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Can this plugin really replace a whole chain of plugins for vocals?
That's EXACTLY the question we set out to answer in this weeks PLUGIN OF THE WEEK!
I'm going to swap out The Spirit plugin (yep, just one plugin) for my vocal chain of over 5 plugins!
Let's see how it does!
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[@MrCJ-lc9ru]

You gave a real analysis of this plugin. I felt the same way you did about your vocal chain compared to it when you A/B it. Great job!

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Cheers fam! Thanks for stopping by

[@don2nd650]

do you use your own vocal chain on top of this? (eq, satuaration) or do you let the spirit do most of it.

[@KarasamaBeats]

Thanks so much man for bringing this review right up !!!!

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

You know I got you fam!

[@manishwagh5798]

I love the plugin as it's only one, quick way to process.thanks for great review.

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

It’s very musical as well!

[@golden02122]

Love the review good job thank you inam going to get this for vocal riding and that reverb is crazy 🤪 😜 😉 😳 black Friday

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

It’s pretty fire

[@3684541]

Dope review!

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Cheers brother!

[@markyoung2869]

Hi Brad, Nice review, I’ve been using this recently & I really like how quickly you can dial in a decent sound & it’s fairly low cpu usage which is cool , I’m liking it a lot especially the reverb !!

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Dope!!

[@CalRichards]

Only used the trial for an hour or so but early impressions are very positive. Very intuitive and with some tweaking you can get very close to replicating a 5 plugin chain. The verb sounds great but no ducking option as far as I can tell so I'd be inclined to use separate FX on a send. Definitely worth checking out.

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

For sure! A de-esser would be dope as well...

[@3684541]

I like this track too

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

New Josh Rose coming in HOT!!

[@rahim4411]

this is dope.

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Cheers! Thanks for dropping by!

[@ejaymo6095]

I like this, not sure how I missed these plugins

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

This one is golden... They really don't promote their stuff enough in my opinion

[@ProducerStefanSchnabel]

Awesome Plugin! Less Is more!

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Yes! Very good sounding right out the gate.

[@markyoung2869]

Also if you take some time to automate the different parameters it’s sounds pretty damn good 😊

[@tokiboi6777]

Your chain felt much better. More warmth and more fitting to the song. Spirit definitely is for american super pop stuff

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Agreed. Definitely for a specific sound

[@JonassaintStudios]

Great Review! Thanks

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

You’re so welcome!

[@JonassaintStudios]

@@RadiumRecordsHollywood I bought it right after watching your video!

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

@@JonassaintStudios Let me know how it goes! I picked it up as well

[@JonassaintStudios]

@@RadiumRecordsHollywood It's going great! I'm sure itcan used as part of a vocal chain but for me its mainly a tool now to mix rough ideas quickly now so it's awesome!

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

@@JonassaintStudios Hell yea! Great for tracking and getting a tone quick!

[@bluematrix5001]

I agree with you, I tried The Spirit but is a hit or miss...works only for Very Processed Modern Vocal Sounds...it is very specific and really needs a Mid Section. but you can put an EQ before or after

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Yea, it could be such a dope plugin but it’s just missing the mark…

[@moseswalker9719]

great review and shared every sentiment. I swear our faces were making the same reaction the whole video haha. Very much pop and rap vocal focused and does sound damn good for that purpose.

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Totally agree! for rap and even punk/ rock vox, it's gonna be killer

[@mikehunt576]

you guys sell weed?

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

@@mikehunt576 Haha! Maybe some day...

[@mikehunt576]

@@RadiumRecordsHollywood ok ill take some freebies lol

[@JakeyWakey]

spirit sounds smootherer

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Vocal rider and a bit more reverb is definitely helping…

[@RajaSandhu]

Bro that shirt is everything.

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Love it! 🕺🏻

[@proaudionajia]

Great video. The song was so soul-lifting on a day i was feeling down in my spirit. Pls share the song title and artiste.

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Josh Rose - shipwreck

[@paulwiehagen7895]

Could you do a breakdown of the drum production for the song featured here? They sound great!

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

For sure!

[@paulwiehagen7895]

@@RadiumRecordsHollywood awesome, thanks!

[@alchematicsounds]

Bro my face was doin the same as yours as I was listening 😂. Trial initiated 🤘

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

So damn good

[@Rio-uv1gs]

How does this compare to the Nuro Audio Xvox plugin?

[@bryantlroeback3287]

In my opinion, I think it needs a notch feature in the low mids; reducing the boxiness for male and low female vocals. Lous Bell may consider that in his upgrade of this plugin. Other than that it sounds great.

