Vocals Archives - Music Guy Mixing https://www.musicguymixing.com/category/vocals/ Mixing Services and Tutorials Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:27:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.musicguymixing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-music-guy-favicon-32x32.png Vocals Archives - Music Guy Mixing https://www.musicguymixing.com/category/vocals/ 32 32 The Best SSL Vocal EQ Settings to Use https://www.musicguymixing.com/ssl-vocal-eq/ https://www.musicguymixing.com/ssl-vocal-eq/#respond Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:25:18 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=5810 A Solid State Logic or “SSL vocal strip is a relatively streamlined way to EQ your vocals while also imparting a little analog sound to them. Let’s talk how to use an SSL to EQ your vocals with the best SSL vocal EQ settings to use in your next mix. SSL Vocal EQ Settings For […]

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]]> https://www.musicguymixing.com/ssl-vocal-eq/feed/ 0 What is a Pop Filter in Recording (And Why Use One) https://www.musicguymixing.com/what-is-a-pop-filter/ https://www.musicguymixing.com/what-is-a-pop-filter/#respond Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:54:58 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=5688 I recently talked about how to get clean vocals in both the recording and mixing stages of your mix. One of the elements I touched on to help achieve clean vocals was the importance of using a pop filter when recording vocals, so let’s briefly identify what is a pop filter in the realm of […]

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]]> https://www.musicguymixing.com/what-is-a-pop-filter/feed/ 0 How to Get Clean Vocals in Your Mix https://www.musicguymixing.com/clean-vocals/ https://www.musicguymixing.com/clean-vocals/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:44:33 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=5672 Clean vocals are one of the nonnegotiables of a professional sounding mix. From recording to mixing, let’s talk how to get clean vocals in your mix. How to get Clean Vocals First and most obviously, recording clean vocals means less work to get them clean in the mix. This means: Of course we can’t control […]

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]]> https://www.musicguymixing.com/clean-vocals/feed/ 0 The Best Waves EQ For Vocals in Your Mix https://www.musicguymixing.com/best-waves-eq-for-vocals/ https://www.musicguymixing.com/best-waves-eq-for-vocals/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:57:26 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=5625 Waves have a staggering number of plugins overall and a lot of options for one of the most common tasks in audio mixing in EQing. After using a large variety of Waves plugins for years, I thought I’d offer my pick for best Waves EQ for vocals to use in your next mix. Best Waves […]

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]]> https://www.musicguymixing.com/best-waves-eq-for-vocals/feed/ 0 Good Compression Settings for Vocals to Use Every Time https://www.musicguymixing.com/good-compression-settings-for-vocals/ https://www.musicguymixing.com/good-compression-settings-for-vocals/#respond Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:07:45 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=5581 Compression on vocals is a tightrope as you want to use enough to keep the vocals present but at the same time you don’t want to OVER compress them to squeeze all the life and expression out of them. Here are good compression settings for vocals I rely on as a starting point every time […]

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