Vocal Dynamic Processing in REAPER

[@TheMetalmaniac68]

Kenny, I literally sit in my studio and when I need advice on something, I pull up one of your videos and dramatically improve my mixes each time. Thanks man, you're awesome.

[@JosiahEverhart]

Yo, dude, just want to say thanks for all the work you put into making these videos. I've referenced them countless times while working on my own stuff. Keep it up! (please)

[@REAPERMania]

Thank you

[@r0bzmusic777]

@@REAPERMania kenny which method is better for making sure all the vocals are the same volume for rap vocals using the method you use here or using the gain riding method you showed in other video vs using a plug in

[@dalestrommusic]

Kenny. You’re a fucking national treasure, my friend. I can’t tell you how much your tutorials have helped me. Of the channels I watch to learn this stuff (and there are a few GREAT ones) , you have the best signal to noise ratio, the most effective, the most important techniques I’ve ever learned. The fact that this is free on KZbin is such a blessing for anyone who really wants to learn. Thank you.

[@NickyJamesTV]

this song makes me imagine a freakish man-child-horse creature running rampant in the wild.

[@killerxshark]

Glad someone is on the same page as me

[@StatutoryRock]

Coming this summer to the Marvel Cinematic Universe...

[@nightmares2night77]

😂😂😂

[@luy777]

lmao

[@nemo-tb8jm]

And maybe he had a very famous t.v. show back in the 90's or something..

[@mattboscan]

Kenny, these videos are really helping me to navigate my way through the seemingly impenetrable woods that is music production. Huge thanks, I watch these tutorials more than you may realise. A big cheers mate from South London.

[@garlandpoolfredpool]

Man...Kenny...don't ever stop helping us all get better and better at what we love doing. You have changed my world!

[@rasbelix6413]

Tnanks Kenny and thanks Reaper team.... This DAW is the only one with very honnest price and super video tutorials!! Many thanks!

[@johnnymorell4974]

Extremely useful and simple. A few lessons in one, here. Keep it up, Kenny. Your videos are like the holy scriptures to many!

[@REAPERMania]

Thanks

[@urasam2]

Firstly, who on earth disliked this video?Secondly, thanks to Kenny for this and all his videos, I have learnt SO much about recording and producing by watching his tutorials over and over again.

[@roninenlightened6350]

Your de-essing technique and this technique is powerful for dialogue editing in documentaries. Kudos.

[@conanthedestroyer7123]

I have watched this video so many times now and getting more and more to it... it definitely requires some subjective artwork and talent to do this mixing.

[@ofadetergentsud]

My searches always end here. I learn from other people too but Kenny has the newest tricks.

[@atmadsen]

Very grateful for your videos. You are taking me into the professional realm!

[@mariyoutube]

GUYS.. For the final level automation I highly recommend Live Rider , it is great and in real time it takes charge of it that easily.

[@ashavari]

THIS IS SO COOL I DIDNT KNOW I COULD SO THIS!!

[@JGSongsYT]

great stuff... but I was so hoping that you'd undo all that pre-fx tweaking and then say, "But we can do this automatically with..." but I guess my expectations were too high! One final thing: for us newbies, when you're tweaking settings in ReaComp, it would be great to know exactly why you do that. For example, you switch on Auto make-up, but I have no idea what this is or does so don't know why to switch it on. Small stuff though because the video is very clear and informative.

[@paigerocks884]

holy crap this blew me away. I'd been trying so hard with JUST the compressor...never thought to use that pre fx thing...

[@darrensmusicstudio]

Thanks Kenny for this excellent tutorial and all the other amazing videos that you take the time to do, it's most appreciated!!

[@hiphoprajeshlifeksr220]

❤❤❤❤Thank you so much sir very useful ❤❤❤❤❤

[@aminadavdvir]

Amazing video! Thanks!

[@33jreal]

Been following your tutorials since my engineer reference. He has been right!!!

[@wongsanggar]

Agreed. Riding vocal is a must to make it sit perfectly in mix. Andy Wallace relies mostly on riding volume automation to make his punchy aggressive mixes.

[@southsideronnie]

Always good info Kenny, thank you!!

[@armsby]

Well that is another way of pre fx editing for sure. The original way of object (item) editing you pointed out at the beginning is at least if not more effective I find. The sliced items can then have thier own special fx if needed - de-ss, thump cut etc. So yeah. Best try both methods and see which gets you done the fastest.

