Vocal compression can improve even the most perfectly recorded vocals by providing a bit more energy and up front presence to what I always describe as the star of your mix in the vocals. It’s easy to become frustrated when trying to set your vocal compressor, not getting the results that you want. Try these
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A vocal list can come out in a vocal recording for a number of reasons, even when the singer doesn’t have a lisp. Microphone placement, room reflections, certain lyrics, and certainly yes a lisp prone singer themselves can all account for this distracting and unflattering noise on a vocal recording. Thankfully there is a certain
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The analog mixing strips on SSL or Solid State Logic mixing boards have been a necessity in professional studios for years because of the versatility and quality of results they’ve boasted on countless best selling records in top-40 music and beyond. Using an SSL style plugin like the Waves SSL E-Channel to recreate a combination
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While chorus isn’t a necessity on your vocals, lead or otherwise, I like to blend some in to give it a little more size across the stereo field. This can make your vocal pop when used in the right spots and in the right. Using too much chorus on your vocal and it begins to
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In the broadcasting world, the lower register of a voice is essential for conveying power which, subconsciously or not, the listener picks up on. For those in radio broadcasting, podcasting, or any profession where someone talks for a living, the more low end range you can bring out in a voice, the fuller and consequently
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