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LEARN TO MIX HIP HOP VOCALS WITH RENEGADE EL REY – Waves Platinum Plugins

March 10, 2020
Posted by joshlew
hip hop, vocal production

4 Beginner Tips for Producing Rap Vocals - By RENEGADE EL REY (Big Boi, T.I.) Waves Platinum Plugins I really enjoyed this run-through of Mr. Renegade El Rey's method for producing polished Rap vocals. I...

03 May

Drum Mix Tutorials

Mixing Drums with Waves CLA Drums Chris Lord Alge’s tricks in a plugin

May 3, 2018
Posted by joshlew
pop
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I usually don't like these type of plugins that are not traditional compressors, equalizers, etc. I do like the idea behind CLA drums however as there are many parameters and ways to alter the...

03 May

Drum Mix Tutorials

Drum Mixing – Emphasis on Hip Hop

May 3, 2018
Posted by joshlew
compression, Distortion, equalization, hip hop, M/S technique
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Lucas really has an ear for mixing! This video is a fantastic example of what works on Hip Hop drums. https://littlefishaudio.wistia.com/medias/toye8uq8gh?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Trim before. IK Multimedia T-Racks Quad Image to keep mono kick. Slate VariMu on Kick Sound Toys Decapitator...

03 May

Organization and Mix Setup

Get Organized! Session organization for a solid Mix

Save Time and Get a better mix with Solid Mix Prep! Lucas is able to set his mix up for success by using some common, and not so common, methods of getting his session organized...

03 May

Vocal Mixing

Vocal Mixing: Using Reverb (Altiverb) to get that polished “Pop” sound

May 3, 2018
Posted by joshlew
480l, Reverb, vocal mixing
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Brom uses Audio Ease Altiverb to really give these vocals a nice, subtle polish. You can feel the depth and expansiveness of the vocals, while still getting them "up-front" and present. https://littlefishaudio.wistia.com/medias/jw8k6qenz0?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640

03 May

Vocal Mixing

Vocal Mixing: Taming rough spots and harshness for a smooth feel

I love the way Eric Tarr dials in frequency specific compression to tame something that I only noticed when he mentioned it. Plosives, which start with a "B" or "P" sound can be annoying....

03 May

Drum Mix Tutorials, Mix theory

Drum Buss Compression – Distortion – Parallel Processing (UBK1, Black76, Vertigo VSC2)

May 3, 2018
Posted by joshlew
compression, drums, hip hop, Parallel Compression, Saturation
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https://littlefishaudio.wistia.com/medias/uzxhvyvird?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Drum Buss Mixing Is there a better place to perfect the groove, vibe, and danceability of a track than the drums? I absolutely love the way that Lucas makes very clever use of compression, distortion, parallel...

09 Mar

Mix theory

Making Programmed Drums Come to Life with a channel strip – McDSP 6050 Ultimate channel strip

We love the McDSP 6050 Ultimate Channel strip plugin for its versatility. This video is a good example of how to make programmed drums sound more life like.

Microphone choice and placement: At the core of the recording arts

June 7, 2016
Posted by joshlew
guitar micing, guitar reamping, microphone choice, microphone placement, mixing, Neumann TLM-49, recording audio, Sandhill 6011a Ribbon Microphone, shure sm57
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Revisiting Recording Fundamentals I decided to start getting some of the things that I have learned over the years as a professional recording engineer down on paper (and video). It seems like there is more confusion...

26 May

Interfaces

Focusrite clarett 8pre x Review

May 26, 2016
Posted by joshlew
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Wow! I really enjoyed this loaner from Focusrite. I know that they are working very hard to offer products that are both true to the Focusrite pedigree, and forward thinking. The idea behind this...

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