How to Make Crisp Vocals

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[@BigZmoke.]

noveltech vocal enhancer and fresh air...this is another trick that will work

[@sageaudio]

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[@BodyOfPlayMusic]

The de-esser trick is interesting. Awesome logic applied.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks Andrew! A professor told me about it a while back - said it was what they used to do to pop tracks in the 90s. SageAudio.com

[@BodyOfPlayMusic]

@@sageaudio exactly same for saturation via triggering plugins 🤯🧠

[@bhxzz_]

exactly what I'm thinking

[@PaulEubanks]

Okay that reverb technique REALLY brings the air. Just awesome.

[@sageaudio]

Awesome! Thanks for watching Paul! SageAudio.com

[@Justauri-asdfghjkl]

Oh my god..... this is INSANELY VALUABLE

[@whaltebiceps7039]

One of the best tutorials on the internet. Great job 🔥

[@sageaudio]

That's awesome! Thanks Whalte! SageAudio.com

[@DonyorAbaquita]

This all about "The science of frequencies" plus good ears..excellent bro

[@blowedoutkidtetsuo2thowed746]

The De-esser trick is f’n GENIUS!

[@sageaudio]

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[@laderrius1]

Omm I was like he really dropping mad gems 💎

[@bigrod246]

Trick old u can use multiple desser as multiband compression

[@GrantFoxOfficial]

Good advice. I'm trying my hand at a song and this helped with Adobe audition

[@AnGhaeilge]

Amazing video. Concise and to the point. I mixed my first vocal track a few months ago and it was the first time I tackled vocals. Wish I had this video first!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching - hopefully this video helps whenever you track some more vocals!

[@pavendax]

the de esser and thicc parallel compression on the top end is very useful to me ty

[@melissaanne89]

Wow...thank you Sir...i am glad you are here to help us😊 God bless you

[@Slimrick6]

Best channel I’ve found for mixing thanks 🙏🏾

[@JakeTheFlakeYT]

I'm new to mixing, and have specifically been trying to find particular methods used to enhance vocal production. This video is great! Exactly what I was looking for! Would love to see more videos on topics like this, breaking down methods on vocals along with other instrumental mixing. Great work!

[@k9nevienna]

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@@k9nevienna All has been well - life has been really busy - im from the U.S and just recently moved from west coast to east coast, and have relocated several times on the east coast since moving, so I'm just not settling in a more permanent place - ultimately havent had a chance to really experiment a ton due to that, but hope to dive in again soon!

[@jnsaudio81]

One of the best to the point tutorials I've seen

[@sageaudio]

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[@luthfiafifriansyah8099]

lots of assistance here! bring my production level to another one! cheers mate!

[@rikepi507]

Nice!! First trick is more than enough to obtain the right crisping out!! Thank you.

[@Juliano_DJOL]

Love the explanation of the theory behind these methods!

[@tasenova2717]

It's a great video, with excellent editing, but I hope everyone knows that all vocals are unique, and shine brightest in their own lighting, meaning one setting doesn't fit all and the only way to get better is to just experiment. and me being a vocal engineer, I like to experiment on my freetime anyway. (I'm sure 95% of background vocals are processed through experimental means)

[@phazeF]

Travis indeed uses something like this, his vocals are so clean and crisp and high quality

[@Tom-tv4ok]

Please do a tutorial on Background vocals! and the advanced processing. Your tutorials are amazing and the advanced tips are so so good. Thank you

[@sageaudio]

Awesome thanks for the suggestion! SageAudio.com

[@DJVYLO]

use a specific amount of reverb. done

[@vicsdiyprojects4585]

L I 9 oi get

[@robertopistolesi2735]

Thanks a lot for this video, for me it was really eye opening, process-wise.

[@Writtenmirror]

Thank you for this! Going to run some of these combos ASAP

[@sageaudio]

Nice! Hope it works out well! SageAudio.com

[@graysongreen9853]

Impretty sure this video just changed my life

[@sageaudio]

That's awesome! Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@djhousefreak1487]

WHOAH!!!....THIS IS FIRE!!!!....BIG UP!!!

