How Lil Peep ACTUALLY Mixed His Vocals

[@everythingpeep]

I posted a version of this for Awful Things if any of you want to check it out

[@SessionVault]

Goat

[@ittleangel6ix]

How do I contact you for voice mixing?

[@purpleheart69420]

how can i download project?

[@PlagueBoy]

the key of his vocal style is 'Layering'

[@nottherealcarzo]

man u rlly digged deep for that one huh

[@Expiraa]

any good videos on how to learn layering?

[@trafmuc]

@@Expiraa? dude layering is when you layer multiple different layers of different takes together so it harmonizes it’s common sense

[@gtrippin620]

@@trafmucit’s not easy to know how to use the equalizer when juggling so many layers. Sometimes you lose track and fuck something up and you fuck everything else up trying to fix it

[@enamouredwiddit]

well yeah thats what he’s showing in the video.

[@TensePeacock]

For anyone looking at this video and thinking you are going to copy his chain, you must understand something fundamental when it comes to vocal mixing; This vocal chain was created around his own unique voice, it sounded the way it did not because of the settings alone but because of the synergy between those settings and his voice. It’s usually recommended to avoid vocal presets (like the ones you can buy online) because a real mix should be centered around what works with your voice, not someone else’s.

[@SessionVault]

Facts

[@exhaust4246]

Yup. And that's why I tried to tailor fit this chain in such a way that it sound good to my voice as opposed to completely copying it ;) The Multiband Compressior settings change my life tho.. I always used to wonder how to get that tight low-end without eqing the life outta my vocals making em thin af. Well, now I know and it made my day XD

[@Eeke10]

Yet, people still buy presets thinking they’re the next Lil Peep 🤦‍♂️

[@urbancirca1173]

blah blah blah, music is subjective there is no "right way"

[@TensePeacock]

@@urbancirca1173 there absolutely is, if you download a vocal chain with compression settings and EQ set for a specific recording which doesn’t match your recordings, chances are it will sound really off, artistic choice is a thing in mixing, but blatant mixing errors is NOT artistic choice, it’s just called being an amateur.

[@sebastiancarter9570]

This is one of the craziest vocal chains I’ve ever seen 😭 now I know why no one else could replicate this sound

[@exhaust4246]

@@sebastiancarter9570 ikr 😭 I was looking this exact tutorial on KZbin for over 4 years.. nobody came close, some messed up the panning, some didn't recorded enough layers, some over eqed the vocals making em thin and few people's d3ad a$$ just recorded 1 vocal and promised that "lil peep" sound I was like.. burh 💀 come on now

[@howironic5733]

most of the sound comes from that one multiband comp he used, would have sounded way different without that

[@exhaust4246]

@@howironic5733 that's true 💯

[@TribecaBlackstarr]

its literally basic correction, successive eq, and successive compression .. nothing crazy at all

[@exhaust4246]

@@TribecaBlackstarr I mean, if you look at it like that, no mix in this world is 'too crazy.' Everyone uses basic stuff like subtractive and additive EQ, compression, saturation, reverb, delay, etc. However, how you use these effects makes your mix unique, and Peep broke all the rules when it came to treating vocals. There wasn't any analog gear, expensive mic or preamp, or costly third-party plugins. Though, listening to Peep, you might be tempted to think, 'Oh, his vocal chain must be complex as f--k.' But no, it's just a few plugins used very strategically and entirely in-the-box mixing that gave Peep his legendary sound. That's what makes this CRAZY." ⛈ ⭐

[@VianaCoraRoto]

Bro I NEVER EVER thought I'd get to see this vocal chain, shout out to you and Everythingpeep

[@realmediummike]

as a long time peep fan who makes music I was always extremely curious about this thank you

