Tool: Vocal Doubler in Soundtrap
Last month, Soundtrap released a very cool feature in their online DAW called Vocal Doubler. This new feature/effect makes your vocal tracks sound much fuller and affords you the opportunity to do some pretty cool things. It essentially splits the original vocal track into twin modulated stereo signals, making it sound like there are several voices singing together in unison. Student vocal recordings are really enhanced with this tool - not by auto tuning (and of course you can do that), but by making them thicker and fuller. It’s really cool. Have a listen to these two audio examples. The first track is without the Vocal Doubler - and the second one is what it sounds like when you add it.
Pretty impressive, huh?
To access the Vocal Doubler effect, you first need to create a Voice & Mic track. Next, click on Effects in the track settings panel. Click Add Effect and search for the Vocal Doubler in the search window. Voila! You should now see the Vocal Doubler effect. It looks like this:
There are three settings in the Vocal Doubler that you can control:
Strength: You can control the amount of separation from the original recorded vocal track to get the sound you’re looking for.
Modulation: You can control the amount of delay and pitch shift added to the vocals for a more natural sound.
Boost: The Boost button can adds all sorts of interesting effects to your vocals.
Here is the tutorial vide on how to use the Vocal Doubler from the folks at Soundtrap:
If you are an existing Soundtrap customer, you have this effect available right now. In my opinion, it will inspire students to record themselves singing because it really makes any vocal sound good. Whether they record themselves at home or in the music classroom, I believe that this will encourage them to put aside any nervousness about singing they might have.
If you would like to try out Soundtrap with your students to experience cool features like this one, get a FREE 30-day trial from MusicFirst by signing up HERE. Enjoy!