Vocal Production Masterclass
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12:27 Setting Up for the Vocal Tracking Session
In this first video, Marcus goes through the writing/production session for the track being used in this series, and talks about the different approaches one can take when re-tracking new final vocals from a production standpoint. (Recoding the actual vocals is not shown) He then goes on to set up a new session, and speaks about proper gain staging and track naming conventions before the recording session takes place.
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14:11 The Playback Session
Having completed the new vocal tracking session, Marcus goes through all the raw tracks that were recorded. With critical listening, he identifies the key areas that will require specific attention, and makes some mental notes for potential workflows.
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5:40 Editing Tools & Concepts
Marcus goes over some of his most commonly used editing tools, and shortcuts that he uses on a regular basis, when editing and working with vocal tracks in Studio One.
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6:21 Coming Up with a Game Plan
In this video, Marcus speaks about the importance of coming up with a strategic game plan, that allows us to slowly notch away at finessing our vocal tracks into a polished production.
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13:10 Comping & Editing the Lead Vocals Pt. 1
Marcus tackles comping together the 1st verse, and speaks about some workflows and concepts to keep in mind while comping.
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4:56 Comping & Editing the Lead Vocals Pt. 2
Having already tackled verse 2, Marcus comps together the bridge, and offers some useful tips for correcting inconsistencies between takes
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13:26 Comping & Editing the Lead Vocals Pt. 3
Learn how to manually edit harsh sibilant areas of the vocal, as well as how to tackle plosives in order to get raw vocal tracks sounding smoother prior to applying processing to them.
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10:43 Pitch Correcting the Lead Vocals Pt. 1
In this video, Marcus begins to pitch correct the lead vocals using Melodyne and Waves Tune Real-Time. He also goes over some useful concepts and workflows that can be implemented during this stage, to streamline the process and stay organized.
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9:39 Pitch Correcting the Lead Vocals Pt. 2
Marcus continues to work on the lead vocals using Melodyne, and demonstrates some useful tips that can be applied for more transparent results.
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7:39 Setting Up FX Returns
Learn how to save time and effort in your mix, by saving and importing FX chains from a template or external session for commonly used effects processing chains.
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14:28 Comping & Editing the BG Vocals Pt. 1
Marcus demonstrates how to use manual editing, clip gain, audio slipping, & time compression and expansion to pocket a set of back ground vocal tracks to the lead vocal, before applying pitch correction.
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13:10 Comping & Editing the BG Vocals Pt. 2
Learn how to use Revoice Pro in your workflow to time and pitch align background Vocal unison tracks to the lead vocal - or to create incredibly realistic sounding Double's from a single mono lead vocal.
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12:41 Pitch Correcting & Time Aligning the BG Vocals Pt. 1
In this video Marcus demonstrates how to tackle time aligning complex vocal stacks with ease, using a combination of Revoice Pro, manual editing, and the powerful Vocalign Pro.
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8:52 Pitch Correcting & Time Aligning the BG Vocals Pt. 2
Marcus carries on with the vocal stacks, this time turning to Melodyne for fine tuning the pitch correction, and editing the pocket.
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7:53 Using Your DAW's Built-In Time Alignment Tools
Learn how to harness the power of the built-in tools of your own DAW, for tackling time compression and expansion of vocal phrases on a budget.
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12:38 Final Edit Pass
Massaging The Pocket & Adding Additional Vocal Enhancements - In this video, Marcus demonstrates some workflow tips for adding additional vocal production enhancements via Melodyne, and smoothing / finessing transitions with manual editing techniques
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11:19 The Final Mix Breakdown
Marcus plays through his final mix, and speaks to his approach for a simple yet, impactful vibe. In addition, he offers some tips on how to streamline a mix for easy import into external sessions.
Product Overview
This is it! If you use vocals in your music, Marcus Huysken’s Vocal Production Masterclass leaves no stone unturned, covering everything you need to know to produce world-class vocal tracks that will make your productions legit.
