Mixing Vocals With 1 Plugin! Using Waves Silk and Curves Equator

[@Producelikeapro]

What Plug In Do you Always Use Mixing Vocals? Get the Waves Silk here: waves.alzt.net/Or0Z1r Get the Equator here: waves.alzt.net/Bn0750

[@spitfiremusic3997]

Will have ti try this, love Soothe! Maybe I'll love this too?

[@thesongacademy5017]

Soothe 2

[@plapclips6799]

Like everyone I've enjoyed Soothe 2 for mixing vocals

[@sixstringalliance4417]

Soothe 2 has become a standard for so many of us!

[@timbrown7652]

Like everyone I use Soothe 2

[@RuZayneRu]

i was one of the lucky 10000 people who got silk vocal for free on black friday last year. best thing to have ever happened to me. ive used it so much now that its made me better at hearing resonant frequencies

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous! Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@eldorado5319]

I use Silk for over a year now and I love it. Saves me lots of (mixing) time.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks for sharing!

[@ohstudiousa]

I've been using silk since it came out and a little bit goes a long way is what I have found with that plug in. I like it a lot. Robbie Miller did a video on it using it on instruments which was interesting. So you can use it on other things as well.

[@Producelikeapro]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

[@salcarusomusic]

I've been debating for over a year about trying silk ... Thanks Warren ! Great video !!!

[@Producelikeapro]

You're very welcome!

[@splashesin8]

Interesting on why to decompress. Thanks. Gives a more open relaxed sound.

[@Producelikeapro]

You're welcome! Thanks!

[@jonathanrichard6881]

Cheers Warren! I use Silk also w/ Joe Chicarelli preset so far so Good. Just depends on the Singer like we say. 🎤🎼🎵🎧📻

[@Producelikeapro]

Great tip! Thanks for sharing!

[@stevemaggioraofficial]

Silk looks cool!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous

[@timbrown7652]

You are THE man Steve, love what you do!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@timbrown7652 YES! He certainly is!

[@WisdomHouseCreative]

The best thing about this video is you modeling critical listening. It's so ingrained in you and your ears are so well trained that it's a reflex for you. Watching you teaches me how to listen better. You are a fantastic teacher! (And take it from me, I've been a college professor for 20 years.)

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow, thank you! I really appreciate it

[@ThyLowZeen]

This was good.i bought silk and used it in every mix

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@markrouse3722]

Half way through, so still time to click the arrow button on the bottom right to get into more controls. I too got the live silk.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Mobile.recording]

Reading my mind. just as I thought about this video and its here

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@ChrisAdkins1985]

It’s a good quick plugin Cradle audio’s Spirit is my go-to

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing

[@JasonLaPrade]

The little button under dynamics simultaneously adjusts the output dial.

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous!

[@thesongacademy5017]

Thanks for the overview

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@TraneFrancks]

Good call on Silk. Bonus: It's only $29 for the next 9 hours!

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous! Thanks for sharing

[@sixstringalliance4417]

Thanks for the great review

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@CheapoCardCompany]

Ahhhhh... but is the Curves Equator ‘Shape’ function describing how it’ll treat your audio... or how your champagne will be served, in a typical British pub... i.e. ‘Pink’, ‘Warm’ & ‘Flat’.

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha Warm and Flat!

[@timbrown7652]

Thanks for the great review Warren

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@andreirlmeier]

Ohh .... the NS 10s are back !!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha I was using the ATC's!

[@bf4lvr]

The dynamics part is apparently 100% identical to the Rvox

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@LNZROCKS]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@mrcoatsworth429]

The compressor in Silk is the RVox compressor, by the way :)

[@Producelikeapro]

Very cool! I use that compressor all the time

[@jimp.7286]

Waves will be happy with you because I'll probably buy these along with others here. I don't have either and didn't know they even made equator. I don't keep up with things like I used to. I agree with your taste, the breath, over the top. That stuff is interesting at first but wears the listener down rather fast. Also, the heavy breaths distract from the whole. You wind up hearing all that heavy breathing and something else begins to come to mind. 🙄 Just an opinion. Don't get mad, lol.

[@Producelikeapro]

Indeed, the breath thing is really a matter of taste and a song by song basis!

