Sep 03, 2007 12:57 pm usually the vocal chains are kept pretty clean for most singers.....compression and reverb (and/or delay) are usually a must, and a bit of eq may be used.
what effects would you add to the vocals of these singers?
Posted on Sep 03, 2007 12:45 pm
dayexday
Member Since: Sep 02, 2007
just looking for general tips for these type of voices.
1. mick jagger - like he sang in sympathy for the devil
2. kurt cobain -
3. iggy pop - to get the effect his voice had in the song "the passenger"
4. robert smith (the cure)
5. dave grohl - like he sang in everlong
6. ian curtis (joy division) - someone else asked this and i got curious
i imagine expert mixers would have tons of variables to consider on how to mix particular vocals, but im just looking for general guidelines for these styles.
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Sep 03, 2007 12:57 pm usually the vocal chains are kept pretty clean for most singers.....compression and reverb (and/or delay) are usually a must, and a bit of eq may be used.
Sep 03, 2007 01:02 pm To me any effects on the vocals besides compression are more dictated by the instruments around it. I try to mix the instruments to sound good, then fit the vocals into it...notching out some EQ in all the tracks and such to find a nice place for it to sit...typically I use close to the same basic reverb for most instruments and vox unless I am going for a very specific effect, because I think they should sound like they are in the same place...
If that makes sense.
Sep 04, 2007 03:55 am I know that David Grohl , over dubs the crap out of his vocal trax as well as adding a little delay to add that chorus effect . Experiment and try different stuff. one the best things i can say is "Less is More" . when you think you've got a effect just right (a lot of the time) you've probably used too much . when you think it need a little more , you're spot on.
Sep 04, 2007 07:54 am It sooooo depends on the vocalist. I've got one I work with that insists on doning the Cookie Monster thing. He is a converted gospel singer. Yikes! I pile on effects to get something out of that. Raw compression to get it somewhat undercontrol, de-essing, PSP warmer to get out the grating 2K fingernails on the chalkboard, Verb to try to smoth over the inconsistantcies, and tuning correction.
Another one will sing two tracks and has this voice that creates the most interesting effect naturaly. A little verb to match the 'room' the rest of the instruments are in does it for him.
One female I work with has a very fine voice and her music highlights it. She only lacks a little breath support in spots. A slight bit of compression is all I need there.
Sep 04, 2007 03:20 pm thanks guys.
do you know the iggy pop song "the passenger" where the vocals kind of sound like they're coming from a megaphone.
how do you think i could get that effect. a lot of chorus?
Sep 04, 2007 03:45 pm Good question. I'm anxious to hear the answer too...I want that exact effect on a song I've had laying around for years now.
Sep 06, 2007 08:32 pm It was a megaphone! No, really I'm not kidding.
You can however get that same effect, again using a good parametric EQ and a reverb with its own parametric as well, or at least a decent tonal control. First find a small wood room type of reverb, use a minimum of reverb by the way, it is just for depth, not echo. Set the EQ to cut everything below around 1k. You might need to mess about with it depending on the voice itself. Now set up the parametric, if you have 3 channels use them by the way. Set one channel to cut everything below say 800. Set the other to cut everything above 5 or 6k. Now set the final channel to max boost with a fairly narrow Q. And sweep it until you get the tone you want. Like I said, it will depend on the source material exactly where in the spectrum you end up.
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