Tate McRae's Vocal Sound — The New Gen Pop Voice and How It's Processed

May 7, 2025

By TuneDrip

Tate McRae's Vocal Sound — The New Gen Pop Voice and How It's Processed

Tate McRae represents the new generation of pop vocals — influenced equally by Billie Eilish's intimacy and Dua Lipa's club energy. "Greedy" proved she could deliver both the breathy verses and the belted hooks, and her vocal production handles both styles within the same song.

The Tate McRae Sound

Two vocal modes, one chain. Tate alternates between a soft, breathy verse delivery and a powerful, pushed chorus. The compression is set to respond to both: 3:1 ratio, medium attack (10ms) so the softer parts stay intimate but the louder parts are controlled. There's likely some manual volume automation riding the transitions.

Modern pitch correction. Around 20-30ms retune speed. Transparent on the verses, slightly more noticeable on the choruses where she's pushing her range. High Humanize to preserve her natural inflections.

Bright but not harsh. Pop-standard EQ with presence at 4kHz and air at 12kHz. But there's a careful de-esser calibrated to let brightness through without the sibilance becoming piercing — especially important when she moves between soft and loud delivery.

Reverb is short and modern. Bright plate, 0.8-1s decay, matching the uptempo pop production. Not too wet — the vocal stays upfront and punchy.

The Chain

Pitch correction: 20-30ms
Compression: 3:1, medium attack (10ms), auto release
EQ: High-pass 90Hz, presence 4kHz, air 12kHz
De-esser: Calibrated for dynamic range (soft→loud transitions)
Reverb: Bright plate, 0.8-1s, 15% mix

Presets

Greedy Energy — The hit sound: punchy, bright, dynamic
You Broke Me First — More emotional, softer compression
Plus 8 variations

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The TuneDrip Tate McRae Vocal Preset recreates her signature emotional pop chain — subtle pitch correction, wide reverb, and the midrange clarity that makes her voice cut through any mix. Works in FL Studio, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, and GarageBand with stock plugins only.

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