Effect / plug-in to simulate Tube Mic Input

eljorgep · May 5, 2009, 12:04 AM

I'm running KX 3539 on a SB Live card. Absolutely love it. Recordings sound professional and reproduction crisp and clear. I use (on the DSP module) an effect (EFX Tube drive) to record the E. guitar. It sounds great and very flexible. My question is, does anyone has or knows of a similar effect for microphone input?
I use a pair of fairly good mics with wide diaphragm but the tracks laid out either on Sonar 7 or Audition 3 sound lifeless. I mean very digital with a total lack of harmonics. I understand that this issue can be solved by purchasing a tube pre amp. Right, but on the other hand the EFX tube drive makes my ax sound as if it was plugged into a Marshal rack. Must liven up vocals to sound pro.
Please help!

TravelRec. · May 6, 2009, 06:19 PM

Take a look to your other posting.

TheKezReturns · Jun 9, 2009, 05:28 AM

Give the compressor or dynamics processor a try on your vocals. that should beef them up a bit. If you want that slightly saturated 'tube sound, why not try you EFX tube drive with small gain settings and both filters open.

stylus02 · Jun 9, 2009, 08:29 AM

try microlimiter & microexiter from my plugin bundle. this should give more pressure & harmonics.

http://freenet-homepage.de/stylish-s...plugs_v1.3.zip

stylus

May 5, 2009, 12:04 AM	#1
eljorgep HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: La Paz, Bolivia Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Effect / plug-in to simulate Tube Mic Input I'm running KX 3539 on a SB Live card. Absolutely love it. Recordings sound professional and reproduction crisp and clear. I use (on the DSP module) an effect (EFX Tube drive) to record the E. guitar. It sounds great and very flexible. My question is, does anyone has or knows of a similar effect for microphone input? I use a pair of fairly good mics with wide diaphragm but the tracks laid out either on Sonar 7 or Audition 3 sound lifeless. I mean very digital with a total lack of harmonics. I understand that this issue can be solved by purchasing a tube pre amp. Right, but on the other hand the EFX tube drive makes my ax sound as if it was plugged into a Marshal rack. Must liven up vocals to sound pro. Please help!

May 6, 2009, 06:19 PM	#2
TravelRec. Alternative Audioproductions Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Germany / Sachsen-Anhalt Posts: 1,710 Rep Power: 0	Re: Effect / plug-in to simulate Tube Mic Input Take a look to your other posting. __________________ Always take a look behind.

Jun 9, 2009, 05:28 AM	#3
TheKezReturns HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gold Coast Australia Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	Re: Effect / plug-in to simulate Tube Mic Input Give the compressor or dynamics processor a try on your vocals. that should beef them up a bit. If you want that slightly saturated 'tube sound, why not try you EFX tube drive with small gain settings and both filters open. __________________ Dual Boot Hacky XP / OSX /Ubuntu. 2.13 C2D. 4 Gb DDR2. Intel DG965RY. EMU 1820M / TC Konnekt 24D / MOTU Ultralite mk3

Jun 9, 2009, 08:29 AM	#4
stylus02 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: germany, sb0090 Posts: 259 Rep Power: 0	Re: Effect / plug-in to simulate Tube Mic Input try microlimiter & microexiter from my plugin bundle. this should give more pressure & harmonics. http://freenet-homepage.de/stylish-s...plugs_v1.3.zip stylus __________________ http://kxm.dyndns.org