
Mixing Pop Vocals
There’s more to crafting perfect pop vocals than slapping on a bit of compression and Auto‑Tune!
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There’s more to crafting perfect pop vocals than slapping on a bit of compression and Auto‑Tune!

Neural DSP step out of their amp‑sim comfort zone, with a multi‑module mix processor aimed at polishing your vocal recordings.

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Body features the same engine as Dynamic Grading, but with a simplifed control set that offers a quick and easy way to see what the full version is capable of.

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