Holy Grail Rap Vocal Chain | Logic Pro Edition

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Holy Grail Rap Vocal Chain | Logic Pro Edition

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In this tutorial, we'll recreate the famous rap vocal chain used by superstar artists like Big Sean, Drake, Dr. Dre and many more... mixing with stock plugins included in Logic Pro X 🎚🎛
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@asartheloved Ай бұрын

You just saved me a million hours and so many sleepless nights bro !!!

@Nic-tg2ei Жыл бұрын

Hey Sean, this is really useful thanks. I don't rap, but it takes my voice into something I can work with at last.

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

🙌

@KontrabanMuzic 2 жыл бұрын

You so on point with every video and well spoken with detail. I enjoy everything you put out and tons of knowledge

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that Kontra! Glad to help.

@ACelebrationofLIFEMendoza 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Sean!!! always such a joy to learn from you

@JrumBeats 2 жыл бұрын

Crazy dope flows on the beat Sean, God bless you my friend. Wishing you well!!

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that bro!!

@djtortilla5312 Жыл бұрын

Here to say the same bro!!

@peezyy3 2 жыл бұрын

That needle on the stock compressor has the fastest response time I've ever seen on a plugin lol. That 144hz monitor refresh rate is definitely working

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

LOL

@EvangelicalDj 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate what you do Bro

@happysinha 2 жыл бұрын

Thanku so much ☺️

@iamthemembrane 2 жыл бұрын

You're a dope rapper man! Nice work! Thanks

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that man 🙏

@BradcruiseUSA 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah m8 great stuff all around thank u 🙏🏽

@athomesongwriting 2 жыл бұрын

Logic Kicks so much A$$. It has everything you would ever need. I learned a lot from you. Thanks!

@lotimadeit 2 жыл бұрын

Really informative one💯 Simple and effective🔥

@jalenboyette1488 Жыл бұрын

Peace & love from the 704. Great video, appreciate the knowledge!

@KenFoxmusic 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds Great Brother. I love the NT1 as well

@aayjay2782 Жыл бұрын

I'm in Greensboro Sean. Would love to meet and greet about some engineering and rekording tips. And maybe even book a session with you as well.

@jaycole1900 2 жыл бұрын

Learning so much from you Sean. Thanks as usual

@punkemogeekrock 2 жыл бұрын

Great! Thanks Sean for doing this!

@SonOfGilo Жыл бұрын

That reaction at 10:73 after flipping the bypass after adjusting the EQ + Drive LOL. Looked surprised yourself lmao...

@gbengaakinnola677 2 жыл бұрын

the flow is dope man!!!! nice beat as well.

@tj-introoutrobed8136 2 жыл бұрын

This is great!! Thank you so much, Sean! 👍🏻

@indirecords7438 2 жыл бұрын

Sean learn so much from you bro. For so long you been guiding. Thank you ever so much. Love from India. ❤️💯💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that Indi 🙏

@jakestoneshow 2 жыл бұрын

I had a Rode NT1 ! For my vocals I didn't like it and I had to do a lot of EQ to get it balanced. So, I tried a different pair of pants on and I got a Neumann TLM 103 and it's been a game changer for my vocal tone/ range.

@WestSideChris805 Жыл бұрын

I'm in the exact same boat with you 😂 Exactly like this.

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Nice! I'm a bit surprised you prefer the tone of the 103 if you didn't like the NT1. The 103 is very top heavy and has a whistle in the sibilance, in my experience :) Whatever works though, every voice / mic combo works differently!

@jakestoneshow Жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine i did notice it was a little top heavy so i flipped it upside down and threw it an PF8 globe thingy and so far im reeealy liking the tone. I had a lot of overly low bass issues with the RODE - I still have it though

@caobone 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the knowledge man, got my vocals sounding much better 🗣🎙

@SeanDivine 5 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it man!

@Mrnuttenbutter Жыл бұрын

bars alone got my subscription

@jacksongroves7667 Жыл бұрын

Thank you bro love your lyrics all praise to The Most High

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

🙏

@the-real-rabizzlethedoctor 2 жыл бұрын

I love utilising the Distortion on the Logic Compressor 😃😉

@weirdosquaaad 2 жыл бұрын

Real talk I hope you see this Sean, thanks for all the knowledge man. Your vids are always a good watch

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help Dax! 🙏

@weirdosquaaad 2 жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine my brotha ✊✊✊

@dos_theanonymous_one 2 жыл бұрын

Great intel. Very helpful. Give thanx Sean. Nuff respect.