[@SXTransmission]

Very professional way to do it. Kenny as ever, you make a potentially confusing concept clear. ✊

[@one-eye1721]

This video was immensely helpful for a vocal I was having trouble with. I just thought that compression solved everything.

[@richiegmusic3625]

Great video! Very in depth! Thank you!

[@alfredog2921]

Thanks for your wonderful help.

[@johncore363]

Wow Kenny. You make it look so fast and easy. I guess that comes with experience. Thanks

[@cwehden]

amazing video, many thanks!

[@duartecancela]

I learned that on mixing in reel time video :)

[@BraveNewWorld8101]

Best tutorials

[@porchboyflacko]

Reaper is next level been using it for two years now 🔥🥇

[@brunohernandez586]

It is just amazing! I just wonder how you made appear the mixer & the fader just left to the track panel???

[@Sm2n]

So helpful! Thank you... I’ve already used one of your tips today!

[@jimbeaux4988]

Oh man! I think I've been adjusting with the post fader and then throwing the compressor on there. Thanks for the heads up.

[@NickyJamesTV]

I wish you wouldve explained some things better towards the end. What you were doing and WHY. After "Bring down the threshold until it compresses evenly"... what does that mean to compress evenly? Where would I find out if it's compressing evenly and what does that look like? Is there a reason you're going back and forth from the threshold to the wet meter and adjusting them? What does that Enveope window do when you mess with the pre comp attack and release buttons? I know you say it'll "grab or regrab" a not in the phrase but what does it mean to "grab" a note and what does grabbing a note do? I can follow your instructions here but if I don't know WHY I'm doing it all you're doing is teaching me how to compress the vocals for this singular song you're working on and not giving me tips on how to apply this in the future.

[@The-Bloke]

You should check out a general tutorial on compression. Dan Worrall did an excellent three-part tutorial for Fabfilter, using Fabfilter Pro-C 2 (hosted in Reaper), but 90% of what he says applies to any compressor. Check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHq5l6OppLWhhdE

[@The7nUp]

Always a good video! Kenny! ♥♥♥

[@helenasatire5848]

Ooook... And I was just cutting them into bazillion pieces and adjusting volume in each seperately ending up with trillions balzillions tracks and having trouble finding anything, hahahahaha! Thank you for showing me an easy way.

[@kurglekreutzer6344]

Thank you very much for making these videos! They are really helpful and just at the right time! Cheers!

[@NateRiver-h4p]

This video is just what I was looking for beside I didn't know what was it :) Thank you very much

[@Northernelementshiphop]

I have a question but first i want to thank you for your videos. They have helped my production huge! For this video, exactly is there a plug-in or faster way to do this without manually doing pulling down parts to keep them even? I produce for my hiphop group and I always have 3 sets of vocals to do this on and it takes hours! Would love to find a faster way!

[@mvh2275]

Thanks Kenny.

[@DLithic]

ya i like using pre-fx too , to start

[@MasterTodd24]

All hail Reaper. You guys are doing it right.

[@martsave]

thank you Kenny

[@derekkane4574]

2:03 I don't have that little button to adjust the level. Any adjusting I can do is just down, no way to amplify. Please help. What did I miss?

[@joeyp6363]

I think this works better than the way it does now (2021)

[@alanjamesh.zamorano1677]

I love Reaper!

[@MerlinsMelody]

Very powerful information, thank you so much !

[@agency1000x]

cool video but what benefit does volume pre fx have benefit wise over clip gain? seems like not as fast as clip gaining all of them. Is there some sort of benefit to volume pre fx over clip gain I missed?

[@REAPERMania]

It's very useful for small sections and changes where you don't want to have to split each item.

[@mattkstudio]

Thank you so much😊

[@MrAmitaph]

wonderful tutorial. thanks keny

[@Willydramatv]

AWESOME TOOL THNX

[@tausenti]

Thank you for helping me learn how to do this

[@phantasma669]

Great video man.

[@onzkicg]

Btw, why is isn’t necessary anymore to totally silent those low waveform (no words/so singing parts). Thanks!