The series starts with setting up the vocal tracking session that the singer will use to record their new vocals on, the playback session, vocal editing tools and concepts, creating a game plan, comping vocals, pitch correcting, adding FX, background vocals, time-alignment, and much more!
This masterclass doesn't cover recording the actual vocals, but rather takes it from after they are recorded, and then how to edit and produce them into a professional sounding product.
See the individual tutorial descriptions below for more info. If you want the definitive guide for producing vocals in your DAW, stop what you’re doing and experience “Vocal Production Masterclass” today!
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Reviews
Submitted 1 month ago
Great content, slightly misleading title
I don't know if this is my fault or just a misleading title, but this course covers vocals once they've been tracked and need editing/comping/etc. It is all very helpful and wonderful but I guess I was looking for something that covered the recording of the vocals, which to me is where the production starts, and then continues through the editing/comping/etc. Aside from that minor gripe, it takes you on a step-by-step process of figuring out what you've got tracked so far and then figuring out how to make it work in the production. Also, the singer for the track has got a terribly annoying voice and that made it hard to sit through some sections.
Response from Customer Service:
We’re sorry it’s not what you were looking for. After looking into to it, we changed the product description to include mention that the vocals were not shown actually being recorded, but rather the work shown after they were recorded to produce great vocal tracks.
Thanks again!
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 3 months ago
Intelligent and Articulate
This series is very well done and very helpful. He does a great job explaining what he is doing and why in a very efficient manner.
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 6 months ago
It looks good
I saw only one video, and I do not understand much English, I watch the screen more. Subtitles will also help with downloading purchased videos. To make better orthopedics, I have to release the video multiple times. I use Google Translator to translate from Czech into English.
I am a: Semi-Pro, Musician, Studio One
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 7 months ago
Very, very Helpful
Very useful content especially for those who are vocal interested. I use also Studio One 4 Pro and this make sense for me and this keep getting me useful tip also about Studio One. A great DAW and very good tip from Marcus. You can scroll forward and back how many times you want to get full understanding. Marcus is also very loud and clear. I like the way he is teaching. Tuning, pitching back vocals and Lead vocals. A Super bundle.
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 1 year ago
Awesome!!!!
This course has helped in everything presented. I particular liked the way Marcus Hyusken teaches. Specially learned how to use my DAW's builtin time alignment tool.
I am a: Hobbyist
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 2 years ago
Excellent overview of vocal process!
Can't wait to put this info into use! Good exposure to new ideas and plug ins that can help put polish on vocals.
I am a: Musician, Audio Engineer
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 2 years ago
Vocal Excellence !
Another excellent title by Groove 3.Invaluable, informative and brilliantly executed.
I am a: Professional, Musician, Producer
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 2 years ago
Awesome work
Truly awesome work, I learnt a lot, took notes from everything I considered important for me, and definitely will use it in my everyday work with vocals.
I am a: Semi-Pro, Musician, Producer, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Studio One
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 2 years ago
Very Helpful
Very informative and thorough
I am a: Beginner, Musician, Producer, Digital Performer
Submitted 2 years ago
Great video
Covers a lot of ground that was new to me. Would cost $$$$ to get all the plugins he uses, but he usually shows a built-in way to achieve similar results.
I am a: Semi-Pro, Musician, Reaper
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Reviews
Submitted 1 month ago
Great content, slightly misleading title
I don't know if this is my fault or just a misleading title, but this course covers vocals once they've been tracked and need editing/comping/etc. It is all very helpful and wonderful but I guess I was looking for something that covered the recording of the vocals, which to me is where the production starts, and then continues through the editing/comping/etc. Aside from that minor gripe, it takes you on a step-by-step process of figuring out what you've got tracked so far and then figuring out how to make it work in the production. Also, the singer for the track has got a terribly annoying voice and that made it hard to sit through some sections.
