How to mix clear vocals

So you have just recorded your first song in Pro Tools, well done...

How to make your vocals sound professional

what next?

cmd= E, it's time to mix.

Mixing is an important stage in music production as it brings together all of your recorded performances to make a single great sounding and emotive piece of music.

Problem is, mixing isn't always that easy, especially for those new to Pro Tools.

A mix can quickly lead you down dark and frustrating rabbit holes that are difficult to come out of, however, we have some essential mixing tips that will hopefully help you to avoid getting suck when you mix your next song in Pro Tools.

These tips will inspire you to develop some basic mixing disciplines and mindsets as mixing isn't just about moving faders and loading up plug-ins you know...

Mixing In Mono

There are countless articles on the internet that make strong cases for mixing in mono.

Two of the main mixing in mono benefits are that it enables us to hear:

• If our stereo mixes are mono compatible or not
• If there are any phasing issues

Both are important t

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