How to Mix Hip Hop Beats | Leslie Brathwaite (Pharrell Williams)

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4 жыл бұрын

Grammy-winning mixer Leslie Brathwaite (Beyoncé) takes you through the production of Lil Uzi Vert & Pharrell Williams’ “Neon Guts,” sharing his glossy but pumping beat mixing techniques. Watch Leslie’s tips on mixing rap vocals: www.waves.com/leslie-vocals
(0:57) Mixing 808s, Kicks & Claps
(6:08) Mixing Instrument Tracks
Plugins used by Leslie Brathwaite in this video:
PuigTec EQs: waves.com/puigtec
LoAir: waves.com/loair
Renaissance Equalizer: waves.com/reneq
SSL E-Channel: waves.com/ssl-e
Q10 Equalizer: waves.com/q10
Music: “Neon Guts” by Lil Uzi Vert feat. Pharrell Williams

Пікірлер: 220
@mr_midnite
@mr_midnite 4 жыл бұрын
Waves listened to the ppl in the comments, that’s why they’re the best.
@agfb4039
@agfb4039 4 жыл бұрын
Damn Waves Leslie is a monster of an explainer get him for more of these
@OUTSHADES
@OUTSHADES 4 жыл бұрын
I just want one day in the studio with masters like him.. So much knowledge and experience to guide and motivate new artists and engineers..
@MrBryan90
@MrBryan90 4 жыл бұрын
04:33 That has to be the greatest tip I've heard in a long time. Thanks Leslie.
@MakeBetterMusicNow
@MakeBetterMusicNow 4 жыл бұрын
true.
@hwcentertainment
@hwcentertainment Жыл бұрын
Facts!!!
@officialfoo
@officialfoo 4 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. This is priceless info.
@beatchewup
@beatchewup 4 жыл бұрын
Props to the PROS dropping knowledge for the rest of us to eat up!
@chuckjuice1317
@chuckjuice1317 4 жыл бұрын
I could listen to Leslie’s in-depth sessions for 12 hours straight...that says a lot because he really says something important when he points things out.
@garrden5583
@garrden5583 4 жыл бұрын
Waves the goat of plugins
@thejudgejuror2547
@thejudgejuror2547 4 жыл бұрын
GARRDEN lol foh
@MakeBetterMusicNow
@MakeBetterMusicNow 4 жыл бұрын
@@thejudgejuror2547 I feel like they not giving the entire picture
@Subholik3
@Subholik3 2 жыл бұрын
For sure..... And waves is like rolls Royce of plugins 😁👍
@ShortFuseFun
@ShortFuseFun Жыл бұрын
i wouldn’t say that but if you know how to use your tools they are as good as any other
@AlexNejera
@AlexNejera 4 жыл бұрын
Waves "aggressive marketing strategy" Audio
@domgreen1859
@domgreen1859 4 жыл бұрын
Leslie makes it make sense man! 👏🏾
@milesedward
@milesedward 3 жыл бұрын
Really dope to see Leslie's techniques here. Tons of stuff we could try out ourselves in our own mixes.
@djgreenpapi
@djgreenpapi 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your mixing/technical approach in this particular project. Well explained, simple and plain. Ache!
@ColeMelly
@ColeMelly 4 жыл бұрын
WavesTune L1 Limiter To get it louder Vocal Ride - Keep it all level SSL channel - EQ CLA-76 - -10db CLA-76 - No compression but with dials at 30 and 18 Then the l1 again Aux sends - Plate reverb & Delay20
@unknownid998
@unknownid998 4 жыл бұрын
sauce
@Prodby_duke
@Prodby_duke 3 жыл бұрын
Shiiiid...might as well add some tape too for saturation. Imo of course 😎
@JamarConley
@JamarConley 3 жыл бұрын
That’s a lot of processing. I think the most important thing to getting good vocals is to record with compression and eq if needed. Get as close to the sound you want going in.
@JamarConley
@JamarConley 3 жыл бұрын
@seba hara That's your personal opinion. If you have to do all of that your vocal isn't recorded as well as it should of been. I was talking more so in terms of processing power. If you have to do that to every vocal your going to need a nice rig.
@demetricehenderson5991
@demetricehenderson5991 4 жыл бұрын
I like the sound options that wave brings to the table,,,,, good explanation!!!!!
@MakeBetterMusicNow
@MakeBetterMusicNow 4 жыл бұрын
wavs is dope
@modernmusicstudio303
@modernmusicstudio303 3 жыл бұрын
Such a great oppotunity to stumble upon this video! Learning about mixing hip-hop beats from Leslie is so cool!
