JuR Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 I while ago I really became into the strokes. The vocals seem to be very midband or something. Very weird but also interesting and original. Anyone knows how to get such a sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny M Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 If it's really the sound you want, you could try rolling off the lows and higs to varying degrees. I haven't heard the music in question, so it's just a guess, however... -Danny Grace, Peace, V, and Hz, Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 I think this came up on prosoundweb a while ago. Try doing a search over there. "That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." - Banky Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtoledo3 Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 avalon 737 Want mix/tracking feedback? Checkout "The Fade"- www.grand-designs.cc/mmforum/index.php The soon-to-be home of the "12 Bar-Blues Project" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loudist Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 Are you referring to the distortion thats mixed into the vocal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotown Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by GT3: [b]avalon 737[/b][/quote]Distorted in the pre and heavily boosted mids (or severely cut hi/lo) on the EQ section, ala Fred Durst. Jotown:) "It's all good: Except when it's Great" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trick fall Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 I read an interview with the guy who produced the record in I believe Sound on Sound. So you might want to do a search on their site, but if memory serves me right he talked about the singer singing in to a peavey practice amp and then micing the practice amp for some of the stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george costanza Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 I know there's a vocalist in the Strokes...but is there a [i]singer[/i], too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adz Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 I think this is the article you are refering to... http://www.sospubs.co.uk/sos/Apr02/articles/gordonraphael.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip McDonald Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 Well, a great singer always gets a great tone, so that's what you're hearing. Guitar Lessons in Augusta Georgia: www.chipmcdonald.com Eccentric blog: https://chipmcdonaldblog.blogspot.com/ / "big ass windbag" - Bruce Swedien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtoledo3 Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 I read a whole article about them amping the guys voice... then in one of the latest MIX mag's the guy that does their live show says they use the avalon for distortion b/c that's what they did on the record. Go figure! I do know that the tone they get on the live show is very much like what's on the record. Want mix/tracking feedback? Checkout "The Fade"- www.grand-designs.cc/mmforum/index.php The soon-to-be home of the "12 Bar-Blues Project" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotown Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 Again, Avalon 737 is what they tracked through. They also allegedly used a Peavey practice amp as a vocal effect on a couple of tunes. Remember the Cher autotune debate around the Believe song. The Mix interview said it was this complex vocoder triggering scheme employed by the producer. Reality: Autotune. But people don't want to admit it was that simple, and they are afraid that everyone will copy their new gimmick. (which they always do) Avalon 737, and then maybe some Amp Farm treatment in the mix. He cut the entire project in Logic. Jotown:) "It's all good: Except when it's Great" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_dup3 Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by Chip McDonald: [b]Well, a great singer always gets a great tone, so that's what you're hearing.[/b][/quote]...uh, is there a subtle sarcasm at work here...? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtoledo3 Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by Jotown: [b] Avalon 737, and then maybe some Amp Farm treatment in the mix. He cut the entire project in Logic.[/b][/quote]Good call- I've gotten distorto vocals a ton of different ways, and they can all sound very similar in the end. Want mix/tracking feedback? Checkout "The Fade"- www.grand-designs.cc/mmforum/index.php The soon-to-be home of the "12 Bar-Blues Project" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriphew_dup1 Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 I had read something that stated the vox were run through a small guitar amp to get that lo-fi/distorted sound. www.meriphew.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salyphus Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 I think the Strokes sound much better through a nopass filter ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Cobelas Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 No eq, just a little compression in his parts. Something like this will do: [img]http://www.adjustableclamp.com/13025sm.jpg[/img] :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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