In this video, Austin will show you how, when, and why you should be layering vocals in a pop song. Vocal arrangement can make or break a record, and it's important to know when to utilize certain tools and elements, what you're trying to achieve with these methods, and how to execute them in a session. Austin also goes over some of his favorite tips and methods for producing vocals for artists remotely. Listen to the song from this video: https://spoti.fi/3j5MxpQ Check out our other free and paid content! https://bit.ly/3erZGaL Listen to some of my work! www.austinhull.com https://spoti.fi/2Sqs3gU DAW / Program I Use: https://new.steinberg.net/cubase​​​​​​ ——— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content on all things pop music! Join Our Facebook Community - https://bit.ly/2O9IBrC​​​​​​​ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/makepopmusic Follow us on TikTok: tiktok.com/saucetinhull Follow Austin: www.austinhull.com www.tiktok.com/saucetinhull www.facebook.com/austinhullmusic www.instagram.com/austinhull23​​ Make Pop Music is the #1 resource for independent pop producers, writers, and artists. Thank you for being a subscriber! My Gear: DAW: Cubase 11 Pro Desk: AZ Studio Workstations Monitors: Focal Shape 65s with Focal Sub6 Interface: UAD Apollo Twin USB MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Code 61 Keyboards: Roland Juno DS88, Roland Juno 106, Arturia PolyBrute Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Taylor 214 CE Plus Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A & Audient ASP800 Microphones: Advanced Audio 251, Slate ML-1, Shure SM7B, JZ BH-1, JZ V67, Lauten Audio LA-320, Lauten Audio LA-220, Lauten Audio LA-120, AKG P170, Sterling ST59 Camera: Panasonic G7 Lens: Panasonic 25mm f1.7 Camera Lights: Neewer LED Light Panels Timestamps: Intro 0:00 Video Overview 0:17 Starting with a Vocal Demo 1:25 Fleshing Out The Arrangement to A Lyric Sheet 2:50 Starting With a Solid Lead Vocal 3:32 Double Tracked For Effect 3:58 Creating Width and Body With Unison Vocals And Panning 5:27 Introducing Harmonic Variation To Build Interest 8:15 Adding Multiple Harmony Layers 10:10 Workflow of Producing Vocals Remotely 13:25 Vocal Production Beyond The Tracked Vocals 14:45 Artificial Harmonies For Flavor and Texture 15:35 Ad Libs to Add Interest And Urgency 16:50 Fun Delay Throws and Production Flares To Finish It Off 17:59 Before Layering & Production Vs. Final 19:00 Recapping Everything 20:12 Outro 21:03

In today's video, I want to show you my favorite new way to handle vocal chops! Check out how to use Auto-Tune's new plugin, Slice, to get custom, interesting, perfectly processed vocal chops without the need for post processing! Thank you to Auto-tune for sponsoring this week's video! Enter the Auto-Tune Unlimited Giveaway: https://makepopmusic.com/autotune-giveaway Check Out Auto-Tune Unlimited* https://bit.ly/3krYaWI Check out our other free and paid content! https://bit.ly/3erZGaL Listen to some of my work! www.austinhull.com https://spoti.fi/2Sqs3gU DAW / Program I Use: https://new.steinberg.net/cubase​​​​​​ ——— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content on all things pop music! Join Our Facebook Community - https://bit.ly/2O9IBrC​​​​​​​ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/makepopmusic Follow us on TikTok: tiktok.com/saucetinhull Follow Austin: www.austinhull.com www.tiktok.com/saucetinhull www.facebook.com/austinhullmusic www.instagram.com/austinhull23​​ Make Pop Music is the #1 resource for independent pop producers, writers, and artists. Thank you for being a subscriber! My Gear: DAW: Cubase 11 Pro Desk: AZ Studio Workstations Monitors: Focal Shape 65s with Focal Sub6 Interface: UAD Apollo Twin USB MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Code 61 Keyboards: Roland Juno DS88, Roland Juno 106, Arturia PolyBrute Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Taylor 214 CE Plus Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A & Audient ASP800 Microphones: Advanced Audio 251, Slate ML-1, Shure SM7B, JZ BH-1, JZ V67, Lauten Audio LA-320, Lauten Audio LA-220, Lauten Audio LA-120, AKG P170, Sterling ST59 Camera: Panasonic G7 Lens: Panasonic 25mm f1.7 Camera Lights: Neewer LED Light Panels Timestamps: Preview 0:00 Intro 0:20 The Sponsor 0:55 Giveaway Peek 1:30 Song Preview Without Chops 2:00 Showing You Around Slice 2:27 Starting With The Right Preset 5:05 Shifting The Key And Tempo 5:22 Creating Slices And Chopped Sections 6:08 Customizing And Tweaking the Slices 7:00 Playing A Chop On The Song 7:48 Creating Interest With Panning, Pitch Shift And Volume 8:57 Formant Shifting 10:40 Using A Doubler 10:58 Unique Post FX 11:11 Showing the Final Chop In The Mix 12:48 Workflow Recap 13:18 Showing Another Example of A Chop In The Mix 14:02 Automating Parameters to Give The Mix Depth 14:55 GIVEAWAY DETAILS 17:28 Outro 18:23