@amenaza1119 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the tips you give us in your videos! Peace

@buckybarz3779 3 ай бұрын

You sound good bro. Also thank you for getting straight to it. You got a new sub! 💯

@JEtienneMusic Жыл бұрын

Hey Sean I can't wait to get my hair done so I can rock my Divine Mixing hats. Also never noticed the slight Mac Miller-esque quality to your rap vocal delivery

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Appreciate that J!

@xelent1 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work Sean!

@wendellboynes8072 2 жыл бұрын

Song is dope !!

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

🙏

@andre.1860 2 жыл бұрын

Always great job 👍 thanks for that video

@lotimadeit 2 жыл бұрын

How did you watch a 14 minute video that quick?😂

@47Libra 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@frankeyzzz9068 2 жыл бұрын

I like shadowing your mixes/masters 🔥

@stephenhobbsmusic 11 ай бұрын

AYEEE RODENT1 GANG IN THE HOUSE! BEEN ON THE RODE TEAM SINCE THE NT1A WHEN IT WAS NICKEL AND UGLY

@user-fz2mu9co6g 6 ай бұрын

Sounds good 💯

@geoenriquez1879 2 жыл бұрын

Preciate this 👌🏼

@t3agray 2 жыл бұрын

never stop!

@lesasduzouglou8412 2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate your videos sir but I'm in Africa and I don't speak English so for a French speaker how to do it? for your Masterclasses. I really want to learn you are the ideal person

@saint_alpine 3 ай бұрын

duden you're a life saver

@kkaner181 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this great content!

@Tirkey24 2 жыл бұрын

Superb

@buckybarz3779 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. 💯

@candormind3159 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a nice song

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@hesretnu 2 жыл бұрын

Love this so much!

@seymourceikemusic6699 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks for the useful information. ✌️

@McEw Жыл бұрын

Song is fire bro

@dspoet1 2 жыл бұрын

This is dope. Can you do a part for fx like Reverb & Delay

@mikenorrismusica Жыл бұрын

Cool-isimo video. Stock plugins in Logic are just fucking fantastic.

@DonHajicek 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Subscribed.

@ThinIce365 2 жыл бұрын

It's interesting to me that you have an attack of 0 for the compressor. I'm still learning about mixing, but I've normally only seen such a fast attack used with parallel compression. My understanding is that if the attack is too quick you lose some of the transients, but maybe you can tell me more about your decision making. Appreciate you bro

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

It depends on the context of the vocal. Generally speaking, in tracking I’d use a slower attack. Here with a softer opto comp in the mix stage, the fast attack will work to tame some of the sharp transients. I’m also doing a more noticable gain reduction for effect. The opto is usually used more subtle in the analog realm :)

@AZANlA 2 жыл бұрын

the vocal sound like that pop rapper jack Harlow

@kingzthevessel7281 Жыл бұрын

Great video.

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@HamoLive Жыл бұрын

dang this made a difference!

@l_ord9 15 күн бұрын

Great in-depth tutorial. Quick and easy to grasp. Thank you. Also there was a bus send you were adjusting. What was that doing?

@SeanDivine 13 күн бұрын

It’s a very small plate reverb

@l_ord9 13 күн бұрын

@@SeanDivine Thank you Sir.

@gnarlyrides 6 ай бұрын

Great vocal chain. Thanks for this. What‘s on the bus 2?

@Jvaldes609 2 жыл бұрын

Man you are amazing!

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you J!

@timstrel1 2 жыл бұрын

Nice verse my man!!!!

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@DreErdna 2 жыл бұрын

Dope!!! U killed that verse too!!! #Spittin

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

🙏

@kendallhoulder5139 2 жыл бұрын

THANKS SEAN !!!!!

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

You bet :)

@lequidbit9385 2 жыл бұрын

Ive been using this the last couple days and it works really well. Can you give more details on the pre optimizing process? Maybe an example of you doing it?

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

I'll see what I can do!

