I began clicking "like" in your videos before watching them, just because every single one I watched so far was a goldmine of information. Imo, you're the best youtuber producer by far.
Produce Like A Pro Same here, Warren. I've just recently started recording at home with a cobbled-together assortment of equipment and your videos have been very, very helpful. Thanks so much for taking the time.
Hi Rhynhardt Krynauw Fantastic! So gad to be able to help! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Mr. Huart, I really would like to thank you in tenfolds. You are giving for free all this knowledge that you've accumulated over a lifetime of hard work, and that really speaks in volumes. I wish you and your family all the best, God bless you.
Maynard Gold that’s how it is. I had one cd done. Bailed on the second. Burnt out. Ran out of money. Seriously, there are times You’ll hear a phrase 50 times. This shit can make You insane.
I rarely comment, but I have to say + Maynard Gold, this literally had me laughing out loud. Like, my cheeks hurt.. Also, thank you for the great video Warren.
I need to use the whisper trick more. It is so useful. A pal made me do that about 7 years ago and it was so cool sounding. I only just finally used it again making a recording of Pink Moon (Nick Drake). It worked like a charm.
Thanks Warren. I'm using Ardour on a Linux system, so I don't have the same range of plug-ins, however you've explained enough of the basic principles that I can easily figure out how to do things on my set-up. This is so useful!
This is just fantastically high quality, super interesting content. So good that I’ll happily let all ads run to the end in the hope that brings you higher revenues. Hope your doing marvelous too and thanks!
Hey @Warren- can you pl guide how to take out most harsh/muddy frequencies from the vocals and make it nice and smooth and 'transformed' vocal strip.. I see a lot of singers having 'heavier' voices when they speak or when they sing live but in their songs- their voice sounds extremely pleasant and 'thin' as if all low frequencies are stripped off..
Hi Sasha Alexander great question! This uses processing to create a whisper track, but you can also of course record a live whisper track if you'd like to create that effect. Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
very interesting..there are some ppl who believe that breath intakes should always be removed..you obviously like leaving them in..I sometimes do voice overs and the client nearly always wants breaths taken out..any idea why?
So is he saying do your compression BEFORE the volume animations you do by hand? I do a ton of animations (what is he calling them here, vocal writing?) on the volume for my vocal track, so I'm wondering, do I even need compression at all? Also, I'm assuming EQ should be done first, before any compression or volume animation. ??
Hello Warren, you will still process the vocals with some reverb and delay right? Is that a chain to follow after you’ve added the discussed chain and effects?
Warren, I have watched your videos over and over again; and I always find something new and useful. Today however I found something that brings out the 12yr old in me. Some how I clicked on the closed captioning and started to laugh my butt off. Every time you say the word breadth it reads out Breasts. 3:46 "little bigger breasts at the end of that as well". Well said!
Clip gain adjusts the volume before it hits the inserts, volume automation changes the volume after any effects or inserts by automating the fader level. Use volume (fader) automation to change levels with respect to the other instruments in the mix. Use clip gain to make sure your plug ins are fed a decent input level to get the required effect or tone you are after. For example, certain compressors or tube eq plug ins add grit or sparkle if you drive them hard, which you may want, or you might want to keep the tone as clean as possible instead. Then, you use volume automation afterwards to automate the level in the mix, so your tone stays clean/gritty etc regardless of level in the mix. How that helps.
Hi Matt. Thank you very much for your detailed reply. This is how I have been using clip gain - Warrens video got me wondering as he was using volume automation only. Thanks again Matt. 👍🏻
How much would it cost to spend a few hours with you teaching me hands on? I love your videos and really comprehend a lot of the info you share, but my mixes still don't come out that great lol
Hi Rick, I offer one on one Skype sessions. I would suggest joining the Academy, it's a 40% Discount on my Skype sessions and the community is incredible!
Wow! Thank you ever so much everyone! This video just hit 200k views, truly wonderful! Thank you ever so much for being such amazing people who help each other. Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Au contraire mon ami, I'm living proof of that! I have a crappy voice and singing isn't my forte, but with enough plugins, automation, takes/comping, pitch correction, and general processing, I end up with passable mixes. Granted a naturally talented singer would do better in less time, but nowadays everyone can sound good. Having said that, I agree that a good vocalist's voice & performance makes all the difference between amateur and pro...
And thats why its not the real deal, like the other 99% "free" videos. Its not teaching anything, just sharing his personal cooking formula for this specific case.
@@MrFree-vj8qj sharing his specific cooking for this specific case is the most anyone can do, other than just doing your mix for you. There’s never just gonna be a hard and fast rule. He explains why he does what he is doing and that’s the most anyone can ever teach about an art like this
Yes! Almost no vocal sounds good raw, unless you're in an opera house or symphony hall...in which case all that engineering went into the building itself
Its great to see someone teaching mixing with an emphasis on listening and retaining/enhancing emotion. So often the focus is on the technical side & the passion gets lost (some people forget this is art first, science second). You've got some great tips that will hopefully encourage new engineers to experiment and develop their own sound. Thanks for your time & energy. Subscribed!
Hi +Beats By Nature That's such a wonderful comment! I truly appreciate it!! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I played the video saying like "Oh, +20 mins video, let's make an effort and watch it." I blinked and it was over xD It was incredibly dynamic and interesting! Thank you for your generosity sharing your knowledge with us!
I learned SO much from this one video. It's amazing how you can engineer for years, listen and see the perspective of another and it hits you like "Why didn't I ever think of that?" Amazing video sir. #Bravo
I really love this One, Your are doing such a great job, taking your time to give us so many informations that we've been looking for so many years. Thank you so much. be blessed.
