Recording Like A Pro - Hip Hop Vocals
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I just wanna say. I've been recording and mixing music for a long time. Long before the days of CZcams. Nowadays there is a TON of trash on this site with examples and use-cases that are so ridiculously cheesy that it's very difficult to envision how it can be used practically, in a real world mix... YOU, my friend have got a dope channel. Your tutorials are clean and concise but more importantly, you give very high quality real world examples that are relevant and current to today's popular music. You have earned yourself a sub and a like on every video -- Keep up the great work, Sean!
appreciate it Tim! :)
Having read that, Sean just earned himself yet another subscriber. This video alone had me writing down notes like crazy.
and another one!
And another
And Another one
I have been watching your tutorials for quite some time and I must say that I learn something different every time I watch them. Your tutorials have changed the way I approach every session starting with the production all the way through the mastering. Thanks for taking the time to share knowledge that would other wise take me (and possibly others) a long time of making mistakes to figure out. Your doing a great job. Keep up the good work.
thanks Gudfella! much more to come :)
i really wanna cry! 10 years ago i was rapping with your free beats. now, coincidentally i have found you here. great work! you inspired me to sing again.
Wow! Amazing to hear this and so glad youâre singing again! đ
I've just been binging through your videos.. you've honestly made it SOOOO much easier and quicker for me to learn.. you're awesome Sean!
glad to hear it Mikess đ
Damn! Just spotted this. Finna check this out later. Always a MASSIVE THUMBS UP. Team Sean Divine.
I think we are all impressed at your flow bro
thanks Shawn!
the flow was kinda tight . that kept me even more ingaged . im gonna subscribe .
thanks!
my bro just casually drops bars in a tutorial in a one-take fashion like it's nothing lol.. true professional.
lol appreciate it!
DAAMMMNNN! That was so damn awesome! I learned a lot that I didn't know, and some things I needed extra emphasizing on, thanks bruh for truly putting this video out there!
Learned so much from this one video, best mixing tutorials on CZcams !
awesome Alexander, glad to hear it đđ
You, are my dude, Sean.... my go to guy. I've been dealing with a delay in my digi002 for a while. I just clicked the low latency... problem solved. I wish I could give you a thousand likes. Appreciate what you do, for real.
awesome man! glad to hear it
Your explanations are so evident and so easy to understand... you are the man
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It really works if applied accordingly. That's cool
Another hot one Sean. I haven't been making music lately. I've been working on video. I love your videos man. I shared this with my son. I know he will get a lot out of this. Stay blessed man.. Nice work.
Thanks JT! Blessings
Thanks for the video sir! Very helpful. Greetings from southern Germany :D
Glad to help!
dat rap was fire đđđ
Ten-IN I agree
Good Stuff Useful Mix Final track sounds dope
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Sean is A BEAST!!!!!
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Yoooo lyrics are on point.
thanks :)
the clean version G- easy , awesome tutorial!!
Nice video! Please can you show how you recorded and mixed the hook part? It sounds so dope
Drops the hottest bars of 2017
Acts like its nothing
true
Man, you are a really great rapper!!! Let's collab!
great video bro. thanks for posting this
Great video Sean I appreciate the time you give to us.
Been looking to upgrade from an old Digi 003, just looked at the RME Interfaces and they seem perfect for what I need! I used to be 100% Pro Tools but lately after some arguing with Avid about the new Pro Tools 2018, I have switched over to Logic and have been more than happy with recording in Logic! But anyways if I end up getting an RME I will make sure to buy it thru a link on here to help support ya man! Been watching some of the videos lately when Im bored or have extra time, keep em coming!
appreciate it Julian! I've been using rme interfaces for over 10 years now, they're solid đ
Bro I thought you were gonna be bad at rapping but that was super legit. Thanks for the info!
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Very grateful man
Amazing video taught me a lot thank you Bruv yuh di man đđœ
i cant lie these tutorials are awsome i learned alot of what i know from the hommie sean divine
Real ass lyrics that's for sure
God like!
was not expecting u to rap.. lol nice
and why don't u jus copy paste your layers? especially ur "punch" tracks?
nvm watched video again.. u answered my question
copying and pasting the exact punches won't give you a true stereo effect, even if wide panned
Sean Divine thanks man
@@shasevere they get phasey
Thank you Sean!
Awesome video! Dope lyrics & flow Sean. Thanks for sharing another gem with us. Peace+Love
thank you Mike!
Appreciate you G!
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Awesome tutorial, Sean â€ïž
thanks!
Great video man, really appreciate the help!
no problem Clayton!
Nice one awesome đđœ great performance tho you got it
Thanks Ras!
