Hi all!
I am greatly curious about how to make the vocals like in Sleepless by Cazzette! (Found here: https://soundcloud.com/nickraymondg/caz ... m-premiere)
As far as I can tell it's a dry vocal mixed in with an intense Vocoder... can anyone tell me more specifically their ideas about it??
It's a fantastic vocal and it intrigues me immensely.
Thank you in advance!
Cazzette - SLEEPLESS, How to make vocal?
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 37 posts since 27 May, 2014
Thank you!
I also LOVE that vocal! So sweet -- the type of thing that gives goosebumps, yea?
I have almost no experience with a vocoder (or vocodex specifically). Are there specific settings that you hear to point me in the right direction? Does it sound like a complex vocode or just something that's actually pretty simple?
I am going to go experiment right after I hit submit, but I'd still appreciate the help! Thank you.
I also LOVE that vocal! So sweet -- the type of thing that gives goosebumps, yea?
I have almost no experience with a vocoder (or vocodex specifically). Are there specific settings that you hear to point me in the right direction? Does it sound like a complex vocode or just something that's actually pretty simple?
I am going to go experiment right after I hit submit, but I'd still appreciate the help! Thank you.
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- KVRer
- 3 posts since 11 Aug, 2014
"I can give you some hints to getting that clean Vocoding. Usually when we "commoners" try to use a vocoder we just sing into it, and play the keyboard and expect that to be it. Sure that will give you the effect, but not a pleasing result.
The secret is to first record the vocal line that you want to use as the modulator really cleanly AND sing the actual melody line you wish to record (really important). Often we just sing one note and play the melody on the keyboard, but this will not give the best result. Record your vocals as if you weren't going to vocode them at all. That's the quality you need. The next thing you wanna do is that if it's harmony played (several notes that you want to vocode instead of just a lead) like Cazzette and daft punk and those are doing a lot, you should record all of those separately, with different vocoders. Don't just hold down the chord you want played and let the vocoder create all the harmonies for you. This will get muddy.
So quick sheet: - Record all the vocal lines you want, including all the harmonies, with a good microphone. Get quality takes. - Compress the modulator signal (the voice) before you let it hit the vocoder. - Use a vocoder that you can shape the waveform on, I personally like Orange Vocoder. - Have different tracks for all of your harmonies, and blend then together afterwards.
Follow this and you will get super clean and awesome Vocoding. Takes more time, but it's worth it."
Saw this reply somewhere else
The secret is to first record the vocal line that you want to use as the modulator really cleanly AND sing the actual melody line you wish to record (really important). Often we just sing one note and play the melody on the keyboard, but this will not give the best result. Record your vocals as if you weren't going to vocode them at all. That's the quality you need. The next thing you wanna do is that if it's harmony played (several notes that you want to vocode instead of just a lead) like Cazzette and daft punk and those are doing a lot, you should record all of those separately, with different vocoders. Don't just hold down the chord you want played and let the vocoder create all the harmonies for you. This will get muddy.
So quick sheet: - Record all the vocal lines you want, including all the harmonies, with a good microphone. Get quality takes. - Compress the modulator signal (the voice) before you let it hit the vocoder. - Use a vocoder that you can shape the waveform on, I personally like Orange Vocoder. - Have different tracks for all of your harmonies, and blend then together afterwards.
Follow this and you will get super clean and awesome Vocoding. Takes more time, but it's worth it."
Saw this reply somewhere else