Using Multiple Compressors When Mixing Vocals

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Mix With Jerry

Mix With Jerry

2 жыл бұрын

In this tutorial I show how to use multiple compressors when mixing vocals. This is also known as the double-stack or stacking method. I use the CLA-76 and CLA-2A compressors made by Waves Audio. I'm using FL Studio, but you can do this in Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton, Cubase, Studio One, and any other DAW. This will help you get professional sounding vocals by keeping them up front in the mix. If you're a musician, producer, or audio engineer then check out my other mixing, mastering, and beat tutorials on my channel.
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CLA-76 & CLA-2A: waves.alzt.net/c/3725245/2875...
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@nemoitrex9643
@nemoitrex9643 Жыл бұрын
Jerry, your compressor stack explanation/demo is the best articulation I've come across. Thank you! 🙌🏽😏
@Jacosr1
@Jacosr1 Жыл бұрын
100% agree. Great explanation.
@tdulpeeplesshawdy2101
@tdulpeeplesshawdy2101 Жыл бұрын
Your literally the best teacher on KZfaq. And I have been on here for years. Bro. Literally. I have mixed for majors and minors and don't really comment or upload but just know...your AMAZING at what you do. Its not new information, its how you break it down! 🙌🏿🙏🏿💯
@maximrecords5492
@maximrecords5492 9 ай бұрын
We are very impressed with your teaching methods. Thank you for this tutorial!
@jeffreyalanday7432
@jeffreyalanday7432 8 ай бұрын
Super-clear instruction in intention/practice. many thanks.
@segzsounds1
@segzsounds1 2 жыл бұрын
This is really dope...Nice one
@ofelinto
@ofelinto 10 ай бұрын
That's so great. Congrats for the content!
@PatrickObiang
@PatrickObiang Жыл бұрын
VERY WELL EXPLAINED! BRAVO!
@aryanmahbadi
@aryanmahbadi Жыл бұрын
Great teaching 🤘🏻🤘🏻
@JosefwitdaCoatOn
@JosefwitdaCoatOn Жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Been using those compressors for a while… can’t believe I didn’t know about the GR/IN/Out on the 76
@josuke7324
@josuke7324 11 ай бұрын
This was super helpful thanks!
@doons8914
@doons8914 Жыл бұрын
Great tutorial, wicked helpful. also, I'm not a fan of country music, but whatever song was used in this video is a friggin jam!
@Youssef.Djerbir
@Youssef.Djerbir Жыл бұрын
thank u for explaining the cla combo
@Brxsvg87
@Brxsvg87 2 ай бұрын
Amazing teacher!!
@stanlewis1093
@stanlewis1093 10 ай бұрын
Great vid, appreciate you!
@josay764
@josay764 Жыл бұрын
Great one, thanks
@marcijustbeats35
@marcijustbeats35 Жыл бұрын
Wow great Video! Thank you! 😄 👍🏻
@benyaeast4741
@benyaeast4741 Жыл бұрын
Thanks heaps for the video mate, helped a lot 🙏🏽🙏🏽
@mixwithjerry
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
Awesome, glad to hear that!
@NasaRecordsTheHitFactory
@NasaRecordsTheHitFactory 19 күн бұрын
dope asf bro
@NasaRecordsTheHitFactory
@NasaRecordsTheHitFactory Жыл бұрын
BRO YOU ARE THE BEST
@CRXYTV
@CRXYTV Жыл бұрын
Very good information!
@mixwithjerry
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback 🙏🏼
@elhamselmani8695
@elhamselmani8695 9 ай бұрын
Bro that’s fireee
@djsowilo7869
@djsowilo7869 6 ай бұрын
Damm i love this song soooo much!!! ❤❤❤
@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579
@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579 Жыл бұрын
Great tutorial on stacked compression. I'm using those same (almost) 2 Waves compressors, the CLA 76 Blacky into a CLA 2A sitting in the Waves Studio Rack. Each is gain reducing about 2.5 dB on mine. IMO another great compressor is their PuigChild 670, which I have also. Those 3 have a very unique sound to them, even more when all 3 are stacked. Yes crazy Delta said 3, each doing 2-3 dB reduction.
