How to Get The Best Vocal Performance – This “How I Produce Video” is a part of a Vocal Production mini-series and is all about how to get the best vocal performance out of your singer in the studio. We go through how to prepare for recording, prepare the studio, make an artist feel welcome in the studio, vocal warmups, and perfecting pitching and performance – all of these will contribute to a good vocal performance.

Recording vocals is an art. We can’t alter the performance of a vocal recording in processing, so we need to ensure that we get the best vocal performance when we’re recording. We need to know how we as engineers and producers can help singers get a good vocal performance, and what to look out for during the vocal recording process. This video is aimed at beginner and intermediate musicians, audio engineers and home producers.


Topics and Timings:

1. Intro (0:00 – 1:05)

2. Pre-Recording: The Artist (1:05 – 3:06)

How you can prepare for a recording session as an artist or how you can advise an artist to prepare for the studio.

3. Pre-Recording: The Engineer/Producer (3:06 – 6:24)

How you can make sure that the studio is ready for the artist

4. Making the Artist Comfortable (6:24 – 8:21)

What to do when the artist arrives for their recording session

5. Vocal Warmups (8:21 – 11:31)

The importance of vocal warmups and examples of warmups that you can lead a singer through

6. Microphone Choice (11:31 – 15:41)

Why microphone choice matters and how it can affect vocal performance

7. Pitching Issues (15:41 – 18:29)

How we can try to fix any tuning issues when recording the vocals

8. Performance Issues (18:29 – 22:40)

General problem areas in vocal performance to look out for

9. Final Thoughts (22:40 – 24:02)



Video on 5 Steps to Great Vocals: [ Ссылка ]

Video on Vocal Doubles (Real & Artificial): [ Ссылка ]



The vocal example used is the chorus of “Won’t You Love Me?” by George Agombar. The background music was written and produced by George Agombar.

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