I have a thin, reedy, crackling, unpleasant voice and have been struggling to get it anywhere near usable in a mix.
Months ago I downloaded the JSFX Spectrum Matcher and finally, a couple of days ago, decided to install it & experiment.
It's a free VST, is a little CPU hungry but can be "frozen" when the level and quality of correction is as best can be managed/suits the user. This reduces the load massively.
It's best used as 1st in the FX chain as well as on a voice before tuning or other pitch tweaking.
Here're some examples
1st is my voice as it is in the project post a LOT of tuning and processing. It's followed by a correction based on the vocal of a friend and finally in a mix with difference reference vocals used for the main vocal and each harmony part...
Spectrum Matcher sample
Now THIS is where it gets ver BIAB useful.
I usually struggle with the RealDrum stereo tracks - too much kick click or hihat or something. I used Spectrum matcher to tweak the drums on a current project. The BIAB ones were almost rigt but I found I had to do serious EQing and compresing to get closer to what I wanted. I found an isolated rum track for a song I knew was pretty much what I was after so downloaded it, made a profile and used it on the BIAB stereo track. The differences aren't night & day but are MUCH better in the mix:
REAL DRUM matched
The video below explains the what & how and, if followed, it's easy enough. The user saved presets, apart from the one done in that instance, won't appear until a fresh iteration of the plug is loaded.
Here's the writer's intro...

I've some more experimentation to do but can tell this will make my own vocals a bit better. I need to find the best reference vocals to do the job but suspect I'll be using this plug in quite a bit.
Oh, it works for guitar tone etc. etc.



Last edited by rayc; 12/25/22 06:11 PM.
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rayc
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