Improve your vocal mixes! Vocals are one of the most important aspects of a live audio mix, typically layered on top of all of the other musical instruments to varying degrees. Blending lead and background vocals. Harmony vocals. Audience members want to hear the singer! Especially true with popular modern music, musicians, and audiences. It all starts with a good singer, a good vocal microphone, and solid audio engineering practices.

This vocal mixing tutorial is applicable to any console, or processing. Various vocal mixing tips and tricks are shown.
Live Sound Reinforcement Tutorial - " 5 Tips For Mixing Live Vocals " discusses audio mixing topics like EQ (vocal equalization), HPF (high pass filter / low cut), vocal compression, reverb and other topics involved when mixing live band vocals. The video features Behringer X32 and XR18 (Midas M32 and MR18) consoles for demonstration purposes. The information is applicable to all digital consoles and analog audio mixing consoles as well though. The audio mixer surface or GUI might change, but the mixing goals and basic information and concepts stay the same.

This video is targeted to live audio but is applicable to studio work as well.
Useful for cover bands, audio engineers, sound techs, home recording enthusiasts, duos, churches, touring bands, praise bands, soloists, duos, singing groups, clubs, auditoriums, various musicians, and any person / aspiring tech interested in audio mixing.

Solid, audio vocal settings are also important to proper stage monitoring and can start right there. Setting Up The Behringer X32 For Monitors:
   • Behringer X32 & Midas M32 Monitor Set...  

The information can also be applied to studio recording and DAW mixing techniques, though live sound presents some challenges not faced in the studio.

Both the X32 and XR18 (and Midas M32 and MR18) can be controlled with software running on the PC or Apple's Mac platform. Both can also use apps on Android tablets and the iPad. They can be connected directly or use wifi with a proper wifi router.
X-Edit, M-Edit, X-Air Edit, Mixing Station are all popular software option options.

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►Suggested videos:
5 Typical Mistakes Behringer X32 and Midas M32 Users Make:
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5 Typical Mistakes Behringer XR18 and Midas MR18 Users Make:
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X32 / M32 Gain Staging and Signal Flow (Soundcheck Basics Series):
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XR18 / MR 18 Gain Staging and Signal Flow:
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Audio Compression 101 / Compression Basics:
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Behringer "Vintage" Reverb Tutorial:
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Behringer X32 DCA Tutorial (with DCA Spill Discussion):
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How To EQ A Snare Drum:
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0:00 Intro
0:10 Tip #1
1:56 Tip #2
3:38 Tip #3
7:37 Tip #4
9:30 Tip #5
11:25 Bonus Tips



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Summary:
5 Tips For Better Live Vocal Mixes is a Live Sound Tutorial with a focus on the X32. Overall Digital Console Tutorial and Audio Mixing Tutorial for audio engineers and vocalists. Concepts are focused on vocals and vocal mixing and include standard Behringer Setup. Equalizer setup. Reverb setup. These topics also apply to Digico, Avid, Yamaha, Allen - Heath, Mackie, and other audio mixing consoles.

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