How To Mix Vocals Like These Superstars (WITH FREE PRESETS!)

[@JayRah_Music]

The versatility is crazy!!! 🔥 Love all of your recording examples. This is super well produced and helpful! Love your channel bro, blessings 🙏🏾

[@SilentSyndicate]

The REDD plugin on the Olivia style vocals really sounds great

[@SeanofAllTrades]

I've become a big fan of throwing the EQ on before the Reverb on the send, feels like my mixes have been a lot cleaner in the low-mids since I started doing that.

[@captainiglo5179]

Yes

[@davidhellegouarch1622]

Reverb tend to generate frequencies lower and higher than your input signal. Do you filter after the reverb too ?

[@dustinshinn6830]

Seriously man every damn video you post is gold. I wish i was your neighbor I’d be there daily learning and collaborating. Truly I watch every video as a musician and aspiring producer with a home studio. You’ve taken me from not being very good to getting much better over night. Keep it up.

[@mrchas]

Wow I thought I had my vocal chain nailed until I watched this! The chain is so versatile. Now my go to

[@BeatsByEndless]

I would love to see you mix a vocal that’s recorded in a non-Perfect way some day. It would be lovely to see the whole process without the hardware you use on the way in. Or at least if we can see the settings you use on the hardware etc? Much love! Seen a looot of your videos 🙏

[@thelegacy_music]

love your content Austin!! you've helped me progress leaps and bounds man! i appreciate all the stufff you do!

[@donthayer3243]

Bro, you always make a video for exactly what I need at the time. Great content bro💯

[@shooper6730]

you are a cheat code, best channel to learn production, really good musician, and really sympathic

[@capnverse]

This is a MASTERCLASS ❤‍🔥🔥

[@taylorotb]

I’ve been trying to understand this whole concept of mixing vocals and i don’t seem to get it but you just saved my life🥺❤🙌

[@LonelyStarOfficial]

Basicly Try To make the vocal good as possible with the plugins

[@RickNuthman]

Doh, I just bought the UAD Ultimate 12 bundle. I'd love to see a similar video using UAD plugs. I have just recently subscribed to your channel and am digging your straightforward tutorials.

[@FuturamaRecords]

Austin, with your Chain with Waves Plugins you help me so much! Please more Videos in this Style. Its awesome ! 🔥

[@Rizzy_249]

You're the best bro finally someone who really wants to help people truly😭😭😭😭❤❤

[@cekirdekci32]

I liked your video without even checking the content🤣how much i trust this guy in vocals👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@kgndrn]

your voice really sounds like the weeknd, helps it a lot!

[@JiggzBrickwall]

This is mad fam 🔥🔥🔥 definitely gonna use some of these techniques on my mixes

[@MusokeMSK]

Pleasantly surprised you used the omni channel. I love the Andrew Scheps collection❤ use them all the time

[@MakePopMusic]

It’s SO fire!!

[@antoineschillemans]

thanks for the waves settings austin! greetz from amsterdam!

[@NDULEENTERTAINMENT]

wow wowowowow!!!! this is the best studio presets man! congrats

[@Theonly_SilentR]

U sound like The Weeknd a little bit

[@jeanpaul.mma_]

naaaah, The Weekend sound a bit like him

[@marclewism]

@@jeanpaul.mma_true😂

[@raj-thefakeshady9954]

Hey Austin! I love your videos. Would you please make these vocal presets available without having to login to studio rack. HAving trouble witht the drag and drop and even copy and paste thing. Please!

[@tunesbyakash]

great video thanx man you really helped!!!

[@in4121]

somebody hire this man

[@typagirllll]

I learn so much from your videos, you are the best.

[@sierd1526]

would love to see a knox or notd tutorial! :) love the videos

[@MakePopMusic]

Did a Knox video! 😁

[@sierd1526]

@@MakePopMusic legend!

[@zerberk]

Great video! I know it's basically genre dependent knowledge that you are sharing and the artist names are so that people can understand better but the hip hop vocal mixing tips that you shared really has that quavo or rap caviar trending song vibe hahaa

[@MakePopMusic]

Quavo vocal mixes definitely has some more tuning, widening, reverb, and delay (and heavily relies on ad libs) but the flow definitely feels more quavo than drake 😂

[@zerberk]

@@MakePopMusic haha yessir

[@nathalielow4504]

love this channel so much!

