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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...
Double Tracking Vocals: How to Get a Tight, Wide Stack
A double is a second performance, not a second copy. Here is how to track it, where to pan it, how far under the lead it sits, and the editing...
Double Tracking Vocals: How to Get a Tight, Wide Stack
A double is a second performance, not a second copy. Here is how to track it, where to pan it, how far under the lead it sits, and the editing...
How to Tune Vocals in Melodyne Without Killing the Feel
Melodyne splits a note into pitch center, pitch drift and pitch modulation. Fix them in the right order and the take sounds tuned. Fix them in the wrong order and...
How to Tune Vocals in Melodyne Without Killing the Feel
Melodyne splits a note into pitch center, pitch drift and pitch modulation. Fix them in the right order and the take sounds tuned. Fix them in the wrong order and...
Vocal Reverb Settings: Decay, Predelay and Size by Tempo
Predelay, decay and the two filters on the return decide whether reverb makes a vocal big or blurry. Here are the numbers, tied to the tempo of your song.
Vocal Reverb Settings: Decay, Predelay and Size by Tempo
Predelay, decay and the two filters on the return decide whether reverb makes a vocal big or blurry. Here are the numbers, tied to the tempo of your song.