Response from Customer Service:
We’re sorry it’s not what you were looking for. After looking into to it, we changed the product description to include mention that the vocals were not shown actually being recorded, but rather the work shown after they were recorded to produce great vocal tracks.
Thanks again!
Submitted 3 months ago
Intelligent and Articulate
This series is very well done and very helpful. He does a great job explaining what he is doing and why in a very efficient manner.
Submitted 6 months ago
It looks good
I saw only one video, and I do not understand much English, I watch the screen more. Subtitles will also help with downloading purchased videos. To make better orthopedics, I have to release the video multiple times. I use Google Translator to translate from Czech into English.
I am a: Semi-Pro, Musician, Studio One
Submitted 7 months ago
Very, very Helpful
Very useful content especially for those who are vocal interested. I use also Studio One 4 Pro and this make sense for me and this keep getting me useful tip also about Studio One. A great DAW and very good tip from Marcus. You can scroll forward and back how many times you want to get full understanding. Marcus is also very loud and clear. I like the way he is teaching. Tuning, pitching back vocals and Lead vocals. A Super bundle.
Submitted 1 year ago
Awesome!!!!
This course has helped in everything presented. I particular liked the way Marcus Hyusken teaches. Specially learned how to use my DAW's builtin time alignment tool.
I am a: Hobbyist
Submitted 2 years ago
Excellent overview of vocal process!
Can't wait to put this info into use! Good exposure to new ideas and plug ins that can help put polish on vocals.
I am a: Musician, Audio Engineer
Submitted 2 years ago
Vocal Excellence !
Another excellent title by Groove 3.Invaluable, informative and brilliantly executed.
I am a: Professional, Musician, Producer
Submitted 2 years ago
Awesome work
Truly awesome work, I learnt a lot, took notes from everything I considered important for me, and definitely will use it in my everyday work with vocals.
I am a: Semi-Pro, Musician, Producer, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Studio One
Submitted 2 years ago
Very Helpful
Very informative and thorough
I am a: Beginner, Musician, Producer, Digital Performer
Submitted 2 years ago
Great video
Covers a lot of ground that was new to me. Would cost $$$$ to get all the plugins he uses, but he usually shows a built-in way to achieve similar results.
I am a: Semi-Pro, Musician, Reaper
1. When did you start dabbling in music?
I started playing piano at around 5 years old, after which point I switched to the Guitar at around age 10. I was pretty lucky, as my parents had quite a nice selection of records, spanning across multiple genres, that I could listen too. I would sit by the record player with headphones on, and close my eyes, and imagine myself playing along with them. I listened to much "older" music than the current music my age group was listening to. I continued to play the guitar and by 16, had developed some pretty decent chops, and was playing lots of local jazz clubs & restaurants with a couple friends. However after the birth of my first son, I took a break from gigging, and made the transition to the other side of the glass. However, I still rely on, and draw upon my abilities as a musician all the time, as I feel that an engineer, producer, or mixer, with a decent understanding of music, tempo, groove, theory, and genres, is a step ahead of the game.
2. What training have you had?
Pretty much 23 years of locking myself in a chair, and working diligently on my craft. Over the years, Ive also had had the great pleasure of working with other fantastic engineers, being able to pick their brains, observe and sponge in all the information that they offered. I still maintain, that you can learn more from a couple weeks, or even a couple days working with a seasoned pro, then you can in a year or 2 of school. Although I was set on going to audio engineering for school, my parents insisted on me going to school for business marketing, which didn't really work out, as I spent most of my time cutting class and going to my older sisters media arts classes, offering up myself as an actor, or voice over actor, (whatever they needed) for all of their student productions, so that I could learn more about audio/video production. It wasn't quite an audio engineering per se, but it was a close second!
Although Ive never had any formal education, I can recall my early "lessons" from my father, of cutting tape, and working with analogue gear. Being given tasks, like recording music from a record to tape, then cutting the tape, to make edits. The process of gain staging, EQ, fader riding, compression, adding reverb, etc etc. Also most importantly, my lessons in understanding the psychology behind getting the best performance from your artist/talent, which I was able to comprehend, and which I still keep with me, and use to this day.
