Young Thug's EXACT Recording Template! (Download Included)

Ever wondered how Young Thug and Gunna get that distinct Vocal “Sound/Tone” in their songs? 🎙
By the end of this video, you’ll know EXACTLY how that sound is created and you’ll be able to access the FREE Pro Tools Template linked down below 👇🏼
Bainz, YSL’s lead Audio Engineer recently broke down his EXACT Recording Template over a series of live interviews and I’ve condensed a few hours of these interviews into this SUPER SIMPLE Tutorial, walking you through the key points of the Recording Template and how they achieve their sound.
Time Stamps
0:00 - Intro
1:30 - Template Overview
2:38 - Template Overview | Record Track & Playlist Track
4:35 - Template Overview | Verb Throws
5:17 - Plugin Breakdown
6:08 - Plugin Breakdown | Vocal Bus
9:37 - Plugin Breakdown | Sends
13:25 - Plugin Breakdown | Verb Throws
13:49 - Hear The Template
14:07 - Outro & Free Template Access
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[@mixedbykgo8172]

As an engineer who records trap music on a daily basis, this video is filled with sauce that everyone should know, and this is a great intro into understanding mixing in trap and hip hop

[@MyAudioAcademy]

I appreciate the love my guy! 🙌🏼

[@CDOGATL]

Most definite filled with sauce!

[@JustinKing-yg2wt]

Thank you so much! Its very nice of you to do this for no cost to your viewers.

[@htb123times]

There’s a hot key for sending stuff to the record track playlist On windows it’s win key + backslash (idk what it would be on Mac but it’s def still there) You have to have the track selected on the left and play head line on the same track that’s on 12.5 tho In newer versions you can change the settings to automatically send stuff to it

[@SpeakHerMusic]

This template is great and extremely versatile. Thank you so much

[@MyAudioAcademy]

Glad to hear this! 🔥🔥🔥 I was blown away during the creation of it. Definitely fits many scenarios!

[@Thomas.Coop.Short.]

@@MyAudioAcademy hey 👋 what’s good 👍 thanks for putting the template out but it’s not loading up I don’t know what’s wrong with it

[@725pm9]

Another Key that my professor told me is - when using the record track rename it to whatever you recording it for so when you drag the wav it'll automatically have the track name. For example you are using the record track for "Lead A" rename the record track to "Lead A" so when you record takes the wavs will say "Lead A" on em.

[@MyAudioAcademy]

I like that 🔥 Great trick I’ll have to use!

[@dumpydoctor7670]

could just consolidate.. way quicker

[@Furybeatsgme]

@@dumpydoctor7670 you can't always consolidate because some punch style artists overlap from punch to punch

[@dumpydoctor7670]

@@Furybeatsgme what? yes u can lol. after the song is done and the multiple tracks overlap on the punches you can 100% consolidate to show the name of the track. Much faster then going from lead vocals to adlibs, dragging it down and then renaming it. I hit enter and record and boom im on adlibs. then drag down. Atleast thats me. But aside from like 4 things this was my basic routing template anyways

[@Furybeatsgme]

@@dumpydoctor7670 this is pretty much what I do as well makes my job alot easier dealing with that style of recording, what I was saying was I don't usually consolidate lesd a/b together because alot of the time they overlap words but I see what u mean now.

[@matthewhouck9395]

Can you do a tutorial on how JID's vocals on NEVER are mixed? They do a lot of cool stuff with his voice on that song

[@Brownienterprises]

I went to school went Bainz know him personally for 13 yrs or so… Not only is he a beast on the boards but he’s a genuinely GREAT human being/ person and one I can personally call a friend!

[@MyAudioAcademy]

That's sick! I remember coming up, most engineers who were on Bainz caliber rarely did interviews telling more about their process. You can tell on the interviews that he's a super cool guy (and he's adding a ton of value to the community!) 🙌🏼

[@305JP]

Does he train up and coming engineers. I have a really great artist and I know her sound should be better.

[@oblamethelag]

BRO WHAT THE HELL I WAS NOT EXPECTING THE EXAMPLE TRACK BE YL OMG YOU LIT FOR THIS!!

[@MyAudioAcademy]

We got some 🔥 OTW... 🤫

[@beats9711]

You are a legend for this

[@daytonturner2265]

Thank you so much for explaining what I would have to go to school or intern for. You deserve hella subs

[@MyAudioAcademy]

Thanks for the love! 🙌🏼 I couldn't afford audio school getting started, so it's my duty to pay it forward to the community who couldn't go into six figures of debt like me...😅😂

[@ASAPJermz]

@@MyAudioAcademy We appreciate you bruh 💯

[@zenthedj542]

@@MyAudioAcademy damn that's amazing you are actually helping a lot of people and we appreciate you

[@MyAudioAcademy]

@@ASAPJermz my guy 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@MyAudioAcademy]

@@zenthedj542 I appreciate the love brotha 🙌🏼 I'm glad that this was helpful!

