Thoughts on Waves Silk Vocal

Mix engineer Dave Stagl shares his thoughts on the Waves Silk Vocal plug-in and dials it in on a vocal.

◎ MIXING & MASTERING in Dolby Atmos & Stereo: https://www.staglproductions.com
◎ Training & Consulting: https://www.goingto11.com
◎ 5 Tips for a Great Dolby Atmos Release: https://tinyurl.com/y76pdt2u

Waves Silk Vocal: https://waves.alzt.net/g1QoLA

Sonarworks: https://tinyurl.com/bdf4a7y8
SoundFlow: https://soundflow.org/invite?fpr=293i6
Waves Plug-Ins: https://waves.alzt.net/93xg4

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00:00 - Start
00:58 - Initial Thoughts
02:04 - Compressor Thoughts
02:35 - Gate Thoughts
03:16 - Gate Tips
04:03 - Helpful Live Use Tip
05:54 - Dynamic EQ Thoughts
06:36 - About vocal harshness...
07:48 - DeEsser vs. Hi-Shelf
08:56 - HPF Thoughts
09:24 - Live Version vs. Regular Version
10:55 - Signal Flow Thoughts
12:21 - Dialing in a Vocal with Silk
14:21 - Compressor Tip
15:43 - Precision Control Tips
16:43 - Tone Shaping
17:32 - A/B'ing Results So Far
17:46 - Adding a 2nd Compressor
18:12 - Addressing Sibilance
19:18 - Adding a Little Bit of Top
20:15 - A/B'ing Everything
20:37 - A/B'ing Silk Vocal
21:09 - Wrap-Up

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