Mixing vocals

Vocal production is crafting the sound of the human voice in an audio recording and making sure it is intelligible and stands out. Browse through our resources below to learn more about vocal production and the different tools and techniques you can use to help them sit well in your mix.

5-Step Tutorial for Getting Rich Vocal Harmonies on Your Tracks

5-Step Tutorial for Getting Rich Vocal Harmonies on Your Tracks

Do you ever feel like your harmonies sound washed out or hollow when you’re recording vocals, or are you just getting started on experimenting with...

3 ways to use pitch correction for vocals

3 ways to use pitch correction for vocals

Are you wondering how to use pitch correction software? Or maybe you’re exploring what the best pitch correction software is. In this video, we’ll show...

How to Record and Mix Clean Vocals at Home

How to Record and Mix Clean Vocals at Home

Recording vocals at home can seem overwhelming: a lot of things go into getting a good, clean vocal sound.  While it might feel overwhelming, great sounding...

3 Ways to Approach Backing Vocals in a Mix

3 Ways to Approach Backing Vocals in a Mix

Backing vocals are vital to modern mixes of most genres; they support the lead vocal and emphasize certain points in the song. They may seem simple at first...

3 Ways to Warp Vocals with VocalSynth 2

3 Ways to Warp Vocals with VocalSynth 2

If you’re anything like me, you find  VocalSynth 2  deceptively intimidating: the GUI looks perfectly easy to grasp, but once you get going, you find...

How to Unmask Vocals with Nectar 3 Plus

How to Unmask Vocals with Nectar 3 Plus

When multiple mix elements occupy the same area of the frequency spectrum (e.g. a vocal and a lead synth), they compete for the listener's attention in...

5 Ways to Texturize Background Vocals

5 Ways to Texturize Background Vocals

Background vocals are special. They sit further back in the mix, playing a supportive role from a sonic standpoint, and an important compositional role as a...

RX for Sung Vocals at Home

RX for Sung Vocals at Home

Achieving studio-quality vocals from home can be done! Follow along as home studio expert James Ivey takes you through the process of recording and repairing...

5 Tips for Creative Vocal Production in Hip-Hop and Other Genres

5 Tips for Creative Vocal Production in Hip-Hop and Other Genres

Preparing the studio for a vocal session, recording a vocalist, and yes, even editing performances can be great fun, but I get the most excitement from...

Kimbra Shares Mixing Techniques on Song “Secret Tapes”

Kimbra Shares Mixing Techniques on Song “Secret Tapes”

When you think of songwriting and music production, do you think about mixing too? Or are they separate worlds for you? Not everyone produces and mixes...

Download Free VocalSynth 2 Preset Packs

Download Free VocalSynth 2 Preset Packs

Download carefully curated preset packs, designed by four of the industry's hottest rock, hip hop, and electronic artists. Energetic, in-your-face presets for...

5 Times to Use VocalSynth 2 in a Mix

5 Times to Use VocalSynth 2 in a Mix

If you use VocalSynth 2 or have watched our tutorials for it, you already know it’s a versatile effects engine capable of everything from subtle voice...