In this free extract from Start to Finish: Greg Wells - Episode 3 - Setting Up The Vocal Chain from PureMix, Greg walks us through his preferred settings on his preferred compressor for vocals.

1176 On Vocals

After recording and editing the piano for "Lucky Number," Greg continues building the track by having Bryce sing the vocal down to establish the heart of the song.

As Greg stated in Episode 2, nothing is ever truly scratch. With that in mind, Greg searches for the ideal vocal chain to match Bryce’s voice with his vision of the track, nailing the tone now to ensure that anything sang in the scratch recording can be used in the final vocal.

In this video, watch as Greg:

• Troubleshoots microphone issues

• Talks about recording the vocals for Mika’s hit "Grace Kelly" with Joe Chiccarelli

• Breaks down his settings for tracking vocals with an 1176 and an LA-3A

• Does a microphone shootout between Sunset Sound's beautiful vintage Neumann U-47, Telefunken 251, and AKG C12 Microphones.

• Sculpts the vocal tone with a vintage Pultec EQ and records Bryce’s vocal

Equipment

• Telefunken 251

• Telefunken C12

• Neumann U47

• Urei 1176LN

• Urei LA-3A

• Neve 1073

• Pultec EQP-1A

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