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Presented By:  Church Sound: Making Room In The Mix For Vocals
+- Print Email Share RSS RSS  Recently, I was at an industry
conference and enjoyed dinner with a group of veteran sound
people.  One of the fascinating conversations around the table
involved ways to get vocals to pop out of a mix.   Many ideas
we’ve all tried before where thrown around (play with phase on
the vocal mic input, brighten the EQ in the 2 kHz range, use
outboard gear like a harmonizer to thicken the vocal, etc.), but
one of the better ideas was to drop in level the instrument(s)
that are competing for the vocal space in the mix. (This is
usually lead guitar.)   We all agreed that this would be a
reasonable fix—but at the same time, concern was expressed as to
how it might change the overall feel and sound of the song.  My
friend Doug Gould was on hand. He works in the worship area for
numerous audio manufacturers, while his wife Sheri offers vocal
instruction and training t