What you said about choosing takes with charisma or character when compiling is so important. Great tip! Your vocal thickening tricks really blew my mind! I have been chasing how to get that breathy sound element in a vocal for years. When you showed how you did it with morphoder i just started laughing (with joy)....brilliant!
Hi +FreddysFrets Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! So glad to be able to help!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
so do you just use the distortion, morphoder and octave on the SAME vocal but on different tracks?? Wouldn't it be better to use those elements on different lead vocals?
@@rsmith9094 The distortion, morphoder and low-pitched vocals are meant to prop the lead vocal to the forefront and give it dimensionality. Whisper vocals add character to the top end. Distorted vocals for the mid range to cut through the mix and low end to give it thickness. All of this is not used as a creative effect, but more as a mixing tool to shape the "feel" of the track.
Warren, from a complete newbie perspective, this was massively helpful. I have been playing guitar for 40 years and decided to finally build out my home studio. As I type this post I am staring at my Tascam 246 4-tracks (yes I have 2, and fully operational). Much to learn ... looking forward to following your channel here. Best Garbo
I know I've said this before, but I've watched hundreds of hours of mixing videos over many years, and you are by far the first person to present production in such an organized and transparent way makes things finally 'click' for me so Thank you! And now my question :) What inserts are using for the pitch shifted tracks? I love using that vocal rider btw it's great!
Hi Derek Whitaker Wow!!! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! That really means a lot! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I think we should put together a best engineer award concert just for you warren,your a genius,you should come visit us in jamaica,reggae would appreciate all those skills hehe,thanks man.
Hi +Christopher G Recording Inc. Wow!! You are far too kind! I am very grateful to be able to help!! I LOVE Jamaica!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
@@Producelikeapro HAHAHAHAHAHA I think its time for me to rest my eyes and then get back to mixing instead of watching videos because I swear I just read that as "Wow You are to far!" and then the words literally moved to what it actually says HAHAHA!
@@Producelikeapro I think my ears are what has been well rested in 2020 since I'm not having high volume band practices each week (with hearing protection of course) plus going to/playing 20 plus shows. Twenty Twenty has been a year of ear preservation for sure! It has likely aided in my mixing since my ears aren't half fatigued going into a session! My mental health is a whole other story ;-p
Damn! That's some serious processing on the vocals. Sounds amazing after all of it, of course! Thanks for sharing these wonderful tricks. Much appreciated.
truly amazing work! I used to do the whisper track and called it a "ghost" track this reconfirms I wasn't crazy for sending vocalists back to the booth for this. Thanks Warren keep up the great tutorials. cheers! steve
Hi +Steve Wills Aw shucks! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Yes I love the whisper track! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I'm going to have to keep coming back to this video, the most comprehensive guide on vocal mastering, we are so lucky to have you share this knowledge. Much thanks!
I had to share this video!!! Amazing that its not mostly about perfection in the recording process but capturing emotion at its purest stage and perfecting with our ears not just our eyes. Thanks!
Hi +Juan Peters Fantastic!! I really appreciate your kind words and you sharing it!! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
OKAY BUT Not only is every one of these videos the actual motherload of free education on soundwork, but this individual is amazing as simplifying concepts, delivering them in a captivating manner, and he just FEELS like a nice guy. Want to be friend 11/10
Warren, love your channel! Question - when you're first approaching the vocal, do you ever look at using clip gain and automating that before you go to volume automation? I would think that it could help since you may not have to hit the compressors so hard and you'd still have the freedom of adjusting the fader to get it to sit right without messing up what you've already done before you move on to riding the volume fader...
David Case I commented before I got too far into the track - I see not you have two vocal riders on there as well! I don't use vocal rider - does it write automation information to the track or handle it all via its own output level?
Hi David Case great question! I'm old school so I tend to use Volume Automation! Yes the Volume automation is on the main track so it hits the Lead Vocal sub evenly where most of the small increments of compression are taking place. I hope that helps? Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hi David Case the Vocal Rider can be set to just do small amounts of additional volume automation, I love it, everyone I've shown it to has bought one! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I hear it slightly with all my settings turned all the way up. I don't hear it too badly but it may be because of differences in headphones or speakers.
@@dartme18 I'm using Corsair HS60 so yours are likely better, I'll have to try it with my set of Sennheiser's I got too and see if they will do the same. Mine are decent ones but I think I know what happened and why I don't hear it as well. I have a volume up and down dial on the rear of my headset and I think when taking them off my thumb hit it and I didn't notice it turned down the volume on mine about a quarter of the way down and this caused the distortion to not come through as well as you probably hear it. Thanks for the reply, helped me figure out I was doing that.
This video is Great. i just watched it along with the Vocal thickening pitch shift trick. I'm working out of Logic. How can I use your vocal automation/ride tricks in my DAW? More specifically, how does automation differ in Logic? It appears that in ProTools you are able to layer it in levels within your chain. Also, is there a utility I already have in Logic to trim with? Thanks again.
Hi Noah, thanks for your wonderful comment! I don't mix in Logic, I do use it for keys etc, but not mixing, so I haven't gone as in depth on those things. Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
@@Producelikeapro I'm really happy that you responded, I'm learning so so so so much from your channel, I can't thank you enough, it's also that respect for a true professional who is so kind to share the inner, simple, but powerful stuff, that for a few years ago, only the really close ones to the masters would be able to know, so thank you again.
