Old 05-19-2019, 07:13 PM   #1
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Anyone know any free or paid plugins for getting good-sounding vocals (for singing)?

Also... I record in a room that isn't sound treated. Would treating it make my vocals sound any better?
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Old 05-19-2019, 07:58 PM   #2
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errr...you might want to be a bit more descriptive about what you mean by "good sounding vocals" - more in tune, brighter, thicker, more uniform volume? what exactly are you hoping to achieve?
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Old 05-19-2019, 08:59 PM   #3
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Start with a good singer and the rest will fall into place...
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Old 05-19-2019, 09:15 PM   #4
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All you need EQ, Deesser, Compressor and maybe a little saturation. All available free and good enough for vocals. Check out VST4FREE website,best plugin site imo.
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Old 05-20-2019, 02:22 PM   #5
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In order:
Good singer
Good mic (not necessarily an EXPENSIVE mic)
Acoustic treatment to minimize room tone
Everything else

For plugins a typical chain would be EQ, compression, de-esser, reverb and/or delay.
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Old 05-20-2019, 03:14 PM   #6
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In order:
Good singer
Good mic (not necessarily an EXPENSIVE mic)
Acoustic treatment to minimize room tone
Everything else

For plugins a typical chain would be EQ, compression, de-esser, reverb and/or delay.
If you're going for a condenser I'd, actually put the room treatment BEFORE the mic.

If you have a crappy room, I recommend either treating it first, or using a '57. That mic sounds.. ok.. Not spectacular, but OK.. But most importantly, if you sing relatively close to it, it won't pick up the crappy reflections.

a 57 in a crappy room will sound better than a newmann in a crappy room loaded with unwanted reflections.

Of course, I totally agree with the singer being the most important thing. gotta preach for your church

check out chineses sites for sound treating foam.. it's insanely cheap
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Old 05-23-2019, 08:07 AM   #7
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Anyone know any free or paid plugins for getting good-sounding vocals (for singing)?

Also... I record in a room that isn't sound treated. Would treating it make my vocals sound any better?
As the other points out:
Your question tells that a plugin is not gonna fix it for you.
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