Tutorials
Preparing background vocals for mixing
w/ Fab Dupont
Preparing background vocals for mixing
24 min • 2015
English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Background vocals are fun, but they can be frustrating at times: so many tracks, so little time.
Before actually mixing them, part of the professional sound you've heard in countless records is achieved by having a solid method in preparing them.
Your workflow and approach will be key to being able to shape them the best way for your tracks.
In this video, Fab unveils his method to keep things under control when your song is empowered by some beautiful (and no longer dangerous) background vocals.
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viccieleaks • Monday, December 12, 2016
Useful!
flaremusic • Friday, September 9, 2016
Am I the only one having troubles loading this video? I get the same issue with the "imagine dragons" tutorial.
bennetthughes • Saturday, July 9, 2016
Shazam! Lovely video :) wondering about those stereo track bvs (gringos) and if there's a video about that recording set up?
Merci!
Ben
composermikeglaser • Sunday, May 29, 2016
Great organization video! Love it when you get a session with more than 100 tracks. Instead of kicking and screaming, keep cool and organize:) Thanks for the tips!
Gary Ambrosino • Friday, December 4, 2015
Ben, after looking at the menus I still can't find this command. HD only ? I'm using non-HD version of PT. tnx.
benlindell • Saturday, November 28, 2015
@Gary - At the bottom of the "assign track output" menu there's an option to create a "new track" that makes the aux, maps the input/output and names it all in one step, no secret commands necessary.
alfranchi • Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Please in Spanish or Portuguese! =)
moridja • Friday, October 2, 2015
Please en français aussi! :)
Spudmuffin • Wednesday, September 30, 2015
This was really great. Lots of very sensible, useful tips and strategies. I would love to actually see how the vocal bus was doubled for parallel compression, including input and output designations. That part actually raised more questions than it answered. :)
Since I use Logic 9, I can't simply duplicate an Aux - but I could, for example, use AUX 8 and AUX 9, and "mult" Bus 5 to feed both.
Thanks again — much appreciated!
Jornarild • Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Sooo many great tips here! Thanks.