[@ghdrum]

Some interesting tips here. Looking forward to trying a few out on my own vocals. Can you do a tutorial on working with male vocals/vocals that have more low end in them?

[@markomladenovic8472]

Thank you so much very good video, informative and I learned a lot.

[@andrewamicarelli]

Great vid. Subscribed!

[@zzzyzzzyzzzyxxx]

Some interesting ideas - nice to expand the tool kit. Thanks.

[@sageaudio]

Awesome! Great to hear it! SageAudio.com

[@IDKY47]

Thank you for this video! Was wondering what the song was and if its out anywhere

[@alexyari19]

I love Your channel. Thanks for sharing.

[@JTFuller]

Wow, these videos are incredible.. Dude, whoever you are man, wow.. Fantastic....

[@sageaudio]

Thanks JT! Glad you've been enjoying our videos! SageAudio.com

[@xxxxxxxyyyyyyy]

Finally. A great tutorial.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks Chris! Check out some of our other videos, they follow the same format. SageAudio.com

[@ForsReishen]

Hello ,from moscow . Good video = 3

[@mountaintop93]

the first one is a really good one

[@billyhughes9776]

Groovy stuff man.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching Billy! SageAudio.com

[@ezelinkmedia7228]

Very Helpful. Thank you

[@EatinBubsy]

Super helpful. Thank you

[@realstatjackson1863]

Helpful frfr. Big ups. @RealStatJackson Louisiana let’s get it

[@indetecx3534]

Good job my friend

[@DonGreen757]

Way too much sauce in this 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sageaudio]

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[@lavvozlic8910]

This channel is awesome!!!

[@sageaudio]

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[@ODonnellpaul66]

great tips thanks

[@lucapiazzon-B1]

Great Job Bro !! Thanks

[@zerocostproductions8623]

This was so helpful.. thank you so much.

[@sageaudio]

Awesome that's great! Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@fansnyaivangunawan9363]

Wow..... Nice share, thank you sir!

[@SAARussian]

Will you make a video about the processing of James Hetfield's vocals on Ride The Lightning?

[@globalgogetter4469]

Goostuff. Subbed!

[@masterofnone4478]

Hoping that we got some of your good quality vocal records😘

[@peterduong3459]

Great video!

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Excelente! gracias por sus compartir su valioso conocimientos.

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this channel is amazing

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Thanks Sam! SageAudio.com

[@reakapho]

Thank you!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching!

[@cross-amusic9175]

So Helpful ❤️🔥

[@joelarmendariz8876]

great video

[@djrapstar]

@3:01 how would it cause the saturation to work harder if the de emphasize eq is after the saturation in the the chain?

[@starsandguitars2050]

Great video. Thank you so much.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching Joe! SageAudio.com

[@aminkhalilnasab927]

THank you!

[@Mynameisspkz]

Definitely gonna try these techniques. I'm trying to get bright raps and vocals but not introduce silibance. This could possibly help. Well see

[@driz77]

Good ideas, thanks.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching!

[@bigchiefcinema9654]

amazing work. keep it up.

[@sageaudio]

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[@attila_999]

Yo bro, thats an amazing work out here again.. was wondering what your opinion is bout using the technique with the Internal Low-Shelf Compression 1:38 on the Master of a track (with vocals) within all the other elements

[@sageaudio]

You can do that! It'll help retain the high end. SageAudio.com

[@x5dbose]

Pls tell about bus output .. how to balance the bus out ? ..

[@L.DOT.P.]

Bruh you really is on it bro... man!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks L P! SageAudio.com

[@cassandramondnacht7225]

I tried to download the fresh air plugin but there were so many steps to make an account and then downloading the license manager and it stopped working for me with activating the download. It just absolutely didn't want to work for me.

[@antagoncuba4559]

EXCELLENT TIPS! THANKS FOR SHARE

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@campar1043]

do you need to use oversampling if your project is 48khz?

