The #1 Mistake Artists Make When Mixing Their Vocals
Jul 08, 2025 1:10 am
Too many artists are mixing their own vocals and making one critical mistake:
🎯 They try to make their vocals “louder” instead of making them fit.
Here’s what I mean:
They boost the volume, over-compress, EQ everything bright, throw reverb on top…
And still wonder why the vocals sound harsh, buried, or disconnected from the beat.
✅ A better approach?
Focus on placing your vocals inside the mix — not on top of it. That means:
- Light subtractive EQ to remove mud or harshness
- Compression that controls dynamics without crushing energy
- Reverb/delay that creates space — not clutter
- Proper gain staging before any plugins
Mixing isn’t about turning your voice up.
It’s about blending it so well that the listener forgets it was mixed at all.
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