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okay here we go yo whats up first of all my equipment is a firestudio project and a shure ksm9 .... okay so i use cool edit pro 2.1 and im just wondering if there are any freee multiband compressors im really sorry if its somewhere on the site but it seems everytime i look for one its just a demo and it cuts the output :\ i need to have my vocals leveled out im soo pissed i spent so much money on my firestudio and mic and it isnt even sounding that good.. thanks guys :(
 
1. Been a long time since I've used cool edit, but doesn't it have compressors built in that u can use as plugins?

2. The reason why u might think that it doesn't sound that great is because of the room u r in. For example do u have the treated properly? In my experiences the main reason why people have "bad sounding recordings" is because of the room.
 
Cool Edit has a built in compressor, but not a multiband.
 
hey Jim Lad, thakns alot but also dobro.. i looked around lmao whats it called?


o and also about the room... ya im jus in a normal room.. do ut hink i shold move to a small closet and put up blankets? any cheap suggestions? thanks
 
aw dang jim lad that thing is vst :( ... is there anyway to use it in cool edit pro which only supporst directx im sorry for not saying i forgottt
 
KCEnamz1g said:
hey Jim Lad, thakns alot but also dobro.. i looked around lmao whats it called?
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Effects>Amplitude>Dynamic Processing

Set the ratio and the threshold in the Traditional tab.

Set the attack and release in the Attack/Release tab. Make your settings in the Gain Processor section. Ignore the Level Detector section - just leave the default settings there.
 
KCEnamz1g said:
im soo pissed i spent so much money on my firestudio and mic and it isnt even sounding that good.. thanks guys :(
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No matter what compressor you end up getting, be prepared to be disappointed. If your vocal "isn't even sounding that good", all the compressors in the world won't change that. Your mic technique, the room you record in, your signal chain, your gain stagin, etc....are all way more important. You can't save a shitty recording with a plug-in. And why do you feel you need a MULTI-BAND compressor????
 
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And why do you feel you need a MULTI-BAND compressor????
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That was the first thing that crossed my mind. For sure the firestudio and KSM9 are not the reason you are not happy with your vocals and a Multi-band compressor isn't going to fix it.

Like Rami said, look at your room and mic technique first.
 
dobro said:
Cool Edit has a built in compressor, but not a multiband.
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but you can set frequency band you want the compressor to effect and it is pretty easy to script a sweep of successive bands
 
Yeah, but I figured that if he couldn't even *find* the compressor in Cool Edit, that the scripting maneuver would be just a little bit too much information at this point. :)
 
What exactly is wrong with the vocals that you think a multi-band compressor is going to help you?

People have mentioned room/mic technique/signal chain... how about you? Your voice? Your performance? Are you being objective about it? If you got on American Idol auditions would you be the one to go onto the next stage or will you be one of the comedy episodes (if you were to be honest with yourself)?

I know, there are harsh questions to ask, but 90% of the time the reason something sucks is not because of the equipment or the environment, but the performer him/herself.

Plus Firestudio+KSM9 is a decent combo. If anything they might be just showing your warts in glaring detail ;)
 
thank you every1 lool idk my friend told me to get a multiband compressor i didnt know dnyamisc processing was the same thing though lol
 
lol i juzt jk'd my trl and now mai snafu iz all wak lolol lmfao


Please talk like an adult, or *ahem* "gtfo".


That said, you don't need a multiband compressor on your vocals. Do you even have any comprehension of what compression is?

If you want to get good at this stuff, try tracking a couple dozen songs, each time using only volume and panning to mix them. If your next effort doesn't sound better than your previous, take note of what you changed and try something different. Forget EQ, forget compression, forget blaming your equipment: the most helpful thing you can learn here or anywhere is that your equipment very rarely has anything to do with the quality of your work!

Once your songs start sounding decent using nothing but tuning/setting up your instruments properly, performing well, mic technique, volume, and panning, THEN start worrying about effects/plugins.
 
thanks steve im gonna try doing that right now so just record over the song and mess around with volumes and the H M L right?



edit: here is the quality of my recordings right now the instrumental track isnt mine its zaytoven http://usershare.net/1xb6fq3rj0m7 but anyway please dont mind the lyrics, strictly the quality of the vocals and if they should be louder or quiter in ratio to the instrumental thanks
 
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