@impelskies7715
@impelskies7715 Жыл бұрын
Sounds good but what’s the puigchild used for ? Just for like more color or setting the attack and release better musically ?
@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579
@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579 Жыл бұрын
@@impelskies7715 This puigchild represents the grandfather compressor, the Fairchild, from the '50s or so. It's adding an old analog tube saturation sound as well as compression. 670 versions are stereo and 660 is mono. It can work well to color and compress, which is why I used it, and it seems to do this well. Settings are somewhat different than other comps, in that there's a time constant selector switch, it affects the release. There's a spec chart that describes the different TC settings. I haven't used this comp plugin for a month or so, as I'm trying out other compressors, as for my use case, it might be the culprit of using too much CPU resources on my DAW. Bottom line Puigchild gives a tube and transformer like vibe that is a bit different than most others. I may be incorrect, but I think the Manley Mu is a more modern but similar type of comp. My main reason for differring comp types is color and my perceived compression action differences. My opinion is you'd want to sample it to see if you like its color and comp action, because it may not suit your taste or music.
@charleslungu7781
@charleslungu7781 2 ай бұрын
Awesome
@duploz5799
@duploz5799 2 жыл бұрын
did you use the compressors on the same channel where the vocals are or did you link it to another mixer channel? btw, i love your videos, I'm learning a lot from them !
@mixwithjerry
@mixwithjerry 2 жыл бұрын
Yes I loaded both compressors on the vocal mixer channel
@user-oc7dr9sq3d
@user-oc7dr9sq3d Жыл бұрын
thanks a lot. great👌👌👌
@AnwaarAliOfficial
@AnwaarAliOfficial 9 ай бұрын
Very nice
@WassupFred
@WassupFred Жыл бұрын
Good video
@zeroquatroquatro9365
@zeroquatroquatro9365 2 ай бұрын
great
@eartimevibes5994
@eartimevibes5994 7 ай бұрын
Great tutorial man, in other news though we're can I find the full song 😇
@lassorb4752
@lassorb4752 Жыл бұрын
I can recommend the hardware version of this trick 😍🤝🏼🤩
@thabangadikgale461
@thabangadikgale461 2 жыл бұрын
GO JERRY GO JERRY LOVE THE INFO AS ALWAYS. KINDLY DO ONE MORE WITH STOCK PLUGINS..
@mixwithjerry
@mixwithjerry 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks bro.. I will do some vocal mixing tutorials specifically for FL Studio soon.
@thabangadikgale461
@thabangadikgale461 2 жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to it and I know all plugins are the same just different display..
@kjellbeats
@kjellbeats 2 жыл бұрын
@@thabangadikgale461 that isnt always the case but the fruity compressor is actually pretty good
@danepaulstewart8464
@danepaulstewart8464 Жыл бұрын
Nice work… but you didn’t really let a full passage of the dry uncompressed vocal to come through so we could hear a solid before and after, in order to really assess the difference. 👍👍
@Louis1996_1
@Louis1996_1 4 ай бұрын
Great video 👍🏻👍🏻 Can I use the CL1B instead of the LA2A?
@Sniper_T_2x
@Sniper_T_2x Жыл бұрын
I use the cl1b it sounds amazing
@GreenHypnotic
@GreenHypnotic Жыл бұрын
CLA 76 + CL1B combo is legendary
@kelainefes
@kelainefes Жыл бұрын
I prefer to have the CL1B first as a leveller and then the 1176 after. This way the 1176 is always doing a similar amount of gain reduction and the tone it gives is more uniform.
@Jerry_TheFitnessMessiah
@Jerry_TheFitnessMessiah Жыл бұрын
Yoooo 🔥🔥
@EHall-yx9xy
@EHall-yx9xy Жыл бұрын
Great video Jerry. When your setting your final output on the 2A, are you gainstaging for a -12 target?
@BurntMcgurnt
@BurntMcgurnt Жыл бұрын
Probably not that really doesn't matter in any way as long as you're not clipping it could be -1 -3 -6 it makes no difference if its too loud turn it down
@Jacosr1
@Jacosr1 11 ай бұрын
Jerry: in your opinion, what is the difference between the Blacky and Bluey and why "Bluey" on this track? Sounds great, btw.
