Like most genres, rap vocals are the focal point of the mix. It’s essential that they’re front and center without sounding over-compressed or squished. With that in mind, I’ve put together this rap vocal compression settings cheat sheet which covers the best settings to use in your next rap mix. Rap Vocal Compression Settings Here
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The vocal is the star of any mix so it especially needs to sound good, and stay up front in the mix. While I covered how to get your vocal sounding its best in my vocal chain tutorial, that’s only half the battle. Let’s talk about how to make a vocal up front in the
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In pointing out the obvious difference between hip hop vocals and other genres, hip hop lines are spoken rather than sung with less attention to notes or key. This changes the approach when using EQ on hip hop vocals where body and punch are the priorities. With that in mind, let’s talk how to EQ
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Pronounced vocal breaths can distract your listener to the point that it’s the only thing they can focus on in your mix. On the other hand, you don’t want to remove breaths from the vocal altogether as this will sound unnatural and robotic. With that in mind, I put together this tutorial on how to
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Parallel compression refers to compressing a second instance of a track with extreme settings. When blended in alongside the original “dry” version of the track, the combination has more energy and sounds thicker in the context of the mix. Parallel compression on vocals in particular works well for giving a vocal a bit more presence
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