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Old 12-06-2013, 05:59 AM
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Default Re: Big gang/crowd vocals

I normally go for the "Bruce Swedien"-style Blumlein setup (two figure of eight mics (e.g. 414) in MS configuration. Group of about 5 people (=the band) about one arms length in distance (semicircle or circle). 4-5 passes.

I found it to be important that everybody should shout a bit higher than they would normally do. If everybody is shouting low, it will sound like the crowd is about to fall asleep... higher sounds more energetic. Might record one or two lower passes for variation though.

Also, I really like to add (at least) the lead singer with the normal close micing technique. Just mix it in (not dominating over the crowd). Since the close miced sound is completely different from the stereo-setup, this adds great depth into the crowd-mix! (in reality I first record the lead singer and then the crowd, the lead track is also the guide for the crowd).

I'd really like to hear some more ideas about effects (delay, reverb etc.)
I personally will use a pretty heavy echo and also reverb obviously. I found that "church-type" reverb is not really working for me, rather a medium sized hall or plate...
Might add some Dimension D and/or little microshift (chorus type effects basically).

One plugin I like to use on shout vocals to get variation out of double tracks is Antares Avox Mutator. Just some slight adjustments and it sounds like the singers twin brother (or so...) ;-)

Might also try some distortion (maybe just on some tracks!?) like Decapitator or some guitar amp type plugins or hardware (Sansamp...).
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Old 12-06-2013, 06:06 AM
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Default Re: Big gang/crowd vocals

Here's a track I did a couple of years ago which is kind of similar to comeback kid.... Gang vocals a pretty tight and direct (no arena sound) ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OevWK9oxddA
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Old 07-26-2015, 04:02 PM
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Default Re: Big gang/crowd vocals

I would suggest getting as many people as you can in the room to shout the lyrics. Even if its Girlfriends, Boyfriends, Even you as the mix engineer can go out there and throw your voice in the crowd.

Try to put a small or medium reverb on the crowd after you pan it to the left and right. Try a hard pan and a soft pan then pick which one you like better.
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Old 09-22-2015, 01:01 AM
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Default Re: Big gang/crowd vocals

I used to use a convolution plugin to create a crowd effect, but really it is much easier to get as much people as possible together and record a couple of takes :) Then you parallel-compress them and voila.
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