Why Professional Vocals Always Sit Right (And Yours Don't)
16K views · May 29, 2026 · Music
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@TheBandGuide · 4 months ago · pinned
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@gregparkermusic · 4 months ago
A lot of times I’ll check where the snare is sitting in the mix and make sure the vocal sits a bit on top of that. Two important elements in a modern production.
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@bobmander7886 · 1 hour ago
Yep! Great content.
@papadankelson5480 · 4 months ago
before even reaching for a compressor it's really helpful to use clip gain to bring down the signal on individual sounds or words that are poking out a ton so that the compressor doesn't have to work as hard
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@seadoggo · 3 months ago
Awesome and super useful video as usual! You really are a great communicator/teacher!
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@nemesisjuggernaut7920 · 3 months ago
I remember Bob Clearmountain saying he matches the vocal volume with the snare
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@SeventhState.Collective · 1 month ago
Hey man really enjoying all your content it’s helping me heaps
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@delbo3115 · 4 months ago
Excellent! The part about compression is a master class all to itself. The remainder is entirely helpful. I’ve been struggling and reading seemingly contradictory information. This all makes sense and is as practical as can be. And I gotta say, Colin, you have the gift of making audio concepts understandable (much like SynAudCon) and you are articlulate. No slang, no modernspeak, just plain English. Thank you for your work to further the understanding of audio concepts, fundamental as well as advanced.
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@chriswofford · 3 months ago
great way to showcase how the thought process behind compression and layering.
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@lattipatterson · 3 months ago
I like to send all my instruments to an instrument bus then put the “waves Curves Resolve plug in on the instrument bus and side chain the vocals to it. The plug in allows me to bring the vocals forward in the mix 🤘😝
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@forevermissbeautyxo · 4 weeks ago
These tutorials are so helpful!!
@biukamau6093 · 3 months ago
That's something I have learned today
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