[@marcy4054]

to anyone confused/doubtful abt the boosting he did on low end, yes typically you want to cut low end out of vocals but today i tried recording a 6 take vocal layer using this chain as reference, it is very dependent on you’re voice e.g if you’re singing voice is low and deep like peeps this can work but if you’re vocal dynamics sit mainly in the mid high end this preset will most likely not be as effective, as well with the right master on the beat (room in the sub) and side chain compressing the vocals with the beat this vocal chain can be very effective, like others have said it’s voice dependent and i would encourage anyone who admires peeps vocal sound to take inspiration from his vocal chain and make it they’re own thinking about what kind of voice you have and what kind of beats you are putting vocals over ps i’m not a professional this is just my experience experimenting myself with what i learnt/took away seeing his process

[@nickangelsforever]

historical moment

[@Monsizr]

we have been waiting for this for almost 10 yrs

[@mysticzgaming3739]

Bro rolling in his grave having his projects leaked via hacking

[@exhaust4246]

@@mysticzgaming3739 audio engineers show artists studio sessions all the time in music production university's to teach their students things... What you talking about?

[@KeanuStitch]

@@exhaust4246yeah but Peep obviously didn’t want people to know his secrets, he always gatekept it! Peep had a very unique sound no one could replicate it. Many people tried it, I haven’t found a single good KZbin tutorial that did it right, not even close

[@jm.Beats.]

Wild. This can be done with 3 or 4 plug-ins nowadays. Incredible when you compare the dry vocals and how they were able to make them HUGE. I never listened to him but RIP. Rappers from his time were "the new era" but the industry USED them for a quick profit then fed them drugs until they died..It's a dirty industry. To any young aspiring musician STAY INDEPENDENT. Praying for a record deal is not what it once was.

[@nathanizzo]

@@brandonbeacham5404I mean he was an addict but they definitely get fed drugs by their teams bro I literally just saw a video of juice wrld being handed a handful of pills from his manager I’m not even joking like an actual hand full

[@nathanizzo]

@@brandonbeacham5404shits sad man Ik they are already addicts but the people around them kinda capitalize on that and it’s unfortunate

[@nathanizzo]

@@brandonbeacham5404 i mean it’s just not that simple though yes they had the money and resources to give them that big advantage but keep in mind that both of them were already addicted before they blew up and became famous cause both of them skyrocketed to fame super fast and had to do back to back tours bro they were both singed to labels and the only way you can really pay a record deal back is by making money from merchandise but mainly touring and Juices label and team made him do 2 back to back tours and had singed him up to go to rehab after but by the time he was done touring and it was time to go to rehab he passed away literally the week before and I can’t speak on peeps situation but im sure it was a similar deal obviously they were grown men and made their own decisions but to say no sympathy is kinda messed up man

[@nathanizzo]

@@brandonbeacham5404 And Ik peeps team did hard drugs too but I can’t really speak on that cause I don’t know the whole situation there but there’s literally a video of juices manger lil Bobby handing him a fist full of 💊 when he was newly signed at like 18 man so it’s not all on Juice and peep cause the people around them were promoting that and telling them it’s ok even though they were begging for help in every single song and yeah it is wut it is but it’s also the labels job to help and protect these artist rather than just use them kill them and get a quick pay day of their death sales don’t you think?

[@nathanizzo]

@@brandonbeacham5404 Well yes it’s their job to make money but it’s quite literally a clause that labels have to protect their artist lol and I can see theirs not gonna be any middle ground here because u don’t seem to understand how hard addiction is to deal with at any stage and level in life yes obviously at the end of the day it’s our job to take care of our selves the best we can but theirs nothing wrong with asking for help and you can try and spin it all you want saying they deserve what happened to them but at the end of the day Juice got addicted because a doctor started putting him on Vyvanse and it just progressively keep getting worse but Ik your just gonna keep finding ways to say their upbringings and exposure to drugs was all their fault and my only hope for u bud is that no one you love ever has to deal with addiction because it’s not an easy fight to win at all good luck bud

[@Ondeaddawgsss]

I got chills when they all started playing at once

[@_stefku_]

Really interesting. His vocals always had this compressed, distorted, almost dry/crackly sound to them. A rare example of an artist who created a vocal processing chain very unique to them that nobody has ever really tried to replicate

[@lildeathbeam]

so this is the infamous guerilla ''just turn the better knob'' mixing everybody have been talking about

[@anonymous_0-o3z]

I hate to be that guy, but what do you mean? I'm not educated on this stuff.

