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--- In logic-ot@y..., "Sascha Franck" <saschafranck@s...> wrote:
> Michael Tuminello wrote:
> > I was wondering if I could tap the collective mind here for advice on
> > how to cut some of the nasal tone from a vocal.. any suggestions?
> 
> I am no proper sound engineer at all, but what I'm allways doing is to setup
> a parametric EQ (needs to be fully parametric, read, a Q parameter has to be
> present), set up a hard boost, scroll through the frequencies and try to
> find out which are the nasty frequencies. When getting closer, I narrow the
> band by raising the Q factor. Then I just cut it. Sometimes, to compensate
> eventual loss in the voices I may boost frequencies between 4 and 6 kHz,
> that's where they usually cut through a mix nicely.

You are dead on, Sascha. That's the way I do it too: sweeping with the frequency until I find what's causing that 'tub' sound. It sounds nasal when there is a sharp peak in the spectrum somewhere above 1k. You can create that kind of sound by increasing the Q on f.e. a synth sound; set the filter at about halfway the total range of the parameter and crank the Q up. Instant 'tub' sound. So to filter it, you need to do exactly what Sascha explained. That's what I've learnt from mixing a band live every two weeks.
Yoonchi.