Making of "Froze" Meek Mill and Lil Uzi Vocals (Instagram: @Breakitdwn)

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(#ThrowbackTutorial) Cruz, gives an in depth look at how he recorded Lil Uzi and Meek Mill for the record Froze. The song came out sounding like a million bucks, Meek and Uzi were both recorded using a basic home studio setup!
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[@kadarienfinley2124]

Uzi vocal game is other worldly in this record. The grit is spectacular.

[@manmetrom1183]

RIP to my lil nigga Snupe

[@HeyKyan]

Appreciate this vocal breakdown fr!

[@MDOTDASUPA]

Thanks for another dope tutorial Cruz. You've taught me a lot.

[@meetseanbrown]

I cannot believe you made this video. WOW. This is so awesome!!!!!

[@Franchisewav]

This was great Cruz. The mixes you do on Meeks projects is always A1. I especially love what you did on "Offended" them adlibs popped crazy!

[@Futurerecords09]

Broooooooo thank you for this!! These some cripsy golden nuggets right here!

[@MixedByS]

Next video has to be you mixing a record from scratch and showing us things you struggled with when u started out as a mixing engineer. Also include the vocal processing like the mic pre amp and equipment you'd advise upcoming artist to get for their home studios.

[@AtmLifted]

I second this

[@AtmLifted]

Teaa we neeed that

[@Bruh-of8um]

shakib miah yes!!

[@maxreaper25]

i think thats meek engineer but im pretty positive from what i can see, bro is not his mixing engineer. thats jus his mans that can cleans up his stuff before it goes out

[@BenHarrismusic]

So many plugin gems 🙏🏽🙏🏽 love what u doin

[@matthewpelletier3607]

Thanks for the mix breakdown! Lots of good info

[@prod_adrian]

This shit is super dope and interesting!! Please do more of these!

[@MixedByS]

Mixing tutorial needed you mix too niceeeeeeee!!

[@LogicDaBeatman]

Amazing as always!!!! Dropping gems!!! Thank u for sharing

[@devtyler_]

Dope! Dropped some gems.

[@ThatGuyHealth]

Bro! I would have actually liked to hear the raw vocal prior to any plugins. To have a reference of the impact that good mixing can have. Any way you can do a short vid with that. Bypassing everything?

[@devrennchrisp1216]

exactly

[@andrewl4018]

Please

[@EricWeston]

Thanks so much! this is golden!

[@thomasryan4451]

Always go back to this video such good knowledge thank you.

[@alexbroking9252]

for vocals to have reverb and delays. would it make sense putting mono plug ins on it. what if I'm an ableton user and I'm using reverb but i put my utility to 0. which make the signal mono.. what is the signal techniqly

[@LanceVance305]

DC4LIFE

[@martinspavlovskis2717]

turn me up cruz!

[@DREAMCHASEROURCE]

Dope! D.C. $ource the movement💯

[@makemusic171]

can you tell me what type of practice i needed for good music produaction i am learning before 3 years but i cant understand plzzz tell me i am from India

[@Somanybeats]

Dope. Why you didn't show how you did uzi's autotune, the reverbs, and delays?

[@Trillobeatz]

Legendary 🔥🔥🔥

[@vicboi_painmusiq6370]

Much Appreciated my vocals is like something now thanks bro💯💪

[@vicboi_painmusiq6370]

Sounds*

[@lexx.carver]

What’s on your mix bus?? This so good fam.

[@LgShai]

Why is his vocal connected to two different channels? Why isn't the auto tune on the same channel as the other pluggins? Im fl studio native so i don't fully understand protools. like is it suppose to be a bus or something?

[@RedCheeksBeats]

Cruz a legend

[@benxgoh]

*Hook hard af*

[@Chizzled4Ever]

Is the s1 imager supposed to do anything on lil uzi’s track?

[@hovsimp3351]

Do you add any effects on when the artist recording?

[@zaylow5551]

Is the compressor from the waves gold bundle ?

[@molateloramovha9089]

BRO THATS LIT....SOUTH AFRICA

[@D-One]

That's​ a lot of compression.. damn...

[@focaalexandr7536]

today`s music vocals sound so unprofessional af

[@yoboi2.044]

@@focaalexandr7536 there's no right or wrong way to do mixing. it's an art not science.as long as sounds doesn't clash and it sounds clean .. everything else is subjective and artistic preference.. you sound unprofessional for that matter !!

[@focaalexandr7536]

@@yoboi2.044 fax

[@gianwalton5687]

Sabl Campf no preamps no nothing it was recorded in a closet that’s why I think he had to make up for that

[@D-One]

@@gianwalton5687 Aggressive compression doesn't make up for poorly recorded vocals tho, if anything it will bring up all the noise and room verb. I do agree that that are no rules tho, do whatever sounds good to you.

