Tag: RAP
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Add Reverb to Rap Vocals
1) Send to a 100% Wet Reverb / Delay 2) Increase Send so you can Really Hear the Effect 3) Engage LP (5080Hz) and HP (680Hz) 4) Set Timing (Reverb Length), 60´000 : BPM = Decay i.e. Be Sure Snare Reverb that Does Not Interfere with Next Snare Reverb and Avoid Vocals Transients Punching Each…
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Boom Bap Snare Reverb
1) Create a Duplicate of the Original the Snare 2) Insert Add a Reverb with 100% Wet 3) Dampen the Low Frequencies 4) Now you can Easily Mix the Reverb Only Snare with the Original Snare Since it is a Separate Track
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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)…
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Classic Hip Hop Production Tips
General Handle Low End 1) Listen to the Single Elements that Make Up the Low End, i.e. Kick 1 and 2, Low Bass, Sub etc. 2) Determine which of the Low End Element Lives Where in the Frequency 3) Compression will Tighten Up the Low End while Maintain and Focus the Fundamental Frequency Low End…
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Add Delay to Rap Vocals
1) Very Short Delay (Slap Delay) with Little Send Volume to Fatten Up Lead Vocals and Make Them a Bit More Stereo Sounding – Generally from 40ms to Max 80ms (Around 1/16 but Not Synced) 2) Throw Delay Echo, i.e. Echo on Certain Words or on AdLibs – Typically Roland Echo Space in 1/4 or…
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Rap Trap Vocal Pipeline Tips
General – Fill Gaps when Recording Vocals, i.e. Create Short Adlibs in Pauses Beside the Standard Double that Mostly Plays Only Along Main Vocal – Don’t Throw Fixed Vocal EQ Curves but Listen, Low Cut but Not Too High and Not Too Low, Around 100Hz, for Rap Boost the Mids for an Upfront Signal Main…