Listen to an Example ➜ YouTube Link Short, Mid Frequency ReverbĪ short reverb is going to thicken and fill out the vocal - this is especially true if those reflections are focused on the mids. Let’s listen to understand what this plugin does, and then how it sounds blended in. First, I’ll find a note that is in key with the vocal performance, I’ll adjust the number of voices, and then I’ll reduce the wet/dry until, like the chorus effect, it’s just barely noticeable. This is a unique plugin that’ll create multiple vocals and then tune them to a specific note. Listen to an Example ➜ YouTube Link Spectral Resonator to Fill Vocal Let’s listen and notice how it makes the vocal thicker when used at low settings. I’ll select the ensemble option, ensure the lowest frequencies aren’t included, add a little warmth, and blend in the effect until I can no longer immediately tell it's there. The chorus-ensemble plugin is going to duplicate the vocal cause mild timing modulations to these duplicates. Listen to an Example ➜ YouTube Link Chorus-Ensemble for Thickness I’ll increase the drive until I find what works best for the vocal, then blend the effect in with the Dry/Wet dial. Tube saturation will introduce harmonic distortion to fill the sound, slightly emphasize the initial transient, and add a little warmth by emphasizing the 2nd order harmonic. Listen to an Example ➜ YouTube Link Dynamic Tube Saturation Let’s listen to how this compressor creates a full, slightly soft sound. I’ll use a quicker attack, 4:1 ratio, and automatic release similar to an optical compression - then I’ll attenuate by a few dB, and makeup this change. Now that the vocal is forward, I’m going to smooth out the dynamics a little more with the glue compressor. Listen to an Example ➜ YouTube Link Glue Compressor for Cohesion With a 5.5:1 ratio, the quickest attack possible, a release of 17.5ms, a hard knee, and 1ms of lookahead, the vocal is attenuated by about 3dB, as makeup gain retains the originally level.Īs you’ll hear in a moment, by compressing the entirety of the vocal then bringing the signal back up, the vocal greatly moves forward. Next, I’ll a compressor with peak detection to bring the vocal forward significantly. ![]() Listen to an Example ➜ YouTube Link Compressor for Vocal Presence Let’s listen and notice how the vocal is clearer and more present. Next, I’ll use 7 bands in total to cut out all frequencies below the fundamental with a high-pass, accent the fundamental and 2nd ordered harmonic with bells, dip some nasal tones, boost vocal presence around 3.5kHz, and boost air but balance sibilance with a shelf and bell respectively. Listen to an Example ➜ YouTube Link EQ Eight to Balance Vocal The noise was so quiet that a demonstration really isn’t needed, so let’s move on to the next insert. ![]() I’ll use a gate with a low threshold, quick attack, moderate release, some lookahead, and a high-pass internal side chain to attenuate it. Also, we’ll do some demonstrations of the effects, starting more aggressive and then being dialed back to how I’d personally mix it.įor this vocal in particular, and in a lot of home recordings, there will be noise picked up in the background or from the electronics used. Get a FREE Mastered Sample of Your Song ➜įor this video let’s create a complex vocal chain using only stock plugins. With the dynamics controlled, introduce temporal processing like a chorus effect, various reverbs, and delays, before finishing the chain with slight compression and EQ. When mixing vocals in Ableton, start with EQ and then compress with a quick attack and makeup gain to bring the vocal forward.
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