This is exactly how I process vocals.
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- Опубликовано: 23 окт 2016
- If you're wondering what I do on an "average" vocal track, it would be some combination of what I talked about in this video, with these steps being essential:
Ableton Saturator
Ableton Compressor
Waves Renaissance De-Esser (usually de-esser after all compressors, I made this track really fast so that was a slightly less optimal order)
FabFilter Pro Q 2
And these steps being optional:
Doubled vocal
Ableton Chorus
Dada Life Sausage Fattener
Waves Maserati VX1
UAD Lexicon 224
Depending on the "flavor" of compressor or reverb I want I am also most fond of:
UAD Teletronix LA-2A
UAD 1176 LN
UAD Ocean Way Studios
Waves Renaissance Reverb
Here's the video for the original song: • Making a song as fast ...
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This is exactly how I process vocals. | Andrew Huang
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How Andrew processes vocals:
How I process vocals: *Reverb*
0:50 - Original
1:20 - 12 Semitones Up
1:44 - First two together
2:16 - Ableton Chorus
2:41 - Ableton Saturator
2:52 - Sausage Fattener
3:24 - Waves Maserati VX1
3:38 - Desser
4:04 - Digital Reverb
4:22 - Ableton Compressor
4:51 - Fabfilter Pro Q 2
:o Sausage Fattener is real!!!!
Thanks Bilal
@@jacoobart :DDD
Surprised he didn’t start with a light compression to tighten levels and EQ so you’re not throwing the whole chain unnecessary bad frequencies.
Bilal Cader 大兄弟厉害了。
Andrew says "sorry", and I'm instantly is reminded he's Canadian
i mean the colorful blue poncho with the white walls already tell that
I just realized this, but you record a different high five sound for each video to reflect the sound of the room/space you're in, don't you?
That's a fair point
i think he might be doing that to sync up the audio and video when editing. Some leave it in for a more relaxed feel.
Good point, you gotta sync up the video/audio somehow. I just like that he reuses the sound as the air five :D
Dude Ben! Funny running into you here.
Nice observation! Also, just like Peter, funny running into you here!
why is his laptop floating
I don't how t f he propped it up, but I think he's doing it to try and prevent it from overheating.
😂😂😂😂💀💀
canadian magic, my chicken friend
Lol
Wait is his laptop sending discord friend requests ?
to be honest i didn't understand abouuuuut 80% of this BUT it was still really interesting to see how much detail goes into just one aspect of a song. i never would have really thought about it otherwise, which i'm sort of embarrassed to admit haha.
Most people don't realize producing electronic music is in fact an art of its own and how difficult it is, there's no instant "make it good" button that works in 10 minutes.
Merkk Official Dude no I know how much work it is and have the utmost respect and admiration. I just have an untrained ear so I don't know how much work I'm hearing until it's broken down like this. :)
"Hold on, my laptop is lagging"
*replaces with unicorn head*
Yo, I'd love to see a full run down of the production of a song.
If you did a BTS-style start-to-finish of a song, I think we'd all learn a lot.
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delicouslybrutal +
That would be so interesting!! Ahhh
delicouslybrutal it would take several over-ten-minutes episodes to do that more or less precisely, but I would watch the shit outta those episodes tho
delicouslybrutal Not really needing to be BTS to learn.
I really appreciate hearing what goes into your music, being more of a guitar person and knowing of everything that goes into making a good instrumental tone I've never really thought about the effort that goes into making vocals sound good. Please keep these kinds of videos coming!
Videos like this one are why I watch this channel. While I don't care for this song in particular, being able to see how you put everything together is highly appealing to my curiosity and so very satisfying.
This was fascinating. I find music fascinating in general, but it's the production I've been interested in lately, and it's an area that musicians simply are not asked about. I'm not sure why...but in interviews it's always such superficial questions and I'm over here like "OMG ask about the recording and the mixing and the ratio of what their producers contributed!" But it never happens...
