Vocal Clarity

Here's a quick tip for making vocals in your mix stand out a bit more.

Play your mix and as the vocal is in full flight, mute individual channels that occupy the same space. Any muted channels that improve the vocals clarity should then have about 1dB of EQ reduction at 350Hz (medium Q). Repeat process till your happy.

This tip is about getting you to understand the fundamental issue with frequency in the 200-500Hz area. Mud often resides here, as well as an important part of vocal frequency presence.
With a little practice you can be more precise with the reductions frequency and Q.It also shows you how a problem with one particular sound is often somewhere else.

Analogy: A polar bear in snow is harder to see than one standing in a coalmine.