Sean Divine you welcome
Great tut man!
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KEEP SINGING BRO...NICE RAP
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wow you are a great rapper ;)
WOOOW THAT RAP.....FIRE FIRE
Hey Sean, thanks for all your videos, you helped me out a lot over the last half year! :)
I'm feeling to get better and better with my homerecording skills! Big up to you!
I recently got my hands on a Shure SM7B and still trying to get my best setup for recording raps with it. I'm wondering if you use the bass rolloff of the Shure, or if you prefer taking away the bass frequencies later in the DAW? I see you using a rolloff on the RME interface.
I have a more deeper voice to record, should I then let the settings flat, or still rolloff on the SM7B or the interface?
Plus the beat is Nice too. đđœđ„
2 questions. 1. Is there a benefit to using this particular wind windscreen as opposed to the other one for the SM7B. 2. Do you have a follow-up tutorial on how you mixed the vocals for this song?
I used to blow peoples minds on the regular with that gain trick lol!
You are dope brother!
thanks bro
been down with your beats since soundclick man! thank you for the great videos! Logic Pro X is a great DAW
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That was pure/true/honestly done man !! Loved it đđđ.
I have a question which is still unanswered....One Rap Verse.. done in different styles...but on the same Beat/Rythem...can that kinda vocal be Layered...if ya can put up a same detailed video for us OR...if ya can help me...do drop a message Plz. đđđđ
sure you can! it just depends on how you want to balance the different delivery styles. Typically, you would have one as a main layer and the others in the background as support. No wrong way of doing it though!
Dope ass tutorial đ„
alchemy.. @ the touch of the key.. huh... u might get this.. you "da best".. i like and subscribe... who da $... Sean Divine... Listen if u can't C.. its about da overstanding of da definition.....Blessings be given its true. Lessons learnt every occasion.. i try to catch Divine productions, more than television.. tell yur friend who the Logic X times 10 define is...(period)
nice one :)
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I DO THE SAME BRO...GREAT JOB.....YEAHHHHHHH
so good
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Very helpful
This is dope :)
thanks
Never mind my question i found out that option isnât available with the babyface
where can i here your music at you got bars
These videos are great! Do you have any stock plugin vocal chain packs?
helping me in 2019
So you always have to turn on low latency mode when recording vocals? I have the MacBook Pro 2018, 15 inch i7. I have the buffer size on 128 and turned on low latency mode now. So this is the best setting now I guess =)
it should be great! I don't always turn on low latency mode, it depends on the plugins used in the session. If you hear a noticeable delay, then it's a good solution
Hello Sean,
Just wanted to say this is great work. Valuable lessons to help upcoming producers and artists. My question for you is, how do you deal with vocal pops and clicks post recording and some weird saliva noises especially for recordings like these (rap vocals, metal vocals). When problems like that occur they get magnified on processing. On the other hand using declicker or de noise plugins kinda destroy the vocals in a bad way. Any advice on that? Thanks in advance!
dope
Wow ,, great bro,,thank you
Great Video Sean, quick question about mixing into a 2 track instrumental... The two track I'm using is peaking at zero and when I try to bring in my vocals at levels that would sit well within the instrumental I get major clipping on my mix bus. I don't hear any noticeable distortion though. Should I ignore the clipping if there is no distortion or should I keep the levels of everything including the beat pulled back with my gain staging and just bring up all the levels in the mastering process?
there's a few ways to approach this but if the beat is already at commercial levels, you're better off placing a transparent brickwall limiter at -0.1 true peak just to keep it from clipping and mix your vocals accordingly. You wouldn't want to adjust the beat levels and then have to do excessive limiting to get it back up.
Sounds good thanks for your help Sean!
@@SeanDivine also, one more question, does logic have a transparent limiter?
dope video man. this jus helped me alot. so i got a quick question. level wise, where should a rap lead vocal sit in the mix so it wont be too quite in the mastering stage or be distorting? thx again for all the knowledge fam. much respectđđŻ
they just call you "1 take Sean" huh?
Hahaahah
If ur not able to rap 16 bars one take then please stop rapping
NateSoloTV complexe? Yeah with 90% adlibs in every part
do you use the comping feature in logic? I find it really useful to record a bunch of takes and comp within one track. If I ever want to separate part of it onto a new track it's easy to do that as well. But for just trying to get a master comp I love using that feature in Logic. Are you against that? For some reason I get the vibe that you are.
yes, I use it all the time :)
Damn hows your sound so clean!, ive got a Neumann TLM 103 and it sounds nothing like that. lol good vid
thanks, it depends on the preamp and also using light compression on the way in makes a big difference!
