Your Vocals are TOO LOUD (Amateur Mix Fix)

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  • Опубліковано 18 чер 2024
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    Today we've got another mix trick for you. This will help with one of the most common mix issues with amateur mixes - a vocal mix that is too loud.
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    00:00 Intro
    01:30 Example
    02:35 Step #1: Creating brightness
    03:56 Step #2: Creating consistency
    07:02 Step #3: Remove masking
    12:24 Bonus Tip
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  • @corporatebusiness7833
    @corporatebusiness7833 2 роки тому +53

    I’m not the highest grade of weed in the dispensary BUT, boosting frequencies actually does increase the volume of that frequency...i promise you I’m not lying

    • @lindsaydw
      @lindsaydw Рік тому +1

      I believe you

    • @fawadhassan5717
      @fawadhassan5717 11 місяців тому +2

      But even if you trim it later on and bring the overall gain back to the same the vocals will sound clearer.

    • @stashmoneyable
      @stashmoneyable 9 місяців тому +3

      You’re suppose to level match the gain AFTER BOOSTING EQ💎
      When you do that, it’s no longer louder, only the tonal balance (difference in volume btwn frequencies has changed)

  • @splashgvng
    @splashgvng 2 роки тому +46

    i found this video to be very helpful. here is this video simplified:
    step 1: eq vocals (add brightness/character) 2:35
    step 2: compress vocals (consistency) 3:59
    step 3: make sure your vocal sounds good with the rest of the song (masking) 7:03
    step 4: do not let your vocal be too loud (bonus tip) 12:25

  • @shull3559
    @shull3559 3 роки тому +121

    Literally just got vocals recorded and ready to mix, it was meant to be

    • @spaceboxtd3720
      @spaceboxtd3720 3 роки тому +2

      As is everything, if you want to reach out you go inwards God of ecstasy blesses you 😀👽😀❤😀

    • @dijanowe
      @dijanowe 2 роки тому

      Me too 😂

  • @drrodopszin
    @drrodopszin 7 місяців тому +3

    Your 10-hour compressor class really-really helped me hear the differences a compressor makes, because of the level-matching. Now it was obvious how the vocals were either too loud or too meek before the compression. Thanks a lot!

  • @SidneyAugustoDaSilva
    @SidneyAugustoDaSilva 3 роки тому +12

    I just did that, and I was amazed how well this trick can make the vocals sit without no need to increase the volume. Thank u so much for that!

  • @marla0412
    @marla0412 3 роки тому +14

    Creating loudness is something I ALWAYS struggle with omg i just know this is gonna be so helpful already! thank you so much!

  • @arcadianrhythmmusic3821
    @arcadianrhythmmusic3821 3 роки тому +16

    de-masking is everything. thank you.

  • @gibsondude07ify
    @gibsondude07ify 3 роки тому +60

    This has opened my mind so much more.

  • @ABCo-ABMedia
    @ABCo-ABMedia 2 роки тому +2

    That was super interesting! I've been for years not wondering how so many songs I listen to manage to make the vocals so loud and clear without having to pull all the instruments down to make it fit, and now I get how!

  • @paulmwepu3052
    @paulmwepu3052 3 роки тому

    This is the video I've been looking for the past 3 months
    Thank you very much

  • @mysweetshadow747
    @mysweetshadow747 3 роки тому +3

    This was incredibly helpful to a beginner! Thanks for sharing your knowledge, it makes perfect sense when laid out like this

  • @kidcanis8199
    @kidcanis8199 2 роки тому +1

    Information here is just as clear and concise as I'd expect a paid music production class to be. Great explanations!

  • @AdemarLopes
    @AdemarLopes 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome tips!!! Enjoying and learning them right here from Brazil! Your videos are great! They've been helping me a lot. Thanks!