[@LunaOficial]

this is great info bro its helping a lot of us!

[@kingjoe4893]

Great explanation my guy

[@TheMuseap]

a great vocal enhancer plugin alternative to vocal enhancer for cheaper is Waves Vitamin and for free is Slate Digital Fresh air. Essentially from what i understand at least on slate digitals side, they have a multiband compressor and built in saturation. Definitely a good go to

[@MyAudioAcademy]

^^^ What he said! Thanks for the resource Musea! 🙏🏼

[@luckystriker469]

Great vid keep them Coming

[@MyAudioAcademy]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@grumpent]

I remember when you just launched this business. Good consistency

[@MyAudioAcademy]

I appreciate you brotha! We back baby 👊🏼

[@BenHarrismusic]

Thanks for the template 🔥🔥🔥🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@daveydex]

Works like a charm....Thank you bro..........

[@DylangerNationOfficial]

Ur a life saver for this one thanks a bunch

[@nueve6823]

Thank you! 🔥🔥

[@1onehustleinc.955]

Bro you a Goat for this much appreciated 🙏🏾

[@MyAudioAcademy]

I appreciate the love my guy 🙌🏼

[@trilllife28]

i love the video fam the only thing i feel is missing is the Auto tune settings because i feel every one will have a diff type of auto tune

[@MyAudioAcademy]

Thanks for the love my man 🙌🏼 Absolutely! That'll change from song to song, but a general sweet spot for me (Rap Vocals specifically) is... 1. Autotune's Set in Correct Key 2. Retune Speed: 25-0 (0 being Extreme) 3. Humanize: 25-35 Hope this is helpful!

[@Furybeatsgme]

I literally use that recording technique before I even saw this video it makes it 20x easier for those punch style rappers, it also helps if you direct monitor and mute out your tracks in pro tools u can keep that recording track muted at all times makes it easier to not forget to mute/unmute

[@thebrazydiamond4791]

You live in Atlanta

[@Furybeatsgme]

@@thebrazydiamond4791 I'm in Mississippi for now, thinking about coming back that way eventually

[@thebrazydiamond4791]

@@Furybeatsgme you know somebody here

[@Furybeatsgme]

@@thebrazydiamond4791 yes

[@thebrazydiamond4791]

@@Furybeatsgme what’s they name

[@NEMdaTruth305]

You sir gained a new subscriber & supporter

[@MyAudioAcademy]

I appreciate the support J! 🙌🏼

[@Blazermusic3000]

Great work 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@PucciJr]

Super useful !

[@tylr2910]

pleaseeeeeeeee make more of these bro

[@BangerangBeats]

clean mix

[@its_henlxy333]

Might try this 🔥

[@MyAudioAcademy]

Do it 😎

[@mohamedshehata3138]

Love your videos man ! Can we get gunna template and autotune settings or technique he uses, thank you.

[@truson5564]

dope af

[@Groovychu]

Bro this is literally how my set up is lol 🔥🔥🔥 record track reference beat and effected beat track / busses and all exactly how I have it set up

[@MyAudioAcademy]

You naturally got the juice then 🔥😂

[@TOWER4HIRE]

thanks bro for the template im gainstaging my beat at -12 ...is the purple audio plugin the main volume boost if you are coming in at -18 ...and what was the templates sweet spot

[@dawi]

Please do more artists!

[@Extinct_1]

BAINZ went to the college I’m going to rn lol, hope I start learning some shit soon 😂

[@itsnrv1817]

you guys need to account for the fact that your mic will not sound the same as young thugs, therefore, you should tweak the EQ in the vocal chain to your liking.

[@Ah-ws9nm]

Very true. Everybody doesn’t have a 10k mic

[@Furybeatsgme]

upgrading to a dedicated preamp as well

[@itsnrv1817]

@@Furybeatsgme THAT PART!!!

[@Furybeatsgme]

@@itsnrv1817some of the best money I spent was on a pre, more clarity, power, and thickness(saturation/harmonic distortion)

[@drillgirl718]

yep, ull need either a sony c800g, sony c100, aa cm800t, wa8000 or a mxl 770x to get close and then u still need neve or bae 1073 going into tube tech cl1b

[@KtraaOfficial]

Fire do more videos bro

[@MyAudioAcademy]

My guy 🙌🏼 I appreciate the love! What topics would be helpful for you?

