Anyone Use A Phaser On Vocals ?

Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:22 pm

Hi,

I have a Female R&B vocalist in the studio, that say's she
went to a studio that used an effect on her voice. She said
it gave her voice a real dreamy effect. I haven't been able to
hear anything she did but, she said she asked the studio
and they said they used a phaser.
I used a Phase shifter but never used it on vocals.

Has anyone used a this type of effect on vocals?
or is there a different type phaser used for vocals?

Any info would be appreciated......

Thanks
Tom

Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:35 pm

Yes, I've used just about anything you can think of on vocals.

For a better effect on her vox I suggest chorus.

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:45 am

When in doubt, try it, see how it sounds, but just don't overwrite the recording Smile

Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:53 pm

Chrous is no good.
For reference you may check out "Killer Queen" by Queen which uses a similar vocal effect on the line "just like a laser beam".
Or, try Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Gimme Two Steps" which sounds like what you describe.

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:45 am

Well, in R&B it is probably a chorus maybe with some 'spacial' effects added- a delay and some slight 'detuning.'

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:01 am

filmmusic2008 wrote:

Or, try Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Gimme Two Steps" which sounds like what you describe.

Is that the shortened version of the song? Laughing

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:30 pm

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:52 pm

TomF wrote:

I haven't been able to hear anything she did...

What, she doesn't have a tape, CD or MP3 of anything that was recorded at that other studio? Rolling Eyes

Phaser is cool, but it REALLY depends on the phaser. They've all got a different sound quality. I've got an old guitar pedal that I like on some things but it sounds completely different from the basic phaser plug in on my DAW.

How are you applying the phaser? Are you just running the main vocal track through a phaser? What sort of mix (dry/wet) are you setting it to?

Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:25 am

100% wet, and running through 2 chained together. Just to give it that phased phaser pheel.

On an insert as well, who needs the original signal anyway?

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