my log - remix stereo "Please Please Me" by the Beatles

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@cfmoore1

Set gain beyond 0db relying on my ear instead of the meter. A “Mix Render” showed quite a bit of red clip lines but the sound was still good.

Steve made a vocal enhancer plug-in which boosts the high frequency content, you can get it here …

Aural Exciter

This was the effect that brought the name Aphex Systems to prominence. Their Aural Exciter was something of a cult thing back in the 1970’s. I’ve never used one, and in fact never even seen a real one. I guess they are useful if you want that particular sound. There are many other “enhancer” effects, but the Aphex one has a distinctive colouration that may or may not be to your taste. There is some information about their current model here: http://www.aphex.com/204.htm I don’t know this par…

I suspect you are effectively doing the same by amplifying the vocal to the point of clipping, (creating extra harmonics).

Steve describes the effect of this plug-in as “a bit rough”, but it’s not as rough as clipping. (I suggest only using this plug-in on low settings 0.01 -0.05).