{"id":21705,"date":"2015-03-09T09:29:12","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T13:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/?p=21705"},"modified":"2015-03-09T09:29:12","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T13:29:12","slug":"easy-dynamic-vocal-fx-sonar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/2015\/03\/09\/easy-dynamic-vocal-fx-sonar\/","title":{"rendered":"Mixing Vocals: Easy Dynamic Vocal FX in SONAR"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Dan Gonzalez<\/em><\/p>\n

A word on Vocal FX<\/h3>\n

\"\"Mixing vocals is a tricky process since it is the most prominent element in any song. Vocals can be processed a very specific way to achieve an effect of sorts – or they can be processed in subtle ways to fit nicely into an overall mix. Most of the time you’ll be dealing with the latter of the two so it’s important to figure out ways to enhance your vocals without overpowering the other instruments.<\/p>\n

Critical attention to detail is what makes any track sound like a polished mix and to achieve this a lot of engineers approach each section, instrument, entrance, exit, etc. dynamically. Obviously one way to do this is by mixing with tons of automation, but there are other ways to setup your mix so that you don’t have to write loads of automation data.<\/p>\n

Setting up a dynamic vocal effect<\/h3>\n

Let’s take a pretty dry vocal track and add a dynamic effect to it. Here’s an example of a verse that we can use.
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