Panning and leveling vocal doubles in Ableton Live

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Demo summary

The creator demonstrates how to create stereo space by adjusting the pan settings and volume levels for different vocal layers within the Ableton Live mixer.

Step-by-step

Select the non-airy vocal doubles in the mixer
Pan the non-airy doubles to approximately 20
Select the airy vocal doubles
Pan the airy doubles to 50 for a full stereo spread
Group the airy doubles into their own subgroup for independent processing
Adjust the volume levels for each vocal group

Options

Pan non-airy doubles narrower (around 20) or wider depending on preference

Tips

Pan different vocal layers to different widths to give them unique spaces to exist in
Spread doubles wide to get them out of the way of the lead vocal
Put airy doubles into their own subgroup to process them differently from main doubles

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