WHat should I know? I'm having a horrible time with compression. Sometimes the vocal clip will sound nice in the mix but then its TOO loud, etc.
mixing/mastering metal vocals
- Thread starter ShellBlast
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smy1
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First you should understand the difference between mixing and mastering ... it's not that hard: http://tinyurl.com/y87fg4x
i know the difference. I can't get compression to work right. sometimes it sounds good other times, sometimes too loud or it completely eliminates the backing track
xFkx
gain induction
Aaron Smith
Envisage Audio
Fox Mulder
The Truth Is Out There
You have to be diplomatic regarding the frequency balance of your vocal track. Some people make a wide cut at 1khz to avoid nasalness, but on the other hand it can make the vocals hide behind the guitar. So yeh, be diplomatic. Don't give the vocalist too much 'frequency rights'
smy1
Member
ShellBlast, who have you inspired with your audio engineering?I think you mean "aspiring"
Aaron: I thought the same
laszlozsolt82
Member
compress as hard as you can (Waves RVox)and if the problem still persist then automate, i usualy do the both, works well for me
AerialThesis
@ KMR Studios
I suggest cutting the vocal track in different sections of the song and normalize each section to -2dBFS or around it. Then you can compress individually as you want, but you will not require as much as if you compressed more to make those soft phrases sound louder since everything is going to be around the same level.
Whats a site I can upload an mp3 to for you guys to hear it. I can't find the old site I used. Thanks.
theforgotten
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