@JotaKaMc
@JotaKaMc 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Leslie
@BrainztormProductions
@BrainztormProductions 4 жыл бұрын
Listened to that Lil Uzi & Pharrell track and its sounds great, perfect blend and subtle mixing
@thedeeprot
@thedeeprot 4 жыл бұрын
big up
@mihndpmr9723
@mihndpmr9723 4 жыл бұрын
4:30 a gem. Push parameter really hard then back down.
@BroadwaybBeats100
@BroadwaybBeats100 3 жыл бұрын
i was sent here, im grateful. legendary!
@Lee-fu2sv
@Lee-fu2sv 3 жыл бұрын
Killin it.
@bikesandbeats4693
@bikesandbeats4693 4 жыл бұрын
Leslie: "Pharrell doesn't put a lot of instruments in his music" Pharrell: *Adds 30 different instruments to his music
@chavonjames8941
@chavonjames8941 4 жыл бұрын
Bikes and Beats it’s mainly layering tbh. Get your melody/chord and CNTRL C&P to boost your sound w switching like a note or 2
@franmaga28
@franmaga28 4 жыл бұрын
Lol no he doesnt tho. He is a pretty minimalist producer and thats what makes him special actually.
@MakeBetterMusicNow
@MakeBetterMusicNow 4 жыл бұрын
@@franmaga28 what makes you say special. I'd say its more common place now
@franmaga28
@franmaga28 4 жыл бұрын
@@MakeBetterMusicNow Whos talking bout now? Pharrel has this production style since the late 90s when he was producing hits for everybody with Chad Hugo. And anybody back then would recognize a Neptune´s tune as soon as they heard it, even if it had like only 4 tracks lol. That actually is something special in production.
@franmaga28
@franmaga28 4 жыл бұрын
@@MakeBetterMusicNow Of course its kinda easy to say its common place now, but you would be ignoring the fact that hes an OG thats been doing it for more than 20 years
@kuxvibes
@kuxvibes 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this tutorial Leslie !
@Bashanvibe
@Bashanvibe 4 жыл бұрын
I really learn alot. Please post more
@Thipe
@Thipe 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making these videos, they're really help me out a lot.
@nibiru3683
@nibiru3683 4 жыл бұрын
i needed this
@tapiamusic1
@tapiamusic1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the breakdown. It was really helpful!
@Saintxeri
@Saintxeri 4 жыл бұрын
Ayyyyyyyye more Gems
@griffandrews3434
@griffandrews3434 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent instrumental!!!
@MrAndrewATeam
@MrAndrewATeam 4 жыл бұрын
This hass to be on the top of the billboard ssoon. Great beat for most rappers 🎧
@BlueIslandBeats
@BlueIslandBeats 4 жыл бұрын
Woow!! This is awesome!! Keep it Up!!🔥🔥🔥
@agthaog1986
@agthaog1986 4 жыл бұрын
this was good info especially 2 someone just starting out that really has a passion for taking in really good info.me i've been at it for a while. alot of this stuff im been familiar with but seeing it on a waves plugin lets me know it can be translated no matter what u use. honestly guys dont think cause hes using top of the line stuff that u cant get the same outcome
@paulrussell8801
@paulrussell8801 3 жыл бұрын
FIRE!
@playaplayastudios
@playaplayastudios 4 жыл бұрын
Was just listening to this song
@MikeHeebz
@MikeHeebz 4 жыл бұрын
Leslie's approach to mixing is awesome. Would love to pick his brain & learn from him one day. Thanks for sharing! =)
@pettinhouse
@pettinhouse 4 жыл бұрын
Very cool instructional video. Thanks
@elmortobeats5919
@elmortobeats5919 3 жыл бұрын
This is like deep meditation for my soul :-) thanks
@CainaanDC
@CainaanDC 4 жыл бұрын
thanks waves
@nevdo_music
@nevdo_music 3 жыл бұрын
The last phrase he said is the key point of all of work with music
@opalvenom1111
@opalvenom1111 4 жыл бұрын
hell yea
@lilyflowers3764
@lilyflowers3764 3 жыл бұрын
Great beat!!
@milo532
@milo532 3 жыл бұрын
Wow!
@erikholt7866
@erikholt7866 3 жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥🔥 FIRE.
@ayen3224
@ayen3224 3 жыл бұрын
💯 Freaking amazing.
@CM-pk5fb
@CM-pk5fb 4 жыл бұрын
GREAT INSIGHT!
