@@jorrharris as far as I understand you saturate the peaks with the expand option so when the second compressor happens, you create a subtle distortion, which enhances the transients and adds more warmth. That's my best guess
Hey ! I follow your channel for many years but never really worked with vocal before. Now I have to learn this in a short amount of time, and so far, you are the best (really), your channel is a goldmine ! So many awesome and clever tips in it, even your explanations are rock solid (I say that as a teacher myself) Thank you a thousand times, cheers and love from France !
Reid, your tutorials are amazing! I learned so much, even after many years of using and discovering Ableton! Realest puppet in the game!!! Love ya! 💚💛❤️
im simply amazed by how serious i pay attention to the puppet.. like how i look at his mouth like he's actually talking to me.. I even go "Oooh, you make a lot of sense puppet guy Reid!" lol love the info man! Thank you!
Just found your channel. Seriously I can’t thank you enough for the content you create. Very clear and easy to follow. I have been binging your videos for the last 24 hours. Well done mahn. KANGZ
I have always added a compressor on a send track, threshold up full, attack fairly high (70% to 80% cranked up) and release completely down. Then the same type of compression is easy to adjust onto any track you are using.
Mr Stefan, could you possibly explain why you used an expander to accentuate the vocal dynamics before using the compressor to control them please? Aren't you making the compressor work harder by doing that so you have to use a higher ratio on the compressor to level the performance? sorry if this is a noob question.
So grateful for this! Could we possibly get a video on how to actually record vocals this good in our rooms? I know i ask alot but man you’re the realest puppet in the game! make that wish come true lol you and Karra can do it together!
Thicc Shag rug on the floor and thicc acoustic foam covering most ceiling / wall surface are necessary to get the cleanest sound out of any recording gear. I also preamp, low cut, and lightly compress my mic with the analog gear in my studio tour video 🤘🏻
Reid Stefan 🙏🏽🙏🏽 Thanks for blessing us. I’m doing all those things with my apollo in terms of preamp then lo-cut and compression but definitely going to add that ceiling foam and rug!
Just Dez make sure the acoustic foam is about 4” thicc cuz those 1” thin grey egg carton looking squares that are sold cheap will barely help your acoustics! Also those curved shields that wrap around the back of the mic will not solve any acoustical problems even tho they claim to! 🤷🏼♂️
you can build a deesser with freq splitting (solo in m-Band) and isolating the freq around 5k+ and set a compressor on it. sidechain on the band you created (use bpass around 5 k with high q) . you can save it, it should readress it's sidechain input to itself(if not save the track asproject and drop it in. there you go
I got Ableton Live 10 Lite! I got it when I bought my Scarlet Focusrite 6i6! and it looks like my Pro Tools first is no longer available but I've been using Garage Band to start off learning but I think I'm ready to switch DAW's to really get those Nice vocals. The automation in GarageBand is so tedious and I don't feel like I have much control. I really do like how big the digital library is GarageBand however I must expand my skills in music production!
If you're looking for good vocals you should probably switch to a better AU than a Scarlett. That line has terrible preamps. Yeah, good mixing and mic quality can save your vocals somewhat, but not nearly as much as just having good quality audio to begin with.
@@ReidStefanMusic just finished the vid and had my jaw dropped the whole time THIS VID WAS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED NOW currently trying to mix vocals for my EP but didnt have a clue about compressing. This vid is like mana to me Thank you Reid, hope you have a BIG Mansion waiting for you in heaven. I literally learnt more from you than from my 4 years in Uni ( I had to make sure I was subscribed on my 2nd account too haha)
Nice work man. Another great one. Can you please tell us how are you recording audio and the screen of your pc at the same time? Are you using voicemeter or something similar? I cannot figure out how to do it. I'll be forever grateful for this if you could answer back.
I only discovered it like a week ago but Live 10 does have a De Esser, and it's honestly so good! But these are all great tips too, thanks for always coming thru with great advice!
Trying to find the line between cleaning up and too much compression/glue. Downloaded your Sauce VSTs for vocals and guitars, not sure if I am doing too much at this point.