3. When did you get into recording?
By about 11 years old, after listening to countless records in awe, I became interested, (or maybe even obsessed) with the whole recording process. When I badgered my father enough, he eventually dusted off his old TEAC 3340 reel to reel, an old mixer, and a spring reverb for me, that had been meticulously stored and well taken care of. Needless to say, It was pretty much game over from that point on. I fell in love with the notion of being able to capture a moment in time, a performance of art, and preserving it. In the very beginning, I spent most of my time re-recording old records, and singing and playing over top while tracking them, playing around with different microphones, then began a crash course in the basics.
In a sense I was very fortunate, as in addition to being a producer/camera man, my father was a pretty savvy audio engineer, who used to record/mix the music for all his documentaries / productions he worked on back in the day. So, at a very young age, & before the times of the “Mbox" and portable interfaces, little did I know, that I was receiving some very thorough training that became the foundation of my craft. As i grew more comfortable with the gear, I started inviting other children over to my "studio" (parents living room-LoL) who were in bands, so that I could record them. My parents were pretty supportive, often allowing me to use this area, and make noise to do something I enjoyed.
Fast forward a couple years to high school, As my band was looking to get some gigs, I was able to record our own demo's to hand out to clients, and continued to work on my craft, eventually opening up my first studio in 2002. From there, everything else is pretty much history.
4. People you have worked with/for?
The majority of my work has been on the Indi scene music wise, working with local talent, and also internationally as a mixer for various clients in different genres. In 2010/2011 I shifted my efforts, and began working on ad spots, both writing, and recording/mixing with different composers, which eventually brought me down the path of actually developing my own set of sample libraries for composers to use in music production, and television/film/games. This has really opened up some doors for me and expanded my cliental into areas I would have never imagined. I continue to work with talented artists, and composers on various projects, in addition, I also do some voice over work for different audio brands.
5. Why are you so good at training people?
Tough one to answer, but, i'd like to think that I teach people the way that I prefer to be taught. Which is building a foundation of knowledge, then adding to it in stages, with clear steps. I try to stay on point, and simplify a process down to its core level. I find that in general, there are a lot of tutorials that leave you scratching your head sometimes. I try to avoid that. Ive often had friends say to me, that I simplify things, so if thats the case, then I hope I can continue to do so.
Products by Marcus
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tutorial videoAccusonus Regroover Pro Explained
Studio wiz Marcus Huyskens presents the most comprehensive video tutorial series available on Accusonus Regroover Pro. Learn all about this amazing plug-in’s features and functions, as well as see and hear it in action, and what it can do for your productions, beat making and remixes!
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tutorial videoAuto-Tune Pro Explained
Marcus Huyskens delivers an in-depth video tutorial series all about Antares Auto-Tune Pro! Learn this powerful pitch and time editing tool inside and out, as well as how to use it creatively.
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tutorial videoExponential Audio NIMBUS Explained
Exponential Audio, makers of the highly acclaimed PhoenixVerb, have done it again, with NIMBUS, their next generation world-class DAW Reverb plug-in. Follow along with studio guru Marcus Huyskens and learn all of its features as well as how to use it on your tracks!
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tutorial videoFirst Song with Pro Tools 2018
DAW guru Marcus Huyskens brings you the beginner's guide to using Pro Tools 2018 to make your first song! Marcus starts with a blank Pro Tools session and walks you through the entire process of creating and arranging your first song using only PT 2018 and its included plug-ins and instruments, along with basic mixing and exporting practices.
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tutorial videoiZotope Neutron 2 in Action
Studio guru Marcus Huyskens pulls back the curtain and shows you what using iZotope’s Neutron 2 mixing tool is all about. See this amazing mixing assistant in action, in a real-world mix session. You’ll then be able to tackle your own mix sessions with success!
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