u/TypicalDurian9220

I am not a Pro or a sound engineer, but I love Sound to the point that I keep learning and growing in it.

On the other hand, I am a professional voice-over artist for narrative documentaries, corporate voice-overs, and TV/radio commercials. I’m also self-taught when it comes to sound mixing.

So, I wanted to share my vocal chain and get your thoughts on it.

Keep in mind that this is not really a vocal chain for songs. Also, I don’t really see the need for using buses in this specific case, but I’m willing to learn if/where they would actually be needed.

(If you see “optional,” it means it’s not always required.)

- Cleaning (Repair, Restore, etc.)
- EQ (Corrective)
- De-Esser
- EQ (Tonal EQ)
- 1st Compressor (a fast comp like an 1176)
- 2nd Compressor (a slower comp like an LA-2A) — Optional
- Tonal EQ (a colored plugin like Analog Obsession SSQ, API 550A, etc.)
-Tonal EQ (adding warmth using a Pultec-style plugin) Optional
- Saturation (Like Klanghelm IVGI)
- Reverb (a small amount of room reverb)
- Limiter
- VU Meter for loudness

I’d really appreciate any feedback. I’m mainly interested in whether the order makes sense and if there’s anything unnecessary or missing.

P.S: None of the plugins mentioned are sponsored or commissioned. There popular ones that could have been mentioned but I choose some free ones for examples.

Today, it’s relatively easy to multitrack-record a live concert: you can use a digital mixer with USB/ADAT/Dante, an audio interface, and record every channel directly into a DAW like Pro Tools or Logic. But how was this typically done in the late ’90s and early 2000s, when USB audio and digital mixers weren’t yet common? If a concert had 24–32+ inputs (vocals, drums, guitars, keyboards, room mics, etc.), what was the typical signal chain for getting all those channels into a multitrack recorder or DAW? Were they using analog consoles with direct outs and separate A/D converters, ADAT/DA-88 machines, early Pro Tools systems, or something else?

Hi everyone,

I do voice-over production for radio spots and commercials. I usually work on voices where I want a warm, clean and professional sound.

I often see people using two compressors in a vocal chain. For example, a fast compressor like an 1176 first, to control the peaks, and then a slower compressor like an LA-2A (or an Opto compressor) to make the voice smoother and warmer.

I understand this technique is very common for instruments like drums, bass, etc. But I am wondering about voice-over.

Do you also use two compressors in series for voice-over or commercial narration?

Is this a common technique in professional voice production, or is it mostly useful for instruments?

Thanks!

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Do all concerts get re-recorded in studio? I’m learning how to mix live recording sessions and I was a little astonished to find out that for some worship sessions, parts are recorded again in a studio especially lead vocals, backing vocals, and sometimes even instruments. Has this always been the case? Can’t a live worship gathering like Hillsong or Elevation Worship just be recorded and mixed entirely from the live performance without re-recording anything afterward except mixing and mastering? I’m also curious if this happens in other types of concerts too.

Si tout va bien comme je le souhaite, je pourrais venir vivre au Maroc dans la seconde moitié de cette année en cours. Etant polyglotte et très à l’aise avec l’apprentissage de nouvelles langues, je voudrais savoir quel arabe apprendre? Je sais que le Darija est très vivant dans le pays, mais à long terme je souhaite progresser davantage sur l’arabe standard qui me permettrait de communiquer avec d’autres arabophones à travers le monde.

Alors, l’arabe standard est-il parlé couramment ou du moins par la populations de ville comme Rabat et Marakesh? Comment un arabophone (standard) est-il perçu dans les conversations au quotidien?

Merci

Merci.

I am an independent filmmaker with knee interest in sound. Over the years I have tried to get up my skills in that field. As you know, a video or a film can look good but However, since there tones of resources (Books & YouTube) on mixing musics and less on Audio Processing or cinema dialogue, I’d be extremely happy to have a mentor who can help with some of the questions that I have. A mentor that has either an experience in Location recording or Post-production for film fiction or even documentaries.

Thanks

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