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chrisdbarnes

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Backing Vocals
« on: April 07, 2016, 09:14:33 pm »
Hey guys.

Been analysing one of my favourite artists Jordan Rakei and i've noticed his backing vocals are always so tight. They sound so thin, yet really present in the mix, always allowing his main vocal to be in the forefront. I know this is a pretty vague question, but if anybody has any decent mixing tips in general for mixing backing vox that would be great. Here are a couple of examples of his work where you can those backing vocals:

https://soundcloud.com/tommisch/wake-up-this-day-feat-jordan-rakei

https://soundcloud.com/soulhasnotempo/alright-shnt001?in=soulhasnotempo/sets/jordan-rakei-groove-curse-shnt001

https://soundcloud.com/jordan-rakei/the-light-1

Thanks


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Re: Backing Vocals
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2016, 08:19:31 pm »
I didn't listen to the example tracks, but as a general rule always identify where each vocal section is located in the frequency spectrum. If the backing vocal's tone is lower, cut out more of the higher range and then cut out some of the lower range on the main vocal.

It's all about balance. Stereo widening and reverb help too.