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The Ultimate EQ Cheat Sheet for Every Common Instrument:

A subtractive approach to EQ

Not everyone’s ethos on EQ is the same, and most people may never see eye to eye on EQ approach. That being said, I come from the camp that subtractive over additive tends to be better for your mix in most cases. Now, I’m not saying to live in a strictly subtractive world; I do make boosts from time to time when needed or appropriate, but it’s probably a 3:1 or 4:1 ratio of cuts to boosts.

The question was asked in the Produce Like a Pro Academy. Here is one idea of a “standard” EQ cheatsheet.

Vocal Chopping & Pitching — Attack Magazine:

Over the last couple of decades, samplers and digital editing techniques have blurred the lines between vocal tracks and instrumentals. Dance music producers have explored numerous ways to create vocal-led tracks without ever going near a microphone. They’ve even, in the case of producers like Todd Edwards and MK, developed ways to use vocal samples as instruments in their own right. In this walkthrough we’ll look at some of the best ways to cut and transpose vocals in your DAW in order to make them fit into your tracks. So grab some acapellas and let’s get started.

Music Production Tutorial: How to Chop Vocals Like a Pro:

They’re in nearly every Top 40 song these days, but they’re no strangers to the world of electronic music. Vocal chops are the fragmented vowels that act as melodic or percussive pseudo-vocal elements that have infected our ears and have us singing all day long. There’s no doubt that they add a unique and catchy element to songs, and now it’s time for you to experiment, too. Follow this easy guide, and you’ll be chopping vocals like a pro in no time!

I thought vocal chops were skills. I have learned a new use of the word. Looks like I need to read some Ableton tutorials.

Point Blank: Using vocal stems in Logic Pro X:

In Point Blank’s latest tutorial, producer Risa T demonstrates how vocal stems can be creatively manipulated to make your songs pop. In the video, she uses stems from Hoodboi’s Glide as an example.

Cutting the ends of words and phrases and putting them on a delay track sounds “easier” than automating a delay on the main track. You can always “rejioin” the regions into the main track.