15-07-2019, 04:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 15-07-2019, 04:49 PM by vicenzajay.)
(15-07-2019, 02:50 PM)Mixinthecloud Wrote: There is one comment you made which I found a bit puzzling though and that is your pitch correction on the vocal. If there is one thing about Robbie Wulfsohn's voice it is his remarkable pitch. It is what stands out the most for me about his singing besides he being a great singer. That you felt he needed some correction is surprising.
PS: I always have spectrum analysis, phase metering, VU meters and level meters running during mastering. Tools of the trade.
Ditto on the metering/analysis tools. I try to stay appropriately skeptical of my hearing...which is going to change it its sensitivity during, and between, every mixing session!
Great question about the pitch correction. It certainly didn't need to be there. You are familiar with the band/singer, and I'm not - however, I certainly think his intonation is outstanding. What I did was use Graillon's excellent algorithm to add a bit of polish on certain parts where the lead vocal might be transitioning from a speaking to singing timbre, etc. To do that, I could automate a very light touch of the correction (mixed in at something like 30 percent - not remembering the exact setting). It certainly wasn't imperative in this setting....just good practice for me to find a judicious setting that is almost imperceptible when not directly A/B'd at specific points. I also was fairly happy that I couldn't discern any artifacts after having applied the treatment. Again, really good practice for me as I try to maintain at least rudimentary mixing chops in this season when I'm not doing music production/mixing commercially (pursuing a Ph.D., so I'm in a different season of life currently).
Cheers and thanks again for all the wisdom.