How to use delay for vocals - 5 easy tips

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  • There are lots of creative ways to dial in your delay to turn your average mix into something special. In this video, Brian will show you his five secret tricks to make your vocals shine. Check out the video, load your favorite plugin, and let's start mixing!
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    00:00 Intro
    00:20 Short slap delay
    03:13 Longer slap delay
    05:43 Ping Pong delay
    08:36 Ducked long delay
    11:22 Delay throw
    15:26 Outro
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  • @Hamp10h_Inc
    @Hamp10h_Inc 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That “ahhh” at the beginning got me😂

  • @jeffburnham4582
    @jeffburnham4582 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is incredibly helpful! I really appreciate how tasteful you are with these production techniques!!

    • @LEWITT-audio
      @LEWITT-audio  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks a lot!

  • @raymondspagnuolo8222
    @raymondspagnuolo8222 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well done! Thank you for posting!

  • @philburns5656
    @philburns5656 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very good overview. Thanks.

  • @SundboMusic
    @SundboMusic 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent content, thanks!

  • @BobbyBoyd-ur3cs
    @BobbyBoyd-ur3cs 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another awesome video!

  • @robertmolzer3140
    @robertmolzer3140 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for sharing these valuable techniques, Brian! I've been listening to Eastern Souvenirs back and forth for the last couple of weeks. I love what you are doing!

    • @LEWITT-audio
      @LEWITT-audio  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Really appreciate it!

  • @NoiseMakerX
    @NoiseMakerX 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Really an excellent video!

    • @LEWITT-audio
      @LEWITT-audio  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for the feedback. Glad you like it. Stay tuned for more

  • @paulschumachersings
    @paulschumachersings 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Concise, thorough, to the point. Excellent video!

  • @DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579
    @DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent pointers on delay, reverb, EQ for them, and ducking them. I like doing these myself, and can be a great way to add to the sound.

    • @LEWITT-audio
      @LEWITT-audio  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thx for your comment! Happy you like the video.

  • @sadata
    @sadata 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thx a million

    • @LEWITT-audio
      @LEWITT-audio  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful

  • @johnheiser2604
    @johnheiser2604 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow

  • @jackkellyKMM
    @jackkellyKMM 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Useful stuff. Thx! I'll be using the J37 trick!
    A couple of, hopefully helpful, thoughts: 1) Nice to know you are 'Brian' but might be good to add a last name and a single line of description telling us your bona fides. 2) The narrative gets a bit tedious due, I think, to lack of dynamic range. Maybe a little less compressor/limiter could help with that.

  • @LaidbackSounds
    @LaidbackSounds 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How are you enjoying the Kali speakers ?

  • @ninadekoning_
    @ninadekoning_ 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The clip of Yoko Ono had me gagging

  • @LFiers
    @LFiers 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing video, great information! I have a question, with layers like backing vocals or chorus backing vocals, is it good to use the same delay on all the layers like for example an 1/4 or 1/8 ping pong delay?
    Or is it best to only have separate type of delays on each vocals layer or should I only use delay on one vocal track amongst the vocal stacks?
    Like I my lead vocals, a double and then 2 highlight ad-libs. Should I add delay to the lead, double and ad-libs? Or just the lead? What do you think? I know it's subjective but I'm curious to hear from you and your thoughts on this
    Hope them questions makes sense. Thanks in advance

    • @LEWITT-audio
      @LEWITT-audio  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No rules here, but I tend to send the backing vocals to the same delays and reverb auxes. It's just more convenient and feels more cohesive. That said, sometimes I'll add a seperate delay or reverb on certain BGVs like "oohs" and "aahs" so they feel distinctly seperate from the main vocals. Sometimes on pop vocals it sounds better to only send the lead vocal to the longer delays so there is a cleaner tail.

    • @LFiers
      @LFiers 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LEWITT-audio Okay thanks. Makes sense in terms of cohesion to have all the same delay and reverb effects on the backing vocals stacks. What about the lead vocals though? Do you also tend to put the same delays and reverbs to them that the backing vocals layers have or different ones? How do you process the lead vocals in terms of those effects relative to the backing vocals? Do you process then with the same effects, maybe a bit less intensity or do you keep them more dry?

