Good vocal VSTs?

[I_got_a_mohawk]

Can anyone recommend any VSTs which are good for vocals?

Enhancers mainly, as the compression will be analogue and infront of the interface.

[mrlizard]

Originally Posted by I_got_a_mohawk

Can anyone recommend any VSTs which are good for vocals?

Enhancers mainly, as the compression will be analogue and infront of the interface.

it's not an enhancer, but i love the Blockfish plugin on digitalfishphones.com - free audio vst plugins, works really well on certain singers, if you chain a bunch of them together you can get some crazy distortion fx.

Are you after a harmonic exciter type thing? i've found that if you split the track in two, cut everything below about 800 hz on one track and compress the living shit out of it, then blend it in with the original uncompressed signal you get a kind of exciting compressor effect without altering the dynamics too much, that might give it the sparkle your after, works really well for drums too.

The blockfish on the close up vocal setting can do some funky things to the bass guitar too, try it in the chain after the SVX

I've not come across very many good VST harmonic exciters but they must exist, People rave about the HEDD convertors in the cranesong gear (even some of the hardcore analogue folks) which do just that digitally, some sort of VST equivalent would be lovely.

(thee alex disclaimer: I'm not saying people should do these things all the time and make all their recordings sound 'polished' its just a little tip that i've found useful from time to time)

[mrlizard]

Originally Posted by mrlizard

I've not come across very many good VST harmonic exciters but they must exist, People rave about the HEDD convertors in the cranesong gear which do just that digitally, some sort of VST equivalent would be lovely.

I just checked the website, they do now! pro-tools TDM only

[GaryM]

This is a well-regarded free one - KVR: Big Tick Hexaline - Virtual Effect