The Hidden Sauce
How to Record Adlibs That Actually Add Something
Most adlibs are filler because nobody decided what they were for. Here are the three roles, the levels that go with them, and the mic-distance trick that puts adlibs behind...
How to Record Adlibs That Actually Add Something
Most adlibs are filler because nobody decided what they were for. Here are the three roles, the levels that go with them, and the mic-distance trick that puts adlibs behind...
Autotune Retune Speed: The Only Setting That Matters
Retune Speed decides whether tuning is an effect or a repair. Two useful zones, one dead zone in the middle, and an automation trick that covers both.
Autotune Retune Speed: The Only Setting That Matters
Retune Speed decides whether tuning is an effect or a repair. Two useful zones, one dead zone in the middle, and an automation trick that covers both.
Reverb or Delay on Vocals? How to Choose in 10 Seconds
Delay leaves holes for the beat to breathe through. Reverb fills them. Here is how to choose in ten seconds and how to fake a reverb out of two delays.
Reverb or Delay on Vocals? How to Choose in 10 Seconds
Delay leaves holes for the beat to breathe through. Reverb fills them. Here is how to choose in ten seconds and how to fake a reverb out of two delays.
How to Fix Harsh Vocals (2-5 kHz Explained)
Harshness is almost never a whole region. It is one resonance between 2 and 5 kHz, and a narrow 4 dB cut fixes it where a wide 1 dB cut...
How to Fix Harsh Vocals (2-5 kHz Explained)
Harshness is almost never a whole region. It is one resonance between 2 and 5 kHz, and a narrow 4 dB cut fixes it where a wide 1 dB cut...
Serial Compression on Vocals: Two Compressors Beat One
Two compressors doing 3 dB each sound invisible. One compressor doing 6 dB always sounds like a plugin. Here is the two-stage setup and the attack-time rule that makes it...
Serial Compression on Vocals: Two Compressors Beat One
Two compressors doing 3 dB each sound invisible. One compressor doing 6 dB always sounds like a plugin. Here is the two-stage setup and the attack-time rule that makes it...
The Telephone Vocal Effect (and How to Make It Not Suck)
A telephone vocal is a band-pass filter plus distortion plus a level lift. Here are the exact frequencies, the drive amount, and the automation trick that makes it read as...
The Telephone Vocal Effect (and How to Make It Not Suck)
A telephone vocal is a band-pass filter plus distortion plus a level lift. Here are the exact frequencies, the drive amount, and the automation trick that makes it read as...