Into The Lair #49 - Manipulating Top End on Vocal Tracks 

This is something I thought I'd never see someone talk about. You guys are incredible. The depth you go into on this stuff is amazing. Thank you!

The stereo moviment that you get doing that is priceless! Thank you so much!

Dave Pensado... I watched the first 45 video's back in Jan and Feb. A few days ago I had a real "babysitting job" watching a mixer control two wifi lapel mics for a Ted talk type event. So I watched another 3 episodes... and today is Saturday, I'm just trying to squeeze one in. I love these video's... My mixing has improved heavily thanks to you sir.

I've discovered that these techniques work really well with projects using sample based material and virtual instruments too. In that world I am always trying to bring more "air", space and cohesiveness to my mixes. I have used parallel compression and the isolating of EQ spaces and verb to my mixes that are all "in the box" pieces. Many of these sounds are already really good so that I'm truly just trying to enhance and bring forward these sounds. Thanks for the tips.

Man u have the best ears in the biz ... thanks for this!!!

Very happy I came across this channel love the shows!!

I love seeing his workflow!

Pensado + RU-vid = Love. Peace Dave.

you are not over explained sir...you are a great teacher...:)

Dude. I've got to bingewatch your channel

omg what an incredibly modern sounding mix!

since you high pass the parallel vocals, did you high cut the original vocals to compensate for the parallel?

Man I love these genius yet simple concepts... You are one of the very few on youtube who offer's FUNDAMENTAL creative ideas that are not a gimmick... but VERY effective. This is the type of stuff I love most! Thanks for sharing.

always good advice! Thanks Dave

I've been applying a lot of these ideas to audio post work (TV commercials and corporate videos). Mixing a cliche car commercial with explosions, screaming announcers, and over-the top production music can be a challenging mix.

Great episode as always.

Thank you dave

Wow that was awesome!

Great stuff...the way you explain things is top of top...I wonder why it took me so long to find you on youtube...maybe because I live in Poland not in States...🙂 I have one question about top end on vocals...Do they use such presets with bands like AC/DC and Saxon ? I've tried exciters and high eq but never had a chance to recive such effect...I call this very high end...

Whats speakers are those on top of the NS10s?

Thanks Dave

Just incredible i love it

umh.. multi band compressor con compressione solo sulle alte non da lo stesso risultato ? perche fare un buss con 2 plughin in piu..

I was wondering this as well

I guess not, because you didn't put delay on the high-end track. So the phase are still in sync. (my opinion)

i'm gonna try this on my lead guitar solos

Very nice thank you :)

MASTERMIND

When can I get this Bonnie Tyler reked sounds amazin

No... non sta mettendo compressione solo sulle frequenze alte del shaker, lo fa su tutto il shaker, usando solo le frequenze alte della voce come trigger (side-chain) del compressore. Il risultato e' ben diverso.

great idead! i feel like when the compressor kicks in, the volume of the shaker is also feels better as when it is loud...

The shaker ducks whenever the vocals come in. =)

Whats the email? i want to email dave and fire away some questions!

G R E A T

Listening to music should be a non contact sport hahaha

G-E-N-I-U-S

Wow

just trow up a trimer and lower the gain of each tracks,, or group your tracks and lower the volume

Damnnnnnnnn :D