Honestly, just doing the volume automation made a huge difference to some mixing I did on a track with spoken work over music. The vocal was getting a bit muddy on some syllables, and just increasing the volume made all the difference.
Great question! I think most plug ins are available for Logic, Decapitator for instance is pretty fantastic! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hi Warren! Thanks for all the useful insight, I keep coming back to that one.. It was the first time I heard about the vocal trick on Lennon's Imagine, I tried to google this, but found nothing. Do you (or anyone here) have anything more specific on this? I certainly can't hear it explicitly, it's supersubtle. Thank you if you have a few secs for that :)
Hi Warren, I only found your videos a couple of weeks ago, but am loving them so far! I think you're probably my new favourite audio production channel! What are your views on normalising vocals compared with all the tedious automation? Best wishes, Ethan
Hi +Ethan Kumar Thanks very much! Glad you enjoy them! I'm a big fan of running automation and getting it right! At the moment I find there aren't any truly quick solutions on the market, so I will continue to automate the vocal! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Hey Warren, when you do volume automation on vocals, do you do this with the vocal channel isolated? or do you automate while listening to the whole mix. Thanks!
Hi +JaymacDrums Great question! I listen to how the vocal sounds in the track to find where I need to volume ride it, I can then of course solo it if necessary to isolate it. But the important thing is to hear how the vocal sounds in the track! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hi +Della Gamer Great question! I've always liked Allen and Heath and Soundcraft, they make great cheap consoles. Yamaha always have a wonderful console for the price as well! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
He'll ya Warren. I'm so happy I joined your academy. Now I have so many new friends. Me and Anna ans Bobby are working on a new song!!! They might even join my band borderline delusion band!!!
How can people dislike this video?!?! This was fantastic. Jedi vocal tricks that you would never, ever learn on your own. This is experience people. Thank you good sir. :)
Hi Warren, Thanks you deserve the views, you are pretty much like an encyclopedia, it is cool to see lot of people bussing vocal to a distortion pedal or plug in, bit crusher ect... but very few knews why and from where this idea comes(myself learning today),
The checking for clipping before sending to a bus, etc, makes a lot of sense, even if the compressor in the bus makes it 'look' like its not clipping in the fader. the sound went clipped initially. thanks for that!
Wow this video is answering my question on thicker lead vocal track. Thankyou very much Warren. No wonder Mike from in the mix channel was saying you are the best on youtube about mixing and producing. i'm learning a lot from your channel! Liked
How have I only found your channel now? The content is rich and your personality is authentic and relatable! This is fantastic. Layering that many subtleties into a vocal track adds such a character to it. I love great tutorials and find there influence creeping in to my own work but always find it hard to apply these techniques to my strange tastes in music. If there's one question I have for you, it's how do you find your own techniques? Carve your own path? How does one do something new without feeling like they are committing a heinous mixing crime? Haha! Thanks for your fantastic channel, IL be sure to watch all your videos. Thanks, A new subscriber.
Thank you ever so much Tom! That's so unbelievable kind of you my friend! Marvellous question! Finding your own path is really about putting time into it, getting past the generic settings and starting to feel what you want to add to the Production or Mix! Time is the best thing for you to develop this!
omg i just spent 3 hours listening and re-listening this instruction video and then applying every plugin as you stated and tweaking each little by little. Then I heard the final mix and I was in awe. My voice never sounded so professional. Thank You so much!!
You reconfirmed my initial instinct to automate analog track first. But the Distortion, Ghost, Octave whisper was brilliant. I was always wonder how to make thin vocals fuller and your solution was outstanding. Thank you!
Its been an absolute honor and pleasure to observe you and your works. Cant even express how amazing your in words, sheer excellence and elegant it is. Pure class. This guy is a godsent prophet. I extremely rarely write down comments in youtube. but this time, it would be a crime not to post a feedback. With kind regards, sincerely yours, Farabi. Dhaka, Bangladesh. P.S. if the people could understand or comprehend the infinite sincerity and passioion of him, i dont know what would happen, as the mass people are just dumbheads. but sometimes i think that it is good in a way that, you have to achieve a minimal level of integrity and musical intelligence to understand the divinity of music and production. The unworthy ones do not deserve the divinity. Period.
There are a lot of effusive comments in this section from Warren stans who clearly hope to get a response from him, but this gushing paean takes the cake for sheer ridiculous excessiveness. "Godsent prophet"..."divinity"..."unworthy"...Jesus Christ, it's hard to top this comment for laying the hero worship on _way_ too thick.😆
Great video, thanks! Hey!...where'd the NS10's go, why and what are those? Seems like you lost the NS10's the moment you chopped the hair! Correlation? :P
Hi Diesel Dungeon Studio haha yes new hair cut new speakers! haha I;m just trying out the new Unity speakers! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Very significant info, especially since I do my own vocals and want a more professional sound. I rarely use the volumn leveler as an option. I eager to try.
couldnt have come across this at a better time im right in the middle of mixing our new single #MyLifeMyRide and working our 4 vocal tracks. Like you i did all my volume automation first then compression and pro eq (studio one 3 pro) im blessed to have amazing singers with solid performances making the mix easier. Your videos have been a HUGE help. Your generosity in sharing your knowledge is much appreciated rock on Maestro Huart
Thanks ever so much Kineticartist! That is an extremely kind and generous comment my friend! I am so happy to be able to help!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
I personally do the same thing with the volume to bring out certain words better, except I use clip gain. What reason do you choose volume automation over using clip gain?
