Vocal Comping: How to Assemble the Perfect Vocal Take | LANDR Mix Tips #2
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What is vocal comping?
Read more on the blog: https://blog.landr.com/mixing-vocals/
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Comping vocals is an essential skill for modern music production.
Almost every vocal track you hear on a modern commercial recording is the result of careful comping.
With such an important part of the process it’s important to have a good grasp on the technique.
In this video I’ll show you how to comp vocals to get the perfect composite take.
Comping vocals is the process of choosing individual segments from several vocal takes and assembling them into one single performance.
Comping can be done with any instrument or sound source, but it’s traditionally associated with vocals.
Vocals are a massive element of a song, and vocal takes can be extremely variable. Choosing the standout moments from several passes of a vocal part is a reliable way to get the best possible finished product.
Most DAWs have a workflow for organizing and comping takes. The process might be slightly different in one app or another but the concept is largely the same.
As you track your vocal, add every new take as a comp lane so that each performance is in the same spot on the timeline.
In Pro Tools I’ll do this by selecting a new playlist from the dropdown for each pass.
Now that I have a few takes recorded, I’ll see if I have what I need for this vocal part.
I’ll start by selecting the playlists view to see each take simultaneously.
If you prefer, you can listen to the takes individually first to find the best starting point, but in this case I’m pretty confident that the last take I captured was the closest to the mark.
To make sure I don’t lose anything if I want to start over I’ll duplicate the last take and I’ll mute the original clip on the timeline so I don’t accidentally get it confused with the comp.
Now I’ll listen through the part until I hear something I can improve on.
A few bars in I’m hearing a sustained note that goes a bit flat at the end. I’ll see if there’s a better option in one of the other takes.
With the “insertion follows playback” option deselected, I’ll park the playhead right in front of the problem area and add a bar of pre-roll for context.
This way I can start the segment from exactly the same spot to keep my judgment objective.
I’ll navigate down to the second-to-last take using the colon key, solo it with Shift-S and then hit the spacebar to play the segment.
I’ll repeat this process to cycle through the same segment in the the other takes.
After listening through, it seems like the vocalist really nailed this section on the first take. I’ll play it once more to confirm and tap the up arrow key to bound the selection.
Now that I have a good replacement highlighted, I’ll press control+Option+V or click the arrow on the comp track to promote my selection to the main take.
I’ll de-solo this take and continuing listening to the main one for issues. I’ll repeat these steps each time to create a perfect composite of the vocalists performance.
The exact process of comping will vary slightly from app to app, but the basic concept is the same.
You can even comp takes of any instrument, including multi-miced sources.
Now that you have some ideas for comping vocals, get back to your session and craft the perfect take.
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Read more about mixing vocals: https://blog.landr.com/mixing-vocals/
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Subscribe to LANDR on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2BcY9US
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Read more on the blog: https://blog.landr.com/mixing-vocals/
Subscribe to LANDR on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2BcY9US
Comping vocals is an essential skill for modern music production.
Almost every vocal track you hear on a modern commercial recording is the result of careful comping.
With such an important part of the process it’s important to have a good grasp on the technique.
In this video I’ll show you how to comp vocals to get the perfect composite take.
Comping vocals is the process of choosing individual segments from several vocal takes and assembling them into one single performance.
Comping can be done with any instrument or sound source, but it’s traditionally associated with vocals.
Vocals are a massive element of a song, and vocal takes can be extremely variable. Choosing the standout moments from several passes of a vocal part is a reliable way to get the best possible finished product.
Most DAWs have a workflow for organizing and comping takes. The process might be slightly different in one app or another but the concept is largely the same.
As you track your vocal, add every new take as a comp lane so that each performance is in the same spot on the timeline.
In Pro Tools I’ll do this by selecting a new playlist from the dropdown for each pass.
Now that I have a few takes recorded, I’ll see if I have what I need for this vocal part.
I’ll start by selecting the playlists view to see each take simultaneously.
If you prefer, you can listen to the takes individually first to find the best starting point, but in this case I’m pretty confident that the last take I captured was the closest to the mark.
To make sure I don’t lose anything if I want to start over I’ll duplicate the last take and I’ll mute the original clip on the timeline so I don’t accidentally get it confused with the comp.
Now I’ll listen through the part until I hear something I can improve on.
A few bars in I’m hearing a sustained note that goes a bit flat at the end. I’ll see if there’s a better option in one of the other takes.
With the “insertion follows playback” option deselected, I’ll park the playhead right in front of the problem area and add a bar of pre-roll for context.
This way I can start the segment from exactly the same spot to keep my judgment objective.
I’ll navigate down to the second-to-last take using the colon key, solo it with Shift-S and then hit the spacebar to play the segment.
I’ll repeat this process to cycle through the same segment in the the other takes.
After listening through, it seems like the vocalist really nailed this section on the first take. I’ll play it once more to confirm and tap the up arrow key to bound the selection.
Now that I have a good replacement highlighted, I’ll press control+Option+V or click the arrow on the comp track to promote my selection to the main take.
I’ll de-solo this take and continuing listening to the main one for issues. I’ll repeat these steps each time to create a perfect composite of the vocalists performance.
The exact process of comping will vary slightly from app to app, but the basic concept is the same.
You can even comp takes of any instrument, including multi-miced sources.
Now that you have some ideas for comping vocals, get back to your session and craft the perfect take.
---
Read more about mixing vocals: https://blog.landr.com/mixing-vocals/
Try LANDR for free: https://www.landr.com/
Subscribe to LANDR on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2BcY9US
Follow the LANDR blog and get the best tips, tools and tutorials for producers: https://blog.landr.com/
Instagram: Instagram: landrmusic
Facebook: Facebook: LANDRmusic
Twitter: Twitter: LANDR_music
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/landr_m...
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