[@CasteloBrancoG]

and this video shows why he was a vocal layering genius

[@pingeee]

holy shit thank you for this, never been able to find an accurate lil peep tutorial before

[@olip-k7l]

cant believe we finally have this thank you so much bro

[@exhaust4246]

No fancy plugins, no complicated parallel processing, no crazy bus routing... just unmatched talent from hard work alone. What a loss. Lil Peep, gone too soon... This video taught me that simplicity is key and helped me a ton in trying to achieve this style of vocals. This is the best vocal mixing tutorial, hands down.

[@mysticzgaming3739]

We’re about to have a million lil peep clones now 💀

[@exhaust4246]

@@mysticzgaming3739 well, true that 💀 but as long as they add their own twist and make good music it's a win win for everyone :) You make music too?

[@mysticzgaming3739]

@@exhaust4246 eh ig but he hated people tryna take his style when he was alive mostly a win on people tryna make his style of sound and a loss for him and people tryna find solely unique Artists

[@test-zg4hv]

@@mysticzgaming3739 now??! have you seen all of the last years since he died?

[@yungblade7]

The main thing is his reverb, if you don't have this exact plug in its damn near impossible lol

[@SessionVault]

i would say the multiband compressor is way more important

[@oliver1784]

this was so eye opening thank you!

[@dyinoutwest]

10 layers is crazy

[@LJMcCrayUofF]

insane

[@MrRzk600]

For me from 2016 thats very exciting

[@dyinglight418]

Thank you for uploading this

[@koughenxo]

History >

[@FUG_woekyn]

pure gold ❤

[@novswag]

layering vocals god mode

[@guccisquidbillytentacles]

something to note this is the recording session and a demo mix there was an actual mix engineer involved that did mixing and mastering on the come over when ur sober albums

[@GB7C]

The start of white girl OG is an absolute masterpiece that instrumental 🔥👀

[@yungxoxo]

the multi band compressor is such a strange thing but sounds sick

[@Bnett1]

Fr

[@upularFTW]

this is insane

[@D9Beats]

This is so cool!

[@Iamromanbroman]

thank you

[@stabaholic187]

RIP GUS 💔

[@theozinho_mc]

Bro upload more, this can be a epic moment xd

[@nickangelsforever]

haha, even though i have my own vocal preset, i still wanna record a song with this preset

[@deardead]

U drop this on yt? Interesting how u sound on this preset

[@nickangelsforever]

@@deardead i think that i won't bro

[@deardead]

@@nickangelsforever :(

[@samwise4909]

I haven’t been this excited in a long time thank you man you’re a legend. I am really curious about the multiband compressor tho, on my version and a lot of other peoples version of logic it’s bugged and there’s no way to see the UI unless you hit editor and go to controls to see the settings, could you possibly show that in the next video???? 😁

[@SessionVault]

I won't be uploading any more of these, @everythingpeep is uploading them instead

[@samwise4909]

@@SessionVault okay cool

[@iHype456]

Love u so much 4 dis❤

[@absin8078]

Just layering lmao

[@haiderali3923]

Didn't expect industry artists put so many layers in mixing

[@sailion]

this is gold

[@ewyw2137]

Holy shit thanks for sharing

[@xXGABRIELITOXx100]

Saludos desde Paraguay, sudamerica!

[@skycatcher.]

haupei man

[@xXGABRIELITOXx100]

¡Que tal!​ Kp @@skycatcher.