Hi +Hellfire Beats Thanks for the great question! It's just that I've been doing it that way since before clip gain! Haha Hi Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hi Warren - thanks so much for this video; I've combined all these techniques and your thickening vocal technique; and I'm really happy with the outcome - really enjoying it! Thank you so much! A quick question; I'm using Logic Pro to do my recording/mixing and I was wondering if you could tell me a technique for getting the 'Waves Morphoder/Whisper' kind of sound with standard plugins? Have you tackled mimicking this sound in Logic? I'm very much a novice so my apologies if it's a stupidly simple answer! :)
That's a great question Luke! I have to check and see if there is a comparable plug in to Morphoder! I get asked that all the time! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Pro Tools 10 introduced "clip-gain", whichallows you to do what you're doing all in on one track and shows the difference in the waveform, and if you do it before you consolidate your comp you have it printed down to your tracks. The first time I had to work on a mix on PT7 LE I honestly struggled for the first while without clip-gain, it's just so genuinely useful! Which version of Pro Tools are you on? I can tell from the appearance of the stock plugins that it's pre PT10. I know producers who won't upgrade because they'd have to re-buy every plugin again. Considering the amount of plugins you own is that why you haven't upgraded?
Hi Dicey! Yes, I've been doing it this way for years, but yes, clip gain works great! Have a marvellous time Producing along with us!! Many thanks Warren
Hi +Simen Andreas Knudsen I wish I could hear that, for me it plays very cleanly, both through my headphones and monitors. Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
+Simen Andreas Knudsen I can hear harsh clipping when the piano is added around 17:00. It's probably a RUclips artifact as I think this is not Warren's first rodeo.
Hi +Andrew Campbell Thanks I'll go to that part and check it out! That's very annoying! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
+JJ Boogie Hmmm. Tried it on my Scarlett DAC with high impedance studio headphones and it sounds better - must be something to do with the volume level and the DAC/headphones I was using for playback. JJ did you try on consumer equipment?
I began clicking "like" in your videos before watching them, just because every single one I watched so far was a goldmine of information. Imo, you're the best youtuber producer by far.
WOW TheLKStar!!! You are so kind, I really appreciate it!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
TheLKStar Yeah! That's the least we can do.
Aw shucks! Sven Horlemann Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Produce Like A Pro Same here, Warren. I've just recently started recording at home with a cobbled-together assortment of equipment and your videos have been very, very helpful. Thanks so much for taking the time.
Hi Rhynhardt Krynauw Fantastic! So gad to be able to help! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Mr. Huart, I really would like to thank you in tenfolds.
You are giving for free all this knowledge that you've accumulated over a lifetime of hard work, and that really speaks in volumes.
I wish you and your family all the best, God bless you.
Wow!! Thanks ever so much
Is it just me, or was that mixed with a little fate 'n destiny?
Hi +Maynard Gold Haha yes indeed!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Maynard Gold that’s how it is. I had one cd done. Bailed on the second. Burnt out. Ran out of money. Seriously, there are times You’ll hear a phrase 50 times. This shit can make You insane.
sounded more like fade and destiny
This is an underrated comment. lol
I rarely comment, but I have to say + Maynard Gold, this literally had me laughing out loud. Like, my cheeks hurt.. Also, thank you for the great video Warren.
you have no idea how much this has helped me! The morphoder thing just blew me away! thank you so much!
Fantastic!! So glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous new year!!
I need to use the whisper trick more. It is so useful. A pal made me do that about 7 years ago and it was so cool sounding. I only just finally used it again making a recording of Pink Moon (Nick Drake). It worked like a charm.
Thanks Warren. I'm using Ardour on a Linux system, so I don't have the same range of plug-ins, however you've explained enough of the basic principles that I can easily figure out how to do things on my set-up. This is so useful!
Thanks for the mix lesson. I'll definitely apply these techniques to some of my productions. I'm pretty much a DAW novice with much to learn.
Thanks very much Lazarusford! I am very glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Morphoder whisper for air is a sneaky one!! I like that Warren!
Hi Chris great! Glad you enjoyed that trick! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing many thanks Warren
This is just fantastically high quality, super interesting content. So good that I’ll happily let all ads run to the end in the hope that brings you higher revenues. Hope your doing marvelous too and thanks!
Well as always, I had a marvellous time! Thanks Warren.
Just brilliant
Thanks ever so much
THIS IS SO AMAZING
Wow! subscribed, the information you give is unbelievable. Thanks!.
Hi Stephen, thanks ever so much!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Love you Warren.
Mind blowing! Thx, Warren!!!
Nice tutorial. Cheers for it.
Podcast audio editor & producer here.
Thanks ever so much!! I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous New Year!!
Great stuff ... Thank You!
Thanks ever so much!!
Hey @Warren- can you pl guide how to take out most harsh/muddy frequencies from the vocals and make it nice and smooth and 'transformed' vocal strip.. I see a lot of singers having 'heavier' voices when they speak or when they sing live but in their songs- their voice sounds extremely pleasant and 'thin' as if all low frequencies are stripped off..
Ooooo that is super sweet..
Thanks very much! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Sorry for probable idiotic question - a whisper track is recorded like this, right? Or I'm missing some processing here?
Hi Sasha Alexander great question! This uses processing to create a whisper track, but you can also of course record a live whisper track if you'd like to create that effect. Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
very interesting..there are some ppl who believe that breath intakes should always be removed..you obviously like leaving them in..I sometimes do voice overs and the client nearly always wants breaths taken out..any idea why?
Warren, how do you set up the whisper for vocal and use it. Thanks Michael
All Waves plugins, are these your standard for VSTs?
