Pro Tools Production Tips (mixing vocals)

Shawn Vela, Co-Founder of Philadelphia Media (production for musicians), demonstrates how to mix vocals in Pro tools by adding exciter to them manually.

Check out how this EQ technique sounds with an end result in this album:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tu-principe/id459914127?i=459914151&ign-...

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Category:

Music

Tags:

• production
• tips
• protools
• philadelphia
• media
• for
• musicians
• mixing
• mastering
• advice
• brenton
• mcdowell
• shawn
• vela

[dongee1]

I've been using ozone for a while now ,, but i dont seem to be to happy with the results i get from it .. it sound great in the studio , but not so much in clubs or cars with loud music. I actually stopped using it and began to use it again recently. I find that it hides my bass sometimes depending on the track im working on. If the beat is not mastered then it's a little better, but when it it mastered it ruins the mix with the vocals.. any tips ? Ive used the presets also and adjusted them

[philadelphiamedia]

@dongee1 it might be the preset you are using cuz I know sometimes Ozone can over compress the bass so the track ends up sounding thinner. I also like to use the waves L plugins.. like an L2 combination with maybe an SSL EQ.. It all would depend on the track.. I would definitely check out the waves L plugins though

[dongee1]

what plug in or compressor should be used on the master after everything is mixed and edited ? Something that will ensure the quality and volume of the entire song ...

[philadelphiamedia]

@dongee1 Izotope Ozone is pretty good. There are a lot of different mastering plugins, but that one is a pretty good start

[TheSingateh]

hi dudes can any body recommend any good pluggins or soft wire i can use to mix a singer vocals ,am using logic pro , now i wanna try a new mix without using logic pluggins , any recommended soft wire ya can help suggest help ya brother out .

[philadelphiamedia]

@TheSingateh Waves plugins are awesome and they work well with logic!

[pucchibaby]

that was a good lesson thanks gonna use it on my vocals

[auraofblue]

I do not recommend doing this..... much better ways to improve vocals.... also just right click on the original track and duplicate it (saves you from creating a new track, then copying and pasting the wave form). All you did was boost the S's in the vocals.... ???? That makes it less hollow or more tinny?? I vote for Tinny. Not knocking the effort but I wouldn't post this as a learning/teaching/instructiona­l video...

[OriginalSykologist]

thanks man, this helped a lil 

[DesiFuyuko]

I hope I can learn to use all these things :/ I want to record myself at home, cuz the producer guy I'm working with right now, just doesn't understand at all what I want musically >< My CD will end up sounding like sticky pop crap with some cheap techno in some songs..

[Burkhardt0121]

ever heard of a tripod?

[thewestcoastishere]

thx

[FRANKKISS208]

Awesome video......i just tryed it and made the song come alive! Thanks for posting these....yr helping alot of people with yr talent!

[dongee1]

No doubt, Yea I actually just installed Waves Diamond collection .. I will def. check it out .. I know a few engineers that use waves that's why i got it now .. Thanks for the help fam