[@mishon6600]

How much for a mix and mastering?

[@davidtryphone6613]

This video is good but i think am just doin what you do but can't get the same quality as yours....what am I missing?

[@iAmRedCharon]

what is the name of that desk he's working on. I see the avid artist boards fit right into it

[@peakingmantis5331]

That Rvox was doing the most! But I'm guessing that's partly because it's at the end of your plugin chain so you had all your previous plugins running through the RVox, giving the RVox more "character" because it's essentially compressing an already processed signal....?

[@justinjones6810]

Are you on Mac or pc for the shortcuts

[@fernandoobregon3359]

Does this template work on waves 10?

[@youngtrilll8663]

Preciate it 💯

[@EHMSL1226]

Skipped over the imager on UZI's vocals???

[@XxMostSkillzxX]

Thanks for the knowledge I make music at my home studio and my problem is thinking all the time that it’s not good enough as in production wise. My question to you is how do you know when the record is finished?

[@prodbytytaan]

You can feel it

[@beatsbysmokingigloo]

Anyone know the name of the song at the end?

[@FRAILINSKY]

My question is how damn and why he’s mixing in a aux stereo with plugins like compressors and all the others plugins that he used here cuz he has those vocals in mono I’m so lost ? Please what’s the difference mixing with an aux audio track send stereo and mono one ?

[@thehigherupz2259]

What audio interface you use ?

[@PhenomDaDON]

what kinda desk is that??

[@JakeAdams27]

This is dope bro thank you!

[@bboymac84]

hey do you ever use Slate VTM?

[@mixedbygip8938]

I'm definitely going to buy this template. My setup is pretty similar in the way I route everything and the plugins I use. But I always use a fast release on hip hop tracks to get that in your face sound. But Im starting to notice a lot of professional engineers using slower release times And faster attack times. Can you tell me why that is? Great video by the way.

[@chrissonix5092]

Faster attack times tame the volume more. Usually this is used on synths for the same reason. If you noticed, modern vocals seem to have a very pressed and consistent volume/tone. The settings you descirbed help achieve exactly this.

[@mikealbert4197]

Darwin G 100 do u route your lead vocals to it's own aux as he seems to be doing here? I've watched other guys like wavy wayne, that only throws his plugins on the lead. Wavy uses a ton of compressors (3-4) and throws a L2 on the master fader to bring volume up.

[@mixedbygip8938]

yeah i route everything in protools through aux sends hooks, adlibs, verses. i wonder what hes doing besides turning down the volume on the beat it seems as if something is being added to the beat to help the vocals sit in the mix better.

[@maxreaper25]

The fast attAck makes the enunciation less harsh and levels the vocal out more and the longer release make the vocal sit further back in the mix bc the signal is compressed(quieter/leveled) for longer so it’s going to be a consistent volume and not be as dynamic

[@hippiej9558]

What program this??

[@ViralWeekIy]

Does anyone know what microphone he used when recording uzi?

[@lvndo2094]

From what I hear Uzi likes using the TLM103. At the same time the U87 is a staple. So I’d say either of those two.

[@swiftjayofficial]

What mic did u use

[@DJ-tk5oe]

DC

[@arthurwilliams6628]

Dope

[@MixedByS]

You gonna put out more tutorial

[@trulygiftedbeatz2528]

Waves

[@cypressmuzik]

would be nice to hear the vocals without reverb etc..

[@AlexeyRizhko]

Amazing! Im trying compress as fuck with rcomp and then im trying use rvox and wow! Nice results! Compress af but wow ahahaha

[@jaedii7287]

honestly, RVox is a fuckn beast plugin, more people needa know about it

[@RBProductionssss]

reverb settings?

[@NFJIZZY]

This JAWN helped out a lot REAL WRAP tho

[@joshuaagron9693]

I seen that skip for the s1imager. I see you lol

[@roddillinger24]

bra respect

[@sparkthedope]

great tutorial

[@staxxdawhippabeats]

You can buy the plugins buts it’s always best to find your own Sound/ your own tone.. that comes from hours of experience

[@keepitlit9274]

what about the audiotune

[@cidalopez6964]

Desk??

[@BESTOF-qd7ww]

Mastering ? 🙏❤ thanks man 🔥

[@Warmwinterz]

Dope! But rvox wasn't level matched so it also sounded significantly better for that reason

[@kreignbeatz]

So it sounds like there was no analog on the vocal at all since they recorded in the closet?

[@jeremy790]

why is the mouse a ball?

[@sunnydaleslim4050]

Is that a 6176?

[@globalscenery8425]

What auto tune plug-in was used in the video

[@saikodcm]

antares

[@AreYouBlessRios]

I need you to get back on it Cruz

[@palmtreesproductions6002]

I need this template for logic ?

