eq, heavy with the SSL bus comp (or similar aggressive fast compressor) and followed by an L1 or L2 making it sit still in the mix with some delay works wonders... Maybe even a little Doubler effect for a lil widening... then just automate the levels when needed... The key is usually to shape it with the eq and compressor then pin it the with limiter...
Tapehead to smooth a bit -> HP at 100hz, maybe cut at 200 if it sounds muffled and a slight boost at 3-10khz depending on the singer and music and mic etc.... -> waves RVox. -12dB reduction about -> camelcrusher for some distortion -> routed to verb buss or/and delay buss. I like to distort pretty much everything else too. it's nice
-Noodles-
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one thing to remember with verb on vocals, is not too use too much! one of the most popular mistakes it to use too much verb, makes your recording sound amateur. a general rule i follow is that is the verb is too noticible, back off a little, and when it sounds right, back off a blonde japanese cunt hair more.
Everyone here seems to really like WAVES plugs, but for vocals I haven't found anything better than the VOXENGO VOXFORMER!
Especially for Death Metal vocals. (the only kind I can do!) Check out the demo:
http://www.voxengo.com/product/voxformer/
Great all-in-one solution for my needs, only thing it's missing is a built-in delay.
Especially for Death Metal vocals. (the only kind I can do!) Check out the demo:
http://www.voxengo.com/product/voxformer/
Great all-in-one solution for my needs, only thing it's missing is a built-in delay.
Actually, most people here hate Waves plugs, and for good reason! (overpriced, not that great sounding, and infuriating registration!) Voxengo rules!
Totally. I think he makes the best plugs in the business, plus they are super cheap!
If you get them the way most forum members get them, they're very competitively priced...
Jeff
Yeah, I really dig Elephant, though the Marquis Compressor I'm having a tough time with, not because it sounds bad, but rather because it's TOO FUCKING COMPLICATED JESUS - option overload, I always feel like there's so much goddamn nonsense to screw with, and though it all sounds good, I have a hard time hearing much of a difference, which pisses me off cuz I start doubting myself as to whether I'm too much of a n00b to hear it...ugghh, I hate too many choices!
Hahaha, touche, but I abandoned that route some time ago
Uladyne
Greg
I like to do the Devin Townsend delay thing. I'm not sure if he really does it, but it sounds so much like his style that I go ahead and credit it to him anyway. You may have already tried it, but its where you pan a dry signal to one side and a slightly delayed (like 8-15 milliseconds or so) to the other, and it acts as a simple doubler. The only problem is that now your vocals are panned to the sides as opposed to straight down the middle, which can make things a bit trickier mix wise, and listening in mono will destroy the effect, but it sounds friggin rad when all goes well.
