A perfect teacher. CLarity without the distractions of unneeded information. Vocal mixing was an inscutable mystery to me until this video. Now I can see clearly. The rain is gone.
Joes always got a great approach and easy to listen to. Believe it or not, that makes a huge difference in whether I listen to and watch a channel. There are so many that are not pleasant or interesting, or they are very self-servant in the way they speak, and it makes me leave the channel. Joe's a great teacher and that makes a big difference
Excellent video as usual! Another key take from this: You know you're on the right track if your vocal already sounds great even without effects such as reverb and delay. 🔥🔥
I always laugh somewhere in your videos. You Nashville guys have a great sense of humour. Would love to see you, if you haven't already, team up with Joe Carrell. He cracks me up too. Though I hardly learn something new in your videos (been songwriting/mixing since the early '90s), you always make me re-evaluate my workflow. Little subtleties and nuances as to why you make a certain eq (or whatever) move, you explain it so well. All the best dude!
I've been putting off releasing my first song for a while now and keep remastering it because the vocal was irritating me and I couldn't figure out why. My mic has a frequency dip around the high mids so I boosted the higher frequencies to balance it out but it still didn't sound right. Your point about eqing out the lows for more clarity fixed it! I'd already ducked the lows a bit but didn't want to overdo it and lose some of the warmth but your point about vocals being heavier in the mid-range makes so much sense so in ducking the lows and mids we're not really losing warmth we're just making it more balanced! Thank you so much
Hey Joe. I'm a singer/songwriter and producer from New Zealand, and I found this video extremely helpful. I am in the middle of producing my third original song using Pro Tools, and I am still in the beginner stages of mixing audio tracks. Your tutorials are comprehensive, articulate, and honest. Thank you so much 🙂
Yup. Best vocal mixing tutorial I've ever seen. As an experienced mixer I identify completely with every step and the explanation and examples make the concepts crystal clear. Excellent work sir!
You just opened my eyes after 3 months of pain trying to fit vocals in my song, I didn't even know what I was doing. with your instant demonstration using your own voice to make actual sounds that represent those problematic points on eq spectrum is so simple but it's exactly what opened my eyes. And compression, turned out all this time I needed to know why I need compression at all, and you showed that perfectly too. And also using de-esser after compression, I can't believe I put attack at 1 on compressor because just one day hearing all those unwanted sounds from month an esses. My de-esser was at the beginning of the chain. And also when you boosted that low mid-mid to show that boxy sound and high mids to show nasal, it was like a thousand needles put through my head because I heard this sound all these months constantly every day, because without it my vocals kept drowning in mix, and it actually problem with other instruments that I need to solve. I have cheap monitor headphones and earbuds, the next big thing I need to buy is definitely expensive monitor headphones. I hope I didn't damage my ears and I hope I stop being so stubborn
2:17 is the best thing in this video. Always great content Joe. And I’ve always liked your vocal sound while you’re speaking to us. Great to point out what the source vs the end sounds like, even for your voiceover mic.
Great sounding vocals man that tube compressor sounds fantastic. Very tight ratio, threshold and release. It's great to record vocals to instrumentals each day we improve ourselves in numerous areas from being an artist to fine tuning the engineering skills.
Joe! Thanks for demonstrating how useful and great sounding the Tube CB is! I have most of the popular compressors available today and I still use the Fat Channel Tube CB all the time. It's really a great compressor.
Joe I really liked your video. Not only for the content, but the way in which you shot it, Each and every adjustment on equipment was seen on screen with out having to squint at what you where doing. Very nice.
