If your home-recorded vocals still have that weird “demo” quality to them, there’s a good chance you’re trying to fix the wrong things.
Most people immediately reach for:
A better mic…
Crazy EQ…
A different compressor plugin…
Another fancy pants (unnecessary) vocal chain…
But some of the biggest things separating amateur-sounding vocals from polished, album-quality vocals happen in ways most people never even consider.
And a few of them are things I almost never hear people talking about on the internet.
In my new video, I break down the mistakes I hear constantly in home-recorded vocals and show you practical ways to fix them with real-world examples.
If you put these into practice, these changes can completely transform the way your vocals sit in a full mix.
Watch: Why Your Home-Recorded Vocals Sound Amateur (And How to Fix It)
You probably don’t need a better microphone…
You need to know what actually matters.