[@tarikkaraki5542]

Owsom vedio i just wanna ask where do i find thpse softwares

[@madmaagic]

Can we do it in GarageBand iOS ?? Or any other desktop app( free)?? If anyone know the please answer. 🙏🙏

[@ville2170]

Great Video! What's the song being mixed?

[@ethanarbel7746]

Should you add all of these together or just use one?

[@Zeek8021]

Thank you!!

[@sageaudio]

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[@EM-km8em]

What mic and interface were used here? Thnx

[@jorgeventura1854]

Genios!!

[@horstlemke9591]

Klasse!!!

[@warzonemusicentertainment6618]

Is this works at adobe audition 1.5

[@dante-go9tp]

what is the song called I like her vocals

[@mariamalova1012]

Newbie here. I dont get if I should do all or pick one?

[@atifjubaer]

Loved

[@DivestedEntity]

A link to each plug in would be nice!!!

[@armywithluv55]

What is dess eser?

[@ratnacomposerstudio]

Thanks.I was wondering what was that crisp and the sparkle high end air and texture in the vocals of singers like libianca-people song, that i found in other songsingers as well.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! Hopefully you can recreate that in your recordings now!

[@ratnacomposerstudio]

@@sageaudio yes! can't wait record and get that sound.

[@PharaohLawLess1]

Great tips

[@sageaudio]

Thanks Pharaoh! SageAudio.com

[@mehfoozzansari]

What is the name of this software?

[@kayn4n301]

what would an ideal chain look like - i know each one is different for each vocal, but like a basic chain to play around with??

[@liedecay]

noise gate - subtractive eq - hi comp w fast attack med release - additive eq - de esser - med comp w/ saturation ( + reverb delay on seperate track)

[@EsaShaheed]

@@liedecay similar to how I do it too.

[@denilsonbernitz9591]

Who is the artist of that song? It sounds great!

[@thesadwolf]

Fantastic tutorial. So many approaches for a specific outcome. Also, the vocal sample wasn't super lame like in other tutorials. Some tutorials are a bit too X-tian rock for my tastes. "Angel wings lift me high while my tears drown the devil out". I kid...

[@sageaudio]

Thanks Daniel! Glad to hear you enjoyed the format and music used! SageAudio.com

[@elijahmcelroy]

What’s the song? I love it

[@DJVICKY0291]

Parallel comp is 🎮 changing

[@iamkayze293]

Thanks you sir

[@sageaudio]

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[@TheyStillCallMeRicky]

cool .. ty man 8-)

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Thanks for watching!

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It's a great plugin for sure! SageAudio.com

[@xavierfaison1813]

I sent a song to u guy’s website for a mastered sample of it and I never did get a response back and particularly reason y?

[@sageaudio]

Hi Xavier! Our apology for the delayed response, please contact us directly here - www.sageaudio.com/contact.php and we will assist as soon as possible. Thanks! SageAudio.com

[@EmadGhasemiDev]

Thanks

[@sageaudio]

Thanks Emad! SageAudio.com

[@217CKlip]

What program are these vsts on ???

[@sageaudio]

You can use them in Ableton, Logic, FL Studio, and other DAWs. SageAudio.com

[@dafingaz]

Let's go!

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[@fr2project108]

This is app for pc or android ?

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[@Keroser1983]

THESE ARE AMAZING!!!! But should be very careful as one mistake can devastate everything

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! Very true - some of these are aggressive for sure! SageAudio.com

[@SomberSuicide]

on your quick attack short release example, nothing really gets compressed since the attack is longer than the release in your case... theoretically they way you have it should work, but in my experience, no compression happens..

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching Somber! Zsolt described the differences well and why the times are separate. But your definitely right - a longer attack will result in a lot less compression. SageAudio.com

[@SomberSuicide]

@@devianthousend I agree with you, which is why I found it odd no compression was happening even as I lowered my threshold as low as it could go haha

[@SomberSuicide]

@@sageaudio right on

[@Kingsel]

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