Mixing Thick Warm Vocals Like A Pro

[@englewoodmagat7464]

That X-saturator is the sauce! 🥣🥣🥣

[@no-yj2cf]

I've actually done the "octave down" trick, but it was done on a whim. Nice to see it implemented in a purposeful way. Great vid as always

[@IzaroyToutPuissant]

Ppppp0

[@south_brooklyn_handyman]

yea. I did your mom on a whim. Is what it is my g.

[@homevalueglass3809]

Wow, that EQed octive down track really added some balls to his voice without sounding fake. Nice trick

[@inthesonesaypanya5275]

Bro I appreciate the videos and knowledge you give us out here. I remember first being introduced to your channel and watching one of your longer 30-60 minute vids 2 years ago.

[@SeanDivine]

🙏🙌

[@UrCristiano-j8t]

Bro how did u get all those plugins

[@emgodas]

​@@UrCristiano-j8t either byed bundles or companies gave them him to test them etc

[@luvidfrankkelyslinares1551]

enormously thank you, are of the things that i am needing to know, i'm going to work once and for all with this pro technique, and to improve what i do and thank you teacher, thank you again, for taking your valuable time to teach us, i can't thank you enough, thank you.

[@weststarr2046]

AWESOME that SSL X-SATURATOR...damn it!!

[@Renaxelo]

is that even better than decap?

[@genolexismusic983]

It's so hard to find rap tutorials on KZbin that have positive music playing during the mixing phase. Gives us positive rappers a little more hope. Thank you for helping me with my career.

[@paradiserecords149]

Good idea SoundShifter bro. Great Work!

[@dburnmusic]

Clicked "like" before vid starts every time. Learnt so much from your vids Sean. Mad love from Brisbane/Australia!

[@SeanDivine]

😁🙏

[@KyleSherren]

Congrats on 100k !!!!! You made it!!!! Been following for a long time now !!

[@SeanDivine]

Thanks Kyren! 🙏🙌

[@KyleSherren]

Sean Divine no problem brother ! Keep grinding !

[@23palata]

Hello MAN! Please make a video about such a cool air REVERB!!! AMAZING!!!

[@roman_volkov23]

вот кого не ожидал тут увидеть))

[@roman_volkov23]

а воздушный реверб, если я тебя правильно понял, то речь скорее всего про реверберацию с сайдчейном, там всё просто, кидаешь на дорожку с ревербом компрессор и он сжимает реверб пока голос звучит, а как только он замолкает реверб резко нарастает) видосов много по этой теме по-любому, забей в гугл SIDE-CHAIN REVERB, там и видосы и статьи вылезут)

[@roman_volkov23]

если ты, конечно, за год не разобрался ещё))

[@christophergonzalez3152]

That sound shifter method 🤯🤯 good shit bro I gotta try it, really liking the harmony it brought and how subtle it was

[@highsmokeinthahouse]

THE PITCH SHIFT A USUAL USE DAT WAY COOL TO KNOW SOME ONE IS DOING IT TO

[@staazbeats]

The de-esser trick was dope, thank you

[@ebenhcf5261]

Dammn you're so good at this, WOW

[@SeanDivine]

Thanks Eben 😊

[@MrHumphrey2000]

Learning everything from him and his teaching methodology is easy to follow.

[@DRUMBOX-BEATS]

Great work, I've been learning from this man for years! ⚡️⚡️⚡️ never disappoints !

[@DreErdna]

Havent watched yet but always good to hear from u!

[@dableutv5229]

dude his content is seriously incredible, in my case that i'm from Argentina probably life changing! of course that only with practice you can become a great vocal engineer but you give us a incredible starting point. ps: i'm also a pro video editor and if u need some extra hand in your work we could do great stuff.

