I am working on a track that I have layers of the background 4 parts each and I want to add an send effect to on two of them to add a digitalized effect to them just a subtle one.  I have tried playing around with V-Vocal to create almost like an Autotune type of effect but it does not sound well at all.  I need a mix of voice and processed voice and V-Vocal is not cutting it.  X1 has tons of effects I am sure that I am not aware of that I could use as and effect send just not sure what I could try any suggestions or techniques to achieve what I am trying to do?

BMOG

I want to add an send effect to on two of them to add a digitalized effect to them just a subtle one
 

"digitalized effect" is pretty vague ... could be any number of things.  Some that come to mind are (in no particular priority):
 
saturation (pro-channel)
chorus
phaser
flanger
amp sim
tape sim
 
A bit-reduction distortion effect might be what you're looking for also, but I'm not aware that we have that effect in X1.

dmbaer

BMOG

I want to add an send effect to on two of them to add a digitalized effect to them just a subtle one
 

"digitalized effect" is pretty vague ... could be any number of things.  Some that come to mind are (in no particular priority):
 
saturation (pro-channel)
chorus
phaser
flanger
amp sim
tape sim
 
A bit-reduction distortion effect might be what you're looking for also, but I'm not aware that we have that effect in X1.

Thanks for giving me a start my request was broad because I am not sure how to describe what I am looking for

Add to this:
Ring Modulator
Vocoder (very effective depending on the mod source)
Any synth that will load as a plugin ex. Z3ta
 
If you can come up with an example that remotely resembles what you imagine that would help.

Here is a song with the style I would like to create or something close to it, the words "Lay With You" In the hook and different times in through the hook

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvDp9bI6mpU

The only thing I hear that may be called "digitalized" is that it has been auto tuned or melodyned,  which you can do with V vocal if you work at it.

timidi


The only thing I hear that may be called "digitalized" is that it has been auto tuned or melodyned,  which you can do with V vocal if you work at it.

I have tried to add just a little of v-vocal and does not sound good. When I pitch correct and try to mix in the normal tracks just does not work for me. What is melodyned?

melodyne is another pitch correction software, similar to v-vocal and autotune.

there's also a specific software available to create the auto-tuned effect without having to do it manually (you can probably get the results you want with v-vocal if you work at it manually, but personally I don't know how to do it - it's more than just adjusting the pitch).

here's the software I mentioned which will do it automatically for you
"the T-Pain Effect" by Izotope
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/izotope-the-t-pain-effect

Here's a tutorial:

http://audio.tutsplus.com...ain-cher-or-daft-punk/


The thing that the tutorial doesn't emphasize is that you have to sing out of tune, and it's even better if you sing, out of tune, in a whole different key so that the tuning software really has to work to move the vocals to the intended key and tuning.


You can transpose a beat track down temporarily and sing badly to that. Then, when you restore the beat track and tune the vocal to the intended key you end up with lots of distinct artifacts.

The tutorial also explains how you can use post EQ and Saturation and other common effects to enhance the overall effect.

Good Luck.

Have fun.

best regards,
mike




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Upon another listen, maybe what your calling "digitized" is the doubler effect I hear. Many ways to do this with delay, chorus, nudging tracks. try em all. short delays (12-20 ms). chorus preset, nudge= clone track/s and slide back a little. It's probably delays. There is also auto tuned harmonies.