Now that you have your vocal recording you have to prepare it for mixing. During the recording session you probably recorded multiple recordings per track. The first step is to listen to it all and find the best recordings that… Read on
You are ready to start perfecting the vocals. Great! Now, there is no set order to do the following. You could even do this in a later stage of mixing, but I personally like to get my preperation in order and consider… Read on
Already worked changed things with Flex Pitch? If you’ve already used Flex Pitch to correct pitching on your track you will undo those changes if you also need to change the timing somewhere. But no worries, there are two things you… Read on
So, if you’re wondering why I started out explaining what sound is – because I haven’t mentioned any of that since – you’ll be happy to know you’ll need that knowledge now. Because recordings of any instrument usually are very dynamic – meaning, it’s loud… Read on
While EQ is used to equal out your vocals in all the frequencies, the compressor is usually used to boost the best parts of your voice using volume. It should bring forward the warmth and power of your voice, make the words you sing more… Read on
Sometimes when you sing, your S, C and T sounds can be really harsh. A little too strong. In many stages of mixing you can reduce the hiss on vocals in various ways. If you are still experiencing problems with this… Read on
Before moving on to adding reverb or echo on the vocals I always like to pan out the tracks at this point. Panning out tracks means that you are going to place the sound in surround mode… well, sort of.… Read on
So far I’ve let you add every plugin on each individual track. This is ok for a simple vocal recording session. Feel free to mix your vocals this way when you have one track with your instrumental and one or two… Read on
This is the part of mixing that sounds very simple, but for some reason has been the hardest part to find my way in. I’m sharing a few things that I’ve tried, but really – like everything else – it’s… Read on
