live vocal processing HELP

**ken_holz** · 03-25-2011, 05:43 PM

Hello, Just wondering if anyone knows what might be used on this live performance vocal.
YouTube - Avril Lavigne - "What The Hell" Live on Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve lyrics
There is definetly alot of processing going on. What equipment would give you similar results?
Thanks
Ken

**Big K** · 03-26-2011, 06:55 AM

Nothing really special:
Delay, reverb, chorus, compression and a number of voices singing unisono ( quadrupled, rather than doubled lol..) + choir.
Maybe some minute pitchshift up&down on the doubled voices for fattening, perhaps (or shall I say most likely) Melodyne ....
Basically, anything that makes a thinly voice bigger and gives it the power to be heard in a dense mix.

Sorry, I didn't see...
Welcome to our Recording Forum, Ken!!

**dvdhawk** · 03-26-2011, 05:06 PM

Hi Ken welcome to RO.

I wouldn't assume everything you're hearing is technically being performed live either.

Backing tracks = the dirty little secret of many big acts. Not necessarily lip-syncing - but singing along with studio tracks.

**Davedog** · 03-28-2011, 09:34 PM

Yeah Shes singing with the backing tracks Theres at LEAST three more of her as well as the backing vocals and the LIVE backing vocals. Also theres a crap=load of backing instumental tracks. She is doing a really good job of it however as this isnt as easy as it looks. Real trainwrecks happen when they CANT perform their songs to some degree.