ibleedburgundy
The Anti-Lambo
I know very little about live sound let alone live vocal processing, so any advice is welcome. Thanks in advance.
I have two EV ETX35s (powered 3 way speakers). I am happy with them, they are super loud and sound good. Right now I am running sound into them with a Mackie 1604 VLZ. It's mostly for keyboards but I also run two guitars and bass through them to help the blend in the room. We play in my basement. The room is 16 x 35 with 9 foot ceilings.
I have no effects on the vocals. They sound okay but I'd like them to sound the way they do on our recordings. On the most recent recording I used a fairly complex series of plug-ins:
Track 1:
Comp
DeEss
EQ
Exciter
Comp
EQ
And track 2 which was a double of track 1:
Delay
Comp
DeEss
EQ
Exciter
Generally keep track 2 6-8 DBs lower than track 1 and pan them moderately.
^^^This is all for one lead vocalist. I realize this sounds excessive but the result was better than anything I've done before (can be heard in the mix clinic).
Ideally, I'd like to do that same thing live, but in this case I am not wiling to pay a ton of money to get that done. What would be the easiest most reliable way to get this accomplished? I was looking at various Lexicon processors but they appear to only be able to have 2 effects at once, and I'm not trying to buy 4-6 of those things.
What I'd really like is an outboard processes that is cheaper than an eventide, and works similarly to an AXE-FX - that is to say you can run several effects and choose which series they go in and set parameters in very specific ways. I am not interested in harmonizing either (the demos sound like ass anyway). TC Helicon seems to focus on that, I have no idea why. Singers who know how to sing are infinitely better than computer harmonies IMO.
There has to be a better way that I am not thinking of. Maybe I should be using Logic Pro X MainStage 3 and running it through my laptop? I already use logic. I was trying to keep my laptop out of this because then if we play out somewhere I'd need my interface and preamps in a rack to make that work and I'm not trying to lug that stuff around town.
What is everyone else doing for live vocal processing?
I have two EV ETX35s (powered 3 way speakers). I am happy with them, they are super loud and sound good. Right now I am running sound into them with a Mackie 1604 VLZ. It's mostly for keyboards but I also run two guitars and bass through them to help the blend in the room. We play in my basement. The room is 16 x 35 with 9 foot ceilings.
I have no effects on the vocals. They sound okay but I'd like them to sound the way they do on our recordings. On the most recent recording I used a fairly complex series of plug-ins:
Track 1:
Comp
DeEss
EQ
Exciter
Comp
EQ
And track 2 which was a double of track 1:
Delay
Comp
DeEss
EQ
Exciter
Generally keep track 2 6-8 DBs lower than track 1 and pan them moderately.
^^^This is all for one lead vocalist. I realize this sounds excessive but the result was better than anything I've done before (can be heard in the mix clinic).
Ideally, I'd like to do that same thing live, but in this case I am not wiling to pay a ton of money to get that done. What would be the easiest most reliable way to get this accomplished? I was looking at various Lexicon processors but they appear to only be able to have 2 effects at once, and I'm not trying to buy 4-6 of those things.
What I'd really like is an outboard processes that is cheaper than an eventide, and works similarly to an AXE-FX - that is to say you can run several effects and choose which series they go in and set parameters in very specific ways. I am not interested in harmonizing either (the demos sound like ass anyway). TC Helicon seems to focus on that, I have no idea why. Singers who know how to sing are infinitely better than computer harmonies IMO.
There has to be a better way that I am not thinking of. Maybe I should be using Logic Pro X MainStage 3 and running it through my laptop? I already use logic. I was trying to keep my laptop out of this because then if we play out somewhere I'd need my interface and preamps in a rack to make that work and I'm not trying to lug that stuff around town.
What is everyone else doing for live vocal processing?
