How To Make Your Vocals Sound Professional on FL Studio (2023)

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You’ve probably been searching all over the internet for videos on how to make your vocals sound professional on FL Studio 12. Well, congratulations! You’ve found the best tutorial there is on vocal mixing and mixing tips. Today I’m going to be going over:
1. Pitch Correction
- This will allow your vocals to be in tune with the instrumental.
2. Compression
- This allows your vocals to be dynamically balanced to sit well on the beat.
3. EQ
-This will help accentuate the good sounding frequencies on our vocals.
4. Overlaying Vocals
- This will bring out the presence of the vocals.
5. Reverb
- This is a stylistic effect to add some ambience to the vocals
6. Delay
- This is a stylistic effect to give the vocals even more presence.
7. Stereo Imaging
- This will widen the sound of the vocals.
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[@MrSlamTimmy]

Adriel Rivera are u using the producer or signature version?

[@ShowYourGenius]

Signature edition. Producer edition should have everything you need except for newtone!

[@MrSlamTimmy]

Adriel Rivera Thanks for the quick answer, I m using audacity now but is very limited. You think that the producer version for rap/trap vocals would be enough? Thanks

[@ShowYourGenius]

I think it would be more than enough! You'll have all of the essential plugins for recording great vocals :)

[@MrSlamTimmy]

Adriel Rivera Thanks man!

[@Minenik2]

I learned that this dude really doesn't want to grow up

[@supremeduff]

Minenik funniest shit ever

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😂😂😂😂

[@musicbybax]

literally made my day haha

[@Nozid2613]

i mean, he already looks the part

[@AnmolShelke]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@esaipadilla]

Just a quick tip for y’all, (not to take away from this tutorial it was very very helpful) instead of just cloning the background vocal re-record a second background in a higher or lower pitch. It sounds really good or re-record two background vocals and pan one left and the other right.

[@TomSavage-]

Yep, you can record anywhere from 2 - (technically infinite) vocals and put them all around the stereo to get a full sound. The artist that I think did this the best was Lil Peep (he actually layered numerous vocals)

[@sleeppartyperson]

Thing is that it's really difficult, maybe I'm just doing it wrong

[@TomSavage-]

@@sleeppartyperson yeah it's hard layering vocals, but the best way to do it is to practice your vocals a lot. Get the performance to perfection. Make sure you have perfect rhythm and that all of you vocals end/start the same. Once you start doing it a lot, it gets much easier, I promise

[@sleeppartyperson]

@@TomSavage- damn thanks man, it's hard doing it when you hate your voice but practice makes perfect right? Cheers once again

[@esaipadilla]

@@sleeppartyperson yeah man it’s hard to layer vocals perfectly especially when you don’t like your voice trust me I’m the same way. But yeah just practicing layering vocals is how you’ll get it perfect.

[@bekbolsunbektenov2370]

I like the way you explain man. The most understandable tutorial of FL I have ever seen! Good job!

[@ShowYourGenius]

Thanks dude, that seriously means a lot to me! Got any other video suggestions that I could possibly help you with?

[@bekbolsunbektenov2370]

Adriel Rivera Yea, of course man! There are lot of questions that new prods ask, however, there are no answers on KZbin. Eventhough, there are some videos, they don't help because people don't know how to explain. I guess you can explain the way how plugins work. EQs, Compressors, Reverbs, Filtering stuff and etc. As I said there are lot of videos like that but they don't actually explain they just show the way they do, those people don't go on details and stuff like you can do. So that might be the idea.

[@ShowYourGenius]

Sounds like a plan! Thanks for the suggestions man, I appreciate it!✌🏼

[@lukasbretz8672]

True

[@ShowYourGenius]

Thank you!😂

[@wizworksindustries]

Dry: Sound before being affected by the effect. Wet: Sound after the effect.

