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FX and plugins for simple voice over – advice please
I use VEGAS 7 with no FX at all. Condenser mike + preamp to Win 64 PC and wav files are sent to a production house and they do all the mix and FX etc
I need to record for another client who has no studio.
Can anyone please guide as to what they feel are the “must haves” re FX, EQ, Compression etc to use for a simple voice over. I know it all depends on oh so many factors but do you always select a certain plug in, FX, etc I need to get that extra depth to the sound that the studio always achieves.
I used to work in TV studios as a camera engineer so the details on the pro sound desks and all the racks were known but never studied in detail. Now, with so much in Vegas to select I would welcome any pointers. I presume the days are gone when I need to buy hardware.
OR for a vo artist and home studio are their must haves I need to get and create some racks?
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I use iZotope Nectar on my VO tracks. You can get some nice punchy vocals using just the presets. It just has everything right there instead of mixing and matching EQ, Compressor, etc. in separate plug-ins. You can download the trial and use the voice over presets and see what you think.
Otherwise use the Vegas plug-ins and add some EQ (e.g., roll off below 100Hz, boost 125Hhz a bit and optionally boost around 4K-6K for some presence), and a compression using either Track Compressor 2.5:1 @ -18dB or Wave Hammer has a Voice preset that’s a good start. (but these are just starting points)
~jr
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