getting your vocals to sound great is probably the most important part of your song as it's the part
that people are going to be focusing on the most in this video i'm going to share with you my seven
picks for the best waves plugins for mixing vocals i'm zane welcome to simple green tech links and
time codes to all of the waves plugins mentioned in this video are down in the description so
be sure to check down there if you want any more information on any of these plugins but right now
let's jump in and first up is rvox or renaissance vox this is typically the first compressor that i
put on my vocals so i can get the levels kind of smoothed out before hitting anything else
the waves rvox or renaissance box as it's also known has three controls the gate which
can be used as a fine-tuned noise reduction and even though it's the first control on the plugin
waves recommends tuning it last and then you have this big compression fader right in the middle you
can slide it down which increases the compression and it also starts to increase the output volume
but it has a built-in limiter so you won't clip the output and if you want you can link the output
fader and the compression fader together and then control both of them at the same time this plugin
typically goes for around 40 dollars but it's also included in some great bundles like the
platinum bundle
this next plugin is
probably my most used waves plugin throughout my projects this is the renaissance eq also known as
req it's my frank's hot sauce of plugins i put it on pretty much everything it's a simple
lightweight eq plugin that allows you to easily dial in your settings and you get a nice graphic
display with a frequency analyzer you kind of get six plugins with this one as you can load it up as
a two band four band or six band eq and each of those has a stereo or mono version of the plugin
so it works on pretty much everything you can grab it for around thirty 35 but it's also included in
some bundles like the gold bundle which is an incredible starting point for waves plugins
this next waves plugin for vocals is an all-in-one vocal
plugin this is butch vig vocals i mainly use this one for the saturation but it's an all-in-one
vocal chain plugin and it's housed in a kind of cool steampunk style interface butch vig is known
for producing some huge albums like nirvana's never mind smashing pumpkins albums and so
much more this plugin is the result of butch vig working with waves to go through his vocal chain
and allowing you to have access to it it comes with some decent presets to get you started in
the right direction which is very nice it goes for around 35 dollars typically so let's give it
a listen right now
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the vocal rider this plugin can be used in a few different ways but basically it will automate this
main fader in the middle according to the settings that you give it so if your vocal gets too soft
it can bring it up or if your vocal gets too loud it will lower the level you can also use the side
chain option and maybe bring in a master bus or any track that you want to make sure your level
sits on top of and it will automatically adjust the level of your vocal so it's ideal this is a
great tool for making sure that your vocal track is always optimal in the mix it goes for around
sixty dollars
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free to leave earth and me next on the list is the simple but very effective waves deesser
this plug-in can help to tame harshness and reduce the s and sh sounds a common thing to
do with your vocals these days is increase the airy frequencies from around 8000 hertz and up
and this can introduce some harshness so you use this waves deesser to get rid of that but still
get that nice airy sound that you're after you can get this one for around thirty dollars but it's
also included in several bundles
up next is the cla76 compressor plugin this is modeled
after two classic 1176 compressors the blackie and the bluey chris lord algae's bluey compressor is
well known for being a great vocal compressor and this plugin gives you that bluey sound and more
plus you can use either of these as a stereo or mono compressor which is a huge advantage
over the hardware version it has a nice user interface with simple controls that are similar
or almost identical to the hardware version you can get the cla76 for around thirty dollars
but you should also look at the cla compressor bundle for even more value better used to reruns
that's all that plays in my mind reruns of you and me the way that things are used to be
better get used to reruns like zombies in my head you're back from the dead and those days are gone
and they're never coming back the next waves plugin for vocals is the manny marroquin delay
the delay alone in this plugin is great for vocals as it allows you to control the left
and right delay individually but it also includes a reverb a doubler distortion and a phaser i use
this on an auxiliary track to create some vocal width or depth plus i get a nice reverb and
delay sound while still keeping the dry vocal the manny marroquin delay goes for around 39 but it's
also part of the manny marroquin signature series bundle that offers even more value
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