In this video, I show you my start-to-finish workflow for getting professional vocal mixes and a clean master in Cubase. The first thing I do is set the tempo and key (I even use tunebat.com/analyzer to confirm it), then I tune the vocal first with Waves Tune Real-Time in the right scale. After that, I clean the recording properly—RX Voice De-noise on adaptive mode for background noise, RX De-clip for distortion (watch your CPU and render if you need to), plus mouth de-click and breath control depending on the vibe you want. From there, I build a solid vocal chain: Cubase stock compressor for consistency (I’m usually aiming around 3–7 dB gain reduction), then EQ to cut the mud (often below 100 Hz) and handle harshness/resonance. I also use Waves Silk Vocal carefully to minimize resonance without making the vocal too thin, then I hit a serial compressor like the LA-76 for that modern tight pop-style vocal (sometimes 5–10 dB) while gain-matching so I’m not fooled by loudness. Finally, I add body with a channel strip, set up stereo delay and reverb on sends (100% wet), sidechain the delay for clarity, and even EQ the reverb so it doesn’t get heavy. To master, I export the mix, re-import it, then do EQ (cut 20–40 Hz), light compression, and limiting with loudness metering (I’m around -9 to -8 LUFS in this example).