Waves Vocal Rider Tutorial

[@MikeRussell]

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[@BreindelWood]

Thank you! Finally a great tutorial for Vocal Rider!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@amroalshebah1288]

مبدع

[@mattiastofte7457]

This is such a fantastic plugin. With this you can level your vocals, and then add compression for saturation effect. Not overly compress to level your vocals if your takes are a bit rough.

[@MikeRussell]

Thank you for sharing your experience with the Waves Vocal Rider plugin! It's a versatile tool for achieving a balanced vocal mix without over-compression.

[@cafecitocowboy]

YES THANK YOU

[@MikeRussell]

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[@yiqwaba3833]

I really had this plugin in my sub mind I think I should just get it .

[@MikeRussell]

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[@ericpeacock100]

Nice video, cheers. Where do I find, or how do I get that preview window button? It’s not on my GarageBand.

[@MikeRussell]

This is using Adobe Audition where there is a preview button

[@ericpeacock100]

@@MikeRussell thanks for the reply. I should have looked closer 👍

[@mrkumaran]

thank you, I finally know how this works

[@MikeRussell]

You're welcome! I'm glad the tutorial was helpful for you in understanding how Waves Vocal Rider works.

[@brianofficer1808]

Would this be a good plug-in for voicing meditations?

[@ThePdeHav]

Yes , so long as you like the sound of one hand clapping. Happy New Year

[@chrisc6867]

Any thoughts on using Vocal Rider in a panel setting for a host? I have a host that tends to trail off and I am always riding that mic. Note: I also have her and the guests on set in a Dugan through Waves

[@MikeRussell]

Definitely! Using the Waves Vocal Rider in a panel setting for a host can be incredibly helpful.

[@zanelee]

Question - So let's say I have 5 harmonies singing the same lyrics, so the audio waves are practically the same with slight differences here & there with loudness. Would you recommend putting the Vocal Rider on each individual track, or can I group the harmonies together and put one Vocal Rider on the group buss of the harmonies? Thank you for this vid!

[@MikeRussell]

I would recommend putting one Vocal Rider on the group bus for all 5 harmony tracks.

[@neowick9641]

can you guide me where is vocal rider located i have installed but cant find in adobe audition too many plugins

[@reyspyder357]

You have to log in to the Waves App on your computer. Then activate and install then restart your computer it'll be there

[@paulorr353]

Hello Mike! At 3:20 you clicked the apply button. When I open vocal rider in my adobe audition multitrack I don’t see an apply button. Can you help?

[@MikeRussell]

You won’t see apply in the multitrack as the effects are applied during mixdown.

[@paulorr353]

Thank you. Happy Holidays to you and yours!

[@metubetomuch]

I cannot make the music knob light up or move. What am I missing? All other controls work on the plugin.

[@markowalski1]

You have to select a sidechain input. That's what the instrumental bus group is for

[@derekoswald3740]

Hi Mike! If I am aiming to also use De-Essers, Noise Gate, Parametric EQ etc, where should I put this in the effects rack in Audition? Should I do it at the beginning? End? After a certain effect? Even better, what would be your effects chain order be to make things the best, with this plug-in included?

[@MikeRussell]

Generally you want to “fix” the audio before you enhance the audio. Ideally you would not want a noise gate but if you do I would suggest that would go first. Then use the DeEsser and then the parametric EQ but be careful not to reintroduce sibilance with the EQ

[@derekoswald3740]

@@MikeRussell thank you! So do the vocal rider after all those effects then? Also, unrelated question: for your pro podcast presets, where do you recommend the audio peaks at before the effects to get the best sound?

[@MikeRussell]

I would suggesting match clip loudness to -16LUFS when you add audio to the presets

[@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579]

Derek, If it helps with feedback from another Vocal Rider user, I have this as my last plug-in in my effects channel before my audio goes to the master fader. My Master fader has a hard limiter and metering plug-ins, so those are downstream. I'm using Studio One Artist 6 as my DAW.

[@zeitakulobusta9708]

@@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579 that doesn't really make sense - put it earlier, in particular prior to compression so your compressor won't need to work as hard and so need less extreme settings and create less noticeable artefacts. Think of it in that way and before de-essing etc also makes sense.

[@wileejaybeats]

Please which #DAW are you using the vocal rider in? Looks like wavelab

[@MikeRussell]

That's Adobe Audition

[@TheRealCalijokes01]

All I wanted to know is if I could do it on instruments you answered it thx

[@MikeRussell]

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[@emmanuelajibola3586]

hey mike can you help me work on audio excerpt ?

[@MikeRussell]

Hi, you can hire a producer to work on a project with you. Get in touch musicradiocreative.com/contact

[@tortillaman2491]

Would you put it before or after a compressor?

[@MikeRussell]

You wouldn't need to add compression as the job of this plugin is auto-levelling

[@rojoratatatata4002]

You would DEFINITELY need a compressor, the answer is after!

[@connor-betts]

Where would you place this in the chain? Before normalizing the audio?

[@MikeRussell]

In this case it wouldn't matter where before, after or both.

[@zeitakulobusta9708]

Put it before compression and generally only normalize once at the end. Tbh if you've ed'd, vocal rider'd, compressed and limited correctly you shouldn't really need normalize. If you have to normalize at the start your mic gain is too low.

[@zeitakulobusta9708]

@@MikeRussell yes it would matter! If you put this before normalise then it will lower the peaks and allow a louder post-normalized signal. After normalize? It's just making your normalized file quieter.

[@beardsandbanjos]

I'm still waiting on Waves to update their plugins so that they are optimized for the M1 Macs. It's been over a year since they were released. No updates from waves since January unfortunately.

[@ryancapelli]

i think the recent V13 accomplished this, right? curious if it's working out for you

[@beardsandbanjos]

@@ryancapelli Yes, it's compatible now.

[@Brandon4Weiss]

@@ryancapelli It did except for Clarity Vx, for which you still have to run Rosetta to get it to work 🙄 It's very annoying.

[@beardsandbanjos]

@@ryancapelli there’s still a problem with Waves plugins not working properly in Final Cut Pro which I use to edit my KZbin videos. I’m hoping for a fix soon.

[@anthonymorrison2041]

Does vocal rider work with audacity

[@MikeRussell]

Yes, Vocal Rider is compatible with Audacity as a VST plugin.

[@alquranonline1718]

I want plugins ...sir

[@MikeRussell]

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[@kvikashofficial]

My Super Hero...

[@MikeRussell]

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[@stevekoch7736]

How does this differ from Waves PlaylistRider plugin?

[@MikeRussell]

The idea behind the two is the same except the way they work is slightly different for vocal and music work.

[@grigoriydubina1591]

Can you have it on while recording?

[@MikeRussell]

I would not recommend recording through a plugin. You would want to record dry audio that you can post process.

[@grigoriydubina1591]

@@MikeRussell thanks

[@bellsbeat3735]

this awesosme video sir. my nightmare is over.

[@MikeRussell]

Thank you so much for your kind words!

[@audiofp]

Your worst problem here is your own plosives. Take a little time out and learn to work that mic. Then you can properly instruct someone as to voice leveling.

[@MikeRussell]

Thank you for your feedback!

[@jamesr141]

You didn't even play the whole thing through.

[@MikeRussell]

Apologies for that oversight. I'll try to give a full playback in future tutorials. Thanks for pointing it out!