Mixing Vocals - EQ, Compression, and The Truth (Pt. 1, The Basics)

[@grantgats]

I am the bringer of darkness ~watch the whole video to understand~ Thank you AudioHaze, this will be super helpful to me! I'll link you the cover I make this month mixed from some of your advice.

[@AudioHaze]

My MAN!! Glad I could help :) Call me Ricky by the way, I guess I've never really said that. And I can't wait to hear the cover I'm hype!!!

[@grantgats]

@@AudioHaze Thanks Ricky! Yeah, on the topic, is there a mic you would recommend for around $300 for home recording vocals? My NT1 is busted and I want to try a new one while I get it replaced.

[@AudioHaze]

@@grantgats Well dynamic microphones I would probably go for an Electrovoice RE320, Rode Procaster, or maybe a used SM7B (as long as your interface can take it), but you have quite a deep warm voice, so a ribbon microphone could be fun for that vintage vibe, like the sE Electronics X1 R or Avantone Pro CR-14 :)

[@grantgats]

@@AudioHaze Great list, I checked all these out and went with the Avantone, always wanted to try a ribbon mic. I'll let you know how I like it!

[@AudioHaze]

@@grantgats hell yes!!

[@luketaash1238]

Thank you so much. I personally didn't even know where to start.

[@AudioHaze]

Of course! Thank you for the nice words, I hope it was helpful :)

[@SykeThrone]

FACTS

[@alexisse]

Oh hey, Ricky, I'm your 222nd subscriber:) Just wanted to thank you. I've watched a ton of your videos over the past few days and I've learned a lot. You're doing an amazing job explaining all the difficult stuff to noobs like myself. Keep up the great work!

[@AudioHaze]

Thank you so much!! I'm just glad to have helped at all in the first place :) send me a link to any music you make I want to hear!

[@dadsweatersmomjeans8946]

3 years after this post - I am the bringer of darkness >:) thank you for your indepth video, man! I was getting ready to give up on making at home music because I had a hard time locating the basics in a way I could understand so thank you again

[@SykeThrone]

PART2DAngIT!!! (: haha excited to learn!!!

[@AudioHaze]

hahah it'll be out today :))

[@garrywindshield1]

Finally, EQ tutorial I can try to use. Thank you!

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks man!

[@Anxi7]

DUDE YOU JUST HELPED A TON THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@totaketheskyaway]

you are helping me understand this mixing stuff a little bit and that is so helpful. thank you

[@seaquinn]

Thank you for this video! For some reason, whenever I see others use the same microphone as me here on YT, somehow their 'fundamental frequencies' are around the 2k area, as if the mud has already been eliminated from the mic and the top-end has been boosted really tastefully, without any actual work, just from the plain recording. This really confuses me as I've never seen that happen while I'm recording. I really don't know what I'm doing wrong, if that... We all are looking for that high end boost but I've never seen that in a dry recording. Hopefully you'll get back! thanks again love your content

[@AudioHaze]

Well, I think we are all overly critical of our own voice, and you may just be overly critical of your own voice! I checked out your vids and your mix sounds nice. We can't really control where the fundamentals of our voice are. If you're worried about controlling certain frequencies though, I feel like a dynamic EQ usually does the trick without completely cutting the frequency

[@Old_SnakeTwitch]

What if you're a low bass and have fundamentals down to 50 hertz? Should I still keep the fundamental in? Or should I just set the high pass to 80 and sacrifice my voice for extra clarity?

[@kosmoseliot]

i bought a condenser for vocals for my apartment anyway and try to use a blanket instead because i found dynamic sounding so much worse than condenser

[@hiltonlavish7778]

What about consinder mic with reflection shield and some acoustic panels as well?

[@AudioHaze]

Even better! Always have some acoustic panels if you can

[@HoundTakeshi]

Yes! Everything you've said is a wise guideline!))) But i'm a pervert.))) I love to overload the compressor to strengthen those "breathy" moments. I wanted to comment on your video on compression that overloading the compressor is one of my favorite sounds ever. If you had the chance to listen to Benny Benassi's "Hypnotica" album(no matter how cheesy it is at this time), in terms of compression and sidechain compression - that album is a technical masterpiece(just as a most extreme example)! Then again, i appreciate you sharing the knowledge you've mastered! You're doing a noble thing! It's only that i always love to challenge those "rules"/"guidelines". (Because in most cases what you've said is mostly useful and exactly how a producer would treat a vocal) Again, thank you for your work!

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks Takeshi! Always love your comments. Yes I love overloading the vocals too, but I usually put it on an auxiliary channel and use automation to make the effect more or less drastic depending on the section of the song. I also sometimes put incoming signals through a distressor we have at the studio, which basically does the same thing but as an external piece of equipment rather than in the box. And I'll check out that album! Thanks for checking out the vid my dude :)

[@HoundTakeshi]

@@AudioHaze Auxilary channel or an effect rack in ableton, to run multiple dirty stuff in parallel. Oof)

[@hiltonlavish7778]

The best

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks man!!

[@arthurst06]

I am the bringer of darkness

[@michaeldorrity8758]

Hey chief. Thanks from an Irish head in Berlin for the all the production vids, they've been well helpful. Quick question: I need to record some vocals while travelling (untreated rooms). You reckon the Shure SM58 is an ok option? Can use it for all sorts afterwards I imagine. If you need an idea of the vocal register, 'tis quite relatively high e.g. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5m1nZVseKmemq8.

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