Alex Balgavy

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LPX vocal chain

  1. EQ: boost high (7-10k), cut low (100), small boost after low cut, boost mid presence where it doesn’t resonate (high whistle)

    Something like this:

  2. Compressor: vintage opto. auto release, slower attack, auto gain off. ratio ~5-6:1. high pass detect signal for compression, so no accidental high compression in lower range - more balanced. side chain → filter → HP. listen → ON. below 500 Hz, want body/mid to trigger compression.

  3. Compressor: studio fet. short attack - compress front transients. auto gain off. softer - 2-3:1 ratio (only peaks front transients).

  4. Mix knob on compressors to re-add a bit of dry signal.

  5. DeEsser: solo filter, freq ~6k, shelf. Get out sibilants.

  6. Optional vocal gate/noise gate: long attack/release. Maybe add RX7 debreather?

  7. Send 1: tape D, unsync & short delay below 30 msec. dry off, spread max. Thickens the sound.

  8. Send 2: space D, small bright voc.

  9. Potentially send to another larger reverb.