How to produce ethereal vocal effects ft. Michael Lessard (The Contortionist, Last Chance To Reason)

Follow along as vocalist, songwriter, and producer Michael Lessard (The Contortionist, Last Chance to Reason) shares how he uses the new iZotope Trash distortion plugin to transform vocals with delays, convolution reverbs, distortion, and more. By the end of this video, you’ll have a better understanding of how to approach production techniques that enhance the emotion of your vocals. Download Trash Presets: Get iZotope Trash: Get iZotope Trash Lite for free: Get iZotope Trash for iPad: Get free plugins for mixing and mastering: 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - “Return To Earth“ by The Contortionist 01:31 - Telephone mic effect 02:43 - Vocal production philosophy 03:29 - Picking delays 04:47 - Using Trash on Delays 06:17 - Trash Lowpass Filter 06:50 - Pick Convolve settings 08:01 - Picking more phrases for delays 10:14 - Pitch shifting vocals 15:17 - Mix organization and process 16:13 - “Archons & Acolytes“ by Last Chance To Reason 17:33 - Duplicate tracks 17:54 - Dice randomize button 19:16 - Chasing inspiration 21:13 - Main distortion layer 23:36 - Envelope Follower 24:44 - Before & After 25:11 - More trash delays 27:39 - Listen 28:23 - Picking the final lines 31:17 - Listen to all distortion and delays 32:17 - Other presets and possibilities 33:08 - Cleaning up audio helps with distortion processing 34:03 - Before & After 34:21 - Final thoughts 35:30 - Outro #izotope #trash #distortion #vocalproduction