What are your favorite tools for mixing vocals?

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Melodyne, RX and Pro-DS for cleanup.
Parallel compression, saturation, delay and reverb to taste.
FX chain on track itself - Noise reduction EQ and very light compression. Maybe a gate.
I have a really fast computer, some good mics, vintage musical instruments, and lots of fancy software. Just need some talent

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volume, pan, EQ
THIS MUSIC HAS BEEN MIXED TO BE PLAYED LOUD SO TURN IT UP

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For vocals my fav comps are LA3a emu or Distressor emu, but quite often no comp, I make level corrections manually.. Eq Pultec emu. Rarely some saturation plugin. Sometimes no reverb or a EMT 250 emulation (I am a Prince fan haha). Rarely need de-esser, I correct it manualy by lowering level. Sometimes delay Valhalla or Waves Supertap delay.
Most important thing is the mic!
In a not well treated room a Neumann mic would be the worst choice.

But my fav plugins change from time to time, I liked 1176 on vocals back in the day

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