How Kendrick Lamar Recorded To Pimp A Butterfly

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    In todays video I take a look at how kendrick lamars To Pimp A Butterfly was recorded. I take a look at the mix techniques and recording kendrick lamar used to make this album. I then take a look at the mixing and recording technqiues mixedbyali used to craft this album. I look at how mixed by ali mixed to pimp a butterfly. These are some of the mixing techniques mixedbyali used.
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  • @georgetmusic
    @georgetmusic  Рік тому +1

    Instantly Improve your vocal effects georgethompsonsound.gumroad.com/l/cerod?layout=profile

  • @shawnholiday7386
    @shawnholiday7386 Рік тому +971

    didn't watch the video but probably with microphones

    • @surajeswaran635
      @surajeswaran635 Рік тому +11

      Thanks

    • @GregLewisBeats
      @GregLewisBeats Рік тому +12

      Underrated comment 😂

    • @mauriciogomez406
      @mauriciogomez406 Рік тому +11

      You are a very smart guy

    • @ashwinsauls7019
      @ashwinsauls7019 Рік тому +4

      This is funny 😄...the description should have been...what was the process of recording how to pimp a butterfly 🦋.

    • @zthegreat4538
      @zthegreat4538 Рік тому +4

      Nope, telepathy! Should have watched.

  • @US3Rofficial
    @US3Rofficial Рік тому +320

    damn those recordings passed through a lot of super rare and expensive gear. best of the best

    • @mollyoko
      @mollyoko Рік тому +5

      most pop music does.

    • @mollyoko
      @mollyoko Рік тому +7

      @@articlepaper wrong. 85% of grammys were made with Burl Audio (high end) and while maybe produced with plugins are 100% mixed in professional studios on consoles and use outboard fx and dynamics.

    • @mollyoko
      @mollyoko Рік тому +2

      @@articlepaper ok bud. well done. who cares.

    • @prodbymeton
      @prodbymeton Рік тому +9

      yall hilarious

    • @RealHomeRecording
      @RealHomeRecording Рік тому +4

      @@mollyoko i care.

  • @eddiehaze3165
    @eddiehaze3165 Рік тому +72

    TPAB is one of the best listening experiences in popular music period led alone just in hip hop. I put it in my top 5 all time albums list. Just throw on some high quality headphones and you'll see why this gear was utilized so well

    • @pdmore123
      @pdmore123 Рік тому +2

      Very true.

    • @ItsNerradT
      @ItsNerradT Рік тому +4

      I still listen to this album at least once a week

  • @oknice8117
    @oknice8117 Рік тому +11

    The fact he knows "Bitch I'm in the Club" which Kendrick confirmed is his worst song really shows the dedication he had as a producer and his ability to know what works and what doesn't for an artist

  • @tarekandnourhan7432
    @tarekandnourhan7432 Рік тому +30

    I like that it's been only 8 years abd the record is already spoken of like it's a classic, like it's Giant Steps by Coltrane.

  • @francescomeola
    @francescomeola Рік тому +219

    Wow I just looked up his age, 33 years old. He was 24, 25 when he did TPAB? insane

    • @RealHomeRecording
      @RealHomeRecording Рік тому +16

      It's about what you knew and who you know... From what I recall he did some recording and mixing for someone who blew up. That's how he made his name and that's how a lot of other people make their name. A little bit of luck and working with the right talent.

    • @oceano87
      @oceano87 Рік тому +12

      He was 28 when he did it and 35 now. Im the same age as him lol

    • @superproducer247
      @superproducer247 Рік тому +7

      @@RealHomeRecording he been mixing for kendrick since section 80

    • @RealHomeRecording
      @RealHomeRecording Рік тому +1

      @@superproducer247 nice

    • @swishahouse68
      @swishahouse68 Рік тому +3

      @@superproducer247 Since the Kendrick Lamar EP actually. Been there in house for Top Dawg since the name change.

  • @americanantagon1st
    @americanantagon1st Рік тому +119

    Tracking digital sounds through analog gear THEN mixing, will get you a lot closer to a finished and full sound. I've learned that over the years of mixing hybrid, re-recording stems and vocals through outboard gear (with great converters) makes for less work in the long run. Great video!