Hi Paul, yes I do use a lot of Waves plug ins. Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
So is he saying do your compression BEFORE the volume animations you do by hand? I do a ton of animations (what is he calling them here, vocal writing?) on the volume for my vocal track, so I'm wondering, do I even need compression at all? Also, I'm assuming EQ should be done first, before any compression or volume animation. ??
Hello Warren, you will still process the vocals with some reverb and delay right? Is that a chain to follow after you’ve added the discussed chain and effects?
Warren, I have watched your videos over and over again; and I always find something new and useful. Today however I found something that brings out the 12yr old in me. Some how I clicked on the closed captioning and started to laugh my butt off. Every time you say the word breadth it reads out Breasts. 3:46 "little bigger breasts at the end of that as well". Well said!
also 3:59 "choking and bringing out the breasts a little much but you know what i like all". Thats some pretty funny stuff.
Haha genius! I hadn't noticed that before TheMojobently!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
How do you blend your back up vocal with the lead vocal ? Do you use vocalign?
do you think the diamond bundle from waves is good for vocals and mixing and mastering beats
Hi Bill, I have everything Waves and I use many of them! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
You have an innate ability to teach! Thank you!
Aw shucks thanks ever so much!! I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Hi Warren. Is there a reason for using automation as appose to clip gaining the vocal track before compression etc. Thanks, James
Clip gain adjusts the volume before it hits the inserts, volume automation changes the volume after any effects or inserts by automating the fader level. Use volume (fader) automation to change levels with respect to the other instruments in the mix. Use clip gain to make sure your plug ins are fed a decent input level to get the required effect or tone you are after. For example, certain compressors or tube eq plug ins add grit or sparkle if you drive them hard, which you may want, or you might want to keep the tone as clean as possible instead. Then, you use volume automation afterwards to automate the level in the mix, so your tone stays clean/gritty etc regardless of level in the mix. How that helps.
Hi Matt. Thank you very much for your detailed reply. This is how I have been using clip gain - Warrens video got me wondering as he was using volume automation only. Thanks again Matt. 👍🏻
How much would it cost to spend a few hours with you teaching me hands on? I love your videos and really comprehend a lot of the info you share, but my mixes still don't come out that great lol
Hi Rick, I offer one on one Skype sessions. I would suggest joining the Academy, it's a 40% Discount on my Skype sessions and the community is incredible!
Sir I heavy bass vocal it isn't sit in mix how do I do that?
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Thanks very much Daniel! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Wow! Thank you ever so much everyone! This video just hit 200k views, truly wonderful! Thank you ever so much for being such amazing people who help each other. Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
WOW !! So well deserved !!
Aw shucks Darlene! Thanks to everyone for all of their great support! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
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how to get vocals to sit properly in the mix:
step 1: have good vocals to begin with
right... haha
Very true Saint James!!
@@inspirepaulreacts3963 yes, indeed!
Au contraire mon ami, I'm living proof of that! I have a crappy voice and singing isn't my forte, but with enough plugins, automation, takes/comping, pitch correction, and general processing, I end up with passable mixes. Granted a naturally talented singer would do better in less time, but nowadays everyone can sound good. Having said that, I agree that a good vocalist's voice & performance makes all the difference between amateur and pro...
lets just take a moment and appreciate the fact that we get this kind of content FOR FREE, thank you Warren
Wow! Thanks ever so much
Very appreciative
Really thankful for that!
And thats why its not the real deal, like the other 99% "free" videos. Its not teaching anything, just sharing his personal cooking formula for this specific case.
@@MrFree-vj8qj sharing his specific cooking for this specific case is the most anyone can do, other than just doing your mix for you. There’s never just gonna be a hard and fast rule. He explains why he does what he is doing and that’s the most anyone can ever teach about an art like this
Wow, so what we perceive as a "naked and vulnerable" vocal actually has more engineering than a race car. Superb.
Yes, sometimes that is true! Thanks ever so much for the great comment!
Yes! Almost no vocal sounds good raw, unless you're in an opera house or symphony hall...in which case all that engineering went into the building itself
that tip mixing distortion, low octave, and whisper is a game-changer. Thanks for that :)
Thanks ever so much Eric!
Its great to see someone teaching mixing with an emphasis on listening and retaining/enhancing emotion. So often the focus is on the technical side & the passion gets lost (some people forget this is art first, science second). You've got some great tips that will hopefully encourage new engineers to experiment and develop their own sound. Thanks for your time & energy. Subscribed!
Hi +Beats By Nature That's such a wonderful comment! I truly appreciate it!! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I just accidentally went to press the R key to zoom out and then realized that it wasn't my protools session. lol :P
Holy shit, I do that all the time. Glad to know I'm not the only one.
Hahaha Josh, I do that 100 times a day! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Yes me too Brent! You are not the only one! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I do this ALL the time!!
Haha I do that as well Cory!
As an audio production student, I really find your videos to be invaluable. Straightforward and to the point. Thanks, Warren!
Wow thanks ever so much Bryan!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
I played the video saying like "Oh, +20 mins video, let's make an effort and watch it." I blinked and it was over xD
It was incredibly dynamic and interesting! Thank you for your generosity sharing your knowledge with us!
When She Met Him Music wow! Thanks ever so much my friend!!
@@Producelikeapro
So true! Informational goldmine
The vocalist sure gave you a lot to work with. I really like her vocal nuances as well.