@lequidbit9385 Жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine Thank you.... These videos are gems. Appreciate you

@pharaohonthetrack2008 Жыл бұрын

Can you do an advance industry Migos x lil baby x Future style vocal chain mix with only waves plugins?

@deadlycontent503 2 жыл бұрын

need this for waves or a new preset pack

@OfficialBXLLY 5 ай бұрын

interesting. let’s go. cheers bro

@yangadjonne5466 2 жыл бұрын

Respect 🙏🙏🙏🙏

@DZ-qi2vc 2 жыл бұрын

holy Shit, for what I bought waves plugin bundle 😂😂😂

@BZDthemc 7 ай бұрын

Did you have a plugin on bus 2 , just curious what the intention of sending bus 1 to bus 2? Love your content been following for years and you've made the learning process much easier. Thanks Sean!

@SeanDivine 7 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it’s been helpful 🙏 bus 2 is a very small plate reverb, just to add a little space!

@MixingInActionStudios Жыл бұрын

Can you do a studio one version?

@dieserbenni4864 6 ай бұрын

thx

@floyboymusic 2 жыл бұрын

This stock preset sounds goooood! Ill be using it

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

Have fun 🙌

@raphaelfernandez6818 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect video, perfect timing. Thanks Sean 🙏 just a quick one too, im having a bit of difficulty getting a specific type of vocal to sit right in an otherwise chaotic mix (think NEW MAGIC WAND by Tyler).. the voice is pitched down and very croaky (like a “morning voice” almost). How do you think I should add some body to the voice without it competing with the heavy bass and busy midrange within the synths? The top end of the vocal is really shining through but I’m just having trouble with cutting that body through in the master..

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Depends on the instrumental mix. I'd start by turning down the synth or EQing out the mids interfering with the vocal... or sidechain it :)

@RomeoRuizMusic Жыл бұрын

Hey Sean. Thanks so much. I’m new to learning mixing and am a new subscriber here. I appreciate the time you put into the videos. I’m wondering, and I know this may be a newbie question , but can you get similar results with some of the Waves plugins like the Q10 for eq and some of the CLA compressors ? Thanks so much. I have a Mac with older versions of the waves diamond bundle that was given to me running Cubase 6.5 as a gift so I’m trying to really optimize what was given to me. Really appreciate it a lot.

@PRODBY24X7 Жыл бұрын

I would say yes just find the alternatives

@Darksagan 2 жыл бұрын

Damn sounds nice.

@j-new6278 2 жыл бұрын

Dude nice job, good information. Nice flow too. Think I heard Charlotte an MB on that... I'm over in MB. You doing shows? I'll come out

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks J! Hopefully at some point!

@pakk10_ Жыл бұрын

336 ❗️

@ankeviousoliver4472 2 жыл бұрын

Imo id love to see your distance/mic placement and if you have a chain for recording. The sound is really clean.

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Recorded the vocal at the computer, just as you see me in this video (with an NT1 mic and light compression). This video may help - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kKd0a9yBqJjWe2w.html

@ankeviousoliver4472 2 жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine oh yeah that was very helpful. Ty

@brandonhenry8271 Жыл бұрын

Gratitude mista

@GloveBunniesVideos 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Really helps to have these listed out. How different would a pop vocal chain be?

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

Not that much different in terms of overall tone / approach. The core of most vocal chains aren't genre specific... compression style, effects processing are where the approach changes the most in my experience!

@GloveBunniesVideos 2 жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine Thanks!

@xyadxyad1168 2 жыл бұрын

Hey I noticed at the very end you sent Bus 1 to Bus 2 but didn’t show the effects on that channel. Was that just a bit of reverb or some other effect?

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, light reverb (.5 sec plate) just to give it some space!

@xyadxyad1168 2 жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine Thanks, great video as usual

@ankeviousoliver4472 2 жыл бұрын

Aye yo bro. I hit you up a while back about a potential colab. I deployed and now back in country. I posted a song called awake but really have not published much. Id love to send some songs to get your thoughts though. I respect your grind.

@SonOfGilo Жыл бұрын

Whats the proper way to get several songs (EP/Album) to all match volume levels in preparation to drop a project for streaming.

@MansurNumanov Жыл бұрын

Sean, what song is it? Is it out on platforms?

