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Friday, May 9, 2014

Four Tips For Mixing Vocals

Most genres today have vocals as the primary and focal part of the song. It's no wonder we spend so much time trying to get our vocals to sound good and even more time being frustrated when we can't get them to sound the way we want. Every couple of months I like to revisit some concepts for mixing vocals and keep myself reminded of the tips and techniques that we can use to get a great sounding vocal track. These tips aren't anything new, but they are helpful reminders and will get you a more up front, clear, and professional vocal track.

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10 Mixing Tips in 10 Days: Day Two - Slap Back Delay

Yesterday we started our series 10 Mixing Tips in 10 Days. We looked at side chaining a kick into a compressor on a bass to help them sit together. Today we are going to switch gears and talk about some creative effects.

Without further adieu...

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To Reverb Or Not To Reverb: That Is The Question

Reverb is probably one of the most widely used creative effects in the mixing process today. I love reverb. I use a lot. But sometimes it's difficult to tell if reverb should be used on a track or not. Will it help the track or will it just muddy up the mix? Let's look at some scenarios and maybe get a better idea of how and when we should be using reverb.

When NOT to Use Reverb

1. Bad Vocal Recording

So you've just recorded a lead vocal track and you're listening to it back in your mix, but something just doesn't seem right. The singer didn't really do the best take. Maybe it was lacking some energy or they were slightly flat at some parts. That's okay, once we slap some reverb on it, it will sound amazing!

No.

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