Recording VOCALS from start to finish

[@thomasvopstal]

If you’re interested in vocal recording and want to see more of this, YOU CAN! This video is a compilation of a 3 piece, 1 hour vocal recording series which you can watch on THE VIRTUAL INTERNSHIP! How do you get there? Easy! Just hit that JOIN button for more info! (You won’t be disappointed with all the other content you’ll find there!)

[@lightbeatz3709]

Let’s go

[@aviatedviewssound4798]

I use a Shelford preamp instead of a 1073; what do you think about it? Also, are you using a vintage 1073?

[@SoJesusChristMusic]

Love the analog process.

[@YoKKJoni]

awesome video bro!

[@wwoo4809]

Excellent video! Thanks. Who is the vocalist? Is this track, or other work from her, available yet?

[@kromanoidx]

There's not much content like this out there, thank you! Great quality :)

[@jackisrael.I.B.E.X]

Daamn...! No one realized she sings like beyonce,,,the producer is giving her the best🎉🎉🎉i love it❤❤❤❤

[@jan_07]

Holy smokes that vocal performance sounded like it’s off the radio right from the get-go, and live. The singer’s skill and tone makes life easier in the studio for sure, doing most of the heavy lifting for you 👏

[@leftofcenter4]

Not to mention pro level equipment in the SSL board, Neumann Mics, Neve pres, and the very expensive hard to get CL1B. This dude knows his stuff.. nice clip bro..

[@bboymac84]

Excellent tutorial. This helps people feel less nervous and more confident. Experience is everything though…

[@unclecrassius2318]

but "tutorial" implies possibility to repeat...

[@bboymac84]

@@unclecrassius2318 I learned🤷🏾‍♂️😁

[@alite502]

As someone who’s a professional engineer I can say you did such a wonderful job with this video. I can now send this to all my clients who ask “can you teach me how to record”. 🔥🔥

[@thomasvopstal]

🙏🙏🙏thankyou!

[@MicahCory]

Wow, that was awesome. The vocalist was incredible, and it was awesome to see her dreams turn into reality. Amazing video:)

[@mani-ud8cu]

this is the part of recording that they don’t show you before these pro tutorials ! it’s not rocket science it is achievable with the right treatment procedure and practice

[@thomasvopstal]

🦾🦾

[@djjohnny5166]

Well said!

[@woolfsworld]

And performance

[@jayvibes4547]

One of the most beautiful tutorials I've watched on youtube

[@mauricioapoteom2604]

Exactly bro!!!

[@Baker-ulendo]

Wow this is exalent and professional. Luking forward for the mixing and mastering process 💪💪💪💪

[@el-cliquerecords8311]

i love this. i was literally talking to the screen like i was in the stu w/ u as an assistant. dope

[@thomasvopstal]

This is a massive compliment! Thanks🙏

[@Iamjohnnythethird]

This was lowkey a gem man. I looked a month ago for a vocal tutorial start to finish and this got uploaded its like you heard me lol! Thanks to the artist for this too. Sharing her amazing gift. One of the best recordings I've heard and I need to hear this song when its done. Thank you guys!

[@thomasvopstal]

So dope to hear! Thanks for leaving this comment. And go check out her artist page on apple music! MAGNE is her name

[@MaraldBes]

nice one.. amazing voice great song, dog cam is a nice addition

[@JulianFernandez]

great voice!

[@dronbana]

Please keep making these videos, i live vicariously through you. 🙏

[@3DRAP]

Your such a legend for this you have no idea how many engineers I've met who gatekeep info like this

[@thomasvopstal]

Awesome to hear thanks! Please make sure to share and let people know so the channel grows and i can un-gatekeep a lot more info!

[@isootu9033]

Love this. How come no other tutorial shows this part of the process? Looking forward to the mixing and mastering part.

[@miladbarikani3591]

there wasn't much of recording on recording vocals video but the most valuable thing ever i taught was when you were recording back/stack vocal and all the recorded vocal was turned down for focusing purposes

[@Jvlestingi]

What an amazing singer!!

[@jadedsean]

This was quality, i am currently recording a female vocal and pretty much doing the same thing, its good to know i am on the right track when it comes to recording as i think when done right at the begining stages the mixing will be so much easier. Please make more of these videos. 😊

[@DavidMohMusic]

We need mix breakdowns bro. Great tutorial, youve gained a subscriber.

[@thomasvopstal]

Have you watched all mix breakdowns in The Virtual Internship yet? There’s about 10 hours worth and more coming up!

[@thomasvopstal]

Also, check out the one i did with Boombox on their channel

[@kellyblain714]

The beauty of a console is just amazing, the depth and separation are just unmatched by an in-the-box mix in my opinion. She is a great singer and a great vocal chain for her voice.

[@martinelimusic]

Este video es Oro Puro! Educa y motiva. GRACIAS!

[@josuastangl7140]

I love these kind of workflow videos, I feel like an intern here. Subscribed!

[@ycomplex100]

THE SONG SOUNDS SO OPEN & GOOD ALREADY, IS IT THE ANALOG? I DONT THINK YOU CAN GET THIS SOUND FROM THE BOX ONLY....THE SSL BOARD, THE ANALOG GEAR, MIC AND PREAMP HAS AS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THIS SOUNDING SO GOOD OFF THE BET.

