Mixing Like A Pro - Background Vocals (R&B)

Here are a few of my approaches to mixing background vocals for presence, width and depth!
Song - Jazmyn Shelton "Can't Let Go"
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[@therhinoceros1]

Lol. Whats funny is that I tell people that Im going to school to be an audio engineer, and they congratulate me. They don't know that that consist of me sitting in front of this screen, sippin' my coffee, and watching you mix shit! lol. Thanks again for taking the time to make these videos fam. Knowledge is priceless

[@SeanDivine]

you're very welcome 😁

[@therhinoceros1]

quick question: what ever happened with that contest that you had back in May?

[@Mike_Benz_]

The second prize track is crazy.

[@JayTheYTGuy]

Heck, most people don't even know what audio engineering really is. They think music comes with it's ass already wiped and ready to go lls.

[@lyte7706]

@@JayTheYTGuy You won't get much audio engineering from tutorials here online in the box. This is just mixing in a DAW and some basic mix ideas. Audio engineering is a lot deeper than this even still, all the way into understanding electronics and the contents and logic of consoles and signal path, microphone choice, how to roll a cable in under 10 seconds, live sound stuff, basic acoustic physics etc! Audio engineering is a little less digital in real life!

[@thesuncollective1475]

You're the only one doing R&B ...I don't need to mix freakin folk music..(which is easy by comparison btw) ...wow thanks

[@BenLukemusic]

thesun collective147 help me devvon lol

[@evighvitveis]

@@BenLukemusic was gonna say that 😂

[@bluekevin9596]

@@BenLukemusic 9

[@lawrenceyancy3364]

Literally was just practicing techniques for this. You always seem to come through to add fuel to the creative flame right when I need it lol

[@BobbyWashingtonvlog]

Most pro RnB records stack each note 4 times each and pan left and Right Wide...

[@bigeddie1669]

3:18 YOU SPITTIN BARS BRO: “Yeah so you can hear that thunder down under” *casually moves on😂💯

[@SeanDivine]

😂🙏

[@beeet2141]

One of the first guys who explain properly, thanks alot

[@doncoda]

Been watching your videos for a min now. Real respect Sean. Real gems.

[@rabotted]

This was awesome mix! I was struggling trying to get the backgrounds to tuck in and not fade away that feel. This helps. Thanks for sharing.

[@SeanDivine]

glad to hear it!

[@helpmerest9726]

This song is dope!!!

[@thepropogandist1904]

You murdered that shit godamn

[@Joey-hh4yo]

I've seen people do very steep notches specifically at 200-220 to eliminate the boxiness in leads

[@africanrevolution3551]

wow...wow...dope song!!!! your videos HELPED me out a LOT!!!!!!! do you perhaps have something on mixing BOOM BAP beats ? I make sampled based beats... KEEP IT UP man!!!!!! I'm from Africa and during my lunch break at work I watch some Sean Divine videos!!!!! keep the FIRE going man!!!

[@mpatifamadi3663]

I like the way you make use of different reverbs to create some awesome spatial space. Like once said when it come to vocal mixing I am polishing my skills. This episode is very much help... Thanks man.

[@oluwafemilopo]

Yay!!! I longed for this.. It is so timely. Thanks Sean

[@MLaneBeats]

You are my favorite mixing engineer, thank you very much for teaching us these lessons

[@eleven21_music]

VERY helpful video! It gave me some new ideas for a project I'm currently mixing.

[@lylahalijah1777]

This is soooo good she knows how to fuckin layer them vocals. Inspired me as a vocalist. The whole video in general. Thank you

[@ampfly9601]

Thanks Sean you always coming with those fire tutorials !!! Kudos

[@TheoldRoss4]

If you havnt you should do a video on what all you have in your studio / setup

[@GoldenProductions2019]

Hey man thanks for the tips on mixing background vocals I just tried them my mix in Logic Pro x and it worked great good job keep up the good wofk

[@Sibisi]

Insightful, Sean. Thank you.

