How to Record Vocals in Cakewalk | Vocal Comping | Hip Hop Recording

In this tutorial I go over How to Record Vocals in Cakewalk by Bandlab. In this video you will see how I use vocal comping, setting up recording dealing with latency, creating new tracks and actually rapping real time on a track. Let me know if you any questions about the process below in the comments. Cakewalk is a FREE DAW. Yes you read correctly FREE! This a complete DAW that use to be a paid software. It comes with effects, plugins, mastering tools, instruments and everything need to create music. I decided to try and start making beats in Cakewalk to see what it can do and so far so good. Definitely check it out.
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[@DennisFeinsteinCEO]

Thanks! I have been using CK for about 2 years now, but always for just my instrumental project. I just bought a condenser mic and this tutorial got me started with vocals in no time at all.... Big thanks bro! ✌

[@XELOhh1]

Hey man thanks for watching... Can't wait to hear what you make.... You should join the discord and put some music in the share your music section... discord.gg/bZBSW9xS2A

[@nezkota6954]

I'm really new to making music and I'm definitely jumping the gun getting into vocals but this was awesome. Love all of the tips and details. I didn't even know about the multiple 'take' tracks you can kindve splice to get the best sound. Also thank you for the tempo tips cause I've seen several videos and never noticed how important that could be in the beginning

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No problem... Thank you for watching... I try to give as much details as possible to help people get going with what they are trying to do... Let me know if you have questions..😀🙏🏾

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If you want the stems and the beat I included it in this video... kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIKkl3pjhL2qe7s I had a remix contest you can use the beat or the vocals to learn how to mix on any daw.. So have fun..😄🙏 and the track is out on all major platforms use this link to hear it on your favorite platform.. distrokid.com/hyperfollow/xelohh/can-u-see-my-footsteps

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I tried...lol.. Still not everyone gets it so its still a work in progress.. Thanks for the comment..😄🙏

[@crunch111]

Dude thank you so much. I've been trying to figure out how to record vocals properly for a long ass time now

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[@XELOhh1]

Thank you I have been recording for years.. and I guess it shows..😀🙏🏾

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Big up bro, thanks a lot for educational tips!!!

[@turnerjenkins4146]

Bro, I love your channel! Great stuff. TIP: Cakewalk will auto-calculate any tempo for an audio drum loop wave file. Simple drag the clip up into the timeline. Let Cakewalk analyze it and the tempo is automatically updated to the audio loop's tempo. Be blessed man!

[@XELOhh1]

Yea that clip looping stuff doesnt really work for me.. I would rather move it manually.. It sounds better when I stretch it to tempo so that it keeps the original sound and pitch... Thanks for the tips and comment..😄🙏

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Thank you so much... I'm glad you enjoyed the video... If you are on a PC you should download Cakewalk it's free., Thanks for the comment..😀🙏🏾

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Nice video! Thank you. I hope you can create more videos for mixing vocals / rap

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Yessir show how you make it a full song. Generally, videos that show the whole process of making the song, like 1)recording session 2)edits and mixing 3)mastering. That would be dope. Thanks for the great content!

[@XELOhh1]

I have been thinking about that but it would take alot of time and be a series of some sort a lot of work.. So we shall see... Thanks for the comment...

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This is what a lot of us are wanting to see especially there are very little videos on KZbin about recording rap on cakewalk! :)

[@XELOhh1]

There is a shortage on that in every DAW video.. I can take hrs to get things the way you want it when recording a song then mixing it can take several hrs at a time.. Its not an easy task to explain or do thats why many people dont.. But we shall see...

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[@XELOhh1]

Lol... Yea thanks for watching... The DAW was not catered to hip hop .. Edm.. Rnb producers it was more fore bands so you will find more of those types of videos.. Thanks for watching ... Yea I use to rap all thr time but slowed down after all of the mumble raps.. Lol.. Thanks for the comment..😄🙏

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@@XELOhh1 damn i aint know that .. So should i still use this one ? You shudda never stopped rapping bro.. Its never to late now that ur getting attention start puttin out music 🎶 but you are right tho.. i rap myself .. like If i put out some lyrical ass hip hop shit i get no love .. then mfs that rap about pills get hella love lol wtf

[@XELOhh1]

Yea... I have been thinking about it but I have alot on the plate.. But we shall see.. Thanks ..😄🙏

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I have the dinosaur versio of Cakewalk and was running into latency bad on old computer. You just tuned me into this newer one and I'm going to get it now. Great step by step. I learned a few things on the new version too. Nice rap. Not my style but I think its really good.

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can you see my footsteps my footsteps..this is going to be stuck in my head! Great work man, please make it a song :D And great tutorial, so helpful 😀

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That's what's up... It's available on all platforms right now if you want to here the whole song... Thanks for the comment...😀🙏🏾

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@@XELOhh1 BIG BRO can you making a video teaching how to mixing vocal in CAKEWALK???

