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Originally Posted by picksail  Sometimes, let's say it's a really dynamic rock vocal within a dense mix.
I like serial compression on the vocals. A little bit of a few compressors in succession can be really cool.
If I rely solely upon plug-ins I would start with the Massenburg 3 band EQ.
Followed by a UAD 1176 at say, 8-12:1 fast attack, medium release, 3-6 db of reduction.
If I'm feeling really adventurous I 'll go with "all button in".
Follow that with a UAD LA2A with maybe 3-6 db of reduction.
Then maybe the Eventide Omnipressor because it is just really sick. It won't let go of the vocal.
Send that to a gnarly Waves L1 to handle the peaks.
Then I get busy riding the vocal so that it sits perfectly in the mix.
Sometimes I may need to automate a 1-band EQ to control the envelope of the the vocal inflection.
Just a generalization. Hard to really know until you actually pull up the vocal. |
Thanks Stu...I had no idea so much went into making a vocal track sit! I'm gonna rethink my approach and experiment more.