How to pitch down vox but keep their diction?

[samtastic]

hey guys,
I've heard lots of example of productions where it sounds like the vox have been pitched down an octave. But when I apply the transpose function in Live, the vocals are no longer clear. they lose their diction.

how are others achieving this effect, but keeping the vocals legible?

cheers

[SubFunk]

try a different algorithm, like re-pitch or complex, etc...

try them out if one might work better then the other.

also, if you transpose down, maybe try to apply a tiny bit (really just a notch, nothing radical) EQ after transposing to lift the mid/highs a tad and make them 'cut' through a bit more again.

[ukslice]

Could also be a female voice pitched down which would work quite nicely. It would sound like a man but would be cleaner.

[jtdj]

Try the QuikQuak Pitchwheel vst. It has a 'Keep Formants' option which keeps the integrity of the sound even under extreme settings; very cool.

[DangerousDave]

Its probably more likely that what you hear is actually a pretty deep voice to begin with, and then pitched down a few semi tones. An octave is pretty extreme but perhaps!

hope that helps