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The TLM 103 is certainly not a thin mic. He connects it to the BAE 1073 it's going to certainly result in a warmer tone on the majority of vocals. A sample would help for sure.

A LOT of chart topping rappers and r&b artists use the TLM 103. Jay Z is one of the most notable. It's possible that it's just not a match for you, but I suspect it's probably something else. Despite what several people have said here, a preamp and certainly make a big impact on the sound. Some...

While there are no one size fits all solutions here, there are some generally accepted best practices. It's also important to understand when you're introducing compression in your chain. If you're compressing after tracking: #1 Use volume automation to manually level the vocal before...

Lead vocals are typically a mono element right up the middle. Of course, on most recordings you have some stereo effects added. It’s pretty common to record a second take and put a doubler, a haas effect, or other stereo processing. That being said, it’s still a mono source just being duplicated...

A lot of popular records sound the way they do because of the character added by outboard gear. The SM7b is a great mic and a staple. It was used for vox on Thriller and many other amazing records. Even before a good preamp, an inline mic amp, like a cloudlifter, will go a long way to getting...

Gotcha. Well, my best guess is that the processing isn’t needed in your example. If you’re making a few cuts to the side channel, and the stereo field is disappearing, then the element may not have much information on the side channel to begin with. Try using the technique on something else to...

Hard to say without knowing how you have processed the mid/side channels. You’d have to make some pretty drastic cuts in the side channel for the stereo field to be affected that much. What kind of curves did you apply?

It’s pretty common practice to set up a headphone bus with a vocal chain, so the singer can hear the performance roughly as it will sound after being mixed. This can help the singer fine tune the performance to sound its best considering the effects. This is especially useful if you’re using...

https://rekkerd.org/simple-chord-detection-free-vst-plugin-for-windows/ Haven’t tried this, but seems functional.

Another good resource with rave reviews. I had only recently head of AO. Still need to check their stuff out!

Yeah, it’s super useful! It can save you a lot of CPU to be able to just insert the modules you need, too!

Mic comparison - Test out Mics! - Audio test kitchen is great. It's not the same as testing with your own voice, but better than buying blind. Ear training sessions - Train your earholes!! - Soundgym is a great tool for training your ears. Great reference! Make sure you check out Joe...

Just can’t help yourself, can you? I’ve noticed that a lot of your responses are rambling and half nonsense. Let me summarize your comments here. “I’ve never even heard of this process until today and I’ve never tried it, but you should listen to my advice based on zero experience, even though...

My apologies if any of this has already been said. I didn't read all of the replies. It's not unusual to use a limiter on a bus or even an individual track. My first piece of advice is to try a soft clipper before using a limiter. But, even before trying either one, I would definitely look at...

There's a decent free drum replacement plugin called Trigger 2. It essentially monitors the incoming audio signal and uses it to trigger a sampled sound that replaces the original. You simply insert the plugin on the track and load the sample you want to use in the plugin. It comes with several...

It has nothing to do with confidence. I take no issue with anyone who disagrees with me. I do take issue with someone offering negative advice about something they aren't remotely educated about. This is why I stress that those who don't have an opinion should find out on their own first hand...

I'm sure Rob has some great experience and some great advice in many areas. This just isn't one of those areas, as he himself has admitted and illustrated with his comments. When you're to a point of arguing just to argue against points that nobody even made, that's not an effort to make a...

In general, it's difficult these days to mess up a mix so bad that it can't be mastered with some level of improvement. Still, you don't have to mess up in a massive way to have issues that can't or shouldn't be resolved during the mastering stage. Keep your levels balanced, leave a bit of...

Well, to be honest, I would never take an opinion serious coming from someone who is completely biased against the process and has never researched it or tried it. Your "thoughts" on it aren't even based on the actual technique, so they're not really useful in this discussion. Furthermore, this...