Before applying heavy effects, you must remove unwanted frequencies from your raw recording.

Add a subtle amount of tube or tape saturation. This adds harmonic excitement, making the vocal slice through dense, bass-heavy hyperpop or plugg beats.

Aggressive high-end boosting will come later, which makes de-essing crucial at this stage. Place a de-esser to target harsh sibilant sounds ("S", "T", "Ch") between 5 kHz and 8 kHz. 3. Excitement and Presence: The High-End Sheen

: Start by cutting low frequencies (bass) below 300 Hz to remove muddiness. Initial Compression

Add a stereo widening plugin to split the vocal slightly to the left and right, making it sound larger than life.

Ultra-fast (0.1 ms) to catch the initial spikes and transients. Release: Fast (around 50 ms).