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One of the most important skills for any self-producing songwriter to know is how to record vocals. In this tutorial, Chrissy Tignor Fisher demonstrates how to record your voice in Pro Tools like a pro, covering Vocal Recording Setup, Preventing Plosives and Proximity Effect, Punch Recording, Playlists and Compiling Vocal Takes, and Vocal Layering/Harmonies.
About Chrissy Tignor Fisher:
Chrissy Tignor Fisher is a producer, songwriter, recording engineer, and vocalist with a super-synthy pop style fused with EDM and hip-hop influences. She is a full-time faculty member in the Contemporary Writing and Production department at Berklee College of Music, and has worked with the likes of Alex Clare, Gary Go, Bastille, Lauren Hashian, and Notting Hill Music. Her music has been synched on Discovery Channel and TLC, and she currently produces, writes, and remixes under the pseudonym Data Child. Check out more: www.chrissytignor.com
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[@DarthUmbreon]

I swear this is like the only pro tools tutorial on youtube thats actually clear and concise , thank you!

[@yungx3340]

@@chrissytignor-datachildmus1671 does it matter witch pro tools that i download

[@samanthasound7676]

Hey this is wonderful, do you have any other tutorials? :)

[@bboymac84]

@@chrissytignor-datachildmus1671 Yes I used to be afraid of protools before I saw this video with Chrissy, Thank you Chrissy your a great teacher. Im going to share this with all my friends!

[@leonardopalomba1000]

Bruh, go to Paul maunder channel bro wtf

[@zachcarter1651]

the best 25 mins I ever spent on a video, didn't even skip!!!!!!!!

[@DannySullivanMusic]

As soon as you layered the vocals it made a huge difference. Made the jump from "amateur" to "professional"

[@ICEMultimedia]

i liked that singer. she has natural talent. love your voice madam.

[@satarra9481]

OMG hi! Thank you

[@raygeorge9233]

Satarra Troutman Your singing on this session was wonderful!

[@bboymac84]

@@raygeorge9233 I Agree! Really came together at the end

[@KeithB2718]

@@satarra9481 I looove your voice. I’d love to do a song with you. Are you on IG?

[@magnuseriksson8081]

@@satarra9481 Amazing voice!! Love it! ✨🎶

[@leemurray9330]

Thank you for taking your time and explaining this stuff in depth.

[@Berklee_Online]

Glad it was helpful!

[@antaviousphillips5767]

This is IT! The engineer is great at her job she’ll have a very long CAREER! Her knowledge and Workflow is Great! Notice how sooth this session is going! She works really good with the artist, they both know eachothers work space! I love it! Thanks for the Lesson I learned things that I gorgot

[@Berklee_Online]

Wow, thank you!

[@arthurspencer6999]

I've gone all over KZbin and Google looking for guidance on recording vocals, and I concur with the comment below that this is about the best video around. Many thanks. Figures it comes from Berklee.

[@michaelgrant5312]

The engineer is a great teacher, she makes the chorus sounds so beautiful, i am watching from jamaica

[@Cacavn]

Great teacher, I love her at first sight

[@dionepang]

Me too

[@jaunti]

This video was presented very accurately and better than most, in my opinion. Also, it gives more of a practical understanding of what Crissy explained about the playlist, which I was so unmindful of. I miss taking the on-line courses with Berklee. I wish I had Crissy as my instructor. Great job on the vocals, Satarra!

[@satarra9481]

Thanks!!

[@danquisjohnson]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Her voice is amazing. Great talent from both of y'all and so inspirational.

[@kzookinfok]

She cold 🥶 thanks for the tips

[@djzayclon]

Amazing explanation 👏 this is the best video. Is going in my favorites

[@larryboyland5862]

That was one of the best videos on vocal recording that I have seen so far. Keep up the good work!!!

[@Iliour_Griften]

Amazing singer!!! She' s the one who every engineer wants in studio. Where can I find the whole song? Thanks for these Pro Tools tips, I' m new with it, I always used Cubase but my teacher showed me this amazing DAW so I was just learning something new, thanks a lot !!!

