I am in a session where I have numerous vocal tracks. Beside the lead vocal there are two tracks for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass parts for a Worship song. In regards to mixing, I will pan each group in a different spectrum from left to right. However I am wondering, are there any general guidelines you could suggest in regards to EQ, fader levels and compression. I will be using a gentle Lexicon reverb wave in the SIR plugin (best reverb I have) that I would put across the board with a little more in the main vocal track. I have the UAD plugin 1176, LA2-A, Langevin optic compressors, and a Focusrite VCA Compressor.
Thanks :)
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There are no rules for this sort of thing... well short of the "
There are no rules for this sort of thing... well short of the "if it sounds good it is good" rule. Play with it until it sounds good.
I could no more give you an idea of how to EQ a track from a description on a forum than I could tell you what shirt to wear when you go to the grocery store. It will be a measure of your personal sense of aesthetic.
Best of luck with it.
I worked as an assistant for a couple years at a studio that did
I worked as an assistant for a couple years at a studio that did a lot of praise and worship sessions. I am reading your post to say that you have 2 tracks each for SATB. If that's the case, generally the way we would handle it is to pan 1 soprano track to the left, 1 to the right, and so forth for the rest of the parts. Put the lead vocal up the middle. I'm not sure I would recommend hard panning, just to about 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock.