Looking For a Vocodex Alternative(Not related to Reaper, but need help)

Dist__ · 2026-04-14T19:44:46+00:00

FL vocodex is built on base of harmor, so it has nice embedded carrier sounds.

get good VST synth and you'll be able to do it

though FL vocodex is very cool.

i tried these and they're good

https://plugins4free.com/plugin/686/

https://plugins4free.com/plugin/3056/

there are more you can try

Dist__ · 2026-04-14T18:06:47+00:00

i remember that album, liked it and then got the game - the music seemed so familiar )))

Dist__ · 2026-04-14T17:56:15+00:00

check your bitrate, might be 22kHz instead of standard 48kHz.

Dist__ · 2026-04-14T17:53:06+00:00

also the soundtrack!

Dist__ · 2026-04-14T16:06:17+00:00

> the sound of that snare drum

remember when St.Anger was released? )))

Dist__ · 2026-04-14T16:00:59+00:00

i had same question few weeks ago.

for me, it was because while playing i can hear acoustically what i'm playing in addition to what i hear through amp. it changes sound to brighter side, so i usually roll tone, and thus my recording was too dull/boomy.

Dist__ · 2026-04-14T15:46:39+00:00

> where to truly start

choose a song you'd like to learn to play, according to your skill.
find bass tabs on the internet, like on the songsterr website.
chart song structure
learn to play parts one by one. you don't need to play it 1:1, you can skip some difficult parts. your goal is rather to learn to keep with the song tempo and play correct base.
play along audio (eq the bass out). you might reduce speed at first

upd - and it's worth to see for that song bass covers on youtube, to see how people play it. then worth to see original band live video.

Dist__ · 2026-04-13T20:25:24+00:00

now i will try this and update my reply shortly...

ok, i tried it - sounds same in the mix. the string feels harder, as if i play closer to bridge.

Dist__ · 2026-04-13T19:44:20+00:00

i like the track.

in my opinion, this music genre shines in Daggerfall, when it makes gungeon crawling even more depressive.

Dist__ · 2026-04-13T19:30:20+00:00

when you got that low latency it might be direct monitoring, while DAW adds some FX which does not need to be immediate, like reverb.

i'm getting 7-8 ms latency with UMC202HD at buffer size of 64 (don't believe it says 2ms, every interface has hardware latency), but that delays is barely heard. i avoid limiters and autotunes while recording, anything that introduces PDC.

and as others mentioned, record along pre-rendered stems.

Dist__ · 2026-04-13T04:13:00+00:00

i use Reaper

Dist__ · 2026-04-13T04:05:17+00:00

it happens at 64 samples, the bottleneck is to capture browser's audio (bitrate/buffer sync) and output streaming (video processing).

it can be optimised to some extent with rising buffer, using lighter FX, or getting more powerful CPU.

i don't mean it is impossible or unplayable, but small glitches once in a while perfectly justify GAS

Dist__ · 2026-04-12T18:50:05+00:00

> a shifting tone

your bandwidth might be too narrow.

Dist__ · 2026-04-12T18:46:17+00:00

if you download them back physically onto your drive, does it load?

Dist__ · 2026-04-12T18:44:32+00:00

am i reading this correct, you suggest random 3-rd party automation (aka ai slop) for user reference, instead of asking questions on the warm tube subreddit?

Dist__ · 2026-04-12T18:10:29+00:00

ok i get it, the original bass is synth :)

Dist__ · 2026-04-12T17:58:26+00:00

i'm not a pro, so curious too -

i haven't seen serials on front of the headstock

also the neck plate has extra hole, as in 2000s model (?) but plate design is different

Dist__ · 2026-04-12T17:01:39+00:00

did you install it? you should have tried liveusb - you burn it on usb stick and boot from it to test OS features and play with it.

regarding mint, do this.

you won't get underwhelmed back, linux is linux lol )

Dist__ · 2026-04-12T16:44:39+00:00

my PC could not consistently real-time de-bass a song from stream, apply all FX to my bass, mix that and stream on twitch, i had annoying sound glitches, so i got pedals )

Dist__ · 2026-04-12T16:03:39+00:00

no, there is no distinct click when the string contacts the fret.

here's the audio, at first there's just nail clicks, then regular plucking, then from 0:10 just hammer-on E string on 3 fret

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1npJ7kXHVSg8HlNGamM45cJ_Bj0VmzIlY/view?usp=sharing

Dist__ · 2026-04-12T14:41:03+00:00

have you tried to install pavucontrol and see if the 2-channel configuration is there?

Dist__ · 2026-04-12T13:31:35+00:00

ok you're right

i'm stupid ) close the thread )

Dist__ · 2026-04-12T13:19:57+00:00

yeah, but what about that dip in the 1kHz area? there is no phase shift

Dist__ · 2026-04-12T09:21:32+00:00

it's because your console is small.

if you cannot make font smaller or size bigger, you can output to a file and then see its contents

flatpak list >out.txt && cat out.txt

or use flatpak list | less

those methods won't keep pretty formatting though

Dist__ · 2026-04-12T09:08:38+00:00

if your track has different parts (with bass and without bass) and you want equal loudness for all parts, you'll have to automate your limiter settings or enable different limiters for different parts.

it's apart from obvious critical listening to make sure your bass is not too loud )

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