[@briankatona]

Wonderfully informative! Thank you for sharing!

[@AliBar3]

This video was so informative! Thanks for taking the time to make & share it!

[@Berklee_Online]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@EricoFalcone]

wonderful tutorial,lovely singer,beautiful colours,nice equipment,neat control room,great flow, huge thank you..

[@BBpEntTv]

REALLY ENJOYED THESE 25 MIN

[@johnkesinger2191]

Great tips, thanks

[@joewilliams5396]

Loved every minute of that vid. Just finished work 12 Midnight UK.

[@KeithB2718]

Wooooow. Proximity effect completely changes the performance.

[@unpluggeddoug2550]

Outstanding video, instructor, and singer. :) I really appreciate how you explained what, why, and how you did what you did. One of the best instructional videos I've seen. Thank you!

[@G-MingSun]

best teacher at Berklee

[@musicsamples-electronicdan9717]

Incredibly good Job, many thanks for sharing 👐 👐

[@sevenonsunday3968]

First time visiting this channel! Wow, thank you so much for this insight. I used it on my vocals today, and it was so useful! Going to have to do it a few times to get it smoothed out, but I am excited to check out more of your content. I am also blogging to send more people to this so they can benefit from your knowledge! Thanks again! Here's to the chase!

[@michaelballout7476]

Nice tutorial, beautiful song and really beautiful voice. Thank you.

[@HUMZMIC1]

She did a AWESOME job singing that song...I LIKE!!!

[@shadieossei4336]

Learned a lot about vocal production in this short video. Beautiful song, thanks a lot!

[@gettyfeet9119]

Omg her octave almost brought me to tears 😍😩

[@JohnnyOrgan]

Thank you so much for this upload. Taught me so much that I needed to understand (like playlist options). The singer was also fantastic. A pleasure to listen to over and over.

[@carlosrosendo4173]

Thank you for this video, it's straight forward and I learned exactly what I needed. My recording classes did not teach anything about the harmonies, although I can obviously hear it on other people's recordings, I wasn't sure how to approach it.

[@taniachairez9882]

This was so helpful!!! Awesome video for audio engineers!! Thank you for making this💕

[@jeremiah5083]

This lady is a genius"

[@edelcorrallira]

"This is the central scrutinizer"... I believe Zappa must have making deliberate use of the proximity effect for this specific character; I can't imagine a potential use of the P's in a musical setting but it's kinda fun to think about it. A great video - very clear and well paced. Think I learned as much about making a strong presentation as I did about recording vocals watching this. There's a lot of information yet it's paced in a way that its easy to digest. Also rather than static, it incites a strange sense of adventure inviting the viewer to explore and tinker without loosing its sense of direction. Finally despite the lack of humor, the combination of the songs character and presenters body language keeps the tone friendly and casual. Again, tons to learn here ...

[@ZinsWorld]

You are a great teacher, very easy to understand. I'm thinking of buying Pro Tools so this was a cool video.

[@chefjack2570]

Thank you all the videos that I have seen none of them help me the way you just explain to diffuse all of the sequence questions that I was once asking this video has answer majority of them I hope you make more videos thank you again this helped me a lot

[@tmussOfficial]

Great video learned a lot

[@sistalinda]

Beautiful job. Excellent lesson and vocals.

[@taliosmusic8646]

Nice work to Satarra! Don't be nervous, you're awesome. A very informative video. Thank you for sharing, Chrissy.

[@raygeorge9233]

Great video! I'm new at Pro Tools, and this was so helpful!

[@Berklee_Online]

Thank you!

[@eddiebriggs3630]

Very nicely done. Like the way you have your template set up to enhance the work flow. Satarra sounds great, thank you big help.