[@tezzyrecords]

Please make another video about mixing vocals of peep in FL studio i need it please

[@SessionVault]

Just copy the settings from this video, FL studio has the same plugins

[@tezzyrecords]

Oh well I'll try that thanks

[@yurasribnyak8086]

@@tezzyrecordsu did that?)

[@tezzyrecords]

@@SessionVault so I tried it but unfortunately most of the plugins are not there and I didn't find any alternative plugins like aufilter etc. so it's a shame because you are probably the only one who hit his mix exactly it's a big shame for me :(

[@handXx]

Thank you

[@makolikeamfshark]

You can do it in so many different ways that are significantly easier and less convoluted lol I use live 11 suite though

[@l3goo00s4]

I use ableton 11 too how do u do it?

[@makolikeamfshark]

​@@l3goo00s4 I'm extremely bad at explaining things without a hands-on demonstration but its rather similar to the method shown except I usually use like 3 vocal layers tops- I use the stock fx plug ins- I'll have to pull up a project file with them in it later and I'll come back and edit this.

[@makolikeamfshark]

@@l3goo00s4 garageband is just asinine w it's workflow which is why its easier in ableton.

[@bexiexz]

so fire

[@flowingthroughveinsofgod]

Can you do a totrial on how to use all the layering?

[@qrryeryeryqq9584]

its effects on group all voxs? or on every vox track? It’s strange how in one track it sounds without low frequencies, but when you turn on all the vocals it becomes bold but not muddy. It's amazing how it's done so accurately without revoice pro

[@SessionVault]

Every vox track

[@infinityawards5951]

@@SessionVaultsweet video! So are you cutting some more lows on some vocals and keeping your lead with rhe most lows?

[@trudix7731]

Yep and on an raw vocal of his sounds like he got an doubler from revoice pro or idk to have that exact texture

[@SessionVault]

No doubler just layers

[@Halos13]

Can anyone explain what he did for the pitch correction? It doesn't look like he even used it? Did he just put it on a chromatic scale.

[@SessionVault]

chromatic scale still pitch corrects but not to a specific key. so it just corrects to the nearest note which is fine if you're singing relatively in key anyway

[@lavender_emo]

why is he boosting low end lmao

[@notsaint202]

To enhance the feel of the voice, it just hits harder

[@aipeep]

to make vocals boxy

[@exhaust4246]

To balance everything out actually.. the additive EQ & Multiband compression Kinda thined vocals out

[@WhosJohn]

whos got a link to the sessions i wanna open em and explore pls

[@Habkeinname10]

Hey, quick question and maybe someone can help me because i want to learn producing. In this video you can see the 6 layers of the main vocal, i do get that. First of all are those 6 just different takes of this main tone or is he making harmonys? And what with these 4 layers down there. Are these harmonys with different tone? And why are 4 of those hard panned to the right and not 2 to the left and 2 to the right? Why two in the center and two hard panned right? I hope someone can help

[@resultat7643]

there is nothing to say or understand, it was just his way to make music, he did hard pan 2vocals on the left, or right in all his songs its its probably bcuz it seems to sounds good for him, but panning vocals will make a wider effect anyway

[@deardead]

@@Habkeinname10 most of peep song like in centres I mean He recorded 8-10-12 layers And just 2-4 layers sit on side And little bit quilt ther other If u wanna sound like bones or sb U can put more side vocals it just ur way to how use this Peep can put 7 layers and 2 left 1 right and last 5 in centre And bro record record and record And u easy know how to mix and recording

[@exhaust4246]

Bro, all you have to know is there are 10 vocals layers in total. 6 in the center 4 in the left and right 100% They are not Harmonies just plain ol vocal takes in some songs he sang a couple layers in lower octive but that always stayed in the middle Ik in this project all side layers seemed to be panned in just the right.. I think it's some technical error

[@resultat7643]

@@exhaust4246 it's not actually for some reason he was just pannin on one left or right lmao

[@skibidib0pper]

Where do you even find the download for these sessions?

