philbagg
Just Killing Time
I was listening to this song today:
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(skip to about 32 seconds for the vocals, and go HD - better audio quality)
It's one of the clearest vocals I've ever heard. It's close, yet spacious. You can hear every breath, every consonant so clearly. She sounds huge (not literally ) even though she sounds like she's whispering. I think it's an amazing sound.
It sounds like it's been high-passed to somewhere quite high. I think there's also a reverb (in addition to the main one) that's being triggered by S's and T's.
I'd imagine: Good singer with "airy" voice > Good condenser mic > Good preamp > Lots of HPF > Compressor > Tasteful EQ like HF boost for air > Delays and Reverbs
How would you guys go about getting this kind of sound?
Even with that idea (above) in mind, I still don't think I'd be able to get a sound like that. It sounds like really good compression to me. She's close, you hear every detail, yet there's no pumping or artifacts.
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(skip to about 32 seconds for the vocals, and go HD - better audio quality)
It's one of the clearest vocals I've ever heard. It's close, yet spacious. You can hear every breath, every consonant so clearly. She sounds huge (not literally ) even though she sounds like she's whispering. I think it's an amazing sound.
It sounds like it's been high-passed to somewhere quite high. I think there's also a reverb (in addition to the main one) that's being triggered by S's and T's.
I'd imagine: Good singer with "airy" voice > Good condenser mic > Good preamp > Lots of HPF > Compressor > Tasteful EQ like HF boost for air > Delays and Reverbs
How would you guys go about getting this kind of sound?
Even with that idea (above) in mind, I still don't think I'd be able to get a sound like that. It sounds like really good compression to me. She's close, you hear every detail, yet there's no pumping or artifacts.