Use a dark vocal space for glue

High cut the delay or reverb channel at 600Hz. This adds a bit of vocal warmth and glue.1 I’ve done this before with chamber or plate reverbs.

For delays, use a stereo quarter-note delay with one channel slightly slower.1

  1. How to SEAT A VOCAL Down INTO THE MIX ↩ ↩2

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