I'm really new to recording and mixing metal, especially vocals, and these tips were super helpful in cleaning up my sound a bit and also gave me some confidence in my screaming. (raw audio playback made me feel like I was way worse than I probably am, but also the anxiety of disturbing my neighbors doesn't help.) I removed all the plugins I had and used a cubase compressor called Squasher and that really helped a bit with a few tweaks, then added some other things like you suggested. Thanks!!
Dude, this is so awesome! Would you do a mix tutorial for a whole track? The mastering part would be pretty dope as well. It's the part that fucks me up the most, as I never got how I should use limiters or clippers.
I think that gain staging process is something to consider since your vocals sound a lot louder with effects, but still a big fan and post-process sounds amazing as always
Canadians always apologies lol. But as a self learner it sounds good! I do recommend basic fundamentals with how compressors and limiters work. Sometimes having a hot signal and controlling it can sound different or more aggressive.
"They sound awful and embarrassing, all vocals sound bad with no effects on it in my opinion" This made me feel good about myself 😀 Ive always loved doing vocals to some of my favorite songs but never recorded them or thought they were worth much because i never realized they need to go through the efects and layers to sound so good. ive always thought about it tho. Lol what a goober, i just thought our favorite vocalists sounded that way 😂
Great video! 😍 I would agree with record one line at a time... It will take longer, but the results will be better. I try to do one vocal of every second line, then a second vocal with second lines... Make sense? Either way, recording one line at a time will help with the mixing process 👍 Also, if you make your main vocals clean, it will also help with mixing. If it takes a few takes, do it. Find the best one... Don't settle for first recording. Have different versions... This sounds great!!! Thank you for the video👍
You mean to tell me there are peeps that do the whole song in one shot, with the record button pushed? Whenever I hit record I immediately forget how to play that single part, let alone any semblance of song structure
Exactly what i was looking for. Im a vocalist for many years now, never recording myself and always having too many surprises in the studio. Pre Production was and is always very rough only to get a feeling for the song. But having a solid mix in pre could change the whole workflow for me. Another thing i really need is a proper headphone mix so you dont sound like shit (i agree, all heavy vocals sound horrorible without effects). So with this video i would really need a headphone mix tutorial to get the voice in the right place right from the start and to hear what you are actually getting.
Hey Andrew, big fan of your videos, I had a question for you. When will you do another Reacting to your Music livestream, because after months of searching for it, I have found an track I made a long time ago back in school. I would really love to see what you think. Anyways, thanks again. Bye.
There is too much air going out in your vocals, that's why you don't control the sound and that's why you need the monster. If you'll use your diaphgram and compress your vocal folds a bit you will have much fuller sound. Hope that will help :)
@@dolorexx It just sounds more powerfull, it is just physics. If you do not compress with your vocal folds it is gonna sound really breathy and you can do it for a shorter time. I am not a professional vocalist but when compressing like the stream of air is more focused that is why it is more powerful
Quick question. The mic is it covered and rapped with a pop filter? Cause mine is without both and when I scream it just sound blown but when I talk or rap it's normal.. ima get both cover and pop filter..
So I’m a bit confused, do I record two vocal tracks and put the widener on the second track and do I do that for all the vocals or can I just have one center track and have the second one only do emphasis words to make them pop, or should I record 2 identical takes panned slightly left and right and a 3rd one for the variations panned center to make them pop? As a guitar player who knows nothing about recording vocals this shits kinda hard lmao
Any I..... can do anyhing nowadays..... Live music is the best sieve, nothing like one shoot tracks.....long live the real talented people..... L........s!!!!!
Hey man you should usually record at least 2 double ups of the same track panned half left and half right for a fuller sound. Some people also use a main one panned in the middle and the two other ones. But you make it sound great with the two tracks you have!
I would never personaly use the pitch shifting plugin, I just dont want my vocals to be fake, but i see why others use it if they cant get the vocals they want by themselves. The rest of the plugins sound great thoug i might check em out.
I'd say not particularly. The "monster" effect would mess with your notes and that would sound a little off. EQ, compression and reverb are most important to begin with, I think :)
I personally don't think your computer matters all that much. I have recorded on my laptop for a long time, and it worked fine. Get yourself accustomed to mixing, rather get good headphones, and the rest comes later.
that's when you straight up scream instead of doing false chord screams. I've done both and for the first, you just need way more air, so you can't hold em very long aswell. But you're kinda right, breathing technique is quite important aswell.
@@MindlessVocalists I mean you're kinda just straight up wrong. Mark from Kardavox Academy has talked about and proved countless times that you don't require more air for false chord vocals.
@@wollsmoth69 Think you read their comment wrong, my guy. They said that "straight up screaming" requires more air "that's when you straight up scream *instead* of doing false chord screams... *for the first,* you just need way more air"
from experience I can say, it's fine as long as you warm up properly. I've done the loud screams for a few years. Caused me no damage but didn't feel comfortable doing them anymore. False chord screams just bear a lower risk, I'd say
@@Zymptif you do screams the right way you don’t really have to put them up. Maybe it’s a gaining issue with recording, but if you have your mix and put screams over it it shouldn’t take a lot of extra volume. It could also be that your whole mix is just to loud in the frequencies where the vocals are so they just get covered
every fucking metal mixing video: talking: 10% volume music: 1,000% volume. why yall keep making me regret getting really good speakers? you know, my houseplants shake when my music plays. fucking stop it
