South African Afro-Amapiano Vocal Template + FLP

Bring the sound of South African Afro-Amapiano into your own studio.

Inspired by the vocal aesthetic explored in UNIVERS — Season 2, Episode 1: South Africa → Tyla, this bundle gives you the complete vocal-mixing workflow used to create a modern, intimate, breathy and polished Afro-Amapiano vocal sound.

This isn't just a preset.

It's a complete FL Studio vocal mixing system designed to help you understand how the vocal was shaped—from the recording character and pitch control to compression, EQ, resonance control, vocal bus processing and effects.

🎙️ WHAT'S INCLUDED

UNIVERS Starter Template — Season 2

The foundation of the new UNIVERS Season 2 vocal-mixing workflow.

Tyla-Inspired Vocal Mixing Template

A complete vocal-processing setup designed around the intimate, controlled and polished vocal aesthetic explored in the episode.

Full Song FLP

Open the complete project and explore how the vocal processing works within the full Afro-Amapiano production.

Finished Song Project

Hear the completed result and study the relationship between the vocal, instrumental and effects.

Vocal Mixing Chain

Explore the complete processing workflow, including:

• Microphone Character
• Harmonic Enhancement
• Density & Texture
• Soft Dynamics
• Presence & Tone
• Pitch Correction
• Subtractive EQ
• Resonance Control
• Vocal Shaping
• Peak Control
• Smooth Leveling
• Breath Control
• Multiband Control
• Sibilance Control
• Tone & Warmth
• Noise Control
• Vocal Bus Processing
• Vocal Effects

Tyla / Afro-Amapiano Mixing Guide PDF

A practical guide explaining the approach behind the vocal mix, including the role and purpose of the different processing stages.

Plugin & Routing Reference PDF

A complete reference for the project's vocal routing, processing structure and plugin setup.

License & Usage Information PDF

Everything you need to know about using the included project and template.

🎚️ WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

This bundle is designed to help you understand why the vocal sounds the way it does—not simply copy a preset.

You'll be able to study how to:

• Create an intimate, forward vocal
• Control a light and breathy vocal performance
• Use pitch correction without destroying natural character
• Clean harshness and unwanted resonances
• Add warmth and harmonic character
• Control dynamics while keeping the vocal expressive
• Shape the vocal so it sits naturally inside an Afro-Amapiano production
• Build space around the vocal without drowning it in effects
• Use vocal buses to create cohesion
• Approach modern South African-inspired vocal mixing

🌍 BUILT FOR THE UNIVERS EXPERIENCE

UNIVERS — The World Behind the Sound explores how music, culture and artists influence the way we approach sound in the studio.

This bundle is the studio component of Episode 1.

We travelled to South Africa, explored the musical world surrounding Tyla and Afro-Amapiano, and then brought those ideas into the studio to build a vocal mix from the ground up.

Now you can open the project and explore the same workflow yourself.

⚠️ IMPORTANT

This is a Tyla-inspired interpretation, created for educational and creative purposes.

It is not Tyla's official vocal preset, recording chain, or proprietary mixing settings, and it does not claim to reproduce her exact studio setup.

The purpose of the bundle is to translate the sonic characteristics explored in the documentary into a practical UNIVERS vocal-mixing workflow that you can study, modify and make your own.

🎛️ REQUIREMENTS

DAW: FL Studio

Format: FL Studio Project / Template

Plugins: Some processing within the project requires third-party plugins. Please refer to the included Plugin & Routing Reference PDF for the complete list.

🌍 STUDY THE SOUND. UNDERSTAND THE WORLD. BUILD YOUR OWN.

UNIVERS — Season 2

The World Behind the Sound

South Africa → Tyla → Afro-Amapiano → The Studio