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Peter Moore · June 5th, 2005, 02:43 PM

Does anyone know a good way to make that electronic boy-band vocal sound? I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about. Just listen to anything from Backstreet Boys or NSync. Thanks for any help.

Douglas Spotted Eagle · June 5th, 2005, 06:39 PM

:-) Hire real singers, and have the "boyz" lip sync.

Seriously, there is a lot of compression, widening, EQ multi-tracked voice, and harmonic enhancement. There are even some presets on the TC Electronics Wizard for this particular sound. If you're a Vegas user, our FM tool has a couple presets that will help you get there, but it won't accomplish the whole thing.

Don't forget the Antares Auto-Tune either. Required for those tight harmonies.

A lot of it is the mic and recording technique too.

Peter Moore · June 6th, 2005, 06:28 AM

Thanks for your help! Yeah I was looking to do this in Vegas. So Vegas wouldn't have this ability built in I take it? I'll check out your FM tool. I'm doing a lot of compression already (I often do that) but I don't have any idea how to do widening or "harmonic enhancement"). If anyone else knows of any tools or presets to try please let me know. This is for an "I want it That Way" parody so it doesn't have to be perfect but I want it close. And my singers are very good. :)

Douglas Spotted Eagle · June 6th, 2005, 09:16 AM

Vegas has all the TOOLS, but no presets or anything like that which I could recommend. It's all ears and experimenting at that point.
FM merely takes the Vegas tools that exist, and uses presets and configurations built by myself, John Rofrano, and Jeffrey Fisher. We're about to release an update to FM that includes some tools NOT found in Vegas, if you buy now, you'll get the update free, if you buy later, you'll get the version with the update, so there is no rush if you wanna start playing now or later. There is also the trial version that runs for 14 days.

Also, check out demos' from WAVES and iZotope. I'm a HUGE fan of the iZotope stuff.

Peter Moore · June 6th, 2005, 09:18 AM

Yeah I noticed that when I downloaded FM. Very useful tool though (like everything on VASST).

I'll tell you what works really well for me is the multi-tap dynamic plugin in vegas. Some of those presets sound very electronic and I'm pretty close to what I want I think but I'm gonna check out some enhancer plugins designed for this sort of thing too.

June 5th, 2005, 02:43 PM	#1
Peter Moore Trustee Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Arlington VA Posts: 1,034	Boy Band Electronic Effect Does anyone know a good way to make that electronic boy-band vocal sound? I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about. Just listen to anything from Backstreet Boys or NSync. Thanks for any help.

June 5th, 2005, 06:39 PM	#2
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	:-) Hire real singers, and have the "boyz" lip sync. Seriously, there is a lot of compression, widening, EQ multi-tracked voice, and harmonic enhancement. There are even some presets on the TC Electronics Wizard for this particular sound. If you're a Vegas user, our FM tool has a couple presets that will help you get there, but it won't accomplish the whole thing. Don't forget the Antares Auto-Tune either. Required for those tight harmonies. A lot of it is the mic and recording technique too. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

June 6th, 2005, 09:16 AM	#4
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	Vegas has all the TOOLS, but no presets or anything like that which I could recommend. It's all ears and experimenting at that point. FM merely takes the Vegas tools that exist, and uses presets and configurations built by myself, John Rofrano, and Jeffrey Fisher. We're about to release an update to FM that includes some tools NOT found in Vegas, if you buy now, you'll get the update free, if you buy later, you'll get the version with the update, so there is no rush if you wanna start playing now or later. There is also the trial version that runs for 14 days. Also, check out demos' from WAVES and iZotope. I'm a HUGE fan of the iZotope stuff. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

June 6th, 2005, 06:28 AM	#3
Peter Moore Trustee Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Arlington VA Posts: 1,034	Thanks for your help! Yeah I was looking to do this in Vegas. So Vegas wouldn't have this ability built in I take it? I'll check out your FM tool. I'm doing a lot of compression already (I often do that) but I don't have any idea how to do widening or "harmonic enhancement"). If anyone else knows of any tools or presets to try please let me know. This is for an "I want it That Way" parody so it doesn't have to be perfect but I want it close. And my singers are very good. :)

June 6th, 2005, 09:18 AM	#5
Peter Moore Trustee Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Arlington VA Posts: 1,034	Yeah I noticed that when I downloaded FM. Very useful tool though (like everything on VASST). I'll tell you what works really well for me is the multi-tap dynamic plugin in vegas. Some of those presets sound very electronic and I'm pretty close to what I want I think but I'm gonna check out some enhancer plugins designed for this sort of thing too.