Whether you’re a seasoned recording engineer or an avid listener of Hip Hop and Rap, you’re familiar with the sound of the “Holy Grail” rap vocal chain and the countless hit records it’s been a part of. There’s a reason why rap artists like Big Sean, Drake, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre and so many others still ...
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Looking for an efficient and inspiring template for tracking your vocals? In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through building a vocal recording template from scratch. We’ll adjust settings and add all the essential plugins so you have the best starting point, setup for a fast workflow and professional results!
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Divine Mixing – Vocal Chains SR has been updated with 8 All-New Vocal Chains and full compatibility with the latest version of Waves StudioRack V14, which now supports third-party VST3 plugins. This inspiring preset collection now includes 34 world-class vocal chains, utilizing powerful plugin processing and carefully crafted settings to give you professional vocals, quickly ...
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We’re back with another FULL rap vocal mixing tutorial series! This time around, we’re building a professional vocal chain from scratch, using only FabFilter plugins. Check out the tutorial videos and download the finished FabFilter presets for free below 🙂
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Divine Mixing – SSL Native Template is a zero latency recording and mixing template that transforms Logic Pro into an efficient, world-class SSL console. Utilizing Channel Strip 2 processing on every channel, alongside Bus Compressor 2 on the stereo bus, this all-new template provides authentic SSL tone, maximum CPU efficiency and a simple hands-on ...
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When I originally released Divine Mixing – Vocal Chains presets back in 2018, they were designed for use in Logic Pro X only. Following the release, I was receiving daily requests to design presets for more DAWs like Cubase, FL Studio, Studio One and Pro Tools.
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In this tutorial series, we’re designing a male pop r&b vocal chain from scratch, start to finish, using only Waves plugins and the free Studio Rack utility. We’ll cover proven vocal mixing plugins for a polished sound, as well as new techniques that are unique to this vocal style!
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Here’s a full tutorial for the latest Waves / CLA plugin, EchoSphere.
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Divine Mixing – Vocal Chains LE is a collection of all-new vocal presets designed for Logic Pro X, delivering next-level vocal processing with maximum efficiency and accessibility in your sessions. No third-party plugins required.
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Divine Mixing – Vocal Chains V3 is an exclusive collection of modern vocal presets, compatible with all major DAWs. The 25 all-new chains introduce powerful pitch correction, optimization for tracking and carefully crafted, efficient FX processing.
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A new 3 part tutorial series, Mixing Vocals with Waves plugins! We’ll mix an R&B style vocal, start to finish using the free StudioRack utility plugin (compatible with all DAWs).
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Divine Mixing – Vocal Chains V2 is an exclusive collection of world-class vocal presets compatible with all major DAWs.
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Introducing Divine Mixing Vocal Chains, an exclusive collection of world-class vocal presets for Logic Pro X and Cubase Pro.
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The compressor is arguably the most important plugin when mixing vocals (and also one of the toughest to get the hang of). Thankfully, Logic Pro X includes one of the best stock compression plugins around and it’s extremely versatile for many different tasks.
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After receiving many USB microphone related questions, it became clear that quite a few of you are relying on them as your main microphone for vocals.
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In this video, I’ll show you how to use the stock plugins in Logic Pro for Mixing R&B Vocals. One of the more difficult issues to fix for beginner mixers is harsh, sibilant vocals. Logic Pro does not have the best DeEsser plugin for this purpose. Luckily, I will show you a solution in this ...
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One of the most prevalent issues I hear when mixing vocals is harsh, sibilant recordings. This can be especially noticeable within Hip Hop and Rap style vocals because we’re usually compressing the verse audio heavily, which can make these unpleasant sounds more obvious. There are many different ways to correct this problem.
Continue readingSo, you have a nice Hip Hop vocal recording and now it’s time to start mixing! The most important aspect of the Hip Hop vocal is that it is easily heard, balanced and blended with the instrumental. This is achieved in large part by proper use of compression and when coupled with effects like EQ ...
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