jaredq said:
Is it possible to track live vocals along with recorded tracks using the UAD compressors?
I have a 2408III with 4.5 installed.I am considering the UAD studio pack but would like to know if the delay compensation is applicable to live tracking and how you could go about making it work.I am only concerned about using compression on tracking not any other effects.
It's easy to record that way but monitoring gets a little tricky due to the latency.
Though I never track with pluins I have run some tests and here's the workarounds I've found;
Option 1:
For the performers cue mix you'll need to take the send prior to the plugin. Either off the mic pre with a splitter, off an analog board aux send or if your only using the DAW mixer as follows ( depends on your software but the concept remains the same) route the incoming mic to 2 Aux channels and use one of them to feed the headphone mix. Insert a UAD comp in the 2nd one and assign it's output to a record enabled track.
If you have zero latency monitoring then Aux 1 will be fine for the singer.
You'll also need to run a latency test by recording a sound on both the effected aux and the dry aux to 2 tracks at the same time and comparing the offset in the waveforms. This is the amount the compressed track will need to be moved earlier in playback time after it's recorded. For the sake of the next part lets just say you found the delay to be 1024 smpls.
If you want to monitor he vox through the compressor plugin in the control room in sync with the existing tracks you need to get more creative.
The easiest way is to 1-make a quick rough mix off all the existing tracks, 2-nudge it by the 1024 smpl latency offset you found on the prior test, 3-In the control room monitor that mix and the compressed mic channel while tracking.
This sets up 2 distinct monitoring routes, one in real time for the performer and one slightly delayed but hearing the compressed vox in the other one.
Option 2: record at 24 bit, leave some headroom and use the plugins in the mix.