I'm such a music junkie. I spend an absurd amount of my take home pay on music. And you're channel is everything I didn't know I wanted. You've got a new subscriber :)
I guess it's because the interviewers themselves aren't into it. They ask what they're interested in, or what they think the general fan demographic would like. But I think there's definitely a niche for an interview channel that talks to mainstream musicians (or any stream really, with the internet it doesn't really matter, everyone is looking for everyone) about the production process of their music. I think musicians would find it refreshing, and I think it would really expand how people listen to music. It might change their views on certain genres, help build respect towards artists they didn't think of much before. Maybe you could do it, Andrew? Make a side channel or something, interview the artists you know/have contacts for. I would find that so interesting. You know, the whole "if you want something done do it yourself" thing. You're certainly qualified. Something to think about.
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Some interviews do, although its rare. I think its mostly do to the fact that most artists dont actually work on the mixing or producing. If you watch an interview such as Tame Impala where this one guy writes his music, mixes, produces, and masters it you will see questions like this asked all the time. People are amazed how he does it.
true dat.
hope it'll shift a bit towards in-depth technical interviews with people who aren't doing "heady" stuff, since there are more and more people who are really interested in what's going on on top 40 studio's hard drives.
german mag "groove" has some nice studio reports on various electric genres' artists, and guitar/drum/bass mags usually have a section with some in-depth tech/studio/stage review, f.e. MUSE, The Mars Volta, Porcupine Tree
could be interesting.
also, check out Mass Appeal's "rhythm roulette" series here on youtube... it's strictly hip hop beats, but the concept is so much fun: producer gets blindfolded, has to pick 3 records from store and then make a beat by sampling them. they don't go in-depth about tech stuff but it''s just like sitting in their studio in awe and watching. and with a bit of know how and reading through the comments section, you can find out what you wanna know.
Lennart Born Thanks for the recommendation! Super cool stuff. Subbed!
Damn boy you've been tagged by Superfruit on the Band in a box challenge. I'm soooo excited!!!
1 year later. I want to say thank you for this, having the same vocal chain replayed with the new plugins you keep adding helped by IMMENSE amounts! You are my hero of the day
Hands down my favourite music channel on RUclips, constant source of inspiration and education for someone who's trying to get into producing :) Thanks so much Andrew
Lmao he used the sausage fattener
*Insert lenny face here
Mason McKay ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Stay rad Stay bad Thanks.
add moore sausage fattener
@@faustinopedrofaustin hahaha how to be a DJ
3 years later and I'm still coming back to this
I just find that you've made so much music with ear problems encouraging, you're awesome Andrew
Thank you Andrew. You are my absolute favorite and this just completely changed a track of mine for the better
Whooaa. I have a vocal production assignment due soon and the timing for this video could not be better. Thank you. You have no idea how helpful this is...
This video saved me from madness! You do such a great job, Andrew! and I am grateful for what you do.
i've been trying to process clean vocals for a long time and generally get okay results. next time i record cleans, imma follow this method coz your results are so much better than mine xD
darn it. I usually like to keep my likes to a few so that they reflect only the truly best, but now that I found Andrew I can't help but like all of his videos!!! (CUZ THEIR SO GUDDDDDDDD)
I got audition last month. I sing well, however, I just had heart surgery, so my lung capacity is not back yet.
Sorry.
What a fucking soldier 🙌 got bless
3 years later I hope ur ok
@@ok-vy4pt yeah how u doin bud?
@@landonlove4101 I hope hes ok
I really love Touch Down. It's so amazing. So it's awesome to hear some more about how you made it. :)
I have many of your albums (also this one!) and I love how there is something to listen to, in every mood you are in. There isn't that many who are as versatile as you. That is some of the things that made me subscribe to you 4 years ago! :)
I'm just finishing my studies on producing music. You've been too much help with the arrangement of notes, the fx chains and anything, you're an inspiration for me, even if we get to work on different music styles and genres.
Just wanted to tell you, after some time following you here. :3 Thx for every advice.
Your videos are consistently really good! I can't really remember why I subscribed but I really like seeing your videos in my feed. Thanks for the entertainment!
This is why I frickin like this dude:
He sings (and raps!), he plays instruments, he produces his own music, and is so creative in general! He can do pretty much anything in music, and is also very funny too. =)
Thanks for showing us your vocal chain! Also, nice tip in "not" eq-ing the vocals xD
Love the video man, Good energy and vibes, And your mixing chain is worthy of being collected in any mixers toolbox.