[@mahdimachfar5948]

can you please review nuro audio Xvox ?

[@Paulkruz1]

I have been re-watching this video because of the song, can you please release the song today?

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Coming soon... Not for me to release, it's an artist I'm working with

[@MVergaraQ]

@@RadiumRecordsHollywood yes, it's awesome, any socials of the artist to keep up with it?

[@RecklessG4B]

When you have the spirit on, is there any pre cleanup EQ ?

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

What do you mean?

[@jamesogara7053]

Why do you have the reverb on the vocal channel rather than on a bus with a send from the vocal channel? Just curious about your thought process on this aspect of workflow.

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

This is an "all in one" vocal chain plugin... The reverb is built in and you can blend in the wet/ dry mix with the knob... If you wanted to, you could put it on an aux and go 100% on the verb and just send whatever you want to it. It's all up to you!

[@brotherj22stops84]

ever the spirit it has a tonality of the words charackter unlike other

[@FagetMusic]

I like the chain, but it seems like it's pretty limited in the features. This chain could easily be built using sends to other plugins, and then you have more control imo

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Agreed! But this definitely has its uses… I would throw it up in a recording session and be good to go!

[@laddcolton8142]

Very curious how this compares to CLA Vocals. Could you side by side them that’d be a good video🤔

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Good call! Love that idea

[@chara1977]

@@RadiumRecordsHollywood Good idea!

[@kalebmyers9146]

Second this

[@downforkeeps]

I think the rider is the best feature it has, feels way more natural than vocal rider. Any other suggestions for leveling vocals besides manually?

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

I typically use clip gain and automation to make sure everything is even... Usually it's the Esses and plosives that I ride down.

[@yoyoyo243]

im literally getting it specifically for that. everything else is just a bonus.

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

@@yoyoyo243 I'd buy it just for the Reverb...

[@JakeyWakey]

melodyne for leveling also

[@JakeyWakey]

melodyne for leveling also

[@don2nd650]

do you use your own vocal chain on top of this? (eq, satuaration) or do you let the spirit do most of it.

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

I tracked the vocals through a touch of comp and EQ

[@don2nd650]

@@RadiumRecordsHollywood thanks.

[@juanchis.investigadorsonoro]

You know me on Tktk as Human JuanChis, thx for sharing Bradley! I have to try this with other 1 wonder kinda plugins, it does a fantastic job. I'm looking at Leapwing of course

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Cheers fam! Good to see you!

[@whome806]

Would you happen to know why I have alot of harshness around 1-4khz using a sm7b

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

It's a pretty mid forward mic... But I'd experiment with placement

[@whome806]

@@RadiumRecordsHollywood Thank you!

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

@@whome806 Cheers! SHARE THE SHOW!

[@chadywunna]

@radiumrecords Can you please do a mix breakdown of the master bus on this song

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Yes!

[@chadywunna]

@@RadiumRecordsHollywood thanks bossman

[@Rio-uv1gs]

Do you think this works with spoken word or rap vocals?

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

I think it probably works BEST for Rap vocals... Yes.

[@auda_vision]

🤯

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Pretty fire... I'm definitely gonna try it on some punk vocals, rap vox, etc.

[@danc2939]

So with this plugin is there any point in using other plugins such as pro q3 pro c2 compressor Valhalla vintage reverb or delay

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Yea! I think you want to use this plugin for what you like that it does best… Test the demo and see what you think!

[@danc2939]

@@RadiumRecordsHollywood ok👍🏼

[@Thomaswedelgreen]

What is the name of the song? I want to hear it!

[@jbvocal]

I feel like if the goal was to match the original sound that probably could have been accomlished with more tweaking

[@musicgoofy86]

I record trap/hip hop and RnB artist, would this plugin be beneficial for my lane of music?

[@yoyoyo243]

pop rap ya, like post malone

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Absolutely! This is Louis Bell we're talking about... Post Malone, YG, Big Sean, Young Thug... List goes on

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

@@yoyoyo243 Facts

[@musicgoofy86]

Thx y’all I gotta do my home work

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

@@musicgoofy86 Cheers fam

[@priticolours1177]

a lot cleaner and warmer than cla vocals

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Cleaner for sure! I still dig CLA vocals for so many things though... It's more for Rock vox in my opinion

[@CLdwyer]

So, based on the vocal I’m hearing, the biggest issues I’m catching are a lack of word intelligibility & a need for more de-essing. The biggest improvement from the Cradle Audio was when you engaged the vocal rider. I think the vocal needs automation to ride it and make the phrases intelligible. Compression can negatively affect it and raise “S”s. And the “S”s in the vocal are kinda hot overall. So my vote for a processing chain is gonna be the cradle, simply for the functional vocal rider. It was impressive to hear it bring up the ends of the phrases. That’s the type of automation I’d recommend doing any way. Everything else about it is niche and may not always work for the genre and vibe. You mentioned you like your chain more (which you should) cuz you know what you want it to sound like. If you only engaged the rider or rode the automation by hand, and added to ur existing chain, it will probably take that vocal up a level.

