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

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[@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!

[@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

[@salcarusomusic]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

You're very welcome!

[@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!

[@claybennett5875]

Yes I find it absolutely kills on cymbals! - haven't been a fan of the oeksound, just doesn’t work for me. Silk just sorts out my multipression and de essing quickly when the artist is in the room and paired with vocal rider it just saves me so much time on fixing uneven vocals

[@Producelikeapro]

@@claybennett5875 thanks ever so much for sharing your experiences!

[@stevemaggioraofficial]

Silk looks cool!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous

[@timbrown7652]

You are THE man Steve, love what you do!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@timbrown7652 YES! He certainly is!

[@ThyLowZeen]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@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!

[@Mobile.recording]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@splashesin8]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

You're welcome! Thanks!

[@JasonLaPrade]

The little button under dynamics simultaneously adjusts the output dial.

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous!

[@alexbellab]

I'm so grateful for this amazing plugin, which saved me so much time. Not only for vocals, I'm using it for the low end control as well. Thanks a lot for another amazing video, Warren! ✨🙏🎶

[@Producelikeapro]

Great to hear! Thanks Warren

[@ChrisAdkins1985]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing

[@Thinman63]

I use Greg Wells Voice Centric almost everyday. Super simple and effective 👍

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks for sharing!

[@thesongacademy5017]

Thanks for the overview

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@sixstringalliance4417]

Thanks for the great review

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@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!

[@TraneFrancks]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous! Thanks for sharing

[@timbrown7652]

Thanks for the great review Warren

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@commontimeproductions]

Just came across this video and I love how many vocal tricks you share while demonstrating both plugins. Is there a video showing this mix? I want to learn more about how you route the vocals in pro tools into the bus etc. Hope that made sense, I'm finally learning more advanced routing in pro tools and want to fully understand it. You rock Warren!

[@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!

[@LNZROCKS]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@ishortiz9988]

Funny, The vocal mode was in "Male" the whole time. I wonder how much better it would work with the female mode on this voice. Great video as always from a master.

[@Producelikeapro]

Unfortunately it was edited out when I changed! It moved the EQ point and I went back. Thanks for watching

[@bernsense]

That little slider on the right between threshold and output actually acts like an auto gain thing. If you pull down, the output goes up and vice versa

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous! Thanks for sharing!

[@RafTime]

thanks

[@andreirlmeier]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha I was using the ATC's!

[@1loveMusic2003]

You pull down on the big circle to reduce threshold.

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous! Thanks for sharing!

[@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!

[@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!

[@mrcoatsworth429]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Very cool! I use that compressor all the time

[@obedanturi9820]

Great, first😅😅

[@andreirlmeier]

and that on Black Friday

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@andreirlmeier indeed

[@davidnikel7451]

Hi Warren, great video. I'll check out Silk and equator. Quick question: I just got in a stereo mix that has a section toward the end that has a synthesizer part that comes in at a super loud volume that totally blasts the rest of the mix, and then goes out again. Is there a plugin or technique that can solve this problem? Please let me know

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi David, you only have a stereo mix, for mastering? If so then a limiter will reduce that level when it comes in, however, it will duck the full mix, so maybe a Multiband compressor to try and target the areas that are boosted most. Getting the individual elements would be best. You could try some separation software and have independent control of the tracks.

[@davidnikel7451]

Hi Warren, thanks for the quick response; much appreciated! Yes, this stereo mix was done years ago. They want to make some kind of compliation of their old material. The band is reminiscent of Weather Report, and the mix had a very agressive Synthesizer track on it. Your suggestions are excellent! I will try these and see if I can tone it down. Can you recommend a Limiter and Multi-Band Compressor that would be most effective for solving this problem? I do have Moises on my phone. I will see if there's a Windows version that I could download to give me separate tracks. Can you think of a better app for doing that? Please let me know your thoughts. And thanks again.

[@eckiredlock3420]

In Cubase, Spectralizer works for that.

[@Producelikeapro]

@@eckiredlock3420 thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@davidnikel7451 I think anything by Waves and Fab Filter will handle these issues! Also try Musik Hack

[@Nickyrock1962]

get rid of that shnizzle warren! LOL fantabulous

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha thanks ever so much!

[@royalemuzikproductionz]

Hi warren where can I listen to the whole song. Cheers

[@Producelikeapro]

Here is the band’s Spotify page open.spotify.com/artist/6Gdu2C3n9s4Wu7554mFpKL?si=595nXlmDRKuaaphUEZzkbA

[@oceansiderecordingstudio]

Did you ditch the Audient ASP4816 console for the API 1608? Cheers

[@Producelikeapro]

No! Love the Audient as well! Currently in the UK recording!

[@CreepypastaChroniclesDE]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

I use Audeze LCD-X without Sonarworks

[@CreepypastaChroniclesDE]

@Producelikeapro hi thx for answering :)

[@CreepypastaChroniclesDE]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

@@CreepypastaChroniclesDE you're very welcome!

[@andymat7359]

Oops, I bought Soothe 2 yesterday, then bought Silk today, not realising they are virtually the same.

[@Producelikeapro]

Oops! Let us know how you get on!

[@konamipls]

The dynamics part is apparently 100% identical to the Rvox

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@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!

[@genzmusic18]

Why “Male” setting for female vocal? Is this the secret of this plugin? 😅. I hv this plugin but I find its only good for rock, rap , just too much artifacts for soft vocal.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks for the comment! Male vs Female stetting for EQ points, prefered this, did experiment. I didn't get any artefacts, can you tell me the settings you were using to get them? Many thanks!

[@nico-zh4eo]

Why didnt you tried female mode ?

[@nico-zh4eo]

Ok someone else already asked. Thanks for testing this plugin, i have it but never really used it

[@CreepypastaChroniclesDE]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

I'm here in the comments!

[@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!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@mcnitt All good! Thanks for sharing! I appreciate your support!

[@Sunny-sp7yf]

Also your not turning the main knob on the equator which is basically keeping the plugin on bypass 🙄

[@arziva1615]

7:29 you already know it's a pro video when the guy doing the review is using " Male Mode " on a Female Vocal 😂

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Ariva1615! Did you change the two settings are prefer the preset EQ points on the vocal of the male or female setting? I'd intrigued to know what your results were! That's always the best way of working, to use your ears and choose settings based on that. However, I understand while you're still learning you might want to follow the presets until your ear can make the right choices.

[@arziva1615]

@@Producelikeapro well if you have to use " male mode " on a female vocal for best results... I would personally write a email to the company to get my money back.. because then somethings clearly wrong... but that is just my oppinion

[@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.

[@Producelikeapro]

@@Frazer777 I use what many people online consider 'dated' plug ins! Haha When Oeksound Soothe 2 came out it simplified the whole process for so many people who were making albums over 20 years ago as you've said! Many, many people have loved Soothe 2, however, the chorus keeps saying is there something cheaper, hence why we reviewed this!

[@MrGuitarmikeg]

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

[@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?

[@lancasteraudio5281]

Thanks for the excellent review

[@Producelikeapro]

Many thanks!