How to Make Crisp Vocals

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[@BigZmoke.]

noveltech vocal enhancer and fresh air...this is another trick that will work

[@sageaudio]

Nice! Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@BodyOfPlayMusic]

The de-esser trick is interesting. Awesome logic applied.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks Andrew! A professor told me about it a while back - said it was what they used to do to pop tracks in the 90s. SageAudio.com

[@BodyOfPlayMusic]

@@sageaudio exactly same for saturation via triggering plugins 🤯🧠

[@malwandemhlana]

exactly what I'm thinking

[@PaulEubanks]

Okay that reverb technique REALLY brings the air. Just awesome.

[@sageaudio]

Awesome! Thanks for watching Paul! SageAudio.com

[@jnsaudio81]

One of the best to the point tutorials I've seen

[@sageaudio]

Nice! Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@whaltebiceps7039]

One of the best tutorials on the internet. Great job 🔥

[@sageaudio]

That's awesome! Thanks Whalte! SageAudio.com

[@Tom-tv4ok]

Please do a tutorial on Background vocals! and the advanced processing. Your tutorials are amazing and the advanced tips are so so good. Thank you

[@sageaudio]

Awesome thanks for the suggestion! SageAudio.com

[@DJVYLO]

use a specific amount of reverb. done

[@vicsdiyprojects4585]

L I 9 oi get

[@blowedoutkidtetsuo2thowed746]

The De-esser trick is f’n GENIUS!

[@sageaudio]

Nice! Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@laderrius1]

Omm I was like he really dropping mad gems 💎

[@bigrod246]

Trick old u can use multiple desser as multiband compression

[@AnGhaeilge]

Amazing video. Concise and to the point. I mixed my first vocal track a few months ago and it was the first time I tackled vocals. Wish I had this video first!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching - hopefully this video helps whenever you track some more vocals!

[@DonyorAbaquita]

This all about "The science of frequencies" plus good ears..excellent bro

[@Justauri-asdfghjkl]

Oh my god..... this is INSANELY VALUABLE

[@graysongreen9853]

Impretty sure this video just changed my life

[@sageaudio]

That's awesome! Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@JakeTheFlakeYT]

I'm new to mixing, and have specifically been trying to find particular methods used to enhance vocal production. This video is great! Exactly what I was looking for! Would love to see more videos on topics like this, breaking down methods on vocals along with other instrumental mixing. Great work!

[@k9nevienna]

man i promise you, ive been mixing for a bunch of years and ive learned a loooot and this channel gives the most precise and correct tips, that are so spot on. there are a lot of channels on YT who b*llshit, but ask any professional mixing legend about sage, they're gonna say he's SPOT ON. your comment has been over a year old, hows it going? :) do you see any improvements?

[@JakeTheFlakeYT]

@@k9nevienna All has been well - life has been really busy - im from the U.S and just recently moved from west coast to east coast, and have relocated several times on the east coast since moving, so I'm just not settling in a more permanent place - ultimately havent had a chance to really experiment a ton due to that, but hope to dive in again soon!

[@GrantFoxOfficial]

Good advice. I'm trying my hand at a song and this helped with Adobe audition

[@tasenova2717]

It's a great video, with excellent editing, but I hope everyone knows that all vocals are unique, and shine brightest in their own lighting, meaning one setting doesn't fit all and the only way to get better is to just experiment. and me being a vocal engineer, I like to experiment on my freetime anyway. (I'm sure 95% of background vocals are processed through experimental means)

[@Slimrick6]

Best channel I’ve found for mixing thanks 🙏🏾

[@luthfiafifriansyah8099]

lots of assistance here! bring my production level to another one! cheers mate!

