How To Mix Vocals Like The Pros! (Step-By-Step Vocal Mixing Tutorial) | Make Pop Music

In this video, Austin shows you how to mix clean, punchy pop vocals! Austin dives into some tips and techniques to use when mixing a vocal, things to look for, things to avoid, and his checkpoints and benchmarks he keeps in mind every time he mixes a vocal! Tons Of Free and Paid Samples, Presets, MIDI Packs, and Courses! https://makepopmusic.com Explore Our Start-To-Finish Production Course! https://bit.ly/3hWTpYI How To RECORD / TRACK Pro Level Vocals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu0UMShBMJE&t=1375s --- Listen To Our Podcast! https://rss.com/podcasts/thesoundtable/ Join Our Facebook Community - https://bit.ly/3nXYJe0 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makepopmusic/ Follow us on TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/4k5c25vf Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content on all things pop music! ——— Listen to some of my work! https://www.austinhull.com/ https://spoti.fi/2Sqs3gU Affiliate Links To My Favorite Gear and Plugins! Auto-Tune Unlimited: https://bit.ly/3krYaWI DAW / Program I Use: https://new.steinberg.net/cubase​​​​​​ ——— Follow Austin: https://www.austinhull.com https://www.facebook.com/austinhullmusic https://www.instagram.com/austinhull23​​ www.tiktok.com/saucetinhull ——— Make Pop Music is the #1 resource for independent pop producers, writers, and artists. Thank you for being a subscriber! My Gear: DAW: Cubase 11 Pro Desk: AZ Studio Workstations Main Microphone: Lewitt LCT1040 Monitors: Focal Shape 65s with Focal Sub6 Interface: UAD Apollo Twin USB MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Code 61 Keyboards: Roland Juno DS88, Roland Juno 106, Arturia PolyBrute Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Taylor 214 CE Plus Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A & Audient ASP800 Microphones: Advanced Audio 251, Slate ML-1, Shure SM7B, JZ BH-1, JZ V67, Lauten Audio LA-320, Lauten Audio LA-220, Lauten Audio LA-120, AKG P170, Sterling ST59 Camera: Panasonic G7 Lens: Rokinon 12mm f2 Camera Lights: Neewer LED Light Panels Timestamps: Preview 0:00 Intro 0:17 First Step To A Good Vocal Mix 1:31 Getting A Good Raw Vocal 2:25 Adding Tuning 3:30 Tone Shaping With EQ 4:46 Vocal Compression 7:18 Using Slow Compression 9:07 Adding EQ For Character 10:07 Checking VU Meters After Compression and EQ 11:34 De-essing For SH Sounds 12:42 De-essing for ESS Sounds 14:40 Final Compression To Get The Vocal Up Front 15:38 Final EQ For Control 16:08 Parallel Chains 18:55 Vocal Widening 19:00 Short Room Reverb 19:50 Delay Send 20:50 Long Plate Reverb 23:00 Creative Mixing Additions 24:18 Slap Delays 24:28 Adding Chorus, Doubling, Modulation 25:10 Adding Saturation 25:45 Overview 26:42 Outro 28:21