I love watching all the behind-the-scenes of your songs even though I don't understand most of it! And another note; I love your outfits, you have great style :D
Thank you for sharing Andrew! I hope your ears and overall health gets better! I've been through similar problems, and one thing that made things worse was stress.
Thank you so much for this! I love seeing your workflow
You are a gift from above.
This was really cool! I'm not that into creating music, but it's been so cool to see your process and how you work.
I really love your insight into the music creation process and the humor
About a year ago I had to have a mastectomy and it was a pretty slow recovery leaving me with less hearing than I had before... Now I have little to no bass in my right ear and little to no treble in my left ear. I want to make music for a living so as you could imagine I was terrified. I remember listening to one of my favorite songs and when the bass was supposed to come in... nothing happened. I literally broke down into tears... I decided to keep making music anyhow. My wife says my mixes are better, I've gotten better feedback from my clients, I keep getting opportunities and I'm feeling extremely hopeful!!! I can't believe it. I just wanted to ease your mind and let you know that even if you lose some hearing it doesn't mean anything. Keep making music my man! I'll watch your channel even if you go deaf! Love you bro.
The standing wave in your room is amazing
Best of luck with everything, man!
Yea my daughter kept getting sick with ear infections like every other month and the doctors suggested tubes me and my wife got a second opinion and decided to get her tonsil and adenoids removed and boom ear infections gone but to hear you had tubes as a kid and it lead to some hearing loss confirms me and my wife made the right decision for my daughter... but I hope everything works out for you dude keep up the awesome work ✌🏾
Fun fact, this is what Andrew does to all of his vocalizations in everything, even in these vlog type videos.
The is nothing wrong with buying your plugins, it's my life
Yea i "bought" all my plugins ;)
I also cracked everything
I definitely spent thousands of dollars on Pro Tools 12, FL Studio 12, Waves Bundle, Antares Autotune 8, and Fabfilter plugins 😉
Glomo How the hell do you crack fl
I have plugins worth over 30K £ I hate freeloaders. If I were running some of the major software producers I would flow the net with free cracks on most sharing sites and under the hood of that software, I would incorporate some heavy hitting ransomware! Steal from me and I steal from you! :)
This video was so well organized. I just started working with actually producing the music I write and would love to see your do a video similar to this but instead of just vocals maybe a mixing and mastering play by play. I love writing music but for me production is such a scary difficult process of playing and listening over and over and over. It would help so much to see/hear the common staple effects and processes used to make a track sound full and finished
Thanks again Andrew - you’re the best!
Andrew, this video is great! And wow I didn't know about your hearing issue. I also had grommets and have experienced the side effects that you have mentioned here. So nice to know that I'm not alone in this too as a musician & composer :)
I LOVE Maserati plugins. I use them on literally all my vocals. Waves is the best investment ever
I love that you don't eq the vocal besides high pass! It's comforting to hear you say that.
Thanks for sharing your workflow, enjoyed that vocal!
This is really interesting. I don't think I've ever done anything to vocals except EQ out the bottom end, add reverb and a *tiny* bit of compression but this has me thinking about trying some more ambitious stuff - the saturators especially makes a huge difference.
okaaaaay chorus + a very tiny amount of saturator = never going back
THANK YOU
As a music production student, I found this very helpful
Thanks so much for sharing this man! The pitch thing I'd not thought of before, but then I'm still pretty new this mixing gig. Sweet effect! That was super cool! And, thanks for sharing about your hearing. It really put my (unknown cause) tinnitus in perspective, as well. I'm glad some people had some leads for you to follow, and it's inspiring see you create such great work despite it.
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I love your style of videos man
Oh wow, thank you! Never thought I'd be one of "those" comments, ever.
Danke. This is also VERY useful! :D
Super helpful !! Also glad I watched until the end for the bonus :)
Your style: on point.
interesting so far!
I use the VX1 on just about every vocal as well. Also, been finding myself using a basic slap back delay with about 100ms delay, no feedback, and ok only about 5-10% wet signal blend. Gives a ton of space with out the reverb tail. Awesome video! Thank ya sir!