[@SessionVault]

discord.gg/lilpeep

[@skibidib0pper]

@@SessionVault Thanks alot. Do you think they'll ever drop California World Star Shopping Drive By Downtown

[@SessionVault]

@@skibidib0pper Yes most likely

[@skibidib0pper]

@@SessionVault oh my god I would nut

[@BigPoppa_]

how are the dubs so perfectly aligned in time?

[@SessionVault]

Practice

[@TensePeacock]

In his case, probably practice, but you can use vocalign which aligns your dubs for you

[@cryingonxanz]

@@TensePeacock idk who but i remember a producer said he used vocalign to align his vocals.

[@SessionVault]

@@cryingonxanz That's cap

[@cryingonxanz]

@@SessionVault could be but i now i rememeber. it was horsehead.. he said it.

[@xoticbeats_]

Just wow

[@zan6585]

Are all those effects on each individual vocal track and the only thing bussed is the echo and reverb? I don't produce in this DAW.

[@SessionVault]

Correct

[@KAPEALO]

HOT

[@torricourionawaltereduardo6302]

I have a question. I'm learning to produce. Are the 10 layers sent to a single mixer channel where they are all processed in the same way? My next question is: when you superimpose layers, don't the waves add up and cause the sound to distort, or is that the effect you're looking for?

[@SessionVault]

1. No each track has the same plugins 2. Each layer is a different take so that doesn't happen

[@nottherealcarzo]

never thought i'd see this iml

[@geroo6bc]

graciaaaas

[@Eylyssna507]

Wow this some wierd ass mixing but it works

[@YoungHudge]

Can you do more like this

[@alprakra]

would u wanna share the project? wanna understand the art of it more deeply

[@SessionVault]

www.sendgb.com/NJdrblt45Qh

[@alprakra]

@@SessionVault holy shit you're really a goat! do have song of your own I can check out?

[@SessionVault]

@@alprakra nah i don't make music lol thanks tho

[@mysticzgaming3739]

@@alprakra a lot of people have the file it’s in a discord with hella users lol

[@SessionVault]

discord.gg/lilpeep

[@trudix7731]

The projects have only the og versions IT means its not the final mix right?

[@SessionVault]

Yeah just the og versions

[@exhaust4246]

​@@SessionVault how different is it from the "final mix"?

[@SessionVault]

@@exhaust4246 this is the final mix for the og version

[@exhaust4246]

@@SessionVault good to know ;) I'll never understand why artists redo their stuff in the studio after blowing up

[@redlinebenzo]

@@exhaust4246cuz he didn’t do it by himself, it was remixed by his label after peep passed, I think he wouldn’t even like final product

[@hectormunoz7009]

all the layers have the same presets?

[@SessionVault]

yes

[@909mm]

how many times does he layer his shit lmao such a goat

[@iHype456]

Excuse me bro would you be so kind as to make a lil peep preset over his mixed garageband vocals and create them in fl studio?

[@SessionVault]

Check the pinned comment's channel

[@aldair24]

can u up one at garageband

[@6i66houl]

Subscribed

[@samwise4909]

What about the bottom four tracks? Do those have the same settings????

[@SessionVault]

Yes

[@mj76469]

Does each vocal have the same exact plug ins and settings or are they all different settings and plug ins?

[@SessionVault]

Same settings

[@darkmelodiesay]

Where can we get the stems?

[@SessionVault]

Idk someone might've exported stems for it, try asking here discord.gg/lilpeep

[@Mattycook4]

What plug ins do you use?

[@СтёпаМоргунов-ю2л]

Bro, please last thing i wanna do

[@nikiezinho]

how abt the mixing bus?

[@SessionVault]

He only used a bus for reverb and delay

[@nikiezinho]

thankssss

[@skxhxka]

so he didnt cut the low of his vocals?

