Amazing Vocal Chain for Pop ITB (Including custom presets) - Marc Daniel Nelson

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Song: “Don’t Give Up The Fight”
Artist: Aly Youranday
Producer: Andrew Bergthol
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In this episode of MakeMineMusic, Marc Daniel Nelson shows you his in-the-box vocal chain for mixing female pop vocals.
When mixing vocals, Marc does not go after super, super compressed vocals, but he does appreciate a vocal that sits really forward in the mix. Getting that forward mix without hyper-compression, though, is kind of tricky. Marc had found that by doing serial compression - multiple in one chain - it does the trick without leaving the vocal sounding hyper compresssed! In betwen these compressor, Marc will do some EQ, some de-essing, and other edits to really bring the vocal forward in the mix and get it sounding exactly the way he wants.
Watch the video to see Marc go into detail on how he gets his vocal sound. Included are his custom presets so you can achieve the same setup on your end!
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[@Producelikeapro]

What are your favorite vocal mixing tricks?

[@sonnybrasco9735]

Great video. I like getting my vocals as best as I can with my vocals chain then add NYC parallel compression with high end and your low pitch down trick for body. Good stuff Warren!

[@reaktoratomowychdzwiekow9677]

I hated multiband compressor on vocal before, but now I have really good results with it by "riding" low mids using moderate attack, slow release. I also boost the highs with it and set the HF band to act like a custom deesser. I'm trying to avoid setting cuttof points from 800hz to like 4000hz because they tend to sound unnatural in this area. Thanks for video Warren!

[@oleksandrpozniak]

I also do limiter -> compressor -> eq -> compressor -> eq -> compressor -> multiband -> Parallel compression. I always watch Marc episodes cause sometimes you catch is what you've never thought before. And a very nice presentation. Very polite

[@LukaszFrankowski]

@Produce Like A Pro Warren any chance of a video discussing differences in production of male and female vocals? Do you treat them differently? If so could you maybe discuss it during FAQ Friday, please?

[@Darksagan]

I just learned about the Scheps vocal trick and have been using that.

[@badmonkeymusicproductions3569]

I have really been diggin this guys vibe. Great choice of a producer, and a great educator to boot. Thanks Warren

[@bendavis268]

Me too

[@noiseinthebasement8139]

Love Marc's taste and subtlety. Great stuff. Thanks, guys!

[@RC32Smiths01]

There is always something to learn! Great work guys!

[@chophii526]

Awesome, thanks Warren and Marc! Love the El Rey compressor, so good on vocals!

[@ollyparker8179]

Really Insightful stuff! I have just got into mixing and have learned so much from this channel already. Thank you

[@MartinVanDerSande]

Truly great tutorial and insights here. It felt like a real privilege to have this man explain his process. Thanks so much!

[@mdk1983]

The vocal harmonies with distortion adds a lot of life to the track. Simple and awesome track. Very soothingly mixed.

[@lavalizard1]

Amazing video. I really enjoy Marc’s videos - I like how he explains why he makes certain decisions and then let’s you hear the different elements at work. I’ve learned a lot from all the videos of Marc you’ve shared. Cheers. This was a really good one.

[@Jacob-iv7qg]

we are blessed that such a great mixer decided to open a KZbin channel and share his amazing knowledge (or his amazing friends).

[@michaellarsen180]

This was a fantastic reminder of how layering compressors can achieve smooth in front vocals. Gonna try something similiar right away! And I'm gonna have a marvelous time doing so! ;)

[@TheSakuraGumiLTD]

These videos are some of my favourite mixing tutorials... it's got the perfect blend of direction and understanding

[@BeGoodNow5]

Fabulously insightful as usual, so much to learn from this video. Thanks a bundle Marc & Warren!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@adithyasatheesh127]

That's one beautiful song. Again, Marc is a pleasure to watch, on your channel Warren. Thank you.

[@Producelikeapro]

You’re very welcome!

[@tonitoze2452]

I love Marc ability to explain what he does. And how to interact with each plugin to make a difference. I've learn so much from his videos. Keep it going man. Sounds beautiful.

[@ariangoleh]

Every mixing engineer have their own way of giving life to vocals, for many mixers that wanna have a bright vocal that sits on top of the track Marc's way of mixing was beautiful and we can use some his techniques 👌🏻 Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@uriel-heavensguardian8949]

Awesome video Marc!!!! You’re amazing at what you do. So inspiring!!

[@LouisLinggandtheBombs]

I really appreciate this teacher. One of the most generous engineers on KZbin. Great philosophy.

