Get The CHEAT CODE To Next-Level Vocal Processing & Productivity You'll Wish You Had Earlier

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Available In Three Editions:

Stock   |   Standard   |   Signature

This 3-tier series of vocal chains started off as a solution to provide my collaborators with a replica of my signature chain using only stock plugins. For those with some paid plugins, I've also made a standard edition available which is low latency and uses 80% of the same plugins as the signature edition. Lastly, I couldn't gate-keep and leave my full vocal chain out of the picture, so my signature chain is available for purchase too. Read more about it here

Contents

• ✨ Features
• 📊 What Edition is Right For You?
• 🎛 Plugin Requirements
• 🗂 Template Layouts
• 💻 System Requirements
• 🎙 How To Use The Vocal Chain
• 🎚 Gain-Staging Settings
• 📦 What's Included?
• ⬆️ Upgrades & Crossgrades
• 🚀 Ready To Get Started?
• 📚 Resources
• 🔄 Return Policy

• Equipped with a universal, set-and-forget vocal chain for all voice types and genres
• Meticulously crafted templates with optimized gain-staging for the perfect levels
• Made exclusively for artists, songwriters, producers, podcasters, and recording/mix engineers
• Ability to interchange plugins between Editions to ensure compatibility and consistency
• Ability to retain the same sound across multiple DAWs or UAD Console
• Contains three different template layouts to simplify, enhance or upgrade your current workflow
• Used and loved by your favorite artists. Now yours to own!

Stock Edition:

• Powerful yet lightweight vocal chain reverse engineered from the Signature Edition
• Uses only stock plugins that are included with Pro Tools
• Ensures compatibility when sending sessions to collaborators
• CPU Efficient
• Zero Latency
• Included within a Simple or Moderate template layout (see differences below)

Standard Edition (Includes Stock Edition):

• Low Latency version of the Signature Edition (Uses 80% of the same plugins as the default Signature chain)
• Uses commonly-owned, inexpensive plugins (full list below)
• Easily interchange plugins from the Stock Edition to save on resources or new plugin purchases
• CPU Friendly 
• Low Latency (as low as 129 samples - or less if replaced with stock alternatives)
• Includes slightly different settings on all background vocal buses to make room for lead vocals
• Optimized for recording and monitoring directly in the DAW (as opposed to UAD Console for example)
• Included within a Moderate template layout

Signature Edition (Includes ALL Editions):

• A no-compromise processing chain that utilizes higher quality plugins
• Gets you as close as possible to a mixed vocal with very little effort
• Includes additional plugin options and presets to achieve an even more expensive sound than the default plugin chain
• Easily interchange plugins from ANY Edition to save on resources or new plugin purchases
• Higher Latency (2000+ samples)
• Includes slightly different settings on all background vocal buses to make room for lead vocals
• Optimized for mixing and recording/monitoring through your interface’s software
• Included within an Advanced template layout

Stock Edition Plugins Used:

• Avid EQ3-7 Band, BF-76, Dyn3 De-Esser, Channel Strip, Dyn3 Compressor/Limiter, Maxim
• AIR Reverb, AIR Dynamic Delay, AIR Chorus
• Waves Tune Real-Time (pre-loaded optional paid plugin)
• Antares Auto-Key (pre-loaded optional paid plugin)
• Youlean Loudness Meter 2 (pre-loaded optional free plugin)
• Plugin Alliance ADPTR Metric AB (pre-loaded optional paid plugin)

Standard Edition Plugins Used:

• FabFilter Pro Q3, Pro C2
• Waves Studio Rack, RCompressor, DeEsser, F6-RTA, CLA-2A, CLA-76, Scheps 73, SSL Channel, C4, H-Delay, Waves Tune Real-Time
• Slate Digital Fresh Air (free)
• ValhallaRoom, ValhallaVintageVerb, ValhallaPlate
• Avid AIR Chorus
• Auto-Tune Pro 9, EFX+ 9 (pre-loaded alternatives to Waves Tune Real-Time)
• Antares Auto-Key (pre-loaded optional paid plugin)
• Youlean Loudness Meter 2 (pre-loaded optional free plugin)
• Plugin Alliance ADPTR Metric AB (pre-loaded optional paid plugin)

Signature Edition Plugins Used:

• FabFilter Pro Q3
• UAD Tube-Tech CL 1B mkII
• Waves Studio Rack, RDeEsser, F6-RTA, CLA-2A, CLA-76, Scheps 73, SSL Channel, C4, L1, H-Delay, Waves Tune Real-Time
• Slate Digital Fresh Air (free)
• ValhallaRoom, ValhallaVintageVerb, ValhallaPlate
• Arturia Chorus DIMENSION-D
• Auto-Tune Pro 9, EFX+ 9 (pre-loaded alternatives to Waves Tune Real-Time)
• Antares Auto-Key (pre-loaded optional paid plugin)
• Youlean Loudness Meter 2 (pre-loaded optional free plugin)
• Plugin Alliance ADPTR Metric AB (pre-loaded optional paid plugin)

Some additional bonus plugins inactive in the Signature template (but not vital to the default vocal chain) are:

• FabFilter Pro DS, Pro MB, Pro L2
• StandardClip
• SSL Fusion HF Compressor
• UAD Dangerous BAX EQ, UAD Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor, UAD Empirical Labs Distressor, UADx 1176AE Compressor, UAD Pultec EQP-1A, UAD Manley VOXBOX, UAD Auto-Tune Realtime Advanced
• SoundToys Decapitator
• Waves RVox, Reel ADT
• Kazrog True Iron
• Tone Projects Kelvin
• Wavesfactory Spectre
• Oeksound Soothe2 & Spiff
• Soundtheory Gullfoss

There are three types of layouts, unique to each edition:

Simple

• Contains plugins directly on audio tracks
• No complex routing is utilized aside from effect sends

Used only in the Stock Edition.

