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Learning Vocal Production: Hip-Hop

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Overview

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Learn about vocal recording and mixing techniques that can help your hip-hop track stand out, including aspects of tracking and mixing process, plus basic mastering concepts.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • What you should know
  • Using the free exercise files
1. Tracking Hip-Hop Vocals
  • Microphone and preamp tips
  • Microphone technique for hip-hop vocals
  • Room treatment and recording setup
  • Maximizing a hip-hop vocal with layering
  • Recording "punches" and ad-libs
  • Hip-hop vocal editing and comping
2. Mixing Hip-Hop Vocals
  • Mixing session setup
  • Preliminary vocal processing
  • Compressing a hip-hop verse vocal
  • Using parallel compression in a verse
  • Using equalization (EQ) on a verse vocal
  • Using a de-esser for a hip-hop verse
  • Using reverb on a hip-hop verse
  • Using delay on a hip-hop verse
  • Blending and processing a hip-hop chorus
  • How to make a hip-hop chorus exciting
3. Final Processing and Pre-Mastering
  • Processing a pre-mixed instrumental
  • Intro to mastering
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Sean Divine

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