@m_der_ma1445
@m_der_ma1445 4 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool Video. I wish that you could include a short before/aftr section of the Song, so you can really hear the change on the whole song.
@skizantana7902
@skizantana7902 4 жыл бұрын
Wow 🤯
@renaduncan7396
@renaduncan7396 2 жыл бұрын
Love it
@ysldidnt3311
@ysldidnt3311 4 жыл бұрын
Damn 💯
@bennyblanco1505
@bennyblanco1505 4 жыл бұрын
Great Video Thank You !
@johnwhite2031
@johnwhite2031 3 жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥
@guillaumeboyer5473
@guillaumeboyer5473 2 жыл бұрын
Always those 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 repeat at the start... Perfect preparation for the beat to come for a listener, tension created from the first bar, released into the track itself, Takes less than 30 secs to do... Effective, simple.
@paavoilves5416
@paavoilves5416 2 жыл бұрын
It's also Pharrell's tag.
@tameembarakat607
@tameembarakat607 2 жыл бұрын
Great tips and secrets that are free to learn on KZfaq..not too long ago it was years of audio engineering school to learn this stuff
@kingbeatsbangerz2660
@kingbeatsbangerz2660 4 жыл бұрын
Litt 🔥
@ProducerGio
@ProducerGio 3 жыл бұрын
Simplicity is key. Getting the right tonal balance and dynamic balance first than vocal effects after. Just mix with nothing but SSL channels, RE6 or Q10, and 1 tube or tape em and get really good than start exploring other plugins.
@aaronjames8547
@aaronjames8547 2 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this before I knew how to mix and master. I have no idea what he was talking about but now I understand everything 🤣
@MrAndrewATeam
@MrAndrewATeam 3 жыл бұрын
Got me moving my head bro 🌊 👀
@nicodemolalli5643
@nicodemolalli5643 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks bro for explaining why you over boost the knobs on plugins first thing. Was curious what the approach was there because I always hear people say this.
@warezendes
@warezendes 4 жыл бұрын
nicodemo lalli it’s all about being able to really hear everything in that sound so you get a better understanding of what needs to be done to it. A lot of people boost the bass and treble in car systems so you want to be able to have your individual sounds as well as mix be able to translate well across different systems
@ancientpoet6958
@ancientpoet6958 4 жыл бұрын
Smooth
@blackrackproductions4553
@blackrackproductions4553 4 жыл бұрын
good stuff
@OhThatsLionHeart
@OhThatsLionHeart 4 жыл бұрын
getting a track from pharrell is like getting the best piece of candy ever.
@akalvarez
@akalvarez 4 жыл бұрын
Great philosophy !
@Rio-uv1gs
@Rio-uv1gs 2 жыл бұрын
Great video.
@sam-no5qb
@sam-no5qb 4 жыл бұрын
Finally a tutorial with a song that isn't trash hahaha
@nazimbeats
@nazimbeats 4 жыл бұрын
I love neon guts
@holywaterandgreentea
@holywaterandgreentea 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent Thanks
@johnnyfuentes888
@johnnyfuentes888 4 жыл бұрын
Very fortunate to have this video! I saw the vocals one first and learned a lot. Does anyone recommend any other place to find videos of this quality and genre? I would even pay for them lol
@prodchriscarr
@prodchriscarr 4 жыл бұрын
linked in learning is pretty good. but you might have to pay, i think my school offers it free to students.
@vicdamone3313
@vicdamone3313 2 жыл бұрын
Pensados Place
@ysldidnt3311
@ysldidnt3311 4 жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@djfrankieflowers
@djfrankieflowers 4 жыл бұрын
His passion and SWAG makes it even sexier. Some engineers are just boring and weird. He's from the generation of people who loved music. It's about groove, vibe and feeling it all! Respect
@deyriohmiii4598
@deyriohmiii4598 4 жыл бұрын
Niceee
@trafulhadj8426
@trafulhadj8426 Жыл бұрын
I like it very good
@ProducerGio
@ProducerGio 3 жыл бұрын
🐐🐐
@seok84
@seok84 4 жыл бұрын
When he used the r comp there was no compression going on at all... Did he use it for the grain of that compressor? Cuz there was actually a sonic difference... or was it only in my head...
