The BEST voice recording filters

That question is impossible to answer. You don't even tell us what you're recording. Spoken word? Singing? If you're singing - what style? The answers depend crucially on what you are trying to achieve.

You said you tried GB's effects and plugins - have you also tried the vocal presets? They are good starting points and are named after certain styles. Maybe you try those and then tell us what you're unhappy with.

(And all of this has little to do with sound quality which isn't very much influenced by effects but only depends, within GB's limits, on your recording technique.)

If the question is how do I improve my recording using what I have...


Compression and EQ. If you don't know how to use those two tools you are fighting an uphill battle.

And how much room do you hear? With sensitive condensers your room may be a big problem.

Experiment with affecting your room and mic positions while recording. See if it improves things for you.

Use what ever you may have to deaden live and reflective areas. Use your ears until you are happy that you have the best possible incoming signal for your setup. Last thing you want is to have a recording that already puts you in a corner.

An effect worth trying is...

Duplicating your VO track. Keep one dry and one wet using a light touch of delay.

The last thing is the mic you have 'may' not be suited to your voice....if EQ can't fix it then...

If you have a studio available close enough you can rent an hour cheaply and test mic's.

You can learn a lot very quickly being in that environment.

Download the free 10day trial of this http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/nectar/ and have a good play around. You can use it as an AU inside of GB.

Also, it might pay to do some research into external soundcards with good A/D converters. I love my Rode NT2000 condenser mic, but it was beast to tame.

Room can be THE biggest culprit. L.ust has good advice ^^^.

There are some room correction systems out their too.