Mixing THICK Rap VOCALS with 3 Plugins

[@southerntrap]

Best guy in the game. I got this bundle last week. AMAZING. Cut my work time down too. Joined with the shadow hills plug-ins. 🚀🚀

[@bigtray4546]

Always dropping jewels 💎 Sean keep rocking bro 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@BosomNogomPanjIzvali]

Another great lesson from you man, keep it up. You are the gem of yt producer community

[@Spiritleddef]

The Mix is Fire, helps a lot having a dope artist too 💯👊🏽

[@BubbyGalloway]

Thanks Rickie 🙏🏻

[@BubbyGalloway]

Phenomenal job Sean! Thank you so much 🙏🏻

[@SeanDivine]

Enjoyed working on the session with you Bubby! 🙏

[@avelondaprince]

Mr Divine. Ive really learned alot watching your channel.

[@thejacksontwinz]

Awesome bro.

[@LeoDaShaman]

Another jewel of a video as always 💎🙏🏾🙌🏾💯

[@diligentagency]

“If this the key to my success I can’t leave mine on the dresser” 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mmcb5199]

Now it just me n my de-esser

[@dienyt]

Thank you so much !

[@zaylocoste6718]

Been watching you for years bro you get colder and colder with the mixing 🙌🏾💪🏾

[@SeanDivine]

Appreciate that Zay!

[@akonubeng977]

Great lessons well taught Bro. Thanks 🙌🙌🙌

[@MixedByS]

Could u do a full break down of this video including the reverb and delays

[@SeanDivine]

I'll see what I can do!

[@MixedByS]

Sean Divine could I get in contact with u for some mix help also just tried this vocal chain it’s sick

[@MixedByS]

Sean Divine or just a break down of this whole project it’s so cold including the mastering and levels on vocals to the beat the space for the vocals on the beat is nice

[@MixedByS]

@@SeanDivine ive been playing this song everywhere constantly to admire the mix things I struggle with u made sound so clean. The balance of the vocals to the beat is amazing and the space. The compression on this vocal is so nice and the high end doesn't hurt or stick out too much and the low end is cleaned up where it doesn't sound telephony. The mastering is also good fully balanced and nothing sticking out. This mix is a must for a breakdown I'll even pay if you sold it off. BRO DO THIS PLEASE!!

[@MixedByS]

@@SeanDivine any luck?

[@MerajTypeBeat]

This song is sick af and Sean coming in again with another one! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@BubbyGalloway]

Appreciate it 🙏🏻

[@Rustam-fp1sr]

You are best! please can i see plugen full video Ml4000 mastering how work. thanks!

[@AnsarBlackPearlPU4Life]

You are definitely fire with your lessons . On this one its not 3 plug ins its 4 and it kept me trying to figure out what i was missing. Mike e compressor , manny eq, sibilance de esser, and seventh heaven reverb. What is the alternative to the mike e compressor /pre-amp?

[@SeanDivine]

Thanks. There’s a link to a preamp plugin shootout in the description

[@jaavproceed7708]

this song is dope af

[@NylonMusic]

Hi Sean! Love your videos!! Could you do please a video about organizing ALL Waves plugins in folder like you? I bought them all but can't organize them well!!

[@SeanDivine]

thanks Nylon! check this one out - kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6u5gmmmebuta68

[@NylonMusic]

@@SeanDivine I’ve just watched the video you linked to me, but I was asking for a complete folder organization plus the most common plugins (such as all the waves one) that must be in these specific folders I know that may be a bit too much for a request, but I’m really searching for this type of help because I’ve got so many waves and other third-party plugins and can’t organize them by myself :(

[@cheephobeat2879]

Please I want to know how you setup the chain. Thank you

[@dat1beats]

Dope Artist. Dope song. Dope mix.

[@vincenttripi4700]

Would you do a session tour of "The Void"? It sounds so full and dynamic.

[@SeanDivine]

I'll see what I can do :) 🙏

[@milehighcitymusic]

Can you make a 2021 Beat Mixing/Leveling tutorial and show us the proper way to set a master chain to make beat loud enough for beatstore... I dont want to have a beatstore with beats where some beats some louder and others sound quiet. I have a decent mix and can make it loud but it doesn't smack like other top producers beats on there beatstore. I can send in a couple of my beats for this if your down.

[@luvitluvitbaby]

Hey Sean thanks 🙏🏾 for tutorial. I don’t have the Mike-E but I’m rockin with the Arouser by Empirical Labs.

[@SeanDivine]

like that one too, prefer the interface on the Mike E... Arousor is great for bus compression 👍

[@phil1353]

Sean can you teach us UAD Apollo tricks for logic? I’d love to know how your recording these days.

[@thetylersavage]

Great job man! Are there any waves plugins similar to the Mike-e Comp?

[@SeanDivine]

thanks, not exactly... it does something unique. there are other preamp emulation plugins though that are also good kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIfNiHSXrtacr80

[@thetylersavage]

@@SeanDivine gotcha!💯

[@EndreyMusic]

Good tips, cool song too!

