how can i get this sound?

[ronydarippa]

if you listen to the vocals on the chorus here, they sound magical. they sparkle. is it an oral exciter?? or just EQ and a realy smooth voice? how can i get my chorus to sound like this. double, tripe, etc?? panning? any ideas are appreciated. thank you

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[Odla]

Hey, listened to the clip (my god, how loud is that bass sound :-), but I guess thats genre-specific). To me it definately sounds like a layer of vocaltakes (can’t tell how many, but I guess 4 to 6 layers), panned out across, I definately hear a whisper (or two) in there. This is a known trick; let the singer whisper the lyrics and use this to give the vocals a kind of sparkly, eerie quality. Use EQ (HP and add some air @ 10 Khz) and really compress that vocal buss....
Oh yeah (obvious understatement); a good singer helps too!

Hope this helps.

Aldo


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[brandondrury]

The vocal sound in the verse is just as money as the chorus. Getting THAT sound is hard and requires good ol' engineering chops.

The chorus is more trickery and easier to achieve. As Aldo mentioned, it's a bunch of layers. Those layers aren't dry. Who knows exactly what is on them. I'd guess there is one particular box that has a chorus that doesn't sound chorusy. It's could be a short reverb or super short delay. The possibilities are endless. It could be no effects and just recording the vocals from 8' away in layers.

Brandon

[ronydarippa]

thanks for your opinions. was thinking of getting an eventide harmonizer. Wat do you think? is ti worth it?