[@pavendax]

the de esser and thicc parallel compression on the top end is very useful to me ty

[@DonGreen757]

Way too much sauce in this 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@melissaanne89]

Wow...thank you Sir...i am glad you are here to help us😊 God bless you

[@phazeF]

Travis indeed uses something like this, his vocals are so clean and crisp and high quality

[@Writtenmirror]

Thank you for this! Going to run some of these combos ASAP

[@sageaudio]

Nice! Hope it works out well! SageAudio.com

[@JTFuller]

Wow, these videos are incredible.. Dude, whoever you are man, wow.. Fantastic....

[@sageaudio]

Thanks JT! Glad you've been enjoying our videos! SageAudio.com

[@zzzyzzzyzzzyxxx]

Some interesting ideas - nice to expand the tool kit. Thanks.

[@sageaudio]

Awesome! Great to hear it! SageAudio.com

[@Keroser1983]

THESE ARE AMAZING!!!! But should be very careful as one mistake can devastate everything

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! Very true - some of these are aggressive for sure! SageAudio.com

[@SAARussian]

Will you make a video about the processing of James Hetfield's vocals on Ride The Lightning?

[@Juliano_DJOL]

Love the explanation of the theory behind these methods!

[@Mynameisspkz]

Definitely gonna try these techniques. I'm trying to get bright raps and vocals but not introduce silibance. This could possibly help. Well see

[@rikepi507]

Nice!! First trick is more than enough to obtain the right crisping out!! Thank you.

[@robertopistolesi2735]

Thanks a lot for this video, for me it was really eye opening, process-wise.

[@reakapho]

Thank you!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching!

[@mountaintop93]

the first one is a really good one

[@danjwalker]

Fantastic tutorial. So many approaches for a specific outcome. Also, the vocal sample wasn't super lame like in other tutorials. Some tutorials are a bit too X-tian rock for my tastes. "Angel wings lift me high while my tears drown the devil out". I kid...

[@sageaudio]

Thanks Daniel! Glad to hear you enjoyed the format and music used! SageAudio.com

[@ForsReishen]

Hello ,from moscow . Good video = 3

[@ghdrum]

Some interesting tips here. Looking forward to trying a few out on my own vocals. Can you do a tutorial on working with male vocals/vocals that have more low end in them?

[@troeteimarsch]

The problem with oversampling is the highcut at nyquist, which can really mess up the phase in the air (audible) region for 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz sampling rates. Most won't notice, all good, but it is nescessary to say that oversampling isn't the solution to everything. Using Analog Obsession Britpre (Neve 1073) gave me the best results. No oversampling, no phase crap, pleasent silky highs. [Ok you said crisp]. Despite that: great video! And most of the time Metaplugin really makes things better (yes, I'm pointing at you Waves! The dbx 160 is decent tho..)

[@TheReal_E.IRIZARRY]

@troetelmarsch, what are your thoughts on the dbx 286 device?

[@troeteimarsch]

@@TheReal_E.IRIZARRY I can't answer that question, I'm afraid, but looking at the specs and the price...if it's got anything of its' heritage - I'd say hell yes!

[@troeteimarsch]

@@TheReal_E.IRIZARRY I don't know if Thomann ships to your country, but if they do and they have it in stock you'll get a 30 day refund period, so you can check for yourself if it's worth it to you.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts! I use oversampling to remedy those phase issues, since it raises the nyquist cut you refer to. So if my session is 48kHz, and I use 2x oversampling, now my nyquist cutoff is at 48kHz instead of 24kHz. SageAudio.com

[@troeteimarsch]

@@sageaudio but does it really shift the cutoff? If so the plugindoctor Software is flawed when analyzing oversampled Plugins. Oh dear..now I'm confused

[@attila_999]

Yo bro, thats an amazing work out here again.. was wondering what your opinion is bout using the technique with the Internal Low-Shelf Compression 1:38 on the Master of a track (with vocals) within all the other elements

[@sageaudio]

You can do that! It'll help retain the high end. SageAudio.com

[@billyhughes9776]

Groovy stuff man.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching Billy! SageAudio.com

[@samtripleseven]

this channel is amazing

[@sageaudio]

Thanks Sam! SageAudio.com

[@masterofnone4478]

Hoping that we got some of your good quality vocal records😘

[@IDKY47]

Thank you for this video! Was wondering what the song was and if its out anywhere

[@driz77]

Good ideas, thanks.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching!