[@HappyMixingStudio]

Thank you so much for your sharing , so helpful !

[@kylevanberkom4501]

Can you make a video on how to mix vocals like charlieonnafriday? A song that stick out to me is Dolla Signs. There is something about his adlibs that just add so much to the mix, it interests me a lot! Love the vids, keep it up Austin!

[@andrewaboy8852]

Serban Ghenea has mixed all three of the artists you discussed What I've learned from him is he keeps the mixes simple, and doesnt want to overprocess anything I think you could have eliminated half of the plugins and ended up with a better vocal sound You did some moves which contradicted each other and that lead to overprocessing A good starting chain would be a compressor (cla76), followed by an EQ (metric halo channel strip) thats one specific example but all you need is a compressor and an eq to start with along with the reverb and delay sends which could have been pre made

[@MakePopMusic]

Serban doesn’t have to do much because this is all done by the engineers and producers before they’re sent to him. You’ll never know how much stuff an actual top 40 song has baked in it because it’s been handled by multiple producers, multiple engineers, printed and bounced countless times, then mixed, then mastered. If you saw the multis that someone like Serban gets, you’d think the song was basically mixed 99% of the time.

[@MakePopMusic]

The moves I did don’t contradict each other. Each tool has a purpose and a sound. So even though I may take out 200hz on one eq, and add it back in later doesn’t cancel them out. The Scheps eq curve is wildly different that the Puigtec curve, and there are things like saturation in that equation as well. These examples were for pop vocals, which are almost always decently processed.

[@MakePopMusic]

I think as long as every move or addition has a purpose, use as many as you need. Some vocal mixes have 2 inserts used, some have none, some have 10 because that’s what the song and mix called for. No right or wrong way, all that matters is that the moves are intentional and not just blindly throwing shit on a mix because you assume it’s necessary.

[@andrewaboy8852]

@@MakePopMusic I don't think saying Serban doesnt have to do much is accurate. While youre right ill never know without having the pro tools sessions or multis, and I agree that many engineers have worked on the song before it gets to Serban, he has talked about the sessions he gets and how all the different engineers usually make contradictory or unecessary mixing moves, and he usually starts by taking off whats not needed for the sound. If he wasn't responsible for that sound they wouldnt work with him nearly as much.

[@andrewaboy8852]

@@MakePopMusic I do recognize they werent so contradictory as they could have been, and appreciate you explaining some of your choices as far as saturation and eq curves are accounted for.

[@marclewism]

Cool approach 🔥

[@oompapompaa6543]

Can you break down how that track "heartbreakers" from that band you frequently mix start to finish. Thanks When to do insert when to do send for effects etc. And mixing vocals to fit instruments

[@parabot2]

Would be cool to see you do this with the new Cusae Vocal chain

[@goldeditionmusic]

@makepopmusic Thanks for all your videos, honestly the best info out there!! I have a question.. I run a stereo group for the main vocal chain then route it to each individual mono signal.. I notice you don't do that.. Is there a benefit to not do so? Does it use less CPU since its in a single track vs running it through the chain on multiple tracks? Thanks again!

[@HJ-mx2rt]

Wow! Thank you so much. 😎

[@jessevillegas2373]

Thank you, Austin! What do you think about the Xvox plugin by Nuroaudio?

[@MakePopMusic]

Haven’t tried it!

[@thejohnhoang]

rocking with the mullet!

[@koolkd]

What mic would you recommend for rap vocals under 300?

[@MakePopMusic]

Go slightlyyyy above and just get the Lauten LA-220. It's the only sub $800 mic that ever comes out of its case in my studio!

[@PipeDazza]

Gracias brooo ❤

[@Linay]

Are you gonna have a black friday sale again this year?😍

[@MakePopMusic]

Yep!!!

[@bhaveshtochabbra6853]

Please do a Lauv style vocals. Swear this man vocals sound so frickin cool. Please austin

[@MakePopMusic]

Any specific song or effect??

