When it comes to mixing vocals, the struggle is real! The most important part of any song, is almost always the most complicated instrument to mix. The reason for this is because with all that's going on in a mix, the vocal has to be the one to stand out. Oftentimes it needs to be front and center, right in your face...which is not an easy task. So much goes into mixing a vocal, especially when it was not well recorded. This particular vocal mix was from a song with Range and Chris Weaver. I used an Ehrlund EHR-M condenser mic into an Apollo Twin Duo API unison mic pre.
This was a great setup, but I think I did make one big mistake though. I was paranoid about the acoustics in my vocal booth and wanted some "extra" absorption, so I put the sE reflection filter on. I didn't realize at the time, but having the mic lodged too deep into the filter made the mic pic up some excess low frequency build up, causing me to have to cut that muddy sound considerably. I had no choice but to "fix it in the mix!"
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