you know how sometimes you listen to a track with vocals in it and the vocals sound really close... kind of? Like the person is right there whispering into your ear, or something.
Is this just the way it's recorded (I am working with a sample here) or is there a trick that i don't know about? Tried messing around with stereo imaging, panning, some other things... and I kind got it but not quite...
hmmmmm
making things sound close to you...(?)
dont get me wrong i dont wanna sound like a smartass...
but closeness is a relative thing right? its gotta be close compared to something else. just like loud and soft, big and small etc....
stereo imaging is part of the solution, but the most important for the task is the use of perspective enhancers (delay and reverb). i suggest you study reverb in-depth, make sure you learn all of its common applications and how it affects sound depth-wise.
what i would do is mult the vocal on two mono channels, hard-pan them, then start adding micro delay to the right channel, say up to 12mS or so. if it sounds too dry you may use a small room setting on it, but nothing long-tailed. then whatever else you got in the lower mid-range of your track - keep it center and apply a darkish hall to it to push it backwards. this is just one of the many ways to do it, maybe someone will give a better advise.
some basic rules of thumb:
close --> louder, with more high freq. content than low, brighter, dry.
far --> softer in volume, more lower freqs, darker sounding, wet.
hope thats of help/
but closeness is a relative thing right? its gotta be close compared to something else. just like loud and soft, big and small etc....
stereo imaging is part of the solution, but the most important for the task is the use of perspective enhancers (delay and reverb). i suggest you study reverb in-depth, make sure you learn all of its common applications and how it affects sound depth-wise.
what i would do is mult the vocal on two mono channels, hard-pan them, then start adding micro delay to the right channel, say up to 12mS or so. if it sounds too dry you may use a small room setting on it, but nothing long-tailed. then whatever else you got in the lower mid-range of your track - keep it center and apply a darkish hall to it to push it backwards. this is just one of the many ways to do it, maybe someone will give a better advise.
some basic rules of thumb:
close --> louder, with more high freq. content than low, brighter, dry.
far --> softer in volume, more lower freqs, darker sounding, wet.
hope thats of help/