Build a vocal chain in Reason 13 (feat. Yana Mahal) + Free combinator!

[@maximilianomonterrubio8555]

This is a fantastic way to introduce filtering artifacts for no good reason with the added bonus of wasting CPU time where you could have designed a single properly parametrized EQ curve.

[@Macho_Beats]

Thank you for taking the time Yana! ❤

[@DJGIOGUARDIAN]

thank you so much, this combinator is a time saver.. ((For the naysayers, get it , go in it and start turning knobs, until then, stop judging the the book by the cover))...

[@alfredkamara-laye3526]

Thanks for a great tutorial, Yana. The thing I liked most was the importing and explanation of using the free combinator (vocal chain) which is really the point here. This is a foundation for any vocal and will need a little tweak for different voxs. I've run this through 2 pop vocals and they sound so good with some tweaks. Also, I have removed some of the gain tools but 2 the first and last.

[@artigoaudio]

Tried the "Slap Guru" as an insert in the master section. It worked really well!

[@mfortes451]

It works for vocals as well... 😂

[@th3pr0ph3cy3]

Looks like YT is doing a poor job with their audio leveling. I listened to this with 3 different headphones. DT990 Pro / Focal Clear MG Pro and an AKG K-872. I don't hear much difference between the dry and wet signal.

[@djsilent01]

I truly thought that it was me that felt that happening.

[@NoSurrenderMuzik]

They changed some audio setings a few days ago... You are not the only one who noticed it.

[@smoothsavage2870]

Same. I generally dont hear much difference most of the time i hear dry/wet signals that apply compression or other dynamic effects. So I thought it was definitely me.

[@BackFromTheMadeUp]

I know, if that's 'a little bit of tune; then I would hate to hear what she thinks saturated would be. To be fair, I hate all the highly processed shit. What's the point of being a creative individual if even your voice is going to sound like everyone else's?

[@dversnogi]

На 15:52 разница есть, но я не вижу смысла в куче эквалайзеров.

[@dmex7777]

Don't forget the unison effect it really helps

[@Ryan93Lion]

I see where this can go. Thanks! Instead of using the gain every time though, you try adjusting the knob on the mixer channel as you go. Or you can use a send/bus. Also, Reason actually does have a DeEsser already installed and it's FIRE. It's even easier to find with the browser. 😉

[@Ryan93Lion]

Your usage of the EQ was dope. I've only used the visual EQ on the racks or mixer channels.

[@ArthurActionTV]

some nice approace and a dope track.

[@peeb_rewer]

It seems in Reason 13 that if you are pitch editing vocals the keyboard alongside the vocals no longer sounds a note. This is very frustrating for folks like me who edit by ear.

[@pepper...]

Maybe I'm going deaf! Apart from the echo, everything else seems superfluous to me.

[@JeffG-922]

Maybe I'm going deaf too, because both of those examples at the beginning of the video sounded very similar to me.

[@mrblackseedszip1799]

They should give a link to some WAV file or something to listen to. I thought I was the only one not hearing any difference.

[@shinsouY]

Agree. WTF is Reason Studios doing :x

[@kamalsaigal6062]

Obviously they’ll send this to a real engineer after this. This video is to promote women inclusivity 😆

[@artigoaudio]

The saturation, distortion, input and output works well... Just crank it all up and drag it holding shift(disconnnected) as a send. Then it's just a matter of feeding :D

[@Z3i0]

Combining a vocal chain for your own voice into a combinator patch is such a good idea! Thanks for sharing!

[@BIGHARVEY2005]

Dope tutorial and track

[@Demontaunter]

It's all about micro-editing. I'm not alone... 🔎

[@c47force15]

Something with the Reason mastering on the video or the KZbin compression makes it hard to hear what the parallel compression is doing But when downloaded I've found this is a pro sounding pop vocal processor combi.

[@reverrb]

I watched a few tutorials on her channel and they're solid. I'm confused as to why she used 63 gain tools, but the finished product is nice. Artifact hazard? Very possible. Overselling reason 13 devices? For sure. But the hate on here is clipping. With all the saltiness over Reason's subscription favoritism, the crowd is more critical than usual. I made a lite version of the combinator and it's 🔥

[@kimspence-jones4765]

Is it wise to chain so many gain tools? Each one will involve a multiplication for every sample, which has to introduce rounding errors (i.e. effectively noise). Given the internal resolution, this may be irrelevant, though. Edit: sorry, should also have said thanks for a really interesting tutorial. 🙂

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

It's personal preference, this is what She is doing for her vocal.

[@ontheruntonowhere]

It's not a question about preference, it's a question about math.

[@kimspence-jones4765]

@@HOLLASOUNDS Absolutely. If she likes what the chain does to her sound, it’s all good. I was just curious about what effect all those small added gains actually do to the track.

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

@@kimspence-jones4765 Well to Me this Combinator is way to complicated I would never stack that many devices together but that Combinator sounds good the way She set it up. This Combinator She was making was copying the custom Combinator She had already made before recording the video. Prehaps the number of devices makes it more easier to control and set up the Combinator controls.

[@79Daver]

@kimspence-jones4765 Could be but does it matter in the end? Its about the sound. If the sound is good then what does the rounding off mean still? Its like with clipping where we introduce distortion as a way of achieving a certain goal . There is always up and downsides to every processing in the end

[@antmanmusic]

Yes! Great info!! Great communication!!

