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Well, depends on who you ask.
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As we all know from hearing it said nearly ad nauseum: Vocals are the most important part in a mix.
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What we don’t often hear: They don’t need to take the longest amount of time to dial in during your mixing process.
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In fact, usually, working quickly and decisively based on our early impulses will often yield better results than going back and forth for 30 minutes, changing a compressor’s attack time by 5% increments and ABing it on and off to insanity.
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Nobody wants to work that way, yet I know that many of us along our mixing journey do.
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That surgical work of dialing compression, de-essing, EQ and more has been done for us already. And it’s been done by one of the best, most qualified mixers in the business.
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How Well do you know Greg?
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If you don’t know of him, Greg Wells is an extremely seasoned Grammy-winning mixer—he’s delivered mixes that we’ve all heard countless times from Katy Perry, Adele, OneRepublic, Mika, Twenty One Pilots and more.
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Plus, he’s got plenty of stories of working together one-on-one in writing / producing sessions with Adele and so many other talented artists.
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Name-drops aside, he’s someone you can trust when it comes to mixing.
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Years into his professional mixing career, Greg landed on his vocal chain that he started to use every day as his reliable go-to chain. And he thought, “wouldn’t it be amazing if we could have it in one easy-to-use place?” So, he made it.
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You’ll see that it looks extremely simple but the main knob is a bit deceptive—there is a lot going on behind the curtain. One turn of the knob engages the chain at various states—certain elements don't turn on until 60% or even 80%. This means it's not a simple 0–100 control, although that's how it's designed to be used.
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From top to bottom, here’s the mix chain and signal path:
Input → EQ → de-esser → fast compression → slow compression → 3 effects processors running in parallel → output.
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In this video he shares a few tips for how he uses it in various situations, like how background vocals are usually best served with a bit more juice on them, even cranked all the way on the big knob. This works because background vocals are usually low in the mix, so they need a bit more compression and processing to be heard.
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This also works because of another great mixing nugget I heard from CLA: The lower in volume in the mix a track is, the less dynamic space it can occupy. So as a rule of thumb, lower background elements can be compressed more heavily, whereas lead elements that sit higher in the mix can occupy a wider dynamic range and shouldn’t be so heavily squashed. This is exactly in line with what Greg is saying.
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Greg says in the video that he typically goes only part-way up the knob for lead vocals; since it’s the loudest thing in the mix, it’s best to find the sweet spot on the big knob and move on from there.
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Also, in the tutorial/demo video, he shows how using automation on the big knob can be very effective for carrying various sections of the song, from verse to pre-chorus to chorus and so on.
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For the effects, Greg’s used his 3 favorite vocal effects, dialed for him to use this plugin as his main vocal chain in his mixes.
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It includes a lofi-type ping-pong delay, set wide but not all the way to a hard pan, it’s got a doubling effect, and a dark plate reverb, which he says is a great setup for vocals as the reverb won’t get too sibilant or harsh.
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So, what if you could sit one-on-one with Greg Wells and have him apply his personal go-to vocal chain for you to use in your mix? Well, it seems you can.
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And you’ve got 24 hours from NOW to grab a few extra dollars off the already-slashed sale price.
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Valid through April 7, 2024.
This coupon can be combined with current sale prices and additional offers.
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You have 24 hours from NOW.
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Enjoy,
Sam at Waves Audio
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