zooropa1310 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I have a few questions. First off, this thing just looks like hours of fun. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cdjYFQl7I2g&feature=related Before I start, i love the simple hip hop drumming of this. I was at this gig (Mini-festival in San Fran), and the drummer was probably the best part of the gig. Simple, great presence. The question; what vocal effect is he using? Im also trying to figure out a "vocal mutli effects" that will also have a little "overdrive" on the vox (similar to Julian Casablancas from The Strokes). And while we're at it. I CANT FIND A DECENT OVERDRIVE/DISTORTION PEDAL. Everything either has moar gain, or sounds too muddy without clarity. I need crunch, presence, and clarity. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3tuvX_X7Rlw The guitar on that nearly nails what im looking for, just a little "brighter." It doesnt even need to have a lot of gain, just crunchy with definition and articulation. I guess I'll just come out and say it, I've been really into The Strokes lately. I dont want to walk into a Strokes forum. "Haiy guyz wut does he use for ghis ffectS??? THANKSS!!" We know what happens to those guys here. Any suggestions? -Crazy live vocoder "thing" -Bitchin overdrive, keep it under $150, but give me all options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowSphere Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 That's auto tune, with the response time set to 0ms. It's probably running through a computer or something, rather than a pedal or rack unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brinstar Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 i'd also like to know something about vocal distortion too, was going to get a cheapo overdrive from the local shop. depends if it'd work well or nots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_man361 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 its quite possible that the guy from the strokes uses an old mic, possibly even a ribbon mic through a totally cranked mic preamp with a lot of character to push it over the edge. im totally talking out my ass here though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumuse Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 its not a cheapo unit, but the TC-Helicon Voiceworks Plus is fucking brilliant for vocal effects, and the distortion is immense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_and_tv Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 its quite possible that the guy from the strokes uses an old mic, possibly even a ribbon mic through a totally cranked mic preamp with a lot of character to push it over the edge. im totally talking out my ass here though. im pretty sure i read somewhere that his regular sound is just him singing into some old mike they found with a really low SPL (i think thats the term), so he overdrives it easily and gets this sorta tinny sound.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toff Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I remember reading in NME (flame shield plox) that he has a vocal distortion unit...I'll dig it out later to find out which one for you, but iirc it was quite pricey. What they suggested on a budget was get a really really cheap mic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen from KINGSLEY Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 For recording, use amp farm on the vocals. The Marshall Plexi setting works great on vocals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lachlan Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 The sound of the voice sounds totally normal. All that seems to be happening is whatever effect is on there is automatically tuning his voice to the nearest note, getting rid of any slides he does and making them sound like crazy melisma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 right, first one is autotune, so the vox are running through a laptop. if you want to run straight into a pedal, use something to tame the volume from the mic going into the pedal. otherwise just run through a laptop with a plugin running, much easier to get decent vocal distortion doing that than trying to use real gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksilver05 Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Hello. You might try TC Helicon's variety of voice fx pedals if you're looking for an inexpensive easily adjustable option for stage gigs. If you have a little extra money... you can buy a Sure Beta 58 (SM 58 works just as good for a little less) and purchase a Yamaha Motif XS workstation. Not only is this workstation awesome in editing, sounds and sequencers, but you can run a microphone through the line in and get some really cool vocal effects like the overdrive, reverb, delay, compressor and such things. Its a lot of fun, really. It also comes with a (good) copy of Cubase that is up to date and there is an auto-tune patch for that so you can run your stuff pre-recorded and live. There are endless possibilities with electronic and digital equipment, you just need to know who's been there and done it. Let me know if this was helpful. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Cheers for the bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Cheers for the bump Yeah, for a second I thought zooropa was back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 On SA thread necrophilia is a bannable offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 yeh it's really cluttering up this hive of activity. I went on holiday for 2 weeks and still had read-threads on the first page when I got back. Oh knt, what has happened to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simno Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 yeh it's really cluttering up this hive of activity. I went on holiday for 2 weeks and still had read-threads on the first page when I got back. Oh knt, what has happened to you? I possibly killed it by returning?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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