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Love this comment and agree fully! The vocal rider is amazing on this plugin, during this review it was my first time even opening it. Now that I’ve spent some time with it, it’s an incredible tool and very efficient

[@CLdwyer]

@@RadiumRecordsHollywood I agree too! It looks very efficient. Almost makes me consider the getting the plug-in too

[@tdulpeeplesshawdy2101]

can we talk about how good the song is tho!?

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

So good! Josh Rose - Shipwreck

[@HelicopterRidesForCommunists]

I’m have no idea what “warmth” means and everyone has their own definition, plus I closed my eyes when listening to the A/B, but I’d say your chain had more low/mids with more pronounced trainsients whereas the Spirit was brighter with a bit more mid/highs and reverb. Comes down to preference.

[@prod.piccolo7262]

the compression doesnt sound smooth to me, the focus is weird kinda confusing , the effects are cool tho

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Yea, real in your face compression...

[@Biffinnbridge]

Party on dude schwing

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Lmao!! Garth!!

[@Music_Machines]

I cant concentrate on the vocals hehe.. The bloody drums are banging... So in the pocket..

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Haha! Hell yea!

[@Jon415.]

Love your video but your esses are killing me 😂 now I know this isn’t a track you’d care to d-ess but man they hurt on earbuds

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

You're the only one! Haha... Sounds like a personal issue...

[@Jon415.]

@@RadiumRecordsHollywood interesting cuz not even the vocal from the track you’re mixing has Ess issues… 🤔 anyway the comment wasn’t to bag on u (u got a little defensive) 😂 It was just a friendly comment from a ‘new to your channel’ viewer. ✌️

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

@@Jon415. Can you read my tone through these comments?

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

You're amazing...

[@Jon415.]

@@RadiumRecordsHollywood not everything needs a “tone” to be understood, plus your response now is enough to read the room. You only proved my point. 😂 good day to u sir You’re more amazing….

[@bluematrix5001]

All I can say that you wanted to make the cradle sound like your chain, because is what you have in your head... and if you would use other plugins you would make it sound very close to your chain .... the cradle sounded way more processed and seems not so flexible..... so may be a one cool trick pony ...

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

Absolutely! It’s definitely it’s own flavor…. And OF COURSE you can add any other plugins before or after the chain to dial it in a bit better

[@harryolive1853]

this voice of this tracks sounds phased from the beginning ... changes A-B are never played in solo mode.. This must be another lemon yoke ... 🍋

[@nota76]

eq is wrong adjusted..

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

How’s that? Please explain

[@tokiboi6777]

May I ask what is going on with your eyes?

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

My eye is fucked up... Born with a lazy eye. Any other stupid questions?

[@tokiboi6777]

@@RadiumRecordsHollywood Was not supposed to be one. Just curious. You are the one that makes videos of himself. So I guess questions are unavoidable.

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

@@tokiboi6777 Yea, we're all fucked up in some way...

[@tokiboi6777]

@@RadiumRecordsHollywood We are, I also have my birth defects. Thank you for the channel!

[@garethde-witt6433]

It might be an award winning vocal chain but it won’t help anyone get a good vocal if they can’t sing.

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

What if they rap? Or do VO?

[@Prof.Albusdumbledore]

The spirit is wayyyy better such body

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

It’s a great plugin for aure

[@bradashlock]

I’ve tried for half a year to try to use this plugin. I find it too harsh on every level - compression way too intense, reverb is thin and airy - not rich or subtle. The rider loves to catch breaths and crank them up so you hear them way too much. It just never worked for me but I appreciate the work that went into it - maybe best if you’re going for hyper pop modern vocals? Frankly, I hate it. 🤷‍♂️

[@RadiumRecordsHollywood]

It’s very much for pop vocals… 💯

[@bradashlock]

@@RadiumRecordsHollywood 👍

[@user-qi9fv6yj2r]

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