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the mix still needs a little work, but here it is! mv coming soon(ish)

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the three most important tools are a compressor, a limiter, and gain/volume adjustment (called “utility” in ableton live). as you add these, listen to how they change the sound when you turn them on and off to help you understand how you can use them to address problems later. i use the compressor first to balance the vocal’s volume and reduce sharp “s” sounds (some software has a de-esser for this purpose), then use the limiter to prevent the volume going above 0db. the gain adjustment is then used to balance the vocal with the instrumental, and make the harmonies quieter than the main vocal (remember to pan your harmonies left and right to create space!). the order your effects should be applied in is compression > reverb/delay/etc. > limiter > gain. use compression and a limiter on each level of your mix (e.g. one for each vocal track, one for the vocal group and one on the master track).

for salvador in particular the export from openutau sounds… bad (lol). this is because i use moresampler, which is great for tuning but introduces a lot of noise. using compression and a de-esser is essential to clean up the sound before adding effects.

the biggest tip i have is to export your mix as you work and listen to it through as many things as possible. laptop speakers, phone speakers, earbuds… each one will highlight different issues with the mix (i think i made about 10 test exports of 「熱異常」 before i was satisfied). going back and forth and fixing problems bit by bit helps a lot.

to get high sound pressure without distortion, just remember to watch the levels of each track to see if anything goes above 0db. if it does, turn the gain down. mixing is mostly about how the sounds balance with each other, though, not just how loud they are.

the main thing that makes something sound “loud” is contrast. in sections where the vocalist is meant to be shouting, raising the gain a little at that point compared to the rest of the vocal track can be effective, even if the full vocal track is still relatively quiet. you can use track automation for this if your mixing software offers it.

hopefully that’s a little helpful, sorry for not being great at explaining! let me know if you have any specific questions, or would like to see the guides that i used starting out, and i’ll see if i can help.

These two videos are vocal synth specific, so they might be more helpful than a general guide.

MioDioDaVinci wrote a huge guide with lots of links to general UTAU information, though there’s not much on mixing as far as I remember.

This channel has very detailed guides about mixing from start to finish. He mentions specific software and plugins, but I think the general process is still helpful.

the mix still needs a little work, but here it is! mv coming soon(ish)

Credits:

the three most important tools are a compressor, a limiter, and gain/volume adjustment (called “utility” in ableton live). as you add these, listen to how they change the sound when you turn them on and off to help you understand how you can use them to address problems later. i use the compressor first to balance the vocal’s volume and reduce sharp “s” sounds (some software has a de-esser for this purpose), then use the limiter to prevent the volume going above 0db. the gain adjustment is then used to balance the vocal with the instrumental, and make the harmonies quieter than the main vocal (remember to pan your harmonies left and right to create space!). the order your effects should be applied in is compression > reverb/delay/etc. > limiter > gain. use compression and a limiter on each level of your mix (e.g. one for each vocal track, one for the vocal group and one on the master track).

for salvador in particular the export from openutau sounds… bad (lol). this is because i use moresampler, which is great for tuning but introduces a lot of noise. using compression and a de-esser is essential to clean up the sound before adding effects.

the biggest tip i have is to export your mix as you work and listen to it through as many things as possible. laptop speakers, phone speakers, earbuds… each one will highlight different issues with the mix (i think i made about 10 test exports of 「熱異常」 before i was satisfied). going back and forth and fixing problems bit by bit helps a lot.

to get high sound pressure without distortion, just remember to watch the levels of each track to see if anything goes above 0db. if it does, turn the gain down. mixing is mostly about how the sounds balance with each other, though, not just how loud they are.

the main thing that makes something sound “loud” is contrast. in sections where the vocalist is meant to be shouting, raising the gain a little at that point compared to the rest of the vocal track can be effective, even if the full vocal track is still relatively quiet. you can use track automation for this if your mixing software offers it.

hopefully that’s a little helpful, sorry for not being great at explaining! let me know if you have any specific questions, or would like to see the guides that i used starting out, and i’ll see if i can help.

I found Kitsa's wip voicebank floating around in my backups, I truly missed drawing him

returning from a months-long absence to say that i did not, in fact, finish that wip in time for kagepro day. it sucks, but i somehow completely lost steam (mainly because of how stubborn my resamplers were being)

oddloop ft. @miodiodavinci's SALVADOR Auto Recovery

credits under the cut

Heat Abnormal ft. SALVADOR Auto Recovery - MV

(mild epilepsy warning for momentary flickering)

Credits:

Original by いよわ/iyowa (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b2NTglk9tvI&t=0s)

Voicebank by @miodiodavinci

UST by ニリ缶/nirikan (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w8GdqFf1nJQ&t=0s)

Heat Abnormal ft. SALVADOR Auto Recovery - MV

(mild epilepsy warning for momentary flickering)

Credits:

Original by いよわ/iyowa (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b2NTglk9tvI&t=0s)

Voicebank by @miodiodavinci

UST by ニリ缶/nirikan (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w8GdqFf1nJQ&t=0s)

THANK YOU SO MUCH, THOUGH ! ! ! ! i’m legitimately blown away by how wonderfully this turned out ! ! ! ! ! !