Tips and recipes

Recipes

Start each one with CAPTURE on your vocal, then set the knobs.

Sound	Settings
Natural polish	Breeze knob 20–30 %, Makeup low. A little air and room you feel more than hear.
Modern pop lead	Breeze knob 40–60 %, Crisp high, Span short, Makeup medium.
Rap vocal	Space low, Span short, Crisp and Heat medium, Makeup high. Words stay dry and upfront.
Ballad	Space high, Span long, Heat low, Breeze knob 50–70 %.
Warm, thick vocal	Heat high, Crisp low, Makeup medium.
Big effect on a send	Breeze knob near 100 %, Space and Span high. Mix the track under the dry vocal.
Podcast / voice-over	Space at 0, Crisp medium, Makeup medium to high.

Fixing common problems

• Too much room, the words get lost. Lower Space or shorten Span. The Breeze knob still adds brightness and warmth.
• Too bright or harsh, sibilants stick out. Lower Crisp.
• The vocal distorts or sounds dirty. Lower Heat, or switch HEAT off.
• Louder with Breeze than without. Bring the output fader down until the level matches with Breeze bypassed.
• Capture made a strange choice. Run it again on a louder, more typical part of the vocal.

Workflow tips

• Run CAPTURE again when the singer or the part changes.
• Automate the Breeze knob: a little in the verse, more in the chorus. See Automation & MIDI control.
• Breeze works on any vocal-like source: backing vocals, choirs, spoken word, even lead synths.

Next: Automation & MIDI control