@oraculox
@oraculox 3 жыл бұрын
It seems that by phazing or delaying the snare or claps, just milliseconds after the vocal peak works every time, but delaying kick or bassline is much more tricky
@krhyme104gmailcom
@krhyme104gmailcom 4 жыл бұрын
thank You. #ppt
@royallmuzikproductionzuk7912
@royallmuzikproductionzuk7912 4 жыл бұрын
Does @waves.com have a dedicated controller for their plugins.that would be dope.,💯
@ChentheInfj
@ChentheInfj 4 жыл бұрын
RoyalMusicproductions uk good idea bro
@lostheartmega5388
@lostheartmega5388 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video i was wondering how you did that studder effect on the bass like in the beginnng song
@automotiveperformancemobil4030
@automotiveperformancemobil4030 4 жыл бұрын
You couldn't look HEAR how he did that?
@brandonpeyton2844
@brandonpeyton2844 11 ай бұрын
It's Pharrells producer tag
@geniiblakk3152
@geniiblakk3152 2 жыл бұрын
Leslie : the way music makes you feel is more important than anything me : Yes Sensei
@thatswassup_6862
@thatswassup_6862 4 жыл бұрын
Waves are the ghost
@saviinmusic379
@saviinmusic379 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this content. Very helpful. #saviinmusic
@user-ki7xr1et9r
@user-ki7xr1et9r 4 жыл бұрын
Мега мощь !!!
@davidr1719
@davidr1719 2 жыл бұрын
"He doesn't put many instruments in his tracks" Shows more tracks than I've ever seen on my project lool
@deathofnoise
@deathofnoise 4 жыл бұрын
can someone tell me what is the device next to his keyboard? (I've been wondering what that is for the longest while..)
@willbaker5660
@willbaker5660 4 жыл бұрын
it's the controller for the dangerous monitor st
@deathofnoise
@deathofnoise 4 жыл бұрын
Will Baker thank you so much
@daredevil7943
@daredevil7943 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your techniques. The only problem I have though it is that I don’t have any eyesight so I go by my ear and the way you’re saying that my ear tricks you. My not be the best way to put it because I am a blind producer.
@frankiebautista7085
@frankiebautista7085 4 жыл бұрын
10:08 anybody know where that sound is from?
@by1onegry974
@by1onegry974 4 жыл бұрын
Waves, the graal of music plugins ?
@diogenessbeats7421
@diogenessbeats7421 4 жыл бұрын
good
@JimKazas
@JimKazas 4 жыл бұрын
Well, I create Downtempo / Chil beat tracks including guitar. I 've been using many plugins like WLM loudness meter and have been trying to reach the goal of -14 / -13 dB LUFS standard of KZfaq and always found my song lacking power and loudness when comparing to celebrities tracks. Then I decided to measure those reference tracks... To my surprice, I found that almost all known songs, even Despacito or Ed Sheeran's tracks are at around -6 LUFS !!! So what is wrong in this case? Should I follow the Loudness War and export my tracks that loud and let platforms as KZfaq reduce/normalise them even 52% (Despacito: Volume / Normalized100% / 52% (content loudness 5.7dB) or follow the limit standard rules of -14 LUFS?
@francomatiasmarron1274
@francomatiasmarron1274 4 жыл бұрын
This is a great question, it'd be nice if someone could explain this.
@killermvp
@killermvp 4 жыл бұрын
Really, just do what sounds good. Mix to your tastes. Things to note, Spotify compresses the fuck out of records, it’s the reason why I use google play.
@doktoraudio8035
@doktoraudio8035 4 жыл бұрын
it raises the question whether labels pay to have their big hit tracks played louder on youtube than anyone else's. I cannot think of any other reasonable explanation at this point.
@anthonypenna476
@anthonypenna476 4 жыл бұрын
I think I found the answer some time ago. Limit around -0.3db, squash as much as you can without ruining the master, then lower the master Channel volume by 5ish db. This should give you around -14 lufs in perceived loudness while still retaining volume. Let me know if this helped
@JimKazas
@JimKazas 4 жыл бұрын
@@anthonypenna476 thanks for reply! I will give it a try and give you some feedback
@SpanchOfficial
@SpanchOfficial 4 жыл бұрын
Reupload?
@SpanchOfficial
@SpanchOfficial 4 жыл бұрын
Ean Verschelden oh thanks
@030yk
@030yk 3 жыл бұрын
I have a huge problem with harshness in vocals on certain words, and i use a dynamic eq to try to get them out, but that often creates new ones and dulls the vocal. These frequencies are mostly because i work with rappers with cheap mics and untreated rooms. Any tips?