Moderate

• Contains plugins on buses/routing folders instead of directly on audio tracks in order to reduce CPU usage
• Optimized for recording and monitoring directly in the DAW
• Houses all vocal tracks within routing folders for better organization and access to signal flow
• Includes a dedicated ‘Record Bus’ for independent volume control while recording
• Includes multiple 'Dump' tracks for playlisting takes for specific sections and track types
• Utilizes an All Vox and All Music routing folder for bus processing 
• Contains a Mix Bus and Monitor Bus in order to compare imported reference tracks, song versions or your mix bus chain without deactivating plugins on the Master/Mix Bus
• Utilizes multi-mono plugins on all background vocal buses for independent channel processing of hard-panned tracks, resulting in more consistency, control and predictable stereo imaging (not available in the Stock edition).

Used in Stock and Standard Editions.

Advanced

All of the above, plus:

• Optimizes multi-core CPU processing by distributing plugins across two vocal buses instead of one.
• Loaded with even more plugins/presets on vocal buses and All Vox/All Music buses
• Optimized for mixing, or recording and monitoring via your interface's software. (Does not include a dedicated record bus as this vocal chain is not low latency)

Used only in the Signature Edition.

System Compatibility:

• MacOS Mojave and above (may work in earlier versions)
• Windows 10 (64-bit) and above

DAW Compatibility:

• Pro Tools 12.5 or later (may work in earlier versions)

Plugin Software Compatibility: (for Signature & Standard Editions only)

• Waves v9 or later
• UAD Software v11.0.1 or later (may work in earlier versions)

💡 These configurations have been tested extensively to ensure compatibility.
If you experience any issues or have any questions, please reach out for a possible solution for your setup.

Simply increase or decrease level into the chain until it feels right! Not much else needs to be touched in order to benefit from its default sound. Of course, feel free to eventually tailor the EQ curves going into the chain with the dedicated cut and boost EQs.

In the Signature edition, loads of more plugin options and presets are available to further take things to the next level! Simply enable or disable the inactive plugins or adjust them as needed.

💡 Other helpful recording/template tips can be found in the comments section on each track (shown by default), or in the User Guide.

• Ideal mic input peak level: -24 to -12 dBFS

• Ideal music output peak level: -13 to -10 dBFS (or -23 to -18 LUFS short term)

All purchases include:

• Session template files (.ptxt) for Pro Tools
• Track presets (.ptxp) for easily importing the chain into your own template
• Plugin screenshots to demonstrate interchangeability between editions (not included in Stock Edition)
• Lifetime updates when new versions are available
• User Guide PDF

We offer upgrade and crossgrade options!

To upgrade, please email us with your transaction ID to request an upgrade voucher. It will be in the same amount of your previous tier, allowing you to apply it to another product tier at checkout.

To crossgrade (i.e. owning the Ableton, Logic and/or BC PatchWork Signature/Standard templates if you've already purchased a Pro Tools Signature/Standard product), please email us with your transaction ID to request a crossgrade voucher. Since these tiers use the same plugins, Signature and Standard owners will be eligible for a discount of 85% and 70% off respectively, allowing you to apply it towards another DAW/BC PatchWork product of the same tier.

What cannot be crossgraded (as these use unique vocal chains):

Any Stock Edition purchase

Any UAD Console VCC

Once you've reviewed all the compatibility requirements, simply add product(s) to your cart to checkout. You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to the instant download.

If for any reason you don't get the email within a few minutes, either give it several more minutes or you can email [email protected] with your transaction ID to fast-track your download. 

⚠️ Note that iCloud emails may not work due to Apple's strict email filtering so please make sure to use a valid email to ensure product delivery.

Manual delivery will be attempted within 24 hours otherwise.

Avid's free "Air Effects Bundle" - direct download:
https://cdn.avid.com/ProTools/22.2/RNZ8FM0E/AIR_Effects_Bundle_2022.2_Mac.dmg
https://cdn.avid.com/ProTools/18.8.1/8A7AF482/First_AIR_Effects_18.8.1_Win.zip

Slate Digital's free "Fresh Air" can be downloaded here:
https://slatedigital.com/fresh-air/

Waves' paid "Waves Tune Real-Time" - info:

https://www.waves.com/plugins/waves-tune-real-time

Antares' paid "Auto-Key" - info:

https://www.antarestech.com/products/auto-tune/auto-key

Youlean's free "Loudness Meter 2" can be downloaded here:
https://youlean.co/download-youlean-loudness-meter/

Plugin Alliance's paid "ADPTR Metric AB" - info:

https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/adptr_metricab.html

Due to the nature of this digital product, returns are not possible unfortunately. However, I am committed to providing exceptional support for all purchases. If you have any questions or issues, please email me at [email protected] with your transaction ID and I'll be happy to assist.