Bill Allen wrote: > I've been struggling with a technique problem. How do you get your > vocals to sound good? I know that you can't make a silk purse from a > sow's ear, but you can make the best of what you've got. What > combination of plugins and settings do you use to get the best sound > from vocals particularly in Ardour? I know that this is one of those > subjective questions for which the best answer is try it out yourself > and find what sounds best, but there are so many plugins (an > embarassment of riches), each of which has many settings, that a brute > force search of all the combinations would take forever - not to mention > that after a while, my poor ears become exhausted with the effort and > refuse to hear differences anymore. So what I'm really looking for is > good starting points to work from. > > One combination that I like is GVerb to get depth and L/C/R Delay to get > width. Even with those two getting the settings right takes time. For > comunication, I've included a jack rack with some settings I've found > that work OK. I would love your critiques and suggestions for other setups. I'm of the opinion that you should work on getting the vocals to sound good dry -- before adding any effects. What are you using to record the vocals? I recommend a good condensor mike and a pre-amp, and use balanced XLR for the entire signal path, at least until where the signal is going into your audio interface, where you probably just have RCA or 1/8" inputs. -- Brett