[@SeanDivine]

🙏🙏🙌

[@officialcisko]

Love that desk

[@HifyTech]

This video gives me confidence to keep mixing the way I stumbled across myself. It is so cool to see this method approved by a pro

[@DreErdna]

Great tips! I been using saturation more thanks to u. I also like the pitch trick. Thanks Sean! U and Moses do great work

[@anjo-kay]

Please a video of your recording and vocal prepping process

[@hassanpoormohammadi]

SSL X-Saturator is amazing 👌👌👌

[@SeanDivine]

yes, yes it is :)

[@KrazeeOfficial1]

Another interesting video! Literally eye opening content. I’d like to see you do a video on Slate Digital plugins?

[@QuintalLive]

Bro yours videos are amazing!!!

[@SeanDivine]

Quintal Live thank you 😊

[@rewbzkasta9448]

Thank you for the video... finally I got what I was looking for

[@shasevere]

A plus as usual sir

[@GabowtfCovers]

I loved the result!! I have a question tho. I know that use serial comp is very useful, but do you know why you are not killing the dynamics with it? I mean, using 3 comps should kill all the dynamics, but it doesn't sounds bad to me. Anyway, gj bro and keep it up!!

[@SeanDivine]

The idea is to spread the work across a few different compressors, so one isn't doing all the heavy work alone. Use carefully!

[@Stev92]

I tried the same technique without EQ. I will try again with EQ and see if it helps. Thank you for sharing!

[@destavaiwira9997]

Thanks man....really helpful. Definitely subscribed....

[@RodneyD]

Great video... I have every plugin Sean used in this video. However the same effect can be achieved using Logic’s stock plugins.

[@sixfoursoul2538]

So what could I use for the Saturater Plug in?

[@audeption]

Great tip with the sound shifter pitch! Thank you.

[@xally6622]

Yo this guy is lagend

[@justapera]

Thanks bro, great video.

[@randyjulian4237]

Man youre GOATED thank you so much

[@KidHellacious]

Thanks for this Sean

[@wbkbeats8724]

Amazing tips! Love it!

[@DIAMOVEVO]

Moses stone

[@SeanDivine]

Yes, Moses is awesome!

[@HappyMixingStudio]

Thank you for your sharing ~~~

[@vigneshm4397]

can you make a video on how to stereo shape and panning your track for dynamic mix by using waves plugins

[@imanamini9999]

Nice !!!

[@dnoizaudio]

Best mix.

[@greatestsawes9712]

Damn! Simple but effective...

[@ferowofficiel4289]

"Im Sean Divine, hope you all are doing weeeeeelllllll..." LEGEND☝🏼

[@onelifeliveit591]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@YumeBasil]

Can you do a video on this vocal chain? Cause I thought this video was gonna be about the main vocal chain

[@SeanDivine]

I'll see what I can do!

[@soabovesobelow5747]

Cool setup you got there 👍🏽

[@SeanDivine]

thanks

[@Biggestweed]

Thanks you ❤

[@adambuggy1321]

your a genius MANNNN

[@SeanDivine]

🙏

[@KyleSherren]

The track is WAIT by Mantra beats !!! I wrote a single to this track. His music is amazing. And Sean Divine doing his damn thing on it as always. What a KING! I’d love to see what you could do on one of my tracks! Dream goals!

[@Chydeofficial]

One of the best on youtube. Made songs to your beats many many many years ago when I just began rapping. What's your thoughts on breath's on vocals? Do you always cut them out or just gate them or lower them manually? It sounds very clean without but sometimes it takes away the natural feel, at least for me. How do you go about this?

