Target lets you set the level range for your vocal. A Ride/Idle LED lights up when it detects vocals above the threshold. Essentially it’s a threshold control that tells Vocal Rider to ignore sounds below a certain level. The Vocal Sensitivity knob tells the plugin to differentiate between vocal signal and background noise. That way you can bring some humanity back to the final vocal rides!įor quick mixes when the client is already on their way out the door, though, even Vocal Rider’s first pass is better than nothing. Of course, you also have the ability to manually go back and tweak the automated moves the plugin makes. Just loading up an instance of Vocal Rider will yield some pretty good results. This works, of course, but requires a lot more time and attention to detail. The alternative is manually leveling everything out with either clip gain or written automation. Using this plugin creates an automated, fast way to clean up a vocal track, especially if the performer doesn’t have great mic technique. There, it provides some clean leveling before sending the signal to other plugins. However, it can also be great at the beginning. Since it’s a fader, Vocal Rider sits naturally at the end of your chain. The biggest thing is that, unlike compression, this plugin won’t color the track. Then, Vocal Rider compensates for anything outside the target, raising or lowering the vocal gain.
All you need to do is set the target range of the vocal level in relation to the rest of the mix. What does Vocal Rider do?īasically, it hears the incoming signal and adjusts it to stay inside a user-set dB range. It opens up the conversation about AI in digital mixing, and whether it’s any replacement for the stuff engineers have been doing for decades.Īt the end of the day, though, it’s just a plugin! It can be a real time-saver, but rest assured, robots aren’t taking over (yet). Of course, a plugin which does that automatically raises some eyebrows. Related: Vocal Compression for Beginners.Clip LED shows when output is clipping.Output trims the vocal output gain, post-auto riding.Automation Mode controls the Rider Fader operation.Rider Fader is Vocal Rider's automatic control.Idle Arrow sets the Rider Fader value when there is no vocal activity.Effective Range displays the total gain range available for automatic riding.Range Min/Max set the boundaries of the Rider Fader movement range.Music Sensitivity LED indicates Vocal Rider's response to instrumental levels.Music Sensitivity determines the amount Vocal Rider adapts to instrumental levels.Attack sets the vocal detection attack behavior.Vocal Activity LED indicates when vocal activity is detected.Vocal Sensitivity differentiates vocal content from noise floor and ambience.Target sets the reference range for vocal mix positioning.Supports TDM, RTAS, Audio Suite, VST, AU.Real-Time means no latency and no pre-scan needed.Write the automatic riding to an automation track for fine tuning.Save time by automating the vocal riding part of the mixing process.Keep steady vocal & dialog levels automatically.And unlike everyday compression, Vocal Rider adds absolutely no additional coloring to the track. Then, Vocal Rider compensates for all deviations from the target, intelligently raising or lowering the vocal volume, instantly. Instead of manually riding the physical mixing console fader, or tediously drawing in each individual level change on a DAW track, Vocal Rider does it for you, making it a true timesaver.Īll you need to do is set the target range of the vocal level in relation to the rest of the mix. Simply put, Vocal Rider rides the levels of vocal tracks, automatically.
#Review of waves vocal rider plugin series#
Vocal Rider is the first of Waves pioneering new series of Mix tools.
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