Vocals and Pro Tools Plug ins?

[Colin McCabe]

Watch pensado's place.

[BrokenSilenceEnt]

the way you recorded this vocal way to hot (hot = loud) next time try to record the vocals a little quieter

1. Noise reduction/Low end EQ roll off
2. EQ off trouble frequencies by scanning the frequency band (tutorial here: HOW TO EQ YOUR VOCALS? - The Jokerr Explains... UA Ep 2 HQ Official - YouTube)
3. Use compression (tutorial here: WHAT THE HELL IS COMPRESSION? The Jokerr Explains... UA Ep 3 HQ Official - YouTube)
4. Any extra EQ you want add here, to add shine to the vocal etc
5. DeEsser (tutorial here: How to use a De-esser on vocals - YouTube)

as far as plugins go, theres a few threads in this site mentioning a bunch of free plugins that do the job (heres one: Top List of Free Plugins)

here is what I did with your sample vocal using the same steps I described: LimeLinx - Home - Free File Hosting and Sharing - Audio, Video, Image

[Melvin III]

The use of multiple compressors the default one followed by the BF76 will do justice

[RiF]

Regarding plugins, you don't need any 3rd party plugins other than the stock Pro Tools ones.

• EQIII is a great EQ, use that one.
• BF76 with a fast attack and ultra fast release for just catching the peaks and get some grit from the fast release followed by Dyn3 for leveling out the vocals can work well.
• Don't overlook the lo-fi plugin. Very very little Distortion and Saturation (like 0.1 to 0.3) can give you some fatness and even more grit. Maybe in parallel (used on an Aux as a send effect or just by duplicating the vocal track) and not serial.
• D-Verb on one of the two Room settings for just a little ambience.
• Plus maybe some short delay, very "invisible" with lotsa high end rolloff using the stock Digi Delays.

[Unclenny]

Originally Posted by RiF

[*]EQIII is a great EQ, use that one.[*]BF76 with a fast attack and ultra fast release for just catching the peaks

Yep.

Or put that BF76 on a bus with all buttons in and bring just a touch up underneath for body.

Need to follow the above advise and leave a little room when you track to give yourself some....room to move.