[@BeatsChill]

Best tutorial out tbh nicely explained and in depth 👏🏿👌🏿

[@johnnygonderman4165]

great work and great tut fam. sounds good

[@SeanDivine]

Johnny Gonderman thanks!

[@datathug]

This song is dope. I was getting old school 90's Xscape harmony. 🔥 Also, when you boosted those BG vox 9dB at 16kHz I almost shit myself...but it worked. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@kintu256]

Chords are from Justin bieber - All that matters

[@padmaranidasi]

explained so nicely, thank you

[@SeanDivine]

you're welcome :)

[@VilOzBec]

amazing

[@maxbpro5011]

This was awesome

[@TheoldRoss4]

nice and the song is dope

[@no-yj2cf]

This came at the perfect time!

[@SeanDivine]

:)

[@teeaymusik9811]

Yo Sean, can you perhaps also show how to mix rap background vocals well so it sounds very clean and professional? Thanks man cheers from germany!

[@SeanDivine]

check this one out, hopefully it helps :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnukmHyjjrqlos0

[@marshallbrooks312]

I noticed you used the SSL Channel (s) stereo. Is there a specific reason you used stereo instead of the mono? Appreciate you doing these dope tutorials bro!!!

[@SeanDivine]

Hi M, I'm typically using stereo aux channels to route vocals to. There are a number of advantages to using aux / busses / sends (and in stereo): kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZWQfHtjg9llmsk

[@benjamagambo8140]

AWSOME ! Can you do a tutorial on ALTIVERB reverb please ?

[@SeanDivine]

will see what I can do!

[@DohBoi863]

@0:40 when your headphones catch on fire lol

[@babarsaadat]

Thats the Best Tutorial out there peace

[@SeanDivine]

:)

[@dearjunii]

i couldn’t find her song ! 😭 i really like it

[@fresh2ize]

dear junii thanks for liking my song you can go on sound cloud, and search my name Jazmyn Shelton. You’ll find it there👌🏾

[@dearjunii]

Jazmyn Shelton of course lol ! remember we chatted about me doing some tracks for you a while back lol , but i ended up finding it ✨

[@Des_Armoni]

Couldn’t help but notice u are using closed backs for mixing. I have the same headphones and they are so difficult for me to use personally

[@SeanDivine]

it comes down to whatever you get used to! I still don't mix solely in headphones

[@Isaac-xm1bp]

This is the beat from "All That Matters" by Justin Bieber! haha Say what you want about those tracks but the production and vocals were always really tight

[@Lyriquebeats]

i've been wondering, you have so many plugins, but let's say you would switch to using FL Studio for some reason, do you just lose these plugins ? ps : love the content lately, keep up the good work !

[@SeanDivine]

As long as they are in VST format, they will work the same in FL. Thanks!

[@Bigricky06]

Im new to all of this.....but why did you not do any processing on the channel itself (like the main vocals) like the first EQs and compression. Everything was sent to a bus. Just trying to learn more... thanks for your awesome videos

[@SeanDivine]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5SrlKx8adarjMU

[@lacerdapaulomusico]

Congratulations on the beautiful work. I'm a beginner in production and I would like to know in which sinth I find this beautiful "chimbal" that is at 13:53 of this song. Can you help me?

[@DreErdna]

Dope !!

[@patrickreis5847]

backing track sounds like All that matters by Justin Bieber. Sounds great dude } thanks for the amazing tips

[@GoldenProductions2019]

Thanks for liking my comment man I also use logic and I make tutorials on logic also

[@LBloggie]

Did she record that in her living room the room noise is loud

[@_MARCTINEZ]

Hey Sean, thanks for all your videos, they're great! I also work with Logic Pro X and I was wondering how do you organize your plugins so they all placed by catergory, I mean I have it organized by default for the brand of the plugin and I just want to have it like you do, so if i click on compressors, i have all of them so I don't waste so much time. Thanks a lot.

