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upgrade your vocals with vocal riding
Vocal riding involves manually changing the volume level of your vocal track to emphasize the natural contours. It’s an easy and impactful way to level up your vocals WITHOUT plug-ins!
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a better way to de-ess vocals
De-essing is commonly used in vocal mixing. But with this little trick, you can ensure your de-essing sounds smooth and high-quality.
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how to add ear candy to your mixes
Ear Candy refers to one shots and ambiences that keep your mix interesting and exciting. It’s one of the BEST ways to level up your songs as a producer or artist.
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how to level up your vocals with comping
Have you ever wanted to COMBINE your best vocal takes into one STELLAR vocal take? Here’s how to make this happen.
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how to speed up ANY DAW for producing music
Hearing clicks and pops? Is your DAW crashing? Here’s why and a few easy ways to fix the problem.
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