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[@ColtCapperrune]

Every vocal in this song was a separate performance from the singer. I do not duplicate vocals to create layers. Hope that helps!

[@stantonwest7225]

thx

[@deriodagreat2714]

I've had to explain this to my friends so many times that it only makes it louder and doesn't add texture

[@eddiebaez2093]

They have to work...hahaha

[@russgbeats5075]

Thanks for saying that, I thought I was the only one who liked to sing every dub instead of copy/paste.

[@anemaldemomusic8182]

damn no kiddin'

[@thomasjeffery]

When you said I do what sounds right not what other people tell me. That is so true. I also compress the s*** out of my vocals.

[@michaeljester6073]

I've been compressing my vocals quite a bit too, and it seems to be better sounding to me. NF the rapper seems to have his vocals compressed quite a bit as well.

[@Studio_940]

This is a perfect example of mix with your ears not your eyes. A lot of KZbin videos suggest to keep the comps down to 3-4db. I tend to crank the snot out of them and not look at the meters until after I like the way it sounds. Great video, thanks for letting some tricks out of the bag

[@DidierBampiliMusicProduction]

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[@gregorykropf6016]

he said "only 10 db of compression" haha I love it !

[@aguy827]

What's funny about that?

[@cIiffe]

@@aguy827 it’s actually a lot

[@bw2937]

@@cIiffe Nah not at all. Most pop vocals are compressed at least that much. Much less and you aren't getting the sound.

[@DavidDiMuzio]

Great video. I like the way you explained your way of thinking about the mix/arrangment at the beginning.

[@ColtCapperrune]

Thanks man!

[@skylightmusicshowree]

This is the detail I fear that most performers and some aspiring mix engineers don't appreciate...the attention to detail in the editing and preparation of the takes and the overall planning of a session. Once all of the 'boring bits' have been taken care of, one can start to mix and do so with confidence. Great video Colt, thank-you :-)

[@taterfight]

Production videos = YES. Thanks brotha

[@jasonstallworth]

Solid tutorial, Colt! I really like that thickness of the vocals when you don’t want the main vocals front and center. Reminds me of Def Leppard’s vocals in a lot of their choruses. Really thick and layered but then they would push the lead back up and drop a lot of the background vocals for the verses. Really cool dynamics. Also like the way you mixed those lower harmonies towards the end. It’s like you cant really tell it’s there unless you were to take it out. That adds so much!

[@samsmith95]

Thank You Colt! I appreciate how in depth you go when explaining your processes!

[@charliedalencour5141]

This is great! This was a lot more detailed than the generic videos I've seen on compression. Didn't know about how when you're further away your voice sounds more compressed, gotta keep that gem in my memory.

[@lwpeterr8229]

First thing I notice is your amazing smile man. Thank you for your content 🙏

[@iamtonisilvers]

very helpful man , right now I'm experimenting with my vocals, i like the way you explain the mixes, not just by going into each frequency, love the way it simulates real scenarios . thankl you

[@danyraedhawa]

love this channel man! I hope it keeps on growing, you got my support, the content's always spot-on! :)

[@asidtone6465]

by far the best approach to layering

[@tylerdegutis1359]

great video as always! i like the new style where you walk us through the decisions you made and showed the comparison with and without said changes

[@satch72]

Thank You!! I'm fixing to do a song with a ton of vocal layers so perfect timing.

[@garyjford1981]

Impressive, so much work and attention to detail.

[@FreeKAzoiD8]

Thank you so much Sir. You really helped me with my vocal productions!!! This was an area that I truly struggled in.

[@lavalizard1]

Fabulous video Colt - that was extremely helpful. Appreciate the detail you provided.

[@robpittman3132]

Love this! More mixing videos please! You’re an excellent teacher!

[@milonguyen1757]

Freaking love this tutorial Colt. Wish you will do more of this kind of tutorial. You rock!!

[@wowwow133755]

thank u Colt! Great video as for beginners as to pros. Very tight and clear info, especially I like part with the “natural compression”

[@InvisualMusic]

Man this video really helps a lot man, especially for those producers have been working for 6-12 months stuck at signal processing, really good video, Now Im your fans from Malaysia :)))

[@diegourias4410]

Best video yet in my opinion learned a bunch thank you!!

