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How to Record Vocals in an Untreated Room
The reflection ruining your take comes off the wall behind the singer, straight into the front of the mic. Fix that one surface and get closer.
How to Record Vocals in an Untreated Room
The reflection ruining your take comes off the wall behind the singer, straight into the front of the mic. Fix that one surface and get closer.
How to Mix Vocals Into a Busy Beat
If the vocal disappears in a dense beat, the problem is usually five elements fighting over 2-4 kHz. Here is how to find them and how to shorten every effect...
How to Mix Vocals Into a Busy Beat
If the vocal disappears in a dense beat, the problem is usually five elements fighting over 2-4 kHz. Here is how to find them and how to shorten every effect...
How to Fix Thin Vocals Without Making Them Muddy
A thin vocal needs 2 dB at 150-250 Hz and then saturation. A boost raises the room with the voice; saturation only makes harmonics while the singer is singing.
How to Fix Thin Vocals Without Making Them Muddy
A thin vocal needs 2 dB at 150-250 Hz and then saturation. A boost raises the room with the voice; saturation only makes harmonics while the singer is singing.
Vocal Bus Compression: 1 dB That Glues Every Layer
One or two decibels across the whole vocal bus turns four tracks into one instrument. Here are the settings, and the routing detail that decides whether it glues or just...
Vocal Bus Compression: 1 dB That Glues Every Layer
One or two decibels across the whole vocal bus turns four tracks into one instrument. Here are the settings, and the routing detail that decides whether it glues or just...
Reggaeton Vocal Chain: Upfront, Dry and Loud
Reggaeton vocals sit further forward than almost any other genre. Here is the chain that gets them there, and the delay-instead-of-reverb move that makes a dry vocal sound big.
Reggaeton Vocal Chain: Upfront, Dry and Loud
Reggaeton vocals sit further forward than almost any other genre. Here is the chain that gets them there, and the delay-instead-of-reverb move that makes a dry vocal sound big.
Vocal Layering: How Many Layers a Song Actually Needs
Four roles, six to ten tracks, not thirty. Here is what each vocal layer is for, how many a section needs, and a two-minute test that tells you exactly which...
Vocal Layering: How Many Layers a Song Actually Needs
Four roles, six to ten tracks, not thirty. Here is what each vocal layer is for, how many a section needs, and a two-minute test that tells you exactly which...