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Pop Vocal Processing (Vocal Chain, Doubles, Effects) | 4/4 Pop Vocal Production

Pop Vocal Processing (Vocal Chain, Doubles, Effects) | 4/4 Pop Vocal Production

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Pop Vocal Processing (Vocal Chain, Doubles, Effects) | 4/4 Pop Vocal Production


After recording and comping the lead vocal, laying down doubles and layering in background vocals—editing and processing all of these tracks appropriately will lead to a big pop vocal sound. In this pop vocal processing tutorial, producer Alex Wilke digs into his dry vocal chain, his favorite reverbs and delays, how he edits and processes vocal doubles, and a few of his favorite tricks with creative effects.

Listen to the final result: https://s.disco.ac/hbpxhlnyscgl

Watch the whole series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBQ4cY0Z58HMVXxQIgGY6ScDxc_rgCsBW

See how the song they are working on was inspired by a Hooked vocal sample:

00:00 Intro
00:22 Dry Vocal Chain (@waves Tune Real-Time & R-Vox, @iZotopeOfficial Mouth De-click, @fabfilter Pro-Q & Pro-MB, @UniversalAudio 1176AE, LA 2A & EQP‑1A)
05:21 Reverb & Delay (@soundtoys EchoBoy, Valhalla Vintage Verb, Klevgrand Korvpressor)
08:30 Doubles Processing
11:43 Creative Effects (@waves H-Delay)
15:27 Final Thoughts

Find inspiring samples and loops in Arcade: https://go.output.com/3OE1P5o

Keep up with Alex Wilke: https://www.instagram.com/wilkeway/

Subscribe to @FrancisKarelOfficial and check out his music: https://www.instagram.com/francis_karel/

#musicproduction #vocalproducer #ableton

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