I consider myself hard of hearing, and like you, I had a few sets of tubes as a kid to remove fluid from my inner ear (I don't think ear infections were the main driver, because I don't remember any). For me at least, I attribute some of my hearing loss/limiting to the fact that my ear drums now have a good amount of scar tissue/calcification. I'm definitely not an audiologist but I'd wager that the scar tissue plays a role. theres also the periodic tinnitus and comes in briefly one ear at a time ... does it dampen the sound for you as it does for me? (like the hearing sort of ducks out but doesn't go mute?) the shoddy hearing is just a thing that I accept at this point because any further surgery seems too risky in comparison to the benefits (also no doc has broached it). good luck and know that there are some other HoH folks out there with similar experiences!
sounds like you had otitis when you were a kid
Building off of this for a new track that has a weird whisper vocal thing... thank you for sharing this
this is amazing! Great work, as always~~~
always impressed by your production dude. thanks for sharing your workflow
Dope stuff. sorry to hear of your hearing situation. Keep Bangin!
Been dealing with tinnitus in my left ear since my military service... IT SUCKS! HIGH FIVE BUDDY! Keep on keeping on and keep making great content. Thanks for the info, and thanks for the inspiration!
This was SUPER HELPFUL!!!
Headed off to the studio to experiment w vocals. Thx for the inspo
Andrew: And you have to buy all of them
Me: Hold my uTorrent
Oh, you had tubes too? Yeah, I'd say it could very well be related. I'm glad you didn't get the tinnitus, at least outside of random occasions. I get random occasions of louder individual tones ringing too that go away like what you probably get, but that's on top of what is basically white noise of tones going at all times, which become opressively uncomfortable in silence. I play music or videos pretty much always so that it fades into the distance and I forget about it most of the time.
Sadly, as you've found out yourself, there's not a lot they can do right now. They've made deaf people hear by wiring up digital ears to their brains, which is amazing, but even our damaged ears are higher quality at this point. Maybe someday things will change!
This video is rad, by the way, seeing the tweaks done to any individual thing is always helpful. Keep being awesome!
not really good with this kind of stuff, but I love making music so i'll definitely be coming back to this video in the future.
i really like these videos, reminds me of your stuff on suture sound. (or is it even called suture sound anymore?)
great video, and wanting more like this
also big box is lit af
Just downloaded both albums and they are great
Cool as always!
LOVE U ANDREW
You're awesome man
Yay bonus high five!
love when you sharing the secrets)
Wow! Octaving the vocals is completely new to me. I gotta try that one. Also, you just don't notice it if you don't know it's there.
I refused to get tubes as a kid ... the lack of drainage gave me a lots of ear infections and caused significant hearing loss and distortion in my left ear and some in my right. So if you get tubes or don't (when the doctors tell you, you need them) you're screwed. You make the best with what you got and you got it good Andrew.
i love the high five ending :D
I'm a simple man; I see Dada Life's Sausage Fattener in the thumbnail, I click the video.
Thanks Andrew!
Superfruit tagged you in the #BandInABox challenge!!!!
Great stuff, thanks man! Really helps give me ideas for live mixing
Thanks for that, very inspiring!
Thank you Andrew thank you
love to see the lexicon 224 uad plugin in action on vocals ty so much for sharing!!
Thanks for the video, hope all is well with your hearing!
Oh bro, hope ur hearing improves, love your plugin chain, vox are sweet dude!
Mimicked it with the Ableton live effects but not on vocals but on a piano with sync delay. Sounds awesome, thank you very much, sir.
I saw SausageFattener in the thumbnail and was instantly intrigued.
solid
You have the best sweaters
indeed it was helpful
Love your tutorials, you have a fantastic ear and sense for melody! Thanks for what you do!
thanks for the vocal mixing chain tips Andrew
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after he puts that ableton compressor on the vocal, you can really hear the saturation, STOCK PLUGINS GANG
my first thought when i saw the title was 'omg nice'
Thx for sharing :)
I think these vocals could sound clearer if you EQ'd away some of the bad frequencies a bit. Extremely helpful though I need to get the waves de-esser.
Yeah I feel that a slight reduction in some of the mid-range frequencies could make it sound cleaner.
That's fuckin awesome!! Thanks for posting these tips!!
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