Vocal rider · VST3 + AU

Rider

It turns the quiet words up and the loud words down while you record, so the vocal sits at one level. FL Studio, Logic, Ableton, Reaper.

Version 0.1 · Windows 10/11 64-bit · macOS 11 or newer

Rider's window: the ride graph, the gold ride fader, and the knobs for Target, Range, Speed, Ignore Below, Tame Breaths and Follow Beat
Windows

Install in a minute

  1. Open Rider-0.1-windows-setup.exe.
  2. Windows will say it protected your PC. That's because Rider is new and unsigned. Click More info, then Run anyway.
  3. Click Install.
  4. In FL Studio: Options › Manage plugins › Find installed plugins. Rider shows up under Ruthless Ideas.
Mac

Install in a minute

  1. Open Rider-0.1-mac.pkg. The Mac will say it can't check it. That's because Rider is new and unsigned. Click Done.
  2. Open System Settings › Privacy & Security, scroll down, click Open Anyway next to Rider.
  3. Click through the installer.
  4. In Logic: Settings › Plug-in Manager › Reset & Rescan. Rider is under Audio Units › Ruthless Ideas.

Using it

Where
On the vocal track, first in the chain, before compression.
Learn
Hit it and sing 6 seconds. It sets the target to your own level.
Range
The most it will ever push up or pull down.
Speed
Low for smooth singing, high for rap.
Ignore below
Room noise and bleed under this level are left alone.
Tame breaths
Pulls the gaps between words down.
Follow beat
Send the beat to Rider's sidechain. When the beat gets louder, the vocal comes up with it.
Write / Read
Write records the ride as automation. Read plays it back so you can fix any move by hand.