    • @alexbrown1510
      @alexbrown1510 Рік тому

      Well how else would you do it? I'm not aware of a digital microphone

    • @miahdona8161
      @miahdona8161 Рік тому

      Wtf is a digital sound...audio is audio and you have a subjective method

    • @americanantagon1st
      @americanantagon1st Рік тому +5

      @@miahdona8161 -- Digital sound is audio created by software instruments. The reason for this explanation is to distinguish between the two (hardware .and software synths/instruments)

    • @dmetriusmarch
      @dmetriusmarch Рік тому

      @@americanantagon1st a synth is a synth. Im not sure if there is a meaningful difference between the two

    • @americanantagon1st
      @americanantagon1st Рік тому +6

      @@dmetriusmarch -- To many, the hardware synths sound better. The plugins may be convenient, but doesn't sound quite the same. To know is to experience. If all you know is software instruments and mixing on a computer, you will never know.

  • @seanyoung9014
    @seanyoung9014 Рік тому +7

    I was in audio school when TPAB came out and my instructor, who used to work with Dre, heard it, the first thing he said was "Aw man that SSL goodness!" I was like "How tf did you know that??" and he said "I used to record there, duh!" Lol. I used to prefer the Neve sound over SSL because I trained on an old 4000E while the Neve I trained on was a VR70 that used to belong to Lucasfilm and was used to mix Jurassic Park. Once I tried the 9000 series I was sold, though.

  • @coldloner7453
    @coldloner7453 Рік тому +10

    This was sick, thanks man

  • @dicasys
    @dicasys Рік тому +2

    you can tell a lot of work was put into this video. awesome video!

  • @puupipo
    @puupipo Рік тому +17

    When this showed up in my recommended I thought it was going to be just another video essay that contributes nothing new to the conversation and uses Kendrick's name for easy views. Well, I'm glad I still watched it because turns out I was totally wrong. Really good work collecting and piecing together all these clips from various interviews and streams, most of which I had never seen, and making a cool and interesting video out of it.

  • @darkskinwhite
    @darkskinwhite Рік тому +2

    favorite video of yours bro I've never seen those studio photos

  • @argirioskarafotias8841
    @argirioskarafotias8841 Рік тому +2

    kepp uploading those videos brooooo!!!

  • @natemickens88
    @natemickens88 Рік тому +7

    Man this was dope🔥 My man bought the machine that propelled his career...THat's a solid smart move.

  • @MD-mc9xw
    @MD-mc9xw Рік тому

    well made video. lots of compiled research thank you!

  • @shotfrmbehind
    @shotfrmbehind Рік тому +5

    This is a gem.

  • @soood3os
    @soood3os Рік тому

    crazy information thanks for the vid :)

  • @stiggyjames
    @stiggyjames Рік тому +2

    THE GEAR IS FUCKING INSANE, best of the best of the best

  • @SMEL
    @SMEL Рік тому +6

    Yesss... this album will be talked about forever! 💯

  • @blashuvec
    @blashuvec Рік тому +8

    bro's video is 8:08 mins as well lol dope stuff man !!

  • @soulman4292
    @soulman4292 Рік тому +1

    This channel is a hidden gem.

  • @Aiden-cl
    @Aiden-cl Рік тому +13

    Man, there is a NAMM 2016 footage in collaboration with UAD, i tried to record that live when mixedbyali show the mix from these walls, but i never could catch the schedule and lost the oportunity to record it. I have some footage of post malone engenier and lizzo in the NAMM. But never could find the live again. Maybe some guy record it and still keep the video, so anyway im triying to find that live video, indeed the video with fab dupont its the same session they show in the live stream. Best regards.

  • @henry2168
    @henry2168 Рік тому

    sick, clean cut and very interesting, the video ended and I wanted to see more.

