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pliturLeadVoxinto3Copie:1Natural,1rightand
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Compreed,1Grain..automatethe3throughoutthe
mixtomakeitPOP#protip

tevenlate(@lateproaudio)April24,2012

ChriLordAlge:Ialwadoanautomationpawm
drumfadertokeepthemdnamicinthemix#protip

tevenlate(@lateproaudio)April25,2012

Theetmateringengineerknowwhentotweaka
mix,&whentoleaveitalone.Liteneforeoudivein
withtheQorComp#protip

tevenlate(@lateproaudio)April25,2012

Compreingourreverreturnaitcanthicken
themupinacoolwa,trit#protip

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DigitalPeakLimiterareeectivefortranparentl
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HipHop overhead..oullgettherequickerthanjuteqingthe
Lownd cloemicalone#protip
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DullVocalRecording?Gentlpulloutthemud
frequencie,comprehard,thenaddomeuppermid
eq4clarit&air,thenDe#protip

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Donteafraidtoextendtheandwidthoftheeqto
itmaximumwidth..widermalleroottendto
oundmoremuical#protip

tevenlate(@lateproaudio)April28,2012

Carvingoometopandottomofackgroundvox
helpthemlendinwiththeleadvoxwithoutounding
toodeDned.Trit#protip

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howitmaenhancethemix#protip
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Mellowouturvocaldela:attenuateuingahihelf
eqat8kaout3d,thenfollowitintoamedium
roomverat20%wet#protip

tevenlate(@lateproaudio)Ma27,2012

Ialwarecommendeqingdrumoverheadandroom
micWITHOUToloingthemincethereallimpact
theentiredrumound#protip

tevenlate(@lateproaudio)Ma29,2012

AirPopVox:HiPatill100Hz,oot12khz5d,then
comprehard@12d,thenoakuptheiilancewith
atrongdeeer#protip

tevenlate(@lateproaudio)June15,2012

Peoplelikeadnamicong..automatethemater
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tevenlate(@lateproaudio)June25,2012
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Guitar Ialmotalwaautomatemmaterfaderup1.5don
ect thechoruoftheongtohelpitreallpopout#protip

tevenlate(@lateproaudio)Jul3,2012

RockKickTrick:Copkick,Dlteroutdeeplowand
high,crankwideellat2khz,compre10d,mixin
utl!

tevenlate(@lateproaudio)Jul21,2012

RocknareAttitude:loadaringnareample,
compreandditortmildl,endtotereover,add
low,mixitinutltothekit!

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VintageVox:Attenuatetopw/12khelf,ootmid@
3.5k,mixinparallelditortedvoxutl,uelong
predeladcompreedver

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VoxDelaTip:Ifoutimeoutourdelatothetempo
VIDO oftheong,itcanadddepthwithouteingaudile.
Latet tartwithaquarternote!
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Drum
HipHop DrVoxwithlife:Ueatereopitchhifter,leftide
Lownd 9centdown20m,rightide9centup40m,mixin
verutl!
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Guitar tevenlate(@lateproaudio)Jul25,2012
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Nomatterhowmucheqorcompreionouputon
ournare..ifitnotinphaewiththeoverhead,it
wontgetpunch!

tevenlate(@lateproaudio)Augut22,2012

VocalnotPOPPINGoutofthemix?Copit,compreit
hard,addomeditortion,addomeuppermid,mix
inUTLYwithoriginalvox!

tevenlate(@lateproaudio)Augut27,2012

FatChoruGuitar:endguitartou.Put
compreoronit.Duringchoru,automateup2do
thatcompreorkickin&fattenem!

