Music Glossary: vocal

Keep expressive breaths, but fade or remove noisy or mistimed ones. Maintain phrasing realism. more

Vocal composition with instrumental accompaniment; sacred or secular, multi-movement. more

Assemble takes with consistent tone and delivery; crossfade cleanly and maintain lyric clarity. more

Accompanying parts leave space for vocal; anticipate phrasing and breaths. more

Use frequency-selective compression or automate EQ for sibilance control. Don’t dull consonants. more

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Vowel filters, formant shifting, and vocoding for vocal-like tones. more

Choose mic based on tone and proximity effect. Condensers for detail, dynamics for control, ribbons for warmth. more

Mesh/foam barrier and technique to reduce plosives (P/B) in vocal recording. more

Prevents plosives by placing mesh 2–3 inches from mic, singer 2–3 inches beyond that. Keeps capsule clean. more

Use tempo-synced delays and short plate/room verbs for depth. Automate tails to support emotion. more

Typical signal flow: mic → preamp → compressor → EQ → converter. Maintain clean gain staging and low noise floor. more

Use light serial compression: fast compressor for peaks, slower one for body. Aim for 3–6 dB total gain reduction. more

Track doubles and harmonies tightly. Pan or blend for width; align timing manually or with subtle delay. more

Manage lead, double, harmony, and ad-lib levels for focus. Keep lead forward and support layers tucked. more

Control proximity, plosives, and dynamics; work the capsule angle for tone and feedback rejection. Practice with show volume. more

Set retune speed tastefully; slower for natural phrasing, faster for robotic or creative effect. more

Pitch-correction with natural transitions, preserving vibrato and timing; fix only what distracts. more