3 Steps to an AMBIENT Shoegaze Vocal Mix (Like “Cigarettes After Sex”)

How to get an Ambient Dream Pop / Shoegaze vocal mix like "Cigarettes After Sex." When you want a dreamy Shoegaze vocal sound, all you need is to drench the vocal in a really long hall reverb, right? Wrong. You’ve probably experienced this yourself. You add a huge reverb to your song and it sounds nothing like the way the reverbs and delays sound on your favorite Shoegaze and Dream Pop records. This is a problem we need to fix! Now a quick warning, this is slightly more complex to pull off than most genres, so this video is a little longer than normal because I want you to clearly grasp all the steps involved in this process of getting this vocal sound. In today’s in-depth video, you’re going to learn the 3 step system for mixing a Shoegaze vocal, and how to make it sound lush and ambient WITHOUT it sounding amateur. 00:00 Intro: 3 Steps to an Ambient Shoegaze Vocal Mix 00:54 The song we're using "Apocalypse - Cigarettes After Sex remake." 01:18 Pre-Step 1. The Fundamentals. 03:06 Step 1 - Pre-Delayed Hall Reverb 05:37 Step 1A - Sidechained Reverb 09:44 Step 2 - The Dreamy Delay 17:39 Step 3 - Experiment. Experiment. Experiment. 23:10 FREE GIFT: Vocal EQ & Compression Guide