Hi BuddyJesusSmokes yes indeed!! London Lawhon is an amazing singer!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I learned SO much from this one video. It's amazing how you can engineer for years, listen and see the perspective of another and it hits you like "Why didn't I ever think of that?" Amazing video sir. #Bravo
Thanks ever so much Chris! That's extremely kind of you! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Produce Like A Pro you too bro!
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I really love this One, Your are doing such a great job, taking your time to give us so many informations that we've been looking for so many years. Thank you so much. be blessed.
Hi Israel, thanks very much for your kind words! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
What you said about choosing takes with charisma or character when compiling is so important. Great tip!
Your vocal thickening tricks really blew my mind! I have been chasing how to get that breathy sound element in a vocal for years. When you showed how you did it with morphoder i just started laughing (with joy)....brilliant!
Hi +FreddysFrets Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! So glad to be able to help!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
so do you just use the distortion, morphoder and octave on the SAME vocal but on different tracks?? Wouldn't it be better to use those elements on different lead vocals?
@@rsmith9094 The distortion, morphoder and low-pitched vocals are meant to prop the lead vocal to the forefront and give it dimensionality. Whisper vocals add character to the top end. Distorted vocals for the mid range to cut through the mix and low end to give it thickness. All of this is not used as a creative effect, but more as a mixing tool to shape the "feel" of the track.
Warren, from a complete newbie perspective, this was massively helpful. I have been playing guitar for 40 years and decided to finally build out my home studio. As I type this post I am staring at my Tascam 246 4-tracks (yes I have 2, and fully operational). Much to learn ... looking forward to following your channel here. Best Garbo
Hi John, I'm so glad to be able to help! Thanks for your kind words! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I agree !! Amazing information for the newbie !!
Thanks very much Darlene! Glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I know I've said this before, but I've watched hundreds of hours of mixing videos over many years, and you are by far the first person to present production in such an organized and transparent way makes things finally 'click' for me so Thank you! And now my question :) What inserts are using for the pitch shifted tracks? I love using that vocal rider btw it's great!
Derek Whitaker PS. I listened to this album last night. Phenomenal!
Hi Derek Whitaker Wow!!! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! That really means a lot! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hi Derek Whitaker glad you enjoyed the album!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
"It's the imperfection of the voice we identify with." - Modern music be like: "Turn all the autotune up!"
Thanks for that great video!
Thanks ever so much
I think we should put together a best engineer award concert just for you warren,your a genius,you should come visit us in jamaica,reggae would appreciate all those skills hehe,thanks man.
Hi +Christopher G Recording Inc. Wow!! You are far too kind! I am very grateful to be able to help!! I LOVE Jamaica!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
@@Producelikeapro HAHAHAHAHAHA I think its time for me to rest my eyes and then get back to mixing instead of watching videos because I swear I just read that as "Wow You are to far!" and then the words literally moved to what it actually says HAHAHA!
@@TheSickNeeds yes! Sometimes we just have to rest our eyes and just use our ears!
@@Producelikeapro I think my ears are what has been well rested in 2020 since I'm not having high volume band practices each week (with hearing protection of course) plus going to/playing 20 plus shows. Twenty Twenty has been a year of ear preservation for sure! It has likely aided in my mixing since my ears aren't half fatigued going into a session! My mental health is a whole other story ;-p
Damn! That's some serious processing on the vocals. Sounds amazing after all of it, of course! Thanks for sharing these wonderful tricks. Much appreciated.
You're very welcome my friend!!
extremely good tutorial videoes Warren.Tip tops:)
HI Jorgen, thank you ever so much! I really appreciate it! Have a marvelous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
truly amazing work! I used to do the whisper track and called it a "ghost" track
this reconfirms I wasn't crazy for sending vocalists back to the booth for this.
Thanks Warren keep up the great tutorials.
cheers!
steve
Hi +Steve Wills Aw shucks! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Yes I love the whisper track! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
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Hi +eLDopamino Haha thanks! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I'm going to have to keep coming back to this video, the most comprehensive guide on vocal mastering, we are so lucky to have you share this knowledge. Much thanks!
Awesome video! You are full of good informations, smile and charisma! Keep it up!
Hi +totalna laganica Aw shucks!!! Thanks very much! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
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You are Amazing 😘 I Just Love Your Style and I'm following Your All Technics very seriously ❤love U
Thanks ever so much!!
Providing a professional stuff free is a hard thing! I must appreciate ❤️
Thanks ever so much
I had to share this video!!! Amazing that its not mostly about perfection in the recording process but capturing emotion at its purest stage and perfecting with our ears not just our eyes. Thanks!
Hi +Juan Peters Fantastic!! I really appreciate your kind words and you sharing it!! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Doesn't hurt to begin with an amazing vocalist. Great control in her voice. Thanks for the tips.
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Not only is every one of these videos the actual motherload of free education on soundwork, but this individual is amazing as simplifying concepts, delivering them in a captivating manner, and he just FEELS like a nice guy. Want to be friend 11/10
Wow!! Thanks ever so much
Warren, love your channel! Question - when you're first approaching the vocal, do you ever look at using clip gain and automating that before you go to volume automation? I would think that it could help since you may not have to hit the compressors so hard and you'd still have the freedom of adjusting the fader to get it to sit right without messing up what you've already done before you move on to riding the volume fader...
David Case I commented before I got too far into the track - I see not you have two vocal riders on there as well! I don't use vocal rider - does it write automation information to the track or handle it all via its own output level?
