Natural Vocal Production
Learn how to produce vocals like a pro, from a pro.
In this class, Grammy-nominated Billboard #1 mixer, producer, engineer, Dana Nielsen takes you into his studio and teaches you his complete vocal editing and post-production process — the same process he's used with chart-topping artists such as Adele, Justin Timberlake, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and countless others. Follow along as he shows how to comp, tune, mix, and master a full-length song featuring vocals and acoustic guitar from start to finish, right in front of you, explaining everything he's doing along the way.
Learn all of Dana Nielsen's vocal production secrets
Watch Dana’s entire vocal production process as he combs through raw takes performed and recorded by Nasheville-based singer-songwriter, Josh Dell. Follow along in real-time as Dana comps, tunes, mixes, and masters a full-length song.
What's included:
- In-depth video lessons (11h 30min)
- Step-by-step curriculum
- Online and at your own pace
- Watch on all devices
- Unlimited lifetime access
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Who's this course for?
- Experienced songwriters and hobbyists looking to drastically level up their vocal production skills.
- Aspiring professionals looking to learn and practice the skills needed to produce vocals on par with professional-level songs.
- Professional producers, engineers, mixers or editors looking to hone their craft.
Course Overview
Dana Nielsen is a Grammy nominated mixer, engineer and producer. He’s worked with SZA, Rihanna, Post Malone, Neil Young, The Avett Brothers, Kanye West, Bob Dylan, and many more. He’s comped and tuned vocals using the exact process he shares in this course for artists such as Adele, Anderson .Paak, H.E.R., Black Sabbath, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linkin Park, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, The Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, Slayer, Justin Timberlake, and others.
In this class, Dana brings you into his home studio and teaches you his start-to-finish production process for comping, natural sounding tuning, and mixing a song written and performed by Nashville-based singer-songwriter, Josh Del. You’ll see Dana’s entire process from how he organizes raw vocal takes in his DAW all the way to his finished, mastered mix. Throughout the course, Dana explains everything that he’s doing. Every idea, decision, tool, and technique is out in the open, on display for you to use in your own productions. He’ll show you how he edits to mask vocal bleed and how he comps between takes that weren’t recorded to a click. You’ll hear his thought process along the way as he decides which takes to use, and you’ll see how he tunes vocals so you can’t tell they’ve been tuned.
This course is mostly about listening and learning how to listen, whether you’re listening to individual takes in order to assemble a comp or – as Dana teaches in this course – listening from a new position in your room in order to broaden your perspective and focus on the bigger picture.
If you’re a recording artist, engineer, or producer who struggles with decision fatigue, this course can be transformative in helping you to make creative decisions with confidence. You’ll see Dana working in Pro Tools; however, the techniques taught in this course can be easily adapted to any DAW and any style of music.
In the final lesson, Dana shows you how he mixes and masters an acoustic singer-songwriter track and exports it for final delivery. By the end of the class, you’ll know everything you need to comp, tune, and mix vocal performances like a pro.
APPLY WHAT YOU LEARN
Follow Dana's proven process, step by step
In the class, Dana Nielsen breaks down his vocal comping, tuning, mixing, and mastering process into clear, actionable steps. Follow along with Dana’s process step by step and produce your own natural-sounding vocal-based song. You can also watch Dana’s process in full first and then bring the ideas, tools, and techniques into your own projects.
By following Dana’s proven process, you’ll learn everything you need to comp, tune, mix, and master vocal performances from a wide variety of genres and artists like these:
Andrew Feltenstein
Jon Plett
You're getting WAY more than a class on vocal production, you're getting a master class on editing and arrangement. This course was better than most in-person internships I've done and unlike some other courses out there, there's no holding back on the goodies. If you're looking to up your home recording game or doing this line of work full-time, this course is easily worth every penny and every minute invested. It is truly a GREAT one!
Brian Chapman
There is a wealth of information here from one of the best engineers in the business. The lessons are laid out in such an easy-to-process way. I’ve been doing work like this for more than 20 years, and I’ve already learned so much I can't wait to implement into my workflow. Easily worth MANY times what it costs. DNHP (Do Not Hesitate Purchase!) Highly recommended. One million stars. For real.
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Course Includes
- 13 Lessons