  • @henne_music
    @henne_music 3 роки тому

    I'm gonna watch this a few times and write everything down, this is a huuuge help! Thanks a lot! 🙌

  • @JohnWallsrockmusic
    @JohnWallsrockmusic 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks so much Dylan.
    I have never hear this bonus tip from anyone before. It is super useful to keep in mind when mixing.
    Thanks for sharing. 👌👌🎼

  • @posm2615
    @posm2615 2 роки тому +2

    Really excellent video. The section on masking was great; I never thought to go through the mix and just mute a track at a time while being tuned into the vocals

  • @hipethenomad
    @hipethenomad 3 роки тому +1

    Subscribed. You fixed the exact problem I had. Gave me a really simple yet effective way to make the vocal sit perfectly. Thank you!

  • @mariojosepr
    @mariojosepr 3 роки тому

    Perfectly explained without holding back. Well done. Subscribed!

  • @stevesacks9791
    @stevesacks9791 3 роки тому +15

    My mixing "guru" told me the vocals are too loud on a track I sent, and somehow the link to this video popped up on my phone ;-) Very clear and helpful as always! Thanks, Dylan and MOAM!

  • @wakiezakiederidder6813
    @wakiezakiederidder6813 2 роки тому +1

    This explaination is on another level! Thank you so much for this!

  • @tommypallai9841
    @tommypallai9841 3 роки тому

    This is the EQ video I’ve been looking for forever

  •  2 роки тому +1

    I was actually thinking about this yesterday after I was listening to a song with really high pitched vocals, and although it was 100% clear in the mix, it felt soft and nice to hear. Now I know how to do it. Thank you so much!

  • @VikashKumar-bv2ol
    @VikashKumar-bv2ol 3 роки тому

    musician on a mission is the best channel and websites to gain knowledge with free of cost amazing. All u need is time, patience

  • @J.Michael1
    @J.Michael1 3 роки тому

    Always appreciate your videos. Thank you!

  • @PatrikAdolfsson
    @PatrikAdolfsson 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for this video. As a beginner doing my own mixing/mastering this helped a lot. I’m good with the music but my vocals always lacking something. This made them pop. Thanks 🙏🏻

  • @isawk2003
    @isawk2003 3 роки тому +9

    Very informative video, I find sidechain compression helps a lot as well, by sidechaining the masking instruments with the vocals, so the vocals are always front and centre

  • @alanbinczak8713
    @alanbinczak8713 7 місяців тому

    This is a great summary for dealing with the vocal loudness problem. I think the very last tip ie turn down your vocal before initiating the cut through techniques is very sensible. Thanks again...

  • @CrackaLackTV
    @CrackaLackTV 3 роки тому +1

    Great video. Well explained. Loved it

  • @jxckonmusic
    @jxckonmusic 8 місяців тому

    This is amazing. I was confused why my beats sounded so bad when I added vocals on top. I used this method and boom it sounds magical. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!

  • @DavidFlow
    @DavidFlow 3 роки тому

    Loving the new Logo guys. It really Rocks!!

  • @Morganwrightmusic
    @Morganwrightmusic 3 роки тому +1

    I do a lot of mixing with heavy guitars and always struggle to get them to play well with the vocals...
    ...I think the masking section is going to help tremendously, what a great video!

  • @MiKEY_SANZ
    @MiKEY_SANZ 3 роки тому

    My guy! The chapters time stamps....thank you... you are the man

  • @BradDollar
    @BradDollar 3 роки тому

    Awesome concise perspective on this.

  • @curtismech
    @curtismech 3 роки тому +1

    This was a great video! very well explained!

  • @fifty7beats
    @fifty7beats 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this video, so much appreciation 🙏🏼❤️

  • @zulhilmyzulkifli
    @zulhilmyzulkifli 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for the tips!

  • @sa-le4mj
    @sa-le4mj 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much for this video, this was incredibly helpful and insightful. Your teaching method is excellent, new sub here. Much appreciated for your time, content, and knowledge.

  • @JTFuller
    @JTFuller 2 роки тому

    WOW MAN, that masking was genius.. This dude is amazing with the information.. Thank you again buddy.. I had to sub.. Wow...

