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  • Most important Reverb Parameters for Depth and Space

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    General Shape Pre Delay – Dettwiler Refers High Pre Delays to Keep Original Signal Clear (50ms to 80ms or Higher) Size ER / Diffusion

  • Hip Hop Mixing Beginner

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    1) Set All Faders to Zero 2) Put All Drum Elements to a Group 3) Bring Kick Fader Up to Where it Peaks About -12dBFS to -10dBFS – this is the Reference Point which Should Remain as Everything Follows After will be Mixed Around the Kick 4) Bring Snare Fader Up so it Fits to…

  • Hip Hop Mastering Beginner

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    1) End User Wants to Feel the Kick Without Rattling the Trunk of the Car 2) Use a HP to Roll Off Unneeded Low End 3) Then Use a Surgical EQ to Correct Resonances in the Low End – e.g. for 808 Basses (or Other Pitched Kicks / Sub) the Dominant Frequency will be the…

  • Orchestra Reverb Far / Middle / Front

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    Preparation Routing 1) One IR Send with only ER and the correct Pre-Delay to build the Distance w Todd AO Room for Example (Tail Mix set to Zero)  2) One IR Send with only the Tail Mix adjusted to Material with Bricasti Concert Hall for Example (Pre-Delay set to Zero) 3) use as Pre-Fader to…

  • Classic Hip Hop Recording Hardware Pipeline

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    Hip Hop Vocals Recording 1) Recorded with Sony C100 G Mic (Alternative U87 or Telefunken 251) 2) Neve 1073 Pre Amp with a Little High Shelf Boost per Vocal Track, Mic Input Knob Depends on How Loud Input Signal is (i.e. Normally Around 30 to 40, but for Females Up to 50 or so) 3)…

  • Serial Bass Compression Tip

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    General Insert 1st Compressor (No Make Up Gain from Start) 1) Ratio 4:1 2) Hard Knee 3) Threshold for 5dB – 10dB of GR 4) Now Compensate with Make Up 5) Set Release to Medium Release or Auto Release  6) Adjust Attack, Make Attack Aggressive / Too Far so you Hear the Bass Getting Dull…

  • Example Chain to Create Depth

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    1) Use Shape, Pre Delay and Size to Create the Basic Reverb Sound – i.e. Either Attach a Sound to the Wall, or Detached then you Hear it Close, or Somewhere in-between, but Always Without Losing the Force of the Wall (i.e. Wall is the Limit) 2) Compressor After Reverb to Control the Reverb Attack …