🔥 FREE 3-DAY EVENT - Starts Monday, May 8th at 10am Pacific 🔥
Introducing the3-Day Vocal Challenge
Watch live as we record, edit and mix a vocal from scratch.
Starts Monday, May 8th, at 10am Pacific
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This is a 3-day, live challenge that’s going to help you produce vocals to a professional level — which will have a HUGE impact on the overall quality of your mix.
We'll walk you through the entire process, step-by-step.
- How to choose the right mic (hint: it's different every time)
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Mic positioning for the best possible recording quality
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How to get a killer performance out of the vocalist (or yourself)
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Why editing is the key to achieving radio-quality
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How to mix vocals and apply EQ, compression, reverb, delay and automation to craft an industry-quality vocal
This free event is hosted in partnership with Soyuz Microphones
Starts Monday, May 8th, at 10am Pacific
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"I gotta say, I learned more practical material here in a few months than I did at a 4 year university"
Kevin Koelzer — Acoustic Guitarist & Audio Engineer
MEET YOUR MENTORS
Caleb Loveless is a 25-year veteran in the industry and co-owner of Slowave Studios and Black Fox Mastering. Caleb has worked as a songwriter, producer and mix/mastering engineer for charting artists, some of the world’s largest brands and major film/TV studios.
Rob Mayzes is a musician, mixing engineer and educator from Oxford, England. Rob has dedicated his life to teaching producers and engineers how to hone their craft and do what they love for a living, and has been teaching online since 2015.
Jake Kodweis is a music producer, songwriter, and educator. Jake signed his first record label deal in 2005, has licensed over 1,500 tracks, and helped thousands of artists achieve their true potential and build their music careers.
Dane Holmes has produced, composed and engineered for some of the worlds largest brands, budding artists and film/tv projects — such as Stranger Things. Dane’s unique strengths in composition and crafting cutting edge sound design has secured him a strong foothold in the industry.
"I want to thank you guys, the puzzle in my head fell into place and the big picture started to make sense to me."
Georgi Dechev — Mixing, Mastering, Songwriting.
DAY #1: VOCAL RECORDING
On day 1, we’ll be recording from scratch with The Voice vocalist EJ Michael, over a Pop Ballad track. You'll watch everything come together as we lay down the full vocal take.
MIC TECHNIQUE
Choosing the right mic for the vocalist, gain and positioning.
VOCAL PRODUCTION
Stacking vocals, double tracking, and recording backing vocals
TAKE MANAGEMENT
How to organize takes for faster editing.
DAY #2: VOCAL EDITING
On day 2, we’re going to show you how to take the raw vocal recording and edit it to perfection. This is what takes a vocal performance from good to great.
COMPING
How to consolidate all of your takes into one.
PITCH CORRECTION
How to tune the vocals in a way that sounds natural.
GAIN AUTOMATION
The secret to getting a vocal to sit in the mix.
DAY #3: VOCAL MIXING
On day 3 we’re going to take the edited vocal and mix it into the track to create a finished product. We'll cover every single aspect of the vocal mixing process in detail.
EQ
How to add top-end sheen and get the vocal to sit right.
COMPRESSION
How to make sure the vocal is consistent and loud.
REVERB & DELAY
Adding effects to shape emotion and space.
REGISTER NOW TO SECURE YOUR SEAT
You got questions? We have answers.
Can't I just figure this out on my own?
How has that worked for you so far? Sure, you could learn eventually this stuff through repetition and practice... but it's going to take you decades to get to the same point as everyone else. Instead of reinventing the wheel, it's much quicker to learn from somebody else's experience and mistakes.
Am I going to need a bunch of expensive software/plugins to see results?
No. Better gear will certainly help BUT the first step is developing your knowledge and skills.
Only after that should you think about upgrading your gear. That way, you're using it to it's full potential, instead of having a bunch of expensive gear you don't actually know how to use.
Is this for a specific genre or type of music?
No, what you're going to learn is totally agnostic to the genre of music.
Remember, it's mastering the SCIENTIFIC aspect of music production that's important. Once you do that, you have the building blocks for any genre or type of music.
What DAW are you going to use?
It doesn't matter - the techniques you use are the exact same in all DAWs. You'll be able to follow along regardless of which DAW you use.
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