[@surajacoustic8557]

So nicely explained the vocal. Thanks

[@captaintrejackit4164]

I like the blonde’s style..it’s like skins Naomi on rocknroll..dope styled educational video period. Love everything about it

[@captaintrejackit4164]

You the real mvp

[@zhacarysmithakabigzack5540]

This is a fantastic and truly illustrative tutorial. Thanks for going step-by-step and fully explaining each step! Awesome learning. And the singer is just making it look so easy. ;-) Great voice.

[@Meinungsbeitrag]

Very good video and my compliment to the singer, very lovely voice for a nice song!

[@reval121]

Beautifully well done. Thank you for sharing this, it's gold for me

[@Pollvrd]

PLEASE if you're not recording to tape, keep your levels between -18 and -12 dbfs. It will SAVE YOU A LOT OF TROUBLE.

[@Notinserviceij]

Pollard you can record as hot or as low as you want with modern 24bit converters There is no reason to hit that number at all Handy tip 15 years ago

[@ranjitli]

hahaha. thank for the advice, you save my 8bit interface from distortion. =D

[@weedywet]

You're still hitting the analogue front end of that convertor that hot to achieve those levels, and THAT sounds crappy. A better argument is that with 24bit or 32 bit float DAWs there isn't any REASON to record that hot.

[@nyquix6249]

Listen to weedywet. He/she did.

[@bboymac84]

Learned so much in this video that you so much teacher!!

[@Frank19916]

you are the best. I love the way you work with details. Thank youu soo much

[@petermorley3910]

Great stuff here! You may be doing this with the vocalist (can't tell) but I find it's much easier to sing more in tune if I'm NOT hearing the original track I'm doubling in the headphones. I always mute the original track when doubling. The key is to rehearse every nuance of a part that is to be layered beforehand. Hearing myself on an earlier take tends to throw me off pitch a bit for the current take. OR you can take off the left or right side of the headphones so you can better hear current intonation as you match performance subtleties with the earlier take in the other ear. That's me anyway. Other (better) vocalists may not have this issue.

[@danielsntg]

Great video!

[@im215exempt]

Superb instruction. Precise and direct.

[@ianmartin2924]

It's distorted because you didn't gain stage the closer mic position. The proximity effect is often desirable. Especially for a delicate or intimate performance. 3 inches away isn't the "right "way. The right way is the method that sounds the best in the given context.

[@xibition1120]

more like this pls THATS AMAZING

[@yungkingrecords6491]

Enjoyed this!!

[@mazipictures]

Awesome tips and presentation! Loved it. Thank you so very much for sharing! BTW, I couldn't find the song lyrics. Is it written anywhere that I can copy from? Thanks again!

[@muhamedaliismaili]

Great video! A new technic is a software from SynchroArts with their Revoice Pro where you can create harmonies and doubles in stereo or mono. Very useful. A BIG 👍🏻 for your video again.

[@dodieangeltarot5972]

wonderful composition vocals and mix thanks for sharing x

[@ralfireps2421]

Great video, great singer!

[@LucasBurnMusic]

haha singer nah

[@Immeka_Media]

Omg I'm in love . Thank you very much

[@protechinc6798]

Where's the complete finish at????

[@OnlineMD]

Viewing this in April 2020! Covid-19, (the voice killer) days! Anyhow, I had just last week downloaded Pro Tools First, free software that came with a new Mackie ProFX6V3 mixer that I bought. I hated it. Went back to Audacity that I was using (mostly for fun karaoke recording). Then I discovered CAKEWALK BY BANDLAB, an awesome FREE DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) which I run on my Windows 10 laptop. Watched several YT videos, and then got going. Superb for home use, and could be used in a studio too! Am not going back to Audacity again!! I just use a Shure SM58 dynamic microphone with a foam cover which pretty much handles the pops well. For just this fun stuff I do not feel like spending $400 and up on a condenser mic; besides, I already have an AKG condenser mic which I bought 15 years ago for $150, an AKG C1000S; it now sells for $199 and is pretty good, really. But a noisy household is no place for a condenser mic! And oh, maybe a good mask will work as a pop filter? Likely not; just kidding! :)

[@gurav100]

Which compressor as a gear you are using. You nailed it. Which compressor you are goona use while mixing.

