Week 3 · Tuesday
Prove the transformation Aftertouch sells using a real client vocal — earn saves and shares from bedroom producers who recognize the same problem in their own mixes, pushing this into the algorithm and seeding future inquiries
Posting window: Tuesday 7:00 PM PT
Posting times shown in Pacific Time (PT) — adjust to your audience's timezone in your scheduler.
Hook options
Pick the one you'll use — the script opener updates to match
Same vocal. No new plugins. Just different decisions.
One EQ cut between 250 and 400 Hz. That is it.
This vocal did not need a better plugin. It needed less.
Can you hear what is buried in this vocal?
I almost solved this vocal with compression. I was wrong.
Script
Opener (0:00 – 0:10)
Same vocal. No new plugins. Just different decisions. Listen to the before, then the after — the only thing that changed is where I cut.
Body
This is a real bedroom pop vocal a client sent me last month. Rough version first. [PLAY BEFORE CLIP] Hear how it sounds full but kind of foggy? Like it is sitting behind a blanket? That is not a plugin problem. That is buildup between 250 and 400 Hz — the range where warmth turns into mud. Now here is the same vocal after I pulled about three dB out of that range with a wide bell. [PLAY AFTER CLIP] Same singer, same mic, same take. The vocal did not get brighter. It got out of its own way.
Close / CTA
If your vocal sounds full but you cannot figure out why it is not translating — save this and try the cut before you touch anything else.
Production paths
- 1.Pull a real client bedroom pop vocal stem from a recent project you have permission to share — one where a 250-400 Hz cut made an obvious difference. Bounce two versions: BEFORE (rough, no cut) and AFTER (with the wide bell cut around 3 dB). Both should be roughly the same perceived loudness so the viewer hears the tonal change, not a volume jump.
- 2.In your DAW, screen-record the EQ plugin showing the cut curve on the AFTER version — 10-15 seconds of the plugin window with the bell visible. This is your visual proof.
- 3.Set phone vertically on a tripod or lean it against a monitor. Frame chest-up, eyes level with the lens. Studio behind you — monitors, treatment, or interface visible for context. Natural window light or key light off to one side.
- 4.Record the script in one take if possible. Speak conversationally, like the voice samples — not performative. Leave clear pauses where the BEFORE and AFTER clips will drop in (2-3 seconds each).
- 5.Import to CapCut. Lay the talking-head clip on the main track. In the pauses, cut in the BEFORE audio (mute your voice) and drop a waveform visual or the album art of the reference vocal on screen. Do the same for AFTER.
- 6.For the AFTER section, overlay the EQ plugin screen recording as a picture-in-picture in the top-right corner so viewers see the cut curve while they hear the result.
- 7.Add captions using CapCut auto-captions. Manually correct any misheard technical terms (Hz, dB, bell). Keep captions large, high-contrast, positioned upper-third to avoid platform UI.
- 8.Add a subtle 'BEFORE' and 'AFTER' text label on screen when each clip plays — big, bold, centered.
- 9.Export at 1080x1920, 30fps, high quality.
Platform captions
Same vocal. No new plugins. Just a cut between 250 and 400 Hz. Most bedroom mixes are not too quiet. They are too full in a range nobody talks about. Save this for the next time your vocal sounds foggy and you cannot figure out why.
Hashtags
same vocal, same mic, same take. one EQ cut between 250 and 400 Hz. save this before you buy another plugin.
Hashtags
Real client bedroom pop vocal before and after a 3 dB cut between 250 and 400 Hz. No new plugins, no new chain — just a different decision in a range most tutorials skip. If your vocal sounds full but foggy, this is usually where it lives.
Thumbnail prompt
Paste this into an AI image generator (Midjourney, Ideogram, or ChatGPT) to create your thumbnail.
9:16 vertical thumbnail. Split-screen composition: left half labeled 'BEFORE' in bold white sans-serif, right half labeled 'AFTER' in bold white sans-serif, thin vertical divider. Behind both halves, a stylized audio waveform in muted teal on a dark charcoal background — the BEFORE waveform is thicker and cluttered in the low-mid region, the AFTER waveform is cleaner and more defined. Small EQ curve graphic in the lower center showing a wide bell cut around 300 Hz. High contrast, minimal, engineering-forward aesthetic. No faces. 9:16 aspect ratio.
Scheduling
Tool: Later
- 1.Open Later and go to the Calendar view.
- 2.Upload the exported 1080x1920 MP4 to your Media Library.
- 3.Drag it onto Tuesday at 7:00 PM PT for the Instagram Reels account. Paste the Instagram caption and hashtags. Set as Reel (not feed post). Enable auto-publish if your Instagram account is a Business or Creator account connected to Later.
- 4.Duplicate the media to the TikTok slot for Tuesday 7:00 PM PT. Paste the TikTok caption and hashtags. Note: Later can auto-publish to TikTok Business accounts — if you are on a Personal account, Later will send a push notification at post time for manual publish.
- 5.For YouTube Shorts, Later does not support Shorts scheduling natively. Upload the same file directly through YouTube Studio on desktop: New Video → Upload → title it 'Same vocal, before and after one EQ cut' → paste the YouTube description → set as Public → schedule for Tuesday 7:00 PM PT. Make sure the vertical 9:16 aspect ratio triggers Shorts placement automatically.
- 6.Double-check all three scheduled posts 24 hours before go-time — confirm captions, hashtags, and cover frames all pulled through correctly.
Lead capture
Where this should drive
This piece is a save-and-share proof asset, not a conversion piece. The CTA drives saves so the algorithm keeps pushing it into feeds where bedroom producers recognize their own foggy vocal problem — and shares to producer group chats where the same problem gets discussed. No landing page, no DM keyword, no link click. This sits early in the arc: it earns trust and demonstrates the exact transformation Aftertouch sells. The conversion pieces later in the sequence (pricing breakdown, 'send me your rough' offers, EP bundle explainers) will cash in on the audience this piece builds. Trying to drive a direct inquiry off a before/after would compress the trust arc and lower the save rate that makes this format work in the first place.