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I'm trying to find something to critique but honestly can't. It sounds really good. I really like the vocal effects. Subtle but hey support vocal. I kinda want a hair more reverb or just 'space' on the horns. Just to add some occasional excitement and surrealism. It's a very real and straightforward mix and that works really well but I wouldn't mind just some more 'air' around the horns. But that's a very minor and personal note. It's probably the best mix I've heard of this one so far so I'm nit picking so you don't get an ego.
Great job.
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Ooh. I'll even give you 5 stars.
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(29-07-2019, 06:28 PM)RoyMatthews Wrote: I'm trying to find something to critique but honestly can't. It sounds really good. I really like the vocal effects. Subtle but hey support vocal. I kinda want a hair more reverb or just 'space' on the horns. Just to add some occasional excitement and surrealism. It's a very real and straightforward mix and that works really well but I wouldn't mind just some more 'air' around the horns. But that's a very minor and personal note. It's probably the best mix I've heard of this one so far so I'm nit picking so you don't get an ego.
Great job.
Thanks, Roy. I actually spent a lot of time fiddling with the reverb send on the horns trying to get what I thought was the best balance. I felt the horns were a vital part of this song especially since they had their own break which I pumped up quite a bit into a lead position and in that vain kept the reverb moderated on them.
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(29-07-2019, 06:30 PM)RoyMatthews Wrote: Ooh. I'll even give you 5 stars.
Please. No stars.
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The vocal sounds very cool in this.
Did you double track it?
The good thing about live mixing is that you don't have to worry about how it sounds later on someone's soda can. You got your live acts, your mixing desk, your PA, and your audience that you directly connect to and you have to get it right without the possibility to fiddle with the settings afterwards.
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I used Multiply by Acon Digital, so yes it is kind of a double. I used it in-line to give the vocal some spread and depth. There's a Neutrino on there and few compressors, two de-essers... Let's just say I threw a bunch of stuff at it.
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30-07-2019, 02:51 PM
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Hello mate,
Are you sure you're using the right settings on your vocal plugin? It sounds a little unnatural like its running a really tight double that is throwing the phase out of sorts. Or perhaps a really critical eq on there? Compared to the rest of the band the vocal seems a bit alien, I don't know. What are your thoughts?
**edit - I don't know, its like the guts have been pulled from it. Like the presence is gone and the tone. Its all tits and ass, no mids.
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Here is my vocal chain, if anyone is interested:
Input channel:
PreSonus Pro EQ (for HP/LP filtering only)
The Glue Compressor (SSL Buss type @ 2:1, .3 ms attack 60ms release) Full envelope following
Izotope Neutrino (clarity enhancement)
PreSonus De-esser (mid-band de-essing)
Vocal Buss:
Acon Digital, Multiply (5 ms in-line delay with moderate stereo spread) This is a Hass type effect for width and depth
API 550B Stereo EQ w/ a little bit of 1.5K and 250 notched out
Klanghelm MJUC Jr. Variable Tube Compressor (Just to top off the wave form)
PreSonus De-esser (for high end de-essing)
That is much more than I usually do and only because it was needed. I actually like the breathy-ness it gives her voice.
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30-07-2019, 02:53 PM
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(30-07-2019, 02:51 PM)Quathamer Wrote: Hello mate,
Are you sure you're using the right settings on your vocal plugin? It sounds a little unnatural like its running a really tight double that is throwing the phase out of sorts. Or perhaps a really critical eq on there? Compared to the rest of the band the vocal seems a bit alien, I don't know. What are your thoughts?
**edit - I don't know, its like the guts have been pulled from it. Like the presence is gone and the tone. Its all tits and ass, no mids.
Some like it, some don't. Just my approach to the leakage battles. You don't hear body in it? What is T&A then? Plus Kat has a great figure! LOL
