The vocal mix will make or break your church service or any event, truth be told. From the spoken word to that which is sung, it’s all equally important to properly mix. Today, I’m highlighting a few things I do, or have done, in both types of vocal mixing that have made a big difference in the ... Read More
I was discussing reverb on vocals with a local musician whose mastered a few of his bands CD's. He said that another musician told him the amount of reverb changes with the times. "Sometimes, popular music uses a lot of reverb. But today, very little is used." ... Read More
I heard a surprising statistic the other day; at one point in the 1980’s, five of the acts on the Top 40 radio charts were solo acts that came from successful bands. Glen Frey (Eagles), Lionel Richie (Commodores), and Diana Ross (The Supremes) are three I remember. When it comes to live audio, a ... Read More
WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT!?! Have you ever mixed the band and felt something was wrong with the mix? You tweak and tweak but the sounds just don't gel. Time to trash your mix and start over. The Two Benefits of Trashing Your Mix You save time. It's hard to start over on a mix when you consider ... Read More
Performing the vocal EQ'ing process time-and-time again, have you ever wondered if there was a better way? I'm a process freak. However, I've found the best way for improving a process is starting a new one from scratch. That's how I arrived at the following process I use for mixing my ... Read More
Don't let your backing vocal mixing be an afterthought. Backing vocals can define the quality of your mix. Looking back at my last twenty years of mixing, I've seen worship teams with anywhere from one to five backing vocalists. Backing vocalists can sing in different ways for supporting the song ... Read More
My keyboard was about to fall apart but it made it through! After many hours of work, review, planning, reading, and questioning my sanity, it's done. The 10,951 word FREE guide to mixing vocals is finished! This guide breaks down vocal mixing into eight areas; How Vocals Fit in a ... Read More
[Guest post by: Jose David Irizarry. Jose does a great job of capturing the work required for vocal mixing. I call this the "shorter" guide because if you've read my vocal mixing guide, you'll know why. That being said, Jose brings in some great stuff not covered in the guide, such as mixing ... Read More