Helpful video. I love that you use Studio One. That is my go to software. Just a quick note on guitar tone. After 45 years of playing guitar and listening to others play, I believe that 90% at least of guitar "tone" is in the fingers of the player. A good guitar player can make any decent guitar/amp combo sound awesome and vice versa.
also another tip its mainly about what condenser mic you use the grey ones are the most pro sound ones ive seen yet but you still have to look at the basic specs
I honestly was shocked how far people pushed compression, and it indeed made things sound better once I found it out. Without another one of your videos, I wouldn't have thought of using that strong of a compressor level. I do agree with the levels. Sometimes I hear an over-processed vocal and in the past, I thought that over-processed vocals were heavily autotuned (and they could have been). It turns out fx like compressors can make it sound autotuned as well
Watching your vids have been helping make a lot of stuff I've been learning click, and I'm starting to get a better sense of how to approach my mixes. Thank you for these.
Thank you for the video. I may try a bit of higher mid removal on a vocal I am working on now which has a similar sound as you referred to in this video. For vocal compression I use a 1176 style compressor set to 1 to 2 db of reduction, and then an LA2A style of compressor set to 6 to 7 db of reduction. Also, referencing tracks while I'm mixing is essential to me. I'm still learning, but these techniques have worked for me. Cheers.
What a great tip on lowering the mid range a bit to accentuate the high. I was too egotistical to have thunk it. Too bad for me. But good for me now! Thx!
when you mentioned Volume automation I had my own "oh that again"-moment, as I just came from the Audio Mountain youtube channel who just released a video on that topic. It's a new channel and I can only recommend it. And he also started using Studio One.
Really love that De-easer tip. squash it until the S sound is totally gone, and then dial it back until it sounds tamed but still natural. Btw Joe, you have a great voice!!
Brother, this was excellently explained. Thank you. I really just enjoy music for the writing and don't have many aspirations beyond that, but this helped me straighten out something that's been bugging me for a long time. Do you have a similar video on adding FX? Modulators, harmonizers, overdrive, delays, reverbs, etc.?
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A perfect teacher. CLarity without the distractions of unneeded information. Vocal mixing was an inscutable mystery to me until this video. Now I can see clearly. The rain is gone.
I’ve been searching for this content for 5 years 😢 thank you sirrr !!
I've never heard frequencies described as "little jerks" before. 🤣🤣🤣 Absolute gold!
Joes always got a great approach and easy to listen to. Believe it or not, that makes a huge difference in whether I listen to and watch a channel. There are so many that are not pleasant or interesting, or they are very self-servant in the way they speak, and it makes me leave the channel. Joe's a great teacher and that makes a big difference
Excellent video as usual! Another key take from this: You know you're on the right track if your vocal already sounds great even without effects such as reverb and delay. 🔥🔥
reverb and delay on a bad mix or bad take l just exacerbates what's bad about it
I consider myself a student of yours and no matter how much time has passed, I always find something new in your videos.
Been trying to wrap my head around voice processing for a while now and this is the easiest to digest tutorial I've seen so far. Subscribed!
Love your no nonsense approach. It's not magic and that's the message you get across very well.
Best teacher I have found on YT regarding mixing. He sticks to the meat and taters, explains in a very simple way. Love this channel
I always laugh somewhere in your videos. You Nashville guys have a great sense of humour. Would love to see you, if you haven't already, team up with Joe Carrell. He cracks me up too.
Though I hardly learn something new in your videos (been songwriting/mixing since the early '90s), you always make me re-evaluate my workflow. Little subtleties and nuances as to why you make a certain eq (or whatever) move, you explain it so well.
All the best dude!
Joe is incredibly underrated and deserves way more followers, I'm happy to see he's grown to 250k+
Joe is in my brain! Always coming in clutch with the right topics at the right time!
I've been putting off releasing my first song for a while now and keep remastering it because the vocal was irritating me and I couldn't figure out why. My mic has a frequency dip around the high mids so I boosted the higher frequencies to balance it out but it still didn't sound right. Your point about eqing out the lows for more clarity fixed it! I'd already ducked the lows a bit but didn't want to overdo it and lose some of the warmth but your point about vocals being heavier in the mid-range makes so much sense so in ducking the lows and mids we're not really losing warmth we're just making it more balanced! Thank you so much
Hey Joe. I'm a singer/songwriter and producer from New Zealand, and I found this video extremely helpful. I am in the middle of producing my third original song using Pro Tools, and I am still in the beginner stages of mixing audio tracks. Your tutorials are comprehensive, articulate, and honest. Thank you so much 🙂
Yup. Best vocal mixing tutorial I've ever seen. As an experienced mixer I identify completely with every step and the explanation and examples make the concepts crystal clear. Excellent work sir!
