Quick tips

01 Where do I get good vocals?

For really professional vocals for complete songs you will not get around a singer. Besides social networks, portals like Allihoopa [8] help you find talents who are looking for production partners themselves. If you only need adlibs or short fillers, sample packs are the perfect choice. And if you want to get more experimental, try the freeware Alter Ego [9]. Here you can have any text sung by different computer voices.

02 When do I need a multiband compressor?

They are something like the royal class among dynamic tools, because they require enormous skill and also experience if you want to achieve added value with them. Especially problem fields in mixes can be tackled more specifically than with