3 Tips For Mixing Backing Vocals with Sara Carter

[@Producelikeapro]

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[@CrushingAxes]

LA2A for comp and Waves h-verb. Backing vocals are always kind of tricky to mix.

[@neovxr]

Elliptic hipass filter, like 300Hz to create some telephone effect, but also eg. 220 Hz to get out of the way of some epiano or full sounding acoustic guitar.

[@realraven2000]

Fantastic, keep up the great work.

[@SteuSax666]

Waves: CLA-2A, Clarity and Vocal Rider. Backing vocals are much more hard to mix for me.

[@GTSongwriter]

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[@spitfiremusic3997]

Always wonderful to see Sara on the channel!

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

Nice of you to say, thanks!

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed! Sara Rules!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@SaraCarterSimplyMixing You Rock!

[@ViceSquad]

We are extremely honoured to have Sara Carter mix one of our songs💥❤💥 100% DIY, Vice Squad guitarist Paul is the band engineer and has followed Saras course through, looking and learning for our own mixes. After completing the course Paul can confirm Sara's course is detailed, well explained, entertaining and easy to follow ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT Thank you all 🙂x

[@Producelikeapro]

YES! Sara is an amazing talent! We are huge fans of hers!

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

Thanks @ViceSquad it was an absolute pleasure and the best fun I've had in ages!!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@SaraCarterSimplyMixing you rock!

[@leefchapman]

So great to see Sara back on the channel! More!

[@Producelikeapro]

Sara rules!!

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

Thank you!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@SaraCarterSimplyMixing you Rule!!

[@promixacademy6904]

Sara's course are some of the best we've ever put out! An incredible talent and an amazing educator!

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed, so good! The best of the best!

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

This blows me away! Thank you

[@Producelikeapro]

@@SaraCarterSimplyMixing thanks ever so much!

[@splashesin8]

😊 Thanks Sara!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Audrey!

[@thesongacademy5017]

Thanks for the great tips Sara and Warren

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

Thanks for watching!

[@Producelikeapro]

Our pleasure! Sara Rules!

[@teslatravels4197]

Always got time for Sara's tutorials. She makes it super easy. I saw and played on the same bill as Vice Squad back in the day. Now we get a chance to mix one of their songs and learn from Sara at the same time. Sounds like fun to me.

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

Thanks so much, amazing you have that connection with Vice Squad!

[@ViceSquad]

@teslatravels4197 Wonderful we would love to hear your mix 😀

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%! Sara Rules!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@SaraCarterSimplyMixing You Rock!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@ViceSquad me too!

[@Joey-rp5vg]

Fantastic, thanks very much Sara, always a pleasure to listen to you. Big thanks to the PLAP team as always

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

Thanks for watching!

[@adamwasthefirstman]

Very nice to see Sara on here! I've followed her for a while now.

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

Thanks for watching and your support!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Adam! Yes, Sara Rules!

[@plapclips6799]

Sara Rules!

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! She does

[@hmgooden]

Thanks!

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

A generous tip! Thank you.

[@ShiningHourPop]

Great tips. Thanks!

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

Thanks for watching!

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! Marvellous tips from Sara!

[@paulsteel1405]

Brilliant. More Sara pls

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

Glad you liked it!

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! Sara Rules! Thanks Paul!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@SaraCarterSimplyMixing You Rock!

[@sixstringalliance4417]

Thanks for the great tips Sara

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

You're welcome! Glad to have helped

[@Producelikeapro]

Yay! Sara rules!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@SaraCarterSimplyMixing thank you!

[@synchro_arts]

Oh hey there 👋 thanks for including us, Sara!

[@Producelikeapro]

Yay! Sara Rules!

[@hleet]

really nice tips. Thank you

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

You're welcome!

[@lancasteraudio5281]

Sara is such a HUGE talent!

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

Wow! Thanks for that

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! Sara Rules!!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@SaraCarterSimplyMixing YES! You Rock

[@andreirlmeier]

Thank you for these excellent tips

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@Producelikeapro]

Sara Rules!

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

You're welcome! Glad to have helped

[@timbrown7652]

Excellent tips Sara

[@Producelikeapro]

Glad it was helpful! Sara Rules

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

Glad to have helped!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@SaraCarterSimplyMixingyou rock

[@Luke-ot6mk]

Master Class thanks!

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

You're welcome!

[@RodneyGmusic]

Love the channel. Thanks for all of the education and information

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks for watching!

[@KordTaylor]

Great video! Tight backing vocals are so important in the pop market these days. Looks like VocAlign makes that a LOT easier. Thank you! ❤

[@Producelikeapro]

Absolutely! Thanks ever so much

[@musiccreation1198]

Awesome as always Sara!

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

Thank you!

[@Producelikeapro]

Sara rules!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@SaraCarterSimplyMixing You Rock!

[@RichieWynne]

Hi Sara. That "phrases not ending all together" thing used to drive our old choir master nuts (when I was in the choir back in the eighties). I recently watched the Coronation of Charles III and the choristers at Westminster Abbey were all over the place with their line-endings. It was really distracting and sounded so amateur, so THANKS for looking at this for backing vocals :-)

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

Brilliant! Thanks for the story haha.

[@metalman3227]

Excellent video

[@Producelikeapro]

Sara Rules!

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

Thanks for watching!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@SaraCarterSimplyMixing thanks ever so much!

[@AlezBastet]

Sara rules! Thank you!

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

Thanks for watching!

[@mrbackzpace]

Brilliant tips, thank you Sara!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks! Sara Rules!

[@1loveMusic2003]

you can tell she is good always doing everything for a reason never just because she likes a plugin.

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

Absolutely, you've got to have a reason

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed, Sara is truly wonderful!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@SaraCarterSimplyMixing very well said!

[@IWOKEAGIANT]

Hi Sara, great tips thank you. Often (depending on the role/presence of the vocals in a particular track) I will cut out of sync consonants from backing vocals altogether in places, particularly at the end of phrases, so that only the main vocal does these. This usually works really well for me and still sounds natural - can you comment on whether or not you use this approach, and what you see as important to consider? Thanks again, you rule!

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

Thanks so much! That's a great tip actually, I might try it 😀

[@markwkent1]

Great tips, Sara! Thank you! It feels like the vid got truncated around the 10-minute mark where you jump into compressor usage without an intro. What was the context? Thanks again!

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

Yes, I took sections out of my punk mixing course to make this video, so it is a bit clunky. Compression goes towards the balance aspect I talk about at the start of the video. Thanks for the question!

[@briankruesi6484]

Great tutorial.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@reddotrecording]

All great info from Sara! SO MUCH of making backing vocals work has to do with the performance (or the editing of a less-than-perfect performance). The rhythmic/consonant timing is a big deal! I have no hesitation in cutting off ending consonants on the backing vox if I can't elastic audio/time stretch. If I can hear them flamming with the lead, chop 'em off. Especially "s" sounds. Quick question for you, Warren: Any updates on the prizes for the Feb 2023 Rate My Mix mix competition? I got 3rd place (you called my mix "dangerous") and the guy that was corresponding on it from your organization said "you'll hear from me this weekend" on May 1. Since then silence. I've now taken to commenting on a ton of your videos until I hear back. Any updates?

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

Glad you liked the video!

[@XerxesJr44]

i love u

[@SaraCarterSimplyMixing]

Good to know! Thanks for watching 😀

[@mlwsf]

Beki Bondage, I know that voice.