MIXING R&B VOCALS IN PRO TOOLS IN CHICAGO

[tweet535350]

well said progmagog

[TheTariqBeats]

damn that nigga in the wrong key

[TheProgmagog]

The artist needs to learn to leave f ew db of headroom on his recorded tracks. In 24 bit recording there is no need to hit all the way to 0dbu. That results in a duller sound overall. This guy did a good job dealing with a poor recording, but that should not be a mixers job. He should be able to concentrate on making a good thing into a great thing. This vocal performance is not all bad, but its nasal in the verse and pitchy all over. Needs work. Remeber good performance is key to a great sound.

[MrMrme93]

The way they recorded it did you no justice man lol... good ahit on fixing some of that mess... and if an artist likes their vocals above the mix thats all fine and dandy but they need to learn its not about what they like its about what makes the overall track sound better, and they way you had the vocals sitting in the mix made that distortion sound a lil better but made it sound more like a track.. "the artist is the patient, and the engineer is the doctor" the doctor always has the final say

[modelcitizen1977]

Good god, that's a horrible song. I feel your pain. Good info about the summing at the master bus.

[hunterdouglasmusic]

How much you charge to mix and master

[homegrowndaproducer]

SEND ME THE VOCALS,I'LL DO THE WERK! HOLLA!!!!!LOVE THE THE SONG.

[homegrowndaproducer]

YO ,YOU GOT TO TUNE THE VOCALS!



[Fheyd2Black]

before any of that hes peaking, in the digital domain nd whatever he used to record with has a hyped low end, this was doomed from the start.

[blakkeyz1970]

You mentioned about making the vocals sound soft however, you glanced over it pretty quick. Can you explain further because that is the sound that I am looking for... A more polished professional sound. My vocals cut through too much and sound stiff. Thanks in advance.

[TheProgmagog]

@blakkeyz1970 I am a singer and a producer. It took me many years to realize the sound in my head could not be achieved by any mixing magic. It all comes from how you sing it. Sing it how you want it to sound. I know how that sounds but you will find it is the simple truth. Great music, great recordings and great mixes all begin on the artists side of the glass. First is the music and the performance, then the room, then the mic and placement. If it cant be solved there, no point in mixing.

[MrUnique27]

OMG...DEONDRE...MAN YOU GOT MAD SKILLS WHEN IT COMES TO MIXING!!...I dont care what anyone says man, aint nobody out there touchin you dawg! I would love for you to hit me back and help me learn to Mix like you on my Pro Tools 8 software I just got. Im looking for someone to be a Mixing Mentor for me. Would you mind being mine bro?

[Pvtchrislee07]

check out my music i also sing rap produce and engineer but my question is how are you recording the system audio and what screen recording software is this also is this a mac or cpu. im using windows 7 and camtasia and im been tryna do tutorials that record system audio can you help me out and you will be impressed with my music

[zlmorrow24]

Please add some Auto-tune or Melodyne. Great song. But the artist is so pitchy. It is gonna take more than a great mix.

[TRUALKEYZTV]

WTF is this Eli Porter Father

[CDKUnlimited]

Lol he's a character, i would love working with him!!

[chinkchulo]

Hell yeah she was hella flat and you made it sound dope. Hell yeah!!!!!

[TheMichaelSwan]

haha you make boring stuff super interesting good job!

[cdpmusiconline]

You know your stuff! Not many don't!!

[FaithJunkieMusic]

track would b great if she was sing in key, she is super flat!

[TheDymondusic]

check out videos. my last song i did last night was "luv" by janet jackson. i record from home and im learning pro tools also.

[MoundBoyGraphix]

good mix my guy...u r the truth on the pro tools...hope to get on ur levels reallll soon...thanks for the vid tho.

[gatlinproduction]

@MoundBoyGraphix Thans

[gatlinproduction]

@MoundBoyGraphix Thanks

[biggareid]

ok I light it up green for ya!

[gatlinproduction]

@biggareid Thank You

[biggareid]

those vocals defiantly needs some MELODYNE because curtain notes are off key.

And also vocals on top sound horrible to me as well. It sounds like karaoke sometimes lol!!

[babar141]

on top dont sound better, lower sounded better nice beat tho

[gatlinproduction]

@babar141 Thanks