Rap vocals are all about a strong fundamental in the low frequencies as well as strong overtones and presence and clarity in the higher frequencies. Let’s talk how to EQ rap vocals to achieve all of these things and get your vocals sounding like professional mixes. How to EQ Rap Vocals Speaking of professional mixes,
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Even after we’ve EQ’d our vocal, we may find that it’s feeling thin or empty. This is when I reach for vocal saturation to add overtones to those mids by way of some light distortion information to fill out the sound. Vocal saturation is a great way to add thickness and warmth to a thin,
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Chorus is a modulation based effect, meaning it introduces an LFO (low frequency oscillator) to shift the timing and pitch of the audio in real time. This gives the effect of more authentic duplicates of that source audio, giving the source more natural sounding width in the stereo field. You can the chorus effect on
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Acoustic guitar and vocals make for a very intimate and classic combination, and when they account for the entirety of the “mix”, you don’t need to worry about frequency conflicts like you would when you have dozens of other elements fighting for the same space. That said, there are some things to keep in mind,
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When you take vocals out of the controlled environment of the studio (home or otherwise) and put them on a live stage, you introduce a lot of curve balls. Wilder dynamics, microphone bleed, feedback, it’s all there. As such, we can’t use the same compression settings for vocals we would in the studio. With that
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