[@papsdmula2322]

Great love it. Can you make a free preset on it for Logic pro x

[@pereudin]

Respect from Russia✊🏼🇷🇺

[@prodSLS]

How did u mix the background vocals in this song? Would be dope to make a full mix/mastering breakdown of this song!

[@grantvalentine2248]

THANK YOU SEAN BIG THANK FOR BEING SO HELPFUL AND YOUR VIDEOS ARE VERY GREAT TOO!!

[@SeanDivine]

my pleasure Grant, appreciate the feedback!

[@jeremyg2245]

Great video as always!

[@vglanty]

Will that vocal chain works with a shure sm7b? Because I find that with the shure it’s very hard to get that crispy clean vocal sound, any tips? Thanks!

[@SeanDivine]

it will! sm7b is a "dark" mic without any EQ - the high boost we did here (try 10k and higher) but more aggressively, will do wonders

[@drewputman1226]

Hey Sean... I saw a video you did where you used a Waves VEQ4 to add some 15K. Would you say that you like the MM EQ even more for that application?

[@SeanDivine]

I do but I still use the VEQ4 often! It’s a classic 👍

[@whoisdrumxbeats2662]

can you make a video on Vocal Rider ... Thank you

[@SeanDivine]

I'll see what I can do!

[@whoisdrumxbeats2662]

@@SeanDivine thank you

[@victornico]

Loved the vocal chain! It’s all about being intentional. Do you have all the empirical labs Softube plugins? Are the others just as good?

[@SeanDivine]

Thanks Victor! I have been trying out Lil FrEQ also, sounds good but just haven’t gelled with the workflow yet (especially the deesser)... may just need more time to explore it. Will keep you all posted!

[@victornico]

@@SeanDivine Awesome! Thanks for the continued help on here!!

[@Warmwinterz]

Hey Thats my hardware preamp/comp...The Mike E. I love it btw

[@SeanDivine]

Nice! How do you like it on rap vocals?

[@Warmwinterz]

@@SeanDivine i love it for recording, havnt used it in mixing. I use it pretty lightly (4:1, 8ms 100ms no more than 5 db reduction). The fixed attack and release settings make it easy to set and get the sound you want. I kind of wish the input wasnt 5bd steps but its not a huge deal. Preamp is super clean with comp/sat bypassed. When comp/sat is in alot goes a long way. The comp doesnt really "soften" vocals like some comps do. This one kind of "pushes" the vocals forward in a good way. The more compession you add, the more you have to lower the output. I also ike to use the 2:1 ratio on some adlibs (lower ratios is how you get more saturation out of the drive knob) and drive it pretty hard (10db reduction) with fastest attack. Super flexible unit

[@shaundougie2098]

This is a fire song, thanks for sharing the sauce 🙌

[@vasco4397]

Amazing!!

[@Tolen]

I never get tired of hearing that intro haha! Great video man it helped me minimize my chain and still have a great sound. I have a weird question though. When I put my plugins directly on the channel (rvrbs and effects are bussed of course), I get a more direct sound and when I use the same setting and same plugins in the same order through studio rack, it sounds more thin and not as direct or punchy I guess you could say. Everythings the same settings and they’re both in mono, I just don’t understand why it sounds different. Hoping you could answer this? Maybe its just a different color when using studio rack? I cant think of a reason lol

[@SeanDivine]

I haven’t had a difference there in any case. Are you hearing the issue in real time (tracking), post processing... or both?

[@Tolen]

@@SeanDivine pretty much both. I made a duplicate track, one with the chain in studio rack and the other on the channel itself both with the same settings on each plugin. Then I switched between soloing each one and the track with studio rack just sounds thin. Even when I put only studio rack on and switch between bypassing just studio rack (as in no plugins on it and only an empty studio rack on the chain) it sounds brighter and thin which in this case I don’t necessarily want.

[@commonsense5188]

@@Tolen This was 8 months ago, but that is very interesting. Did you ever find out what the issue was?

[@Tolen]

@@commonsense5188 nothing around the color or tonality thats still a mystery but I did find that there can be latency depending on your plugins as where logic pro itself adjusts accordingly to plugin latency. Theres an option in the settings to fix plugin latency for high cpu usage plugins even on busses. On top of that logic pro has low latency mode which will tell you what plugins have a lot of cpu usage because itll turn them off when this setting is on. Studio rack is an amazing source to use but I mainly focus that on my cleanup in the chain rather than effects processing. I tend to use fab filter and uad stuff for my high processing plugins :)

[@playnogames340]

"Heart been broke so many times I, don't know what to belieeeeve" 😎 Excellent video as usual Sean. I could hear the changes immediately as the plugin was engaged. As far as the Seventh Heaven, do you ever find using it that you need to boost the output? I've been using it as well and seen some reviews that say it is a little on the quiet side

[@SeanDivine]

thanks, I haven't noticed that. I usually have it setup with a send / aux, so it's not an issue to adjust the level

[@playnogames340]

@@SeanDivine that's the same way I have it set up as well. I'll try to find the link to the video with the review I'm referring to though

[@VicArte]

Hey man as a beginner to mixing I was wondering if you could go more into depth on how you did the compression , to me it’s kinda hard to follow but of course that’s because I’m a beginner I’d just feel more comfortable following your advice rather than others

[@VicArte]

So a beginners tutorial for mixing or something ❤️

[@Knowinglly]

does anyone else have issues with playing back or auditioning sounds when making a beat in Logic. Like sometimes it works when I'm trying to select drums but most of the time it doesn't and Im having issues selecting sounds because its so time consuming...

[@SeanDivine]

yes... unfortunately, I haven't found a work around except to use a finder window as your sound browser

[@Knowinglly]

@@SeanDivine That actually helped a lot. Thank you!

[@vontreherumaiBH]

Wat hardware chain did this guy use to record the vocals before any plugins touched it?

[@martinssabaoq3187]

thanks for the mixing THICK...

[@stamecec2003]

magic plugin

[@rorykhanmohon]

Thank you for this.

[@SeanDivine]

My pleasure!

[@rorykhanmohon]

@@SeanDivine been following you for MANY years and I got my first rap project so this came at the exact right time. Can I recommend Output Thermal for heating up some vocals if you’ve never tried it? I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

[@decarlosmith6264]

Do you route your adlibs through the main vocal chain OR process them on the audio track itself or setup an adlib bus ?????

[@SeanDivine]

in this case, they're being processed on their own bus (same plugins in the chain)

[@decarlosmith6264]

@@SeanDivine thank you , 1 more question if I could get your help

[@decarlosmith6264]

I have mono adlibs , going through a stereo adlib bus , reverb as insert on adlib bus , sounds like adlibs are coming in as panned BUT the reverb is staying centered , to get the reverb / delay on my adlibs panned as well should I insert them on adlib audio track before it hits the stereo bus ?

[@trevorpoulint-dog8856]

What's the full names of the plugin you use and where can you purchase them at ?

[@SeanDivine]

Check description :)

[@francisbawasanta6310]

Do you have suggestions for someone with raspy vocals? I've used soothe 2 and eq'd the hell out of this voice but it gets too airy or ends up boxy when I try to tame the crispy rasp. The closest comparison is NAS.

[@SeanDivine]

immediate response is why tame the rasp, especially if it's a signature vocal character like NAS? 😊 ...or is it a specific frequency you're hearing that's harsh?

[@francisbawasanta6310]

@@SeanDivine When he raps it's dope... when he sings (which is where he's starting to focus) there's a boxyness that pops out. When I tame the boxyness with EQ the raspyness comes out even more and deessing seems to make little difference. If anything I'm just curious how others treat raspy voices. I try to keep the shine and have tried to not eq out the boxy freq too much.. ends up a strange cycle. I might be doing too much because it's not the typical pure singer voice. Maybe I'm trying to get Chris Brown from Nas... I'm curious how or if pros treat diff types of voices. Maybe I'm just doing too much.

[@SeanDivine]

@@francisbawasanta6310 it's tough to say without hearing the voice as each is different, of course... I say you might take a closer listen to some of the less focused on mids i.e. 1.5k to 3k, which can be a source of unpleasant presence / buildup. Try a dynamic EQ to actively tame that range

[@MaveRickDifferent]

Song is 🔥🔥🔥

[@matiascova]

Soooo goood.

[@justinsmith876]

What's the song name?

[@SeanDivine]

Bubby Galloway - Mind Racing… link in description :)

[@nfmusicdesigner154]

TY So Much !!!

[@SeanDivine]

🙌

[@decarlosmith6264]

If VOCALS are a MONO source , why process them through a Stereo bus ??

[@SeanDivine]

it gives you the flexibility in routing to utilize stereo effects anywhere in the chain i.e. reverbs, delays, spatial effects and also route panned tracks to the bus

[@kylegood9875]

How does someone hire your mixing and mastering service ????

[@SeanDivine]

seandivine.com/mixing-and-mastering

[@tylerk140]

🔥🔥🔥

[@HURRICANESEASON2012]

Ayyyyyyyyye!

[@FosterSoundStudio]

🔝❤️💪

[@rataplamtdb]

tome su like buen hombre

[@imanmusicofficial1028]

Bro do in the reaper

[@SupernovaSun77]

Really can’t buy this plugin right now

[@SeanDivine]

famous last words 😁

[@SupernovaSun77]

@@SeanDivine 😂 only cuz I’m going to disney with the family next week. But the week after I’m back I’ll try it out. I have all uad stuff so I might not need this. But I love toys

[@zian3694]

“If this the key to my success I can’t leave mine on the de-esser”

[@ISLANDVISUALS309]

jus bought that template all i gotta say is ill never get that 35 back

[@SeanDivine]

glad to help... seandivine.com/contact

[@zian3694]

Singer is already singing well, recorded on an expensive mic, 80% of the work is already done. Song would be a hit if you don't even process the vocals. It's not you, it's the singer.

[@CHITUS]

Respect from Russia✊🏼🇷🇺

[@SeanDivine]

🙏