Dude are you kidding? You are an absolute pleasure to watch. I’ve been producing music for a little bit and have been watching RUclips videos for like 8 years no lol and you are by far the best in my opinion and my favorite Ableton youruber and personality our there! You bring the same energy and personality to every video and you come out with original content every time!! Tips I never see anywhere else! Thank you for being you and being a homie with these great tips
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Question for the Lead Vocal chain, its possible to save that compressor chain (separate ones as well as the grouped ones) as one single Audio Effect Rack for later use right ? Would be super duper to just slap that effect rack on the lead vocal track in every single project you know, saves time!
Lets say you only have one vocal acapella part which is off beat. Should I warp my vocals before de-s'ing and debreathing everything or the other way around? I have also noticed that warping affects the vocals in a weird way if they aren't cleaned up beforehand - Is that my answer?
is it bad that i didn't understand anything you were saying or doing but i was just following along and adjusting my compressors to what you were doing?
Was anyone confused? What is the difference between adding those insert compressors vs the parallel compression? and did he end up just adding those background stacks to the same parallel compression? why not group the background vocals and then process the group track , instead of individually? Clarity would be super appreciated, been having trouble with my vocals for awhile.. Thanks guys.
I use insert compression to take down the loud parts, and the parallel compression brings up the quiet parts. For background vocals I put insert compression on each layer individually, then parallel compressed the whole BGV group together. Hope this helps! 🤙🏻
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LITTLE PUPPET WITH A BIG DREAM
Aren't we all?
Aye!
why did it take me until the 8th saucy secret to realize he's the little puppet
I felt that bro
In each video, when the puppet goes "ay" that's always one of my favourite parts of these (apart from all I'm learning)
Expander as transient shaper...mindblown.jpg. thanks ried.
You're a genius
That expand function before the actual compressor was a plot twist. Thanks for sharing knowledge reid
Can someone explain what the point of doing that is? I don't understand why you would want to make it more dynamic just to compress it again?
@@jorrharris as far as I understand you saturate the peaks with the expand option so when the second compressor happens, you create a subtle distortion, which enhances the transients and adds more warmth. That's my best guess
Hey ! I follow your channel for many years but never really worked with vocal before. Now I have to learn this in a short amount of time, and
so far, you are the best (really), your channel is a goldmine ! So many awesome and clever tips in it, even your explanations are rock solid (I say that as a teacher myself)
Thank you a thousand times, cheers and love from France !
Seen tons of compressor videos but this is by far the best and most understandable vids. God bless.
Reid, your tutorials are amazing! I learned so much, even after many years of using and discovering Ableton!
Realest puppet in the game!!! Love ya! 💚💛❤️
These are some of the videos i came back over time to see how much i learn and experienced myself
im simply amazed by how serious i pay attention to the puppet.. like how i look at his mouth like he's actually talking to me.. I even go "Oooh, you make a lot of sense puppet guy Reid!" lol love the info man! Thank you!
That moment when you realise you are making eye contact with a puppet... lmao
I had to stop and breathe after the expander as transient shaper thing, GENIUS!
Reid is truly the master of puppets. Thanks for this tut!
Just found your channel. Seriously I can’t thank you enough for the content you create. Very clear and easy to follow. I have been binging your videos for the last 24 hours. Well done mahn. KANGZ
wow I just finally learned how to use the ableton compressors after about 6 months of trying to learn how to mix, damn I love this puppet
Really helpful. Amazing explanation of what everything does and how what you are doing affects the outcome and the mix. Thank you Reid!
Serious value here and the Lead Vocal Sauce is well worth the price, thanks Reid!
Its my bday and wow this was bday gift to me. knowledge is the best gift!
That compression trick is amazing. Smoothing out the loud parts.
I have always added a compressor on a send track, threshold up full, attack fairly high (70% to 80% cranked up) and release completely down. Then the same type of compression is easy to adjust onto any track you are using.
WHY ISNT THIS SONG ON SPOTIFY REID. I’ve watched too many of your videos and it’s stuck in my head all the time
Mr Stefan, could you possibly explain why you used an expander to accentuate the vocal dynamics before using the compressor to control them please? Aren't you making the compressor work harder by doing that so you have to use a higher ratio on the compressor to level the performance? sorry if this is a noob question.
Bruh why am i just finding this channel, I love this little puppet.
Reid, thank you so much for the knowledge! You'll transcend through our music and lives! Our best vibes for you directly from Yucatán, México!
