Classic Hip Hop Pipeline Beat to Mix Desk

1) Prefer Vinyl Samples, or Add Vinyl FX Plugin

– i.e. Add Crackling to Too Clean Material and / or Use Vinyl as a Tone Shaper to Thicken Up the Low End and Some Midrange Wallop

2) Record Vinyl Samples Into Hardware Sampler MPC-60 or MPC-60 mkII

– or Add AKAI 12Bit Converter Plugin

3) Recording Stuff from Hardware Sampler onto Tape, e.g. Ampex 2 Track, Otari, Studer A800

• Insert Tape Plugin with a 456 Tape at 15 IPS (e.g. Stain = A800 15ips 456 Tape 2)

• Should also Help Enhance Kicks Low End

4) Mix Everything on a SSL 4000 Series, e.g. SSL 4000E

– Carve Out Mid, Add Bite to Snare and Thump to Kick

5) Send Snare to Plate and Room (Lexicon 224)

6) Send Drums to Stereo Bus with Neve Pre Amp and Distressor for Glue, 2:1 Ratio Slow Attack and Release

7) Use Parallel Compression Sure on Drums, Try also on Vocals or Synths

8) Add a Simple Smiley EQ Curve to the Drums

• i.e. Simulateanouxsy Brighten and Add Heft to the Signal Parallel Compressed Signals

• e.g. API 2500 in Limiting Mode, Medium Attack and Slow Release Aiming for -15dB GR

– e.g. Pultec Broad Top End Boost from 3kHz (Around 5) and Low End Boost at 60Hz (Around 5) with Attenuation of Around 2