One of the best and most straightforward De-essers out there, which allows you to get the difficult and more boring part of a vocal mix out of the way, so you can enjoy the rest of the process.
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Waves DeEsser removes all of this tedium and frustration, it comes with multiple free custom presets, all of which you can adjust to your liking. Waves DeEsserĭe-essing ( the control and reduction of harsh sibilance) can truly become one of the messiest and time consuming elements of a mix and when not dealt with early on in the mix, can result in the vocals losing their sparkle as you try to reduce this harshness later on.
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You can download fully functional 7 day free trials of all of the plugins mentioned below.
With all this in mind - these are direct, easy ways to get the lush, glittering vocals you always wanted, from someone who has had this exact issue and fixed it. One of the main issues I came up against time and time again as an engineer starting out, was that my vocal mixes sounded thin,watery and harsh when compared to other vocal mixes which were creamy and lush, whilst having that high end sheen (something which I could never manage to emulate) A turning point for me was watching Lu Diaz’s 3 Golden Rules for Low End Hip Hop Mixing, in which he discussed the fact that he uses multiple Eqs on some elements of this mix (in this case the kick) as each plugin adds a certain character, color and flavour to the sound it is processing, before you even do any adjustments this concept was a turning point for me when it came to vocals, and made me a lot more aware of how the plugins I was using flavoured the vocals. Before diving headfirst into a mix, and prior to applying any of the plugins mentioned below it is always worth having a listen and adjusting the levels to roughly where you want them to sit in the mix, as this is a strong starting off point, and will help prevent more issues cropping up down the road.Īnother thing that can save you vast amounts of time when working with vocals is removing any breaths, lip licking, smacking etc as these will only be enhanced with processing and effects. Removing dead air is also a huge help as it will help you maintain your sanity as it makes the mix look a lot more organized, and shows you what comes in where at just a glance.