[@XELOhh1]

I think mixing is the hardest thing to teach... Its something that you hear in a song that cannot be properly explained no 2 engineers will mix the same way or use the same tools every song is different.. It all about preference some people will say you have to have Wave plugins.. Or izotope is the best.. Or you cant mix with out Fabfilter plugins... You need to cop Slate digital plugins... This is all preference.. But I will see what I can do because this is a big subject and hard to explain and it matters what the artist wants what genre you are working in to autotune.. Not to autotune.. So yea its a big one..lol..

[@yuricat]

Thank you so much for this video. I'm really new to recording on my own and this is extremely helpful. I know you said with vocal volume, you like to keep it under 12 to avoid clipping, but I was wondering if you have an suggestions/recommendations on how to do that? I've been playing a little bit with compressors but I clip constantly.

[@XELOhh1]

That means it's to high if it's clipping try to stay below the yellow this is called gain staging .. like I said in the video for the best results you should be around that -12 db to be safe if you feel the vocals are low in the head phones turn the volume of the head phones up not the input signal.. sometimes this may require a head phone amp to turn up the volume without change what being recorded... Hope this help.. let me know if you have questions

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Thank you... I have a remix contest for this song.. You can get the stems and all... Check out the video... kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIKkl3pjhL2qe7s

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Wow man you are a legend..

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😂 not quite yet... Thanks for the comment..😄🙏

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Thanks man. Please show us how to mix it and utilize vst plug ins👍

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Great video bro I learned a lot thx

[@XELOhh1]

No problem... If you want to do a step by step i have a contest im doing and it has the stem files included.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIKkl3pjhL2qe7s And if you want you can enter the contest as well.. Thanks for watching.. And let me know if you have any questions.. 😄🙏

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Thats whats up.. Im glad you got something out of it... Thanks for the comment..😄🙏

[@ernestdaniels1671]

@3:07 - To turn down the volume of a track imported into Cakewalk, you turn down the gain knob at the top of the console, you don't use the volume fader on the track. You only use that track fader when adjusting the volume while recording a track. Very nice video though.

[@XELOhh1]

Thanks for the comment.... You are right I could use the gain knob for gain staging but you can use your faders for that as well.. There is no wrong way to do things like leveling as long as you get the result you want...😄🙏

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Thank you so much bro👌🏽

[@XELOhh1]

No problem.. Glad you got something out of it.. Thanks for the comment..😄🙏

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Bro you simplified this program for a new user as far as the recording will be looking for your mastering video

[@XELOhh1]

That's what's up.... Thanks for the comment .... We shall see if I can do a mastering video...😀🙏🏾

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Awesome video. mate, thanx much! (Just watch out for the background music hindering your speech in the intro ;), cheers!)

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Awesome video bro. One question! I cant really hear myself .how can I turn up my volume😂😂😂

[@Soumilbharatendu]

How did you set the volume level of the mic. though? I have a usb mic. and even if i set the volume levels. it always seems to distort my vocals at high pitch parts of the song . Is there a way to fix this?

[@producerreid778]

Thanks a lot bro you helped me to understand it better since I download cakewalk a week ago I don't pay pro tools no mind lol to me cakewalk have more things to do

[@XELOhh1]

Im glad I could help.. Cakewalk is a great DAW and its free so you cant go wrong..😄🙏

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@@XELOhh1 thanks bro I like your song

[@XELOhh1]

Thanks.. I still might finish the song .. We shall see..😄🙏

[@HeroMike17]

Hi X, if you'd record in 24 Bit you'd have much more dynamics in your recordings (and less noise at the bottom). Have you ever tried to get the tempo using Audio Snap? "Best Practice" available? ;-)

[@XELOhh1]

Good info thanks..😄🙏

[@thaddeusnartey2107]

Thank you for the video it was very informative!! But I'm having issues with the volume it keeps reverting back to 0 instead of staying at whatever DB I put it on. How can I fix this issue?

[@XELOhh1]

It sounds like you have automation on the track.. go to the automation lane and check if you have anything written on that track in the track view.. if so then delete it and it won't go back to zero... Hope this helps

[@globetrotterdk]

Where did you download and how did you install and setup the FL Studio ASIO driver? New to DAWs. I came for the video, but stayed for the music.

[@XELOhh1]

You can download the trial version of FL Studio and it comes will the FL Studio ASIO for free... you can also use FL Studio inside of Cakewalk I have a video showing how to do that as well.. hope this helps... let me know if you have questions...😀🙏🏾

[@ardeliamcdaniel1088]

My son voice recordings is sped up, we both don’t know nothing about it but can you guys help? We use the beat & it sound right but the vocals are sped up for some reason

[@soakinstrumental]

cool

[@duen-wayneogilvie5223]

When i try to record my vocals sound strange and high pitched, is there a fix for this?

[@crustycrustacean4004]

Hi any videos on how to add echo and sound effects to vocals using cakewalk? Thanks.

[@XELOhh1]

I do have a mixing video that shows these things ...kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5Xbf6Sumr-srqs hope this helps..😀🙏🏾

[@064pointbreak]

I'm using a singstar microphone to record my vocals. Is it ok?

[@CutiePie936]

came for the advice but then my head started bobbin hahaha