[@majorbajor]

This is seriously the best tutorial on this topic I've ever seen. Before watching this, I tried to put a lot of effects on my vocals and it still sounded terrible but now it sounds awesome. I'm not finished doing what you did on my entire song, so I can really here the difference and it's just huge. Thank you so much!

[@livelife5839]

seriously man i salute you! The way you explain it makes it so much easier to take in. Cant wait to watch more vids

[@GIANSEGREGIO]

Congrats! GREAT content

[@GriffinVFX]

Let me tell you! This video, especially the vocal doubling, has changed my song night and day. You just earned yourself a subscriber. Keep up the good work!

[@ShowYourGenius]

Thank you man! I appreciate that, glad you learned something from me. Hopefully I can help you out more in the future :)

[@FitnessPat]

Very bless for you doing this video. Not only does it help me but all the other artists out their tryna get a start

[@ShowYourGenius]

Thank you man! Just trying to help the community out so we can all learn something from each other ✌🏼

[@mosestanyingu4009]

Well explained man I really appreciate how you broke it down for beginning and upcoming artists as myself I have setup my room studio and now i can be experimenting on my own before taking it to the studio. Thank you so much

[@Dmultimediaguy]

The fact that u used inbuilt plugin for all ur process makes it easy to understand and relate to.

[@dumboctopus]

One of the most helpful tutorials on KZbin. Thanks man, keep doing what you do !

[@andreizhilkin2680]

Thanks man! One of the best vocal mixing tutorials that i've found yet!

[@AraVids]

For crackle sounds just move your buffer length to the right a bit for the time being so it won't annoy you. It's in the audio settings (F10) automatically takes ya there :) I'm sure you already know that doe

[@ShowYourGenius]

Yeah I tried that and it didn't end up working. It fixed when I checked off "keep on disc" on the clip itself, so I guess it wasn't a buffering problem but I'm still puzzled as to why it happened.😂 But thank you for the tip man, I appreciate it! :)

[@AraVids]

fosho np bro, glad you found a fix. i hate it when random things happen and it makes you go out of your way to find a fix lol

[@ShowYourGenius]

Ikr!?

[@ShowYourGenius]

That's actually exactly what I did right after I finished recording the video! But thanks for the help man, I appreciate it :)

[@AraVids]

A-Jazzy-Fox where is that?

[@chang502011]

Hey man this is my first time watching you and I love how you described everything in ways where practically anyone could understand it. I will be watching a lot of your tutorials from now on. Keep it up, I love it!

[@ShowYourGenius]

Thank you bro, I really appreciate that! I try my best to make things as simple as possible. I'm glad to know it's working! :)

[@Mimivc123]

This is an awesome video bro. You're super clear and straight forward with you delivery. You also cover all points while staying super organized. I Love it. Keep it up fammmm!!!

[@jeremymartinez8074]

Love the way you teach man ! Keep bringing out videos 🤙🏼

[@yassinerhatay8500]

Hey man ! i loved the tutorial , it's really useful for my current project ! thanks for the time you put into it :) peace !

[@luigi2836]

It's a miracle I found a good and understandble FL tutorial! Congrats and keep doing great jobs like that

[@Tatsumaki_Uchiha]

Thanks for this bro. Im entirely new to all this and you were super helpful 😁🤘🏾

[@UrialsGift]

Best tutorial I've watched so far! Thank you for this!

[@blackrow7525]

The most helpful tutorial for fl studios I have ever used..... Thank you so much

[@ShowYourGenius]

No problem man! Thanks for watching, I appreciate it :)

[@robeffingblade]

This has been a huge help! Thank you!

[@merplex5421]

Great tutorial. You explained no joke everything. I didnt knew what these knobs at a compressor does

[@Presraps]

This was EXTREMELY helpful, I will definitely be using these techniques to engineer my mixtape!

[@ShowYourGenius]

Can't wait! I'm glad I was able to help :)

[@NANI_Official]

awesome video man! I really needed this, also you actually explained something others have not been able to, what the ratio knob actually means hahaha thanks man!

