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    1. To get 808s to cut through a mix, turn them up without adding excessive plugins which can reduce clarity. Parallel distortion can add harmonics. The Pultec EQ trick boosts 80Hz then cuts the same amount above to reduce mud. 2. When mixing hip-hop vocals, use little reverb to keep vocals forward, widen with doublers or effects, and compress at 2:1-3:1 ratio to smooth peaks without squashing. Start mixing on NS10s to quickly identify issues. 3. When producing drums, keep them dry without reverb unless artistic. Isolate 808s to avoid overprocessing. Balance drums first then consider light EQ and distortion

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    1. To get 808s to cut through a mix, turn them up without adding excessive plugins which can reduce clarity. Parallel distortion can add harmonics. The Pultec EQ trick boosts 80Hz then cuts the same amount above to reduce mud. 2. When mixing hip-hop vocals, use little reverb to keep vocals forward, widen with doublers or effects, and compress at 2:1-3:1 ratio to smooth peaks without squashing. Start mixing on NS10s to quickly identify issues. 3. When producing drums, keep them dry without reverb unless artistic. Isolate 808s to avoid overprocessing. Balance drums first then consider light EQ and distortion

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    1. To get 808s to cut through a mix, turn them up without adding excessive plugins which can reduce clarity. Parallel distortion can add harmonics. The Pultec EQ trick boosts 80Hz then cuts the same amount above to reduce mud. 2. When mixing hip-hop vocals, use little reverb to keep vocals forward, widen with doublers or effects, and compress at 2:1-3:1 ratio to smooth peaks without squashing. Start mixing on NS10s to quickly identify issues. 3. When producing drums, keep them dry without reverb unless artistic. Isolate 808s to avoid overprocessing. Balance drums first then consider light EQ and distortion

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    1. To get 808s to cut through a mix, turn them up without adding excessive plugins which can reduce clarity. Parallel distortion can add harmonics. The Pultec EQ trick boosts 80Hz then cuts the same amount above to reduce mud. 2. When mixing hip-hop vocals, use little reverb to keep vocals forward, widen with doublers or effects, and compress at 2:1-3:1 ratio to smooth peaks without squashing. Start mixing on NS10s to quickly identify issues. 3. When producing drums, keep them dry without reverb unless artistic. Isolate 808s to avoid overprocessing. Balance drums first then consider light EQ and distortion

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    808 TIPS Mike’s Modeled Tannoys DMT 215 Mains

    VOCAL TIPS
    These easy tricks can help your “ Mixing hip-hop vocals is
    808s cut through the mix: different than other genres.”

    1. As basic as it sounds - To get your Reverb - If you want “In Your Face”
    808 louder, just turn it up. Don’t add a Widening - To make vocals sound
    vocals, use little to no reverb on thicker, use doublers or widening
    ton of plugins to the track because they’ll
    the lead vocal unless it’s an effects to detune the sides. Panning
    end up reducing the clarity of your 808s.
    artistic choice. Reverb creates space extra vocals to the sides can make
    and helps push things back in the hooks sound bigger. Just make sure
    2. Use parallel distortion to add upper mix. You can use reverb on adlibs and the lead vocal is clear in mono.
    harmonics to your 808s. You can add the backing vocals to get them to sit
    distortion effect directly on the track and behind the lead vocal. Pro Tip - Start mixing vocals on my
    adjust the dry/wet or create an aux and NS10s. These speakers will quickly show
    blend the distorted signal into the Compression - A 2:1 or 3:1 compression you what to fix and will save you a lot
    original 808. ratio is a good setting to keep the vocal of time EQing and compressing.
    natural. Don’t squash it, just smooth out

    DON’T DO THIS
    any peaks. You probably won’t need any
    3. Use the Pultec EQ trick - If you have parallel compression either as the master
    Then switch to my Tannoy speakers to
    check the vocal and 808 balance. The
    a Pultec style EQ, set the low frequency bus effects will also be squashing the Tannoys have insane low end and they’ll
    knob to around 80Hz and increase the low vocals. Multi-band compression and over help you make sure the vocal stands out

    WITH YOUR 808s


    boost a little. Then cut (attenuate) roughly EQing can also degrade the vocal quality. over your 808 which is really important
    the same amount you boosted. This will for bass-heavy sound systems.
    create a musical EQ curve and reduce the
    mud in the frequencies above the boosted
    area.
    1. Don’t compress your 808s.
    Unless you’re making your own from
    scratch, most 808 and one-shot
    I love my Tannoy Main Speakers
    samples will already be compressed
    because they’re like a magnifying glass
    enough. Adding more compression
    for 808s. They make producing really fun
    could make your 808s sound weaker.
    and they’ll help you get your 808s
    to sound perfect.
    2. Don’t highpass your 808s.
    Pro Tip - Choose and tune your 808 I keep the sub 20Hz frequencies
    samples on my MWA Mains in VSX. because even though you can’t hear
    Then use the Boombox, Airpods, and Steven’s them, you can feel them on larger
    mono nearfield emulations to check how monitors like my Tannoys or in the
    your 808s will sound on smaller speakers, club. I like my 808s low and deep,
    which is what most people will listen so if you want to shake the club,
    to your mixes on.
    don’t highpass your 808s. Mike’s Modeled Yamaha NS10s
    DON’T GO OVERBOARD
    When I get sessions that have a lot
    of plugins, I turn a lot of them off.

    Every plugin adds noise, jitter, and


    aliasing which make the sounds you
    worked so hard to create sound less
    clear. When you add a plugin, go
    back and bypass it to see if it really

    PUNCHY DRUMS helps. Be sure to keep the original


    vibe of the rough mix. If there’s an
    important effect like auto tune or
    delay, I’ll often keep the effect
    on and tweak it to taste.
    Too many effects can easily make
    your drums sound overprocessed. Pro Tip - treat producing and
    mixing as different phases.
    To get hard-hitting drums, don’t use
    reverb unless it’s an artistic choice. When I’m creating the song,
    I want my kicks, snares, and hi-hats I produce in Ableton and I don’t
    to be forward in the mix so really touch the mix. Then I’ll mix
    I keep them pretty dry. everything in Pro Tools to make it
    sound good. That way I know every
    Like the first tip, keep your 808 plugin I’m adding is actually making
    outside of your drum bus so you don’t the mix sound better.
    overprocess it. A little EQ and level
    balancing goes a long way. I see a lot of young producers using
    too many plugins and it makes
    Adjust the overall balance of your drums everything sound overprocessed.
    first and if needed, add a little harmonic
    distortion. You don’t need a ton of plugins to
    make a hit, but you need to have
    a good monitoring system.

    Good speakers will help you choose


    the right effects, samples,
    and loops.

    VSX is dope because I can still work


    in my studio and pass the car test
    even when I’m on the road.
    MEET YOUR NEW SPEAKERS

    KNOW YOUR LIMITS


    Getting loud mixes is all about Add gain to your first limiter
    balance. Whatever loudness until it starts to distort or lose
    level you’re trying to hit, make energy, then back it off a dB or
    sure the mix still has energy. two to where it still has energy.
    Don’t stress over loudness Then use a second limiter
    levels either because streaming after the first one and add
    platforms will turn your track a bit more level.
    down if it’s too loud.
    Pro Tip - Use my Tannoys
    One trick to get your mixes to get your mixes loud and
    louder is to use more than one punchy. Then do a final check
    limiter in the mastering chain. in my custom Tesla. This will
    This is an instance where using help you fix a lot of mistakes
    more plugins can sometimes before exporting.
    be a good thing.

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