Compression basics on Hip Hop vocals
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- Compression basics on Hip Hop vocals
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man you have the best mixing tuturials on youtube. ive been using compressors for years but never really understood exactly what they did. i kinda just used them because everyone else did lol i finally get it! this is the video ive been looking for dude thank you!!
Thank you I appreciate that. Yeah I know what you mean, I used to do the same before I learned about all the tools.
I finally understood vocal compressing thanks
+Keys Music No problem, thanks for watching!
Omg thankyou bro.I can't believe you actually made a video god bless you thankyou :-)
Big thanks, its really help!
***** Glad it helps!
this video helped a lot with attack and release adjustment
Thanx man this was really helpful. Not everyone talks about the release much.
Glad it helped!
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HARDKNOCKUNIVERSITY Thank you!
Iv been watching your videos for a while and I must say iv made a lot of progress in my engineering skills thanks!
very knowledgeable, great tutorial
+Kwhproductions Thanks!
The tutorial on compression on yt brah, much appreciated
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Billy Boy Thanks for watching!
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With peaks like that, I'd probably automate them. This tutorial was pretty good though. I have a little bit of trouble at setting the attack and release
Awesome tutorial. Thanks!
No problem thanks for watching!
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Thank god there's someone who knows what there talking about when it comes to mixing & mastering!! I understand all the plugins now from watching your videos... I got one question.. What's your plugin chain for mixing vocals? I don't know wether to de ess or EQ first... My plugin chain is all over the place
Thanks man. I change it up every now and then but right now I like to DeEsse, EQ, Comp, Enhance. Then if needed do more eq or taming dynamics.
+Raw Technique Studios - Hip Hop/Rap Beats/Instrumentals, Mixing, Mastering Thanks!! Ima try that out right now.. I been trying to find out what the best chain is and couldn't find any advice nowhere!! Also have you got an email I can contact you on to mix and master my music?
Kid Ill Yeah it's rawtechniquestudios@gmail.com and you can check out all of my mixing rates and info at rawtechniquestudios.com
i learned alot from him you can check out yeotti on sound cloud thats all from what i learn from him still not perfect tho i think my voice just that f up
+Raw Technique Studios - Hip Hop/Rap Beats/Instrumentals, Mixing, Mastering what do you mean by "enhance"??
Kool!!
Thank u
Thanks bro
Very nicely explained. What software you are using here ?
+Mutaz El-tayeb Thanks, Pro Tools
Raw Technique Studios - Hip Hop/Rap Beats/Instrumentals, Mixing, Mastering Question for you.. What software do you use for the video recording. I'm running windows 7 and 'm looking for something I can use to do what your doing here
+Truth Music (Studio) I use Pro Tools 10
How do you bring up the signal floor to even out with the rest of the recording. I set my threshold to where I want it, but can't seem to get the quieter parts of my recording evened out with the louder parts without bringing up the overall gain of the whole recording?
The lower the threshold the more you are compressing the signal. Maybe you need to lower the threshold or automate the volume as well.
Can u tell me the best comp for recording my vocals it it won't peak please do it from waves
CAPABLE Musicworld They all do the same thing. The stock in your DAW will work fine. I like the Renaissance comp from waves.
Do you ever use two compressors and if you do why, i always hear engineers use for example the CLA2A and the Rcompressor after. Any reason why? and whats the best way to use both for a good mix.
Sometimes. Depends on the source. If a vocal needs to be compressed heavily I may use 2 compressors instead of one because it seems to work better that way. Also in college one of my professors said it is better to stack compressors instead of over doing it with just 1. But usually just 1 is enough.
Hey I'm looking into making my own song, and I've been watching a lot of your videos. The thing is, I've been using Cubase LE AI Elements 7. Would the same methods you use in your program work for mine?
+Warren Welds Yes, my techniques can be applied to all DAW's. The specifics will be different but the concepts and techniques are the same.
Did you purchase or build those sound traps behind you? They look nice
+Nicky Norka Thanks, I built them. I have a video on this channel that shows how they were built if you want to make your own.
You are the man!
+Raw Technique Studios - Hip Hop/Rap Beats/Instrumentals, Mixing, Mastering Wow, you didn't skip a single thing... thanks!
in that room can you make a good recording or you need other room for other acoustic treatment?
The control room sounded good for recording.
great vid but isn't recording in stereo rather than mono completely different? maybe specify next time :)
Recording in mono is using one microphone and stereo is using 2. Some people record in mono then export in stereo but the signal is still mono. It looks stereo but it isn't . Rap vocals are 99% of the time recorded with one microphone in mono. The other 1% are experimenting.
I can't get a descent compression setting when monitoring in solo mode.
