Producing Rap Vocals: 4 Beginner Tips
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Күн бұрынAtlanta-based hip hop artist and engineer RENEGADE EL REY (Big Boi, T.I.) walks you through his 4 go-to techniques for producing and mixing rap vocals, using plugins from the Waves Platinum bundle: www.waves.com/bundles/platinum
0:00 Introduction
1:10 Creating the Hook: Stacking Vocals
4:29 Mixing Lead Vocals
10:21 Mixing Ad-libs and Background Vocals
11:56 Using Reverb & Delay
Waves plugins used in this video:
Renaissance EQ: www.waves.com/plugins/renaiss...
Renaissance Reverb: www.waves.com/plugins/renaiss...
Renaissance Compressor: www.waves.com/plugins/renaiss...
Renaissance DeEsser: www.waves.com/plugins/renaiss...
Q10 Equalizer: www.waves.com/plugins/q10-equ...
H-Delay: www.waves.com/plugins/h-delay...
Music: “See Me” by RENEGADE EL REY
@FRESCOLord 4 жыл бұрын
Probably the best in depth tutorial i've seen for any beginner!
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Lord FRESCO Preciate that. This was definitely for the beginner phase. And to be honest I gave more than I normally would have for the beginner stage, but waves wanted me to give you all detail. Thank you for tuning in for sure! 🙏🏽🦅
@jordandowd8911 3 жыл бұрын
Check out helpmedevvon. Thank me later
@dakitttywarrior813 3 жыл бұрын
U need to look into mixing vocals more
@dakitttywarrior813 3 жыл бұрын
Definitely learned a lot though
@Bronwyn031 3 жыл бұрын
If he ever did a MasterClass I would sign up for it! Clear, concise and spoken in a way that I can understand.
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Working on it all! 🙏🏽🦅
@SSupra2008 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Renegade El Rey for the gems, because you did this deserves us to go stream your music and give you play counts. Also thank you waves audio for bringing him in.
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
SSupra2008 🙏🏽 Much respect. Thank you for tuning in! Glad I could help. 🦅
@lu.smoove 4 жыл бұрын
A1...you know a man means business when he jumps from the booth to behind the desk to get the track completed #DedicatedToTheArt
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Loux exactly another reason I got into engineering too...! Salute... Preciate you watching...
@andiherzog 4 жыл бұрын
Respect! Rarely seen artists who mix their own songs and do it so well. Simplicity is key!
@mixbymariusmixbymarius1650 4 жыл бұрын
really? lol
@andiherzog 4 жыл бұрын
@@mixbymariusmixbymarius1650 the "do it well" part is rare ;)
@mixbymariusmixbymarius1650 4 жыл бұрын
@@andiherzog No it's really not lol... And if you think this video goes under "do it well" i think you have very low standards brother..
@demetricehenderson5991 4 жыл бұрын
@@andiherzog Don't let that guy's negativity discourage you... I don't care what song you do, everybody is not going to like it. All you can do is produce it, mixing it and mastering it the way you feel it, or the artist you're producing. Enough said!!!!
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
MixByMarius you don’t have to like it homie. As Demetrice pointed out, everyone won’t like everything. All we as artists can do is do what WE consider good and put it out. Waves audio thought it was great, which is why they wanted me to come aboard. Either way, I appreciate ALL OF YOU for tuning in. PS. Marius I work wit legends... do you? Peace and blessings everyone! 🦅
@jakesauer8378 2 жыл бұрын
Probably the most informative vocal tutorial I've ever seen. I'd refer this to anyone as a great starting point. Easy to understand, descriptive and to the point. Thx!
@Reyrzy 4 жыл бұрын
Great video, he's really good explaining and articulating himself!
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Reyrzy. Preciate it 🙏🏽🦅! Thanks for tuning in!
