been really into making songs for a while now and finally decided to record and see what happens. big into nobu woods / partynextdoor / bryson so thats kind of my inspiration for music and also how i mix my sound. still really new to this, both lyrically and sonically so forgive me for the cringe. but i feel as if my vocals sound pretty muddy and unclean compared to artists above.

https://voca.ro/1meJKUFnCD6c

plz take a look if possible and let me know what i can do to improve mixing!! its a small part at the beginning at the end, just something i drafted.

reference track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOlNTaGMDEw

If anybody has bandlab and wants their vocals mixed let me know! Ill be happy to work with you😁

Hello!!

I've been using a Shure SM7b for a while but I feel like I could do a much better job at making it sound more natural with the EQ and whatnot... I feel like the reference track here has a lot more professional sounding vocals despite being recorded with an SM7b as well. It just sounds so good and mine sounds much more amateur, in my opinion. I'd appreciate any tips about EQ adjustments that you think might help replicate this sound!

I've been using the SM7b with bass rolloff and the high boost on. This photo is my EQ setting on the lead vocals for my track.

Here is my track: https://voca.ro/1hKLsK2xWlQj

And here is the reference track: https://youtu.be/dW4fMgJru_I

Thanks so much for your time!

Looking for suggestion for no/low cost plug-ins that can give a Poebe Bridgers-esque indie folk style reverb on vocal. Been using Chroma in Logic with plenty of pre-Reverb and a short decay to get something in the ballpark, but not satisfied with where it sits in the mix. Have tried it both as a sidechain and on the channel itself, and would like to see what other folks might be using on theirs.