Adobe Audition CS5.5 is new generation of music producing software. Mastering with Adobe Audition CS5.5 is great experience. In this tutorial I am going to show you how to get studio quality vocals using Adobe Audition CS5.5.
Step 1. Setup recording track
The first thing you must do is to setup yours recording track correctly. That means you must set a MONO recording because mono track is better and easier to produce then stereo track. How to do that?
- Run Adobe Audition CS5.5
- Click on "Multitrack" mode
- Choose track you want record you vocal
- Click "Default Stereo Input" and choose MONO device
Step 2. Recording Vocals
Most of you think that the easier part of music making is recording process, well that is not true. Recording vocal is one of most important step in music making. Here are some basic facts you must know before you can learn anything else :
- Adjust Microphone Volume to avoid any "extra" and " unwanted" sound
- Distance between you and your mic must be minimum 15cm, the optimum is somewhere between 15-20cm
- If you are recording in you house make sure that you record you vocals in small room, and avoid any noise like cars, wind or something like that. You just want your vocal recorded not you neighbor.
Step 3. Mastering process
Mastering / Mixing your vocal is second most important step in song making process. No matter if you are rock singer, RnB or hip hop/rap artist you surely want clear and powerful vocal. In this post I am going to walk you trough some of most important effects you must use to get decent vocal quality.
The first effect that you must use is Amplify process. What is amplify process? Amplify process is great way to boost power and volume of your vocal, it is very useful if you using some cheap microphone with poor quality. How to do that?
- Record you vocal
- Go to "edit mode" or waveform
- Click Effects > Amplitude and Compression > Amplify..
- Then just choose one of present that fit to your vocal volume
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| Amplify Process |
The next effect you must use is Dynamic Processing. Dynamic processing will give your vocal some really good quality and it is very useful. How to use it?
- Click Effects > Amplitude and Compression > Dynamic Processing > Classic Soft knee
- Then click on "settings" and mark "Noise gating" (check out screenshot)
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| Classic Soft Knee |
Next effect you must use Graphic Equalizer. Graphic eq is of greatest effect, this one give really nice quality to you vocals. How to use it?
Click Effects > Filter and EQ > Graphic Equalizer (20 Bands) > 20 bands Classic V.
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| 20 Bands Classic V |
Next effect is Parametric Equalizer.
Click Effects > Filter and EQ > Parametric Equalizer > Loudness Maximizer
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| Loudness Maximizer |
Next effect you want to use is Reverb. Reverb is great effect if you are using some less quality microphone. Revereb effect will give to your vocal little delay and echo but not too much. How to use it?
Click on Effects > Reverb > Studio Reverb > Vocal Reverb (small)
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| Studio Reverb (Small) |
And Last effect you need to use is Hard Limiting. Hard Limiting will make you vocals at same level ( no pops and pufs). How to use it?
Click Amplify and Compression > Hard Limiting > Light
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| Hard Limiting |
Okay that is for now, this is some simple mastering tutorial please come back because I will introduce to you some more advanced tutorial that will help you to gain Studio Quality Vocals with Adobe Audition CS5.5.
Comments
I should have said PRESETS and not plugins.
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Greetings, Petroley
You can Download Gsnap VST for free click link below
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Greetings,
Petroley, Pro Sound And Vocal Editing team
Is setting up the plugins pretty self explanatory?
T-Pain settings GSnap
I'm a rapper, or so I think, and whenever I record with audition and mix my vocals the EXACT same way you did they come out too slow and sound veery weird, but then when I go to cool edit pro 2.0 and just use dynamic processing fast attack and just natural reverb my vocals sound nice, clear, and warm... all i want is just to have CLEAR vocals, the rest i can do, any help I'd gladly appreciate!
Please try it this tip, and please notify me did you resolve the problem.
Greetings,
Petroley, Pro Sound And Vocal Editing Team
1. Quality Sound Card
2. Mixer/Amplifier
3. Decent Quality Mic
All this equipment you can buy for couple hundreds.
Ok, try it out and let me know your results. Peace
Let me know what you think :)
Peace
when i record with audition my vocals are fine, they cut out here and there a LITTLE but you can hardly notice it, but whenever i use ANY form of dynamic processing my vocals are just cutting in and out and it sounds awful, what is going on?
P.S. I heard some of your songs, they are awesome!
or do you just repeat it with your own vocal
My vocals sounds kind of thin after using all your steps..(i love the result though) but is there any way I can make it thicker? I know there is a preset 'vocal thickner', when do you suggest i use it? before the reverb...or when?
Send me one of your songs :)
Greetings, Pro Sound And Vocal Editing Team
http://www.mediafire.com/?4j8xvz34mmhz0a8
Im using a samson cou1 condensor mic and adobe audition 3.0 but im getting cs5 soon
PS - the tutorial was awsome!
and see which tool you must use. then just grab your hook with right click and move it where you want to place it, just release the click and you should get option to move it or copy it to that new spot.
Chris
Chris
PLEASE HELP!!!!
Gihan.
Cheers
Cheers
My last question to you is a noob question, I recently got Adobe Audition CS6, and now all my tracks record to only my left ear, and the track itself is split in the middle and only recording on the upper half.. ? I can adjust it from right ear to left ear but that doesn't help, I can add a new mono track but I don't want to have to add a bunch of mono tracks to start each session, how can I just have it record regularly?? Help would be much appreciated :) I am very glad you run this site for people like me, without you I'd seriously be lost in a lot of areas
Well I will publish some CS6 recording tutorial this week, and I will try to help you then. Just subscribe to get a fresh new tutorial to your e-mail.
Cheers
Well I will publish some CS6 recording tutorial this week, and I will try to help you then. Just subscribe to get a fresh new tutorial to your e-mail.
Cheers