[@Bound2Mus1c]

First tutorial I seen from you and was impressed! You really know how to explain things and try to make it sound like “English” instead of “Music Lingo” and give examples of how it applies. Awesome to know you’re Salvadorian as well as I’m half Salvadorian and Peruvian. All the best!

[@ShowYourGenius]

Thank you man, I really appreciate that! I do my best to make things as simple as possible. And I'm glad we share something in common😂

[@RAYMAKESMUSIC]

really dude you earned my sub just cause of how easily you explain everything , this will help me a ton in mixing ! #bless keep making videos 💯💯👋

[@ShowYourGenius]

Thanks man, can't wait to hear what you got! Make sure to DM me your stuff on Instagram. Much love bro✌🏼

[@chzhlmn999]

thanks sm for this my man, highly appreciated!!

[@jaywaverly1]

hey bro good job. I love how simple you made everything

[@ayeyogi7577]

Coming from using audacity to fl, recording wise, it’s way better and this video helped me out a lot! Thank you

[@Amjay]

It was really really helpful for me. bec i am working on my first audio Music and it made huge difference. Thanks alot.

[@Bot]

Great video! I subscribed and liked!

[@LilRampage93]

I've learned so much because of your video. Thank you 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@blueburger4]

7:47 ....literally the 1 piece of information that finally made me understand compressors! Thank you for explaining what the ratio values meant!

[@zubinmathews1327]

Helpful video. Thankyou so much ♥️

[@JacobSaad]

thank you man this is the video i needed

[@keepsakeswaysa331]

hey Adriel first time watching your tutorials, but trust me,you're more comprehensive than a lot of these dudes,and I love how you break things down in order to put them into perspective, I juss subscribed,I wanna see more of your work...XO.

[@ShowYourGenius]

Thank you bro, I really appreciate that! I've been busy with some great projects so I haven't really had the time to upload. But I'll be back soon, I'm glad I got your support :)

[@ahoodchemist]

2 years later and you're still goated for this one!

[@thegreatbenis225]

bruh this was the first actually helpful video i have found!! thanks bud

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You are a good guy, nice video and well explained and edited. Definetly subscribed, you helped me a lot!

[@ShowYourGenius]

Thank you! I try my best to explain as much as I can👌🏼

[@elijahbill9148]

This was really helpful, legend man, keep grinding

[@eatingricetwice2414]

Just seeing this now, incredibly helpful for someone just starting out. Thanks a lot bro.

[@ShowYourGenius]

No problem man, I appreciate the comment! Let me know if you got any questions or need any help with anything. I'll be more than happy to answer :)

[@danmonceaux6707]

Great, simple fly through of vocal post-production essentials. Thanks!

[@amritproductionz]

Very informative video bro I appreciate you and your content much love and support from Trinidad and Tobago

[@vzaprod20]

YOU ARE JUST THE BEST MY DUDE!!!!

[@samuelramos6372]

Helped sooo much thanks dawg

[@carleetbunjira611]

thanks.ive finally turned professional...i appreciate the investment of your time my dear.cheers

[@Rob.David_]

Thanks for your help Adriel! Love your name by the way too !!

[@ShowYourGenius]

Aha! No worries!

[@M.V.I.D]

Duuude!! Thanks alot Lots of appreciation ..

[@lilavissermusic]

Very helpful thank you. Great to see mixing vocals is much more than just autotune. Applying all these tips to my new song!

[@Tiebuaudio]

this is a good tutorial, and with the crackle in the vocal, i think newtone does that to me most of the time, to fix it, just change the resample type of the vocal to either auto or generic, it solves that crackle problem for me... this tutorial really helped me bro...Thanks

[@ShowYourGenius]

Thank you for the advice man! I'll remember to try that if the crackles ever happen again👍🏼

[@coresolution]

Excellent info here,I'll be trying it later on my vocals later. Thamks a milli for the clear easy to follow tutorial! #subscribed!

