Tag: vocals
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Sibilance: Clear Vocals Without the Sting
You know the moment. The lyric is perfect, the take is right, and then the S jumps out like a needle. That bite is sibilance. It is the high frequency energy in consonants like s, sh, ch, t, and f. It is part of real speech, and it is also the fastest way to make
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Kuk Harrell Vocal Chain: A Clean Tracking Template for Modern Pop and R and B
If you are new to recording vocals and want a clean, repeatable starting point, this is the chain I heard Kuk Harrell walk through in a Mix With The Masters session. It lines up with a public note from a Sound On Sound interview where he shared his preferred signal chain. I am writing this
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Huge Gang Vocals, One Person
I love the moment a song suddenly sounds like a crowd. The secret is that you can fake that moment alone, in a normal room, with whatever mic you have. This is exactly how I record huge gang vocals by myself. It is simple, repeatable, and it makes the chorus feel like a stadium. Make
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Short Sessions, Better Songs
Long studio sessions feel productive until they do not. For me, the sweet spot is usually thirty minutes to an hour. After that I start chasing tiny mix details, second guessing decisions, or spinning my wheels. That is my cue to stop. Not because I am lazy, but because I want to finish songs. My