Rode manufacture some great microphones. This video accompanies the Rode NT1-A Kit recording pack and in it Peter Freedman (company CEO and owner) shows how to knock up an effective and inexpensive vocal booth.
It's fun to get your hands dirty when it's for audio's sake!
The basic technique is to put eyelets in a couple of duvet/doonas, stuffed with craft-store padding, and hang them in hooks in the corner of a room. Extra duvets/doonas can be used to complete the isolation. Simple, inexpensive but effective, just what we like to see! 4,874
Questions about how to remove vocals from music tracks is one of the most common questions we see in Looptalk (...after 'When is the next version of FL Studio coming out!', 'how do I record from a microphone' and 'do you like my hair'). With inspiration from nucleon (thanks nuc) we bring you the tutorial you have been waiting for...
Routing summary: This project has an Audio Clip (that is the original music track) routed to Mixer Track 1. Track 1's Master send is deselected. Track 1 is then routed in parallel to Track 2 (Vocal Kill) and Track 3 (Bypass).
Registered FL Studio owners can download the project used in this tutorial from Looptalk here: Gimme the project!
NOTE: All vocal removal techniques do bad things to the original backing track and this one is no exception. Generally, if you are serious about obtaining a song without the vocals it's probably better to re-make it from scratch yourself. The phase cancellation process messes with the sound in some not-so nice ways.
In this tutorial we explore three methods for de-essing vocals in FL Studio using the tools supplied.
Most good de-essers are simply band-limited compressors repackaged and labelled so they can be called a 'de-esser'. So if you have a multi-band compressor, you have a de-esser.
There are two main modes you may want to de-ess in, peaking (a narrow-band) or shelving (starting at a given frequency and upward). Both the Fruity Multiband Compressor and Maximus can operate in either mode. Use the Mid band for peaking or High band for shelving.
We use a multi-band compressor to de-ess because we want to limit the loudness of specific frequencies, usually between 4,000~12,000 Hz. This is where all the 'sibilant' sound energy lies. Further, we only want to compress the sibilant frequencies where they occur. So what's wrong with an EQ? The problem there is that you cut the same frequencies across the whole track and often make it sound dull. Compression, with the correct threshold and ratio settings, cuts the sibilants only when they exceed an acceptable level.
FL Studio 11 including Performance Mode, Multi-Touch and a raft of new plugins is out now. FL Studio 11 includes Lifetime Free Updates and a 50% OFF plugin sale to celebrate! April 19, 2013
Deckadance 2 is now available for your PC or MAC. Perfectly suited to today's remix-style DJs. Stand-alone or VST plugin it's a free update for existing customers. April 15, 2013
The Deckadance 2 Beta is now available for testing. Includes integrated Gross Beat FX & Smartknobs (link 1 knob to many targets) and more... March 25, 2013
Congratulations to 'Aim For Soul', 'Soniksun', 'A Deaf Bat' & 'Ibizzy (Ova9000)' who took out the Jayce Lewis RMX contest. Thanks also to RØDE microphones for their support. March 18, 2013
Oldschool Breakbeats library contains a fresh set of funky drum loops in the style often sampled from 60's and 70's records for use in modern music. Includes FL Studio project sources ready to re-mix and re-edit. February 07, 2013
While keeping an eye on the music social media we noticed Buddygirrl's name in the winners list of the first Deadmau5 Mau5hax competition. November 01, 2012
From time to time we have users asking why their audio files don't sound the same in a media player vs the live sound in FL Studio. The Guru explores this problem and declares it nasty! August 15, 2012
FL SynthMaker can be used to make synth plugins, effects and dashboards (to control external gear). In this tutorial we give an overview of how FL SynthMaker works and use it to create ring modulator and echo/delay effects. May 30, 2012