[@justjoannec8399]

I think before I would benefit from a combinator like this, I would need to train my ear more. I can identify a few frequencies I don't like for sure but I don't think I can do anything as complex as this for sure. I do think the delay and reverb part could help me though. Can anyone recommend techniques for ear training or videos to watch for that?

[@craigeverett1598]

No vocal should have this much processing.

[@blakberi]

Great tutorial Yana. I am not on R13 yet, I usually wait a few months before updating unless there are "must haves" in the update - this time there are "nice to haves" so I can wait. I have 3rd party gain tools I can substitute to replicate your setup.

[@geoffreykoury1206]

the ripley is cool as shit!

[@himdownstairsmusik]

@yanamahal can we get the vocal stems for our own remix competition?

[@psalmarts83]

great Video thank you but why so many gain tools? what would be the difference if you would add the output gain?

[@CarlosMartinez-gr1rp]

It is her way of checking that she compares the effect of every FX fairly, for the same peak levels, one at a time. The problem to do A/B this way is that if you correct the peak level with a gain tool after the FX then you cannot bypass the FX and maintain the levels. You would have to bypass the FX and the gain tool at the same time.

[@dmex7777]

And don't forget stereo imager

[@_033Music_]

With Reason12 I was happier

[@TheTonyTitan]

Damn! 👀 did she link her channel in the description??

[@RealmsOfThePossible]

How to ruin a perfectly good vocal 101. "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should." - Ian Malcolm

[@Lanearndt]

I like auto tune but this is a LOTTT!

[@gokusupersaiajinblue4465]

Remember yall the phone speakers are mono. Want to hear a difference put on headphones

[@d3bau4]

So pretty tutorial tysm

[@SimbaScreams]

Thanks for sharing this amazing vocal chain with us, Yana. You and your voice are so beautiful and Divine. Seeing your face and hearing your voice gave me a much needed breath of fresh air. 💚💚💚🌹🌹🌹🌹😍😍😍😍

[@JulioWilson-q4e]

Im Sorry I refuse to believe that Reson just hasent made any of the Akai MPC'S avalible on the platform. I'm a Regliously Loyal Member of the Reason Community. I love the DAW. I figured that I would buy a MPC because I ams a natural Beatmaker at heart. So needless to say I bought an Akai MPC one +. at the time Reason 12 was the newest version avalible. I knew that Reason 13 would soon be avalible. But to no availe Still No MPC Support. Reason PLEASE and any of my Breatheron that shares my frustration. Reason Propellerhead Please give us support for the MPC's .... Thank You.

[@davidtrig]

4-5 gains- crazy, just increase the output on compressors

[@f1rstp3rsonngaming96]

yana is back hello 👋 FOR De essing u can sidechain 3 -5k by using the audio spider into a compressor.reason need a deesser device

[@somuchfortalent]

Reason has a combinator patch for de essing. Find in browser > Effect Patches > Vocal Effects > De Esser.cmb

[@somuchfortalent]

Looks like youtube blocked my comment for you because I put a period in there. There's a de esser combinator patch that's already in Reason. Search the browser for effect patches, vocal effects, then dynamics. It's called De Esser.

[@dversnogi]

Дээссер можно сделать в микшере Reason

[@xkidmidnightx]

How to make your vocals sound like AI vocals.

[@PhilipGarciaReacts]

😂

[@vqsstudio]

Is this a joke? Ryan! Come back from vacation!!

[@Nenko_Music]

well personally i can watch this young lady all day. Ryan stay in vacation plz !

[@fiddlestickzmuzik]

meh that track sounded too busy andTBH a bit samey as so many others doing this style out there. I like to hear a vocal with minimal instrumentation when its a female voice.

[@KixoGT]

I am not a professional mixing engineer, but man.. so much eq's and compressors on one bus ? I dont get it really...

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

I use the MClass EQ in every project to do filter sweaps.

[@tranceemerson8325]

autotune is the dead horse y'all keep kicking.

[@dmex7777]

OK but that example sounds the same as the first one

[@SeppeTesta]

The vocal fry is killing me.

[@FunkMauzz]

It seems you cant place any critics here , it has been removed !!!!!! what is this Reason Studios ????

[@ZeroLocc]

bro wtf, how is reason even sponsoring this? you gain stage with a knob on the top of the mixer/ slider in the rack view. this IS NOT how you chain a vocal at all. it's simple. gain stage as outline in the mixer, then on the MIXER there is a rack of 8 busses just for fx. a great way to start is to delete all these stupid reverbs they have in there and open browser, go to reason library on the left, then click reason factory sound bank, all effects patches. type things like desser and vocal or backup vocal. there are excellent options for premade chains that you can adjust very simply to make vocal amazing.. add deesser, add vocal spreader and add vocal chain ... then you can add them to each track on the mixer using the buttons labeled 1-8 in the orange 'send' area on each track. should i be making these videos?? yeah probably. what do i know? i'm only a 20 yr user and a beta tester.. lol

[@reasonexperts]

sorry, I can't sing.

[@ashtonhammond1302]

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[@glutenenjoyer__]

Stick to OF or something and leave music production to people who actually care about music.