My Top 5 VOCAL SATURATION TRICKS for a PRO Vocal Sound

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My top 5 Vocal SATURATION Tips for a PRO Vocal Sound
In the final video of the series on producing pro vocals, we’re going to talk about saturation!
Saturation is key to getting warmth, color, and depth to your vocals to get that professional, polished sound.
In this video, I’ll be sharing my favorite vocal saturation tips. Try these in your next session!
What’s your favorite way to use saturation? Leave a comment below and let me know!
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:05 Tip #1 - Adding warmth with console emulation saturation
6:05 Tip #2 - Using saturation in parallel
7:50 Tip #3 - Filter the signal before saturation
10:15 Tip #4 - Using multiband saturation
12:22 Tip #5 - Using saturation on effects
14:47 Bonus Tip! - Add saturation to backing vocals
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[@rodferguson3510]

Watched your saturation 101 recently. With headphones....first time I heard sat very clearly so...thanks. Went immediately to my studio to check out some of my various saturation options. I was very impressed with the saturation in the Schepps Omni channel strip

[@georgegyulatyan3263]

Great tutorial! Lovely vocals to begin with 😍

[@spencermartin5622]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. So helpful!

[@matusgensky3764]

Great tips, great video, thanks!

[@prodniceg]

Really good tips, thanks!

[@KZM-Studio]

Cool Chris. Thanks a lot for your advices. Very useful and so pro!

[@mixdownonline]

My pleasure!

[@lorenz3152]

Thank you SO much. All of your info "speaks" to me. Wishing you all the best. Keep preaching! 🙂

[@mixdownonline]

Hi Lorenz, thank you for your kind words! We'll keep preaching for sure! 🙌🏼

[@gospelmuvgospelmuv]

Awsome! Thanks Chris for sharing. Very useful indeed.

[@mixdownonline]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mcsweet1966]

Hey Chris, Thanks for the Great Video. I Always learn something new !

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome, mon chum!

[@hanisiblini]

Great tutorial and Beautiful song also Thanks Chris

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks my friend!

[@chrisibbetson]

Thanks Chris for this!

[@mixdownonline]

My pleasure!

[@pernormann4869]

Dude im sitting here with 12 songs i recorded during the covid19 lockdown. Everytime im about to convice myself im done mixing them i stumbe upon one of your videos...

[@mixdownonline]

😂😂 At some point, if your mixes sound good and feel good, it's time to Bounce and Release 😉

[@pernormann4869]

@@mixdownonline i know... I know. 😬

[@kennedywokama687]

😂😂😂😂

[@Silver6003]

It’s on here ages ago that I saw something the quote is “ You never finish a mix …you just stop mixing “ 😀

[@methoomethoo]

Thank you so much Chris for all this presentation its wonderful Could you please make an episode and explain to us the right and effective way to record rhythm or sound from keyboard like korg pa 4x or whatever you suggest and get the sound as close as Library sound Quality and clarity thank you so much again

[@Griuofficial]

Thanks a lot for the video

[@mixdownonline]

Of course!

[@looneyloo3111]

Awesome video, very useful! but im the only who finds the opening lyric really funny......yea I know very immature 😅

[@uwimanasamuel447]

Love you my teacher

[@garyroberts1843]

As you went through the examples they got better and better! 😀

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you think so :-)

[@saeedsalehi1804]

Also teach about panning the sounds in the mix please

[@x5dbose]

Lovly video 📷

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks!

[@HappyMixingStudio]

Great video thank you very much !

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you liked it!

[@jarek_]

Great tips. Pro

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks! 👍

[@lens8933]

thanks. amazing

[@mixdownonline]

Most welcome

[@MSMGROUP369]

Thanks this was cool

[@mixdownonline]

That's great!

[@saeedsalehi1804]

its cool,its very cool...................thank you selim

[@mixdownonline]

I'm glad you like it

[@marteenmusic6002]

Interesting lyrics =:o

[@roobscoob47]

Thanks, Chris~

[@mixdownonline]

My pleasure!

[@korkenknopfus]

Hello Chris, thank you for your new video. Regarding filtering, you put the filter before the saturation and this way the low frequencies are removed from the beginning. I guess it is worth to experiment with the filter after saturation, too. In this case the low frequencies can generate harmonics when the saturation kicks in. After that the lows are filtered and their harmonics are kept. If that is good for vocals I have no idea, though 😺

[@mixdownonline]

That's the beaty with mixing, we can experiment as much as we want and learn from it.

[@michaelwirth6843]

I would like to know how you did that wonderful bass track.

[@Nathankaye]

Quadrafuzz 2 has been one of my secret weapons for years. I would’ve paid hood money for that plugin. Thanks @steinberg

[@mixdownonline]

I agree, such a good plugin!

[@Shahbaz_Mobile_Review]

Brother Then i use grove agent or hellion sonic my window pc crash hang problem Pc has I5 4th generation 8/GB ram I'm using cubase 10

[@uwimanasamuel447]

From Rwanda

[@VillisDileim]

"What we have" 5:07 😳

[@georgetheta]

Helpful as always ✌️🎵🎼⏯️

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you think so!

[@markuc999]

Great video, thanks! Only question - are you still on Windows ? If so, how are you satisfied ?

[@mixdownonline]

Yes I am! And yes, I'm still satisfied. I actually like both, Win and Mac

[@tirimanlinojnr7555]

Hi Chris tnks for Tips, Which Cubase version are you using?

[@mixdownonline]

Cubase Pro 12

[@realraven2000]

does anyone remember Karlette?

[@mixdownonline]

Nop!

[@realraven2000]

@@mixdownonline that was a quad tape delay in cubase vst pretty fantastic an nice saturation as well. Your use of Echoboy reminded me of it

[@sunpointstudio4472]

I remember it from the 90's when I was working then with Cubasis VST.

[@korkenknopfus]

@@sunpointstudio4472 oh, in the nineties Chris was still a little child.

[@RobCoates1]

Just get some analog gear

[@mixdownonline]

I have some, and Analog gear is not a miracle mixing pill, talent is.

[@tyrexofficial5026]

quebec accent spotted lol

[@mixdownonline]

😅😅😅 Hard to hide 😂😂

[@Shahbaz_Mobile_Review]

Brother Then i use grove agent or hellion sonic my window pc crash hang problem Pc has I5 4th generation 8/GB ram I'm using cubase 10

[@mixdownonline]

8/GB ram seems a bit low, I have to say. Still workable, but with limitations