Man Sean, Been looking at a lot of Logic tutorials for rap, as I am very new to this, this was very helpful man! Definitely subbing and watching some more of your videos to learn more!
One question: When you put gain on your vocal track, at what kinda DB range are you recording, how much room do you leave for enriching the vocal after recording, didn't catch that in the video, Thank you
7:05 lol
Hey Sean, dope video. But I have a question, how can you create headroom in the mix without putting down the volume of the 2 track beat? I seen that ppl lower the 2 track beat by like -6db or -3db. I want to know how do you accomplish headroom in a mix. Thanks!
hey Edgar, if the beat is already maximized at commercial levels, the only way to create headroom is to turn the volume down. As I've mentioned before, if it's already at commercial levels with a great balance, it's easier to simply leave it as is and mix your vocals accordingly to avoid excessive limiting in the mastering process.
Sean Divine Ahhhhhh ok got it! That is a smart technique actually. It makes sense, I think Iâm going to give your method a try and see how it goes! Iâm fairly new to mixing and mastering my own music and your videos have helped me a TON! Thanks for replying back to a 2 yr old video Lol Much Respect âđœ
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Hey man! Great videos Iâm learning so much from you thank you! I appreciate that your dropping knowledge it goes a long way đđŒ
if you donât mind bro I have a few questions.
The rme totalmix fx programme you was using to control your pre amp gain and input recording effect, is this the software specifically made to your interface or is it an external plug in? I currently own the komplete audio 2 interface with no pre amp, and control my input gain externally on the interface, I donât have a pre amp as the interface has phantom power 48v included and, is this good enough?
Iâm very new with the recording processes lol
Hey! Totalmix is exclusive to rme interfaces. I havenât tried the NI pres but as a starting point, should be good until youâre hearing advances otherwise :)
@@SeanDivine Ah i thought so man, no problem! :) Thank you for the reply, i dropped a new song on my soundcloud yesterday thanks to help and tips from your video's!
As i said i'm new to recording myself g but I'm excited for the growth! Keep grinding g your an inspiration!
Let me know what you think of the track man! đ Bless đđ» soundcloud.com/cestlavie1995/your-money
THANKS FOR ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO
Bro, why you added to compressor INSTEAD of the gain? why you had to take the gain out?
an why did you add an L1 limeter? you didn't say what for?
it's simply to keep the vocal from clipping. the threshold and ceiling are set to 0.
Hey Sean I tried the clip gain when recording my artist and it made me smile man!
Would you recommend leaving on the gain plungin prior to mixing or should I take it off? I feel like leaving it on but I donât know if Iâll run into any problems doing so since the signal is already pretty hot.
Hey! depends on if you're the one mixing - if you're sending it off, it may be best to take it off and give the engineer some headroom :)
Sean, do you have a video using Autotune? You are the flippin man bro..
sure do! czcams.com/video/woVdX0lLOyI/video.html
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Do you feel like the warmth of the shire sm7B is difficult to cut out of the Shure SM7B? I feel like I have difficulty cutting out unwanted low end? Am I recording with too much gain?
it definitely has more lows / low mids than most. Depending on your vocals type, you may need to cut out a lot of it (I do as well)
After you record with the gain on your channel do you leave it when it comes to the mixing process?if I'm understanding right you just get the vocal loud enough with the gain so it sits with the instrumental and also so it can be heard during tracking.leave the gain during mixing and adjust your faders to taste. So if you take the gain off the vocals they will be extremely low.When you use compression you will have to turn the make up gain really loud to match the output of the instrumental.
Hi Demetrice! Yes, the actual signal gain is set but we may adjust the level in the mix in response to compression, EQ, balancing, etc.
Sean i tried your technique worked wonders with the artist hearing themselves but as far as taking the gain of during mixing i can never get the vocal loud enough with compression eq to match the instrumental.I keep the output of the compressor the same as the input so there is really no volume change from the original recorded signal.
Understood. You should try adjusting the make up gain (or output) of the compressor since it will be reducing the volume of the vocal.
cool thanks!!!!
Sean Divine! Been watching for about 3 years now! Great content, I have a question.
Iâm recording vocals on the SM7B into the cloudlifter and focusrite interface and then Logic Pro X.
I donât believe there is a visual metering system for my interface like you have on yours and I wanted to know if metering the way I am metering is a problem.
