Best Logic Pro x Plugins For Vocals Part 2

Logic Pro x is one of the most popular DAW softwares to use for music creation. Its clean interface, combined with a wide range of functions and instruments make it a great choice for vocal artists.When vocals are an essential element of your music production workflow, it's important that you have the correct audio tools to work with them. In this article we discuss some of the best logic pro x plugins for processing and mixing vocals.

De-esser

Audio FX - Dynamics

Logics’ stock De-esser plugin is an essential tool for crafting pristine and polished vocal tracks. A de-esser works like a compressor, but it only targets the higher frequencies of the voice which can sometimes sound harsh or tiring to our ears.

By applying gain reduction to the target frequency range, the harsh elements of the voice will be reduced, leading to a smoother and overall more pleasing vocal sound. This is particularly useful if you are working with a vocal that contains lots of sibilance, or harsh tones produced by the lips, or words containing the letter “s”.

Echo

Audio FX - Delay

Echo has a very simple interface with only a few tweakable parameters, and is heavily influenced by hardware echo units such as the Roland space echo or tape echo.

The tape delay and stereo delay plugins in Logic Pro x are great in their own right, but sometimes they can be a bit lacking in personality. Echo however is great for when you need a delay effect that has a more characterful sound. There is also an unpredictable-ness of the echo plugin which can lead to some very interesting results. Try experimenting with higher feedback values for unique and exciting delay textures.

Channel EQ

Audio FX - EQ

The channel eq found in Logic Pro x is a simple and humble eq tool that may fly under-the-radar. Don't let its simplicity fool you however , as it can be a very useful tool for vocal production when you know what you are doing.

Channel EQ functions the same as many EQ plugins, but for vocals we recommend exploring the wide range of vocal presets. There are lots of great settings which can be used as a starting point, and then tweaked further to perfectly match the vocal you are working with. The channel eq splits its presets into male and female voices, which can help you to save time when searching for the desired eq setting.

Noise Gate

Audio FX - Dynamics

The Logic Pro x noise gate plug in may not do anything flashy, but that doesn't stop it being a very helpful tool when recording and mixing your vocal tracks.

The noise gate allows you to set a threshold at which the gate will allow sound to pass through. For sounds below the threshold the gate will remain “closed” and not let any of the audio through to be heard. When used correctly the noise gate can be extremely useful for artists recording their own vocals at home, as it can help to trim out unwanted background noise, or breaths in between singing.

Space Designer

Audio FX - Reverb

Space Designer is the stock convolution reverb plugin included with Logic Pro x and it packs a very mighty punch. Users are able to select from a huge range of different acoustic environments such as rooms, chambers, halls and even outdoor spaces such as caves and sports arenas.

Space designer is great for vocals as it allows users to place their vocals in a desired acoustic space which can help to breathe life into a vocal performance and enhance the sense of atmosphere. Try experimenting with different spaces and see which results sound good to your ear. You can use smaller spaces for more tight and natural sounding vocals, whereas larger spaces are perfect for more atmospheric and ethereal vocal effects.

Autofilter

Audio FX - Filter

For our final entry on our list of the best Logic Pro x plugins for vocals we have the Autofilter. Autofilter is a filter plugin that also combines distortion and LFO modulation into its functionality. Just like any other filter plugin, users can select from many different options of high-pass, low-pass, band-pass and notch filters. These can then be combined with the LFO modulation to create moving effects such as filter risers, wobbles and stutter effects. This combination of features make it a very fun and interesting plugin to use and is perfect for when you want to quickly alter the vibe of a sound and make it more exciting.

We recommend using the Autofilter plugin as an effect send, and applying different amounts of filtering to your vocals depending on their role in the song. Backing vocals for example can sound really cool when a bandpass filter is applied.

Thanks for checking out this article on the best Logic Pro x plugins for vocals part 2. https://www.controlla.xyz/post/best-logic-pro-x-plugins-for-vocals If you enjoyed reading then also consider taking a look at part 1 for more Logic Pro X vocal plugins.