Video: Basic Vocal EQ - How to Fix Your Vocals (Body, Nose and Harshness)

Basic Vocal EQ – This “How I Produce” video is the start of a new Vocal Production series. In this video we look at, vocal EQ basics and how to EQ a problem vocal.

Targeting the main problem frequencies in vocals, we go through how to fix muddy vocals, how to fix nasal vocals and how to fix harsh vocals and approximate frequency ranges for these problems. We also look at giving vocals a breathy tone and how to hear and identify frequencies.

Topics and Timings:

1. Intro (0:00 – 1:03)

2. Vocal Tone (1:03 – 2:02)

3. How to Use EQ (2:02 – 3:23)

4. Problem Frequencies (3:23 – 5:21)

5. How to Fix Muddy Vocals (5:21 – 8:15)

6. How to Fix Nasal Vocals (8:15 – 10:32)

7. How to Fix Harsh Vocals (10:32 – 13:13)

8. How to Achieve a Breathy Sound (13:13 – 15:11)

9. High Pass Filters (15:11 – 16:32)

10. The “Sweeping” Method (16:32 – 19:14)

11. Final Thoughts (19:14 – 20:26)

Links to Ear Training: https://www.puremix.net/ear-training.html https://www.soundgym.co/

The song used as an example was a cover of "Toxic" by Britney Spears. The background music was written and produced by George Agombar.

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