@cr_satan 2 жыл бұрын
Wow this is a really good, clear, clean cut and straight-forward very well informative video. I’m very impressed. Thanks dude. I love how you communicated, like a decent human being. Thank you so much for this. 🙂
@samweldon8104 2 жыл бұрын
This is the most professional tutorial I've ever seen. Easy subscribe, Renegade is an awesome teacher
@MrBiggs184 4 жыл бұрын
I swear you guys are always on time with these HELPFULL ASS content.....thankyou so much again
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
rick slickk Glad it helped in any kind of way. Thanks for tuning in homie 🦅
@josephbrookesjr.4968 3 жыл бұрын
The best explanation for a new producer. most of the time they speak over your head. thank you, brother. waves have the best info period.
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
Much respect! 🙏🏽🦅... thank you for tuning in!
@djrobmixx 4 жыл бұрын
One of the best instructional videos so far. Excellent job
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Robert Dyches Thanks! Preciate you for tuning in!
@momofresh_rec 4 жыл бұрын
This was incredibly thorough and easily understandable from a beginner perspective!
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
@73Cag 4 жыл бұрын
Rap is not my favourite genre but I wont have any doubt saying this is an extremely well done tutorial and not only for the tricks but also for the way Renegades deliver it, I can see there's a lot of experimentation and passion behind it. I really understand any single word and what you wanted to achieve. Superb job
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Alessandro Morelli I appreciate that! And thanks for watching...! 🙏🏽
@thumbnailgreen9155 3 ай бұрын
So damn helpful - especially the stereo pan to 81 on the stacked vocals. Thank you
@MrChitownhustla 3 жыл бұрын
I had to let you bruh that you make mixing make sense, I’ve struggled to come up with what I can hold my chest out and say yeah I did that shit! I finally just made mix today that passed the car test, keep shining light on this mystic my dude!💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
Much respect! Glad we could help! 🦅
@Rico523596 3 жыл бұрын
This is a perfect tutorial! One of the best I’ve seen in mixing yet. Thanks for the help!
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
Much respect! Thanks for tuning in! 🦅
@LetMeDieLord 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Waves and RENEGADE EL REY...great great stuff!!!
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
Much respect! 💪🏽💪🏽
@WavyJazzyBanks 4 жыл бұрын
A de-esser is just a cousin of the compresser...yessir
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Wavy Jazzy Banks exactly! Preciate u for tuning in homie!
@donkoh5738 3 жыл бұрын
it's also about the 2.71 via the reverb to the auxiliary, as well as the pockets and proper delays.
@tezondabeat2999 3 жыл бұрын
Pressure
@ablescott2854 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bro, that was very informative and helpful in me getting the best mix with out using alot, but giving it just what it needs to sounds cutting edge and clean.
@upallnighttmic2387 4 жыл бұрын
Bruh I swear I been thinking about the first tip for so long n I knew it made sense to have multiple layers and utilize the sound field so glad I came across this video
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
upallnightt mic Yep! That’s what makes the vocals thick... not always a need for it, but it’s definitely a good base.. learned it from some older engineers a while back. Preciate you for tuning in! 💪🏾🦅
@yoericktv9610 4 жыл бұрын
This is really great! Thank you all for this presentation.
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
E.M. Noah glad you enjoyed it...! Thanks for tuning in! 🦅
@Saturnite 2 жыл бұрын
This is the first tutorial that has legitimately helped me in a long time lmao
@ksworks3820 4 жыл бұрын
Sweet tips here, big respect for Renegade!
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
KS WORKS Big respect to YOU for checking the vid out! Hope it helped 🙏🏽🦅
@jart219 3 жыл бұрын
Dope...best tutorial I’ve seen thus far 🗣🗣🗣
@DJNuimani 4 жыл бұрын
Thank You Guys! This is Awesome!
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Cardeo CNTRL Preciate u for tuning in! 💪🏾🦅
@LegendariDeAntre 2 жыл бұрын
renegade el ray mane , best teacher ik ! 🔥🔥🔥
@Embowafa2004 4 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial! Simply explained!
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Lemar Guillary much respect! Hope it helped..! Preciate u for tuning in! 🙏🏽🦅
@justinterry669 2 жыл бұрын
I very much appreciated this!
@THE_REAL_KiNGTOPNOTCH 2 жыл бұрын
Great vid. Clear and precise. Thank you.