The song and the performance is always the most important!
Where were you 30 years ago when I started my recording studio?? Brillant.... the absolute best tutorial on vocal mixing I have ever seen!
Great video, as usual! The moment someone taught me to cut before boosting anything, that was a game changer.
You just opened my eyes after 3 months of pain trying to fit vocals in my song, I didn't even know what I was doing. with your instant demonstration using your own voice to make actual sounds that represent those problematic points on eq spectrum is so simple but it's exactly what opened my eyes. And compression, turned out all this time I needed to know why I need compression at all, and you showed that perfectly too. And also using de-esser after compression, I can't believe I put attack at 1 on compressor because just one day hearing all those unwanted sounds from month an esses. My de-esser was at the beginning of the chain. And also when you boosted that low mid-mid to show that boxy sound and high mids to show nasal, it was like a thousand needles put through my head because I heard this sound all these months constantly every day, because without it my vocals kept drowning in mix, and it actually problem with other instruments that I need to solve. I have cheap monitor headphones and earbuds, the next big thing I need to buy is definitely expensive monitor headphones. I hope I didn't damage my ears and I hope I stop being so stubborn
This video was so helpful and everything was explained so clearly. Thank you dude
This right here is the ideal tutorial.
thank you sir, never had it so clearly explained
Your tutorials are always so easy to follow and understand! They are very hepful, thank you 🙏
Thanks Joe. The compression tip in particular really helped me get some extra polish on my vocal.
2:17 is the best thing in this video.
Always great content Joe. And I’ve always liked your vocal sound while you’re speaking to us.
Great to point out what the source vs the end sounds like, even for your voiceover mic.
Great sounding vocals man that tube compressor sounds fantastic. Very tight ratio, threshold and release. It's great to record vocals to instrumentals each day we improve ourselves in numerous areas from being an artist to fine tuning the engineering skills.
Fantastic tutorial. Thank you. Really good and very practical demonstration.
4:45 I'm using dynamic EQ thing for this frequency range ☺️
That overall volumen trick like it a lot, thxx great video
This might have been the fastest I have ever subscribed to a channel, looking forward to diving in!
Great video.. You solved all my mix problems.. Thank you very much.
Lovely and precise
Where has this video been. Thank you sir!! Incredibly helpful
Key compression terminology… make it , “berr berr!” 😂🙌🏻 Great vid, Joe!
I am grateful for your time and information.
The most helpful and concise video I have ever seen on this subject. All well described instruction, no fluff.
Joe! Thanks for demonstrating how useful and great sounding the Tube CB is! I have most of the popular compressors available today and I still use the Fat Channel Tube CB all the time. It's really a great compressor.
Bro your voice is silky smooth. I could fall asleep to this
I came to the comments to talk about his voice.
Big Thanks Joe
Greatly appreciated! Excellent tutorial
Fantastic video - thank you for sharing this! Definitely got a new subscriber here!
Great tips. Thanks, Joe. The mix you were using to demonstrate sounded great.
Joe, Youve been my coach since so many years back, Wow you sing so good
I looove bonus tip No 7!!! Thank you!
Beautiful voice!
You're a great teacher Joe. Thank You!
Great vids. Concise explanations without getting too far in the technical weeds.
Joe I really liked your video. Not only for the content, but the way in which you shot it, Each and every adjustment on equipment was seen on screen with out having to squint at what you where doing. Very nice.
Helpful video. I love that you use Studio One. That is my go to software. Just a quick note on guitar tone. After 45 years of playing guitar and listening to others play, I believe that 90% at least of guitar "tone" is in the fingers of the player. A good guitar player can make any decent guitar/amp combo sound awesome and vice versa.
