Help getting the same vocal effects

I'll leave the comments on what that sound is and how to achieve it to the more knowledgable forum members.

There are several ways to add effects to just the end, or any part, of a phrase. One way is to insert the effect in the track, or clip, FX bin. Then click the W (WRITE) to enable Automation Write. Once this is enabled any change you make to writable parameters while recording/playback will be recorded. Using this method you can start with the Mix, or whatever, parameter all the way down and just turn it up where you want the effect. Then turn it back down where you don't want it.

Right click the W to see which parameters are writable and enable/disable them. Don't forget to disable Automation Write when you aren't recording control movements.




Another method is to put the effect in its own bus and then create a send to that bus in the audio track. Then automate the send control by right clicking it and selecting Automation Write Enable. Turn it up while playing/recording to send signal to the effect, turn it down when you don't want audio sent to the effect. Once you get the hang of it both of these methods can be very useful.

The first song has a vocal which is heavily compressed which it gives it the fat upper mid range prescence but in a way where the mid range doesn't seem to edgy or attention getting. I think that song has a very unique sounding reverb with no delay. I think. The reverb is tailored to the song... it might be a Bricasti doing what it does best... or it could be a nice low cost convolution reverb.


The Christina A song has both delay and reverb on the vocals. And the reverb may or may not have been selected with as much care as the first example. This song is just WET.

The first song, the reverb stayed out of the way and set the scene. In the second example the reverb is almost overwhelming... the mix relies on the power and presence of Christina's voice to keep the "effect" in check and seem appropriate.

I think you should start getting familiar with the choices you have at your set up... selecting just the right reverb is a practice that probably can't be mastered. You just have to try and use all your experience and hope you stumble on a reverb effect that really adds to your song at hand. IT doesn't get much easier... although you may learn to recognize what you don't like more quickly and that will give you more time to ponder the candidates that do seem to help the mix.



Good luck!!!


best regards,
mike

  Not that I know of.If you have no hardware the only option is a mouse.There may be hot keys but this would seem even more cumbersome than using the mouse.

Is there a site where it tells you the meaning of the different audio terminology? e.g what is crossfeed, feedback diffusion etc.

sharpdion23


Is there a site where it tells you the meaning of the different audio terminology? e.g what is crossfeed, feedback diffusion etc.

With many effects you can press the F1 key on your keyboard when the effect is the focus (just click the effect window anywhere to make it the focus) to get effect specific help/information.

The guides at www.tweakheadz.com can also offer some useful info. The site is a bit cluttered, but there's a huge amount of useful material that explains the use of different FX and such.

mike_mccue


The first song has a vocal which is heavily compressed which it gives it the fat upper mid range prescence but in a way where the mid range doesn't seem to edgy or attention getting. I think that song has a very unique sounding reverb with no delay. I think. The reverb is tailored to the song... it might be a Bricasti doing what it does best... or it could be a nice low cost convolution reverb.


The Christina A song has both delay and reverb on the vocals. And the reverb may or may not have been selected with as much care as the first example. This song is just WET.

The first song, the reverb stayed out of the way and set the scene. In the second example the reverb is almost overwhelming... the mix relies on the power and presence of Christina's voice to keep the "effect" in check and seem appropriate.

I think you should start getting familiar with the choices you have at your set up... selecting just the right reverb is a practice that probably can't be mastered. You just have to try and use all your experience and hope you stumble on a reverb effect that really adds to your song at hand. IT doesn't get much easier... although you may learn to recognize what you don't like more quickly and that will give you more time to ponder the candidates that do seem to help the mix.



Good luck!!!


best regards,
mike

The first song has a vocal which is heavily compressed which it gives it the fat upper mid range prescence but in a way where the mid range doesn't seem to edgy or attention getting.

 
Can you tell me how to do this
 
Thanks
Really what I am asking is if you had to copy the effects of on of the two videos I posted, what would you do to get the same or similar effect sound? 
 
Also how do I get it so that it only creates a delay say once or twice.