[@roderickmims4802]

The room is the most important

[@sergio_grez]

New sub. Awesome content! Hope you do a full band recording session in the near future. It's always inspiring watching a pro working in real time and facing issues and making decision as you go.

[@ronforeman8394]

what a beautiful voice

[@JusDevin_]

man i would really like to know what reverb that was.

[@tgonnabfamous13]

The vocals sound AMAZING!!!

[@1eidji652]

Can you show us the full mixing process of this recording sessions(if you mix it) without any cut, or others.. your videos are so helping man thanks you

[@MyJamesthomas]

why not use the ssl for monitoring for headphones, instead of having the buffer in Protools ruin the timing? That's how I have it set up... the vocalist has no need to hear any delay whatsoever.

[@hauntedbytheliving1175]

Exactly my thoughts as a console guy… it’s likely he understands that most people don’t have a console and will need to know how to fix the latency… or perhaps he has no hardware reverb for the singer’s performance

[@FlyingHeartsMusic]

​@@hauntedbytheliving1175 you can see a Lexicon Reverb fixed in the console, so he could use that one for sure

[@jfrancis2649]

in the playback engine setting it looked like it said UAD Apollo… you should have zero latency

[@lawanedavis7818]

Beautiful, thank you for this video, please do more recording videos.

[@ogs.i.c.k6263]

Amazing work

[@terryricks7098]

In all seriousness, great work and thank you for sharing your process 🎙️🔥♥️ and your dog 🐕. I love animals

[@ProAudioIQ]

Very cool. Thanks! She has amazing vocals!

[@njogupaul1685]

I also totally agree!😊

[@domonickwilliams33]

Great video I would love it if you would show how to set up hardware inserts in Protools Thanks.

[@nickvibesuk]

Universal Audio Sphere DLX Modeling Sony C800. Then for extra thickness, I stack vocals with an sm7b and align them to the main vocals.

[@BABYT]

Good vid

[@bgmfktv1238]

Great content. Very informative. Great singer. Thank you for taking us through it from the top.

[@thomasvopstal]

Anytime! Any suggestions for other instruments are always welcome!

[@Buffalo_Studio]

great video.... it would be great to see how you record a live band, see the issue of bleeding and how you handle everything! greetings

[@thomasvopstal]

Will definitely do that later on! Right now i want to start focussing on separate instruments first. Do check out the videos in which i do a breakdown of previous live recording sessions ive done

[@Buffalo_Studio]

@@thomasvopstal great... always pay attention to what you upload

[@mikeesco6905]

Bro, Those Neve preamps are 🔥 🔥🔥🔥💯💯

[@elpecemusiq]

Bro, you must be the😂 happiest producer /engineer working in that studio.

[@ajaratijani6655]

😂

[@VictoriaWhitlock]

She’s talented

[@tioto4l]

Nice video, thank you for let us dive into your process. Could be great to see more about drum recording !

[@thomasvopstal]

I have a video on drum recording! But yes, will def do more of these!

[@franknguitars7671]

fantastic singer - great talent. Also, thanks for walking us through this start to finish.

[@tablafusionist]

This video is very very helpful ❤

[@sneedworld02]

Nice work from the both of you.

[@Prodmonja]

This sound clean as hell

[@nigell.8705]

This was unique and very dope.

[@MrKombuisOfficial]

Listening on Audio Technica ATH-M40x and I LOVE how clean this sounds! 🔥

[@thomasvopstal]

😁😁😁🙏

[@Axiyne]

I am recording on the M-Audio Nova Black Microphone, It is not best in picking up high frequencies though

[@meinekleinegartenwelt3110]

Good Job, it sounds great.

[@auggiebendoggy]

Very helpful, thank you for the instruction and examples. And yea, it sounded great!

[@thomasvopstal]

🙏🙏

[@Gadoora]

Awesome Video , I noticed most people like to keep the threashold on 10 in the cl 1b for tracking , do you believe the same can apply if I used the plugin version in the mixing phase?

[@thomasvopstal]

Thanks! The threshold is completely dependent on input level and amount of compression you want to apply. I’d recommend not sticking to a specific value on the knob itself, but try to listen to where the amount of compression sounds best.

[@Gadoora]

@@thomasvopstal thanks for the reply , I've a long time user of fabfilter c-2 but the cl 1b is quie nice also (Industry nice lol). I've been reading and researching a lot about what people in the industry use to make myself ready, plus I want to add analog flavor to my mixing process 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@hansummm]

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing!

[@benhaim2098]

Great content PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING!!!!

[@michaelgrant5312]

The sound quality is so clean, greetings from jamaica

[@waisearaiboso]

What a great art bro.

[@hayzenbeys5670]

What a great recording!

[@Kehisthe1]

I loved this video! Great insight into the process!

[@TracyLee7777]

Awesome 😊

[@aleksandaratanasovski8710]

I saw a dogs distance from a mixing console, but i did not see a singer's distances from a mic in different sections of a song. Is setting a compressor on a soft parts on purpose ? I would also like to see a nice reverb that was present all the time during the recording. Otherwise, the result is wonderful. Great work !