[@nikkit4969]

Wow.. Great info. Thank you.. The playlist mode info blew my mind

[@_shawncb]

She has an amazing voice! Thanks for all the great tips! Subbed

[@rommie4770]

Just found this tutorial very useful and clear presented well beautiful vocalist sweet tone.

[@nita2bjuan7]

Is that song, sang by Satara (sp?) available for purchase?

[@lowekey3557]

Finally great tutorial loved it

[@jonrodmusic]

Great explanation and clarity and to the point awesome work!

[@swaaraloymelodyy5589]

It's great. Amazing 👍👌

[@528LoeveyUniversity]

I love this video!! this just made me want to take up an online course for berkely college 🎵🎼🎶

[@quotablecode]

Love the singer, wonderful!

[@FilizCuvalciFizi]

I like her voice, and great tutorial.

[@kikon88]

Thank you I have learned a lot from this amazing post!!!

[@morgana6635]

Where can I find the track??

[@hahahihi7023]

great video! Very informative

[@kedavis]

Awesome video!!!

[@DanaSinger2023]

Great work girls, thank you for sharing!

[@sopranox]

Super #Superb... Mountains of #Appreciation

[@sunhotmedia1060]

I love...everything about this tutorial.. So where do we get that song??

[@lloydjohnson1727]

Excellent video good practice.....

[@deronferrelltv5620]

When she played the vocal the first time, am I hearing reverb or is that just what that mic does?

[@MaddTurna]

Deron FerrellTV What the mic does from being too close.

[@networkunplugged]

really clear explanation! Great voice as well. ThankYou. I set my mice a little lower

[@emiwaybntai3368]

Thanks ma'm. ... for giving important details of recording 😊

[@tonyw.wright9841]

Best video I ever saw...

[@Meter_13]

very cool tutorial and song. sniger has a talent :)

[@RRTSpsolomons]

beautiful presentation thank you

[@mickeystickey7785]

Can someone tell me what the software is?

[@jdillard36]

Very helpful. Thank you so much

[@musicaryl5381]

omg! thos helps me a lot! thank you so much

[@razzeldazzel1974]

I would love to hear the finished project of that song.

[@vanbawithathawng6224]

That's one catchy song.

[@addisondavis3447]

If you mixed a song and found the vocal was too quiet: A.You would re-record the vocal. B. You would remix the song C. You would add some echo. D. You would not do anything.

[@RobertoDeNegro]

Given that everything was set-up properly for recording, I would raise the volume of the vocal or bring down the volume of my track.

[@mvh2275]

Nice job! Thanks for sharing.

[@arunhs5844]

awesome, worth watching :), many thanks for this one

[@benibbq]

Proximity effect worked ok for Quincy Jones and MJ...

[@copetill7896]

MJ used an SM7(Dynamic Microphone) on 'Off The Wall' & 'Thriller'. They worked @the same Studio I started out at: westlakestudios.com - Be sure to check out the Speaker Catalogue as well! - we had a few MJ, Police & Kravitz 2" tape copied reels we'd use for Mixing practice(it sounded like the Record when the faders were at 0/unity).The 1st two LP's by MJ were done in Studio A. The Control Room was built by Glen Phoenix(Electrical Engineer/Physicist/CEO). He changed the game and brought theEngineer's listening environment to a whole new level and is considered ny many to be the Father of Modern Control Room/Far-field Speaker Design. Many of the biggest Records continue to be Mixed @Westlake. I borrowed a few ideas when I built my own place.

[@petercutler3136]

Excellent

[@furryz666]

What’s your C414 choice of polar pattern for vocals, I actually prefer my C414xl II over my Neumanns (I know blaspheme)d epending on vocal chain of course

[@benja303]

Why i messed up my vocals is by -recording too Hot. -Then having to change recording level during recording. -Then changing monitoring levels during recording. -Not Positioning my Mic Directly. -Shuffling around in my chair

[@vanbawithathawng6224]

Thank you so much. This helps so much.