7 years in... and I still learned so much ... holy! 😍
So grateful for this! Could we possibly get a video on how to actually record vocals this good in our rooms? I know i ask alot but man you’re the realest puppet in the game! make that wish come true lol you and Karra can do it together!
I second this
Vocals are hard to record. All about the microphone and the space you record them in.
Thicc Shag rug on the floor and thicc acoustic foam covering most ceiling / wall surface are necessary to get the cleanest sound out of any recording gear. I also preamp, low cut, and lightly compress my mic with the analog gear in my studio tour video 🤘🏻
Reid Stefan 🙏🏽🙏🏽 Thanks for blessing us. I’m doing all those things with my apollo in terms of preamp then lo-cut and compression but definitely going to add that ceiling foam and rug!
Just Dez make sure the acoustic foam is about 4” thicc cuz those 1” thin grey egg carton looking squares that are sold cheap will barely help your acoustics! Also those curved shields that wrap around the back of the mic will not solve any acoustical problems even tho they claim to! 🤷🏼♂️
I just started using Ableton live 11 suit and your videos of help me a long way thank you
I've been producing for 2 years and this video taught me some new tricks lmao thanks
you can build a deesser with freq splitting (solo in m-Band) and isolating the freq around 5k+ and set a compressor on it. sidechain on the band you created (use bpass around 5 k with high q) . you can save it, it should readress it's sidechain input to itself(if not save the track asproject and drop it in. there you go
I'm taking vocal compression tips from a puppet with the most compressed VO I've ever heard.
*I CAN HEAR YOUR STOMACH THROUGH YOUR THROAT DUDE*
WOW, that expander trick was so helpful, thank you!
Thank you for your complete and comprehensive training. Very good!
Dang these were greaaaat. I don't have Waves plugins for vocals this is extraordinarily handy.
Another dope video my guy, keep running! This tutorial is on point
Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing. I just love your every video content. God bless you!!!
Thanks man! Super easy tutorial to follow.
thank you for sharing this with us!!!
you're an og for this Reid. thank you
Welp. This was the first of your videos I have seen. . Looks like you're my teacher from now on mate. よろしくお願いいたします！
My man is not showing a process, he is teaching me how to use the DAW and what happens when I do something. This is what I have been needing.
I got Ableton Live 10 Lite! I got it when I bought my Scarlet Focusrite 6i6! and it looks like my Pro Tools first is no longer available but I've been using Garage Band to start off learning but I think I'm ready to switch DAW's to really get those Nice vocals. The automation in GarageBand is so tedious and I don't feel like I have much control. I really do like how big the digital library is GarageBand however I must expand my skills in music production!
If you're looking for good vocals you should probably switch to a better AU than a Scarlett. That line has terrible preamps. Yeah, good mixing and mic quality can save your vocals somewhat, but not nearly as much as just having good quality audio to begin with.
your the man.... that was super saucy!! thank you so much
Yo this is dope really love your work. As a Full Sail Grad I truly appreciate this!
This is like church
i'm the puppet pope
amen
@@ReidStefanMusic just finished the vid and had my jaw dropped the whole time THIS VID WAS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED NOW currently trying to mix vocals for my EP but didnt have a clue about compressing. This vid is like mana to me Thank you Reid, hope you have a BIG Mansion waiting for you in heaven. I literally learnt more from you than from my 4 years in Uni ( I had to make sure I was subscribed on my 2nd account too haha)
already filming these tutorials from my house in heaven! Thank you for watching my friend :)
Mey the pope bless us with his knowledge!
I always feel like I'm back in school whenever I'm watching these
you are ;)
I LOVE THIS CHANNEL
super helpful - many thanks
Nice work man. Another great one.
Can you please tell us how are you recording audio and the screen of your pc at the same time?
Are you using voicemeter or something similar? I cannot figure out how to
do it. I'll be forever grateful for this if you could answer back.
On Mac I use Screenflow 8 to screen capture audio and 4K video. I haven’t found a good screen recorder for my windows computer yet
I only discovered it like a week ago but Live 10 does have a De Esser, and it's honestly so good! But these are all great tips too, thanks for always coming thru with great advice!