In today's video, I'm going to show you how to instantly add more life and groove into your drums and percussion! Watch how to easily make your own custom top loops to give your percussion depth, movement, and flavor! Check out our other free and paid content! https://bit.ly/3erZGaL Listen to some of my work! www.austinhull.com https://spoti.fi/2Sqs3gU DAW I Use: https://new.steinberg.net/cubase​​​​​​ ——— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content on all things pop music! Join Our Facebook Community - https://bit.ly/2O9IBrC​​​​​​​ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/makepopmusic Follow us on TikTok: tiktok.com/saucetinhull Follow Austin: www.austinhull.com www.tiktok.com/saucetinhull www.facebook.com/austinhullmusic www.instagram.com/austinhull23​​ Make Pop Music is the #1 resource for independent pop producers, writers, and artists. Thank you for being a subscriber! My Gear: DAW: Cubase 11 Pro Desk: AZ Studio Workstations Monitors: Focal Shape 65s with Focal Sub6 Interface: UAD Apollo Twin USB MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Code 61 Keyboards: Roland Juno DS88, Roland Juno 106, Arturia PolyBrute Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Taylor 214 CE Plus Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A & Audient ASP800 Microphones: Advanced Audio 251, Slate ML-1, Shure SM7B, JZ BH-1, JZ V67, Lauten Audio LA-320, Lauten Audio LA-220, Lauten Audio LA-120, AKG P170, Sterling ST59 Camera: Panasonic G7 Lens: Panasonic 25mm f1.7 Camera Lights: Neewer LED Light Panels Timestamps: Preview 0:00 Intro 0:20 Track As Is 1:28 Finding The Right Rhythm 2:15 Finding The Perfect Sounds For The Song 3:44 Adding Consistent Movement 5:08 Processing The Pen Clicks 5:51 Processing The Whole Loop 8:00 With and Without Processing 10:25 Outro 11:16

In today's video, Austin talks about 10 tips and steps to get HUGE and tight low end in your pop mixes! Don't let your low end take over your entire mix and turn a beautiful song into a muddy mess! Check out our other free and paid content! https://bit.ly/3erZGaL Listen to the song from this video! https://spoti.fi/3u9xFeb Listen to some of my work! www.austinhull.com https://spoti.fi/2Sqs3gU DAW I Use: https://new.steinberg.net/cubase​​​​​​ ——— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content on all things pop music! Join Our Facebook Community - https://bit.ly/2O9IBrC​​​​​​​ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/makepopmusic Follow us on TikTok: tiktok.com/saucetinhull Follow Austin: www.austinhull.com www.tiktok.com/saucetinhull www.facebook.com/austinhullmusic www.instagram.com/austinhull23​​ Make Pop Music is the #1 resource for independent pop producers, writers, and artists. Thank you for being a subscriber! My Gear: DAW: Cubase 11 Pro Desk: AZ Studio Workstations Monitors: Focal Shape 65s with Focal Sub6 Interface: UAD Apollo Twin USB MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Code 61 Keyboards: Roland Juno DS88, Roland Juno 106, Arturia PolyBrute Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Taylor 214 CE Plus Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A & Audient ASP800 Microphones: Advanced Audio 251, Slate ML-1, Shure SM7B, JZ BH-1, JZ V67, Lauten Audio LA-320, Lauten Audio LA-220, Lauten Audio LA-120, AKG P170, Sterling ST59 Camera: Panasonic G7 Lens: Panasonic 25mm f1.7 Camera Lights: Neewer LED Light Panels Timestamps: Preview 0:00 Intro 0:25 Nail The Listening Environment 1:49 Make Space In Your Arrangement 4:04 Pick The Right Source Sounds 6:25 Tweaking Attack and Decay 8:55 Low End Relationships 11:03 Taming Muddy Low Mids 13:45 The Sidechain Method 16:20 Saturation and Harmonic Content 20:20 Layering For Depth and Space 23:06 Watch Out For Over Compression 25:12 Outro 27:35

