There are many types of microphones and pickup patterns. Many people think all microphones are treated equally, but this couldn’t be farther from the truth. Step 2: Choose an Appropriate MicrophoneĪfter you’ve assessed the qualities of the vocal, the next thing you want to do is choose an appropriate microphone. This only takes a few seconds to do, but can make all the difference. Understand the characteristics of the voice and come up with a mental plan on how you will most effectively approach this voice to harness the good and avoid the bad. So what’s my point? My point is that before you adjust anything, you should simply listen and analyze. Maybe he’s a heavy rock singer that screams into the microphone. Or do you have a male vocalist with an extraordinarily deep voice? Or maybe he has a very loud and high voice. She may even have a rough, tough and raspy quality to her voice. Is it a female vocalist with a soft, bright and fragile sound? Or does she have a full, clean and rich sound? Or maybe she has a nasally flare to her tone.
Oftentimes mix engineers start aimlessly adjusting this and that without taking the time to just listen – to hear the voice and decide on how that vocal should sound through the PA system and how they will get it there. Goals are vitally important if you want a good sounding mix.
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This will help give you an idea of how to approach mixing this particular voice. Listen to the voice and pay attention to its characteristics. The first thing you want to do is analyze the vocalists tone. There are many other helpful tools that can be used, such as multi-band compression, de-essers, etc… but the goal of this article is to provide information that anyone can use while utilizing the most basic audio tools. Note: In this article, I will teach about how to use basic audio tools. So now that we understand that we can’t fix “bad”, let’s talk about how we can mix some great sounding vocals! This is an unfortunate situation to be in, but it happens quite often. Many of the problems they’re having are coming from the vocalists themselves. But when I listen, they’re actually not half bad – sonically, that is. I can’t tell you how many people I’ve spoken with who get so discouraged because their “vocals don’t sound good”. This may sound obvious to some of you reading this, but maybe it’s not. We can, however, help deliver a transparent and sonically pleasing sound quality to the audience that accurately represents the singers tone and performance while also enhancing some desirable characteristics of the vocal. We can’t make a bad singer sound like a good singer. We can’t change the passion and emotion (or lack thereof) the vocalist delivers. That said, it is important to note that you and I as mix engineers can’t change the performance of the vocalist. It is for this reason we need to master the art and science of mixing vocals.
But if the vocals aren’t clear, defined and pleasant to listen to – well, then none of the other matters. We can apply all the tricks and effects we know and have music that sounds great. Vocals are arguably the most important part of any mix. Keep reading to find out how you can do the same! How to Mix Live Vocalsīefore we jump into the steps on how to mix vocals, I want to talk first about a few things. I do many of the same things in the same order to get a clean and defined vocal sound. Over the years I’ve found myself mixing in a routine way much of the time, especially when it comes to vocals.
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