Things You'll Need:
- Music production equipment
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Step 1
Make sure that you have good source material to work with. If you have vocal samples or recordings that are distorted then there is no possible way to master this. It will forever have distortion spikes, which in digital form sound very awful.
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Step 2
Make sure there is not too much noise in the recording. Record as loud as you can record without introducing too much noise into the track. Use a noise cancellation plug in if you have access to one to remove excess noise out of the vocal track.
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Step 3
Throw some light compression on it. The more you compress, the less dynamics the recording will have. A good idea is to mix with just enough compression to level out the volume without making the track sound lifeless.
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Step 4
Use a limiter. This will allow you to push the limits of the recording without getting into the realm of distortion. Be careful not to over limit the track.
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Step 5
Use a de-esser, or a plug in that removes excess sibilance out of the vocals. This makes the vocals easier to listen to and removes the super high pitch frequencies that can be picked up by microphones.
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Step 6
Remove super low frequencies out of the mix. This makes sure that your vocal track does not interfere with the bass track of the instrumental.
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Step 7
Use a gate to remove breathes, or remove them manually if you do not want them in your mix. The breathes that a recording artist takes in between bars can be annoying to remove without proper equipment. On some recordings they are left in for effect.
