Lead vocals, background vocals, samples, vocoders. Each type of vocal track, and each genre, require different techniques, microphones and gear. You want them to sound professional, on pitch, and full of life.
Vocals can carry both the meaning and emotions of a song, so you want to get them right. This can include choosing the right mic and mic placement, working with vocalists and choirs, capturing the right mood, the use of samplers and vocoders, and getting the mix right. There's a lot to learn! Here is a range of tutorials from basic to advanced that explain it all.
For even more tutorials, check out all of our posts tagged "vocals".
How to Record Vocals in a Bedroom
How to Process and Improve Home Recorded Vocals
How to Mix In-Your-Face Rock Vocals
The Ultimate Vocal Recording Tutorial
What You Can Learn from the Vocal Production of Katy, Gaga & Ke$ha
Quick Tip : Spice Up Your Vocal Track with Ableton Live Effects
Picking the Right Microphone - Vocals
Working a Multi-pattern Mic for Vocals
Creative Subtlety When Working With Doubled Vocals
How to Process Vocals for Podcasts or Voiceover
Basic Sound Clean-Up for an Audio Novice
How to Autotune Your Vocals Like T-Pain, Cher or Daft Punk
How to Use Pitch Correction for Vocal Effects
Celemony Melodyne – The Ultimate Pitch Correction & Quantization Tool
Transforming Vocal Samples into Lead Synths
Quick Tip: How to Fit Vocals Into Your Mixes Using Delay
Quick Tip: How to Cut and Enhance Your Vocal Phrases
How to Make One Vocal Sound Like a Choir
How to Use Vocoders in Remixes
Creating a Vocoder Freeze Effect
Create a Vocal Glitch Sequence
How to Create Hypnotic Rhythmic Vocal Grooves
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