[@user-jl2te1tt5z]

The Goat is back

[@MyAudioAcademy]

Let's gooo! Been a long time coming, but we back😂🙌🏼

[@user-jl2te1tt5z]

@@MyAudioAcademy Yes sir can't wait my dude. You gotta drop that template plug-ins you used also and sell it for 500 to 1000. The people that's serious def will buy. The thing is not everyone have high quality hardware. I have a family I been wanting to get all the hardware but always been in the bind with taking care my family I'm 33 now and I'm getting a little old to rap but if I get a chance to get a nice studio would be nice to have a set point to get to industry quality. One thing I don't like about going to studio, no one put in or dedicate themselves to making your track sound good. No one care about the craft, Its all about money. Then people never give the sauce and always want credit or hold you back because they envy or hate. Wish everyone would just give a set point so we can just make great music. I understand the time and hardwork it took for yall to get there, but if you love music giving is virtual. I really appreciate what you do man, thanks

[@user-jl2te1tt5z]

@@MyAudioAcademy another thing people don't genuinely make music everyone wants clout and validation, and if they don't get that they either give up or take away all the work they do, I love how you keep up your videos and don't let the world destroy your views on music. You probably the only one I see really giving sauce and you deserve more views but everything happens for a reason, and to come upon your KZbin page it take deep a research, so never think you not being appreciated because it's people out here who loves what you do bro. Stay true my guy

[@MyAudioAcademy]

@@user-jl2te1tt5z it’ll be a $free.99 download my guy! Took too long of a break not to give you the complete care package 📦📦📦 I appreciate your support! These comments don’t go unnoticed and it’s my goal to continue to give you all the tips, tools, and resources that I’ve picked up over the years and help you along your journey. What topic(s) would personally help you most in your specific season?

[@user-jl2te1tt5z]

@@MyAudioAcademy I just was looking at the intro to recording site. Does that include it? Or you still working on that. Thanks I will def invest with you. I remember you use the waves plug-ins and did a video on stock, just wanted to know what plug-ins you use or preferred?

[@say2dithan537]

The next big artist is not doing what someone is doing exactly..it's doing some thing people love

[@illwillVEVO]

I need this for logic!!

[@YFEmaxi]

King T

[@TISTWORLD]

Goat

[@pbtb96]

Can you do it for Logic Pro?

[@nevermind344]

Awesome thank you for putting this together! What gear did you use to track artist in example

[@MyAudioAcademy]

Thanks for checking it out! I believe this vocal was tracked on a u87ai > BAE 1073 Preamp > TubeTech CL1B Compressor 👍🏼

[@dboy265]

@@MyAudioAcademy do Gunna’s

[@kittjohn0812]

The download isn't working for me in protools it keeps getting stuck on opening overview file dialog box

[@AKIO606-WILD-HUNNITZ]

Dope

[@rusty7104]

awesome

[@djyoryi4609]

Thank you bro...

[@MyAudioAcademy]

Absolutely 😎 Thanks for watching!

[@brandinwatkins2809]

and please use the playlist feature, it's a lot easier than having a playlist track.

[@ChoppaboyDinero123]

Since I don’t have the purple audio mc77 would that make a big difference ? Or could i just add compression to my chain and get a similar sound ?

[@M.I.L.L.I.E_]

Can you please do a tutorial on Stunna Gambino’s recording template

[@ASAPJermz]

"Badda Bop Boop" 😂😭

[@percry]

do 2013 lean era chief keef template or sumn like that🙏

[@mrsauceee3880]

Can you do a Tle cinco vocal video ?

[@mubumubu5975]

Lines up with what Alex Tumay described the template to be.

[@johnjones8656]

It's kinda crazy I come across this vid when I just learn about templates from fredo bang interview

[@MyAudioAcademy]

Destiny! 😂🙌🏼

[@wildin8156]

Makes me wonder if thats the template alot of artists use. YoungBoy,Lil Baby,Gunna,Keed,Durk etc.

[@ZoeGotFlamesBeats]

pretty much, thye just change the eq settings and reverbs to taste

[@bigmoneyrhd6584]

where can I buy the plug ins included , I have protools studio program and autotune ultimate

[@TAGSProductionsHD]

Can you make this exact template for Logic Pro X?

[@PYouGotThat]

When recording vocals is the recording track linked to the Vocal Bus. Is there any circumstances where you would want a completely dry vocal without any processing.

