Vocal Delay - Advanced

In this tutorial, I'll explain how to add a delay like an expert to make your vocals shine, with stock plugins only.

Firstly, I recommend you download the sample used in the tutorial.
It's here --> https://mega.nz/file/YJpyRCLb#Z7z0toiHrmIWN3-w_eJWb938JjctMPIyIkI4sH81mE4

Note: since LMMS 1.2 does not allow to route sample tracks to FX channels, I use the AudioFileProcessor to play the vocals. If you are reading this when 1.3 is out, or you are using the Nightly version, you can use a sample track because it's much more convenient and easy to work with.

1. Load the smple in an AudioFileProcessor.

2. Create an FX channel (Vocal Dry) and send the track to this channel.

3. Create an additional FX channel called "Stereo Delay" (where we are going to create some stereo effect) and send 100% of "Vocal Dry" to this new channel.
3.1 In this channel add a Delay Effect (I used Echo Delay Line 0.1s), put it 100% wet, and set the delay time different for each channel (around 20ms left, and 50ms right). See the width in the vocal now! Play around with the delay time until you find the perfect hotspot.

4. Create an additional FX channel called "Main Delay" (where, as the name suggests, we are going to create the main delay). For now, send 100% of "Vocal Dry" to this channel.
4.1 Mute "Stereo Delay" to better listen to this new channel.
4.2 Add an "Echo delay" (I used MultiTap Echo), set it to tempo sync at around 1/8th or 1/4th, depending on the vocal.
4.3 Activate pingpong effect if your echo delay has it. If not (like the MultiTap Echo) use an AutoPanner, like TAP AutoPanner.
4.4 Add some saturation to add high frequencies
4.5 Add some reverb to soften the delay.
4.6 Add an EQ to cut the lows, and cut some of the fundamental frequency of the delayed vocal, so it doesn't collide with the main vocal.
4.7 Add a SideChain Compressor, so the wet delay does not interfere with the dry vocal. In order to do that, you need to add a peak controller on the Vocal Dry FX channel and assign this controller to the SideChain Compressor. Set a ratio around 4, minimum attack and release, adjust threshold as needed.
4.8 When you are happy with the end result, adjust the "Send" to better mix both dry and wet vocals.

5. Create a new FX channel called "Odd Delay" (where there will be a delay that will be present only at certain points). Send 100% of "Vocal Dry" to this channel.
5.1 Add an effect that "alters" the vocal in a way, like a exciter (Calf Exciter LDSPA, is used in the example) or any other effect that you like (pitch effect, formant, bitcrush, extreme distortion, etc.)
5.2 Add an "Echo delay" (I used MultiTap Echo), set it to tempo sync differently than the one added in the "Main Delay" channel.
5.3 Add some reverb, to soften the delay.
5.4 Add an EQ to cut the lows, and cut some of the fundamental frequency of the delayed vocal, so it doesn’t collide with the main vocal.
5.5 Automate the "Send" so that this effect is only audible when you want it, such as at the end of sentences.

TIP: To make it easier to create automations in the parts of the audio where there is silence, add the vocal in an additional sample track, so you can visually see in which areas to activate the send.

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