  • @MiKEY_SANZ
    @MiKEY_SANZ 2 роки тому

    Great video and thank you so much for the time stamps

  • @BeeSquared
    @BeeSquared 3 роки тому +20

    This was amazing, my man. I've recently been experimenting with adding vocals to my own stuff, and it always sounded like things didnt "fit" properly. I'm definitely gonna be giving all these a shot!
    Thanks for putting this together, Dylan! Shoutouts to ya =D

    • @triad5766
      @triad5766 3 роки тому

      Hey it’s beesquared

  • @jimimaljojoki3289
    @jimimaljojoki3289 3 роки тому

    very well explained! Thanks👌🏽

  • @ClintonWaller
    @ClintonWaller 3 роки тому +1

    Interesting video, I'm new to audio design and while I've noticed "frequency jamming", I did not clue in before that brighter sounds appear to be closer -- thx for sharing these tips, I learned a lot!

  • @scottlarock7924
    @scottlarock7924 3 роки тому

    Needed this right now.

  • @formerlyknownrecords1438
    @formerlyknownrecords1438 10 місяців тому

    This video created a breakthrough for me in my audio engineer career.

  • @hitcgirl
    @hitcgirl 7 місяців тому

    Super useful! Thank you!

  • @whoskuubi
    @whoskuubi Рік тому

    Masking tip was a game changer for me, thanks dude!

  • @franzvohn
    @franzvohn 2 роки тому

    Very good video, thank you!

  • @Hammerhugon
    @Hammerhugon Рік тому

    Very helpful! Thanks a lot 👍

  • @Areeb342
    @Areeb342 2 роки тому

    You explained it very nicely.

  • @zaqwsx28
    @zaqwsx28 2 роки тому

    Thanks for explaining the masking! I have never understood the whole cutting process.

  • @michaelawade6653
    @michaelawade6653 2 роки тому

    Great video. Thank you.

  • @WDiamhere
    @WDiamhere Рік тому

    this tips are awsome ,espicially The musking part.Thanks a lot.

  • @guitarbreak88
    @guitarbreak88 Рік тому

    so nice!you make some of the best tutorials on youtube!

  • @rajeevsiriwardena3936
    @rajeevsiriwardena3936 3 роки тому

    Thanks friend, superb tutorial !

  • @Dmyra
    @Dmyra 4 місяці тому

    dude holy shekels... that last tip was the One to Rule Them All. very Pro Tip. you are the Boss.
    I bet you hve one vid on groups. i am liking your grouping from what i can see

  • @XxxXEraYXxxX
    @XxxXEraYXxxX Рік тому

    Thanks a lot for being very helpful.

  • @maceodesouza5127
    @maceodesouza5127 2 роки тому

    Really great video thank you

  • @Amaann420
    @Amaann420 2 роки тому

    Huge tips thanks mate

  • @iben1195
    @iben1195 Рік тому

    Unmasking, am heading to try it out. Gracias!!!

  • @profanddevplaygames
    @profanddevplaygames 2 роки тому

    OH! Now...now I understand feedback I have been getting on my person's mix/master.

  • @ayMillmusic
    @ayMillmusic 3 роки тому

    Great tips! Thanks!

  • @kensley94
    @kensley94 2 роки тому

    Funny with the bonus tip i wasnt aware i already did that. The rest i will add to my arsenal, tnx

  • @_AkAiDiOtBoY
    @_AkAiDiOtBoY 3 роки тому

    THIS WAS AWESOME

  • @almanoemusic
    @almanoemusic Рік тому

    Great content, thanks!

  • @MattLeFaitMusic
    @MattLeFaitMusic 3 роки тому

    This was SUPER helpful!!!!

  • @tuari1352
    @tuari1352 3 роки тому

    Thanks for your class , is very good to know those details, only one thing that i am sure will improve your work, is using a different songs to appreciate the difference. I respect who like that music, but we are ready got great songs and better singers.

  • @MicahBuzanMUSIC
    @MicahBuzanMUSIC 2 роки тому

    I wish I had this information 10 years ago. Thank you for making htis!

