The first step in removing vocal clicks from your recording is to listen to it intently it is entirely possible that it doesn’t need to be processed. Lastly it should be noted that although this procedure can be used in all vocal recordings, it is typically only necessary for the lead vocal or any prominent vocal track background vocals may need this processing performed to them as well, but it is certainly less frequent of an occurrence.

For those of you who do not currently own Izotope’s RX software, I’d highly recommend purchasing the download, as this process will certainly aid in the pursuit of creating a professional recording. By using this technique within the Izotope RX software, you will find that excessive gating and equalization will become unnecessary when trying to remove vocal clicks, which will in turn save you time and energy that can be better spent on improving your mix. It will be described in detail, the correct procedure for removing these artifacts without removing any aspects of the intentional performance, and how to do so in a manner that does not exacerbate this issue.

This article will discuss how to remove vocal clicks from your recording while using the Izotope RX software. Fortunately, there are specific tools that can help eliminate these noises, all while keeping the fidelity of your recording intact. If you’re engineering a track and have yet to record the vocal track, a quick and easy solution would be to have the vocalist drink plenty of water before their take however, the issue of ‘vocal clicks’ can quickly become difficult to remedy once the performance has already been recorded. These clicks occur when the performer is opening and closing his or her mouth, and by moving the tongue during pronunciation they occur much more frequently when the singer is not properly hydrated, perhaps from excessive coffee drinking, cigarette smoking, too many alcoholic drinks, or all of the above. It’s so rarely mentioned in articles or in regular engineering talk, that currently I can’t even think of a name that describes what it is – so for all intensive purposes, lets just call it ‘vocal clicks.’īy ‘vocal clicks’ I’m referring to the noises made during a vocalist’s performance which are not breaths or the actual notes.

There’s a fair amount of talk in the audio world, regarding how to minimize the negative effects that jitter, electric pops, hisses, and plosives can have on a recording however, little is said about an issue that is far more pervasive than any of the aforementioned noises.

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