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Mixing your vocals

Regardless of how tightly in-tune your lead vocals, or how bizarre and idiosyncratic the treatment you apply to it, if a colossal synth lead is daubed all over it, or if pounding sub-bass renders it a mere distant echo in your mix, all that hard work will ultimately still lead to a disappointing, ineffective vocal. Therefore, it’s critical we take the time to listen to our vocal within the overall sound of our mix.

A primary question we need to ask ourselves from the get-go

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