[@samilongsdale946]

PALMTREES PRODUCTIONS same man :(

[@Mixbrokers]

Which mic pre amp do you run your mic though?

[@kreignbeatz]

Mixbrokers my thoughts exactly probably not analog because they where recording out of the closet on a whim

[@jonathanmeza6535]

why is the vocal on a stereo track?

[@Warmwinterz]

the audio track automatically becomes stereo in protools when you insert a stereo plugin on a mono track. the autopan plug made it stereo

[@alflauren8906]

it just takes the right engineer my g

[@juank99100]

What mic was used ??

[@KidJurke]

most likely a tlm 103 or u 87

[@eugenkome]

It’s The Chasers

[@anasyosef1043]

engineers hit me upp

[@mastaOart]

More vids like this one

[@villainous2381]

Shout out cruz

[@eli100k]

!CH3CK OUT THIS FIR3 SONG NO HYP3 CH3CK FOR YOURS3LF! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJjVn4WpmsyInKs

[@heartthrob4486]

LMAO yeah mhm, all they did to uzi's vocal was crank the autotune, no manual autotune was involved at all, just crank it up to 10

[@gogoray90]

I have an Apollo Twin interface and I use the 610B preamp real-time plug-in. I record in the closet w/ SE reflection filter. Still not as clear of a sound that you got!! Compression brings up the noise... Any Suggestions??

[@_JohnnySav]

Vaughn_Self try gating the vocals!

[@RookieMistakeYT]

Waves NS1. Keep it low. Thank me later.

[@boderrickshorter]

Vaughn_Self put a trim plugin on the track if its a two track and record the vocals at -18 or if you mix the beat still turn all instruments down get your gain stage right homie

[@maxreaper25]

Test out the preamp and find the sweet spot where you get a crispy output. Sweet spot meaning.. the point where the input volume hits the preamp so you get the cleanest sound that might even have some color to it. Color being, it sounding a bit mixed already. Essentially play with the input volume until the output is hitting 👌🏾 Typically the higher the input the better. High input and a lower output usually gets u where u wanna be and brings out the character of a preamp

[@yannisseymour493]

I feel like his lying technique cold af ! he's definetly talking that bulshit.

[@ghostboy4091]

I put blankets and pillows in my closet, no echo or anything

[@willthebeast4]

dope knowledge and well explained, cool it was recorded in apt. closet ...salute .. didnt know Uzi played guitar, cant wait to hear him play guitar on a song, if he plays the guitar like he spits vocals, dat be hard Post and Uzi should do a song playin guitar, the video could b Post as stevie vaughn and Uzi as hendrix ..be a cool video, then they smash the guitars at the end like nirvana did a lot.

[@db10ist]

He didn't show reverbs and delays

[@TurnMeUpCruz]

db10ist Lexicon plate and H Delay

[@CodeineCrazay]

Hey bro, what preset did u use for the Lexicon Plate Reverb?

[@LJ-ie8wj]

@@TurnMeUpCruz yo man need help picking the right spec/computer or macbook to handle pro tools please

[@lifestyle6993]

🤦🏽‍♂️🔥🔥🔥

[@MyLife-ke5nh]

What reverb :(

[@dudufoxxnosbeatz]

what software was used for voice recording?

[@freddylawyer]

He does parallel mix

[@dotfonzarellyda-soul7358]

i use garageband im totally lost

[@KidJurke]

for any of yall thinking you will get the same results remember these niggas got outboard gear like avalon pre amps and expensive mics and compressors good luck though

[@shainecartier4865]

Where’s Nicki? In the title

[@KemarRari]

What Mic did you guys use?

[@updnbxnji]

anybody kno the names of the plugins he used.... like the spelling

[@chrissonix5092]

UZi voice plugin chain In order were the: (Waves) AudioTrack > (Waves) Rennaisance Compressor > (W) C4 Multiband Compressor > (W) Rennaisance De Esser > (W) Rennaisance Vox > (FabFilter) Pro Q 2 > (Trillium Labs) T1 AutoPan

[@updnbxnji]

Chris Sonix ayeeeee good lookin out this helps out a whole lot bruh.. preciate

[@chrissonix5092]

Meeks Vocal Chain In order: (WAVES) Rennaisance De Esser > (Waves) Audio Track > (W) C4 Multiband Compressor > (W) Rennaisance De Esser > (W) Rennaisance Vox > (Waves) JJP PuigTec EQP1A

[@updnbxnji]

Chris Sonix ayyyyyyyee thanks

[@GARA808]

but he used the autotune in a send?

[@Hunter-hf4eq]

I’ll never forgive nicki Minaj for ruining this song

[@denisesheriff3655]

Hunter Nichols 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂

[@Princeagyeman]

Nicki saved this song

[@Princeagyeman]

On everything sis!