Classic Hip Hop Recording Hardware Pipeline

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) Tube Tech CL1B per Vocal Track, Almost No Compression but for Colour, 2:1 

Hip Hop Vocals Mixing

1) Tape IN

2) SSL EQ

3) Exciter

4) EQ Resonances

5) 1176

6) Distressor

7) Slap Back Delay

8) Non Linear Reverb

9) Send to a Creative Ping Pong Delay and then Send Delay Almost 100% to a Reverb with Max 2 Seconds Reverb Time

– i.e. Goal is to Not Hear the Delays but Wash Them Out with the Reverb (i.e. Quasi Ping Pong Delay + Reverb as 1 Unit)

10) Tape OUT