How To Mix HEAVY Screaming Vocals

How To Mix HEAVY Screaming Vocals - Metal Mixing Tips

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Having trouble getting your rock or metal vocal tracks sitting right in your mix?
Here are some tips on getting your screaming vocal tracks sitting right in your metal productions using simple EQ and compression techniques.
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@FrightboxRecording 4 жыл бұрын

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@tylergiraffakakis1539 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely LOVE your approach and, you are very easy to learn from in my opinion, but please, when you say something like, "if you do X, then sample will sound like Y" can you please show us that? Like, when using the DeEsser, you said if the threshold is set to high that it makes it dark and ugly, can you just slide the threshold down so we can hear that? I believe it would add an excellent demonstration effect to better teach the viewers like me. Thank you for this video, it's awesome and super informative.

@MichaelSmith-on1ig 3 жыл бұрын

I expected 4+ track overkill - thank you for staying on the ground! I personally prefer single vocal tracks for more clarity and revealing the singer's performance.

@FrightboxRecording 3 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way Michael!

@ghostdiaper5927 5 жыл бұрын

All the frequencies in my screams are problem frequencies lol.

@FrightboxRecording 5 жыл бұрын

lol! I've been there many times. Sometimes it's simply a matter of bypassing all EQ on the vocal tracking, setting the level of the vocal against the guitars in the sweet spot and making small tweaks from there.

@Sailor1010 4 ай бұрын

The send delay was a little distracting when trying to hear the differences but this is probably one of the better tutorials I’ve seen. Thanks, dude!

@Deuterium52 3 жыл бұрын

Producing my band’s first song, and this is super helpful, thanks!

@FrightboxRecording 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@trevorbolin7819 4 жыл бұрын

Dawg, where are the subs at???? You need more recognition.

@Schwaaaang 3 жыл бұрын

This was incredibly clear and super helpful. Thank you my dude

@HellHathNoFuryAtAll8 Жыл бұрын

I’m completely new to DAWs, recording vocals, and really every part of what it takes to make music. Honestly some of what you did and talked about went over my head as a result, but I believe it’ll prove to be helpful once I’m closer to being ready to produce my own music. Great job of giving me an idea of the process you use.

@FaisalMahmood91 3 жыл бұрын

your mixing sounds really good! Thanks for all the tips

@Lermer07 3 жыл бұрын

Refreshing to see ONE vocal track. Thanks for the insight. Subbed!

@paulxhammond 3 жыл бұрын

Man, I find your videos so helpful, you need more subs!

@NoisieBastrdd 2 жыл бұрын

this was really great, mate. Cheers

@MetalTalk666 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Great technique.

@Dave_TheMetalJester 5 жыл бұрын

it helped me a lot! keep up with the good work man!

@FrightboxRecording 5 жыл бұрын

So glad it helped! Many more on the way.

@Kyp031 5 жыл бұрын

Good stuff man.

@DrSMILE-xc1dp Жыл бұрын

LOVE THIS !

@thommysguitarcorner4687 4 жыл бұрын

Damn that Delay trick really makes a difference! thanks!

@FrightboxRecording 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it helped Thomas!

@scvengeance 2 жыл бұрын

I was mostly doing this right but still picked up a couple of helpful tips from this vid.. eq before comp, bus the delay effect. Thanks \m/

@scottyregn 4 жыл бұрын

you really helped me with the eq, thanks :-)

@FrightboxRecording 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that! Thanks for watching.

@joshuaallenzurbano3476 2 жыл бұрын

Great help!

@LeviJules 4 жыл бұрын

This helps so much, new sub! Cheers!

@FrightboxRecording 4 жыл бұрын

So happy to have you!

@NOTMEORYOU69696 4 жыл бұрын

Great tips, the marker thing is something I'm about to start using myself.

@FrightboxRecording 4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah dude!

@yellowstarthecorekid 2 жыл бұрын

nice video! it helps me a lot😀

@ayopinetrees Жыл бұрын

Very good video.

@dozicusmaximus 5 жыл бұрын

Fulci lives! Thanks for the vid!

@FrightboxRecording 5 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! Stay tuned.

@maxschwarzschmied5744 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, this helped me a lot. I have a very little experience in mixing vocals and my first attemps were overprocessed.

@FrightboxRecording 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it helped, Max!

@lhzx 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice tips... and the eq guide lol

@mylesclayborne382 4 жыл бұрын

Yoooo that Inventure intro though!!!

@FrightboxRecording 4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah..love working with those guys!

@sammytheman8994 5 жыл бұрын

Your channel is super informative man, props! What were the delay settings for this? Sounds good man!

@FrightboxRecording 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you're digging the vids! Shoot an email over at frightboxrecording@gmail.com and I'll gladly send you a screen shot of the delay settings.