[@SessionVault]

The multiband comp was doing that I think

[@samwise4909]

Why are there 2 at the bottom panned to the right

[@SessionVault]

Ask peep

[@infinityawards5951]

Because it seems for some reason when he recorded the take, it didn’t come through as stereo and perhaps just the left Channel. So to balance it all out he recorded 2 more takes to make up for the tracks that recorded only the left side channel..??

[@skxhxka]

has life or life is beautiful studio session raw vocals ever got leaked?

[@bluddynosewilly]

no not yet at least

[@deardead]

Ye

[@OhhKurzo]

if this is legit is there a preset or how much are the plugins

[@SessionVault]

You can make the preset yourself by copying the settings, all stock plugins

[@ToteGod]

@@SessionVaultwhat daw?

[@VIVALAVERSA]

are all these individual recordings? like he recorded his voice 10 times?!

[@SessionVault]

Yes

[@ArekXPompa]

wow.

[@XL1PE]

Is it possible to recreate the mix in Bandlab?

[@SessionVault]

Idk but I wouldn't recommend using bandlab

[@XL1PE]

@@SessionVault I make my music there, I don't have a PC to use garageband or FL Studio

[@crush1989]

are those 10 vocal tracks the same take or different?

[@SessionVault]

Different

[@Poopymattyt]

Are all the layers the same take duplicated, or all unique ?

[@SessionVault]

All unique, duplicate takes don't work when layering

[@Poopymattyt]

@@SessionVault also how’d you get this, I thought someone was showing what he did but is this his actual DAW file saved

[@Poopymattyt]

@@SessionVault but thanks that’s what I thought but I wanted to double check

[@SessionVault]

@@Poopymattyt Yes this is his actual session, it was leaked in Peep Hub

[@HJDL]

Okay

[@zorreid5191]

how do you have this

[@ShadayStarz]

What program did you use?

[@SessionVault]

Logic Pro

[@asael_franco]

Free? ​@@SessionVault

[@SessionVault]

@@asael_franco Free to those who crack it

[@howironic5733]

Can you show how he did the panning for all of them. Like which are center and which/how many are panned and by how much

[@exhaust4246]

6 in the center. 4 in the left & right 100%

[@howironic5733]

@@exhaust4246 4 each or 2 left 2 right

[@wokhead]

All samples on one channel only???

[@SessionVault]

No

[@ToteGod]

What daw ?:3

[@yurasribnyak8086]

ohh wanna to fl studio 😿

[@BlaireBlaireBlaire]

Show the mix for all the layersss or is it all the same mix?

[@SessionVault]

Same mix pretty much

[@forfanw1ososbie990]

For whole cowys is the same we have to wait for live forever EP sessions or Hellboy ( in hellboy there will be the biggest difference )

[@BlaireBlaireBlaire]

@@forfanw1ososbie990 i know i mean different vocal takes in the same mix. because if you listen to the final mixed version of all the vocals for white girl they all got a different mix

[@VianaCoraRoto]

Bro can y'all please show the studio sessions and mixing chain for Beat It?? 💕💕🖤

[@SessionVault]

Hasn't been leaked

[@friendofpillls]

Can you copy this preset to any other DAW?

[@SessionVault]

Yes just copy the settings

[@0marqs]

i love you

[@lilhoe1884]

Bro you a legend

[@СтёпаМоргунов-ю2л]

Song?

[@SessionVault]

@@СтёпаМоргунов-ю2л white girl og version

[@СтёпаМоргунов-ю2л]

@@SessionVault thanks

[@Nxvi]

how daw is this?

[@SessionVault]

Logic Pro

[@deadbabyjokes5319]

His vocals are all centered?

[@SessionVault]

nah a few are panned

[@trudix7731]

can u give me the project?

[@SessionVault]

sendgb.com/NJdrblt45Qh

[@flemeqa]

why cant u just give the chain for us lol