[@MyAudioAcademy]

For some Engineers/Artist, absolutely! For 99% of my clients, they tend to like to hear their vocals back as close as possible to the final version for the vibe. But there's been instances where the client likes to hear their dry vocal 👍🏼

[@roxiroxiroxiroxi]

Please make a Lil Uzi Vert one. Leslie Brathwaite / Kesha Lee have articles and videos about it but would just like to see it as one template.

[@SW-jj1sw]

fr

[@bradxday]

can you show how to make a playlist track?

[@damvgebeatz]

I got a big question What analog pre amps does Young Thug Track through before his vocals go into Pro Tools? Because we gotta remember that these big artists go to big studios with all the analog equipment that not all of us have available.

[@DuLanciVallie]

Word we need answers

[@jjeremyhaze]

Preamp and Compressor that they usually use is a Neve 1073 followed by a Tubetech CL1B. I remember Bainz saying this during his interview but it's not surprising because this is literally the combo that is used with all modern trap/hip hop engineers use for it's smoothness.

[@damvgebeatz]

@@jjeremyhaze helps a ton, thanks

[@glennfaustino7502]

Sony C800g to 1073 to CL1B compressor (similar to Lil Baby, Gunna, and more)

[@howir0n1c2]

I have also seen him use the U87@@glennfaustino7502

[@ayezizexotics]

having a major issue with the analog input in my Pro tools daw. I can't hear any vocals I lay down, what do I change? please help

[@rikosantana6268]

this happened to me because one of my plugins licenses that i was using had to get renewed

[@bottyny6]

Brazil 🇧🇷💯🤟🏿

[@ETAcademy55]

Can you make this but for fl studios instead like a preset

[@HundoTVB]

for some reason I'm not getting sound coming out the headphones in the session is it because I'm missing a lot of plugins

[@lalocenteno1050]

hey your recording mono and if you want to move that into the verb throws it can't because its stereo how can you fix that?

[@youngrobnation9065]

CAN WE GET THIS SETUP ON LOGIC 😭😭

[@atrmediaofficial]

Do Rod Wave Next

[@_Talksick_]

thats a lot of plugins to learn haha. how much this template cost in software??

[@geniustracks9213]

Jordan... what's your buffer size when you're tracking with so many plugins? My computer's pretty damn good...I track through Audition...I've tried 64 for the buffer but RVerb alone adds some latency on that...dunno

[@MyAudioAcademy]

My sweet spot is 128 👍🏼 All of these specific plugins are very easy on the CPU, so it doesn’t give me any issue. What’s your current plug-in chain? Maybe I could help identify what’s causing it!

[@geniustracks9213]

@@MyAudioAcademy I actually bought an sm58 to see if it would warm my vocal versus my prototypical cardiod/condenser mic...so after I type my comment I tried 16 as a buffer size ...I thought it might fry my computer lol but 16 worked/no latency. I was trying my recording track to a bus...then on the bus....auto tune, an 1176, and an REQ...then two sends....a reverb and a delay...and it worked with no latency. Something supremely bugging me though is that no matter how hard I push autotune...I can't get the "over effected" vocal sound real time, really. Just a wobbly vibrato but nothing smooth like I hear out of people. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. I have auto tune pro and am pushing it to max. I wanna know how for example Tom MacDonald and MadChild got their effect on the song bad news....seems that to even imagine their riffs there...they had to have been hearing it "real time" but my vocal doesnt push autotune like that. No clue!!

[@kristofbrauning2831]

Hey guys maybe one of you can give me an answer for my question. So as i see in this video you also use UAD and you see pretty much every producer sitting somewhere with an Apollo Twin or a quad in a studio. Why is no one using the integrated DSP monitoring for recording? I guess if i'm putting all these plugins in a template and start recording, everything will be behind a few ms. I record my own music for about one year with a Apollo and im always kinda "messy", i create a new project everytime, i monitor with UAD and use the recorded vox in the same project for mixing. So i record a bunch of tracks and then i organize it and create my busses and sends. Is it only for speed and "workflow" or has the method in this video some better backstory why i should switch to it? I also dont understand the idea of having 5 different delays and 4 different verbs, is it only for different backings/adlibs? May someone can help me!

[@ChaceBonanno]

A lot of ppl don’t utilize the DSP because they’re unaware of it. But many engineers don’t like using it because they want to monitor with the full vocal chain. There’s only so much you can do with the DSP. They have a real time autotune and everything, but it won’t sound like the fully mixed vocal buss would, and ppl wanna hear the final product while recording, despite the latency. The reason for so many delays and verbs is that they’re different. Not only different manufacturers with different sounds and flavors, but different settings. A slap delay, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8th, etc. and a plate, room, hall verb, etc.

