Tips & tricks thread

[Dubb Spot Records]

Try audacity

 

[Tha Killa]

What up Grundy! I ain't know you produced. Slide a nigga a beat or two through ma pms nigga. I'ma sticky this 'cause this thread will come in handy for a lot of people.

 

[Chillin&Postin]

uppin cuz this thread can be useful

in terms of vocal mixing
what are the most crucial effects to use and generally, in what order

 

[a_wack_poster]

uppin cuz this thread can be useful

in terms of vocal mixing
what are the most crucial effects to use and generally, in what order

For me, I would say compression. And a slight eq. Cutting out low frequencies and giving a small boost in the mid/high range can make the vocal stand out. But don't over do it, because you want the beat to be heard as well.

Once you get a good blend, you could try a reverb in a small room, unless the beat calls for it. If its a slow, dramatic type beat, you may wanna make the room bigger. If its a party type song you may not need it. For adlibs and doubled vocals try panning and rolling off the lows and highs to get that "phone" effect. Use a delay if you want but make sure its subtle. In a lot of rap sings I hear these are usually the effects u hear.

Distortion and phaser with automation can also give you a unique sound.

The order I would go, is EQ, Compression, then make an aux track or bus the vocal to another track for time based effects. And don't put a million effects on one vocal to make it sound good. If you have to do that you may as well re record

 

[money mob]

For me, I would say compression. And a slight eq. Cutting out low frequencies and giving a small boost in the mid/high range can make the vocal stand out. But don't over do it, because you want the beat to be heard as well.

Once you get a good blend, you could try a reverb in a small room, unless the beat calls for it. If its a slow, dramatic type beat, you may wanna make the room bigger. If its a party type song you may not need it. For adlibs and doubled vocals try panning and rolling off the lows and highs to get that "phone" effect. Use a delay if you want but make sure its subtle. In a lot of rap sings I hear these are usually the effects u hear.

Distortion and phaser with automation can also give you a unique sound.

The order I would go, is EQ, Compression, then make an aux track or bus the vocal to another track for time based effects. And don't put a million effects on one vocal to make it sound good. If you have to do that you may as well re record

I cosign this absolutely.

And to add, record your vocals low but not too low and then use the "normalize gain" to increase better volume.

You dont want to record them loud, risking distortion.

And deflinitely pan every track so that everything is not fighting for that middle position.