Ok
I record in my room and it has little sound proof...my question is,
Is it threshold set at 40 too much threshold? For my vocals
Ratio 4.1
Depends on the level of the vocals going into the compressor. If pulling the threshold down to 40 gets you only a couple db of attenuation then you are good but if your smashing it and getting 8 plus db of attenuation then you might be over doing it.
I got a quick question. I got really good monitors but I have to nine my tracks down, put then on cd, then take it my truck to see what I need to add or adjust. What do I need to just get a good final mix without the tedious back and forward process?
+Nova Cane Checking your mix on different speakers is a great thing. But to make things a little easier you can compare monitors to headphones right there at your desk.
Nova Cane that’s normal even great professionals listen to their songs in the car
hey what would you say would be better for hip hop , akg c214 or a shire sm7b
I know all vocals are different but I know you have a lot of experience in mixing and would like to know which you think has a better tone
I use the c214. It's decent for the price.
I have never used the Shure sm7b but I use the C214 regularly and it always sounds great.
What compressor u use for recording i do the pro vla in how to get a great sound
I don't do much recording anymore but if I do I would use the compressor inside of my Apollo Twin. I don't use outboard compression anymore.
if I have a pre mixed beat and I recorded on it vocals do I have to compress the beat again it always happens that the melody in the beat covers the vocals even after compressing vocals
+MOHAMED AMIN I always compress in the mastering stage. It kind of glues the beat and vocals together.
OK, so a fast attack means the lower the number right?
+EpicChurro Yes, smaller number is fast attack.
You know when the voice doesnt fit with the beat? The mix of voice+base does not sound natural... I know it could be a lot of things (singing wrong, missing timing, ambience, mic, etc...). Could you give some help just to find the problem ?
It is different every song but EQ can help a vocal fit in a beat more as well as reverb can push the vocal back as well. Some beats leave no room and you have to sit vocals on top so it could be several things.
Thank you !
Yo man, no matter what I did I couldn't get the quieter words to be consistent with the louder parts. I tried bringing the threshhold down to the level of the quietest word in the verse and it ended up smashing the verse too much. As a result, my song had parts that were louder than others, any suggestions?
Do volume automation to help the compressor out and to avoid smashing the vocals.
how did you change the volume in waveform on that peak without using the Gain in audiosuite?
On the clip itself you can adjust the gain if you are in pro tools 10 or above.
Ok theres the issue, I'm still on 9. Man that Makes things much easier since i like to clip gain during editing
Is it better to use a De-esser then compress or Compress then de-es?
+Adrian DeAnda I like DeEss first so I can tame the highs then compress to tame the over signal.
Really nice tutorial. I was wondering if possilble would you like to hear a mix of mine and possilbly give some feedback to maybe better the mix? The genre is electro R&B/hiphop.
+Dion Isaiah I can give some tips. Email it to rawtechniquestudios@gmail.com
One more thing, why stereo vocal?
It was sent to me like that. Vocals are supposed to be mono
what screen recorder do you use?
+vyppahsanchez Screen Flow
sounds like you needed a faster attack time. I can never get away with an attack of 10+ms on vocals
I mix it up a lot and use fast attack more often. But for a more natural vocal that keeps dynamics then a slower attack fits well.
No doubt
So I noticed that automation did not help the compressor at all , am I trippin ? My compressor still worked as hard with or with out automation. This makes no sense , it should of help the compressor
Volume automation? If so it is because of the signal flow I believe. The volume slider is post plugins/inserts. To have it help the compressor do less work you would need to edit the region it self. So use the little volume adjustment on the actual track it self.
what wavs bundle are you using?
TracQaedaMG I bought the silver bundle years back and have been buying individuals since.
one question. why is the vocal track in stereo?
+LeyendaProductions The artist that sent me the track exported it as stereo instead of mono. So it looks stereo but it is still mono.
+Raw Technique Studios - Hip Hop/Rap Beats/Instrumentals, Mixing, Mastering i was just wondering because I've seen the same thing on other UA-cam videos. and was wondering if they were recorded with to different mics into a stereo track or if it was being done that way for a reason.
If it were recorded with 2 microphones then a stereo track would make sense. Or if the mono vocal had stereo reverb on it then stereo would also make sense. But when people export audio from mono to stereo it sounds the same but looks different. They should be exported as mono.
Are u using pro tools ?
xRONNIE FINESSExLIFExLIVINx Yes, Pro Tools 10
Whats yo email bro i might need you to mix some of my songs 👌👌
+kenneth brown rawtechniquestudios@gmail.com but please check out the info. and rates here first rawtechniquestudios.com/mixing-mastering/
I wish I could find a tutorial on actual rapping instead of this singing stuff... Seems like EVERYBODY is singing instead of rapping
I have plenty of videos non singing that show compression on vocals.