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

I just made it for the tutorial :) ...might release it in the future though!

@MansurNumanov Жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine This is absolute FIRE! I shazam it every once in a while hoping that it's out there lmao. Sean, thank you for everything you do!

@redtyga10.o39 Жыл бұрын

Yssir

@outdatedproductions6703 Жыл бұрын

Should I record my vocals with this vocal chain or no?

@ProducerRyan 2 жыл бұрын

Clutch

@theafroseas2196 11 күн бұрын

I need the chain pls

@byronmarshall7398 Жыл бұрын

If I used the Antares Mic Mod, instead of doing the pre-process of the EQ at the beginning of the chain, will it give me a similar result?

@davidsmarttmusic3744 11 ай бұрын

💪🏿

@royalinvasionproductionstv6370 10 ай бұрын

So usually I put a neve preamp plugin on my USB mic input in Reaper(FrontDAW), if I also use a eq/preamp like the one show here, I can remove the other as that would probably be too much saturation right?

@SeanDivine 10 ай бұрын

No rules. Whatever sounds best but yes, 2 saturated neve pres would be a bit much for my taste.

@pacobestsofar8819 Жыл бұрын

Whats up Sean just wanted to shoot you a message reguarding some mixing and mastering just wondering if you provide your services? Would love to get some work done by you! Hope to hear from you soon!

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

bit.ly/divine-mixing-mastering

@Starkillers 9 ай бұрын

This was a fun back-to-the-basics tutorial if you owned a 1073 what would you use to get the saturation from logic's version vs say the UAD version ?

@SeanDivine 9 ай бұрын

For the logic version, you get the saturation with the output drive. On the UAD, there's modeling happening under the hood and also depending on where you set the preamp gain.

@anidea5646 24 күн бұрын

Hey I want that 90’s boom bap sound? Is it similar to this?

@SeanDivine 16 күн бұрын

Yep! Maybe a little less bright, overall but the same approach.

@akablenzy 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro! One question, whats in bus at the end of the chain?

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

Just a light reverb (space designer) to add some space!

@beatdivisionbyjorsidesign3727 Жыл бұрын

At 12:43 a send to bus 2 appears, is that the reverb we hear?

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's a 1.0 sec plate reverb :)

@maltliruoqs-stonelock682 8 ай бұрын

man, i got the NT1 and i still don't like how my recordings sound.. I'm banging my head.. i don't know what it is. I have an Element24 so it aint my interface.. should i be working in higher sample and bit depth? maybe that would make a difference? Your vocals sound so much better than what I get....

@SeanDivine 8 ай бұрын

Higher sample rate / bit depth would be a negligible difference, if any. What do you not like about the sound you're getting?

@kerose 8 ай бұрын

So I think it’s just my room. I have treated it as much as I can. But I think I’m still hearing a lot of noise . I have a big desk and a wall of monitors but they are behind the mic so the reflections hit the blankets behind me. lol. But even with the treatment. I have acoustic panels on the walls too… it just sounds like I have top end harshness. It’s like no amount of deessing will suffice. I’m going to address the room treatment further. Also I think I have to come to terms with my voice. It’s higher pitched and raspy…. And I really attack the mic. So I can probably work on my technique. I’ve had 3 different mics and “w” sounds always sound like wind…. Off axis , three mics. It’s gotta just be how I pronounce “wh” sounds.. Rant over. Anyways. Been following your content for as long as I can remember. Always helpful

@SharpChaotic1 Жыл бұрын

Do you do mixing services for pay if I want a specific sound

@-NOVA-2023 Жыл бұрын

There’s always something missing in my stock plugging 😢 I don’t have the DEsesser 2 Also on my compressor my red light isn’t flashing like yours

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Backup your system and update Logic from the App Store :)

@DarkDekuVigilante 10 ай бұрын

what did he have on bus 2 that he was sending to the vocal chain?

@SeanDivine 10 ай бұрын

A small plate reverb :)

@larrytan73 2 жыл бұрын

why do alot of studios use a hardware pultec and a 1173 instead of the software.. is there a difference!? thanks!

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

Generally, it’s the tubetech / 1176 and 1073 :) there is a difference between hardware and software but it’s become more subtle. Just depends on what you’re going for!