[@bhaveshtochabbra6853]

@@MakePopMusichis new style

[@bhaveshtochabbra6853]

Or maybe from how I’m feeling.

[@loaiabughosh]

Can you please do Russ Type Vocals... he has a really clean sound

[@jkeverything4983]

youre a life saver fr

[@Schallkoma_Rockenberg]

i know this question has nothing to do with music, but which face cream do you use? looks so fresh 🙂

[@MakePopMusic]

Naturium face wash, naturium niacinimide, Krave oat so simple moisturizer, Elta MD spf!

[@Schallkoma_Rockenberg]

@@MakePopMusic wow, that was a quick answer. thx 🤩

[@holygroundsounds]

Genius!

[@48Jigglet]

Dude all 3 of those samples were AMAZING

[@Bradleybrookwood]

I would love to have those plug-ins with logic Pro

[@JoeyFTL]

Hi Austin! How come you switched to the Duet from the Apollo?

[@MakePopMusic]

I actually have a RME UFXii as my main interface in my studio but I use the Duet for travel and sessions that I don’t want my expensive analog chain. I stopped using Apollo a while ago. Mine was windows only and I didn’t love it.

[@JoeyFTL]

@@MakePopMusic Thank you Austin, good to know!

[@dhawaljain3837]

great one

[@thxsinger.]

Can you also do the same using fl studio please🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@krissshhhhhh]

Thank you

[@gmonaco99]

thank youuu

[@dop1958]

❤❤❤❤ Demasiada calidad amigo

[@ProdByElisnow]

My fav desser

[@FRANKRICECOLD209]

Question Studiorack won't let Me Copy and Paste Or Drag and Drop How Do You It In Cubase When I Go To Drag and Drop Studiorack goes away and Studiorack won't let you Cope and Paste Thanks

[@dantestaccato]

Hey Austin I have a question. I recently started using Vocs AI for pop vocals because I write for a lot of female artists & it allows me to create a female demo. The vocals already sound mixed on the output, should I still apply a vocal chain to them?

[@MakePopMusic]

Just use your ears and trust your gut. If they don't need anything, then don't do anything.

[@Djmontanamtl]

FINALLY CUBASE CAME IN WITH THE MONO TO STEREO ON THE TRACK. The routing in cubase is such a mess. It’s amazing for everything but the mono to stereo routing was so messed up.

[@MakePopMusic]

Yeah I’m so glad they finally made this happen. Hahaha

[@jnyce283]

Love your videos. But can we please get away from waves plugins templates. Someone like me I use all UAD and fabfilter for my work. I personally just think waves is legendary but there much better options now and they are behind the times compared to many others.

[@MakePopMusic]

I don’t use any UAD stuff and I love FabFilter but it’s so hard to share presets using their plugins and I can’t really make a whole vocal mix out of only FF stuff. Waves is by far the most complete and accessible plugin company for us to make free presets for.

[@Djmontanamtl]

You can pop in your session UAD plugins Fabfilters and do the same chain. At the end they all do the same thing it’s just tone, processing and UI difference. And how easy is to share presets in this case.

[@jnyce283]

@@Djmontanamtl I agree. I love templates because of how convenient they are. But at the end of the day we should be teaching how to actually use these plugin and why we do the things we do. But he always does a great job of explaining himself in his videos so kudos to that. Maybe something like what is subtractive eq. Or carving out eq in the beat with mid side to make the vocals sit better in the mix. Or parallel compression and so on. I’ve learn a lot of different methods watching this channel. And I do t even do pop music.

[@Djmontanamtl]

@@jnyce283 i’ve learned a lot too. He as a great way of sharing knowledge. I think too that this channel is for people that already know the basics of mixing and production so he can give us ways to be more proactive, quicker and more creative with our music.

[@andrewaboy8852]

no plugin company is better than any other theyre all different the most prolific mixers and artists in the world use waves

[@СергейЧупин-м9ы]

How can we sidechain in split more?)))