@manrique8340 4 жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing your knowledge ! 🤞🏽
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Manrique No problem.. thank Waves for asking me to do it, and thank YOU for tuning in. 🙏🏽🦅
@JLaceRap 2 жыл бұрын
This is great info 💯
@Nuckoqoostugua 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. Such inspiring. Salute from MY 🇲🇾
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Nuckoqoo HSMP Glad I could be a help! Thank you for watching! 🦅
@TheMax200g 2 жыл бұрын
Great clarity and explanation
@DukeSaragono 4 жыл бұрын
This the best tutorial I been on and I been on many.
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
Much respect... 🙏🏽
@gumgumroy1402 4 жыл бұрын
Renegade the Jeweler... dropping gems!
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Kenroy Shaw much respect! Preciate you for watching🦅!!
@makinoize 4 жыл бұрын
A1 🔥 Glad to hear someone explain how they stack. Didn’t expect you to compress b4 EQ but it sounded good 👌🏾
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Makinoize Media Preciate you for tuning in.. a lot of people use their vocal chains differently but as long as u can make it clean... you know how that goes. 💪🏾!
@NoQualmsTheArtist 2 жыл бұрын
I find with vocals if I EQ before compression then I hardly need a deesser. But either way there's no rules.
@makinoize 2 жыл бұрын
@@NoQualmsTheArtist Yeah that’s the thing with music… No rules 💯
@MrAndrewdog68 2 жыл бұрын
Great Teaching man!
@Beezy_ELo 2 жыл бұрын
Respect bro. Thanks alot!
@louisengel9406 4 жыл бұрын
Very valuable video! Thanks for sharing this.
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Louis Engel No doubt! Glad I could be of service! Thank you for watching! 🙏🏽🦅
@thevibeAD 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much sir your techniques helped me in a great way
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
AD Productions Glad to be a help... ! 👌🏽👌🏽
@PODHEADZ 3 жыл бұрын
hands down best beginner tutorial
@darkod4772 4 жыл бұрын
That was awesome man thank you!!
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Preciate you tuning in
@ksoulkeyz136 4 жыл бұрын
So much information for free 🙆🙆 God bless you King 🙌🙏
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
KSoul Keyz GOD bless those that seek information. Preciate you for tuning in 🦅!
@wadewilliams1892 4 жыл бұрын
Great video ! Many principles here are what we approached on my degree.
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Wade Williams Dope! I went to Full Sail so these tips aren’t far from what my professors taught us there. Preciate you for tuning in. 🦅
@ChrisC799 3 жыл бұрын
Man this was great!
@DanRedd Жыл бұрын
Very helpful. Thank you.
@LuMartinelli 3 жыл бұрын
Skills on the faders and a fire flow too!
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
Preciate that homie 💪🏽
@guetunes 3 жыл бұрын
RENEGADE EL REY thank you sir that was dope!!!!!
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
N4ML CEO of Gue Tunes my pleasure..! Preciate ya for tuning in... 🙏🏽
@KingPaul1st 4 жыл бұрын
The Jack of All Trades Renegade El Rey!! That's my boi!
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Paul Lambert My dawg! Preciate you for tuning in! Know we Day 1’s fasho! 🦅
@Oakwoodrecords 3 жыл бұрын
Yo this was super insightful!
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
Preciate ya tuning in... ! 💪🏽💪🏽
@dachopup8495 4 жыл бұрын
Alot of good info in here fam ✊🏾
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Da Chop Up glad it could help! Much respect... thanks for tuning in! 🦅
@StevenSoto 4 жыл бұрын
Last song I just put on my page was made using these tips 🔥 works !
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
Salute 💪🏽💪🏽
@jaydekaytv 3 жыл бұрын
Ay nice job on the video. Some of your vocals remind of good 'ol Do or Die or Twista from the late 90s. Thanks for sharing.