[@ShowYourGenius]

Thank you man, I really appreciate that! I try my best👌🏼

[@rishabhjelkey9680]

Thank you so much man!!!you deserve more

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I knew someone was gonna peep that lol

[@rileyclark7455]

Very helpful. Thanks man

[@Harsh.Chaturvedi]

Awesome work 🎈🎐🐶

[@savvydavis2221]

Much appreciation

[@7alldaway_]

Great video bro!

[@visiontv9735]

Wow man this is the only tutorial that has legitimately helped me and put me on the right track, thank you so much! Take my sub lol

[@ShowYourGenius]

Lol I'll take it gladly! Thanks for the feedback man, I'm happy I could help😂

[@dmgmadeit]

Literally the most helpful video for vocals man great work !

[@ShowYourGenius]

Thank you man, I appreciate it!

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YOU. ARE. AMAZING!

[@SaluteBeats]

This video took my game to a whole new level. Thanks for the help bro fr🖤

[@ShowYourGenius]

No problem man, I really appreciate that and I'm glad I was able to help! If you got any more questions or anything you need help with don't be afraid to ask! Just DM on my Instagram or Twitter :)

[@bilfy9202]

Bless up, thank you!

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im impressed!!

[@hjoker1]

Great Content!

[@brayioncastro4465]

I love your videos . When I record my vocals they come out sounding muffled . Do you know what it could be , I definitely need help!

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[@vodenikmusic]

great tutorial bro! I love it helped me with my new song

[@ShowYourGenius]

I'm glad I was able to help out man! Send me a link so I can check it out :)

[@luisfranco2067]

Dude you're a legend thanks a lot

[@legavindary]

this was incredibly helpful, thank you sm!

[@ShowYourGenius]

No problem man, I'm glad I was able to help you out :)

[@kurtcocaine6309]

Thanks dawg it helped me a lot

[@ShowYourGenius]

No problem man, I'm glad it did!

[@whitemusic1419]

Thanks for this

[@pHrenzy19]

this guy is too good. HE EXPLains the meaning of diffcult terms

[@mpd9456]

I like this man, great vocals to!! Keep up the good work

[@ShowYourGenius]

Thanks bro! I appreciate that, and I will be!😂

[@rajayrobinson3373]

Very good tutorial ..keep up the good work

[@ShowYourGenius]

Thanks man! Appreciate it👌🏼

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Awesome tutorial

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Dope video 💯

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Thank you for this!

[@ShowYourGenius]

No problem! Thank you for commenting :)

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This was extremely helpful bro. Thank you

[@ShowYourGenius]

Thank you for watching! I appreciate it :)

[@DJDDonelove]

Thank you ☝❤

[@Stellarspace95]

nice video man learned a few things!

[@ShowYourGenius]

Thanks Astrum! I'm glad I could help! :)

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[@emlece]

thanks bro, this was kinda help ful

[@ShowYourGenius]

No problem man! Thanks for watching!

[@FookLuck]

why when using newtone i click import to track but its not working help!

[@firstnamelastname-rd6fn]

Extremely helpful thanks!

[@ShowYourGenius]

No problem, thank you for watching! I appreciate your comment :)

[@OutdoorSolutionsLLC]

Thanks buddy, helped alot.

[@ShowYourGenius]

No problem bro, thanks for watching!

[@michaelmorton6781]

been trying to figure out how to clone my vocal. cant make the clone a different track.... idk how to clone in channel rack

[@sobuscl]

Hey Adriel! Thanks for the tutorial, I add similar things to my own ones, but I don't know what you think about those plugins that make vocals sound more stereo. I usually record 3 vocals in the same pitch so I have one in the middle and the other ones are left and right, what do you think about that? I hope you can answer!

[@glitxh12290]

Great tutorial thanks

[@ShowYourGenius]

No problem bro, thank you for watching!

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