[@eliascypress6695]

Never seen anyone using multiple compressors in this way. Unique... And makes total sense.

[@timflatus]

Wow, I love this guy. I may have to re-watch this a few times to fully grok what he's doing.

[@March_iii_]

I’ve seen a lot of Vocal Chains over the Internet but this probably the best video. Video is cleanly put, the chain is well explained and tells how different this chain is different from other chains. Put this guy on the channel more.

[@therockhour1386]

First of all, what a beautiful song! This is a great video thanks for sharing this! I love the clean yet upfront treatment he has here, it really brings out the beauty of her vocal. While I havn't looked at his master buss, Its wonderful how well he has achieved depth, verb and all sorts of clarity without "hyper" compressing. Im a fan!

[@jalapainyo]

This "series" with MDN is really great content! Please keep it going. Cheers!

[@kennethgreen2829]

Beautiful vocal and with Marc's magic too. what more could one want.

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous!

[@actosium]

This guy is cool, learning from him makes it feel like a breeze of information. Feels nice and not too heavy

[@rudolfbaethge282]

I like it! Simple, lean, and open. I like workflows where you can assess each step instead of a “magical black box” solution. Tks and please keep simple good capsules like this coming!

[@basboerboom9328]

That MC2 Compressor is magic!

[@squoblat]

MDN is always straight to the facts, the amount of knowledge this guy can impart in 10 minutes is astounding.

[@joelhenry8459]

While I have yet to try these tricks by myself, I am impressed by the rendering and the reasoning involved.

[@nabonilbanik726]

Vocal inserts and their settings were awesome.

[@ernestbuckley8671]

Always like Marcs relaxed and clear delivery. The song is great and he clearly explains how he approaches everything in less than 10 minutes. #Respect. Thanks to Produce Like A Pro for this outstanding content.

[@marcdanielnelson317]

Thank you, EB. Have a great weekend my dude

[@AlexeySolovievMusic]

Really awesome and knowledgable video Thank you so much Warren for making collabs with great sound producers like Marc!

[@smtonlinevideos]

Sounds great! I appreciate a pop vocal that hasn’t been destroyed with compression. I thought Mark did a tasteful job molding this vocal. Using multiple compressors on a single track is still a little over my head as an engineer. This video was helpful.

[@jfdirienzo]

Nice approach, it's indeed pretty unique and it's really interesting to watch him make it work that good. Super instructive.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@BrendanKDavis]

Thanks Marc for another great video, and Warren for bringing it to us. I love the focus on subtleties that really make the whole work, as opposed to the brute force "hammer" techniques that see every problem as a nail to be smashed. Kudos and salutations, fellas!

[@marcdanielnelson317]

Thanks, Brandon. My dudes

[@frankwyatt627]

used wave's equivalent pis for marc's chain and the vocal sits in its spot, doesn't move, doesn;t fade or surge, stays on point...perfect. now on to the verbs...thank you so much marc. i put a L1 first with barely any limiting and the rest fell into place. yippity do daw day

[@patkelly3966]

Super helpful video, thanks Marc and PLAP. Didn't notice the sleeping hound until right at the end. I actually like having my animals in the room with me despite the inherent hair and fluff problems they can create.

[@paulfavour7790]

First off, I do like the mix and vocal especially - Better yet, Marc Nelson is a great explainer and I learned a lot. I would have been happy with another 30 minutes on just this one track. Thanks Marc! A+

[@fuamon8179]

I’ve watched a lot of tutorials .. but with you i see more details . It’s like a new mixing class . In depth with more elaborations .. thank you very much .. love from Africa 🇹🇿..

[@dirtycleansound]

this guys is killing it in the box, eh? very smooth

[@SolesSongs]

More of these please. Marc is awesome.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@saladdaze7375]

Marc is rad. I appreciate his dry, to the point delivery.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@saladdaze7375]

@@Producelikeapro to be clear Warren, i am NOT implying your humorous, cheerful delivery is not appreciated.

[@khalednigga8696]

@@saladdaze7375 x

[@crawlingman7003]

Beautiful mix. Great tutorial!

[@queenpurple8433]

I literally have my first pop client tomorrow! Perfect timing

[@tylersiddiqui1132]

Yeah this before and after can be heard well even on iPhone X speakers! Sounds really good 🤘🏻

[@TizzieStudios]

Am now a fan! Great work!!!!

[@tiekumark]

I’ve had the MV2 on vocals after compression for the last couple of years. Brilliant for bringing back low level information

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, truly wonderful!!

[@gerwinlandemard1652]

@@Producelikeapro Quick question here, could it be replaced by a Vocal Rider ?