@IraMerrill
@IraMerrill Жыл бұрын
Hi Jerry, super useful. One thing I don't quite get. When you load the compressors in succession - are these on the actual track itself, or is your compressor chain on an aux and you are sending to it? And if you are sending to an aux, what ratio of dry signal are you sending, and why?
@YusoMusic
@YusoMusic 11 ай бұрын
its on the track
@bencawood
@bencawood Жыл бұрын
Can you record vocals with these settings?
@bobbyxsteevbeats
@bobbyxsteevbeats Жыл бұрын
I just bought the CLA- 2A compressor. Do I need the CLA-76 compressor?
@newcore6
@newcore6 5 ай бұрын
0:59 CL76 RECIOを4対1。右側のメーターはgain reductionにしておく。ANALOG off 3〜6dB attack release共にツマミを右にすれば速く左にすれば遅くなる。 最後にoutputツマミで音量調節。 6:05 CLA-2A 右のツマミはGRにしておく。2〜4dB
@kastriotleci
@kastriotleci Жыл бұрын
after the two compressors is that when you would maybe start using paralel compression aswell ? Trying to learn so would be happy to hear some feedback on what is best practice
@mixwithjerry
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
Parallel Compression would typically be done on its own mixer track so it is processing a duplicate copy of the lead vocal. So it’s not really a part of the lead vocal’s plugin chain if that’s what you’re asking.. but I usually mix the lead vocal and if I still need it to be more upfront in the mix then I will add parallel compression to add thickness. Parallel compression completely squashed the signal so there’s no peaks. That’s why it’s great for blending in with the lead vocal because it won’t really raise the overall peak level of the vocal, which will help you get the track loud at the end during mastering along with many other things across the mix. Hope this helps.
@djsowilo7869
@djsowilo7869 6 ай бұрын
Where can i find this song
@Tai-Dye
@Tai-Dye Жыл бұрын
I always thought the frequency knob at the bottom of the CLA-2A was a Hi-Pass filter kinda thing where its shaving off the lows. Like everything BELOW the number is NOT being compressed. So its actually what's ABOVE the number is NOT being compressed? Ive only been compressing under 50hz of my vocals? 😅😅
@officialyanik
@officialyanik 9 ай бұрын
Same lol
@mckenzie5162
@mckenzie5162 Жыл бұрын
did the song drop? really helpul tuto btw thank you!
@mixwithjerry
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
Yes it’s called “Champagne Leaves” by Jerry Gleam on all streaming platforms
@samsonlovesyou
@samsonlovesyou 9 ай бұрын
What would you do if you have really dynamic vocals and 8db GR just wouldn't be enough? Say we're talking 15-20db needed. Would you add more 1176s (clean setting, I imagine), or have it clamp down more? Or even split the GR evenly between the 1176 and LA2A (say 10db each)?
@Maksitto
@Maksitto 6 ай бұрын
The more dynamic the more compression. But you need to listen how's that sounds anyway
@deewan_music
@deewan_music Жыл бұрын
Where I can listen full song
@mixwithjerry
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
It’s called Champagne Leaves by Jerry Gleam on all streaming platforms
@2nvale595
@2nvale595 Жыл бұрын
Doesn’t vocal rider do the same the you had the first compressor doing?
@mixwithjerry
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
In a way yeah, but vocal rider doesn’t add any color or tone that you’d get from a compressor in addition to the leveling it does.
@iamnyron
@iamnyron Жыл бұрын
I heard the CLA 2A is more used for rock songs over rap. So I been using the CLA 76 and R Comp compressor on my rap vocals. What's your thoughts on that combo over using the CLA 2A ?
