ORIGINAL: mike_mccue
I just read as much about the plugin as I could find. It seems to be much more involved than I would have thought. I think I'd try to bounce to clips as quickly as possible.
I use the plugin version on practically every song. It's actually not too involved if you're working with only a few vocal clips, but I can definitely see the value of the standalone versions if you're working with a large ensemble. And, yes, you definitely want to bounce your processed clips as soon as you're done. My typical workflow goes something like this:
- record vox
- edit/comp takes to get the final takes for verses, chorus(es), bridge(s), etc.
- apply Melodyne plugin to correct pitch and any minor timing issues (is also good for reducing plosives, overemphasized words, etc.) to each part (i.e., verse, chorus, etc.)
- bounce clip to a new track and place it in a new folder called "Corrected Vox"
- archive the old track
- repeat until each part is done
A typical song takes me about an hour or so to process all of the vocals through Melodyne. I also use it as an effect sometimes, etc. It works wonders for pitch-correcting my very un-Jaco-like fretless bass playing
. And, it's a great tool for experimenting with vocal harmonies. I usually figure out the vocal harmonies for my songs by copying a track of the part I want harmonized (e.g., a chorus), run it into Melodyne, mute the words I don't want harmonized and move the ones I do up/down, then bounce to a new track. Repeat for other harmonies. Once I have the harmonies figured out, I have the singer just sing the same thing in her real voice. You can probably get by with just the pitch-shifted harmonies, but they usually have some phasing, aritfacts (e.g., "Cher effect"), etc., so I prefer to have them re-recorded. However, if you click on my sig and listen to track #4 (Again & Again), you'll hear some harmonies during the chorus that are just pitch-shifted versions of the original (nudged slightly behind the original to minimze phasing). In that case, Sara (the singer) and I decided that we actually liked the robotic/phasey sounding harmonies better than her real voice, so we stuck with it.
post edited by cryophonik - 2008/11/27 00:49:45