Thank you Joe, just used the de-muffling technique on a track I'm mastering and it turned out way better.
You're awesome!
You deliver awesome tips in a simple manner. Great content, Joe, as usual!
also another tip its mainly about what condenser mic you use
the grey ones are the most pro sound ones ive seen yet
but you still have to look at the basic specs
EXCELLENT ! Your analysis on the vocal sound spectrum is very valid and the suggested applied sound treatments are effective. Many thanks !
Thanks Joe! Great video!
I honestly was shocked how far people pushed compression, and it indeed made things sound better once I found it out. Without another one of your videos, I wouldn't have thought of using that strong of a compressor level. I do agree with the levels. Sometimes I hear an over-processed vocal and in the past, I thought that over-processed vocals were heavily autotuned (and they could have been). It turns out fx like compressors can make it sound autotuned as well
thank you, bro.
Watching your vids have been helping make a lot of stuff I've been learning click, and I'm starting to get a better sense of how to approach my mixes. Thank you for these.
I really love this video... God bless you. Imma gone work on myself 😊
Greetings from Ghana
Great video as usual Joe. You're my go to source for all things recording.
that s so useful and nice, good job my friend !
Great advice- you can put into practice right away with any DAW.
thank u my teacher, greetings from turkey
Thanks Joe for no bs and cuttin straight to the point, very good explanation! :D
another banger video. You're definitely one of the reasons I picked Studio one to learn with.
I've been with Reaper for 17yrs, but seriously into trying studio one after so many great reviews. Is it free, or have a trial?
Great lesson!
Thank you!
Thank you for the video. I may try a bit of higher mid removal on a vocal I am working on now which has a similar sound as you referred to in this video. For vocal compression I use a 1176 style compressor set to 1 to 2 db of reduction, and then an LA2A style of compressor set to 6 to 7 db of reduction. Also, referencing tracks while I'm mixing is essential to me. I'm still learning, but these techniques have worked for me. Cheers.
Amazing voice Joe! 👏
Dude...amazing video!!!
Great stuff here Joe! Thank you for sharing. 👍👍
What a great tip on lowering the mid range a bit to accentuate the high. I was too egotistical to have thunk it. Too bad for me. But good for me now! Thx!
Thank you, you are a great teacher. ☕
Great tips - really appreciate this solid advice
when you mentioned Volume automation I had my own "oh that again"-moment, as I just came from the Audio Mountain youtube channel who just released a video on that topic. It's a new channel and I can only recommend it. And he also started using Studio One.
Really love that De-easer tip. squash it until the S sound is totally gone, and then dial it back until it sounds tamed but still natural.
Btw Joe, you have a great voice!!
Awesome Tutorial Man. I will implement this technique. Salute.
I learned enough in my first 18 minutes i smashed that sub button.great stuff
The tutorialis great ... but the voice is fantastic!!
Thanks good tips
I've been using a slower attack time on my vocal comp but gonna try this faster attack
Well explained at a good pace. Subscribed
Using Studio One my guy you are goated
Simple yet masterful video. Thanks yo!
Your videos are great man, I’m a sound engineer student from Scotland, thanks 🙏
Thank you this is so helpful!
love this video
Another good tutorial my brudda 💯💪🏾🙏🏾
Just found your channel / videos - really great videos - learning from the start and great explanations.
perfect teacher
Well done, this was really helpful thanks.
You have an excellent speaker voice. No EQ and compressor can create this voice. So sometimes, it's really a matter of the source 🙂
Brother, this was excellently explained. Thank you. I really just enjoy music for the writing and don't have many aspirations beyond that, but this helped me straighten out something that's been bugging me for a long time. Do you have a similar video on adding FX? Modulators, harmonizers, overdrive, delays, reverbs, etc.?
Great video, Joe.
This was excellent, Joe!
Thanks for the information.
Thank you, Joe!
Very well explained, thanks for the skill transfer
Excellent! Thanks Joe. Subbed and liked!