3 Steps to a WARM Radiohead Vocal Mix (no more harsh vocals!)

[@lucaszuffo]

this is a SLEPT ON channel, one day you’ll have millions

[@theindiemusiclab]

What a compliment. Thanks!

[@kyleriche9360]

Couldn’t agree more

[@apiranha1]

I remember searching for stuff like this 5 years ago and NOTHING ever showed, your tutorials are needed and one of a kind. Thank you

[@theindiemusiclab]

Wow that’s such a compliment 😮 Thanks so much!

[@rosewurkz]

So true ! 🙏🤗

[@loonaya]

Good video. One advice: we need more than one second when you are comparing with for example sausage fattener and without. You are playing like it like for two seconds while talking over it at the same time and turning the knob to 100 and than back to 35.

[@happyshadow]

My method is to use Sonnox Voca to auto level between phrases and add some very gentle compression and harmonics then Soothe 2 mainly focused on low mids to get consistency in that range then I add Arturia 1173 with a touch of drive, high boost and a little boost at 3/4k. I then do some deessing with Waves Sibilance, then add the Arturia 1176 adding heavy compression but only mix it in 25%. Then I add somible smart EQ with a bit of the dynamic mode to level it out. Love your method too. Hadn't thought of trying sausage fattener

[@physology414]

Wow, the best education style I've seen thanks!

[@theindiemusiclab]

Thank you for your kind comment!

[@fulviobennato]

thanks a ton man I was going nuts, its insane how much of a difference it makes in the perception of the performance to have natural sounding vocals

[@clipPRmusic]

I love this band, I love this kind of music, and I especially loved your tutorial. Great job!

[@sophieevans4342]

thank you so so much!!! I’ve written so much music already following your advice, your videos help me achieve the sound I’ve been longing to make but didn’t know how. your devoted fan and learner here 🎉

[@theindiemusiclab]

This is my favorite comment of the year so far! Thanks so much!!

[@viorelgasnasproduction6437]

Thank bro, you just saved my mix by this video!!!! LOVE IT!

[@SudarshanOfficial]

Nice stuff man ❤️❤️

[@exhaust4246]

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[@mbayasi]

Your channel is basically my main source for learning mixing & mastering, thank you so much! Since I'm a beginner, I always lose you when you talk about (Busses-Sending Signals, etc).. It's really hard to understand why are you not just adding the reverb on the main vocal?

[@katyb3869]

Great video! I always wonder if you make the same cuts and boosts to female vocals. I'd love to see you demonstrate that sometime. Love the channel!

[@theindiemusiclab]

Thank you! And yes, in general, EQ problems on vocals tend to pop up at the same areas regardless if it’s male or female. It’s a very individual thing as well. For example, I often make a drastic cut at 2k for my voice, but I rarely make that wild of a cut on other vocals. Listening to your vocals on multiple speakers & earbuds can really help you gain some clarity on what frequency areas may be out of balance. Good luck! And thanks for the tutorial idea. I will most certainly look into a video like that!

[@katyb3869]

@@theindiemusiclab Thank you so much!! I look forward to seeing it! : )

[@ABNAV_]

I am learning a lot from you brother! One day I'll be big and meet you in person. Thank you so much!!

[@theindiemusiclab]

I’m so happy to hear that. Thank you! And yes, let’s make it happen sometime! There’s nothing I enjoy more than meeting my subscribers in real life.

[@sstyxx333]

same he doing this for art i respect him so much

[@mikestibor1]

Great video. Detailed and yet to understand and follow instructions.

[@whackamole5893]

Nice tips man!

[@briganziatest]

Thanks a lot

[@bloccmoneymusicgroup]

Great video. Your website seems to be down though.

[@stephen_mccafferty]

You've built such a good channel. I'm happy to have stumbled across it. I've picked up something from every video I've watched so far plus it's nice to see a fellow studio one user 🙂

[@theindiemusiclab]

Thank you! I’m so glad you’ve been finding the channel useful.

[@BrianBlickMusic]

What instrument are you using for those bells? Sounds great.

[@theindiemusiclab]

Appreciate it! It’s a super basic glockenspiel sound in one of my stock Studio One VST’s. I just needed a bell sound and it was one of the first sounds I stumbled on. It’s nothing special by itself.

[@DavidLucente-l3t]

awesome video. had a question on your compression section. what if the vocal is comprised of many takes stitched together, all with different volumes? how do you balance the volume level? i feel like compressors only go so far with that

[@Jason-xh4hz]

Thanks Marcus! I noticed on the slap delay with reverb that you didn’t use any pre-delay on the reverb. So the slap delay is filling that role? Why might one prefer this technique over using the built-in pre-delay within the reverb? Or how does it differ?

[@theindiemusiclab]

You’re exactly correct. That is the function of the pre-delay in a reverb plug-in. I’m sure I could’ve made that reverb sound almost the same if I had used pre-delay instead of the slap delay. It’s more of a habitual thing for me to grab a slap delay and then throw reverb on after, but it’s by no means the only way to achieve that sound. At the end of the day, it’s all about what sounds cool, so try both approaches and see which gives you a sound you like more.

[@zack-zx2re]

what is that pad sound in the intro

[@theindiemusiclab]

Are you referring to the electric guitar track in the intro? Because there is only a bass and electric guitar in that section. You can check out the video here if you want more details on the production of this remake: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqWZqJJjhbdlpZI

[@Reprodestruxion]

Doesnt the bocal should be a bit tinny like through distortion ?

[@dcthegreatest24]

Websites not working

[@adampotter760]

Slow down when you play the audio to demonstrate what you're doing

[@brandonwebb4597]

Too much compression for my ears. The highs in your music stick out and the over compression is uncomfortable on the ears. Thanks for the tips but nope.