When you gig in live situations, do you use vocal effects?

Question

I find that most vocal effects like chorus, pitch shifters and so on are impossible to hear if done subtly and correctly (like during a recording), and too wild if you turn it up to hear it over a crowd or large room. I am even having difficulties setting up reverb and delay when I don't know what the gig is going to be like. Are there any good answers or places to figure this out?

Answer 1

Trial and error my friend. Look at it this way, the bigger the room, the less effects you're gonna need. How high are the ceilings? Is the floor wood or cement? What we do when playing a club we haven't played at before, we sing ACapella and see how the accoustics are in the room, and gage our effects settings accordingly. And, as for me and my band, there are certain songs in which we add more delay than others. In the end, its better have not enough effects on the vocals than too much. You dont want the vocals to get muddy and not understood. I hope this helps!

Answer 2

A couple years ago I worked at a water park and they always have famous bands play there. I remember Saliva and Flyleaf were there while I was working. But the first live gig I had to pay for was for Avenged Sevenfold this past April.

Answer 3

In live theater we use a lot of reverb in our show. It gives a nice echo sound and fills out the room nicely.

Answer 4

All I use live is a little reverb to fill out the sound.