How To Mix Vocals Like The Pros! (Step-By-Step Vocal Mixing Tutorial) | Make Pop Music

In this video, Austin shows you how to mix clean, punchy pop vocals! Austin dives into some tips and techniques to use when mixing a vocal, things to look for, things to avoid, and his checkpoints and benchmarks he keeps in mind every time he mixes a vocal!

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My Gear:
DAW: Cubase 11 Pro
Desk: AZ Studio Workstations
Main Microphone: Lewitt LCT1040
Monitors: Focal Shape 65s with Focal Sub6
Interface: UAD Apollo Twin USB
MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Code 61
Keyboards: Roland Juno DS88, Roland Juno 106, Arturia PolyBrute
Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Taylor 214 CE Plus
Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A & Audient ASP800
Microphones: Advanced Audio 251, Slate ML-1, Shure SM7B, JZ BH-1, JZ V67, Lauten Audio LA-320, Lauten Audio LA-220, Lauten Audio LA-120, AKG P170, Sterling ST59
Camera: Panasonic G7
Lens: Rokinon 12mm f2
Camera Lights: Neewer LED Light Panels

Timestamps:
Preview 0:00
Intro 0:17
First Step To A Good Vocal Mix 1:31
Getting A Good Raw Vocal 2:25
Adding Tuning 3:30
Tone Shaping With EQ 4:46
Vocal Compression 7:18
Using Slow Compression 9:07
Adding EQ For Character 10:07
Checking VU Meters After Compression and EQ 11:34
De-essing For SH Sounds 12:42
De-essing for ESS Sounds 14:40
Final Compression To Get The Vocal Up Front 15:38
Final EQ For Control 16:08
Parallel Chains 18:55
Vocal Widening 19:00
Short Room Reverb 19:50
Delay Send 20:50
Long Plate Reverb 23:00
Creative Mixing Additions 24:18
Slap Delays 24:28
Adding Chorus, Doubling, Modulation 25:10
Adding Saturation 25:45
Overview 26:42
Outro 28:21