[@celestialode]

absolute killer vocal sound!

[@gilbertspader7974]

Marc Daniel Nelson , all kill no fill . You kick ass man WOW ! !!!!

[@tonyhudspeth3861]

Having a great vocalist and having the vibe for a killer take, then Add salt and pepper before serving ;-) cool video and superb presentation .. thank you more of these please Warren

[@MartinLang1625]

Great Vid! Always something to learn here! Thanks!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@petergedd9330]

Wow, One of the best tutorials I've seen on Mixing. Thank You. Subbed.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@jbeatzz3051]

Thank you man, literally used this in my session today!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

That's amazing to hear!

[@DavidMohMusic]

I've watched this video so many times,... This guy is amazing, I wish I could give the video more like.

[@antcall6779]

Marc is my favorite mixer hes got so much clarity in his mixes, hes an absolute beast

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Yes, Marc is a wonderful talent!!

[@marcdanielnelson317]

Super thank you

[@marciomesquita]

Clean, classy and concise. I’m loving this series with Marc! great communicator.

[@rocnroll1715]

Great voice and great minded engineering to take it to the roof!

[@tonysherrard]

MV2 is a great plug in. Serial light compression really is the key to a great vocal sound, as you demonstrated effectively. Top tips!

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

Sonic Anomally's VOLA2 is a free alternative that can do everything MV2 does.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Tony!!

[@pianoatthirty]

@@BrunodeSouzaLino holy shit Vola sounds fantastic!! thank you!

[@mikaanttila9251]

M D Nelson - you are one of the best teachers! Your every move make sense - thanks!

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous!!

[@marcdanielnelson317]

Very cool Mika. Thank you

[@buddyalbert5808]

Marc has a great demeanor and even more importantly gets right into giving useful information. Another point I’d like to make is it’s like Christmas all year long with Warren and everyone at Produce Like a Pro. Thank you

[@marcdanielnelson317]

Thank you Buddy. Nice of you to say.

[@Danksta02]

Never seen a masterclass pulled off in 10 min before. Truly impressive!

[@marcdanielnelson317]

Super speed Don

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed! Thanks ever so much Don!

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

Here's how you do the same chain with free plugins: - FabFilter Pro Q3: TDR Nova - Klanghelm MUC: Analog Obsession Varimoon or Klanghelm Muc Jr - Waves MV2 - Sonic Anomally's VOLA2 - Waves Multiband: Cockos ReaXComp - Soundtoys Echoboy: Valhalla FreqEcho, Valhalla SuperMassive, Stone Voices Ambient Reverb, Sonic Anomally's Leet Delay, GSi Varispeed...Depends on the type of delay wanted. - De-Essers: Either use another multiband compressor or something like SleepyTime DSP Lisp or Airwindows DeBess - Soundtoys Decapitator: Depends on the type of saturation you want. Analog Obsession's PreBox, SGA1155 and so on. - SoftTube Tube Tech Classic Channel Strip: Analog Obsession's Rare SE + I'd say Analog Obsession's Kolin - Acustica Audio El Rey: Don't believe there's any free RCA AVC compressor emulations on the market.

[@MrVleker]

You could even make the same chain with stock plug-ins. It depends what you are after :)

[@ragingchimera8021]

Very nice dude, thank you!

[@jayjain3821]

You are really into analog obsession.

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

@@jayjain3821 You can replace some of the AO plugins with Variety of Sound or similar.

[@jayjain3821]

@@BrunodeSouzaLino My DAW, Ableton doesn't support 32bit vst. Anyways what i am trying to say is that I don't like AO stuff. I find them buggy and they come with analog looking UI but not the same characteristics as near as analog

[@JosefwitdaCoatOn]

Thank you so much! This video really helped me turn the corner in mixing.

[@martijn_nl]

Sounds like the vocal was tracked pretty amazing in the first place. Would love to see an episode on tracking including mic choice and the use of outboard vs itb processing. The vocals in this video have a presence not too many engineers seem to nail. It's that balanced thick forward vocal sound engineers like Serban Ghenea are famous for. Another great episode from Marc. He's definitely one of my favorite guest presenters on this channel!

[@BobbyLouxMusic]

That would be ideal! I’d like to know the tracking process as well to complete the lesson..

[@Lexbannister]

@@BobbyLouxMusic will never happen bro. All these KZbin channels have vocals that are already processed very well. Then they add some plugins on them and do a few moves and be like “that’s all I did!” There’s not 1 channel where a big time channel shows the the tracking and processing from beginning to end. Not 1.

