Mixing vocals

[insect1]

Is it generally necessary to cut out any frequency on the low end as standard, to avoid conflict with the bass/sub on the b-line or drums ? If so, at what frequency would you normally cut ?

[insect1]

PS The rapper I'm workin with has a gruff, baritone ragga style..

[josha]

well, have a listen- but on the whole very low frequencies contribute very little to the sound-you shouldn't be able to hear any change when cut.

[Billster]

Originally Posted by josha

well, have a listen- but on the whole very low frequencies contribute very little to the sound-you shouldn't be able to hear any change when cut.

If you have a good reproduction system you are able to hear it, when very low freqs are cut, even on vocals. Give it a try - if done right your vocal will be more focused. Actually, as some GS member mentioned earlier (sorry, I don´t remember his name), low and hicuts are your friends for a transparent mix, not only for vocals !

For male vocals the muddy range is oftentimes roughly around 200Hz, so you might try to pull that down a little. Plus you might also want to boost around the 2 khz range slightly with a broad bandwidth and a good eq to feature the vocal and bring it forward in the mix.

But these are just guidelines as "good sound" always depends on the singer, the song, the gear, your aim etc. Good luck !

Bill

[dchapp]

Filtering out some of the low freqs can help a vocal sit better in the track. You just have to listen to it and dial in what sounds right for you, and the song.....

[FULL-DUPLEX]

If you don´t cut off frequencies your mix will be muddy... The instruments are undetailed in their hearing