If you didn’t bother with gain automation, now’s the time to add a gain plugin at the beginning of your plugin chain. Adjust it until the vocal sits around -18dBFS. Want to learn how to gain stage properly? Check this guide out: Curious why we use aVU meterto gain stage? That’...
in my experience, there’s plenty more you can do to your recorded vocals to maximise your chances of achieving a great end result. So, in this article I’ll take you step by step through my own approach to this mix‑prep stage for vocals. It won’t be a comprehensive...
A lot of rappers and rap artists have a hard time overcoming stage fright. Some call it performance anxiety, others view it as communication apprehension. No matter how they call it, stage fright is something that needs to be resolved.
while the compressor applies about 6dB of gain reduction and that combines with make-up gain to increase the average level.When I use compression on vocals, I tend to use two dynamics processors in series. The first is a fairly transparent limiter, with a threshold set ...
When you move the barriers of having to rhyme every word, you build the confidence of getting in the flow. This also removes the unnecessary pressure that you place on yourself. No one has to hear your practice rap freestyles. Once you gain a bit of confidence and you can see a bit ...
Stage 2. Remove Vocals from Audio with Ultimate Vocal Remover Step 1. Open UVR 5 and choose the input and output locations. Click "Select Input", the blank space next to it, or the folder icon to import the song, and click "Verify Inputs", then click "Select Output" to browse or ...
When the mixdown of a song is completed and exported from a DAW, the final stage of production is mastering. Mastering is the process of fine-tuning your end result with EQ, dynamics, and other tools. The goal is to achieve the appropriate quality and loudness for your music. It also en...
The key to making method #2 work is using proper microphone selection and usage for the cleanest strongest signal from the stage. Method #3 The third method of gain setting goes a completely different route and uses the location of the faders to indicate where the channel should sit in the...
The brightened midrange and bass roll-off give the lead and background vocals a mighty presence in the mix. The supercardioid pattern works harder to isolate your sound from every other source in the air and allows for high gain before feedback. Beta 58A’s internal pneumatic shockmount ...
However, while pick-up systems help to reduce the chance of feedback on stage, it's important to remember that every part of the instrument is producing a different sound. From the soundboard and sound hole, to the sound of fingers on strings, there is more to a great guitar tone than...