Rock Vocals?????

[Grasshopper]

I'm fairly happy with my dry sound but what are some good techniques for getting them sounding cool. I've tried using some delay, reverb, and chorus in combination and alone in moderation and liberally. It just doesn't seem to add much or it is way too much. Do you double track a lot? Sorry for such a noob question. I did a search but the words 'rock' and 'vocals' appear in almost every thread.

[Lindell]

an 1176 with "all" ratio... =)

When you say "cool" do you mean like the radio?

If so, multiple takes are very common.
And in many cases more than 2.


Try it.

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[audioez]

describe what you're working with: ie. what's the playback source, signal chain, blah, blah....

[studjo]

Sm57 into an "iron" pre?

Jo

[84K]

Depends on what your are going for...

I agree with the 1176, but not always all buttons in... I actually go for mulitple compressors and have each doing very little to create a nice round (in an edgy way) in-your-face vibe.

Compressors: Pendulum Vari-Mu=>1176=>Atomic Squeezebox


...is my current favorite go to chain.

[Kenny Gioia]

Originally Posted by Grasshopper

I'm fairly happy with my dry sound but what are some good techniques for getting them sounding cool. I've tried using some delay, reverb, and chorus in combination and alone in moderation and liberally. It just doesn't seem to add much or it is way too much. Do you double track a lot? Sorry for such a noob question. I did a search but the words 'rock' and 'vocals' appear in almost every thread.

What you are hearing is the result of cheap effects.

My biggest problem with plugin reverb is that it always sounds worse the more you use it.

Good Hardware boxes let you use tons of it without losing any clarity.

Listen to Celine Dion. She uses tons of it while keeping her voice right their.

Buy or rent a 480 or KSP-8 and hear the difference.

Delays never have the same problem for me but I do prefer real PCM 42s or 41s

Chorus always sounds horrible with plugins.

Try TC2290.

Good Luck