[@lavvozlic8910]

This channel is awesome!!!

[@sageaudio]

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[@djhousefreak1487]

WHOAH!!!....THIS IS FIRE!!!!....BIG UP!!!

[@polasbeatz]

Great video,but please waiting for my suggested video (on vocals effects for chorus) over 70 others liked that comment.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for letting me know! We'll make one on vocal effects soon! SageAudio.com

[@markomladenovic8472]

Thank you so much very good video, informative and I learned a lot.

[@zerocostproductions8623]

This was so helpful.. thank you so much.

[@sageaudio]

Awesome that's great! Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@L.DOT.P.]

Bruh you really is on it bro... man!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks L P! SageAudio.com

[@realstatjackson1863]

Helpful frfr. Big ups. @RealStatJackson Louisiana let’s get it

[@BrunoNeureiter]

What does the Oxford inflator exactly do? There are many theories online

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching Bruno! It creates odd ordered harmonics. It also introduces low-level compression when using a positive curve. Additionally it causes subtle soft-knee downward compression, and a very subtle high frequency cut when using a positive value and in Band Split mode. SageAudio.com

[@sharpynomila]

@@sageaudio i didn't understand but it seem like Saturn of fa filter pack😂

[@EatinBubsy]

Super helpful. Thank you

[@Kingsel]

thumbnail looks like the graph that every coin i invest

[@sageaudio]

Lol sorry Kingsel! SageAudio.com

[@DivestedEntity]

A link to each plug in would be nice!!!

[@alexyari19]

I love Your channel. Thanks for sharing.

[@ezelinkmedia7228]

Very Helpful. Thank you

[@Zeek8021]

Thank you!!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@ODonnellpaul66]

great tips thanks

[@antagoncuba4559]

EXCELLENT TIPS! THANKS FOR SHARE

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@indetecx3534]

Good job my friend

[@bigchiefcinema9654]

amazing work. keep it up.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@starsandguitars2050]

Great video. Thank you so much.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching Joe! SageAudio.com

[@cross-amusic9175]

So Helpful ❤️🔥

[@jeskereee5193]

Best way to work with the deeser is to automate The Ss and all the harsh stuff with utility gain plugin after de ess 6db max :) recomending a lot reading the John Hanes post on gearspace!! (Engineer of Serban Ghenea)

[@sageaudio]

Awesome I'll try it out! Thanks! SageAudio.com

[@toekay7996]

Are these different ways to achieve this sound or are these the order of the vocal chain?

[@T3Rmin4LCuRi0siTy]

I think different techniques for different situations.

[@sageaudio]

Different techniques for different situations like @Anirvan said! Buy you can combine some if needed, SageAudio.com

[@aminkhalilnasab927]

THank you!

[@lucapiazzon-B1]

Great Job Bro !! Thanks

[@ashleyneptune3239]

Crisp Video, what are the top oversampling plugins other than Saturn2?

[@sneakboi7611]

fabfilter pro L2 x32 oversampling limiter

[@Justadudeye]

Saturation knob by softube, ozone 9 exciters

[@sageaudio]

Most fabfilter plugins have them! Also, metaplugin is cool since it lets you take any plugin and utilize oversampling. SageAudio.com

[@andrewamicarelli]

Great vid. Subscribed!

[@kayn4n301]

what would an ideal chain look like - i know each one is different for each vocal, but like a basic chain to play around with??

[@liedecay]

noise gate - subtractive eq - hi comp w fast attack med release - additive eq - de esser - med comp w/ saturation ( + reverb delay on seperate track)

[@EsaShaheed]

@@liedecay similar to how I do it too.