[@1loveMusic2003]

You pull down on the big circle to reduce threshold.

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous! Thanks for sharing!

[@StarWarsinMinuten]

Did someone know what headphones he used from audeze? And he used sonaworks?

[@Producelikeapro]

I use Audeze LCD-X without Sonarworks

[@StarWarsinMinuten]

@Producelikeapro hi thx for answering :)

[@StarWarsinMinuten]

@@Producelikeapro what do you think about the LCD 2classic ?

[@Producelikeapro]

@@StarWarsinMinuten I haven't used that specific one!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@StarWarsinMinuten you're very welcome!

[@dspoet1]

I’m liking your console. What kind is it?

[@NoQualmsTheArtist]

API by the looks of it

[@Producelikeapro]

It’s an API 1608! Great console

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, it is!

[@StarWarsinMinuten]

Is there anyone in the comments who uses an Audeze LCD2classic?

[@Producelikeapro]

I'm here in the comments!

[@obedanturi9820]

Great, first😅😅

[@andreirlmeier]

and that on Black Friday

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@andreirlmeier indeed

[@mcnitt]

How has no one pointed out that the plugin is set to "Male" vocal instead of "Female"? Whoops.

[@Producelikeapro]

Indeed! No, a couple of people have pointed out that the preset EQ points are set for male rather than female. I moved the eq around but preferred where it was, you are of course free to use the preset point if your ear prefers it.

[@mcnitt]

@@Producelikeapro Oh, I missed that part. Please disregard, I trust your ears!

[@earthquake280]

It's set for male vocals. And u're tweaking for female

[@Producelikeapro]

It's the default eq points, I noticed and afterwards changed and got the same results! Glad they put that in there for people.e who maybe can't hear that?

[@sagarchawla8145]

Oh man my whole life is ruined now 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Producelikeapro]

@@sagarchawla8145 Haha indeed!

[@Frazer777]

If you consider the amount of fantastic-sounding vocals that have been recorded in years/decades past when none of these plug-ins existed, surely we must reach a point where we have to say: 'if I just record the vocal right in the first place, then compression and EQ - even those plug-ins that are 20 years old - must surely be capable of achieving the desired result. Any great-sounding recording can only be that: good source material, good eq and compression. I'm pretty certain EVERYONE has the plug-ins already in their DAW to achieve fantastic results.

[@Producelikeapro]

This vocal (you download it) was a U47, BAE 1028, 160VU-1176, which is pretty typical of anything late '60s early '70s on, although it would have hit tape, then come back on a console for mixing with additional transformers, EQ, De-essing and compression which would be any mix from early/mid '70s on.

[@Producelikeapro]

Here we only needed the one plug in to simplify the mixing process. Agreed, there are MULTIPLE ways to mix! No one way is better than another, all that matters is the results! I like to show case ALL the methods and preach one over the other as being better.

[@Frazer777]

@@Producelikeapro Agreed, it certainly simplifies the process - my point is, generally speaking, on any DAW there are enough EQs, compressors, saturators, tape simulators etc, that achieve the same result - borne out by the number of great recordings/mixes made twenty years ago with what today might be considered 'out of date' plug ins. I'm all for ease of use and 'go-to' fave settings but it's surely better to learn and understand the wealth of plug-ins already available.

[@hopekandle6707]

Big man please my pro tools is crashing too much, how can I stop that ?

[@Producelikeapro]

I’ve not had that issue, however I do know there can be issues with cracked plug ins. Has someone installed them on your system?

[@matt_nyc_audioengineer]

It's a great tool! I really like what it did to the vocals. Warren! You were using the plugin on the Male setting lol. Also, the control between the dynamic section and output is a gain compensation tool! So if you use that to adjust the dynamics it will adjust the output at the same time. 🙂

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks for the tips! I really appreciate it!

[@matt_nyc_audioengineer]

@@Producelikeapro Thank YOU for the tips and all you do for the community. You're a massive asset and we all appreciate you!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@matt_nyc_audioengineer aw shucks! Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it!

[@MrGuitarmikeg]

Waves make good plug ins but charging for every update is terrible. I buy UAD now.

[@lancasteraudio5281]

Thanks for the excellent review

[@Producelikeapro]

Many thanks!