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Guides for warmer vocals
Practical, no-nonsense articles on tube sound, vocal chains and the science behind analog modeling.
Vocal mixing
How to get warm tube vocals for free
A complete vocal chain in five steps (de-esser, tube compression, echo and plate), with starting settings you can use today.
Read the guide → Tubes12AX7 vs 12AU7 on vocals: which tube should you use?
Gain, headroom and harmonics compared, with measured distortion for nine classic tubes, from the 12AX7 to the vari-mu 6386.
Compare the tubes → TriodiaTriodia's plate reverb: how it works and how to use every knob
The Dattorro plate algorithm in plain terms, what SIZE, DAMP, WIDTH, PRE-DLY, LOW CUT and MIX do, and the settings behind every factory preset.
Read the guide → The scienceHow tube saturation is modeled: the Koren equations explained
What actually happens inside a "tube" plugin: the triode equation, the gain stage around it, and why the details matter for sound.
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