Listen to the track all the way through while experimenting with different panning positions until you are satisfied with the result. Panning them further left and right will increase this effect. This will 'widen' the vocals's presence in the stereo field, helping the vocals to rise above the drums and become the listener's focus of attention. Pan the first vocal track slightly left and the second vocal track slightly right. Unmute the second vocal track, created in Step 2, and set its volume slider to the same level as the first vocal track. There is no need to be very precise at this point - some further steps will be taken to help the vocals and drums work together. Continue adjusting their relative volumes until you are satisfied that both parts can more or less be heard clearly throughout the song. If the drums are too loud relative to the vocals, reduce their volume by clicking and dragging the volume slider in the drum track's track header, and vice-versa for the vocals. Set the relative volume for both tracks while listening all the way through a second time. Make note of any problems you hear in the way they sound together. In this specific case, chances are that the drum track will drown out or over-dominate the vocals at certain points, although the opposite may also be true. This is your chance to determine what needs to be done to make the vocals and beat work together. When it loads, click on the 'M' button in its track header to mute it for now.Ĭlick 'Play' and listen to the two unmuted tracks together all the way through without making adjustments to volume or any other parameter. Import a second copy of the vocal track onto a new track using the 'Import' command as described in the last step.

Audacity equalization for voice