[@DibasDebnath]

I used to do that after compressor ... this seems more effective ... thanks man ... :D

[@vinzyvisuals6472]

Thanks for the video. Great learning resource. One question though. Why do you use volume automation (third step) when you have already taken care of it in the previous two steps? ( I may assume, it may be required in dialogue or other tracks where levels are drastically low or inconsistent even after compression). In this case, I suppose you used it to show ALL the steps one might need in their workflow, given the project, right?

[@FilipPandrc]

yeah, like 0.15dB would make a difference

[@MrEverson7]

Tks a lot, mate!

[@MagnusGoGo]

Thank you for the excellent tutorial! Can someone please tell me if this song has been released somewhere? And if so, then what it's called? I absolutely love it.

[@irecki1]

This is great! I am getting kind if sick of my Pro Tools, ready to jump for Reaper

[@Rockitout32]

Thanks so much Kenny!

[@MrTreezNW]

Thank you. 💎

[@guyedrington]

Great thanks that was very helpful What song is that?

[@luisvillalobos5159]

Hola, existe alguna herramienta que lo haga automáticamente?

[@Zep-Floyd]

Thank you so much sir!! This tutorial is fantastic!!

[@zicmanislord]

THX. I don't understand the concept of preFx enveloppe before the compressor but I'll learn. I'll be back ... after one question on the Reaper forum.

[@andrewdanis]

you're essentially prepping the vocal before hitting the compressor. ultimately just eases the burden on the compressor and everything hitting it will be more consistent. Also means your post FX automation wont need to be as drastic.

[@zicmanislord]

Thx for the explanation. :)

[@REAPERMania]

yup

[@zicmanislord]

To be honest I forgot that trick was explained on "Mixing in Reel Time" that I purchased. Long time learning curve :) .

[@intheskyaerials]

I love you man, just love u

[@carlvieux6630]

Mind blown 🤯

[@nahf4m]

Thank you so much

[@DamianMihaiBaritone]

You are the absolute best!

[@onzkicg]

wow I didn’t know there’s a lot of work happened behind the songs/vocals that enjoy listening to. Now I know the singer should be consistent in his/her volume. If he keeps on moving while singing, those waveform will suffer 😂 Thanks for the video.

[@Jacek-Paradowski]

Can anyone show me where the tutorial is where the same can be done automatically. without infrequent settings. I've seen it but can't find it again

[@edermendezyapsam]

Nice vídeo

[@johnscottlomax4682]

could you do a vid on this being vocal riding auto using mdulation . vocle riding. love your vids x

[@georgestanley9140]

Thanks Kenny! so does the eq work come after or the fore the what you just showed us?

[@allywilkeforsenate]

I am holding control it is not drawing anything.The pencil shows up,but nothing is drawing.Do I have to set something up in some settings some place first?

[@Jorabel16]

Hi! He's Kenny Gioia.

[@Morres-music]

thanks a lot!

[@BSAT10]

Kenny you are a genius :)

[@allyhellkiller5535]

Your vids help me a ton!

[@dudleydooright]

I like to throw Vocal Rider (Waves) on a track and let it write the entire automation lane first.. and then go back and adjust as necessary. It's the easiest way to get a strong starting point.

[@fabiu8900]

amazing!!

[@cristianaguilar8445]

thanks!

[@zymolusts.ravenson3433]

Thanks Kenny for the valuable information. no comment on the lyrics tho

[@deondreowillie]

I’m stuck how do you get that mixer to show up ???? Help please

[@p.r.e.m.k.e.r.7344]

Can I listen to this song?

[@pistol4706]

You make me excited to learn😣

[@RosarioBellassai]

Zi definitely learned something!

[@TbnStudio]

Really Thank you 🙏🏼

[@iamcaires9078]

PERFECT JOB!

[@WILDFOTOPaulThomsen]

came here to find out what song it was.. love it... good tutorial too! so.. whats the song?

[@sohiltamang4009]

10:04 what is the shortcut key to open mixer that can be manually functioned.

[@nomdutilisateurism]

Cmd + M on mac, ctrl + M on PC

[@cheapgrooves5467]

fantastic :)

[@evanschomba565]

thanks for the work

[@separablealt]

dude you're a genius thank youu soooo much

[@alexandre7634]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@frezlah]

Very useful, thank you.

[@rockongroovelab6006]

Super Kenny 😏