[@SeanDivine]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6u5gmmmebuta68

[@MrArtVein]

Hey Sean! What's going on with the Master channel here? Is that a touch of analog chorus for a bit of polish? I'm looking at your vocal chain pack but I'm running PT9

[@SeanDivine]

it's this plugin :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5OQgoF_mZeIjsk it adds some subtle saturation / warmth

[@MKingDMV]

Sample: Justin Bieber - All That Matters

[@iamdbeatz1006]

Nice tips! Where is a link to the singer?

[@iamdbeatz1006]

Cant find her> Thanks!

[@segunfayomi3735]

please which of this mixing chains is the best please i need to know because am about to buy it

[@michaeltaylor2561]

Thank you! 1 Question why did you bus the everything for the back up vocal and not just put it on directly???

[@SeanDivine]

Mainly for efficiency and reusing plugins but also for a more cohesive sound when processing many layers

[@michaeltaylor2561]

@@SeanDivine Thanks heaps for reply Sean. ok got it! Thanks again!!!

[@TheLifeOfBlizzy]

when should we know to turn the freq down on the deeser and where should it be adjusted too?

[@SeanDivine]

it's going to be slightly different depending on the vocal / recording. You want to find the sweet spot by listening closely to when the sibilance is being attentuated enough but not excessively where it sounds unnatural or the vocalist gets a "lisp"

[@micahgodfrey1661]

Can you do a in-depth video on emo trap and trap metal vocal mixing for examples emo trap would be lil peep wicca phase etc trap metal city morgue and scarlxrd

[@kjfamous]

are you supposed to blend vocals before compressing them?

[@irocee]

Really dope Sean. Thanks man. How can I contact you?

[@Mark-em6jq]

Any waves plugins do the same of stereo delta??

[@allbarzent]

Man what song is that it sounds like zsade

[@optpr1119]

Is the only point of sending tracks to a bus to avoid running identical effects on each track which would overload cpu? Is it simply just for cpu purposes or are there other reasons as well?

[@SeanDivine]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kILSlqCahKyla8k

[@c-noteondebeat3304]

Where did the delay came from in ur vox bro!?

[@christianramirez8290]

mvp

[@SeanDivine]

🙏

[@coronabeats]

Can you edit a track for me?

[@Julian_Jimenez]

💣⭐️💯

[@spencer_1847]

Hey Sean, On Liquid sonics website it says this plugin requires an iLok? What is this?

[@SeanDivine]

hardware license dongle. I have one mainly for Pro Tools, otherwise I wouldn't have it :/

[@spencer_1847]

Ahh ok. So it's completely a separate purchase? Where do you buy these?

[@SeanDivine]

ilok.com

[@johnnyjudis9163]

Why am I never able to find any of these songs 🤔

[@SeanDivine]

soundcloud.com/storyteller_20/cant-let-go-story-teller

[@japroductions6583]

Nice session bro!! 🙏🙏 What's the name of that beat?

[@charisjohnson7008]

It sounds like All That Matters by Justin Bieber

[@wyattalexander4041]

This song sounds oddly familiar at least the guitar work to Justin Bieber‘s all that matters even the little vocal sample in there 🤔

[@kushdonovan4365]

SUBTITLE PLEASEEEEEEEE

[@jeyg2096]

please activate subtitles, you have Spanish speaking audience, greetings

[@thomasricks3275]

only one comment well damn second lol

[@i.AmHymn]

VERY busy mix in terms of vocal arrangement... seems too many things are sitting in the same frequency range. Then, the main parts (up the middle) sound like they were recorded in a cup. 😨 Needs more body/warmth, less honkiness/tubiness, imo... vocals need to ebb and flow w/o stepping on one another as much. 💯 Hymn

[@nickcastellano935]

This is a beat from a Justin Bieber song