Not for nothin' but it sounds like there's a bit too much compression when you or whoever did your audio processed the vocals.

Slight recommendation, -24db compression at a 3.2:1 ratio, then at a wee bit of even harmonic saturation, and an 18-24db roll-off around 18khz, n see how that fairs.

I wish ya luck, keep up the good work. 👍🏻

ferinsca said:
Not for nothin' but it sounds like there's a bit too much compression when you or whoever did your audio processed the vocals.

Slight recommendation, -24db compression at a 3.2:1 ratio, then at a wee bit of even harmonic saturation, and an 18-24db roll-off around 18khz, n see how that fairs.

I wish ya luck, keep up the good work. 👍🏻

Addendum, with a target output level of -18db, and a starting signal of -30db on an
RMS meter, you'll want to use "serial compression" or in laymans terms, two compressors at once.

The first compressor being VCA, with a ratio of 8:1, and a threshold of -18db,
to tame any peaks, and the second compressor having a less aggressive 4:1 ratio,
threshold set to -30db, with a peak crest of around 3db, to smooth the signal further.

This should give you a general level output to work with in the mastering process.

If you're going to be yelling, I'd suggest using 3 light weight limiters.

First one configured for logarithmic RMS, "root mean square" which targets the average loudness range
of the signal, great for taming consistent loudness, and a second limiter configured
for the Peak, meaning it will target the loudest portion of the signal, finally
ending with a brickwall limiter to ensure your signal never clips or distorts.

This is basically my live chain; I like to process everything live, because it
saves me a lot of time in post.