To mix vocals in Garageband:
- Turn on the noise-gate.
- Use the compressor's “Studio Vocals” preset.
- Use the Channel EQ's preset, “Natural Vocal”
- Add reverb.
- Adjust the volume so they fit in the mix.
- Pan the vocal tracks if there is more than one.
- Apply pitch correction.
How do you make your voice sit in the mix?
Tip #1 – Here's a top notch trick to get your vocals to sit on top of the mix nicely. Send everything but the vocals to their own aux, and apply a very subtle compressor (only a few dB's reduction). Side chain the lead vocals to this compressor. This will dip the track by a 2 or 3 dB's every time the vocals come in.