Vocal Processing
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Posted on Feb 04, 2005 03:28 pm
kivi
Member Since: Feb 25, 2004
I am thinking about getting a TC Helicon VoiceLive Vocal Floor Processor
service.bfast.com/bfast/c...mp;bfmtype=gear
But I am wondering if thats going be overkill? I use Cakewalk Sonar Studio and have a Mackie Mixer. I am really wanting to get some better vocal sounds, and something with a good harmonizer. Is there software I could get that would be good enough?
Anyone have any opinions? Would rather not shell out $800 if I have some more affordable options that will produce some great sounds.
Thanks.
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Feb 04, 2005 03:34 pm Sonar itself comes with some great plugins, but not many are targetted at vocal processing. Also, things like harmonizers, reverbs and various other effects commonly used on vocals are very resource intensive so it could really chew up CPU power. That said, if you only want minimal use, they should work as long as your PC is of reasonable power.
However, processing them before even recording, such as an outboard unit would do, would save you the resources of doing it during mixing.
If you use Sonar 4 it also has track freezing, so, if you get the vocals soundling like you want, you can "freeze" the track, meaning it will bounce the track including all effects and stuff so you can unload it all from the app to save those resources.
Not sure if any of that rambling helps or not...
kiviMember
Since: Feb 25, 2004
Feb 04, 2005 03:43 pm Oooh. Also thought of something else. I am going to get Project5, and wondered if I should get a controller keyboard? Dont know much about those.
Feb 04, 2005 03:45 pm yeah keyboard controllers are almost a necessity, i can't immagine life without mine.
Feb 04, 2005 03:46 pm I used P5 for quite a while without one, I have a controller now, but only use it about half the time...
kiviMember
Since: Feb 25, 2004
Feb 04, 2005 04:02 pm Cool.
And yeah what you said about Sonar helps. But I would prefer having something a little more in depth just for vocals.
I am a singer / songwriter. So vocals are very important to me, but not sure I can justify the $800 for the processor. If you have any links or ideas of other processors that are somewhat comparable to what I linked, it would help alot.
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olddogMember
Since: Jul 02, 2003
Feb 04, 2005 05:00 pm digitech has some pretty nice vocal processors you might want to check out. They may not be in quite the same league as TC, but they are about 1/2 the cost and less.
www.musiciansfriend.com/s...vocal+processor
Dan
Feb 14, 2005 05:56 pm You have to decide whether you're in need of a machine that can help you in a live situation or you're using it studio only.
If you go live, take VoiceLive.
Otherwise you could use plugins for your software, which means that you're able to both add and remove effects from a clean vocal take.
But Voicelive's pitch correction is great, and so is the harmonies. I have one and I love it.
I agree, VoiceLive is a wonderful machine which are capable of producing really great sounding lead vocals (pitch corrected) and harmonies.
I've a forum dedicated to users of VoiceLive. Feel free to contribute.
www.voicelive.blogspot.com/
Cheers
kiviMember
Since: Feb 25, 2004
Feb 15, 2005 10:33 am Wow thanks very much. And, I do plan on using it mostly for studio work.
But if its as good as you say, having something that I could use for both applications would be preferred.
Plus I do enjoy having something more tangible than software to mess with sometimes. As much as I am greatful that software has come so far, I do miss the touch of cold metal sometimes.
