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You stack plugins on top of plugins in every session just as part of your normal signal chain. Some people EQ before they compress, others compress before they EQ, and for some it’ll depend on the situation. Regardless of your EQ/compression approach, have you ever considered how you mix could be improved by stacking a powerful combo of compressors on a particular track?
This week, I want to make a case for why your lead guitars deserve the same amount of attention, and (usually) similar processing to your lead vocals. For some this might already seem commonplace, while to others, it’s going to sound absolutely crazy and unrealistic.
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Echoes and delays can sound amazing when used in the right context, but what do you do when they’re muddying up your source audio track?
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While there’s always going to be an appeal to a well-tracked clean & intelligible vocal, sometimes you need to step outside of the box a bit. Vocal performance styles vary greatly between different singers, but there are certain techniques that are universal in creating lush soundscapes; none more relevant to production than the reverse delay swell.
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While things like vocals are usually the dead giveaways, synthesizers are a close second when used frequently throughout a band’s catalog. You might have noticed something special about them too: nearly everyone has a signature synth sound.
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