Use Parallel Compression to Make Your Vocals Stand | Cubase Secrets with Dom

[@OriginalRaveParty]

The pre fader tip was gold. Top class education.

[@Glenn-DSouza]

Thankyou Dom, I would not have understood 'Parallel compression' without this tutorial.

[@derhova]

"little bit of compression to pop vocals" is an understatement

[@EmmoKhan]

The pre post fader saved my life. thx :D

[@combs08]

I rarely leave comments but wow, what a detailed yet simple explanation of parallel compression. I have been wanting to incorporate it into my own mixes bit it seemed a bit daunting. I feel super confident about apply to my own workflow now. Thank you, Dom. You're the best.

[@arturofornasari]

Hi Dom, very interesting but maybe I’m missing a passage: how many compressors are you usin’ at the end in the send channel? I see the tube one in the insert channel but in the send it seems you have three faders opened… 🤔 Thank you for answering, if you can…

[@Siddharth_Dixit]

Thank You Dom 🤩

[@grantmoon689]

Incredibly useful - parallel compression's what I've been missing! Thank you!

[@-Deena.]

I never stop learning from you Dom 🧡 Awesome

[@aniketpatil2143]

Dome! You are our GURU!

[@jmendresoh]

Dom, want to add my THANKS to the sea of 'em you've gotten for this video. Applied || compression today on a vocal I'm finalizing, and now it sits perfectly in the mix. Awesome!

[@ShonnMorris]

You have me opening up and checking mixes I long finished just to see if they could use this. Your tutorials are valuable beyond words.

[@miss-1073]

Meister der Tontechnik und ZAUBERER in Cubasis , danke!

[@florianbeguin]

Thanks Dom !

[@Blyfuz]

I'm so grateful for your videos. Thank you so much.

[@WerIstWieJesus]

I like this because it lets the vocals the most natural as possible.

[@acewonda2812]

Great stuff as always Dom! I'm revisiting this and correct me if I'm wrong, this works best if processing one track or source. Because your using the fader directly on the pcomp effects channel, anything you route to that bus as a send will be impacted by the vertical faders movement. You'd need to setup another send to pcomp the chorus unless you wanted the exact same settings and intensity you have for the lead vocal.

[@delsurmusic]

One of my favorites videos ! Thanks Dom!!

[@stevebanham4475]

Clearest explanation of parallel compression I've heard...this video made the penny drop..many thanks

[@SweetSoundStudio]

For many years I've been using similar techniques on my Cubase mixes, but this video really nails it. Dom, this tutorial is brilliant and really helps explaining step by step how to use compression wisely :)

[@DUBCEAST49]

I did this on some of my tracks I engineered while ago and I never used parallel compression and a friend of mine who is a producer told me about that type of compression and man let me tell ya!!!!! This is golden!

[@jromasterofone]

Quality tips, Dom! Solid presentation. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@mullewap6670]

Cool. Thanks for this tip. Like Vocal Rider by waves.

[@TrungKuOfficial]

thank you so muchhh❤

[@jonathanoates1972]

Great tutorial! Thanks Dom 😁

[@javierpenya]

Great Dom. Perfectly and clearly explained. Thanks a lot.

[@apfelmeerschweinchen58]

Thanks a lot Bro!! Amazing tutorials‼️🙏🏾

[@mickapolooza219]

Thanks Dom this is what I've been looking for in my vocal mix.

[@t.l.i.d5635]

It really good advice, We׳re also love to used in OTT Plugin on vocals it׳s makes the vocal more bright and makes a good sound.

[@stevemaitland5090]

Huge! Thanks, steve

[@UvvM_Records]

Very helpful video....,...

[@ivanvenot]

Great!

[@arockstarstudio8703]

Yaa!! You're amazing lots of love from india ❤️

[@JuniorMurrell]

Awesome! ... Respect sir. Thought I was happy with my mixes; this just sent it over the top mate. 👍🏽

[@RahulKumar-jt5py]

Thanks Dom 👍

[@papitoredmusic2]

Keep up the great work.

[@rob3942]

Excellent. Thanks Dom. Just Excellent

[@robnijhof1978]

Amazing tutorial Dom! Will definitely try this out!

[@atarisaint]

I am coming back to all your videos, just as if it was a course, and I hope I have not thanked you before or I will look like spamming the videos. To be safe though, thank you "file mou", you are the Alpha & Omega of Cubase.

[@anantwashere]

BRILLIANT TIPS.

[@SakisGeorgopoulos]

Big man, Eisai megalos. I love your way of presenting all this useful stuff. Congrats! You are really pushing creativity forward. Dose Pono patrida!!!

[@jrwboz]

Thanks Dom this is a really helpful tip for my recorded vocal!

[@tubu1ar86]

Beautiful Video Thank You Dom.

[@lunatictheatre]

Amazing tutorial Bro! Peace!!! ... learnt in 15 min more than last couple of years!

[@CharlesK441]

Wow that's amazing 👏🏿 thanks again Dom!

[@sisterssrividhyasudha]

Hey Dom.. Im so glad I started following your channel. I cant put it in words how you have made Cubase so easy for millions of people out there .. great work.. and thanks a ton😊😊

[@perkunas7]

Fantastic video Dom. Thanks

[@milenadeltorto7158]

Thank you!

[@johncostigan6160]

Smooth as silk, Dom! pre-fader, who have thought...

[@7187]

Such a beautiful vocal!

[@rafaelgiuliani]

Masterclass!

[@HarissonTotoValanva]

Great explanation. Thank You so much! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ArieOrr44]

this is the answer to the question on the much later video on the paralel compression guide

[@ruudjansen2412]

great video!..thnks Dom!

