My 7-Step Vocal Chain (with Slate Digital's Virtual Mix Rack)

Toronto audio engineer and music producer 5PiECE breaks down a 7-step vocal chain process using Slate Digital’s Virtual Mix Rack.
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Common Vocal Mixing Problems and How To Fix Them - • Common Vocal Mixing Pr...
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⏰ TIMESTAMPS ⏰
0:00 Introduction
1:04 Before/After Vocal Chain Comparison
3:03 Plugin #1
4:39 Plugin #2
6:15 Plugin #3
9:07 Plugin #4
10:52 Plugin #5
13:11 Plugin #6
15:36 Plugin #7
17:48 Bonus Tips
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[@MyAudioAcademy]

Got these vocals sounding like BUTTER 🧈🧈🧈 Great tutorial!

[@billyjones337]

Awesone video dude. I mix metal music but this tutorial was extremely helpful. Thanks heaps!!!

[@Natethegreat748]

Liking this ! thanks for all the info

[@NoyziNeighborz]

Well I'll be damn... I had a harsh vocal I was fighting with and shut the fulll chain off and applied your video... milded it down so much I barely needed any thing else except some eq... TY much

[@Johndavis6192]

Huge help! Subscribed!!!

[@ElGimbus]

Thank you very much your vocal chain. I really love to try out every one out there

[@MrSB987]

some gems here, exactly what i needed

[@5piece]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Iamjuicymusic]

This is extremely helpful

[@JS_97]

Appreciate you bro. Big fan of your work!

[@5piece]

Thank you my friend! Glad I can be of service 🙌🏼

[@ariel4238]

Muchísimas gracias 👍👌😉por compartir 👍👌

[@5piece]

De nada mi amigo! 🙌🏼

[@ramazan_a_a]

I hope you do a series on dialogue and voiceover. Dialogue problems and fixing them? Best plugin to use dialogue? What is the best plugin for voiceover? How do we fix the problems of repetitive sound and noise? I'm aware you've made videos of some of the ones I've mentioned, but they're about songs. My respect and love.

[@5piece]

Actually did this a few weeks ago, breaking down how I edit voiceovers for my videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqbTpXuhbqp3jrs

[@ramazan_a_a]

Thanks@@5piece ♥️

[@skeroso]

Apparently you should not use any compression, just the limiter for the voiceovers and dialogue. It makes a better and clearer results. I hope it helps somehow

[@mangodotcom]

bro i needed a good preset for my laptop, this was a great starting point. thank u so much!!! :)

[@manuelramirez8660]

#Slategang 🔥🙏🏻

[@5piece]

😎🤙🏼

[@bigsantamane]

what do you think about the mic emulator plugin from slate?

[@sebastianvalentino239]

What can i do if i dont have de fg ds?

[@mr.c_visions5127]

Are you using autotune or metatune and what settings are they been looking for that sound

[@mixedbysuede]

Can I track my vocals with this chain enabled?

[@3684541]

If you’re using the Slate Digital ML-1 do you want the mic before or after the channel strip in the mix rack?

[@spnova6960]

hey bro.. There seems to be a noise in your voice recording( not vocal) I think we're going to have to deal with that first

[@rawgers_9520]

good video

[@5piece]

Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@gutaninblanco]

what about tunning vokals i can hear bit of tunning?

[@ChoppaboyDinero123]

So If Your Using Two Compressors Should They Be Right After Each Other ?

[@5piece]

Maybe, but they don’t necessarily NEED to be. Sometimes it makes sense to compress then EQ then compress again. Others you just go back to back compression. It all depends on your track. Try out different placements and see what sounds best to your ears, there’s no “rule” that says you have to do it a certain way in this case

[@ChoppaboyDinero123]

@@5piece Best Broke Down Appreciate U Bro 🔥🔥 So One More Question Ive tried all different ways before i became more experienced watching videos like this and seeing what works best but my goals is to develop my own chain so what do you think about just simply eq compress eq compression and the clean up eq ?

[@5piece]

@@ChoppaboyDinero123 your chain could be even simpler. It could literally just be EQ and compression and that’s it. Or it could be exactly what you described. I can’t really say here because this is just a hypothetical text convo. Best thing to do is shoot out the different options and placements and see which plugins and what order you like best 🤙🏼

[@Prof.Albusdumbledore]

Do you have to have a slate microphone to use the Mix rack?

[@jonkthompson]

You need Slate All Access Pass

[@5piece]

Nope. Just the All Access Pass. You can check it out via the link in the video description

[@ronkontv]

Whats the name of the song

[@5piece]

In the description. It’s my own “Can’t Hang With Us” - not yet released but check back for an update on it

[@dublev78]

Do you have anything with a clean vocal track? The warbly effects ruin this demo.

[@5piece]

As a content creator, I need to be able to use a song without having KZbin copyright issues and this song fit the bill for this specific use-case/example. Sorry it ruined it for you, but that doesn't take away from the lesson, nor has it hindered many others from learning from it. Check out my other content as I do use a variety of songs, some with more AutoTune than others. Most of what I do is in the rap and R&B lane, so AutoTune is a common thing here.

[@amendippanesar]

This is The problem with modern day mixing plugins and your daw. Talk about overkill. You literally got the same sound at the end with 7 plugins that you had near the beginning with like 2 or 3 LOL.

[@half-lab.services]

You know, it sure would help if you used a 'real" vocal track.