[@SeanDivine]

it depends on the vocal. If the breaths are excessively loud or distracting, I will ride them and/or mute some of them. If they feel right with the performance, I leave them as-is

[@80sfan61]

Create a track called "Breathes" or something, cut out all breathes and put them on this track. Do this before applying any processing. Leave the breathes as they are, in my experience the original loudness of the breathes is fine most of the time. This may vary, but a good vocal-performer will put as much emphasis on the breath, as it is required, it's just natural. If some pop out and are distracting, you should ride them via clip-gain or automation (no compression), or you can lower the volume of the whole Breathe-Track. Might want to add the High-Pass-Filter that you put on your Lead to the breathes. The reason why you would not process the breathes is that they add a natural touch to the vocal. If they are natural it is all fine and also it underlines the illusion, that the processed vocal is actually the real vocal. Most of the time leave all the breathes in, if the vocal leaves the room for breathes. I'm thinking about rappers that don't leave that room and spit syllable after syllable, cutting after every line and not having a second without vocal. This might be a situation, where you want to get rid of most of the breathes, cause they interfere with the vocal. TL;DR: leave breathes as they are and don't cut them completely, if they are part of the performance. Put them on a seperate track, so they don't get your vocal-chain-processing. If you are unsure, if you should leave a breath or not, just AB-test with/without the vocal and you will know immediately. Don't forget fades at the clips' start and end, if you put your breathes on a seperate track!

[@Chydeofficial]

@@80sfan61 good advice. Thank you

[@80sfan61]

@@Chydeofficial you're welcome! =)

[@hellovstv]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@OdeMalikIdrus]

on point!

[@RicardoLambert]

Just subscribed bro. Thanks for the tips. Going to try this on some of my vocals tomorrow. Can you do a tutorial on sends

[@SeanDivine]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZWQfHtjg9llmsk

[@RicardoLambert]

@@SeanDivine Appreciate it bro. Bout to listen now

[@nbmprez3348]

Can u make a video about your amazing setup 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@SeanDivine]

see what I can do :)

[@floretfauna]

OMG thanks

[@FLYING_DURUMI]

thanks a lot

[@cheephoofficial3552]

I am really impress, please I would love to have a talk with you personally, because I really want to learn more.

[@apgettingbaked]

Hi Sean, its my first time seeing your content and its AMAZING Thanks for sharing. Do you mind answering question about how or what did you put in the bus 1? Thank you again!

[@SeanDivine]

it's just the way I route my vocal chains to auxes (this one on bus 1), so I can reuse them for multiple tracks, if needed :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZWQfHtjg9llmsk

[@victorrabeloficial]

🔥🖤

[@lavinchi6709]

Thank you!!!!

[@AkbarAliKhanMusic]

Hello dear can you please tell me the name of VST you using for synth bass which has been used in this audio track as well after every kick. I`ll be thankful to you.

[@grimmsa2452]

Dope Tutorial Bro 😁😁😁🔥

[@Carlo_030]

Nice!

[@rooB-ly4rx]

thank you -rooB767 /Boris

[@MrArtVein]

Doubler octave down vs soundshifter, thoughts?

[@SeanDivine]

soundshifter is way more versatile :)

[@veombeats]

idk but this vocals sounds like bryson tiller !!! i love it !

[@shine_uno]

FOR 20$ am buying right now!

[@OGChris]

Hey I’ve been watching your videos for a while now and was wondering if you could make a video or if you have a video explaining the different types of bad vocals for example, a muddy vocal, a boxy vocal, a thin vocal, nasally etc. I’ve been looking through your channel and can’t find one. It’s ok if you can’t make one🙌

[@SeanDivine]

OG Chris not in 1 video but we definitely have covered all these in the mixing tutorials on the channel

[@vazen33]

Have you done a tutorial on how to make radio edits/clean versions of songs? thanks as always Sean

[@SeanDivine]

no, it's one of my least favorite things to do 😂

[@vazen33]

@@SeanDivine Lol! ya i thought the same. Thats why I was hoping to get some insight onto how to do it with out it being a painful process!!!

[@SeanDivine]

Vazen understood! Nothing pretty about it for me... lots of cuts / fades / mutes!

[@apopheos]

Great tips! What preamp are you using?

[@SeanDivine]

aphex channel

[@kakuchannel8066]

Wowwww

[@stybeats]

Niceeeee😎

[@jagannath4369]

Whats the song which is played at the end? Its awesome. Kindly give link for the full song.