[@u.m.e7894]

Do you need to have these plugins or do they come in the template

[@MyAudioAcademy]

Yes, you’ll need to have these plugins mentioned in the video 👍🏼 If you don’t, the template will still open, but the plugins that you do not own with be made inactive.

[@preciseofficial218]

What db should be recorded from mic to match the levels of the plugins?

[@kapitalga]

is the ngeeyl song released or is it a snippet???

[@ifrowizzybeatz]

Is it available for fl studio?

[@memowpow]

Is this song out yet tho

[@ogcasket6535]

make a mix template video

[@KTOJRICH.]

is this is for mac? not pc or windows the free download isn't working for me

[@JMurcc]

how do u tell which efx is side chained? cuz iv had temps with sc sends and I never can tell what's being side chained , can someone help me out it would be much appreciated

[@jayloaded1]

Last time I bought a template I could even access the plug ins

[@MyAudioAcademy]

You will have to purchase the relevant plugins for templates to work. And this is a free template 👍🏼

[@bogdaneatv8935]

Why does the template stop loading at verb throw c ?

[@kareemtatem6261]

Why can’t I drag any audio down on the reverb throw tracks?

[@nicolaypimentalima7232]

How did you make that playlist track?

[@THEFUTURESOUNDBEAT]

nice one but i can not download it because i done have pro tools

[@juanfradebernardi5968]

its there any chance to get this template on logic pro??

[@dylankyng895]

how do u turn off the monitoring in the headphones n the record track

[@kongobeats]

How do i use the verb throws on this template?

[@mikebrown-yf4bk]

bro this is bs the download is a peace of paper it won't load up I need help

[@96dripp]

Make one for FL studio bro

[@TheFrenzyNetwork]

Yeah fl would be goated

[@brillobands8424]

Hey big bro can you do a Kevin gates one please 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@ETCPRODUCTIONS88]

hey bro the template gets stuck at restoring tracks automation can you help

[@YSTMADEIT]

How do I hear myself with the effects on like this 😅

[@epicboyjunior515]

If I download will it work on mobile?

[@kajammusicent.-djwhiteknig2931]

Good tuturiol , however the preset not opening up, what version of protools do you have to have to open it?

[@ajwav1427]

up

[@Proddopeboiavi]

You need serial numbers and registration codes to use most if not all of these products so they will open as long as you already have the presets needed

[@ajwav1427]

@@Proddopeboiavi wft bro don't need any serial number for open templates

[@Proddopeboiavi]

@@ajwav1427 Yea you don’t need one to open the template but in terms of using the actual plug ins you do

[@InaktiverUser]

is his session in 24bit 44.100 hz or 48.000hz?

[@chvrlierose1053]

Do you have this template for logic? 👀

[@obwan3588]

can i recreate this template in logic pro??? i cant afford pro tools

[@KeithTBCTheBritishCrafter]

Hi man! Hope you’re doing good. I just have a question because I’m slightly confused. How would he track without a delay from all of the plugins in the template? I know he will probably be using a 0 latency UAD interface, but how will he track with autotune on the record channel without latency from all the other plugins affecting his monitoring? Would appreciate if you can help :) Thank you!

[@prod.contour]

is this a power issue or something else because I think him and his people are good off that

[@40dev64]

I work at a multi platinum recording studio. My template is similar. Have all my sends/inserts running all on dsp (Avid HDX/PCIE Card, Orion Interface, Uad Satellite) so we never have latency problems. You have to minimize native plugins if you have latency issues.

[@imxeni]

he probably bypasses all the plugins not used at the time and when recording set your buffer size lower 128 or below until you don’t experience that latency anymore. Be sure to change it back to a higher buffer size when mixing and before you bounce it out.

[@prod.contour]

@@imxeni I think if you use fl the minimum buffer size is around 200 something

[@damvgebeatz]

If your using a uad interface, you will have 0 latency. Uad console gives you the opportunity to print or monitor autotune as your rapping/singing

[@dulla8469]

shouldnt the record track go through the output directly to avoid latency caused by any plugin in the vocal bus or even in the mixbus itsself, i noticed as soon as i add limiter even if i bypass it it still adds alot of latency when monitoring but sending it directly to the outputs and then using avid plugins to avoid any latency fixes it

[@yuzroyax]

They have another software in the background that monitors the vocals with no latency at all. Even if you record with the record track > output it will still be a little latency.