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Dynamic Control Of Your Vocal Reverb

8 min

Discover how to make your vocal reverb move with the track. We’ll show you how to use dynamic tools to control space, clean up muddy mixes, and achieve vocal clarity.

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Dynamic Control of your Vocal Reverb
Luca Pretolesi

Dynamic Control Of Your Vocal Reverb

8 min

Discover how to make your vocal reverb move with the track. We’ll show you how to use dynamic tools to control space, clean up muddy mixes, and achieve vocal clarity.

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Luca Pretolesi

Luca Pretolesi

Luca Pretolesi is a world-renowned mixing and mastering engineer with a wealth of professional experience and a reputation as one of the best in the industry. With multiple Grammy nominations and wins, as well as Platinum, Diamond, Billboard, and Golden Melody awards, he has mixed and mastered some of the most streamed songs of all time. He is also the founder and creator of Studio DMI, a state-of-the-art facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Luca has worked with top artists such as Drake, Skrillex, Diplo, Chiquis, Major Lazer, Alan Walker, Dillon Francis, David Guetta, J Balvin, and many more. Luca’s Grammy nominations include Chiquis “Abeja Reina” for Best Regional Mexican Music Album, Diplo “Diplo” for Best Dance/Electronic Album, Diplo & Miguel “Don’t Forget My Love” for Best Dance/Electronic Single, J Balvin & Willy William’s “Mi Gente” for Record of the Year, Steve Aoki’s “Wonderland” for Best Dance Album, Snoop Lion’s “Reincarnation” for Best Reggae Album.

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