

Because the wind instrument and vocals don't play concurrently you don't have to worry about frequency overlap as much, and I think the blend in this section is particularly good frequency and harmonics wise. If you're looking for a final destination for the vocal EQ, try bringing it into some of the same space as the (clarinet?) at 3:10. You might also have to ride some automation to get the product you intend. I insert a Send on my ' instrumental bus ' (This bus has everything but vocals) then in the send destination list i chose my mono. Vocal Rider also has a Live component with an exclusive Spill control to differentiate the vocal from background instrumentation and noise, for better tracking and performance. And unlike compression, Vocal Rider adds absolutely no coloring to the vocal track. Here is what i do : - I put a mono vocal rider on my vocal track, just before the compressor. Sidechaining the Waves Vocal Rider - Duration: 9:23. One of the more innovative plug-ins of recent years is Waves' Vocal Rider, which can analyse the contents of a vocal track. Here you can see a bass guitar part as played (top) and with Bass Rider's alterations bounced to create a new part (bottom). dogbizkits had a great point about the dynamics in that the piano is relatively spread while the vocals are not so much. I am actualy trying to use Waves Vocal Rider on my Sonar Platinum projetcs but i am not sure i use it the right way. Bass Rider can provide transparent dynamic correction for electric, acoustic and synth basses.

Here's you can see some suggested settings for Expander at the centre of this month's setup. As it is it's difficult to hear whether the piano or the vocals are the central focus of the piece (as a 'content' listener it's obvious, but technically the ear gets a bit confused). Waves' groundbreaking Vocal Rider plugin takes the pain out of vocal levelautomation, but if your budget can't stretch, you can get part of the way there using nothing more than Cubase 5's built-in processors. I think this would be a good candidate for some (light) usage of either a compressor or a limiter on the piano. I agree with other commenters about bringing up the body in the EQ on the vocals.