[@robertogutierrez7305]

This is THE best explanation for this. Thanks!

[@thumbody1]

I appreciate the explanation of the psychoacoustics of the compression for emulating the distance of the arena vocals. That's the kind of things I am interested in. I am more interested in the "why" something is done more than the "how." Great video!

[@starkillers77]

good job YOu do it basically how I've figured out to do it for myself, it took me about 14 songs to figure it out this method myself. lots of learning, it took trial and error, but I got here, so you nailed explaining it.

[@coldtricky]

This is great! Thank yo or the screen shots. One of the most clear explanations I have ever seen. Thank you.

[@taylormixing]

Awesome video Colt! Definitely will be watching it again! 👍

[@muziekmetmeestermaarten926]

More of this bro! Would be awesome to see more videos of you doing this kind of live mixing and tips. Keep up the good work!

[@jimmyrigs]

Love these videos! I’d love to see the same concept but with all the instrument groups, guitars, keys, synth, piano, drums, aux percussion, etc... Great job colt!

[@fabiansantanamusic]

Man this video is gold!! Learned some good tricks here. Thank You!!!

[@Gowingmj]

Excellent video, it’s really helpful to understand how you look at approaching stacking vocals, thank you

[@CalebPaulHumphries]

Your videos are incredibly helpful. You've opened my eyes to a lot of cool ideas!

[@Nieves1313]

Thank you for all these tips Colt.

[@mattb1568]

Loved it!!! Super talented

[@santiagodiazcritelli9835]

Excelent video!! It´s really usefull when you explain your mental approach and how you acomplish it.

[@mikelowrey1910]

Good stuff. I love that reverb.

[@stoneroofstudios4700]

Great Video Colt, it was great seeing you create this style of a video. Mixing with the mid range next please!

[@LaminarSound]

Loads of value here. Great video man.

[@TridentCapital]

Definitely helpful. Great explanations and examples.

[@TheBeatBrothersBand]

Love your approach to this!

[@adamaayan]

Please do more of those practical videos. Love it.

[@yanglu13]

beautiful vocals, nice video bro!

[@JakeAdams27]

Excellent demo man.

[@PaulIsbell]

Colt, thank you so much for making videos such as these.

[@evaneaston2239]

Really appreciate these kind of videos!

[@TheGRider56]

Learned a lot. Thank you, Colt!

[@mrtravalor]

COMPRESS ALL THE VOCALS!!! I like your style, Colt. If it sounds good... it is good.

[@javierpena1455]

Love to see more mixing techniques videos! thanks!

[@AlexeySolovievMusic]

Thank you so much Colt for all of your videos really helpful stuff

[@joedistefano5522]

Love this style of video!! Would definitely watch more like this

[@alejandromagana1554]

Excellent tut, clever explanation and reasons of use of plugins

[@craigligman]

Excellent vid, thank you. Can't wait to see more like this!

[@idm13]

More like this please.

[@OrionValencia]

BRO! This was incredible!! Subscribed with the bell because I learned so much!! Can't wait to put this to work on the songs I'm working on. THANK YOU!!!

[@msuscorpio]

Kind of validated a lot of things I already do. The part on the gang vocals is really helpful!

[@DidierBampiliMusicProduction]

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[@shaohaojin4675]

Thank you! Amazing video!

[@tommarko9983]

Thanks!! Great job on the videos!! Love it

[@michaelliu9944]

That is an AMAZING video with so much useful information! Thank you!

[@josiahsavino]

This is GREAT.. And this track is ABSOLUTE FIREEE

[@gloriadiamond8165]

Love your work! Very interesting and informative. Thank you!😊

[@Bonzvy]

this was crazy helpful. thank you so much for sharing! I definitely gonna incorporate this into my own production

[@lorenzodonato4755]

Amazing quality bro!!

[@chiki2273]

My god this was a life saver!!!! So well articulated and helpful, really found so many nuggets of knowledge it's unreal!!

[@ColtCapperrune]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Ashadowtotheworld]

Thatnks for the uplaod its great content and very clearly explained and demonstrated. Subscribed!