Iâm testing levels without any processing and turning up my preamp gain until the meter on my mic track is showing in between -6 and -12dbs of headroom. Once I get that level Iâm adding a 100hz roll off and a small amount of compression going in. Instead of using the gain plugin Iâm using the output control on my compressor and turning that up until I can hear myself better. I wanted to know if doing this process is wrong. Iâm especially worried since I do not have a metering system in my interface. I can only monitor my preamp gain control levels on logic. Is this a problem? Sometimes I feel my recordings are a little muffled and maybe distorting a little bit. My rap vocals always come in super boomy and a lot of low end. Mixing is a whole different story and Iâve gotten way better. Just need to know if the way I am âfinding the sweet spotâ is the wrong way.
hey Kyle, did you see this video? czcams.com/video/YywWAt0RsNo/video.html
What settings do you put on the L1 Limiter after the compressor? Thanks for the video!
it's just a brickwall limiter to keep me from clipping in the video :)
Hey Sean quick question? Do you have a video discussing how you go about mastering song you record to a 2track.. if not how do you go about mastering when the beat is already mastered and your vocals are not? Iâm pretty sure the added vocals will make you clip in the master.
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Where can I find the green speaker button and the orange one I don't have them in the right corner
My interface is the exact same but itâs a BabyFace Pro, why donât I have dynamics ?
Sean, I really think I'm onto something which could turn out quite great. I just recording my first verse today and it's actually already lit. My progress has increased so fast since I start production recently. If I send you something do you think you'd be able to tell me if there's anything I could change with the vocals? I can DM you on insta if you're interested, thanks.
Quick Question, When you clicked record on Logic, why did the note pad and other windows not get pushed behind logic? Did you do anything special for this?
I believe it's because I wasn't in full screen mode
I have a huge problem with harshness in vocals on certain words, and i use a dynamic eq to try to get them out, but that often creates new ones and dulls the vocal. These frequencies are mostly because i work with rappers with cheap mics and untreated rooms. Any tips?
a good deesser does wonders
Did you get that melody loop from letgo? I heard it and I was like damn! I have the same melody loop, haha.
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What interface are you to have no hissing with your shure sm7b?
I'm using the RME UFX. The SM7b still hisses with every preamp I've heard but I use a noise gate which helps.
This was really helpfull thank you! Do you always record with a pre-mastered beat or do you record in your beat/song project as well sometimes?
no problem Hugo! I tend to do both - just depends on where I am in the process. For my album I recorded and mixed both vocals and the beats in the same sessions.
Is it possible to connect the Cloudlifter CL-1 to the Roland Quad Capture?
I thought you are supposed to lower the beat a little so it won't clash with the vocals and also to give you head room for the mastering process? Can you explain this brother?
JayWayneMusic exactlyy ! what to do at the end ?
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I thought this too, but Sean's method makes perfect sense because there is no need to further process the beat with limiters or compressors, maybe EQ. The beat is already mastered, so you need to master the vocals to fit in the mastered beat, if that makes sense. Sean is one smart dude.
Juo Jual but you have to master the song again, for me I guess it's no trouble to lower down the beat in fit the the vocal and then master the song , because it's all about the song , tell me if I'm wrong please
I would think you would only need to master all vocals as stereo mix within the beat, I would think further processing on the beat would start to destroy it. But I also see your point because introducing the vocals will add additional level to the whole mix/master bus. The thing is, there is no right or wrong but I really see what Sean is talking about and it makes perfect sense.
Great tutorial. Do you use the rolloff or presence boost on the sm7b? Also, do you find it needs a large amount of EQ (especially in the top end)? Thanks!
Hey Gilbert, I leave the controls on the SM7b flat. I do heavily boost the top end and follow it with a deesser
Thanks for this helpful video! I have a question about interfaces - I also use Logic, a Shure SM7B, and a Cloudlifter for recording hip-hop vocals, and I want to upgrade my Scarlett 2i2 to a better interface under $1,000. Would you choose the RME Babyface Pro FS over the Apollo Twin X, or should I consider any others?
I've been using rme for over 10 years :) đ
@@SeanDivine RME it is, then. Thanks so much! :)
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your videos are seriously helpful man... I appreciate you sharing the knowledge. I had one question though: what is your opinion on zoom h6 recorder as a mic and interface to record vocals? combined with pop filter and reflection shield. I have an sm57 as well, but i find my lexicon alpha interface has a very parabolic gain curve so tracking it smooth is quite tough as most of the time the signal is either extremely loud or extremely soft. Which would you use to record? Thanks for the help
I actually own a zoom h6 but use it as a field recorder. It's fantastic for that... the audio interface and preamps are ok but I wouldn't use the mics for traditionally recording vocals.
Do your punches have to be the same level ? I notice one is a little higher than the other, & on another video I saw that u did 3 layers and then 2 punches & u left the first 3 layers up the middle, Just trying to figure out which way is best bro
doesn't have to be exact, that's what mixing is for - you can always balance them afterwards đ