@AFLive 4 жыл бұрын
WOW THIS WAS GREAT INFORMATION, APPLYING AND USING RIGHT NOW !! THANK YOU
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Aaron Fantazii #AFLive Glad I could help! Preciate you for tuning in! 🦅
@ivyflower6860 4 жыл бұрын
Aaron Fantazii #AFLive do yo produce rap vocals
@beatkultr 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent techniques. Simple and effective.
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
Kreatve Sound indeed! It’s actually doesn’t take much to get good clean vocals... especially if we record them strong from the start.
@jasonball7941 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Should be at more views...
@TeeBeats303 4 жыл бұрын
right on. I needed this
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
Mike Mendez dope!!!
@r-kne4961 4 жыл бұрын
Great job !
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Preciate you tuning in
@joshuatalks6213 3 жыл бұрын
This is big time help! Thanks!
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
Glad to be of assistance 🦅🦅🙏🏽
@evilwarnings2419 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, very clear and great tips.
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
Evil Warnings thanks for tuning in! 🦅
@evilwarnings2419 3 жыл бұрын
@@RENEGADEELREY I have tons of beats and I´m starting to work on mixing them, never really took the time to learn all this. Thanks again!
@Pete78K 3 жыл бұрын
Waves always deliver!
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
Yes they do! 🙌🏽
@MilezAwxy 4 жыл бұрын
Ariana Grande's vocals be like: 24 harmony stacks in the hook. I wonder how complicated is it to mix pop vocals.
@A_Class216 4 жыл бұрын
A lot of times engineers use some type of harmony engine. So a lot artist don't have to actually sing all those harmonies.
@MilezAwxy 4 жыл бұрын
@@A_Class216 I know there's vocoders and all that. But I watched a video of Ariana Grande's mix session couple years ago and the chorus was a long stack of individual takes.
@A_Class216 4 жыл бұрын
@@MilezAwxy oooo. Yea that would probably be hell to mix
@craterhead 4 жыл бұрын
@@A_Class216 It mighn't be too bad once you buss them down . Creating the individual balance initially is probably a pain but once its done its done ahah Grouping is key
@musicplaylistize 3 жыл бұрын
it's no wonder that some engineer specialize in mixing vocals only
@saucemoneybeatz1977 2 жыл бұрын
super dope that's my mentor
@jurgenpalme3338 3 жыл бұрын
Good Video. My friend Max and I enjoyed it very much. Greetings from Romania :9yy
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
Dope!! Glad we could help!
@BennyParcher 3 жыл бұрын
Finally something I can use
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
Lol!!! That’s what’s up! 👌🏽
@pedroelautor514 4 жыл бұрын
Great vid thanks just subbed!
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
[Non-Fiction Boxing] Glad to be able to help! Thanks for tuning in! 🦅
@micro1603 4 жыл бұрын
Great teacher!
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Micro1 Preciate that! And thank u for tuning in! 🦅
@hrhvitohugo 3 жыл бұрын
This is how a masterclass should sound
@xgamergamer7282 4 жыл бұрын
thanks bruh.! much appreciated
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
XGamer ' Gamer no doubt! Hope it helped in some way! Thank you for watching 🦅
@hernannieto1 4 жыл бұрын
Sick dude
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Hernán Nieto Preciate ya for tuning in!
@jdaddytv3247 3 жыл бұрын
So informative thank you
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for tuning in! 🦅
@blkknight1698 4 жыл бұрын
Grand information.
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Blk Knight glad to do it! Hope it helps! 100!
@MONEYMINDSET-ENTERTAINMENT 2 жыл бұрын
RENEGADE EL REY is fire
@cc11studio 4 жыл бұрын
I'm not a rap fan....but, I'm a fan of this video! Nicely done...
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you tuned in!
@gravitycheck229 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you big help!
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Gravitycheck Glad I could help! 🙏🏽 Preciate you for checking it out!
@travo_dakhemist 4 жыл бұрын
Dope tutorial my bro. Just a tip you can look into the pre-delay setting on the r-verb to allow for some of the initial dry vocal to cut through first then the reverb kick in shortly after.