    • @LEWITT-audio
      @LEWITT-audio  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LFiers Sorry, I meant to say that I often send all the backing vocals to the same reverb and delay auxes as the lead vocal. In general, lead vocals are usually drier (to feel more upfront) and backing vocals are usually wetter (to push them further back).

  • @sos5-vl5sh
    @sos5-vl5sh 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    tysm for the tutorial. Sir! what is this software you are using ? pls so i can download it

    • @LEWITT-audio
      @LEWITT-audio  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm using Logic Pro X. The plugins are Waves J37 and Soundtoys Echoboy

    • @sos5-vl5sh
      @sos5-vl5sh 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LEWITT-audio OMG thanks

  • @chriskemp466
    @chriskemp466 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So are you putting all these different delays on the track at once? Also you mentioned reverb at the end, it would be good to have an in-depth tutorial on using reverb, this one was great, thanks

    • @LEWITT-audio
      @LEWITT-audio  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thx for the question. The idea was to show different approaches - you can use whatever fits your track. Plus, we'll add an in-depth reverb tutorial to our to-do list 😉

    • @DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579
      @DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Some things that helps make these work better, and all were mentioned, use a send to another dedicated FX or bus channel on your DAW, EQ with high and low pass, sidechain ducking compression to help automate the effect.
      You can then get creative by sending a delay into a reverb or two. In the case of two reverbs, I like doing a vocal plate reverb into a hall.

    • @chriskemp466
      @chriskemp466 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      thanks@@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579

    • @easternsouvenirs
      @easternsouvenirs 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You can definitely stack delays if they are different time and treated differently. In the released version of this track, I used a super fast delay to give the vocal width and then a longer delay as a more psychedelic, spatial effect.

    • @chriskemp466
      @chriskemp466 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ok cool, thanks@@easternsouvenirs

  • @DavidLeo13
    @DavidLeo13 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Vocal channel (all takes) -> Vocal Bus with inserts like pitch correction, gain, EQ, comp, Soothe, etc. -> Send this to Delay & Reverb Bus with EQ & Saturation -> Stereo mix
    Is this correct?

    • @DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579
      @DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yep, that's how I'm doing mine. Sending it onto its own bus channel is pretty important. You can control the effect output with the fader, and can stack effects like delay to reverb (even 2 reverbs like plate to hall), EQ, sidechain ducking compression all within the bus. And you can send separate instruments and vocal parts into the one effect bus if you want.

    • @DavidLeo13
      @DavidLeo13 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579 I'd be pumped if you can me a template of a mix you've done - minus all takes/samples/names/loops etc. so that I can take a look at the routings you've done - please?

  • @PooNinja
    @PooNinja 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thickness with clarity, cause sometimes reverb gets muddy.

  • @thehigherupz2259
    @thehigherupz2259 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Which Lewitt mic are you talking into or using?

    • @LEWITT-audio
      @LEWITT-audio  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm using the PURE TUBE on the intro and the LCT 540 S on my desk during the mixing portion.

  • @guillaumes9524
    @guillaumes9524 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm trying to do vocal delays on my song, and I tried copy pasting the two vocals and just making the second one a tiny bit late after the first. However that creates a electronic sound of my voice, like a robot almost. Anybody know why that is? I don't know much about sound engineering, so I'm trying to either rerecord my voice over the mail vocal, or just copy and paste.

    • @LEWITT-audio
      @LEWITT-audio  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Using a delay plugin would be much easier, but if you want to get good results for a "slapback" style delay in this way then delay the copy and pasted vocal about 100ms, high pass and low pass it (about 200hz and 4khz), and then turn down the copied vocal about 10-12dB. Add some saturation and modulation (chorus) and you'll have a nice slapback effect.

    • @stephancarroll7260
      @stephancarroll7260 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That is phase cancellation , once delayed the two tracks cancel each other in different frequencies

  • @mobiletoonz
    @mobiletoonz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the plosives on pushing sound really muddy, and the saturation on any "s" IMO is too much. That being said I really like the overall effect you are adding.

    • @easternsouvenirs
      @easternsouvenirs 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Unfortunately that was because I was singing a bit too close to the mic… left some artifacts, but I liked the take and felt it wasn’t very noticeable once effects were added. Good ear though!

  • @riccoc.6507
    @riccoc.6507 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Where is free version of echoboy

    • @LEWITT-audio
      @LEWITT-audio  5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Soundtoys Echoboy isn't free. But I'm sure you can find some other great free delay plugins out there