In this video, Austin shows you 5 easy techniques and tips to transform your track and take your vocal production to the next level! Check out our other free and paid content! https://bit.ly/3erZGaL Listen to the song from this video! https://spoti.fi/3kgyH54 Listen to some of my work! www.austinhull.com https://spoti.fi/2Sqs3gU DAW I Use: https://new.steinberg.net/cubase​​​​​​ ——— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content on all things pop music! Join Our Facebook Community - https://bit.ly/2O9IBrC​​​​​​​ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/makepopmusic Follow us on TikTok: tiktok.com/saucetinhull Follow Austin: www.austinhull.com www.tiktok.com/saucetinhull www.facebook.com/austinhullmusic www.instagram.com/austinhull23​​ Make Pop Music is the #1 resource for independent pop producers, writers, and artists. Thank you for being a subscriber! My Gear: DAW: Cubase 11 Pro Desk: AZ Studio Workstations Monitors: Focal Shape 65s with Focal Sub6 Interface: UAD Apollo Twin USB MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Code 61 Keyboards: Roland Juno DS88, Roland Juno 106, Arturia PolyBrute Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Taylor 214 CE Plus Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A & Audient ASP800 Microphones: Advanced Audio 251, Slate ML-1, Shure SM7B, JZ BH-1, JZ V67, Lauten Audio LA-320, Lauten Audio LA-220, Lauten Audio LA-120, AKG P170, Sterling ST59 Camera: Panasonic G7 Lens: Panasonic 25mm f1.7 Camera Lights: Neewer LED Light Panels Timestamps: Preview 0:00 Intro 0:35 Example of Original Vocal 1:55 Tip 1 2:54 Tip 2 7:13 Tip 3 10:20 Tip 4 16:42 Tip 5 20:50 Before and After 23:40 Outro 24:30

In this video, Austin will be discussing and showing his top 5 plugins recently added to his tool belt. Take a look at what Austin is using at the moment, why I'm using them, what my favorite aspects of each plugin are, and why you may want to try them! Check out our other free and paid content! https://bit.ly/3erZGaL Other "Favorite Plugins" Video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaFT34NCERM&t=311s Get these plugins: Auto-tune Vocodist*: https://bit.ly/3krYaWI Slate Digital Custom Opto: https://bit.ly/3E9BUeC Fabfilter Timeless 3: https://bit.ly/3ncEn1N Oeksound Soothe 2: https://bit.ly/3yPzfmk Baby Audio Super VHS: https://bit.ly/2X4o7VK Listen to some of my work! www.austinhull.com https://spoti.fi/2Sqs3gU DAW I Use: https://new.steinberg.net/cubase​​​​​​ ——— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content on all things pop music! Join Our Facebook Community - https://bit.ly/2O9IBrC​​​​​​​ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/makepopmusic Follow us on TikTok: tiktok.com/saucetinhull Follow Austin: www.austinhull.com www.tiktok.com/saucetinhull www.facebook.com/austinhullmusic www.instagram.com/austinhull23​​ Make Pop Music is the #1 resource for independent pop producers, writers, and artists. Thank you for being a subscriber! My Gear: DAW: Cubase 11 Pro Desk: AZ Studio Workstations Monitors: Focal Shape 65s with Focal Sub6 Interface: UAD Apollo Twin USB MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Code 61 Keyboards: Roland Juno DS88, Roland Juno 106, Arturia PolyBrute Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Taylor 214 CE Plus Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A & Audient ASP800 Microphones: Advanced Audio 251, Slate ML-1, Shure SM7B, JZ BH-1, JZ V67, Lauten Audio LA-320, Lauten Audio LA-220, Lauten Audio LA-120, AKG P170, Sterling ST59 Camera: Panasonic G7 Lens: Panasonic 25mm f1.7 Camera Lights: Neewer LED Light Panels Timestamps: Intro 0:00 Auto-tune Vocodist 1:41 Slate Digital Custom Opto 6:34 Fabfilter Timeless 3 10:23 Soothe 2 15:21 Super VHS 21:18 Outro 26:06 * Denotes an affiliate link

