Chris, Maybe since now that you have the entire vocal in the wet mix, it lets the reverb process the vocal and it's entirety. But you still maintain control via the output volume? That would be my guess.
Daniel Contreras > On Jan 15, 2015, at 11:40 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > <clgillan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Guys, never mind, as far as my automation problem goes. I got it working. I > see exactly! what I was doing wrong. I was correct in my initial > observation. You don't wanna change the parameters of the plugin until > you've first set your automation to write. I was setting it while it was on > read, then! was going and changing the track to write, only after! I had > changed the settings in Auto-Tune. Then, after setting to write, I then was > playing the selection to be automated. That doesn't work, apparently. It > seems like, the correct order is: > > 1. Create your bypass automation. > > 2. Next, find the beginning and end marks where you want your automation, > and make your selection. > > 3. Make sure your automation window is set correctly with command+numpad 4. > > 4. This is where I went wrong. Now, instead of setting your plugin > configuration, then going to write, do it the other way around. Go to write > on the track, Then! change your plug settings. > > 5. Then! play your selectin through. > > OK, so anyway, that's done. Now, here is my totally unrelated question. I > used to put my reverb for vocals on an insert of the actual vocal track > itself. Then, I'd set my wet mix on that plugin, and be done with it. Now, > what I am doing is, I'm using a send on the vofal track/tracks, whichever is > needed, and I'm sending them out to a stereo auxiliary track. Then, on that > auxiliary track, I'm popping the reverb on an insert, then am turning the wet > mix all the way up as high as it will go. Literally, I am maxing it totally > out to 100%. Now, you're probably now going Oh! Ow! Yikes? alive! Damn! > Chris? Can you be more stupid? Hold, on! I'm not done yet. No I'm not! > Then, I take the output volume fader of that auxiliary track, and I crank it > way, and did I mention, w'w'wayyyy! the hell down! Usually I start around > -16DB, and sometimes even lower than that. Then, I start very very gradually > riding that fader up. As I do, I introduce more reverb into the mix. My > question is, doing it this way on a send, bumping that wet all the way up, > then barely barely! cranking that Aux fader, why is it, that that is giving > me, such! a nicer! sweeter and warmer sound! Oh my God, it's incredible! I > can't believe! the difference that made! The first time I heard the effect > of doing it that way, I was absolutely breathtaken! So, what is the over all > reason for this sounding so much better! What is going on in the processing > behind the scene that makes this so much prettier? > > Anyway, thank you all again for your help! > > Chris. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