Hi David Case great question! I'm old school so I tend to use Volume Automation! Yes the Volume automation is on the main track so it hits the Lead Vocal sub evenly where most of the small increments of compression are taking place. I hope that helps? Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hi David Case the Vocal Rider can be set to just do small amounts of additional volume automation, I love it, everyone I've shown it to has bought one! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I'm getting distortion when the ensemble sounds. All the vocal work leading up to it was great, but at 15:23, I hear clipping :(
me too. a lot of it actually
Peep the vocal track. Its rly hot haha
I hear it slightly with all my settings turned all the way up. I don't hear it too badly but it may be because of differences in headphones or speakers.
@@evilcowboy I'm using HD 280 pro (over-ear monitors). They don't do the music any favors at all :-P What are you using?
@@dartme18 I'm using Corsair HS60 so yours are likely better, I'll have to try it with my set of Sennheiser's I got too and see if they will do the same. Mine are decent ones but I think I know what happened and why I don't hear it as well. I have a volume up and down dial on the rear of my headset and I think when taking them off my thumb hit it and I didn't notice it turned down the volume on mine about a quarter of the way down and this caused the distortion to not come through as well as you probably hear it. Thanks for the reply, helped me figure out I was doing that.
This video is Great. i just watched it along with the Vocal thickening pitch shift trick. I'm working out of Logic. How can I use your vocal automation/ride tricks in my DAW? More specifically, how does automation differ in Logic? It appears that in ProTools you are able to layer it in levels within your chain. Also, is there a utility I already have in Logic to trim with? Thanks again.
Hi Noah, thanks for your wonderful comment! I don't mix in Logic, I do use it for keys etc, but not mixing, so I haven't gone as in depth on those things. Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
You can use the vocal rider plugin to write automation for you in logic that help me a lot!
Thanks Matt! Agreed! Thanks for letting us know that! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
"CHARISMA" in a vocal take, like that analogy
Thanks ever so much
@@Producelikeapro I'm really happy that you responded,
I'm learning so so so so much from your channel, I can't thank you enough,
it's also that respect for a true professional who is so kind to share the inner, simple, but powerful stuff, that for a few years ago, only the really close ones to the masters would be able to know,
so thank you again.
This is why I love RUclips; 6 years later found this evergreen tutorial. Who needs school?
Thanks ever so much
Only one word, AWESOME!
Hi +irecki1 Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Honestly, just doing the volume automation made a huge difference to some mixing I did on a track with spoken work over music. The vocal was getting a bit muddy on some syllables, and just increasing the volume made all the difference.
Fantastic! Thanks ever so much
coming back to this video again, awesome stuff!.
what other distortion plugins would you recommend to do this in logic pro X?
Great question! I think most plug ins are available for Logic, Decapitator for instance is pretty fantastic! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Great video...I will definitely try these techniques! Thank you so much!
Hi +schnowtza Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
this guy mixing adel of course the vocals are fire
Thanks Marlon! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Hi Warren! Thanks for all the useful insight, I keep coming back to that one.. It was the first time I heard about the vocal trick on Lennon's Imagine, I tried to google this, but found nothing. Do you (or anyone here) have anything more specific on this? I certainly can't hear it explicitly, it's supersubtle. Thank you if you have a few secs for that :)
Hi Warren, I only found your videos a couple of weeks ago, but am loving them so far! I think you're probably my new favourite audio production channel!
What are your views on normalising vocals compared with all the tedious automation?
Best wishes,
Ethan
Hi +Ethan Kumar Thanks very much! Glad you enjoy them! I'm a big fan of running automation and getting it right! At the moment I find there aren't any truly quick solutions on the market, so I will continue to automate the vocal! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Hey Warren, when you do volume automation on vocals, do you do this with the vocal channel isolated? or do you automate while listening to the whole mix. Thanks!
Hi +JaymacDrums Great question! I listen to how the vocal sounds in the track to find where I need to volume ride it, I can then of course solo it if necessary to isolate it. But the important thing is to hear how the vocal sounds in the track! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I like your video tutorial. very good. Keep it up bro... Can you recommend a cheap and easy to use mixing board? Thanks
Hi +Della Gamer Great question! I've always liked Allen and Heath and Soundcraft, they make great cheap consoles. Yamaha always have a wonderful console for the price as well! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Produce Like A Pro Thanks Warren. You're a Man..
Hi +Della Gamer You're welcome! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
He'll ya Warren. I'm so happy I joined your academy. Now I have so many new friends. Me and Anna ans Bobby are working on a new song!!! They might even join my band borderline delusion band!!!
Which autotune software to use ? Please reply
By the way,I found your channel today and I'm obsessed with it.
How can people dislike this video?!?! This was fantastic. Jedi vocal tricks that you would never, ever learn on your own. This is experience people. Thank you good sir. :)
4:00 the auto-generated subtitles lmao.
Good shit, great teaching style. Everything here I've either learned the hard way or am TOTALLY about to start trying.
Thanks ever so much Will!
Hi Warren, Thanks you deserve the views, you are pretty much like an encyclopedia, it is cool to see lot of people bussing vocal to a distortion pedal or plug in, bit crusher ect... but very few knews why and from where this idea comes(myself learning today),
Thanks ever so much!! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
The checking for clipping before sending to a bus, etc, makes a lot of sense, even if the compressor in the bus makes it 'look' like its not clipping in the fader. the sound went clipped initially. thanks for that!
Sergio Leal thanks ever so much my friend!! Glad to be able to help!
Wow this video is answering my question on thicker lead vocal track. Thankyou very much Warren. No wonder Mike from in the mix channel was saying you are the best on youtube about mixing and producing. i'm learning a lot from your channel! Liked
Hi Hoan, I'm so so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
you're very welcome Sir!
