I’m using more like a safety net than an effect. The examples (vocal, bass guitar, snare, bass drum) discuss compression and limiting setups as well as ways to use the 1176 as a color box without compressing. Good for: Adding an aggressive sound and excitement to vocals With a little practice, you can recreate the compression characteristics of 1176, LA-2A, dbx 160 and vari-mu designs. Often called ‘the Swiss Army compressor’, this versatile signal processor can be programmed to sound like an array of classic compressors. Hefalump Member. In this free extract from Start to Finish: Greg Wells - Episode 3 - Setting Up The Vocal Chain from PureMix, Greg walks us through his preferred settings on his preferred compressor for vocals.. 1176 On Vocals. You can set it to 1ms to 10 ms for slow and soft vocals. This tutorial will teach you everything you need to know about the attack, release and ratio settings. After recording and editing the piano for "Lucky Number," Greg continues building the track by having Bryce sing the vocal down to establish the heart of the song. The final classic vocal‑processing contender is Urei's 1176 (and the same marque's near‑identical stereo 1178). Waves Renaissance Vocals – This plugin just has one control and it’s AWESOME. You can dial the LA2A in more precisely, (even more than you are now because you are using the 1176 in front). When we set up the attack time above 500ms you can feel the vocal is like spitting out the words. The 1176 is a beast for gentle vocal compression, even if you are barely hitting it. Waves CLA2A – Any LA2A emulation is perfect for lighter tonal compression. Slow Attack Time – Slow attack time emphasizes the consonants of vocal and make it brighter, add articulation and clarity in the vocals. Distortion increased, along with a plateaued slope and a lag time in response to initial transients, creating an explosive sound on drum room mics, making an incredible grungy bass or electric guitar sound, or squeezing a vocal so it sat right in your face. Fast attack time is perfect for slow genre vocals. This is an absolute staple for me when mixing things like vocals, drums, bass, and especially using parallel compression. Slate VMR – I like to use the 1176 emulation included in this plugin for faster dynamic control when needed. Set the input for just a touch of GR on the high passages. This allowed the 1176 to make a sound unlike any other processor ever heard before. The 1176 is a little bit tricky to fully grasp at first because of the backwards knob settings. Whereas the 670's valves are smooth and warm, the 1176's equally fast FET‑based design brightens the tone and adds extra edge and excitement in a way that has made it a fixture on vocals for many top engineers for a half‑century. Having the pair is the ultimate vocal combo. An 1176 in front of an LA2A will catch the fast peaks before it hits the LA2A. I use an 1176 often when tracking vocals and set it to 4:1, slow attack (there is nothing slow on an 1176), and fairly fast release. Continuing along here in the Mix 101 series, we’re going to be checking out how to use one of my favorite compressors, the 1176. One of my favourite compressors to use on any vocal is the Empirical Labs Distressor. The most widely used FET compressor is the Urei 1176, which has been emulated in plugin-form by many different companies such as IK Multimedia, Waves, Universal Audio, and others. Just takes things and makes them tighter and controlled without being overbearing. Thus, allowing the LA2A to be more proficient, especially for vocals and bass. Backing vocals should be thought of more as instruments than vocals. The interlude from Knights of Cydonia by Muse is a great example of terribly overcompressed backing vocals (even though it kind of works for this … Using a … Opto compressors, such as the Universal Audio LA-2A, are popular for treating vocals, drums, and bass guitars in pop and rock music, where a larger than life sound is desired. A general rule is to apply just enough compression to distinguish them from the rest of the mids, but never so much that they overshadow the lead vocal.. Reactions: Spooky Action, eoengineer, Vcaster and 5 others.
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