
that would not be an acceptable result under most circumstances. Typically, a "pro" will not simply throw a compressor on a track to even out the levels. and, yes, people can spend hours automating the volume of tracks so tend a uniform signal to the compressor. This is quite different from a compressor. and you can adjust this automation track to your taste just as you would any other automation track. In the end, you can get an actual automation track which controls the level of the vocal. you can define the level of detail with which it follows the vocal track to draw the curve can you can define how closely it moves the levels to the defined level (i.e., the "strength" at which it works). What it appears to do is analyze the vocal track (or whatever you put into it) and essentially draws a volume automation curve which evens out the level of the vocal.

If you want to have a civilized *discussion* like you seem to be fine having in other places, then we can talk. and "warmth" is one of the many ways in which a sound can be "colored"
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Once again, "warmth" or "tube warmth" is typically attributed to low order even harmonics (or low even order harmonics, depending on how one likes to phrase it), which is what *you* are describing as the generalized term "color" (please feel free to look up "tube warmth" anywhere and you'll find it). Whether you try or not, you color the sound. it is a natural product of things being in the physical realm. Like the people at the other forum told you, *everything* imparts some character or "color" on the sound (everything "from the microphone onwards adds color"- to quote someone you seem to feel comfortable listening to) and I can assure that *everything* is not trying to emulate analogue gear. it is not necessarily about trying to emulate *anything*. it is not necessarily about "analog" or "tubes" or anything else *specific*. "color" is not necessarily about people trying to emulate the character of analogue gear.

and you were even told that it has nothing to do with "even order harmonic distortion". that it is a term to describe the general fingerprint of some piece of gear. that it refers to *anything* that has changed the sound from its original state. You asked them if your (very specific) definition was correct:Īnd in response to this they all told you that "color" is a general subjective term. It does not have to have anything to do* with second or third (or beyond) order harmonic distortion - TMD or other stuff people measure in 'distortion'. Immanual said "'Colour' is the fingerprint a piece of gear leaves on the sound. that "color is distortion *plain and simple*" and that "*everything* from the microphone onward adds color".Īnd "Waltz Mastering" says both "color" and "distortion" are "very subjective".

The person you directly quoted mentioned "distortion" as a general term saying that any manner in which the sound is changed would be considered a "distortion" from the original sound. and you somehow seem quite happy to be civil to the people who contradict you at that other forum.Įveryone at the link you posted is actually agreeing with *me*. This is the last thing I will say to you on this topic as I do not respond to hostile posts such as yours.
