Oh Yes...... WAVES got a new one........ :-(

Oh yes, my friends, give me the weekend..... There WILL be a blog........... Feel free to start without me......

I guess the pictures didn't post..... Waves new "Vocal Rider"

"Vocal Rider is the first of Waves pioneering new series of Mix tools. Simply put, Vocal Rider rides the levels of vocal tracks, automatically.

Instead of manually riding the physical mixing console fader, or tediously drawing in each individual level change on a DAW track, Vocal Rider does it for you, making it a true timesaver.

All you need to do is set the target range of the vocal level in relation to the rest of the mix. Then, Vocal Rider compensates for all deviations from the target, intelligently raising or lowering the vocal volume, instantly. And unlike everyday compression, Vocal Rider adds absolutely no additional coloring to the track."

So much for the art of mixing.......... Like I said, give me the weekend.........

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Permalink Reply by Bob Olhsson on December 6, 2009 at 1:30pm: The art of mixing is often the art of listening.

I found this plug-in surprisingly useful for mixing comped-up vocals when placed before the vocal limiter and tweaked to just do enough to reduce the amount of limiting required. I then hand-ride a fader after the compressor for my final balance.

Back in the analog world we had to ride a vocal as we tracked in order to keep the noise down. Then we rode it again during the mix. This thing doesn't replace riding vocals but it has sure cleaned up some stuff I've mixed!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mark Capps on December 6, 2009 at 10:10pm: I agree but disagree..... Bob.... Yes to keep the noise down, but I remember watching Pat McMakin when I was an intern at Tree, mixing a Vern Gosdin album and he would ride the individual words up and down. Compressing/limiting without the effect of it.......; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Bob Olhsson on December 6, 2009 at 10:20pm: That's exactly what you do that nothing can automagically do. When vocals aren't assembled from dozens of takes and the gain was ridden during the recording it's a lot easier to hang on to. The vocal rider is just a very slow automatic gain control with a colorful interface. I was surprised by how useful it turned out to be. It still doesn't replace riding the fader in a mix.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Bret Teegarden on December 7, 2009 at 7:35am: I agree Bob, it DOESN'T replace riding a fader in a mix, but that is exactly what they are marketing it to do. One of the main perils of educating via marketing...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Bob Olhsson on December 7, 2009 at 8:30am: Didn't you know that mastering is really just a multi-band compressor, ProTools replaces the need for a recording studio and sequencers replace musicians who can actually play?

:-)

Lets face it, musicians, engineers and producers have been in direct competition with the software industry for over a decade. The thing that blew my mind was when software copy protection was praised in the very same Electronic Musician editorial that condemned copy protection on CDs and DAT machines.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Peter King on December 8, 2009 at 12:51am: Electronic Musician should be re-named to 'bedroom computer operator'.
I canceled my subscription to that pathetic publication.; ▶ Reply to This