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23. December 2025

MusicRadar Tech’s Vocal Sauce: Pro Producers Spill Their Secret Recipes

If you think getting vocals to slap in your mix is just about slapping on some reverb and calling it a day, you’re in for a wild ride. MusicRadar Tech rounds up nine producers from across the genre map—DnB, techno, pop, indie—and lets them spill their best vocal tricks, from gospel warmth to crunchy chopped edits. This video is like a mixtape of streetwise hacks, hardware flexes, and plugin wizardry, all delivered with that MusicRadar Tech hands-on flavor. Whether you’re after silky hooks or gritty shouts, there’s a tip here to make your next vocal chain hit harder than a

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28. November 2025

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Rapid Flow’s Studio Diet: Cut the Fat, Feed the Groove

Ever feel like your studio sessions are more about YouTube rabbit holes and plugin hoarding than actually making bangers? Rapid Flow is here to slap some sense into your workflow—Chicago-style. In this video, they break down why most producers are stuck in learning mode, chasing gear and secret sauce instead of laying down tracks that actually hit. If you’re drowning in tutorials, forum threads, and a plugin folder fatter than your grandma’s recipe book, this one’s for you. Get ready for some real talk, a killer list of essential plugins, and a mindset shift that’ll have you finishing tracks instead

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