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Elk · 3rd December 2009

Given that you want a processed vocal sound, you should be able to get what you want by simply turning humanize to 0 or close to 0, and bring the retune speed up as high as you can without eliminating any slides or movement between notes that you would like to keep. Similarly, tighten the vibrato control so that whatever movement within the notes that occur that you do not like disappear. Play with each parameter so that you understand what it does and its impact on the sound.

You shouldn't have any problem getting the result you want with some patience and experimentation.

To speed up the process, try tuning a short (5-10 seconds) representative section of the vocals. Once you find settings that nail what you want, try it out on a full verse or chorus. Once you have this tweaked you probably will have what you want for the entire song, assuming that you want a more or less continuous sound. If this doesn't work - or if you want difference sections to be processed differently - do your work in chunks.

I think you are nicely on your way. It is now just a matter of experimenting and learning. It will take some time and patience. The next time however you will be able to do it a bit more quickly as you will have developed some skills.

3rd December 2009	#36
Elk Gear nut Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 143	Given that you want a processed vocal sound, you should be able to get what you want by simply turning humanize to 0 or close to 0, and bring the retune speed up as high as you can without eliminating any slides or movement between notes that you would like to keep. Similarly, tighten the vibrato control so that whatever movement within the notes that occur that you do not like disappear. Play with each parameter so that you understand what it does and its impact on the sound. You shouldn't have any problem getting the result you want with some patience and experimentation. To speed up the process, try tuning a short (5-10 seconds) representative section of the vocals. Once you find settings that nail what you want, try it out on a full verse or chorus. Once you have this tweaked you probably will have what you want for the entire song, assuming that you want a more or less continuous sound. If this doesn't work - or if you want difference sections to be processed differently - do your work in chunks. I think you are nicely on your way. It is now just a matter of experimenting and learning. It will take some time and patience. The next time however you will be able to do it a bit more quickly as you will have developed some skills.