About this episode
Eddie Bazil explores advanced vocal processing techniques to achieve a clean, professional vocal track.
Eddie Bazil explores advanced vocal processing techniques to achieve a clean, professional vocal track. He demonstrates how to control sibilance, tame resonances and apply quick corrective steps that enhance vocal clarity and ensure the performance sits perfectly in the track. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - Common Vocal Track Issues 01:04 - Example 1: De-essing Sibilance 08:57 - Example 2: Taming Resonance With EQ 16:13 - Example 3: Reverb Ducking 25:22 - Example 4: Frequency Ducking Track Credits Example 1 - written and performed by David Plummer and Becky Bremner - https://www.smokinggoats.co.uk Examples 2, 3 and 4 - ‘Puppet’ written, performed and recorded by John Walden, vocals by Yvonne McKeown #SSLVocalStrip #FabFilterProDS #FabFilterProQ3 #FabFilterMBC #FabFilterProC #UnfilteredAudioTails #TokyoDawnNovaGE Eddie Bazil Biog Eddie Bazil launched his music industry career at the age of 17 as a synth programmer for a range of Electro / New Wave bands, including Art Of Noise, Spandau Ballet, Pet Shop Boys, Bobin, Paul Dee, DJ Krush, DJ Shadow, Jets Orchestra, and many more. By his 20s, he was working as a sound designer for Akai, Roland, Emu/Ensoniq, eventually signing on…
People in this episode
Host: Eddie Bazil
Topics covered
- vocal processing
- audio mixing
- music production
- sibilance control
- EQ techniques
- reverb ducking
Keywords
- vocal processing
- sibilance
- EQ
- reverb ducking
- frequency ducking
- audio clarity
- music production
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sound On Sound
Products: SSLVocalStrip, FabFilterProDS, FabFilterProQ3, FabFilterMBC, FabFilterProC, UnfilteredAudioTails, TokyoDawnNovaGE
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