[@frederickkrug5420]

@@Lexbannister cla does one for Mix with the Masters but it’ll cost $300

[@elgamerico]

Even with all that gear, he has that awesome SSL 2+ sitting on his desk. Nice :)

[@TripsView]

Marc is honestly brilliant

[@Willifordwav]

His setup is so cool and classy

[@JoaoNina]

It´s insane such valuable information! :) And positive vibe!

[@le_beatbox]

this guy puts out the best content on YT

[@peterrogan1548]

That’s a killer mix!

[@andrewmalekmusic]

Thank you. Working real hard to get my game up 💥

[@rajkamaljangir3618]

Sir , you are adding Deasser on almost everything , like guitar, Synth, brass ,, great ❤️😀

[@marcoalexanderwinthermikke9132]

Just when i have to record my lead singer! Perfect! 😃🤘

[@ashleyneptune3239]

This guy is schooling us on “flavor,” a little here and there, small changes add up. Well done and for free to boot 🥾

[@nashse7en]

1 video with Marc better than 2 days 24/7 searching in youtube

[@musicfreak21]

Guests on the Channel. Production. Editing. Fonts! This is amazing. Seeing this channel growing and expanding in front of our eyes !

[@marcdanielnelson317]

Fonts 😎

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much musicfreak21!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@marcdanielnelson317 haha fonts!

[@jasonplucas]

Thanks again guys my fav mixer

[@marcdanielnelson317]

Thanks, Jason. Nice of you to share and say

[@sjandai]

And again learned a lot! Thanks!

[@fulviobennato]

thanks man ur tips are amazingly useful!

[@ivomatic13]

Marc is awesome!

[@trevoryearwood6377]

nice process ! cheers for that.

[@jjboogie1]

That was awesome. Great tips.

[@joelmathejojo]

Great mixing

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Joel! Glad you like it! Marc Rules!

[@FinnEcesMusic]

Love this sound, thanks for presets

[@precisionsoundworksstudio]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@shyharmonic]

Fantastic!

[@chrisibbetson]

Always interesting!! :-)

[@MAKEemusic]

Very Godd, thxs for the video!

[@lukassbeataddicts]

Damn that's good job.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Lukas! Thanks ever so much!

[@SuperLevelone]

KUL! Cant wait to try

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous

[@sofoklessantorini1888]

i love this man

[@HitTheRoadMusicStudio]

Hey Marc, I really enjoy how you share your tips, templates and FX Chains with us, learned a lot already! ✌ Will try this or similar chain on the next vocal track! I got one question out of curiosity: Regarding the Dynamic EQ between 1 - 2K, did you listened it out or did you found it by sweep through the vocal track? Thanks in advance!!!

[@LukaszFrankowski]

Nice! I was recommended MV2 in the academy only yesterday. When I demo'ed immediately knew it will be great on vocals. Today I've been going back through my mixes and inserting it on all of them along with CLA Epic and Puigchild. You're costing me money Warren 😂 Only kidding. Well worth it. Another great video by Marc!

[@Producelikeapro]

haha yes, Lukasz! Great plug in!

[@deepspacemusicofficial9671]

Very helpful 🙏😊

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@tributetunes8770]

Love this

[@batheavy2834]

Quite sophisticated isn’t it 👍🤯

[@mrmorpheus9707]

Hell of a chain here

[@Urco94]

excelent!!!

[@mbanani]

The secret sauce in the mix is the dog snoozing on the couch.

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha yes, indeed!

[@FroznColors]

AMEN

[@marcdanielnelson317]

You know it duder

[@mbanani]

@@marcdanielnelson317 COVID has enabled me to have my dog "work" with me, too. Nice tutorial. I'm a big fan of the MV2 as well. I'm a postproduction audio guy but your vocal chain approach is useful for me, especially the implementation of serial compression.

[@lechjanerka5630]

++++ from Poland! Thank You !

[@craigburner1296]

I track with an AKG The Tube (414 with a tube), usually, if it works for the voice. Into a Gains MP2 (discrete transformer balanced pre) and a Tube Tech CL1A and hit it hard. The Tube Tech CL1A can squash the crap out of anything and you only hear a beautiful sound coming out, never any audible side effects. The CL1A is amazing. I rarely compress during the mix if it was tracked with the CL1A. I used to have a Tube Tech MP1A mic pre at my previous studio with a former partner. It was hands down the best piece of gear I've ever used. Everything that went through it sounded great and sat in the mix with no effort. I'm only doing music on the side now but still want a Tube Tech pre, it's god like.