  • @brunoromiti7708
    @brunoromiti7708 2 роки тому

    this is amazing content!

  • @rlbjr5811
    @rlbjr5811 Рік тому

    Made sense thanks! 👌

  • @Lilaflyskyhigh
    @Lilaflyskyhigh Рік тому +1

    Thank you for this video! I came here for the EQing, but ended up realising my mix’s problem is phasing. What would I do without your tutorials 🖤

  • @zedlay
    @zedlay 5 місяців тому

    thank you for the knowledge

  • @Bordsteinpflaster
    @Bordsteinpflaster 3 роки тому

    nice visualizitation with the guitar and piano blurring the line as you are explaining your point!

  • @arjanblad416
    @arjanblad416 2 роки тому

    Thanks... Awesome. Greetings from the Netherlands

  • @3Prayt
    @3Prayt 3 роки тому

    Amazing tips

  • @LYN4X
    @LYN4X 3 роки тому +21

    I swear my vocals are either too quiet or too loud! This helped very much! Thank you so much!

    • @bigxrecords7375
      @bigxrecords7375 3 роки тому

      What you use monitors or headphones to mix ?

    • @LYN4X
      @LYN4X 3 роки тому

      @@bigxrecords7375 headphones

    • @gwugluud
      @gwugluud 3 роки тому

      I took you seriously until I heard the disco...

  • @MozwGamer
    @MozwGamer 3 роки тому

    I was "theorizing" myself why I get my vocals very loud but they don't seem upfront, they would just mess with every other instrument.... And it feels so much better to hear a proper solution.

  • @lalitkishor01
    @lalitkishor01 3 роки тому

    Very helpful..
    Thankkssss a lotttt

  • @yiqwaba3833
    @yiqwaba3833 2 роки тому

    Man you broke this down clear .

  • @FliPPeROfficialRap
    @FliPPeROfficialRap 2 роки тому

    dude you sound exactly like badger from breaking bad and i love it

  • @JahBreed
    @JahBreed 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much.

  • @PKestonia
    @PKestonia 3 роки тому

    Great video

  • @tud-music
    @tud-music 2 роки тому +26

    I really love this video! Here’s my two cents: Pro Q3 has a tool where it can show which frequencies are clashing the most between two tracks. Knowing this I would probably use that tool (for the masking portion of this video) and then apply a dynamic eq to the frequencies of the instrument that’s clashing with the vocals (I use TDR NOVA because it’s a free dynamic eq where u can have multiple eq bands sidechaining in different ways) so that the instrument doesn’t have to always have that eq dip. When the vocals go away the instrument can return to its normal state. Just a thought 🙏

    • @Cyrusnotmiley
      @Cyrusnotmiley 2 роки тому +3

      This man knows his stuff. You should pin this. That’s true gold.

    • @tud-music
      @tud-music 2 роки тому +2

      @@Cyrusnotmiley 😄thanks man I been practicing lol

    • @jazzybeeff
      @jazzybeeff 2 роки тому +1

      How can i do it in Pro Q3 ?

    • @ronallen2458
      @ronallen2458 2 роки тому

      @@jazzybeeff ua-cam.com/video/iHXcJtBaU6g/v-deo.html

  • @gautamrawat900
    @gautamrawat900 3 роки тому +4

    Finally a hip hop vocal tutorial 🙌🙌
    I would love to watch a tutorial on how to mix hiphop/rap beats 🙏🙏
    how to balance it or just anything related to hip hop 😄
    It would be very helpful

  • @LA610
    @LA610 2 роки тому

    Thank you....cool

  • @spaceboxtd3720
    @spaceboxtd3720 3 роки тому

    Wow dude that's amazing, kudos and ecstasy consciousness exists in our infinite fractal of dreams and consciousness spiritual beings having a human experience ❤❤😀👽

  • @lat00n
    @lat00n 2 роки тому +4

    I'm sorry, but the repeated comments about not increasing the volume are blatantly incorrect. At 2:10 we can see the wet vocal meters are floating around -12 with peaks at -9. The dry vocal meters float around -18 with peaks at -12. Similar changes occur for the other two vocal tracks. That isn't "the illusion of loudness". That's just loudness.
    If we simplify the wet-dry difference to 4db, then the sound intensity of the wet signal is 251% of the dry signal. Which translates to a 32% increase in perceived loudness. Which is not resultant from your processing but simply from the increase in volume that you repeatedly pretend isn't happening.
    You have a position as an educator, and thus a responsibility not to perpetuate misinformation. Level match your processing. The techniques in this video are otherwise strong. Thanks.

