How to Create a Rap Vocal Chain

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[@lassorb4752]

IF you want an analogue compressor and can only get one - TubeTech CL-1B is your answer!!! Thanks sage

[@sageaudio]

I'll check it out thanks! Is that a Softube plugin? SageAudio.com

[@luvitluvitbaby]

@@sageaudio yeah Softube makes it. Personally, I use Acustica Audio Titanium 1B which is a convolution sample of the actual hardware unit itself.

[@keenanperera6733]

can use RESO by mastering the mix in exchange for soothe 2.

[@sageaudio]

Yep! Wavegrove's free plugin seems like a good option SageAudio.com

[@Darksagan]

I gotta get those eventide plugins.

[@markwilson1446]

SAGE, Your mistake of not mixing your rap vocal chain into a beat leave me disappointed. The sound of what your chain does in the beat is the proof that it's on point.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching Mark! I agree that you have to mix within the context of a beat - but this should help give you a great foundation in most mixing situations. From this chain you'd need small tweaks, mainly to the EQ, to sit the vocal into the beat. SageAudio.com

[@Swangorapofficial]

Nice techniques 👍

[@pavelnavarro2421]

how do you not get latency and/or phasing from using a linear eq on the bus

[@sageaudio]

The DAW compensates for the latency - if you leave it in minimum phase, that's when you'll get phase cancellation. Thanks for watching!

[@LegendaryStreetTeamPublishing]

Great

[@rishyrish]

I have no clue what any of this means is there a more simple version for new people

[@sageaudio]

This one might help! kzbin.info/www/bejne/annUq3aYjJtna5Y

[@LJ-ie8wj]

Could you please do logic pro stock plugins for rap vocals please

[@sageaudio]

Maybe in the future! Thanks for watching this one! SageAudio.com

[@Tai-Dye]

Is that Awkwaman Beats?

[@LeGaLdeadparliament]

too sad, this chain is not shown *IN A MIX* for the better understanding. but if it is an acapella rap, it sounds ok. :)

[@sageaudio]

Haha thanks for watching! I get what you mean

[@JTFuller]

Interesting lyric to use.. I couldn't watch this one..

[@sageaudio]

Sorry to hear that JT! SageAudio.com

[@JTFuller]

@@sageaudio it's all good.. It is what it is man.. I love your content but that was something I couldn't continuously listen to.. lol.

[@AzeLeo228]

Haha izotope neutron 4 + izotope ozone 10 advenced and your mix is killa . 2 plugins not more

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@Rockoslab]

Brighter, brigher, brighter, brighter... then lastly, make it brighter. I hope nobody follows this. Poor technique at nearly every step.

[@sageaudio]

Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts! But how would de-essing, resonance reduction, and doubling cause the vocal to become brighter? SageAudio.com

[@Rockoslab]

@@sageaudio your first step was to roll off at 110hz, cut 3db at 250 or so with a q so wide as to also cut 150 2db, then cut again a few more times with fairly wide q factors on your way up to a boost at 3k. That's the first instance of brightening. Then you cut more mids and low mids with soothe. Again, brightening. Then you cut even more mids and low mids with split eq and once again boosted highs and high mids. Brightening for the third time. Then you de-essed, compressed and doubled. Finally you created an fx buss with a rather extreme high pass filter... which has the effect of... yet again... brightening. Your chain goes well beyond cutting problem frequencies here. My guess is you could do with 1 less cut with fab filter. Tighten those q factors. Give the artist some more 250 and 150 back. The soothe can probably handle it from there. Kill the split eq entirely and see what some compression get's you b4 you add more eq. The omnipressor is probably not the best choice here either. It can pronounce resonances via the expressor. Mb an opto emulation. Then a sweetening eq perhapse. Kill the doubler and set your fx buss eq so that your high pass is set somewhere between 250 and 500 and slap a low pass to roll off just below the sibalant range. I can't believe I just typed all that.

[@Rockoslab]

@@sageaudio split eq is also a really odd choice for vocals. Perhaps if your problem is with plosives or sibilance. But otherwise what's the reasoning here? Vocals, especially rap vocals don't really have the accoustic envelope to benefit from this. It's more likely to introduce a problem than solve one.

[@poindextertunes]

@@Rockoslabyeah no…

[@johnmcvicker6728]

Free alternative to Soothe2 - Vastus. Not as good, but free, eh?