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  • Jul 13, 2020
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    An_Gogh

    These are not EXACT settings since each vocal is treated differently, but this should help give you an idea of which frequencies are most important. Also, there are many other options for compressors, these are just the ones I prefer.

    Subtractive EQ:

    100: high-pass to get rid of unwanted noise
    100-200: notch out for resonances from small rooms
    200-300: notch out if vocal sounds muffled

    300-500: notch out with broad curves if vocal sounds nosy

    1176 modeled plugin (I use the CLA-76 from Waves)

    Ratio: 4:1
    Gain reduction: 1-2db
    Attack: 5
    Release: 7

    Adjust output

    Additive EQ:

    1800-2200: boost to add presence
    5000: boost to open up the top of a vocal
    9000-11000: boost for brightness

    above 11000: boost for air

    LA-2A modeled plugin (I use the CLA-2A from Waves)

    Peak reduction: 2-4db
    Adjust output gain

    EDIT: not sure why some lines got separated and were made bigger

    never heard it described so simple before wtf. Thats a great guidline, I been sleep why nobody ever mentioned it in one them tutorials lmao

    Thank you so much, I legitimately saved this to my notes

  • Jul 13, 2020
    Creasy

    never heard it described so simple before wtf. Thats a great guidline, I been sleep why nobody ever mentioned it in one them tutorials lmao

    Thank you so much, I legitimately saved this to my notes

  • Jul 13, 2020
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    An_Gogh

    These are not EXACT settings since each vocal is treated differently, but this should help give you an idea of which frequencies are most important. Also, there are many other options for compressors, these are just the ones I prefer.

    Subtractive EQ:

    100: high-pass to get rid of unwanted noise
    100-200: notch out for resonances from small rooms
    200-300: notch out if vocal sounds muffled

    300-500: notch out with broad curves if vocal sounds nosy

    1176 modeled plugin (I use the CLA-76 from Waves)

    Ratio: 4:1
    Gain reduction: 1-2db
    Attack: 5
    Release: 7

    Adjust output

    Additive EQ:

    1800-2200: boost to add presence
    5000: boost to open up the top of a vocal
    9000-11000: boost for brightness

    above 11000: boost for air

    LA-2A modeled plugin (I use the CLA-2A from Waves)

    Peak reduction: 2-4db
    Adjust output gain

    EDIT: not sure why some lines got separated and were made bigger

    Interesting boost you do for 1800-2200, I always have to cut out a lot of that area because it becomes much less nasally for me, specifically around 2200-2800 range

    It really is crazy tho how every vocal is different and there’ll never be a one size fits all type of thing

  • Jul 14, 2020
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    I swear this s*** is so tedious and getS frustrating at times, but it’s the best feeling once you learn something new or really see how much you’ve progressed

  • Jul 25, 2020
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    Anyone willing to critique a mix and master I did? not to sure about it

  • Aug 1, 2020
    BillsClinton

    Anyone willing to critique a mix and master I did? not to sure about it

    Send it my way

  • Aug 1, 2020
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    Just copped some JBL LSR305’s and good gawd these sound amazing

  • Aug 3, 2020
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    RE1GN

    Just copped some JBL LSR305’s and good gawd these sound amazing

    I have the 308s, the LSR series are outstanding for the price. I wanna try out the Kali monitors next

  • Aug 3, 2020
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    An_Gogh

    I have the 308s, the LSR series are outstanding for the price. I wanna try out the Kali monitors next

    Fr it’s insane. How much are the 8’s

  • Aug 3, 2020
    RE1GN

    Fr it’s insane. How much are the 8’s

    I got them on sale for $400 after returning the Yamaha HS5's. Typically the 8's are $500.

  • Aug 25, 2020
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    Been thinking about buying stems for a couple of beats I’ve been recording to.

    I got bad experience buying stems though. Last time I bought stems the snares were panned to the right like how they were in the original and overall I could tell the dude left a lot of his presets on the drums and the sample.

    If I buy stems should I make sure to specify to the producer that I want the dry stems only? Or should I get the wet ones too? Just feels weird since stems cost upwards $75 usually and I wanna make sure I get my money’s worth when I hire someone to mix and master it.

    Or should I just save myself the headache and just buy an untagged wav file ‘cause that’s been working fine for me so far lol

  • Sep 2, 2020
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    Himothee

    Been thinking about buying stems for a couple of beats I’ve been recording to.

    I got bad experience buying stems though. Last time I bought stems the snares were panned to the right like how they were in the original and overall I could tell the dude left a lot of his presets on the drums and the sample.

    If I buy stems should I make sure to specify to the producer that I want the dry stems only? Or should I get the wet ones too? Just feels weird since stems cost upwards $75 usually and I wanna make sure I get my money’s worth when I hire someone to mix and master it.

    Or should I just save myself the headache and just buy an untagged wav file ‘cause that’s been working fine for me so far lol

    whatever’s easiest tbh. most of the time I just get an untagged wav but I ask to take off any limiters.

    as far as stems go, it kinda depends how wet the stems are. if you want the most creative control, probably best to get them dry, but if the wet stems sound good then you could just stick with that. When I get stems, I usually get them wet since they usually don’t have too many plugins, and of course without any mastering/limited plugins and they’re already leveled.

  • Sep 4, 2020

    Found an online ear training "app" on gearslutz that's supposed to be supplementary to an technical ear training book by Jason Corey and thought it would be useful to y'all

    webtet.net/apcl/#

  • Sep 12, 2020
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    Anyone know what this vocal effect is called?

    It’s directly under the main vocal just a slight underwater delay type effect, it’s way louder on this song

  • Sep 14, 2020

    Who in here uses logic??? Need help asap.

    Every time I import some vocals it sounds like its being fast forwarded

  • Sep 20, 2020
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    Its crazy how low the levels of the bass in commercial hip hop tracks really are
    For the longest i’d have it so loud but making sure its felt more than heard has brought my mixes up to commercial loudness

  • Sep 20, 2020
    Clb sexman

    Its crazy how low the levels of the bass in commercial hip hop tracks really are
    For the longest i’d have it so loud but making sure its felt more than heard has brought my mixes up to commercial loudness

    How to influence the feel

  • Sep 22, 2020
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    got a Midi to USB cable with the hope that I could use my Casio CTK-601 keyboard in FL Studio but I can't get it working, what do I do?

  • Sep 23, 2020
    PADYBU

    got a Midi to USB cable with the hope that I could use my Casio CTK-601 keyboard in FL Studio but I can't get it working, what do I do?

    Look up if there are any drivers you have to download in order for to get it working

  • Sep 30, 2020
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    Tbh ion even know what I'm doing with these compressors I just f*** around with the presets in Ableton and Neutron 3 Elements till I get my vocals where I want em

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