  • @pianolover5417
    @pianolover5417 2 роки тому

    Thanks man

  • @baileybailey6808
    @baileybailey6808 3 роки тому

    Thank you

  • @rhythmjones
    @rhythmjones 3 роки тому

    You can also sidechain to reduce masking, even sidechain a multiband compressor.

  • @alienlovetunes
    @alienlovetunes 3 роки тому

    Refreshing tips

  • @kaisersoze9488
    @kaisersoze9488 3 роки тому

    This information is gold underneath the surface of the earth greatly explained some music ingeneers use this method all the time but they don't share those tricks to the public.

  • @blackhomeentertainmenttv1864
    @blackhomeentertainmenttv1864 3 роки тому

    this is too good

  • @EhEsDeeEf
    @EhEsDeeEf 3 роки тому

    I do the ol pultec trick to cut the mud and add some bass then add air at around 12khz. 3 moves is usually all it takes to get in the ball park.

  • @seviregis7441
    @seviregis7441 3 роки тому +6

    Good tips, they also help to reduce muddiness in the vocal tracks. Sometimes it goes the other way too, the VOX sound lower when you add reverb or delay.

    • @josephvillines9766
      @josephvillines9766 3 роки тому

      U gotta send your reverb and delays and eq them some come with an eq built in as u may or may not know as well as eq the plugin on the saw mixer as well this will brighten the effects and make them fit to vocals better..I hope this helps and makes senese

  • @DonnyDRG
    @DonnyDRG 3 роки тому

    thanks man

  • @amlkeeng
    @amlkeeng 3 роки тому

    Thanks

  • @iWhy_Music
    @iWhy_Music 3 роки тому +3

    1) Load a favourite track from the same genre - compare loudness/clarity or whatever you're looking for! 2)Use Wavesfactory Trackspacer vst plugin, send an instrument that is not the main one that you wanna hear, EQ cuts will sound worse than Trackspacer has and more importantly far less work! 3) Control Stereo width within the mix.4) Nothing will be too loud!

  • @ZaryaMain
    @ZaryaMain Рік тому +1

    I really love you take on masking. Question: what if the frequency I need to cut for an instrument is the bread-and-butter tone center for the instrument?

  • @Italretreat
    @Italretreat 3 роки тому

    Just recorded a track and really wanted a different perspective and different PAIR OF EARS ON MI MIX so yuh just actually did that for mi whether yuh realized that or not. Big ups 🤜🏾🤛🏾
    Question- mi lived in Brazil now 🇧🇷 but when mi lived in Philadelphia, mi Engineer use to only use a brightness and some just a little bit a reverb. Never hardly any whole eep of effects on mi voice. Mi asked about tis and him said because mi voice from is a gifted NATURAL STRONG VOICE THAT PROJECTS SO EASILY also, mi a SHAKESPERIAN TRAINED ACTOR, he told mi, MI VOICE DOES NOT NEED MUCH EFFECTS OR COLORING. Him tell mi some artists voice do while others don’t naturally. He also, said after coming to see mi perform, mi voice sounds exactly di same performing LIVE dat is does in di STUDIO....Whutz yuh take on tis COLORING OR NO COLORING EFFECTS FOR VOICE?
    Awesome vid bredda. Definitely needed this at di right tyme.
    💯🇯🇲🇧🇷🤟🏾

  • @GoodrumMC
    @GoodrumMC 3 роки тому

    This video was amazing