From the course: Audio Foundations: Delay and Modulation
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Get in the Mix: Chorus
From the course: Audio Foundations: Delay and Modulation
Get in the Mix: Chorus
An alternative name for the heavy use of modulated medium delays to simulate more than one player is chorus. The idea is that through the use of several different modulating delays in the 20 to 50 millisecond range, one could transform a single track into the sound of several voices. The delays simulate other voices singing along but phrasing things a bit late, humanly out of sync. The modulation of those delays introduces small amounts of pitch shift, creating the illusion of a natural amount of pitch variation for these added simulated performers. No two performers sing with identical pitch and phrasing, and 40 singers would create 40 unique sounds, even as they try to sing together. Modulated medium delays evoke the sound of several simultaneous performers, converting one voice into a choir. Thus, the term chorus. Naturally, stacking up 39 medium delays around one single live vocalist will not convincingly sound like a choir of 40 different people. Think of it instead as a special…
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LFO2m 39s
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Get in the Mix: Modulation rate and depth7m 32s
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Get in the Mix: Modulation shape7m 43s
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Delay effects examples in various plug-ins3m 52s
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Medium delays1m 3s
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Get in the Mix: Chorus5m 54s
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Get in the Mix: Double tracking6m 23s
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Get in the Mix: Spreaders and thickeners11m 53s
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