[@6stringstrum]

My go to vocal mic is my Neumann U-87 Ai and my recording software is UAD Luna. I used Pro Tools before i start to use Luna.

[@minhwinh]

This was so informational, dope stuff!

[@missc-lineofficial]

what's the name of the singer and how can I find that song? THIS SOUNDS INCREDIBLE!

[@thomasvopstal]

Her name is MAGNE, the song is still going through mastering at the moment, so it’ll be out in a couple of weeks hopefully

[@PUREBEATS]

Very professional work and workflow!

[@georgecain123]

So what eq setting on 1073? What eq settings on SSL? That was the most important thing to know…

[@sectionbeats]

Preprocessing is always a great place to start, and I always prefer the outboard gear. Neve pre Amp is the best 👌🏻

[@NeedoxRecordings]

tbh i learn a lot from those type of videos! keep it up!

[@thutolekoko4772]

Beautiful

[@chaitanyapatel5876]

Thankyou for showing each steps of rec session. Please answer my question I wanna know why did you use the mic up side down ?

[@thomasvopstal]

Sure thing! I like to turn the mic upside down so the artist has their hands free and there’s nothing in the way

[@michaelgrant5312]

It's my ambition to get my songs recorded and mixed at this recording studio one of these days

[@thomasvopstal]

We can make that happen! Reach out on [e-mail]

[@mapleneck1520]

Awesome man! Thank u so much! Idea for a Video: Basics on Mixing and Recording for Beginners (with free plugins)

[@Crae2Shifty]

Who is the singer tho?

[@yoDQ]

Thought I heard him refer to her as Main/Maine/Mane🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Paulgaastra]

You can find her artist profile here music.apple.com/nl/artist/magne/1730008760?l=en-GB

[@MLBPOficial]

Best video guy! Thanks!

[@asavagehandproductions186]

I see you big fella sounds amazing dope bro ❤❤

[@Daydreamer-mt1oq]

Hi Thomas, i have a small question about your settings for monitoring. What is your round trip latency when you use 64 samples in Pro Tools. I get a roundtrip latency of 5.4 milliseconds at 64 samples and i feel this is to much for singing. thank you.

[@vontreherumaiBH]

Sheeeesh , What converter you use ?‼️‼️🔥🔥 this was dope af 🫶🏾 thanks for this bro 😎

[@88JERk]

great job Tom

[@thomasvopstal]

I found a cool FREE tool to remove vocals, make sure to check out EASEUS Vocal Remover here: bit.ly/4aCrQKR

[@moritzdoll1111]

I’d be very interested to know how you layer your basslines. You usually start with a synth bass and later add a bass guitar and also a 808? How You Mix that mess haha or they all Play in different Parts of a track? Thanks for you content 🙋🏼‍♂️ Quellen

[@Mike_Benz_]

Great video.

[@domonickwilliams33]

Great video I would love it if you would show how to set up hardware inserts in ProTools. Thanks.

[@halfpricemusic]

Great video and very informative. Can you further explain why you chose the U67 for back vox? You should do this same process for a rap artist. Thanks for all your work 🤝🏽

[@kedoncharles]

I have a question. I noticed you had each section of the lead vocal in separate tracks. For example, Verse 1 in it's own track, hook 1 in it's own track, etc. Can you explain the concept behind that?

[@thomasvopstal]

Yeah, it just makes it easier for me when playlisting. Once comped, the verses and hooks will be put on their dedicated tracks for mixing

[@emilyberezansky3493]

You won’t have any delay if you’re not monitoring from pro tools. Monitor from your interface (looks like you are using the UA) or at very best , split the signal to the ssl before going to the interface and let her get the 2 buss mix and the vocal from the ssl.

[@thomasvopstal]

Yes, you can do that for sure. However i like to stay in control in protools and apply effects that the artist can listen to while tracking. Protools is very capable of low enough latency for tracking like we did in this video.

[@heatsoscape_production]

First time watching your videos and it was so interesting

[@danieldakemoreira]

This is what i was looking for!! thanks for making this awesome video

[@RiccoSpxc3]

Im inlove with this song. ❤❤

[@thomasvopstal]

Me too!😱 make sure to check out the rest of het music! She goes by the name of MAGNE

[@LuiTunes]

Very interesting, and wow! what an amazing voice

[@sheriken254]

I feel like i was in the session ... nice one Thom

[@Invictuxoficial]

omg perfect sound

[@TrapBoiFuse561]

5:26 Damn what kind of Mac that is 😮 mines busy down at 32 at 96k with no problem Mac Studio ultra 🎉 sound to unreal for me tho

[@blancomixedit]

Love the entire video ! Great job

[@1loveMusic2003]

She sounds great!

[@Shawn_Keys]

Great video love this!!!

[@GregManningVideos]

Well done. 👍🏾

[@Aymanearabi1]

My dream is to record a song in a studio like this. It's really cool🥺🥺❤‍🔥

[@Sherif.Mohsen]

Thank you

[@yvon-ludovicmadihano8180]

Great tutorial