Adam Hanney thanks for watching🤙🏻🤙🏻
I love this!!!!!
Keep posting plzzz
it worked! thank you so much!!
always on point reid
always learning so much...from a puppet
I love you Reid.
Need to hear the full track!
videos always on point
Ya blow my mind! Thank's saucy!
Always look forward to your videos. ‘preciate ya!
i always look forward to the comments! Thanks for watching :)
Omg thank you so much!!! Such great help!!!
Realest Vocal Compresssor Tutorial In the game!
Trying to find the line between cleaning up and too much compression/glue. Downloaded your Sauce VSTs for vocals and guitars, not sure if I am doing too much at this point.
Thank you
Wow - thanks! Great video!
Learned so much!
thank u so much for this info, from the bottom of my electronic heart
Excellent tutorial. I'm new to Ableton so this is great.
( I don't get the puppet yet. )
Hell ya dude I love these videos!
These video’s are so friggin helpfull. Thanks a bunch. Pz from the Dutch
This was amazing. Thank you!!
thank you for watching my show :)
Dude are you kidding? You are an absolute pleasure to watch. I’ve been producing music for a little bit and have been watching RUclips videos for like 8 years no lol and you are by far the best in my opinion and my favorite Ableton youruber and personality our there! You bring the same energy and personality to every video and you come out with original content every time!! Tips I never see anywhere else! Thank you for being you and being a homie with these great tips
Thank you so much!!!
I'm in love with a puppet
*Who else is a Beginner here and doesn't Understand shit? I Feel like my brain is crawling* 😪😫😫😫😫
Lol
Incredible!!!
I needed this thanks!!!!
The song you're using sounds sick, have you released it yet? Great stuff man :)
THANKYOUUUUUUUUU FOR THE EXPLENATION AND MAKING ME LAUGH
Worked, thx
Which is the best compressor vst that you use the most, and is fabfilter pro c2 better than waves CLA-76?
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OMG... Really really thank you Reid... Really:)
i get really into this video and than i realize im looking a puppet talking to me about vocal compression lol
I love that song and this video was uploaded on my bdy
thank you so much dude you're a god
Reid, been wondering where can I listen this beat, that is used as example in Ableton ABC series?
Question for the Lead Vocal chain, its possible to save that compressor chain (separate ones as well as the grouped ones) as one single Audio Effect Rack for later use right ? Would be super duper to just slap that effect rack on the lead vocal track in every single project you know, saves time!
Lets say you only have one vocal acapella part which is off beat.
Should I warp my vocals before de-s'ing and debreathing everything or the other way around?
I have also noticed that warping affects the vocals in a weird way if they aren't cleaned up beforehand - Is that my answer?
is it bad that i didn't understand anything you were saying or doing but i was just following along and adjusting my compressors to what you were doing?
Date Mike not bad to learn but it’s song dependant
Can someone explain why he uses expansion compression only to compress it back with rms compression right after?
gsus all these videos are just perfect kkkkkk
Nice tutorial, where can I listen to the whole tune? Sound great
wouldn't creating a group within another group apply the parallel compression twice.....?
When you said "let's do a higher ratio" at 5:58 the clip cuts and the Attack jumps up like + 18 ms, Just curious
How do you copy paste compressor setting like that?
Wow helps a lot 😇
Reid: "I'm also gonna do some pretty extreme, Aayee!"
Me who didn't hear any difference with multiple stacks: that's Hot😶
Was anyone confused? What is the difference between adding those insert compressors vs the parallel compression? and did he end up just adding those background stacks to the same parallel compression? why not group the background vocals and then process the group track , instead of individually? Clarity would be super appreciated, been having trouble with my vocals for awhile.. Thanks guys.
I use insert compression to take down the loud parts, and the parallel compression brings up the quiet parts. For background vocals I put insert compression on each layer individually, then parallel compressed the whole BGV group together. Hope this helps! 🤙🏻
It was 12:00 for me ✊🏾💯
Hey ried how can reduce the gain of particular part of the track in logic pro x?
I hope Ableton finds you on the internet and sends you a big fat check!
Xavier Brito they post my tutorials sometimes! 🙃 i’d rather them use their money to further develop ableton than paying me sales commissions
thanks helpful vid
haha love the puppet based view lyrics lol
great content