Thanks so much! I have never produced or mixed any rap. So I don't have any examples and it's not really in my wheelhouse.

I used an SM7B for her vocals.

Every channel in Nuendo has a built in stock EQ. So yes, I did a bit of EQ using the stock EQ on her vocal. The mono-stereo wording indicates that the vocal track is mono but it's destination is a stereo bus or stereo output. The stock eq only effects the track on which you apply it.

@@davidterry8252 Okay. You used SM7B in a treated environment. Did you compare how SM7B records in studio and non-studio conditions? Did you notice that this microphone has muddy low mids frequency response, in every video I’ve seen, people always remove the frequencies in the 100-200 hz range and somewhere in the 280hz range, in addition to the low cut. I mean, like myself, people notice the boxiness always in the 490 hz range, 145 hz range and 284 hz range for this microphone. But I use it in an untreated situation. The flat frequency response always sounds boxy and unclear to me, like a sound I’m not satisfied out of the box. The most clear and emotional setting for this microphone to me is presence boost, followed by bass rolloff, and the flat setting is last in the row. How does this microphone behave in a treated studio, are the low mids still that nasty and unclear even for female vocals (like woofy artificial bass buildup)? Do you feel like this microphone is more woofy and boxy than even sm57 which is times cheaper?

Thank you! I recorded an acoustic kit. I believe it was a Ludwig. I'll have to open up the project and take a closer look.

@@davidterry8252 Thanx)

Thanks so much! Glad you found it useful.

Thank you Juan!

Thanks so much for the kind words! No I didn't do a video on the instrumental portion. Maybe I will! I've been so extremely busy producing/mixing etc I haven't done any videos in quite some time. I'll see what I can do. Thanks again!

@@davidterry8252 thank you kindly for taking the time in replying. Have listened to the song constantly for the last few days and love the smooth production and clarity! I you ever do a video then I can assure you that many of us would be enriched and strengthened with your musical knowledge and production!

@@Mvantonio1973 that's very kind of you! Thank you! I want to make some more...just trying to make the time... I want to do one that features a song that was just released. I mixed it running the steak mix through a pair of line inputs on the Warm Audio WA73 preamps. I have permission from the artist and label to do it...so I will at some point! Thn ks again!

Also, could you share what kind of vocal editing and/or tuning was done on the vocal before the processing? It's really spot-on pitch-wise. Even though I can hear the singer is great (she is, I say so as voice teacher and as a singer myself), we're all human and today's mics pick up everything. How many takes were combined to create the final one? Would love to hear anything you're willing to share. Thanks!

Also, how far was the singer from the SM7B? So many questions!

Whatever it takes! :)

@GXRXSYV I'm just commenting on the video. My approach tends more to simplicity, one or two compressors and a deesser, or maybe two deessers. That's all)

Wow! Thank you!

He mentioned it... Parallel compression.

The settings you use are totally dependent on the sound you're trying to achieve. So you should start by deciding what it is you want it to sound like then adjust the eq, compression, and other effects to achieve that sound. That's what my approach would be!

Thank you!

Thanks so much! I'm planning on doing some more as soon as I can find the time!

I'm not sure what you mean. This video was not intended to show automation, playlists, or anything other than how I processed a vocal that was recorded with an SM7B.

Thank you so much for the kind comments!

What would you like to see me go over on this song?

Sodiumglowmusic My Absolute Pleasure ✖

Sodiumglowmusic Hi David, would be great if you went through your whole mixing process. From prepped recorded tracks to final mix. It’s always great to watch other engineers mix - iLove learning from others & always will ✖

That is Nuendo by Steinberg. Wow... thanks for your very kind comments! What would you like ep see new discuss on this song? You can pick the next element I go over. Drums? Background vocals? What do you want?

@@Sodiumglowmusic drums please,

@@MetiCudi ...you got it! I'll go over the drum / percussion tracks. Hopefully I can get it done next week. Thanks for watching!

Sodiumglowmusic thanks, cus i always felt that my vocals only got worse with verb and delays, thats cus i always sent til to the master without it being proccessed as a whole, same with the parrarell bus, used to parrarrell only the dry signal and not the vocals as a whole, this helped me sooooo much so i am interested in seeing how you process the drums

Thank you so much!

Thank you!