![]() This de-ess is going to work very lightly around 7.5 KHz just to tame anything that may get past the EQ and compressors. More De-essing: Next, get another de-seer going after you've done your compression and EQ moves. The vocal should be sounding pretty good already but we ain't done yet!Ħ. More EQ: Next, since you've lost a little bit of highs and need to boost the vocal a little bit, pull up is an EQ to basically bring back some of the highs lost in the De-essing and then clean up the low mids around 250-600 Hz. Doing this with one compressor does not give you as much control and also increases the load on a single compressor.ĥ. > The objective of using two compressors is to catch all those loud peaks in the voice signal and compress them at the top to make sure that they aren't overpowering while also getting the softer parts to sort of feel like they're in the same place. Experiment with different settings to see what works best for you. On the second compressor, use a slower attack and slower release (to allow transients but make the vocal sound cohesive and balanced). On the first compressor, choose a fast attack and fast release (to tame the transients). However, It is often useful to use two compressors in series, the first to tame the transient peaks and the second to glue the voice together. A medium attack and fast release works well for most purposes if you use a single compressor. Compression: Next, you could throw on a compressor plugin and get some light compression going on the voice and that will help the voice basically from a dynamic perspective feel and sound a little bit more uniform in terms of its volume levels. Also keep in mind that you will loose a bit of higher frequencies of the voice but you can bring them back later.Ĥ. Set your De-esser setting to wide since that is generally more transparent. You can really tame those S's but you you don't want to be do too much since that will just make the artist sound like he/she has a lisp. Solo the lead vocal and just loop the first bar of the song where there are lots of s's. Start around 5k or so then move around and find the sweet spot. De-essing: A little bit of De-essing goes a long way. ![]() This step may take some time but it's worth it if you're looking for a great output.ģ. This reduces some load off the compressor (which we will be adding ahead) and prevents the vocal from sounding lifeless. ![]() Volume automation: To make sure all the vocals are in the same ballpark in terms of their volume, you can adjust the clip gain of various parts of your vocal. Once you're vocal sounds 'clean', you can work on the next steps.Ģ. This is achieved by sweeping across the frequency spectrum, finding these frequencies and attenuating them. EQ: To start with, you want to be making any corrective subtractive EQ moves to remove unwanted frequency buildups, resonances and room nodes. Once that is done you can move on to working on shaping the vocal tone. Once you're happy with your recording, you could make a lead vocal bus and on the bus you can start adding various elements to create a vocal chain.īefore you start processing your vocals, you want to make sure its properly tuned and time aligned. It is also important to make sure that the lead vocal and the music are not fighting with each other.įirst things first, get the best recording possible because everything ahead will sound much much better if you have a great recording before you get into vocal production and mixing. ![]() Mixing vocals can be tricky it can actually take time to get used to hearing certain nuances in the lead vocal, resonant frequencies that need to be removed and pleasant frequencies which can be enhanced to make the mix sound better.
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