Bruh.. every time I watch one of your videos, it just drops this jewel of knowledge in my head that takes every recording that I do to the next level. I really truly appreciate you for that because for the longest time, I've always been a music lover and creator but I have never been able to get the music to reproduce what I hear in my mind until you showed me these little tricks. So, "thank you" from the bottom of my heart!!
I still remember those days when you were only on thousands of subs years ago, and now you're going strong with 100k subs and still be dropping gold contents. Know that you did help me on getting my mix game better and better. Bless you, Devvon.
Damn that’s pretty accurate and definitely in the range ! I think JB also has a very nice silky top end to his vocals which helps with that bright warmth sound.
Dude! I can't believe I've been struggling this long having never utilized the multi-band compressor. Thanks to your explanation it's now my go-to on EVERYTHING! It's way better that trying to EQ the shit out of everything...instant subscribe!
Man this C4 made a huge difference on my vocals. They were really close but I swear this is really giving them what they were missing, great information!
Every artist watching this video I know for a fact you're going to improve your recording quality if you just keep searching for tutorials like these.. Trust me you don't need any expensive equipment at all, just get a decent mic (somthin like Rode NT1A will do the job), qood quality cables for your interface and lastly I would recommend the iconic mars comet portable isolation booth. Artists that recorded on my beats use only low budget equipment like that and their results are honestly skyrocketing bc they keep watching tutorials like this one and learn about useful plugins (which we all know how to get for free so that shouldn't be a big deal) and how to prevent all the mistakes you could be doing during the recording process. If you had all the most expensive equipment there would be no guarantee for high quality recordings because it's soo much more important to know how to properly work with it 😇🥰 Best of luck to y'all
It’s funny that this video popped up in my recommended because just the other day I learned about a free multiband compressor I think called Nova. I hadn’t tried this kind of plug-in before and I was amazed by what a strong tool it is for vocals! Awesome video! Keep up the good work! I’m definitely going to have to get an upward compressor plug-in now!
The problem is that the vocal is too dynamic anyway. Thanks for the tips though, great help. Just came across the best video on vocal production by a producer named Nick Mavromatis and I realised how it’s not all about mixing. His production on vocals is just INSANE. You should the vocal production episode in particular.
Hey Devvon, your videos are amazing and so easy to understand! I'm a voice actor and want to learn how to use EQ to properly mix a music bed w/ my VO. Would you consider making a video with basics re: how to do this OR if you already have one, can you direct me to it in your library? My DAW is TwistedWave. You're awesome! Thanks so much!
What's up devvon, I don't usually comment on videos but please can you make a video about how to get enough headroom from starting a mix till the end of the mix so i can have a loud master, I'd really appreciate it if you do, Thanks❤️
add a "gain" to your instrumental track and use the gain to turn it down...usually instrumentals come in already at their peaks and does not leave headspace to begin with
@@krisskross1214 yeah I'm alredy aware of that process but, I'm talking about getting headroom through out the whole mix, like removing stuff we might not need during the whole mixing process
It may be my speakers, or it may be my taste, but the untreated vocal at 2:21sounded better. I believe that because while it was indeed "controlled", sometimes control isn't the best thing. I might have tried cutting below 85 Hz. and going light on the high end. A compander (compressor/expander) is a quick way to tame the dynamics, but there is such a thing as "too smooth" or "too tame". There is a pitch controller (auto-tune) that becomes even more apparent when the controls are applied. Then again, I'm a dinosaur from the old Motown/Philly mixing days, and the current generation seems quite OK with the extreme processing happening nowadays, but as a matter of taste alone, I find that I miss the dynamics, that extra something that lets the emotion come out. You might want to check out Lisa Fisher's live version of "How Can I Ease The Pain", or even more OG, the Fifth Dimension's "One Less Bell" for examples of smooth without being so smooth that the emotion is processed out. Still, it's a matter of taste, your is just as good as mine. At any rate, a very good video, keep up the good work!
@@jaxon4080 I recorded, mixed and mastered a Singapore vocalist, Umi Yushida. The CD "The Way We Were" took top spot on Ars Technica's audiophile list for two years running, so I do have some experience, I apply as little processing as I can to preserve the finer details of a voice, only natural room reverb, very light compression, and EQ roll off at 90 Hz. That's all. I balance and listen first, to "taste the food first before deciding if seasoning is needed" Like I said, I'm a dinosaur, this generation doesn't miss those finer details, they're used to highly processed mp3s now. But I personally do miss the "Jurassic music"..
@@brianbatie6650 you’re still comparing jazz to a pop vocal, but I will agree with you that this current generation of music, 22 years after you mixed and mastered that song, is more focused on vocal clarity and detail and that’s exactly what multi band comp is great at. Is it wrong? No. Is it proper? No. But it is a distinct sound that is heavily sought after. Wish I could find that song and actually hear what you did. Either way congrats on the placement back in the day, you got the creds on Discogs so you’re not just flapping your mouth.
@@jaxon4080 I still mix, master and produce recordings in several countries, including Nederland, Germany, FRrance, Belgium, even Singapore, Indonesia, and even China and across all "genres", be it rock, pop, jazz, even Malayan Dangdut, K-pop, and Chinese opera. I posit that the compressed sound is not necessarily "sought after" by consumers, but is rather forced upon the market by "gatekeepers" who not only determine who you hear, but also what they sing,, and how they sound. The record I referred to was "Umi Yushida The Way We Were", Of course there are many other albums I have produced, mixed, and or mastered, I find that I can get "smooth vocals" without companding, I find it to be more personal, authentic, and my clients come to me for that sound.
What the difference between the MV2 upward compressor to bring up the low stuff and using the vocal rider to do the same thing? Is there a benefit with the MV2 that I am missing?
Going to the studio to record some vocals for the first time. How do I talk to/ask my producer about this? I have no idea what’s going on but I love this sound!
Hey Devvon I don’t know if you go see this but I have your pro tools template now it may sound crazy to you but When you had the video explaining the template I got lost when you have the prechorus and chorus does that mean the lead for the prechorus goes right there and when the chorus part comes up it goes there too
Paul Feiger 0 seconds ago Glad I discovered you! I'm even newer than a newbie but want to learn audio engineering to work on my own videos. Do you offer a Master Class for beginning beginners> Terminology, how to determine what to change and whatnot, you know all the basic, very fundamental, things one needs to know. If you don't offer this kind of education, could you point me in that direction> Thanks in advance for all your doing.
It just shows the lengths a person would go so that you can actually grasp and appreciate the material and free game they took time to put together for you