  • @tyoung
    @tyoung Рік тому +10

    Where do u find all this shit 😂 insane, good stuff

  • @kelshawnmiller9310
    @kelshawnmiller9310 Рік тому

    TPAB is also my fav butterfly too

  • @jletienne5
    @jletienne5 Рік тому

    clicked only because of the thumbnail arrow! elite placement 💯

  • @TheTallDarkLudz
    @TheTallDarkLudz Рік тому +2

    I know know why it sounds so glued together. I’m sure Views by Drake had similar effect chains. S/O to Ali for not letting the ego to him and realising he doesn’t know something and asking for advice on how to mixing live instruments. Kudos to him man. An idol of him for sho’.

  • @joelouis5118
    @joelouis5118 Рік тому

    Wow crazy

  • @samuelcroissant87712
    @samuelcroissant87712 Рік тому

    Dope video, subbed

  • @linusbaur3380
    @linusbaur3380 Рік тому +3

    could you make a kendrick lamar mixing preset, or just a video to his mixing in the box

  • @Breezeyy
    @Breezeyy 5 місяців тому

    "You'r not still doing that mono shit are you" Dave Pensado😂

  • @mixedbytito
    @mixedbytito Рік тому

    Must need a Mike Bozzi Mastering video

  • @andyanderson6455
    @andyanderson6455 Рік тому +68

    So basically he used the best top world class outboard REAL equipment in the world with the best players, session guys, and rapper in the industry as well as mixers, mastering- If you can't get a Grammy doing that, get out....

    • @nochannelmusician769
      @nochannelmusician769 Рік тому +12

      The music industry people are the ones who run the Grammys and they have favorites. They aren’t really thinking about the better album. TPAB was never going to win when Taylor Swift was also nominated

    • @miniAda123
      @miniAda123 Рік тому +2

      @@nochannelmusician769 lmaooooooooooo

    • @miniAda123
      @miniAda123 Рік тому

      @@nochannelmusician769 you are white, who cares!!!!

  • @lairdhercules4553
    @lairdhercules4553 Рік тому +1

    The whole album felt like a spike lee movie so, totally makes sense he was inspired by Mo better Blues.

  • @MV-es3sk
    @MV-es3sk Рік тому

    What did Dave Pensado mean by getting the bass to sit right by using the line trim? What is the advantage of doing that?

    • @georgetmusic
      @georgetmusic  Рік тому +5

      Line trim on the ssl drives the signal to the board which can create some clipping/ distortion when over which in a way compressed the bass causing it to perhaps sit better. That what I think he is talking about

    • @MV-es3sk
      @MV-es3sk Рік тому

      @@georgetmusic Thanks George, that's awesome!

  • @PoboyMusic
    @PoboyMusic Рік тому +11

    MIxing in mono is the key to getting good mixes.

    • @masoncorrigan8802
      @masoncorrigan8802 Рік тому +25

      Being good at mixing is the key to good mixes

    • @mdihero
      @mdihero Рік тому +4

      @@masoncorrigan8802 Having good musicians is the key to getting good mixes

    • @bloomeye6969
      @bloomeye6969 Рік тому

      Taking a fat dump is the key to good mixes

    • @junebug7464
      @junebug7464 8 місяців тому

      Eating ass is the key to good mixes

  • @camrnlve
    @camrnlve Рік тому

    THANK YOU
    Sounds about right 😂

  • @knookieknook6057
    @knookieknook6057 Рік тому +17

    George T you lied to us !!! Where is our Template you promised us??

    • @georgetmusic
      @georgetmusic  Рік тому +2

      ?

    • @knookieknook6057
      @knookieknook6057 Рік тому +16

      @@georgetmusic on one of your videos you said if we followed you on instagram you would give us a free pro tools template lol

    • @c.ron_onthetrack
      @c.ron_onthetrack Рік тому +7

      Lmao he still aint respond 💀💀

    • @knookieknook6057
      @knookieknook6057 Рік тому +6

      @@c.ron_onthetrack 😂😂😂

  • @jamalabdi8906
    @jamalabdi8906 4 дні тому

    yo

  • @SJE023
    @SJE023 Рік тому

    🧘🏾‍♂️

  • @KPpivot
    @KPpivot Рік тому

    I like this fool

  • @ItsTMY
    @ItsTMY Рік тому

    He used a mic 🎤

  • @greymatter6406
    @greymatter6406 4 місяці тому

    1:23

  • @oppfromthenorm1886
    @oppfromthenorm1886 9 місяців тому

    This aint free, has incredible mixing on it, ali did his dam thing

  • @hairylarry1097
    @hairylarry1097 Рік тому

    if im not doing it on this level im not doing it at all

  • @matissejones
    @matissejones Рік тому

    Who is the elderly guy/engineer

  • @darkskinwhite
    @darkskinwhite Рік тому +2

    I wonder how the mic had been "modified" I've never really heard of a modified mic

