# INT-Even > INT-Even | Free vocal leveller Evens out the level of a vocal. Quiet parts come up, shouted parts come down, and you can't tell anything is there. ## What it does, in one sentence A vocal never keeps the same level from start to finish: some lines eat the microphone and others almost disappear. INT-Even shrinks that difference **without changing the overall level of your track**. ## Why it isn't a compressor A compressor squashes peaks as soon as they cross a threshold, and that changes the character of the voice. INT-Even listens to the vocal for a few seconds, works out how loud it sounds **on average**, and corrects towards that average. It's like having someone ride the fader all the time, very patiently. That's why you can use both: INT-Even first to even things out, then your compressor for character: with far less work left to do. ## Where to put it It's an effect: it goes in a **mixer slot**, on the vocal track. Not in the instrument rack. In FL Studio: select the mixer track, click an empty slot on the right, and look for it under **Fx-Dynamics**. Put it **before** your compressor and EQ. The earlier in the chain, the less work everything else has to do. ## The only control you need **Amount**: how much it evens out. | Value | What happens | | --- | --- | | 0 % | The audio comes out **exactly** as it went in. Off means off. | | 50 % | Corrects half of it. Leaves the performance breathing. | | 100 % | Evens out as much as it can. This is where it starts. | If you don't know where to begin: leave it at 100 % and listen. If the vocal feels too flat, bring it down until it breathes again. ## The meter The bar in the middle shows you, live, **how much it is correcting**: - It moves **right** when it is lifting a quiet part. - It moves **left** when it is pulling down a loud part. - If it barely moves, your vocal was already even and the plugin has little to do. On the left it shows how loud the vocal is, measured the same way Spotify and YouTube measure it. ## More options They're hidden on purpose: you don't need them for this to work. **Speed**: how fast it reacts. Low (25-60 ms) keeps the vocal very even but can sound tight. High (300-500 ms) sounds more natural and respects the performance. The default, 120 ms, works well for almost everything. **Range**: how far it is allowed to correct, up and down. Push it too high and it can lift room noise in the gaps. 12 dB is a comfortable value. **Gate**: below this level it doesn't correct at all. This is what stops breaths and room tone from being pushed up between lines. If you hear the background "breathing" in the silences, raise this. ## Tips - **Doubled vocals:** put INT-Even on both takes with the same setting. They'll sit together far better. - **Spoken word / podcast:** Speed at 200 ms and Amount at 100 %. Very even without sounding processed. - **If it feels flat:** don't lower Range, lower **Amount**. Range is a safety limit, not a taste control. ## Si algo no anda ### It doesn't show up in my DAW. Rescan your plugins. Look for "INT-Even" in the effects list, not in the instruments list. ### I don't hear any difference. Check that Amount isn't at 0, and that audio is actually playing: the plugin needs a few seconds of sound before it starts correcting. ### I hear background noise between lines. Raise **Gate** until it stops. ### It sounds pumpy. Lower **Amount**, or raise **Speed** so it reacts more slowly. ## Facts - Version: 0.9.1 - Formats: VST3 y CLAP - Platform: Windows 10 / 11, 64 bits - Price: free - Your DAW lists it under: Fx ยท Dynamics - Download: https://github.com/luchobz268-dotcom/int-updates/releases/download/plugins-v0.9.1/INT-Plugins-Setup.exe --- HTML version of this page: https://vst.ineedtime.com.ar/en/plugins/int-even Site summary for machines: https://vst.ineedtime.com.ar/llms.txt Made by I.N.T., an independent project based in Argentina.