@BrianWalis-Producer 4 жыл бұрын

Overall great video. I feel like in this case it would have saved time to set up a vocal bus so you didn't have to copy paste those plug ins. I know we all have our own work flows and that's well and good but folks with less powerful processors, it may be good to mention setting up a bus if the settings are the same to save on CPU. All in all I really appreciated this video.

@FrightboxRecording 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Brian! The reason I compress individually is because it yields a much different result than compressing a group. Also, the plugins I use are super basic and very old, so they're extremely light on CPU.

@metalheavencanada 3 жыл бұрын

Gargly vocalist are called False chord and throaty screamer are called Fry screamers :P just an FYI

@chudchewer2548 5 жыл бұрын

came here for the tips, left with a new playlist

@FrightboxRecording 5 жыл бұрын

Sick! Happy to hear that...thanks for watching!

@cdhouder 4 жыл бұрын

14:20 "If you overdo this then this en this happens" I think it would be better if you actually overdid the de-essing so you have a good example as how to find the spot/ how it shouldn't sound.

@marcobobadilla3450 4 жыл бұрын

immediately recognized Mike doing vocals XD

@GregAtlas 2 жыл бұрын

Most metal and rock singers/screamers tend to be higher pitched. For those of us who are natural low bass/bass/baritone range: Do you have any modifications to your mixing process compared to this more normal sounding screaming? I'd assume just boost where it complements the voice pattern.

@FrightboxRecording 2 жыл бұрын

I rarely boost on scream vocals. For screamers with lower voices that are more in the "yelling" category, my EQ is similar to this but with less high-end removal. Hope that helps!

@GregAtlas 2 жыл бұрын

@@FrightboxRecording Sounds about the same as what I have already been doing for my EQ. Thanks for the feedback, I was mostly just messing around with the settings to what sounded good to me and to increase clarity.

@AnkothOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

For some reason my vocals sound like shit without the eq. They sound tinny and harsh. With the EQ they sound like they're coming from a walkie talkie.

@LucasMichalski 4 жыл бұрын

I liked your idea of not bussing vocals and sending them straight to mix bus. What if you have main vocal and backing vocals which is just double (exactly the same, just different take). Do you bus both of them together or process them individually? And why? Thanks

@FrightboxRecording 4 жыл бұрын

I still prefer to process them separately. It keeps me from overdoing it on a global level....at least for this genre of music.

@Yanthungbemo 3 жыл бұрын

For some reason I feel like the opening riff should lead into Gangster's Paradise.

@elmerjarpegard4222 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Helped a lot, even though my vocals aren't in the same style, they're more guttural, like Opeths growls.

@Hifcrea 4 жыл бұрын

How do you go about adding distortion to vox like emmure or tony danza 4. Anyone have any ideas. I’m tracking vox and don’t want just simple plain recording la of them. Want to add a little bit aggressiveness to them

@FrightboxRecording 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a big fan of the Cranesong Phoenix plugin...I don't use it often, but I use it for saturation from time to time. A lot of guys seem to like the Sound Toys Decapitator for distortion. Have you tried either of those?

@Hifcrea 4 жыл бұрын

Frightbox Recording thanks responding my man appreciate it. And I haven’t heard about those I’ll check them out and give it a try. Thanks for the advice. Also why is there such a lack of KZfaq vids about mixing metal vox. You and hardcore metal studio are the only ones that actual explain anything

@durianlegrand 4 жыл бұрын

can i know what app is used for your mixing please ? xD i want every thing but audacity !

@FrightboxRecording 4 жыл бұрын

Hey man! I'd highly recommend Reaper (www.reaper.fm/) It's demo mode never expires, it's just as good as Pro Tools and is extremely affordable.

@AB-vl6et 4 жыл бұрын

well mate you got a really good vocalist. That's why you don't need a lot of plug ins. But not all the vocalists are extremely good... That's why we use lotta tracks and tries and effects

@FrightboxRecording 4 жыл бұрын

I've recorded some questionable vocalists in my day. Outside of pitch correction, I use the exact same chain as in this video.

@krimzonnebula9341 8 ай бұрын

well, i wasnt able to mix from this video, but only because i realized that my mic is completly subpar (its a shitty camera mic). learned something at least thanks man

@NoisieBastrdd 2 жыл бұрын

PD: that band is fire

@gammat.c.4916 10 ай бұрын

I know what's a compresor.. But what's a ds'r? 😅

@Martiizzer 4 жыл бұрын

what mic are you using for recording ur voice for this video?

@FrightboxRecording 4 жыл бұрын

Hey man! It's a Shure SM7B. I'd highly recommend it...it's the only vocal mic I use in the studio.

@Martiizzer 4 жыл бұрын

Frightbox Recording do you think it could handle recording drums as an overhead or a room mike so the whole drum gets recorded with one mic ?

