Vocal Clarity

This Photo is an example of an EQ on a softer vocalist in a musical called Puck's Potion. This EQ was used to add vocal clarity with the additive 3.32 kHz band. This increase helped provide clear speaking sections during the show with her enunciation. Along with this, the higher-end boost with the HF helped to bring some air into the songs. The LM filter was used to help remove the unwanted "muddy" sounds heard in her mid-range voice.  The LF was used to eliminate the lower-range harshness with P and H sounds.  

The compressor used on this vocalist was not aggressive, it was in place to help reduce the dynamic range. In some powerful numbers the compression would help bring her higher range down a bit further than other singers as to not bring on an unpleasant mix. The Parallel Path Compression is on to keep the uncompressed path in the mix as well as the compressed version. This helps to bring a more full-sounding mix when the compressor activates and prevents modulation in the sound of the voice by retaining the uncompressed version. The Soft Knee is active to provide a better activation curve on the vocals. It helps provide the mix with a softer compression activation and keep the dynamic range smaller.

This is the main Reverb unit. This is representing the live reverb that was used for the show. The reverb used was a Hall reverb for the feeling of more grand singers. The reverb time was set at 2.38 seconds to give a moderate decay, but not allow the audience to noticeably hear the trails of the reverb.