What is the best way to mix vocals?

7 Simple Tips to Mix Vocals Like a Pro

1. Bring Them in Early. The beginning of a mix is like a blank canvas.
2. Process Them in Context.
3. Use Pre-Delay.
4. Find the Right De-Esser.
5. Avoid Ultra-Fast Attack Times.
6. Don’t Rely on Compression Alone.
7. Pay Attention to Breaths and Other Noises.
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Where do vocals sit in a mix?

Tip #1 – Here’s a top notch trick to get your vocals to sit on top of the mix nicely. Send everything but the vocals to their own aux, and apply a very subtle compressor (only a few dB’s reduction). Side chain the lead vocals to this compressor. This will dip the track by a 2 or 3 dB’s every time the vocals come in.

How do you EQ vocals like a pro?

Best EQ Settings for Vocals

1. Roll off the low-end starting around 90 Hz.
2. Reduce the mud around 250 Hz.
3. Add a high shelf around 9 kHz & a high roll off around 18 kHz.
4. Add a presence boost around 5 kHz.
5. Boost the core around 1 kHz to 2 kHz.
6. Reduce sibilance around 5 kHz to 8 kHz.

How loud should vocals be in a mix?

Here’s how loud your vocals should be in a mix: Your vocal level should be lower than the drums, but louder than the instrumentation. Vocal mixing to a professional level however, requires more nuanced decisions than that to get your vocals to sit right.

How do you set EQ for vocals?

How loud should my vocals be in a mix?

Should I mix vocals in mono or stereo?

If you are recording the vocals of one singer in a booth, then you should record in mono. However, if you are recording vocals of multiple singers and instruments, you should record in stereo. The terms mono and stereo are quite common in the sound recording industry.

What dB should my vocals be at?

What dB should vocals be recorded at? You should record vocals at an average of -18dB for 24-bit resolution. The loudest parts of the recording should peak at -10dB and be lowest at -24dB. This is to keep an even balance on the level of the vocals without distortion.

Should vocals be louder than kick?

Every vocal is different and every song is different as well. But generally speaking, lead vocal should be moderately loud or the loudest element next to your drums in your mix.

What’s the best way to group background vocals?

Try and think of background stacks or harmonies as one. They are going to accompany the lead vocal/melody and therefore don’t necessarily have to be easily heard on their own. Just pan them hard left and hard right and focus more on the blend (to sound like a chord) and also the contrast between the lead vocals. 2. Group Your Background Vocals

When do you add processing to the combined background vocals?

Whenever you add processing to the combined background vocals it has a glue like effect, fusing them together. Most of the time I will have some form of compression and EQ on my grouped tracks but there are times where a little more processing will be added.

When to use eQ for lead and background vocals?

There’s usually one frequency area that the lead vocal lives in and there are times when the background vocals compete. I really try to avoid using the EQ but there are times when I may have to knock out a little bit around 1-5 kHz so that the lead vocals dominate that range.

What’s the best way to mix a harmony?

Crank the Pan Pots The one thing that I think is easy to do as a new engineer is to try and find the perfect spot for every part of a stack or harmony. You know pan the high harmony 50% left and right and the mid harmony 75% Left and Right etc. But if you think about it for a second, a harmony is just a note of a chord.