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Balancing the harmony vocals - Pro Tools Tutorial
From the course: Audio Mixing Bootcamp
Balancing the harmony vocals
With harmony vocals, the balance is crucial in order to get the correct blended impact. In this movie, I'm going to show you how to mix harmony vocals so they have a great blend and work well with the other elements of the song. Usually the highest harmony vocal is the one that cuts the most. And as we get lower and lower, each one tends to get more lost in the mix. So just like with the drums, we're going to start from the bottom up, with the lowest vocal first, and then build on that. So I happen to know that BGV, or Background Vocal number 1, is the lowest vocal, so let's bring that up and let's start from there. (music playing) Okay. Now let's bring the second vocal up. The middle vocal happens to be the lead vocal as well. This is not uncommon. Many times you'll have the lead vocal in the middle of a three-part harmony, with the lower vocal on the bottom and the higher vocal on top. Sometimes it works where the lead vocal is actually on the bottom and the two higher vocals are on…
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Learning the principles of building a mix1m 1s
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Assigning the drums to a subgroup3m 55s
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Building the mix from the kick10m 8s
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Building the mix from the snare8m 46s
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Building the mix from the toms5m 25s
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Building the mix from the overhead mics3m 53s
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Checking the drum phase4m 44s
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Balancing direct and miked bass channels3m 36s
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Building the mix from the bass3m 26s
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Building the mix from the vocals4m 19s
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Balancing the rhythm section2m 44s
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Balancing the rest of the instruments with the rhythm section5m 22s
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Making a mix without building it4m 20s
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Balancing the harmony vocals2m 35s
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