![]() ![]() Reverb (high pass 400-500 Hz, low pass 10,000Hz) Delay Not great for female vocals.Ĭan be added before or after compression Inserts Good for hip-hop vocals, and rock vocals. Use send on track, automate is so only specific words send to the delay 11: SaturationĪdds a bit of grit and character to vocal This plug spreads vocal hard left, and hard right and detunes one by a few cense This makes the vocal duck and creates pumping 9: Spreading Vocals Try side chaining the reverb to the kick or vocal itself. Suggested EQ: Waves SSL E or G Channel, Scheps 73, EQ-1A, Fabfilter pro Q2īoost mid range frequency & brightness 2-3 Hz 8: Send to reverb Use after a compressor to avoid additive EQ triggering your compressorĪ critical area to boost on thin sounding vocals is between 600-800 Hz giving the vocals more body Generally, turn the analog mode off unless the analog signal contributes to your desired sound and texture 7: EQ Boost ![]() The analog option at the bottom of Waves plugins will often raise your noise floor by adding white noise. Suggestion SSL E-Channel for a clean sound, or CLA-26 Use more heavily than the first compressor. The first compressor is used to capture extreme peaks 6: Compressor 2 Shouldn’t be more than 3 DB of gain reduction. Suggestion Waves CLA-2A (optical compressor) Mud accumulates here & sounds often overlap in this frequency 5: Compressor 1 High pass around 100 Hz. Cut between 150-300 Hz. Plugin suggestion Waves Renaissance DeEsser 4: Subtractive EQ Plugin suggestion Iztope Nectar 3: De Esser (If Needed) Try AutoTune in graphic mode for more accurate and less T-Pain sounding correction 2: Remove Breaths (If Needed) Industry Standard Vocal Chain 1: Tune (AutoTune/ Melodyne) Often times, recording engineers will record 4 or more takes to create a fuller sounding chorus or climax in a song. When recording harmonies, advise the singer to record his or her vocals 2 or more times. It is commonly practiced to pan the first vocal take hard left, and the second hard right. ![]() Use VocALign to align both takes in perfect synchronization. 1 main take and a double for a total of 2 vocal tracks. When recording lead vocals, record through a second time for a total of 2 lead vocals. ![]() Here’s a plugin chain that I commonly use and recommend to audio engineers when mixing Pop, Rock, EDM, or Hip-Hop, vocals. Use this as a general guideline when adding plugins or analog gear onto your vocal chain. the Rugged Man, Rusko, Reason, Shigeto, Shawnna, Slum Village, Snails, Twista. Live sound/ concert mixer – 50 Cent, Boogie T, Brand Nubian, Cam’ron, Chris Webby, Cordae, Do or Die, Dreamville, Dave Stone, EarthGang, Futuristic, Ganja White Night, Ghostly International, Guapdad 4000, J.I.D., Jeremih, Matthew Dear, Medasin, R.A. Studio – Cam Meekins, George Massenburg, Jamey Haddad, Lauren Spencer-Smith, Patrice Rushen, Sammy Adams, Young Money. TV, Film, and Media – BBC, Blue Planet, Cadence13, Crooked Media, ESPN, Guardian Life Insurance of America, HBO, Michigan Medicine, New England Patriots, Problem Areas, and more. With the launch of, Ell offers mixing and mastering to support artist’s creativity while releasing commercial quality records for physical and digital distribution. He has presented Music Industry, DJing, Production, and Audio Techniques classes, workshops, and lectures at universities including Berklee College of Music, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Michigan. tours with Big Sean’s Finally Famous, Machine Gun Kelly/ EST19XX, and Wiz Khalifa’s Taylor Gang.Įll is currently faculty at the Dark Horse Institute, Michigan Technological University, and the Neutral Zone where he teaches sound mixing, DJing, and audio engineering. He has been a featured performer at events hosted by MTV, Vans, Red Bull, United States Democratic Party, United States Armed Forces, and festivals including Fallas (Spain), Imaginarium (Spain), Warped Tour (U.S.), alongside U.S. Cole, Joey Bada$$, Juicy J, KRS-One, Logic, Slum Village, Talib Kweli, Twista, Wale, amongst others.Įll co-hosts the longest running (“88”) North American Hip-Hop radio show “Prop Shop” on WCBN-FM, and can be heard on stations including Big City 101.3-FM Boston, WMBR Cambridge, MA, and KSHI, NM. Ell is an American record producer, radio host, engineer, and DJ who is most well known for his time spent playing in the United States and Europe for concerts and tours with the likes of Afroman, ASAP Rocky, Big K.R.I.T., Curren$y, Danny Brown, J. ![]()
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