Vocal Exciter (Pro Tools Tips & Tricks Vol 2)

Learn how to build a Vocal Exciter from scratch. This is used to emulate the effect hardware devices like the Aural Exciter where you add a certain harmonic character to the vocal that helps it stand out in the mix.

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Education

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• Kenny Gioia
• Pro Tools
• vocal exciter

[MayonaiseKing100]

haha serial killer lyrics.

[snecko]

Didn't realise woody allen was a sound engineer

[TheProgmagog]

I actually find this particular vocal track a bad example because there are no real sibilant sounds like S or strong Ts. My adaptation below really keeps those in control while bringing out a wonderful air around the vocal. I have even tried it with a real pultec and 1176, but the Waves SSL and BF 1176 do an excellent job by where I can put my hardware to other tasks. See below for my recipe. BTE, I never really understood the need for creating a master vocal fader. To exite the sends I guess...

[TheProgmagog]

Nice trick. I have adapted it a tad differently. I dont create a master vocal fader. I just group the exiter and vocal track. I leave the sends and FX on the vocal track so that delay or reverb (for example) do not have the excess brightness. On the exiter I cut everything below 10K with a 1 band EQ and boost 16k all the way on the SSL and follow that with an 1176 at 20:1. I set the threshold where there is only compression on sibilant sounds (S, T, TH F etc). I still eq the vocal track to taste

[Elnufo]

very cool, thankx

[MerrittJeff1970]

Great info thx!!

[Pvtchrislee07]

please tell me what screen recording software you used and how did you get it to record system sound in pro tools

[MrSteveNavaro]

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[Inigobalboa]

Thanks for the tip, I guess I've been doing in it instinctively but watching your video will remind me that vocals can be enhanced this way quite conveniently.

[MASSIVESTUDIOENT]

Genies

[ladrums1000]

We are all going to look back at auto tune in 20 years and laugh that we actually used it. Sort of like Bell Bottoms. Everyone thought they were cool when they were wearing them but look back at old pictures and say wow, what the F was I wearing.

The Pro Tools lesson was very cool though!

[ladrums1000]

We are all going to look back at auto tune in 20 years and laugh that we actually used it. Sort of like Bell Bottoms. Everyone thought they were cool when they were wearing them but look back at old pictures and say wow, what the F was I wearing.