

By all means, but even more important is the concepts are the concepts, and the strategies and the techniques going into it, so we’re going to break that down.įirst things first, we’re going to hit play. Maybe you’re doing this as a hobby and you don’t want to invest too much into your plug-ins. Or it’s not really in the budget right now, and you just want to stick to the tools you’ve got.

That’s not to take away from the beauty of the Butch Vig plug-in, but I want you to understand the concepts and the techniques going on behind the scenes of the plug-in so that you have another arsenal of tools to go to, whether you buy the plug-in and you use, which I’m doing.


We’re going to take a look deeper into what’s going on, and I’m going to show you how to pull off some of these same techniques with stock or free plug-ins. Designed for those looking for a creative approach to shaping vocals, Butch Vig Vocals features intuitive EQ controls, a compressor and a de-esser, and several tools for coloring your sound in numerous shades, including Tube and Solid State saturation, a unique Focus knob, and other inspiring features, all carefully crafted by Butch himself to help you realize your vocal vision.Hey, what’s up, guys? David Glenn of and .Ĭoming back with what I’m calling part two of our look into the Waves Butch Vig vocal plug-in, the new signature series from Waves, and I’m really digging it. The celebrated producer ushered in the sound of distorted vocals in a beautifully musical way, and this feature is an integral part of the sound that the Butch Vig Vocals plugin faithfully recreates. One of the defining elements of the “Butch Vig Sound” is Vig’s unique vocal stamp. From Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins to Foo Fighters, Green Day and his own band Garbage, Butch Vig has contributed his signature sound to some of the most legendary albums of the modern rock era. Widely considered one of the most influential rock producers of recent decades, Butch Vig helped spawn an entirely new rock genre.