[@SeanDivine]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/p360nnuvmJV-o7s

[@jagannath4369]

@@SeanDivine thank you

[@flashlife6932]

What type of microphone do you use for vocal recording ?

[@Julian_Jimenez]

💯

[@amulikekennedy3550]

Woow awesome

[@Tedstarmusic]

Hey Sean. Great video. Can you tell me what program you use to capture your screen and get great audio translation while showing yourself on the screen? Im a producer also and i really want to grow my channel. Thanks

[@chazzthesquirt234]

Love your videos! When I added all of the compressors, it added a static during my vocals that wasn't there before and it made my breaths more pronounced. What's the best way to clean that up?

[@chazzthesquirt234]

for clarification, it seems to be the RVox that's doing it. I used the same settings for it as in the video

[@SeanDivine]

In general, you might consider compressing less, better optimizing the noise floor in your recording and using a plugin like DeBreath!

[@PaulIsbell]

Buying this for $20. You sold me!

[@RockstarRenegade]

Liked just to help u reach 100k

[@codenamegrs9278]

Thank you so much for teaching this 😃 you are a Sifu hahaha 😃. That de esser really is the bomb on top of that magic with the saturator and everything 🪄 🔥

Hi! Can you tell me a name of that analyser in the middle of your desk please? I cannot see clearly. tnx :)

[@SeanDivine]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHi3m6d4oKeApMk

@@SeanDivine tnx 😊

[@retsmej]

very good tips ! tnx tnx tnx ! what's the equivalent waves plugin for ssl x-saturator ?

[@flamersss]

Yo sean, just got the SSL 2 today and l really like how it sounds. Quick question. I have a AKGP120 mic (pretty cheap mic) but it sounds good. Would you still record with the 4K Mode on and add that X Saturator if you were working with a budget mic like this? is it overkill for the mic? Or would you just use the plug-in?

[@SeanDivine]

No rules, if it sounds better with both use them. The 4K mode does add some character to the top end that can make some mics more harsh.

[@RSRECORDINGSTUDIO]

GOOD

[@ktofficial4945]

Do you ever like using CLA 76 plugin as a compressor on vocals? It has a very distinct sound that I can’t tell is good or bad

[@TRILLH]

I want to ask you the program used it to record vocals is it pro tools or not ??

[@user-qx5vl5tm8m]

прикольно, но походу исходник тоже был сатурирован изначально?

[@user-kx7og5ij9i]

👍🤠👍🤠👍

[@nikinik7503]

Hey Sean! What amp you are using to drive the passive speakers? Is it a home amplifier with eq or no?

[@SeanDivine]

hafler p1500

[@JayharshPanchal]

Hi Sean, great tutorial for vox mixing. Can you please let us know what freqs do you use de-esser at (specifically for this song)? thank you so much!

[@SeanDivine]

it's set to ~ 4800 on this vocal

[@54Meilen]

Is this your every time mixing chain?

[@SeanDivine]

no such thing, every mix is different :) I do use these plugins / techniques often

[@musicformindandspirit2100]

Thanks for the video Sean, are the compressors ready to download, I'm using logic 9 on mac 10.11.6 just wondering if I will need to update?

[@crismontesbeats6428]

can u show a in depth video about the settings used in the saturator, the C4 and why? also if you have a course or something where i can learn more about this let me know, im in!

[@SeanDivine]

hey Cris, there's a lot more videos on the channel that go into the "whys" of mixing :) also, I have full length courses available on my website - seandivine.com

[@MegaMixking]

cheers

[@miguelowls]

Hey Sean I remember you talking about pre amps do you use a outboard compressor as well?

[@SeanDivine]

I use the aphex channel and it does have a compressor, which I use lightly during tracking kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmixYp6qmZuqkM0

[@anthbeatsz2948]

How can i buy the preset bus what u use in the video?

[@nikoofficialmusic343]

is there a mixing template for this and the vocal chain?