@waves
@waves 3 жыл бұрын
@YonaHoly RTM if you're referring to getting those harsh 's' sounds on your recorded vocals, we would highly recommend checking out Sibilance for this purpose exactly: www.waves.com/plugins/sibilance
@beatsfromsoda
@beatsfromsoda 3 жыл бұрын
@@waves amazed at the reply
@heanz
@heanz 2 жыл бұрын
Feels like paid content. So much thanks
@51Daedalus
@51Daedalus 4 жыл бұрын
why do all these Tracks look like they are clipping?^^
@crookedclassic
@crookedclassic 4 жыл бұрын
You can zoom/resize the waveforms without altering the gain in Pro Tools so you can see stuff better.
@peteroseghale2325
@peteroseghale2325 4 жыл бұрын
So all his tracks are in stereo,including the kicks and all.Does that affect the sound?#pardonmyquestion#
@SSNUTHIN
@SSNUTHIN 4 жыл бұрын
I completely missed that the first time watching this video. It could be the way Pharrell sent the trackout? He said from the beginning he tries to stick to the artist's intent. I imagine if Pharrell sent him everything in stereo, he fell in love with those instruments and loops in stereo. I know many vocoders/autotune that only work in studio, but I am unsure about all. Some people like the phase you get from recording in stereo and when taking a minimalist approach (and the right acoustics and equipment) a quality recording in stereo can probably be quite nice to the right ear.
@mykkc.5496
@mykkc.5496 4 жыл бұрын
Many sessions are sent with each instrument tracked in "stereo." However, the kicks and 808 kick is probably just a "mono" signal that was "bounced" out of a sequence program such as "Maschine" whereby it's basically the exact same information in the Left and Right sides of the waveform, meaning that if you collapsed the mix from stereo to mono, you'd hear the exact same "sound." You wouldn't hear the stereo spectrum collapse. Because leslie has the ultimate processing power at his disposal, there's no need to split those sounds into a mono signal, but if he didn't have all of that CPU power, he'd more than likely "split" those signals down into a mono signal, using only 1 side of the original signal ( remember that would be no sound difference, except for a volume drop that can be compensated for with a volume boost), which would save on CPU processing power because you'd only need the plugins to handle a single mono signal, instead of 2 signals (left and right stereo.) I've worked with leslie and he's always been a WAVES fan. Even when he was mixing on an SSL desk at Patchwerk Studios in Atlanta, years ago.
@peteroseghale2325
@peteroseghale2325 4 жыл бұрын
@@mykkc.5496 thank you so much
@clutchhawks1268
@clutchhawks1268 4 жыл бұрын
I wonder who was the first person to mix n master a song, who was the first audio engineer and what was the first song or album released. I wanna know.
@PLATINUMG555
@PLATINUMG555 4 жыл бұрын
The Fat Boys
@Prodby_duke
@Prodby_duke 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe Quincy Jones 🤷🏿‍♂️
@jonahw4908
@jonahw4908 Жыл бұрын
"In the 1920s, the process was improved when outputs of the microphones could be mixed before being fed to the disc cutter, allowing greater flexibility in the balance. Modern mixing emerged with the introduction of commercial multi-track tape machines, most notably when 8-track recorders were introduced during the 1960s. The ability to record sounds into separate channels made it possible for recording studios to combine and treat these sounds not only during recording, but afterward during a separate mixing process."
@prodbyguyhorn
@prodbyguyhorn 4 жыл бұрын
do i need panorama for mixing?
@lephenomene1308
@lephenomene1308 Жыл бұрын
8:10 The cut is being made in the 18-31 range so why does he say 70's range?
@liljj2221
@liljj2221 2 жыл бұрын
Im curious to know why every drum track is in stereo? In my experience drum tracks are typically in mono. I notice every single track seems to be in stereo. Any professional engineers got any knowledge? Thnx
@younganthony7084
@younganthony7084 4 жыл бұрын
29 dislikes please tell us what songs you have mixed
@bigboyslim7568
@bigboyslim7568 4 жыл бұрын
0:14 "He doesn't put a lot of instruments in his music" *cut to screenshot of 10+ tracks*
@barbaryyaw2724
@barbaryyaw2724 4 жыл бұрын
BigBoy Slim you should see a tde session lol
@RickyMackie
@RickyMackie 4 жыл бұрын
BigBoy Slim A drum kit counts as 1 instrument.
@AlecWyld
@AlecWyld 4 жыл бұрын
That's not a lot at all. Most EDM songs have 30+ tracks, up to even 80.
@maxreaper25
@maxreaper25 4 жыл бұрын
Some Singh’s are over 200 tracks
@nobodyfamous
@nobodyfamous 4 жыл бұрын
6:28 is an eargasm
@LossLeadas
@LossLeadas 4 жыл бұрын
Its no rules once you learn basics and understand music
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