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; 12/25/2206:11 PM.
Cheers rayc "What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe
The JS plugins work in Biab using ReaPlugs you just load reajs.dll The ReaPlugs are installed to C:\Program Files\VSTplugins64\ReaPlugs\ you can set it to use C:\Program Files\VSTplugins64\ReaPlugs\JS\Effects or it will use your Reaper effects folder AppData\Roaming\REAPER\Effects
The JS plugins work in Biab using ReaPlugs you just load reajs.dll
That's good but I'd have to ask: Why would I do it in BIAB when I can do it in Reaper? I know some people see BIAB, more & more, as a decent DAW but I'm not one of them. It's brilliant at what it does best though.
Cheers rayc "What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe
I do use Reaper, it's a great DAW but I can understand that all of that power to fiddle with can be intimidating to some people.
Regarding spectral matching, I use the Meldaproduction MFreeform Equaliser for getting close to another guitar tone, it does a good job. I also use it to easily and quickly create Impulse Response (IR) from the EQ state to be used in my Line 6 Helix and to make my headphone EQ flatter, more suitable for studio environment while mixing in Reaper.
Although this plugin is not free, it is on sale at the moment. I thought I'd make you aware of it. Here is a YouTube video. Watch to the end or skip past the middle section for more relevant content.
Over the years, I tried cubase and cakewalk and the PC would crash on a regular bases, maybe to do with the interface I was using or maybe due to something else. Then I got to try Reaper and never looked back. The thing I like about it is how stable it is!
Once a month I do the sound for my local big band and use Reaper live for reamping and at the same time to record 18 individual tracks, so far without failing. I have never used studio one, at the end, it doesn't matter what you use as long it is the right one for you and meets your needs.
I do use Reaper, it's a great DAW but I can understand that all of that power to fiddle with can be intimidating to some people. Regarding spectral matching, I use the Meldaproduction MFreeform Equaliser for getting close to another guitar tone, it does a good job. I also use it to easily and quickly create Impulse Response (IR) from the EQ state to be used in my Line 6 Helix and to make my headphone EQ flatter, more suitable for studio environment while mixing in Reaper. Although this plugin is not free, it is on sale at the moment. I thought I'd make you aware of it. Here is a YouTube video. Watch to the end or skip past the middle section for more relevant content. https://youtu.be/4zK7AS5muAg
That's a very powerful EQ with LOTS of rarely used functions. I can see/imagine how you would use this to approximate the EQ of something else but, for me, that'd require a lot of back n forth between the reference etc. There's also some serious maths behind the function in Spectrum Matcher as it's not just a complex EQ. If what you're doing works for you then have at it - well done. My couple of days with this free program/VST/plugin suggest that it's relatively easy, quick and effective so long as the reference source is decent quality BUT YMMV/YRMV etc.
Cheers rayc "What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe
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