Reason 7 404: Recording and Producing Vocals

31 videos | 125 minutes | by Hollin Jones

When it comes to recording and editing vocal performances, Reason gives you limitless possibilities! Come along for the ride as Reason wizard Hollin Jones shows you how he creates platinum vocal tracks in Reason...

Great sounding vocals make a great song even better. They draw in the listener and create an unforgettable emotional experience. But how do you craft that perfect take and find the right emotion and the right energy? Enter Reason expert Hollin Jones who shares his vast Reason experience and reveals some of his best tips and tricks so you, too, can make the most out of your vocal tracks.

First, you learn how to accurately set up your audio interface to get the best sonics possible before you hit that "Big Red Button". Hollin also explains how to create a comfortable atmosphere for your singer using Reason's rich reverb and delays while recording. You get to hear a take as it's being recorded and see just how magical Clip Safe's healing capabilities are when recording your vocals using Balance: Reason's new hardware partner.

Sometimes the best performance happens over several takes, but not always in one go... so Hollin demonstrates how you can use the best parts of each take and put them together into one killer track! This chock-full-of-tips tutorial also opens up a lot of sonic doors by showing you how to compress, bend and twist your vocal tracks using Reason's unique tools and effects.

So go ahead, fire up Reason and let Lead Trainer Hollin Jones teach you how to make your vocals shine and stand out in your mix.

This course, originally created in an earlier version of Reason, is forward-compatible with the most recent version.

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