voice effects on reaper

[gregorybj]

Are there any voice effects on reaper such as compression, chorus, distortion? I have been using the guitar distortion and chorus for my vocals.

Thanks!

[funkycam]

you can get any plugin you want.
check kvr to find tons & tons of free plugins.
http://www.kvraudio.com/
These are free & pretty good:
http://www.kjaerhusaudio.com/classic-series.php

Ambience is a really great free reverb
http://magnus.smartelectronix.com/

[gregorybj]

Do these plugins just dowload into reaper? They seem really cool!

[mikem]

Yes, they'll work in Reaper. There's lots of free plug-ins out there, just do a search. I tend to like using delay on my voice, very occasionally reverb, sometimes chorusing and flanging and compression. Sometimes you come up with some neat stuff that works for specific mixes. See what you come up with.

Mike

[meterman]

Reaper actually comes with a whole bunch of plugins that will install to a folder called VST_Downloads when you install the software. If you want to add new plugs it's a good idea to put them in that folder, then you open the Preferences dialog and re-scan that folder for the new plugs. Honestly though there are plenty with Reaper to get you started including reverb, compression, EQ, phase, flange, chorus, etc. The interfaces are just basic sliders, no cool graphics that look like the hardware or anything like that but they work well and sound pretty good.

If you mean that you've been recording your vocals through guitar pedals, your sound should improve alot but recording the cleanest vocal track you can and then using the plugins afterwards. You get more freedom to tweak and make changes that way....

[gregorybj]

Originally Posted by meterman

Reaper actually comes with a whole bunch of plugins that will install to a folder called VST_Downloads when you install the software. If you want to add new plugs it's a good idea to put them in that folder, then you open the Preferences dialog and re-scan that folder for the new plugs. Honestly though there are plenty with Reaper to get you started including reverb, compression, EQ, phase, flange, chorus, etc. The interfaces are just basic sliders, no cool graphics that look like the hardware or anything like that but they work well and sound pretty good.

If you mean that you've been recording your vocals through guitar pedals, your sound should improve alot but recording the cleanest vocal track you can and then using the plugins afterwards. You get more freedom to tweak and make changes that way....

So vocal effects are under vst on Reaper? Thanks!

[Greggy]

I sometimes transfer raw tracks from my Roland VS2400 to Reaper on my home computer and futz around with fx. I remember being impressed with the modulated delays that came stock with Reaper. In fact, the 20 or so fx I experimented with sounded good to my ears. Probably not the best, but serviceable if you have the ears to make it work. I need to dig deeper into Reaper someday when I have the time.

[mikem]

Originally Posted by meterman

Reaper actually comes with a whole bunch of plugins that will install to a folder called VST_Downloads when you install the software. If you want to add new plugs it's a good idea to put them in that folder, then you open the Preferences dialog and re-scan that folder for the new plugs. Honestly though there are plenty with Reaper to get you started including reverb, compression, EQ, phase, flange, chorus, etc. The interfaces are just basic sliders, no cool graphics that look like the hardware or anything like that but they work well and sound pretty good.

If you mean that you've been recording your vocals through guitar pedals, your sound should improve alot but recording the cleanest vocal track you can and then using the plugins afterwards. You get more freedom to tweak and make changes that way....

You know, I have Reaper and I wasn't aware it came with effects- weird. I was having some weird issues with it and stopped using it. Probably a malfunctioning plug-in. Everyone I know has no problems at all with Reaper. Like this guy says, the plug ins will work way better than guitar pedals. I remember using guitar pedals on my vocals when I was recording on a 4-track cassette deck.

Mike

Mike

[Bix]

There are a bunch of included plugs for reaper and more than that free on the web if you want them... But to point out one plug that gets a lot of kudos, reacomp. It's their version of a compressor and there are a lot of fans for this compressor. The only problem is, it is so flexible, it's easy to set it up poorly. But on the flip side, if you really know how to use compressors effectively, it is a very powerful tool. Also, I just started using SIR reverb, a free plugin, and also got some cool reverb IRs and am loving the subtle reverbs i am laying on tracks now.

Good Luck
Mike

[mtlin]

In my opinion, the included plugins sound very good. The interfaces are not sexy, but listen with your ears and not your eyes.

BTW, there are few if any dedicated "vocal effects" included with Reaper. The compressors, delays, flangers, ect. are not designed to work specifically with vocals but rather with any appropriate audio. So don't look for anything labeled "vocal effect." Sorry, if that is obvious, but from your post it wasn't clear if you realized this.