How to Mix Indie Vocals
Who here struggles mixing vocals?
ME: Slowly raises hand
Since I’ve mainly worked in electronica & techno the last while, I’ve not been mixing vocals much.
But it’s something I have a huge interest in, because of a new indie-dance project I am working on.
SO, I was browsing around looking for tips and found this video by Marcus Lapp at the Indie Music Lab.
It’s an amazingly put together tutorial, that flies through some awesome tips in only 20 mins, so I wanted to share it with you!
Enjoy and happy music making!
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In the video, Marcus breaks down the following:
How to use a preamp style plug in to add warmth
How to use a DS-er to remove annoying sounds
How to EQ a vocal - and looks at removing honky sounds often found around 200Hz-350Hz and problems around 2000Hz
How to use 3 layers of compression to control the sound, pump the sound, and add character to the sound
How to use a harmonic exciter to make a vocal pop in the mix
How to use time based FX like reverb and slap back delay
How to automate things to add professional details
And more!
I am super grateful Marcus took the time to share this, and I hope you find it useful too!
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