@mixwithjerry
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
It doesn’t matter really so much as to what compressor you use, but you want one to have a fast attack setting to control the peaks and one with a slower attack setting to add some smoothness.. the actual compressors you decide to use is a stylistic choice
@iamnyron
@iamnyron Жыл бұрын
@@mixwithjerry gotcha, that breaks it Down perfectly! Subscribed. Thanks Jerry!!! 🙂😎💙
@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579
@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579 Жыл бұрын
My opinion: it's not so much which ones specifically you're using, but how you're using them. As Jerry said in his comment, make sure one does a fast attack and the other one slow. The 1176 and LA2A, and emulations of those, naturally give you those fast and slow compressors, but there are others. Some, if settings allow, could be both slow or fast. That's why I said in the beginning it depends on how you're using them.
@iamnyron
@iamnyron Жыл бұрын
@@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579 gotcha that makes a ton of sense. Thanks bro!
@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579
@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579 Жыл бұрын
@@iamnyron welcome, best to ya on whatever audio you're into
@youtune_records_official
@youtune_records_official Жыл бұрын
can we use three compressors? like starting from cla 2a then cla 76 and lastly r vox to make it more upfront?
@mixwithjerry
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
There are no rules so definitely. Just keep in mind how much compression you’re getting from each and what role each compressor is serving.
@youtune_records_official
@youtune_records_official Жыл бұрын
@@mixwithjerry sure. love your videos. learning a lot of stuffs from you
@lifeinthespiritt.v1402
@lifeinthespiritt.v1402 Жыл бұрын
Hey Jerry do you put both compressors one after another on your chain ?
@mixwithjerry
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
Sure do 👍🏼
@lifeinthespiritt.v1402
@lifeinthespiritt.v1402 Жыл бұрын
@@mixwithjerry thank you brother love ur new song by the way the words are very touchful... I got a quick question I just started using saturation on my mix where best in my vocals chain should I place my saturation when mixing???
@amth6499
@amth6499 2 жыл бұрын
👌✌️❤️
@MrWilloch1
@MrWilloch1 8 ай бұрын
Is it possible to support the channel? kind of saved my life.
@SLKFOREVER03
@SLKFOREVER03 4 ай бұрын
whats the difference between bluey and blacky?
@BadboyEhis
@BadboyEhis Ай бұрын
Design interface. Down to choice
@idane1234
@idane1234 Жыл бұрын
Whats the diff between cla 76 mono to streo? I have the llugin and dont know what to use
@mixwithjerry
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
Mono is for single sound sources (like a vocal recorded with one microphone). Stereo is for something recorded with multiple sources to create a left and right channel (like a synth).
@idane1234
@idane1234 Жыл бұрын
@@mixwithjerry so if i mix my rap vocal, i need to use the mono version?
@mixwithjerry
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
@@idane1234 Yes, that would be good practice.
@a__749
@a__749 Жыл бұрын
why do you use "Mono" cla-76? Why not stereo :/
@mixwithjerry
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
Because my vocal signal is mono
@ralphfriedrich1000
@ralphfriedrich1000 9 ай бұрын
Which is the name of this song???
@mixwithjerry
@mixwithjerry 9 ай бұрын
Champagne Leaves - Jerry Gleam
@yawns3004
@yawns3004 Жыл бұрын
I need to do this but I don't have the CLA series compressors. I have Rvox, Rcomp, and TDR Molotok. Any advice how I can use these instead?
@mixwithjerry
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
RComp with a fast attack (like 2.5 ms is good starting point) and medium to fast release. Then the Rvox right after that. How much you want each compressor is up to you but the RComp is for the peaks and RVox is for overall tone and level.
@yawns3004
@yawns3004 Жыл бұрын
@@mixwithjerry thank you so much! Did not expect you to reply on a year old video. Super cool man, ty again
@Lolwutdesu9000
@Lolwutdesu9000 Жыл бұрын
You didn't really explain why you were using the first compressor in the first place, to what end, why 12 db reduction was even necessary. So it didn't really make sense to suddenly talk about two compressors working in serial because there wasn't any objective reason to do so.
@mixwithjerry
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
There are other compression tutorials on my page where I explain why and how to compress a vocal. This is a more advanced tutorial. I didn’t want to make this video too long by over-explaining something that most viewers already grasp. Don’t focus on why I have 12 db of gain reduction. That’s just what this particular vocal needed. All vocals are different. The point is that this technique just splits up the workload between 2 compressors instead of one.
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