In this video, we will go over some steps, techniques, and tips to help you record the best quality vocals in a home studio environment. No matter how inexpensive or expensive your setup is, these steps can make or break any vocal recording session! Also, you can download a free Vocal Tracking Checklist PDF below so you can always make sure you're ready to record! Download the free Vocal Tracking Checklist: https://bit.ly/3zkogSS Check Out Our Vocal Engineering Course! https://www.makepopmusic.com/product-page/vocal-engineering-series Check out our other free and paid content! https://bit.ly/3erZGaL Listen to some of my work! www.austinhull.com https://spoti.fi/2Sqs3gU DAW I Use: https://new.steinberg.net/cubase​​​​​​ ——— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content on all things pop music! Join Our Facebook Community - https://bit.ly/2O9IBrC​​​​​​​ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/makepopmusic Follow us on TikTok: tiktok.com/saucetinhull Follow Austin: www.austinhull.com www.tiktok.com/saucetinhull www.facebook.com/austinhullmusic www.instagram.com/austinhull23​​ Make Pop Music is the #1 resource for independent pop producers, writers, and artists. Thank you for being a subscriber! My Gear: DAW: Cubase 11 Pro Desk: AZ Studio Workstations Monitors: Focal Shape 65s with Focal Sub6 Interface: UAD Apollo Twin USB MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Code 61 Keyboards: Roland Juno DS88, Roland Juno 106, Arturia PolyBrute Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Taylor 214 CE Plus Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A & Audient ASP800 Microphones: Advanced Audio 251, Slate ML-1, Shure SM7B, JZ BH-1, JZ V67, Lauten Audio LA-320, Lauten Audio LA-220, Lauten Audio LA-120, AKG P170, Sterling ST59 Camera: Panasonic G7 Lens: Panasonic 25mm f1.7 Camera Lights: Neewer LED Light Panels Timestamps: Intro 0:00 Picking The Right Mic 1:14 Dynamic Microphones 1:38 Small Diaphragm Condensers 2:51 Large Diaphragm Condensers 3:29 Polar Patterns 5:00 Polar Pattern Example 6:00 Picking a Preamp 6:35 When To Use External Preamps 6:54 Signal to Noise Ratio 7:13 The Tracking Room 8:27 Treating For Room Noise 9:52 Good Room vs Bad Room Example 10:40 Mic Placement 11:16 Mic Technique 11:45 Proximity Effect Example 13:10 Pop Filters 14:29 Pop Filter Example 15:06 Setting Gain Input Levels 15:27 Problems With Quiet Signals 16:23 Problems With Loud Signals 17:27 Getting The Best Takes 19:00 Setting Up A Monitoring Chain 19:16 Setting Up A Vocal Template In Your DAW 21:08 Long Takes vs Short Takes 21:40 Quick Vocal Mix For Tracking 22:20 Final Comparison of All Vocals In A Mix 24:22 Outro 26:45

In today's video, I want to show you how you can listen to a sound in a chart topping hit, reverse engineer it, and recreate it in a digital synthesizer! We will be looking at how to replicate the lead sound from "Stay" by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber, the bass sound from "Rumors" from Lizzo and Cardi B, the arp sound from "Take My Breath" by The Weeknd, and 2 sounds from Doja Cat's hit song, "Need To Know." You can download these serum presets for free with the link below! Download the free Serum Presets: https://bit.ly/3zkogSS Check out our other free and paid content! https://bit.ly/3erZGaL Listen to some of my work! www.austinhull.com https://spoti.fi/2Sqs3gU DAW I Use: https://new.steinberg.net/cubase​​​​​​ ——— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content on all things pop music! Join Our Facebook Community - https://bit.ly/2O9IBrC​​​​​​​ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/makepopmusic Follow us on TikTok: tiktok.com/saucetinhull Follow Austin: www.austinhull.com www.tiktok.com/saucetinhull www.facebook.com/austinhullmusic www.instagram.com/austinhull23​​ Make Pop Music is the #1 resource for independent pop producers, writers, and artists. Thank you for being a subscriber! My Gear: DAW: Cubase 11 Pro Desk: AZ Studio Workstations Monitors: Focal Shape 65s with Focal Sub6 Interface: UAD Apollo Twin USB MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Code 61 Keyboards: Roland Juno DS88, Roland Juno 106, Arturia PolyBrute Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Taylor 214 CE Plus Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A & Audient ASP800 Microphones: Advanced Audio 251, Slate ML-1, Shure SM7B, JZ BH-1, JZ V67, Lauten Audio LA-320, Lauten Audio LA-220, Lauten Audio LA-120, AKG P170, Sterling ST59 Camera: Panasonic G7 Lens: Panasonic 25mm f1.7 Camera Lights: Neewer LED Light Panels Timestamps: Preview 0:00 Intro 0:24 Lead from Stay 1:36 Bass from Rumors 5:38 Arp from Take My Breath 9:32 Plucks from Need to Know 13:12 Pad from Need To Know 17:08 Outro 21:10