How have I only found your channel now? The content is rich and your personality is authentic and relatable!
This is fantastic. Layering that many subtleties into a vocal track adds such a character to it.
I love great tutorials and find there influence creeping in to my own work but always find it hard to apply these techniques to my strange tastes in music.
If there's one question I have for you, it's how do you find your own techniques? Carve your own path?
How does one do something new without feeling like they are committing a heinous mixing crime? Haha!
Thanks for your fantastic channel, IL be sure to watch all your videos.
Thanks,
A new subscriber.
Thank you ever so much Tom! That's so unbelievable kind of you my friend! Marvellous question! Finding your own path is really about putting time into it, getting past the generic settings and starting to feel what you want to add to the Production or Mix! Time is the best thing for you to develop this!
omg i just spent 3 hours listening and re-listening this instruction video and then applying every plugin as you stated and tweaking each little by little. Then I heard the final mix and I was in awe. My voice never sounded so professional. Thank You so much!!
Wow! Thanks ever so much Fernando! That's amazing to hear!
Damn, there´s no noone else around sharing thinks like that,
really no ideas what else to say, so impressing...
Hi ***** Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
You reconfirmed my initial instinct to automate analog track first. But the Distortion, Ghost, Octave whisper was brilliant. I was always wonder how to make thin vocals fuller and your solution was outstanding. Thank you!
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Wow! Thanks ever so much for your wonderful comment! I really appreciate it
There are a lot of effusive comments in this section from Warren stans who clearly hope to get a response from him, but this gushing paean takes the cake for sheer ridiculous excessiveness. "Godsent prophet"..."divinity"..."unworthy"...Jesus Christ, it's hard to top this comment for laying the hero worship on _way_ too thick.😆
Slowly but steadily making my way through each one of your instructional videos. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks ever so much for watching The Royal Turns!! You Rock!! Glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Nice. Very nice. I dont like all the product placement. But nice
19:25 i laughed so hard when he said it sounds like beelzebub.
Great video, thanks!
Hey!...where'd the NS10's go, why and what are those?
Seems like you lost the NS10's the moment you chopped the hair! Correlation? :P
Hi Diesel Dungeon Studio haha yes new hair cut new speakers! haha I;m just trying out the new Unity speakers! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Produce Like A Pro Very cool! Many thanks for all your very insightful and refreshingly down-to-earth videos.
Aw shucks Diesel Dungeon Studio I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Very significant info, especially since I do my own vocals and want a more professional sound. I rarely use the volumn leveler as an option. I eager to try.
Hi +Beverly Anita Gospel Music Ministry So glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Thank so much for sharing!! You're the best! Unbeliables tricks. Congrasts from Spain.
Thanks ever so much Carlos!
couldnt have come across this at a better time im right in the middle of mixing our new single #MyLifeMyRide and working our 4 vocal tracks. Like you i did all my volume automation first then compression and pro eq (studio one 3 pro) im blessed to have amazing singers with solid performances making the mix easier. Your videos have been a HUGE help. Your generosity in sharing your knowledge is much appreciated rock on Maestro Huart
Thanks ever so much Kineticartist! That is an extremely kind and generous comment my friend! I am so happy to be able to help!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
I personally do the same thing with the volume to bring out certain words better, except I use clip gain. What reason do you choose volume automation over using clip gain?
Hi +Hellfire Beats Thanks for the great question! It's just that I've been doing it that way since before clip gain! Haha Hi Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
just thanks for sharing EVERYTHING with us Warren!
Hi ***** thanks!! Yes I really want help and be able to share and learn from everyone! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hi Warren - thanks so much for this video; I've combined all these techniques and your thickening vocal technique; and I'm really happy with the outcome - really enjoying it! Thank you so much! A quick question; I'm using Logic Pro to do my recording/mixing and I was wondering if you could tell me a technique for getting the 'Waves Morphoder/Whisper' kind of sound with standard plugins? Have you tackled mimicking this sound in Logic? I'm very much a novice so my apologies if it's a stupidly simple answer! :)
That's a great question Luke! I have to check and see if there is a comparable plug in to Morphoder! I get asked that all the time! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Pro Tools 10 introduced "clip-gain", whichallows you to do what you're doing all in on one track and shows the difference in the waveform, and if you do it before you consolidate your comp you have it printed down to your tracks.
The first time I had to work on a mix on PT7 LE I honestly struggled for the first while without clip-gain, it's just so genuinely useful!
Which version of Pro Tools are you on? I can tell from the appearance of the stock plugins that it's pre PT10. I know producers who won't upgrade because they'd have to re-buy every plugin again.
Considering the amount of plugins you own is that why you haven't upgraded?
Hi Dicey! Yes, I've been doing it this way for years, but yes, clip gain works great! Have a marvellous time Producing along with us!! Many thanks Warren
nice ideas but this is clipping isn't it? When the vocals and piano play at the time it sounds like it gets too much
Hi +Simen Andreas Knudsen I wish I could hear that, for me it plays very cleanly, both through my headphones and monitors. Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
+Simen Andreas Knudsen I can hear harsh clipping when the piano is added around 17:00. It's probably a RUclips artifact as I think this is not Warren's first rodeo.
Hi +Andrew Campbell Thanks I'll go to that part and check it out! That's very annoying! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
+Simen Andreas Knudsen I don't hear any clipping at all. It's nice and clean for me.
+JJ Boogie Hmmm. Tried it on my Scarlett DAC with high impedance studio headphones and it sounds better - must be something to do with the volume level and the DAC/headphones I was using for playback. JJ did you try on consumer equipment?