You are right! Vocals might cut through the mix better if one of the reverbs is mono.

While the logic can be understandable, it's not true. Reverb in mono has several benefits and definitely can be used.

Not really. You risk to destroy the sound if you do it every single time without thinking. Because in some cases we can change hpf to other tools which will sound more natural and make vocals to not conflict with the bass.

Absolutely! Some vocals will sound better without a highpass filter applied. There are more ways to make vocals to not conflict with the bass.

Reducing dynamic range is compressors primary application.

Indeed, compressor by defintion can't add dynamics, because it compresses dynamics. If your compressor plugin has ratio less than 1:1 and increases dynamics, it now becomes an expander, not a compressor.

Not all compressors add distortion, but some of them introduce fair amount of distortion/saturation.

Compressors can affect the stereo image drastically in mid/side mode.

Compressors can color the sound and change its perceived tone.

Compressors can change perceived distance to sound, because sounds with smaller dynamic range perceive as farther.

This technique can increase the groove feel, but it can't magically make the vocals to sound groovy, if they don't match it initially.

This can be used as additional trick to increase the groove feel, but if vocals initially didn't match the groove, it will sound weird.

Absolutely. It's the only way to make these kind of vocals sound alive and groovy.

Not really. While in theory it is best if it's recorded perfectly, it's not always like that and you can't affect it by shifting and stretching vocals manually.

Absolutely. It allows to manually handle sibilants and prevent them from becoming too harsh after EQ and compression.

Not really. It's the Spectral Repair module that allows manually handle sibilants and prevent them from becoming too harsh after EQ and compression.

Mouth De-Click efficiently removes only mouth noises, like lip smacks or saliva noises, it doesn't smooth out harsh sibilants. It's the Spectral Repair module that allows manually handle sibilants and prevent them from becoming too harsh after EQ and compression.

This module removes static noises from audio, not sibilants. It's the Spectral Repair module that allows manually handle sibilants and prevent them from becoming too harsh after EQ and compression.

Unfortunately, this module won't help. It's the Spectral Repair module that allows manually handle sibilants and prevent them from becoming too harsh after EQ and compression.

Correct! This would be the worst idea. As the notes that you see inside your vocal tuning software can consist of some breaths, and tuning them would be horrible. Also, not all the vocals should be tuned perfectly in key. It can sound like a robot. You always should listen to make decisions if the note needs tuning or not.

It is absolutely normal practice. The worst idea is to tune everything into the song key. As the notes that you see inside your vocal tuning software can consist of some breaths, and tuning them would be horrible. Also, not all the vocals should be tuned perfectly in key. It can sound like a robot. You always should listen to make decisions if the note needs tuning or not.

It's not a mistake by definition. Nothing wrong with it, as long as it doesn't sound weird. And it can sound perfectly fine. The worst idea is to tune everything into the song key. As the notes that you see inside your vocal tuning software can consist of some breaths, and tuning them would be horrible. Also, not all the vocals should be tuned perfectly in key. It can sound like a robot. You always should listen to make decisions if the note needs tuning or not.

Different hooks can benefit from slightly different tuning to create movement and development through the song. The worst idea is to tune everything into the song key. As the notes that you see inside your vocal tuning software can consist of some breaths, and tuning them would be horrible. Also, not all the vocals should be tuned perfectly in key. It can sound like a robot. You always should listen to make decisions if the note needs tuning or not.

Sure! Nothing wrong to use multiple reverbs, even 3. They should be different though and contribute to the overall sound differently.

Not really. As long as you use different reverbs, like one is short, one is medium, one is very large, you can combine reverbs very effectively.

Not at all. You can manually control the level of the whole performance and live without a single compressor on vocals just as fine.

Sure! Compressor can help but it's definitely not a necessity. You can manually control the level of the whole performance and live without a single compressor on vocals just as fine.

This won't help.

This approach won't solve the problem, or if you make harshness gone, you will remove all the high frequencies and kill the vocals.

Our ears are not that sensitive to this area to make vocals sound consistently harsh because of it. If you will remove it so hard that the problem is gone, you will kill the vocals.

Absolutely correct. This frequency area is often responsible for harsh and painful vocals.

Not really. Streaming platforms normalize songs automatically. More than that, different DSPs have different requirements, you shouldn't provide -14 LUFS master to them.

Of course. This is not a requirement to upload your music on DSPs and it won't sound any better if you do it.

Not really, streaming platforms normalize songs automatically. More than that, different DSPs have different requirements, you shouldn't provide -14 LUFS master to them. Your song won't sound any better if you do it, no matter the genre.