I gave up using it after 30 mins of frustrating experimentation. This plug-in saves me so much time and gets fantastic results without affecting the vocal sound.
SETTING UP WAVES VOCAL RIDER MANUAL
There's also a manual here: if you're curious how it works. There's very few controls and they're pretty straight forward - especially if you watch their demo video.
SETTING UP WAVES VOCAL RIDER HOW TO
It's easy to set up (if you know how to use side-chaining in your DAW). Level automation works but it takes FOREVER to get it right. Not enough and it's jumping out all over. Too much compression and the vocal gets boxy.
And unlike everyday compression, Vocal Rider adds absolutely no additional coloring to the track. Then, Vocal Rider compensates for all deviations from the target, intelligently raising or lowering the vocal volume, instantly. All you need to do is set the target range of the vocal level in relation to the rest of the mix. Simply put, Vocal Rider rides the levels of vocal tracks, automatically.Instead of manually riding the physical mixing console fader, or tediously drawing in each individual level change on a DAW track, Vocal Rider does it for you, making it a true timesaver. Now conventionally, this plug-in is used to turn up the volume of a vocal track, or turn down the volume of a vocal track, and it’s done relative to the mix of your music. Waves Vocal Rider is the first of Waves pioneering new series of Mix tools. So, the plug-in that I’m going to be using is from Waves.
Waves Vocal Rider Automatic Level-Riding Plug-In Details Simply put, Vocal Rider rides the levels of vocal tracks, automatically. Waves Vocal Rider Automatic Level-Riding Plug-In Vocal Rider is the first of Waves pioneering new series of Mix tools. The quad setup is great for generating speed, making it perfect in small waves, the quad fins also allow for quick, sharp turns, very similar to a twin but with the added control.