In This Chapter

Vocal Compression Secrets

Vocal EQ Technique

Vocal Delays

Verb versus Delay

Filtering Delays

Make Your Own Presets

Vocal Riding with Automation

Tweaking Your Vocal Ride

Level Comparing with Pre- and Post-Roll

Micro-Tweaking Level Trick

Vocal EQ Effects

Ear Referencing

8

Vocal Mixing

This song currently only has a lead vocal and a filtered vocal for the bridge. Unmute them and let’s listen to them in the track. Blend the level into the track (approximately -1.2 dB), so that you can get a feel for how it sits in the track.

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Figure 8.1   The Two Vocal Tracks.

Vocal Compression Secrets

One thing about a rock-n-roll vocal is that ...

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