In this excerpt from Episode 6 of “Greg Wells Start to Finish,” Greg shows us his workflow and discusses his strategies for setting Antares Auto-Tune.

Tuning vocals is an art form that often entails a lot more than just inserting a pitch correction plug-in on a vocal track and hitting play. Depending on the intonation of the singer, the tuning process can be painstaking and require many parameter adjustments along the way. Greg says that Auto-Tune shouldn’t be detectable by the listener unless you’re using it as an effect, such as on R&B vocals with “the Auto-Tune Effect.” If you set it subtly, you can tighten up the vocal intonation without anyone knowing that you did it.

To find out more about this technique visit the Puremix Blog where you can find more detail and audio examples.

Start to Finish: Greg Wells - Episode 6 - Recording Vocals

In Episode Six, forging ahead with the gorgeous AKG C12 at Sunset Sound, Greg and Bryce work through takes to make sure there is plenty of material for Greg to go through and create the perfect composite take.

Watch as Greg:

• Coaches Bryce through the vocal tracking

• Focuses on key moments of the song to make the lead vocal memorable

• Helps the singer get through challenging portions of the performance

• Creates the perfect vocal performance from various takes

• Uses pitch correction to dial the vocal in and remove any distractions for the listener

Equipment & Software

• Antares Auto-tune

• AKG C12

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