St. Paul and the Broken Bones - "Wolf in Rabbits Clothes"

In Episode 3, Matt turns to the heart of the song, Paul Janeway’s powerful vocal. He walks through his full chain, from Ampex 351 preamp saturation to SansAmp distortion, revealing how tone choices and automation define each vocal section’s mood.

You’ll see how Matt uses hardware inserts, spring reverbs, and slapback delays to shape contrasting vocal “scenes”, from the lo-fi, telephonic verse to the wide, haunting chorus. He explains how to balance clean and colored tones to serve emotion first, not perfection, and why mixing vocals in context matters more than chasing soloed details.

This masterclass in vocal mixing and audio storytelling shows how subtle phase shifts, chamber prints, and low-end harmonics can turn a voice into a cinematic centerpiece.