[@fansnyaivangunawan9363]

Wow..... Nice share, thank you sir!

[@CarlosBritow]

Excelente! gracias por sus compartir su valioso conocimientos.

[@sageaudio]

¡Muchas gracias por vernos! ¡Me alegra que lo hayas disfrutado! SageAudio.com

[@globalgogetter4469]

Goostuff. Subbed!

[@iamkayze293]

Thanks you sir

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@abbieghaxxi5819]

you're so fucking good

[@peterduong3459]

Great video!

[@EliteOnTheBeat]

This FRESH AIR pluggin is currently FREE on the slate digital website!!

[@sageaudio]

It's a great plugin for sure! SageAudio.com

[@joelarmendariz8876]

great video

[@thomasfarr16]

I like learning about new plugins and tricks it’s just disappoint KZbin compresses the vocals anyway so you can’t hear a difference in some of the demos.

[@gkpdkshnz]

Hi mate, I have learnt to hear different frequencies to the point I can hear these changes on my phone speaker. Especially when dealing with the high end. Sound gym is an awesome website the uses games to help you dial into different frequencies. Check it out 👍🏾

[@sageaudio]

Sorry IN-DEO! SageAudio.com

[@thomasfarr16]

@@gkpdkshnz I just smoke more bud if I gods hear the hi end 😂 fr

[@thomasfarr16]

@@sageaudio it’s cool bruh still a good vid. Do u have any vids for blood filled screaming?

[@EmadGhasemiDev]

Thanks

[@sageaudio]

Thanks Emad! SageAudio.com

[@PharaohLawLess1]

Great tips

[@sageaudio]

Thanks Pharaoh! SageAudio.com

[@YvngTrillOfficial]

Bro a goat

[@sageaudio]

Thanks Yvng Trill! SageAudio.com

[@denilsonbernitz9591]

Who is the artist of that song? It sounds great!

[@horstlemke9591]

Klasse!!!

[@DJVICKY0291]

Parallel comp is 🎮 changing

[@TheyStillCallMeRicky]

cool .. ty man 8-)

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching!

[@shivjayvolvloikar]

Video on multiband limiting please 👀

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for the suggestion! Maybe in the future! SageAudio.com

[@shivjayvolvloikar]

@@sageaudio please sir it would help us a lot 🙏🏻💯🖤

[@ville2170]

Great Video! What's the song being mixed?

[@atifjubaer]

Loved

[@dafingaz]

Let's go!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching Marcus! SageAudio.com

[@NickKhera]

CRISP VOCAL ...

[@TeraFav]

Make a same video but this time for FL Please

[@sageaudio]

You can use these techniques in FL! SageAudio.com

[@abbieghaxxi5819]

he's just not using fruity plugins you still can copy what he did and try them in fruity plugins

[@ratnacomposerstudio]

Thanks.I was wondering what was that crisp and the sparkle high end air and texture in the vocals of singers like libianca-people song, that i found in other songsingers as well.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching! Hopefully you can recreate that in your recordings now!

[@ratnacomposerstudio]

@@sageaudio yes! can't wait record and get that sound.

[@brainsanitation]

*LETS TAKE A LISTEN*

[@jorgeventura1854]

Genios!!

[@xxxxxxxyyyyyyy]

Finally. A great tutorial.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks Chris! Check out some of our other videos, they follow the same format. SageAudio.com

[@tarikkaraki5542]

Owsom vedio i just wanna ask where do i find thpse softwares

[@dante-go9tp]

what is the song called I like her vocals

[@akkriii9385]

Crisp makes me remind of alan walker fm interview

[@sageaudio]

Nice! Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com

[@madmaagic]

Can we do it in GarageBand iOS ?? Or any other desktop app( free)?? If anyone know the please answer. 🙏🙏

[@campar1043]

do you need to use oversampling if your project is 48khz?

[@PatrickObiang]

DOPE!

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching Bazard! SageAudio.com