Pro Vocal Chain Using 4 Plugins

how to get a professional sounding vocal using only four plugins first use an EQ to remove any unnecessary frequencies that are sticking out in the vocal the actual frequencies that you remove will depend on the vocal the mic and the room that you record in you don't want to completely remove these frequencies but just taking away two to three decibels can really help then use a compressor to control the Dynamics of your vocal and make it more consistent in volume I like to use a ratio of 4 a fast attack a medium release and adjust the threshold to get around 10 decibels of compression you can do more or less compression depending on the sound that you're wanting always utilize the makeup gain to return the compressed vocal back to a good volume level in the mix then use a de-esser to take care of your sibilant s sounds I like to reduce the s's by 10 to 15 decibels depending on the vocalist lastly we'll use a plate Reverb on the syntract to add a touch of character to the vocal find a preset that you like set your pre-delay between 25 to 50 milliseconds and the Reverb time between one and two seconds experiment with these settings as needed depending on the tempo of your track and now play the vocal and set the volume of your Reverb to taste

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Published: Thu Jun 29 2023