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Not every session that we work on comes with aggressive guitars, pounding drums & in-your-face vocals; sometimes we get the soothing tracks complete with a gentle female lead vocal.
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A well-compressed vocal performance is capable of sending chills down your spine. Defining the correct way to compress a voice is difficult though, because no two vocal performances are identical.
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When you think of distorted vocals, I bet you’re thinking of screamed lyrics and guttural noises. It’s not hard to see why your mind would go there – distortion has been a huge element of rock and metal since the early days.
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If your vocals sound good but they’re struggling for clarity in the mix, there are dozens of options at your disposal to give them more presence. The most common option is to turn them up, but that’s not ideal for every situation, especially on a more dynamic vocal track.
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Going into a mix, it’s easy to get caught up in best practices and “clean-up” mode. When this happens, you forget that at its core, mixing music is a creative experience. So once you’ve got your tracks cleaned up and mix-ready, give some of these creative compression techniques a try.
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