# What are essentials to your vocal chain in protools?

**URL:** <https://community.mwtm.com/t/what-are-essentials-to-your-vocal-chain-in-protools/1821>\
**Category:** Mixing\
**Created:** [December 3, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/what-are-essentials-to-your-vocal-chain-in-protools/1821 "2023-12-03T22:18:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![pablo\_nino](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/pablo_nino/32/79_2.png) [@pablo\_nino](https://community.mwtm.com/u/pablo_nino)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/what-are-essentials-to-your-vocal-chain-in-protools/1821/1 "2023-12-03T22:18:45Z")

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what are some plugins and techniques that are a must in your vocal chain?

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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Scheps](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/andrew_scheps/32/1598_2.png) [@Andrew\_Scheps](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Andrew_Scheps)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/what-are-essentials-to-your-vocal-chain-in-protools/1821/2 "2023-12-05T12:47:03Z")

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Hi there,

If you watch any of my mixing videos I go through what’s in my template pretty extensively (the recent Smashing Pumpklns video would be a place to start). That mainly involves parallel compression and a few effects that are my starting point.

For the vocal tracks themselves it really depends, I’m a fan of double de-essing. Once as the first plugin on the vocal track itself and again on the vocal Aux (which is in my template). This usually gives me the control I need to de-ess the way I want without destroying things. Sometimes EQ or compression is needed and I’d say 99% of the time I use OmniChannel.

Usually I don’t need anything else, but if I do it would really be on a case by case basis.

Thanks,  
Andrew