3 PRO TIPS to Remove VOCAL Noise - Should you use a Gate?

3 Pro Tips to Remove Vocal Noise - Should you use a Gate?
#vocalmixing #mixingvocals #mixdownonline

One thing that separates professional vocals from amateur vocals is skillful editing of noise and extraneous sounds.

I often get asked if using a Gate is the best way to handle these issues.

In this video, I’ll discuss when you should use a gate, as well as a few other options to get a sparkling clean vocal sound in your track! I also share a very cool Cubase feature that you don't want to miss.

How do you address noise in your vocal recordings?

Let me know in the comments!

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➡️ Here's a screenshot of the Cubase list of Commands to make the Quick Cut and Drop Audio Event Macro shown in this video. Just in Key Commands and create a new Macro and add those commands in the same order. This is also good to manually De ess a vocal.

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:35 Tip #1
2:20 Gate vs Expander explained
2:40 Gate vs Expander example
5:00 Tip #2
5:40 Addressing vocal breaths in a song
8:00 Tip #3
9:25 Detect Silence in Cubase

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[erikkroll]

I usually silence the audio between the vocals and not use a gate. Works great and I don't have to mess with a gate. But an expander works good.

[duanetribune]

Great tips Chris. I do a lot of voice over work sometimes & have to remove or tame breaths sounds. The Shift X & Detect Silence feature is sure going to help next time. Thanks for all you do, I really look forward to your videos & have learned a lot from watching them.

[koushikbhowmick]

just listen to your track... just blown away.. what an arrangement.. and the snare sound is incredible... love from India

[tonycarpenter-Makzimia]

Thanks for this video Chris :). I literally just dealt with a vocal take with excessive noises around singing, breathing etc, it's easy to forget we probably all deal with this on many occasions. Great tips :).

[bushmurphymusic]

Hi Chris, Love your videos. I have been a long time Cubase user (since cubase 4), and I have learned more from your videos than I have ever been able to figure out for myself. Thank you SIr !

[johncostigan]

I didn't know how much I needed these techniques! Thanks Chris.

[fitton]

Shift X !!! I didn't know that was an option!! Again you save me time!
Great tips for smooth transitions!
Can apply them to any acoustic instrument. Thanks again Chris!
BTW, finally finished removing all my verb and delay plug ins from the individual tracks, copying the tracks and adding the plug ins to the second track at 100% wet then remixing all 10 songs!!
What a difference!!! Can't thank you enough for all this! It's my first go at it and it's already way better than we thought it was gonna be! I'm so looking forward to sending you a copy!!!
Cheers my friend! 🤘

[GeorgeAmodei]

Thank you for showing us all these options.

[kdcyp]

Great tips as always Chris! I’d forgotten about Shift+X and didn’t know about “detect silence’ features! Thanks so much!

[Alex]

Thanks for this session, it’s so fruitful

[PeterBatah]

Great track Chris. Thoroughly enjoyed listening to it on Spotify. Can we expect an accompanying video to follow perhaps?

[midnightwind]

Translated the lyrics online- my French is not that good. Not sure how accurate the translation was but it is a very interesting song. I hope it does well for you.

[streampresentationcooperat]

Song in french yeahh have good day from france :)

[TheHirade]

A good preamp and mic and you're fine 👍

[davidball]

Perfect timing as always Chris. Just getting ready to mix some new training songs and I just started working on vocals. I'm really looking at your mixdown coaching community. For a newbie like myself working alone from home, this could answer allot of questions for me. Your annual price looks great IMO. Keep up the great work my friend.

[MuzeInspiration]

Hi Chris is there a tutorial on how to stack the backups like you did in your project?

[trentonmoore]

Thank you!!! I've been using Izotope RX Noise 3, and it kinda works but not getting the full effects I want. Sometimes I end up using it with my Logic Pro Noise Gate but then I think I'm taking too much out of the performance at that point... Ciao!

[jeangaly]

Slt Chris, encore une fois superbe vidéo!! Expander.. voilà j´ai encore appris quelque chose 🙂 Merci pour le partage!

[just.decide_platforms.]

Hii.. Amazing video thanks
So when i use lavalier microphone and person talking it's better to set fast relese and attack or what the basic gate setting for lavmic you recommend?

[FR]

Hey Chris i need your help.if you know some effect or presets vst for dubbing vocal, like robot like fantastic movies or somthing more ambient atmosperic effetcs for dubbing, please tell me the universal or some of plugins