[@Dfnk14]

🖤

[@piyushkhanna9554]

Austin pulls another EQ and explains for his boredom… He pulls a plugin and quickly switches to wet signal, without giving us hint of dry signal… Without even listening to audio he quickly goes to the settings started with that… Fave Teacher, fave artist - Austin Hull! And thank you guys for this MakePopMusic!

[@alejandrorv31]

U sound like Jaden on the third song 😀

[@JackDenning]

2 beverages, my dawg hydrated

[@MakePopMusic]

ALWAYS GANG. NO KIDNEY STONES FOR YOUR BOI

[@CamiZoMusic]

This video is pure gold! Really useful and allows obtain excellent results

[@oliverkim3745]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Lxnewro]

I hope we can have a collab

[@schokoplays6937]

fire;)) peace

[@TheReason101]

Do you record in stereo?

[@MakePopMusic]

No. I record in mono but I process the audio on stereo tracks so I can use stereo fx as inserts

[@TheReason101]

@@MakePopMusic is using sends the same ? I record in mono but send it to a stereo track for effects

[@LonelyStarOfficial]

Why isn't no one talking about his voice 😳

[@ollisoien]

Austin is the GOAT and his tutorials are so fire 🔥 but waves is really not worth anyones time or money in my opinion. They are kinda sketchy. I had so many waves plugins, like tons, then one day I upgraded and could never use them again. I called waves support line and they said that it was an intended feature and I would need to purchase all those plugins again. Like what?! I also want to add that I recognize lots of hit records have used waves plugins, Ryan Tedder even uses waves plugins and many people like their products. So if it works for you thats great but I just wanted to share my experience.

[@cosignnetwork5784]

what were these vocals recorded on?

[@MakePopMusic]

Lauten Eden into a Heritage Audio HA81A into an Audioscape 76D into a RME UFXii

[@Apres.minuit]

Does anyone know what "rack" plugin does he use ? It looks like studioracks but it's not. Is it a cubase native feature ?

[@MakePopMusic]

It’s waves StudioRack!

[@Apres.minuit]

Thanks! Why it doesn’t look like so ? ^^

[@Apres.minuit]

How do you put the eq in the center ?

[@MakePopMusic]

Oh if you mean that rack with the EQ in it, then that's just Cubase's FX channel rack! You can open that by clicking the little e icon on your channel@@Apres.minuit

[@VladTattoo]

🖤🖤💜💜🖤🖤💜💜🖤🖤💜💜

[@guilladogui8259]

hey the link is down :(

[@golddf0xOG]

Which daw

[@ThisisAstridBlack]

I love this the weeknd style song it's so SEXYYY!

[@uray781]

how buy pulgin like u

[@xlworldsmedia]

Bro ur voice is already bright from the start

[@MakePopMusic]

Yeah. I have a big bump around 2-4k so normally I’m trying to smooth that add and add in some air to shift the top end of my voice

[@clocks8137]

what was in the mug bro?

[@MakePopMusic]

Latte!

[@clocks8137]

nice@@MakePopMusic

[@Martinoh99]

16:13

[@originstoryyy]

The links are not working :(

[@MakePopMusic]

just tried and they all worked for me. Which one isn't working for you?

[@originstoryyy]

@@MakePopMusic it works now! Thank you! 💜

[@nathalielow4504]

what is sjidechaining?

[@TerofiedBeats]

Sidechain is an effect that you have on one sound that is triggered by the level of another sound. The classic example is when you have a compressor on a bass track and you set it so it ducks the level of the bass whenever a kick drum hits.

[@nathalielow4504]

@@TerofiedBeats oh okay thank you so much !!

[@andrewaboy8852]

@@TerofiedBeatscould also be triggered by midi

[@JackDenning]

LFGGG

[@DownsoundMusic]

this seems like a total sales pitch.

[@josesarinsemanzi]

But very educative and informative..

[@dhawaljain3837]

I paid 600 $ to learn mixing from someone and got scammed taught me nothing and what you are teaching here he just taught tha

[@mr_b_hhc]

Autotune needs to go away. Great tutorials but it just highlights how awful that electronic garbage is.

[@xbeatsofficial]

❤❤❤