How To Mix Lead Vocals To A Perfect Balance

In this video you'll discover how to mix lead vocals in a way that will guarantee a perfect balance in your mix every time. You can implement this simple technique quickly and easily.

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20 Comments

Ronn on July 3, 2015 at 7:47 am

Nice going. Usefull.
Goin’ to try this sometime to work in that way.
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- David on July 3, 2015 at 9:48 am
  
  Thanks Ron!
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Andrew Magnani on June 14, 2015 at 9:45 am

Dave,
Thanks very helpful I like the techniques you use
Andy M
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- David on June 14, 2015 at 2:31 pm
  
  Thanks for the comment Andy!
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Dan on June 12, 2015 at 10:54 am

Thanks for your info. Can you tell me where to get that Reaper skin?

Thank you!! :)
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- David on June 12, 2015 at 11:24 am
  
  Your welcome Dan, here is the link to the theme I’m using. http://bit.ly/1gaRpG1
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Paul on June 12, 2015 at 9:30 am

hi, this is really useful. I had already come to using auxes for guitar, drums, box, etc., but had not got this far by myself. Cheers!
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- David on June 12, 2015 at 10:19 am
  
  Great Paul, glad to help!
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Jimmy on June 11, 2015 at 9:45 pm

Great tips! Thank you for some wonderful info :)
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- David on June 12, 2015 at 7:48 am
  
  Your welcome Jimmy!
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Jay McBrayer on June 11, 2015 at 8:12 pm

Wow! Those tips were outstanding! Never thought about creating busses, and aux like that, but the control it allows you to have is incredible! I’m ready to get in there, and experiment. Always appreciate your tips, and info! Good looking out. God bless. Stay cool, and keep that info coming!
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- David on June 11, 2015 at 8:31 pm
  
  Thanks for your thoughts Jay!
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Ron on June 11, 2015 at 7:57 pm

I think I get the gist. All the number of effects is secondary. You start with the vocal being primary and balance everything else to it, later. As opposed to say, an Yngwie Malmsteen, where it centers on speed picking in the phrygian mode and everything else supports that.
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- David on June 11, 2015 at 8:32 pm
  
  You got it Ron!
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Dash on June 11, 2015 at 7:15 pm

I’ve been doing this all along, but without using the exact technique as you describe. I am curious as to which DAW you are using though. It’s arranged nice and clean.
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- David on June 11, 2015 at 7:55 pm
  
  Hey Dash, this is http://reaper.fm with a non default skin.
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keith on June 11, 2015 at 7:04 pm

great video; i learned something here; always kind of pooh-poohed mixing to auxiliary channels, but the idea of determining frequencies that mask the lead by assigning groups to aux channels (especially the fx) is something i’ve been struggling with. off to put this to practice!
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- David on June 11, 2015 at 7:56 pm
  
  Thanks for the comment Keith!
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Dave on June 11, 2015 at 5:53 pm

Great stuff man thanks.
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- David on June 11, 2015 at 7:56 pm
  
  Thanks Dave!
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