[@jonhutchinsmusic789]

Love this video! Excited to get back in the studio

[@andrewkigen]

Thank you for the information. I needed some revision.

[@daleonov]

Lots of valuable points here! thank you

[@scottjamieson694]

Awesome Colt! Watching your content up in Saskatchewan

[@marcfrancis1373]

Savage video man. Excellent content.

[@kevinlentz7604]

Awesome learning so much from you

[@EL_N0IR_2201]

thank you too the moon and back, I was struggling so much.

[@babblfish8038]

Verry verry nice video! i learnd alot... fast and clear learning

[@MyGuitartime]

Cool video man, I can dig it! I love seeing how you work man very good insight!

[@FaisalAkhtarOfficial]

great info. You really broke it down well. Thank you

[@enriquematiasreimermillan5120]

Hi Colt, very useful video! I'll put it into practice right away!

[@SeanBo94]

yeees! Thank you Colt! More mixing and mastering videos please!

[@kevinlentz7604]

Learning so much from you your awesome

[@kingmatthewa]

I love your explanation of "less close" for those people who can't understand "further away" at 9:11 🤣 Because "they" ARE out there. Great video. I came across your channel in my feed and many of the things you are teaching are things I try to convey as well.

[@carljohanthore]

Very helpful! Thank you so much! 🙏

[@Maniclout]

Very helpful information. Thank you.

[@friedfries8424]

You did a great job with this video, I learned a lot. Thank u sir

[@Hauki336]

vocal layering has in my experince as an engineer made tracks that sounded really empty and dull sound super full and so much better. great tutorial more people need to do this! i hear so many tracks that just sound empty.

[@raifaustino]

amazing video! thanks for the tips

[@iipromusic]

Well done with the video! Thank you for explaining your approach to vocal layering :)

[@pineappleisland3446]

Dam. You explained that so well. This is awesome

[@soultest]

Greetings from Finland! Nice advice, thanks! I've been experimenting with high- & low-pass filtering for a couple months now and this tip goes "in the bank" too.. :) It feels kinda crazy that I've been a professional producer for 4-5 years now and this is the first time I am finding out the magic of low- & high-pass filtering. Even our mixing teacher didn't teach these things. So I really had to do some digging to improve my sound. I asked colleagues and watched KZbin tutorials. Your video was THE FIRST to suggest using low-passing on some of the vocals too.

[@DidierBampiliMusicProduction]

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[@AnAmericanGuitarist]

Great video. I was wondering where the vocal distortion was coming from and then you got around to telling us. I have always like vocal distortion. When I listen to Paul Rodgers on the Free stuff or when I hear it on old Beatles songs or Zeppelin, it just sounds like magic and character all day long. I just stumbled onto a video titled "Deconstructing Something (Isolated tracks)". When John Lennon doubles George Harrison's vocals on the bridges, especially the last one it sounds like the VU meters were going to crack the glass and in the context of the song it's cool. I think that is a crucial element of a lot Classic Rock. Of course, the pristine digital clarity available today has its place too, but I really envision the engineers in the early Rock days as using gain and distortion artistically like any guitarist would which still seems to be the case today. It's an art in itself.

[@mobalico9850]

Wow thanks man! I learned a lot from this video. Cheers from Indonesia. Subscribed!!

[@guitarthug4081]

absolutely Great Video... Thank you!

[@ThePearlDrummer10]

Dude, this is gold! Thank you so much :)

[@Gusrikh1]

Very helpful and educational..

[@CalvinBacon]

Great stuff as usual!

[@gvoltaproductions7944]

This is great...thanks for the tutorial, very helpful. Could you possibly create a video talking about making great vocals when it comes to singing verses (where we usually hear one main vocal only) rather that the chorus (which usually uses more layering and harmonies)?? This would be EXTREMELY helpful because there's not many that talk about this. Thanks for your vids! Cheers!!!

[@whoisglev]

This video is top notch!

[@drazzly]

Thanks Bro! Really appreciate it

[@pantherinemedia8678]

liked before watching. thanks for these tutorials. cheers

[@venemushunter25]

Great video dude!!!

[@keysbythenumbers]

Thanks Colt..!