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Travo DBL fasho! Preciate the tip and Preciate you for tuning in! 🦅 several ways to go about it all. Never too far along to find new ways. 🙏🏽
@Chrisjenkinstvg 3 жыл бұрын
Waves I see you guys are listening!!!!! I just asked bruh this on ig how he got this mix so clean!
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
💪🏽🙏🏽🦅
@theexcentric 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@ranierahoro9881 Жыл бұрын
Appreciate you
@inspirepaulreacts3963 3 жыл бұрын
that's some fire advice
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 thanks for tuning in!
@LYPSTEBARZ 4 жыл бұрын
kickin it with rapunzel!
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
LYPSTE You hear me?! Lol! Preciate you for tuning in... and for listening to the lyrics 🦅
@blackoutlegendary 4 жыл бұрын
THIS MY GUY!!!!!!!
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
BLACKOUT big salute!!!! 🦅🦅
@Gainsforlife 4 жыл бұрын
super dope
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Bambamsounds Beats Preciate it! 🙏🏽
@therhinoceros1 4 жыл бұрын
Dope!
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
therhinoceros1 Much respect! 🦅 Preciate you for tuning in
@siriusfun 4 жыл бұрын
My fave part of the beat is the lawn sprinkler.
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
siriusisastar Lol!!!! Thanks for tuning in!
@Juliano_DJOL 4 жыл бұрын
Stankonia in the house!!!
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Julian Lang yep yep! Shot out to Big Boi and the mothership for having me.. and shot out to you for tuning in! 🙏🏽🦅
@decanopro 3 жыл бұрын
Gostei, bem ilustrativo
@twilightbiscuit 4 жыл бұрын
Bro knows what he's talking about
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
Preciate it homie
@minameaar1 4 жыл бұрын
"Take that down to about 2.71". Level of detail shows a man who knows his craft. Respect for this vid
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
minameaar1 🙏🏽 Preciate you for tuning in.
@MixingGBP 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent presentation. I would argue that these lessons apply to other genres, too. Also, although Waves plugins work well (and I own and use many shown in this video), one can easily accomplish great results with stock or free plugins. Love the H-delay, though. The HP and LP filters are great.
@whatareyouselling9811 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah it doesn't matter what brand or type of plugin you use but if you don't understand how to actually use it then it's a waste
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
MixingGBP Much respect. I agree with you! I use stock plug-ins on the daily as well. It’s all about color and which crayon, color pencil, or other tool you choose to use. 🙏🏽🦅
@lloydtrimble4925 4 жыл бұрын
Nice 🔥
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
Lloyd Trimble Preciate it! Thanks for watching... 🦅🦅
@jamesbrown-bp6mf 2 жыл бұрын
Great tips I learned a lot from this video…did you put the reverb and delay on the Doubs ?
@garrden5583 4 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
GARRDEN thanks for tuning in! 🦅
@garrden5583 4 жыл бұрын
@@RENEGADEELREY didnt know u had a channel. Subbed 👍
@xekutiveoutkome 3 жыл бұрын
This is great knowledge, thank you #WAVES and #RENEGADE EL REY . I want to see him mix with basic plug ins from Pro Tools | First #ProToolsFirst
@denaroondatrack928 4 жыл бұрын
nice beat nice track nice video
@RENEGADEELREY 3 жыл бұрын
Denaro On Da Track respect 💪🏽
@qevanec345 3 жыл бұрын
*I HOPE THEY CAN LEARN FROM U SO THEIR TUTORIALS WILL BE BETTER INSTEAD OF TREATN A LEARNER LIKE HE'S A VET KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK FAM*
@kingfame901 4 жыл бұрын
Bruh u flowing... lyrical!!!!
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
MEMPHIS FAME Preciate that luv homie. Memph Tenn all day! Mitchille Heights and Binghamton to be exact! 〽️! Preciate you for tuning in! 🦅
@kingech_B15 4 жыл бұрын
lit 🔥
@RENEGADEELREY 4 жыл бұрын
King Ech 💪🏾🙏🏽🦅! Preciate you for watching.
@ColorfulEscapades 3 жыл бұрын
Yooo Jeremy I can hear you all the way across the ocean
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