@FrightboxRecording 4 жыл бұрын

@@Martiizzer It's actually a dynamic mic, so I wouldn't recommend it necessarily for a drum room or overhead. I'd go for a condenser in that case (even a super cheap one is fine). I use the Samson C02 for room mics as well as overheads and they sound great. That being said, the SM7B sounds great on guitar amps, snare drum and especially vocals. It's a great dynamic mic that use for multiple applications.

@0svvan0 3 жыл бұрын

that particular vocalist is very Tomas Lindberg.

@phenix8514 4 жыл бұрын

I'd recommend anyone a Superlux E205 as a cheap microphone, I compared it to my AKG C414, and it did astonishingly well. It's 40 bucks and sounds a lot better than a 58. (Just bear in mind it's not a good solution for live vocals, as it's a condenser microphone, it's not as robust as a 58 and far more sensitive to feedback)

@FrightboxRecording 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! I gotta check that mic out.

@phenix8514 4 жыл бұрын

@@FrightboxRecording Here's a quick take I did with a singer friend, 1 is the AKG, 2 is the Superlux, I made a small cut at 180 hz on both mics for room resonance, thats all the editing thats on this comparison :P soundcloud.com/phenixdj/sets/superlux-e205-vs-akg-c414-xlii/s-JqfJfF0brFI

@FrightboxRecording 4 жыл бұрын

@@phenix8514 Thanks for sending! I'll check it out at the studio next week.

@LXXIV666 3 жыл бұрын

was this recorded on an sm7b?

@FrightboxRecording 3 жыл бұрын

Yes sir!

@LXXIV666 3 жыл бұрын

@@FrightboxRecording thank you!

@SheaRecordmetal 3 жыл бұрын

"I digress" - famous BOBBY TORRES quote Fancy way Bobby tells that you his ADHD just kicked in and he's gonna move back to topic of the video.

@jcthavibe 4 жыл бұрын

we just gonna pretend like he dident scream that demon out of his soul

@FrightboxRecording 4 жыл бұрын

He'd love that!

@TheAxisjim 4 жыл бұрын

What band/song is this?

@FrightboxRecording 4 жыл бұрын

voidscapenj.bandcamp.com/. Thanks for watching, James!

@jasonorme3500 3 жыл бұрын

Random, but.. what movie is playing on the tv?

@FrightboxRecording 3 жыл бұрын

Night Of The Living Dead

@prestonh4348 3 жыл бұрын

im convinced the singer is jared dines lmao

@bluestreak5172 2 жыл бұрын

So what I'm hearing is.....you don't need to go crazy with distortion on screams😆😆😆😆

@Adammwilliams15 5 жыл бұрын

this really sounds like neckrogoblicon

@FrightboxRecording 5 жыл бұрын

I have no idea what that is, but I gotta check it out!

@Adammwilliams15 5 жыл бұрын

FrightboxRecording it’s actually spelt like nekrogoblikon.

@FrightboxRecording 5 жыл бұрын

I checked it out...all I have to say is that I'm forever grateful that introduced me to that band. It's amazing.

@Kyp031 5 жыл бұрын

Brandon from dethklok help produce their latest album. It's amazing

@thespacecrib5750 4 жыл бұрын

tv is a green screen

@billbradleymusic Жыл бұрын

You didn't even double check that mid cut.

@deadheadliving 3 жыл бұрын

I could have sworn this vocal track was Alissa white from Arch Enemy.

@FrightboxRecording 3 жыл бұрын

Nope, it's the dude in the thumbnail.

@deadheadliving 3 жыл бұрын

@@FrightboxRecording yea mate thanks😀 ..I actually realised later when you referring 'him'..their screaming style/tone and the chord progression etc though kindda sound very close which is awesome..

@zoch_music 2 жыл бұрын

where's the distortion

@eh5665 3 жыл бұрын

Is it even possible to actually learn mixing? For fuck's sake, I try hard to understand mix mastering. Anyway, thanks man it's a nice tutorial.

@brandonxjames25 4 жыл бұрын

No reverb... blud r u mad, jus dip low end on send channel plus without reverb reggae wud not sound the same

@FrightboxRecording 4 жыл бұрын

I was referring to the genre of extreme metal and more specifically my own personal taste for the overuse of verb on vocals. A common mistake beginners often make is using a bunch of verb on metal vocals when they want them to sound bigger. I know this from my own experience. I utilize reverb all of the time when working within other genres. The beauty of mixing (or any art form for that matter) is that we all have our own vision and unique tastes.

@richardpell 5 жыл бұрын

10:45 you're making these EQ moves in solo, and I really have no idea if the moves you're making are actually doing anything meaningful in the context of the mix

@FrightboxRecording 5 жыл бұрын

I can assure you that it is definitely making a difference. The vocals only needed subtle subtractive EQ to tame problem frequencies in this case. I played it back in solo in order for it to be more obvious. Also, I only EQ in solo when I'm looking to eliminate subtle problems. Most of the time I'm EQing in context. Thanks for watching!