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inutl!
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in!
HipHop
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ZParallelVoxCompreion:Copvox,compreone
heav,andduringmix,automatethedrv
compreedfaderovoxreathe!

tevenlate(@lateproaudio)March11,2013

TheigTHUMPnare?Mediumtunednarew/ig
hitter..duringmixcopitandcrankLohelfat100Hz
10d!Nowcompre5d&mixin!

tevenlate(@lateproaudio)March5,2013

Makeourvoxpopoutofthemix:Copvox,puh
wide4khzell,compreextremelhardw/fat
releae,mixinutlforextraPOP!

tevenlate(@lateproaudio)April24,2013

Drumneedpunch&utaintoeIGinamix.For
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Compreion 10khzhihelf,followintocompreorwithhighgain
Q reduction,intoheavdeeer!
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tevenlate(@lateproaudio)June20,2013
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Guitar Dnamic&DeepVOX:Trautle1/4notedelaon
ect vere&thenringina1/2notedelaw/feedackon
hook.Mellowthedelaw/Q!

tevenlate(@lateproaudio)June6,2013

Thefatertheong,theleulowoullwantonthe
kick.peedMetal?Illhipaupto80Hzifneeded.

tevenlate(@lateproaudio)April23,2012

izzlnareVer:Copottomnaretrk,Dlteroutlow
to600Hz,crankhighhelfat10Khz,endtonicever.
Niceonallad.

tevenlate(@lateproaudio)April19,2012

PuttingarolleduptapeattheVRYedgeofthenare
drumcandampentheringlightlwithoutchokingthe
helloutofit.

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ometimeitnotaoutaddingmoreeqor
VIDO compreionortricker..itjutgettingtheright
Latet intrumentalance#imple&eective
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Q
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HipHop Nothingwakeupakickdrumetterthanmakingure
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TyCayearago
Balance,Automation,Phasealignmentislike90%oftheentire
process.Killerstuff,thanksforcompilingthis.
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DenilleHampton2yearsago
HeyAndrewLloydwhatdoyouusetodoyourmusicsomeof
theinstrumentsseemalittledisplace.ButIdoliketheconcept.
Hollabro!
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DenilleHampton2yearsago
Iagreelearninghowtousethepluginsandknowingthe
characteristic.IsthekeyI'mstilllearningandschoolisstillin
session.Icopiedeverylastoneofthese.LOLFormy
enjoymentofreading.Thanksforthearticlemuchappreciated.
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NiklasJ.Blixt3yearsago
Greattipsfromoneofthetopdog!Peoplejuststartingout
shouldreallypayattentiontothesetips,he'snotmentioningany
specificplugins.Allthistrickscanbedonewithsomethingthat
youhaveinyourDAW.Whatmattersisifyouknowhowtouse
theplugins.That'swhatssetsprosapartfrombeginnersand
happyamateurs.Andweallhavetostartsomewhere,whereall
kidsatfirst!TobecomeasgoodasStevenSlatetakesalotof
timeandtrialanderror.It'sgreatthotogetthissimplebut
awesometipsdirectlyfromoneofthetopdog!

ThanksDanforputtingthemtogetheratoneplace!Goodjob!
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Xincontri3yearsago
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WillSterling3yearsago
Mixing Thesearesomeawesometips!
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Producing RussellSzabados3yearsago

Matering Thanksforposting.I'vebeencompressingmyreverbreturns
sincedayone.Itjustseemedright.Icaughtalotofcrapfrom
peopletellingmenotto.Itsnicetoseethatsomeonewithalotof
VIDO successisvalidatingthatIwasontherightpath!
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Thanksforcompilingthelist!Ithinkdefinitelysomeofthedrum,
Compreion snareandfrequencytipswillhelpmeoutinthefuturewithmy
Q sounds.Ialwaysconsidermymixingtobeabitonthedullside
soIreallyappreciatethislist!Feelfreetocheckoutsomeofmy
Drum songsandletmeknowwhatyouthink.
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Vocal Inotherwords:Stevendoesn'tliketotalkaboutguitars:P
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Nicetips!Thx!!!
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UtsabGiri4yearsago
butthats45tips??:D
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DanComerchero Mod >UtsabGiri 4yearsago

hahayou'llhavetoforgiveme,Ideletedafewduplicates.
Plus50looksbetterintheheadline.

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