Description
Struggling to make your vocals sit right in the mix without burying them or making them too loud? In this video, Gary Hiebner shows you how to use iZotope Nectar 4 to easily balance, stabilize, and unmask your vocals so they cut through any mix seamlessly.
Learn how to use Nectar 4's Assistant Mode for quick vocal cleanup, Auto Level Mode (ALM) for automated dynamic smoothing, and inter-plugin Unmasking with iZotope Relay to carve out space in dense arrangements.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro and the vocal mixing problem
01:03 Vocal preview (before processing)
02:03 Stabilize the vocal with assistant mode
03:22 De-essing sibilance
03:45 Follow EQ for resonance removal
05:30 Using Auto Level Mode (ALM) to level the vocal
08:28 Adding compression as a tonal choice
09:23 Unmasking the vocal in the mix with iZotope Relay
11:32 Unmasking against drums
12:43 Final before and after comparison in the mix
13:44 Wrapping things up
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