[@skiiizo]

Wow Dom! What a fantastic video. Thank you very much for it

[@HollandTeye]

Hello Dom, just a short one please; what device do you use for your automation and how do you set it up please

[@jason.martin]

great stuff, where is the full version of this song?

[@grahamwitcher105]

Hi Dom. Steinberg Vintage Compressor and Tube Compressors...just the best. Who needs external plug ins or racks when you have these two fantastic pieces of kit already included in Cubase? Great video too. Cheers.

[@CarlstenProductions]

Awesome vid as usual!

[@19Stride]

Aweomae videos buddy! How do you use your streamdeck? Together with Soundflow?

[@vinay_rajwade_originals]

This is just great...Thanks Dom

[@mrmorpheus9707]

Bravo to you! You unlocked the secrets..many thanx

[@deeperthanhouse]

Hey Dom, how do we stop the vocal from sounding phased/duplicated/layered? Am I doing something wrong?

[@victorsofcircumstancesonso1606]

APPRECIATE YOU!🙏❤

[@Frank.Zimmermann]

Thank you Dom, that's a very cool technique. I will use it in my current mix. Until now I didn't think of using automation on the parallel channel and on top of that to combine everything again in a group channel with a finishing compressor. Very cool! :)

[@Griuofficial]

Thanks for a great tips Dom!🤝🔊🔥

[@MohndiOfficial]

This is great tbh. Thank you for making this video.

[@TFApocalypse]

¡¡ amazing !! thank you so much

[@b9dger]

Thanks for this one

[@andreasl4318]

Great in its simplicity!

[@andytullis8736]

A great explanation of parallel compression. I just started to experiment with it this week on drums. I'm guessing I should be using the send as a pre send as well? Thanks Dom!

[@alainthiry3965]

thank you

[@dcdrita1]

Great Video, Regards. I have a question - If I want to send a group channel to four different channels in parralel, I mean the single group channel's signal will pass through four different channels at a time which I mean Parralel. Thank you.

[@gyemixstudio6768]

Thanks so much

[@jeffschwisow]

Automation and excitation on the parallel compression FX channel...who knew?! Simple genius! 🤜💥🤛

[@Kleisinger1]

Thank you for this video. Great. Can you tell me, which delay you have used?

[@RuneVestb]

Great!! Thanks Dom 🤘🏻

[@dagga07]

Hi Dom i have a question with the final compressor you added to he vocal group. i noticed it was still in the dry position as you was moving the threshold, should it be in the mix position or did you leave it in dry for a reason?

[@tolgatokoglu]

Amazinggggg

[@eskytube]

Great video! It really isn't that important, but the word "out" is missing in the title. You sort of get obsessed with details in this line of work. Looking forward to more instructional content. Thanks!

[@tomwest6732]

Eine sehr sehr gute Sache ...Top

[@ramseysounds2086]

So simple but so effective 👍

[@antonigalon]

A/B comparison is required to check whether the contribution from the parallel compression is really helping the mix rather than just adding level. How to do it?

[@ShaharHarshuv]

Thanks for a great explanation!

[@mozizo11]

thanks great tutorial Dom and steinberg. for the send FX,s (reverb,delay etc) would be prefered to have them on the "all vox" group channel sends or on the "dry" vox channel ?

[@bondpeace]

My question too

[@mozizo11]

@@bondpeace for me i would have the send FX on the Group Channel, so if i change or automate the volume level as a sum from the group channel the Send fx stay in relative balance to the dry audio.' and also all tracks routed to it (the parallel the dry etc) will get the same send FX level

[@mcsweet1966]

Hello Dom, What would be the difference beween using send in Pre fader VS Direct routing Summing Mode ?

[@Mrprodbyjoey]

thanks

[@omoi8084]

Greeat !!

[@danaparsons854]

GREAT

[@nasdaq1966]

Hi, could you help me here? I like your stuff. When I import an Audio-File (MP3) into Cubase it changes it automatically in "mono" at least it really sounds like mono, but with 2 tracks, do you know this problem.

[@MastaGOfficial]

Is the audio still stereo but sound mono? If it sounds like mono, check the Control Room on the right corner is it set to mono or stereo.

[@hamedalamy3267]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 no comment segala the best ever.

[@Audioknap_rus]

Thanks so much!

[@kMaxRx]

3:32 "We're going to send a copy of this vocal to an effects channel as a send effect." Track Name: =Vox - Send Gain (8:00) - sent as pre fader instead of post fader... I have no idea how he is sending the copy of the vocal to the effects channel as a send effect. I read it as he's sending a copy of the vocal as a pre-fader send into the parallel compressor send. I see the =Vox track under FX channels in Cubase, I see it as a send in the channel settings, I don't see how he's sending the audio to the FX channel. What am I missing?

[@jespersorensenyork]

Super :-) will defo try this

[@nikibuz1]

well no comments!!!! master !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MrMediterrano]

Is there a way to setup side chain compression in a way that it ducks only the frequencies which collide with the frequencies in the control signal?

[@NikArcher]

very interesting! I already had a hard comp FX channel but I could make the vocals sound much clearer with vintagecomp and datube :)

[@patpatpat999]

A bit confused here. I set it up like Dom with FX channel and Pre-fader, I see the amount of gain reduction changes with the send level. I thought the compression on the FX channel would stay constant (per vox channel level) and the send level would just be another kind of wet-dry control. When I reduce the send level, the gain reduction on the compressor goes down with with. Am I misunderstanding?

[@nunu9849]

9:14 anyone know how to do the same thing in fl studio? I mean the goal is, to pre send full consistant level to another buss(like here paralell comp), ( even if i pull down volume of main vocal)

[@LokeyeMC]

Does release time matter in parallel comprehension for vocals? I've seen others say to set it to the longest time possible. But the more I think about it, it seems the outcome would be identical with short and fast release times.