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Comping Vocals Without Flattening the Performance: My Workflow
I keep hearing comped vocals that sound like a machine assembled them. Every syllable sits at the same level, every breath is trimmed to…
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Do You Really Need a $3000 Condenser to Track Vocals? A Cheap vs Expensive Mic Test
A singer brought in a vintage Neumann U 87 last month. It sat next to my usual workhorse on the stand, and we tracked…
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FabFilter Pro-Q 4 Is Here: What the New Dynamic EQ Does for Vocal Mixes
I pulled Pro-Q 4 into a vocal session the week it landed, on a song where the singer had one stubborn resonance around 300…
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FabFilter Pro-Q 4 Is Here: What the Update Means for Vocal Mixers
I have not had Pro-Q 4 in a session yet, and I should say that plainly before we go further. But I have mixed…
