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	Some Tips On Adding Effects To Your Vocal Tracks Part I by John Dougherty Outside Systems
	Vocal effects can add a lot of life and movement to a vocal track. Here are some ideas to get you started: Use an 1/8th note delay time and then subtract a 1/16th, 1/32nd, or 1/64th note from the original 1/8th note delay time. For example: Set up a stereo delay. Have the left delay at a straight 1/8th note time and have the right delay time to be the 1/8th note time minus a 1/16th, 1/32nd, or 1/64th. Experiment with the different delay times to see how it fits in with the groove of the vocal. Consider using delay times that incorporate Triplets. This can create a nice swing effect to the vocal in certain situations. If your Fx processor/plugin doesn't have these settings, you can take the delay time, multiply it by 2, and then divide that amount by 3. At a tempo of 120bpm, a 16th note delay time is 125ms. Therefore: 125 x 2= 250 250 / 3 = 83.33 A 1/16 note triplet at a tempo of 120bpm is 83.33ms. Double the vocal track and experiment with slightly pitching up one of the tracks and pitching down the other track. Keep in mind that doing this can change the tempo of the vocal.   If you have an exciter (like the BBE Sonic Maximizer), you can run the vocal through it and then into a chorus. This will chorus the higher frequencies. Use two different choruses and pan the output of one to the left and the other to right. Then have one of the choruses' depth a little less than the other, and/or have one of the choruses modulate 1/3rd faster. Then if you want to really phatten up the vocal, you can add a short delay with separate times for each side. Because longer delays can sometimes add to much to a vocal track, think about adding a long delay to the last word in a vocal phrase. This can help carry the vocal to the next phrase if there is a long pause between phrases.   Contact: Outside Systems Outside Systems © 1999

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