Jeff Gorman plays the chords to the chorus into the MicroKorg creating synth like pads from his lead vocal track.īefore discussing what Vance ends up recording, let’s talk a little about vocoders and how they work. It comes with a microphone attached on a gooseneck, which allows you to sing into the vocoder.
We pick up the action in the control room with band member Jeff Gorman sitting in front of a Korg MicroKorg keyboard, which is a compact synth with a built-in vocoder. In it, Vance takes the lead vocal track and runs it through a vocoder several times to create a cool texture to layer underneath the choruses. You’ll see an example of one of these techniques in this excerpt from Start to Finish: Vance Powell - Episode 9 - Vocal Editing And Background Vocals.
He’s always coming up with ideas, both big and small, to improve the sound of existing parts or create new ones. One of the many advantages of working with Vance Powell as a producer is that he knows so many creative studio techniques.
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