    • @andyanderson6455
      @andyanderson6455 Рік тому +1

      mic mods are pretty common in the top studios. They have been modding consoles and gear since the 50s. It means they add higher end circuitry to make the gear more better..

  • @alfonzojordan8395
    @alfonzojordan8395 Рік тому

    Shit looks like it belongs to nasa

  • @musicfreak21
    @musicfreak21 5 місяців тому

    Makes a breakdown essay - can’t control the VO plosives and room sound

  • @kelshawnmiller9310
    @kelshawnmiller9310 Рік тому +1

    I feel like this album is underrated because when ever I talk about Kendrick to most people the only thing they know is GKMC and a bit of DAMN

    • @DJTMusic
      @DJTMusic Рік тому +2

      it's true.. sad to see

    • @Wavy-fs4mr
      @Wavy-fs4mr Рік тому +1

      Because that’s his most accessible, more popular albums.

    • @kelshawnmiller9310
      @kelshawnmiller9310 Рік тому +1

      @@Wavy-fs4mryea because it focuses on society more than his personal life , tbh I think TPAB his is best produce album , the music in the album is absolutely flawless 💯

  • @nitrouno1624
    @nitrouno1624 10 місяців тому

    Why you talking so fast? Damn

  • @3MUnique
    @3MUnique Рік тому +1

    Do they really need all of that sh*t 2 get a great sound?

    • @samylemzaoui2298
      @samylemzaoui2298 Рік тому +3

      you dont need allat yo get a decent sound but for an album like tpab you have to go for the best. were not talking about a soundcloud mixtape here

    • @3MUnique
      @3MUnique Рік тому

      @@samylemzaoui2298 I understand a lot went in2 that lp with live instruments. I’m a fan of all of the musicians who participated in making that lp but it just seems like so much. I figured a room with great acoustics would get u a great sound no matter what ur recording, the process would be the same. I’m certain that, like all things, experience does play it’s part though.

    • @samylemzaoui2298
      @samylemzaoui2298 Рік тому +3

      @@3MUnique nah the quality of your gear definetly affects the sound. for a retro sounding album like tpab you want that analog warmth on the mix and that is easier to archieve when you're literally using the same gear they were using back then

  • @nebstaism
    @nebstaism Рік тому +1

    808 MINUTES LONG ..... HAHAHA

  • @jayman5692
    @jayman5692 Рік тому

    Just remember y’all!!!! Macklemore won a Grammy over pimp a butterfly. 😂.

    • @seanyoung9014
      @seanyoung9014 Рік тому

      I'm not sure why people give the Grammys any weight at all when it comes to hip hop. The president of my audio school is on the Grammy voting committee and he freely admitted during our orientation that most of the members just ask someone they know "Who's hot right now?" and then vote for them. It's a joke that people take this seriously just like the ROFF. Complete sham.

    • @amrvt
      @amrvt Рік тому

      He actually won it over GKMC

  • @JohnnyPbitch
    @JohnnyPbitch Рік тому

    why is head look so big in the thumbnail 🤣 Man said Goldeneye DK Mode Activated

    • @georgetmusic
      @georgetmusic  Рік тому

      idk i didnt do anything to the image tho

  • @bent540
    @bent540 Рік тому +1

    lol who?

    • @bent540
      @bent540 Рік тому

      @@confinedbydigits how is kendrik lama?

    • @MD-mc9xw
      @MD-mc9xw Рік тому

      @@bent540 he's had some troubles but i think he's doing fine now. but i dont really know.

  • @dickhardthundercock5556
    @dickhardthundercock5556 Рік тому +1

    That’s why hes the GOAT
    haven’t watched the video tho