The ULTIMATE Guide To Mixing Rap Vocals!

In this video, I tell you the exact steps on how to get a clean vocal rap mix in FL Studio. We talk about acoustic treatment, EQ, compression, De-essers, saturation, and much more. The plugins I use here are mainly from Fabfilter but I also show you a couple stock plugins you can use to achieve the same effect. Let me know if you want me to cover vocal mixing for singing!

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[MAJZKLUANI]

Something important is when you're doing frequency sweeps on your EQ boost it only around +10db, you're boosting it to over 20 so any frequency is gonna sound obnoxious, at that point you might remove something you don't want to remove.

[OfficialSmallSpaceGarden]

Day 2 of asking Simon to do a beat that goes from classical to rock to pop then to hip hop

[jakeeeGST]

Tip for recording genres like trap and pop: make. sure. you. deboxy. If your vocals aren't sitting right in a mix its most likely due to that boxy frequency taking up too much space. I personally like to use MannyM Tripple D, amazing plugin for that whole process. If they're still not sitting right though a universal fix could be to mess with your stereo image. Making your instrumental slightly mono and increasing the vocal"s stereo space can help wonders when its sounding like you vocals are "behind" the instrumental.

[WESLIKESMUSIC]

0:00 intro 0:05 stream villain 0:18 proper acoustic treatment 2:05 comping 2:20 remove all breaths 2:35 EQ 4:12 compression 5:02 before and after 5:23 de-esser 5:42 more EQ 6:09 before and after #2 6:20 hook mixing 6:29 hook EQ 6:33 hook compression 6:36 hook de-esser 6:44 hook saturation 6:53 hook EQ #2 6:59 little MicroShift 7:14 pitched down vocals 7:30 adlibs mixing 8:11 preview 8:57 outro

[elbow]

Simon is so musical that he's literally become the "D" key on the giant piano that is his wall

[mrdrggy]

this dude is proof that u can be a solid nerd and still rap like a G!

[AstralYouth]

im literally mixing vocals now and struggling. i love you simon

[rickyg]

I record my music in the closet under a blanket lol one time my mom found me there awkward asf 💀

[KaiGuyGD]

I wasn't gonna click but then I saw that you put *ULTIMATE* in all caps so of course I clicked

[BruceFaciol]

I love the fact that he even told us what factory plugins can be used ❤

[MrMooseticles]

Its great to see you getting more technical in your vids, as i think is much important than just seeing the creative process of making a beat or things like that. With the accessibility of DAWS now days people think they can just slap some samples over a beat and they are done, but mixing and editing are so much more important.

[kurmangee]

PLEASE do a video on sound selection!
How do i know which snare, hi hat, 808, whatever fits best to my beat or my melody.
I hope you‘ll see this man, cuz your tutorials are insanely good 🔥

[oliver.hrn]

Tip: if you want a more visual stock plugin for compression, instead of fruity compressor you can use fruity limiter and then change it to compress mode and the visual interface is kinda similar to fabfilter’s.

[finngnarnia]

Great video! I would recommend not being so scared of the low end. It's good to get rid of the low-mid boxxy sounds yes but a bit of low end below the boxy frequencies will give it a lot of body and presence so it doesn't sound so much like a radio voice. That low end to a vocal is just as important as the high frequencies.


Also, with rap vocals it is very important to to emphasize the transients. Having clean transients can turn your vocals into weapons and can help it stand out of the mix without the need of a side-chaining.


Also dipping a bit of the instrumental out where the vocals are, properly compressing the vocals and eqing them to the song will also eliminate the need for side-chaining which can in turn cause problems when sent to the mastering phase when it is further compressed.


Oh one last thing! Sweeping for bad frequencies can be a bad habit and can take out the life of a vocal performance. I know lots of Youtube producers say to do so but it's more so situational than standard. What you are doing when you are sweeping is making yourself AWARE of frequencies rather than them being an actual problem. You will hear that frequency if you point it out to yourself because you are training your ears in the moment to notice them. A better approach would be to understand how vocals work and eliminate frequencies that resonate. That's when you need to do a needle cut like that. If a frequency isn't resonating uncontrollably then it is more so a vocal timbre than a problem. The more tight dips you do the more wooshy your vocals could sound when your voice passes over those frequency dips. If you are just starting out and can't point those resonating sounds out right away, try getting an Audio Spectrum Analyzer like Voxenga's Span plug-in which has a free version. With the default setting on that analyzer it will actually show peaks wherever a resonating signal is happening. It's not good practice to always use visual analyzers but if you are starting out, it's good to see it so you can learn what it sounds like so you can point it out in the future with your ears. Once your ears are trained you can keep using the visual analyzer with your ears to quickly find problems and analyze them to see if they need to be addressed.


Still lots of great techniques in here! Especially with the room set up. It all starts with the recording. Sometimes mixing just entails stylizing the vocals rather than actually mixing when it is recorded properly. Using Servida's video along with these tips, you can both make your vocals sit in the mix but also sound full and present.

[alexig]

Adding to this great tutorial, the best way to mix things is to use something only if it sounds like you need it. Not because someone said you have to use it. It's also important to take time and learn what everything does on FX and plugins you'll use. That way your mixing and you could be like "There's too much nasual quality in this mix lemme fin it and cut it with the eq" Or "Saturation will add some upper harmonics to this barely audible 808"

[tktbeats]

bruh am not sure if any one told you this before ...bruh i love you

[izzyreed_]

I found it different that you cut your breaths out. I keep em in and compress them using a multiband compressor, to me it makes it more authentic. But keep doing what you’re doing Simon👍

[highiqbeats]

You're a beast. I work out of StudioOne but the knowledge you've presented is easily replicable in my DAW. Nonetheless, thank you sir. I feel more equipped now

[Dhakadice]

* Cut harsh frequencies with a narrow Q (no boosting).
* High pass filter.
* Compression (using presets and adjust the threshold).
* 2nd compressor (lower ratio on both lowering ratio on both).
* De-essing (not to much, to prevent lisping).
* Boost high-mids (3-4K).
* Sidechaining with the instrumental.
* Saturation, chorus and adlibs (with a bit of delay) in the chorus.

Got it.

Great tips man. :)
(Also, you have great enunciation. I'm no native english speaker, yet I got every word you said and even caught that Hannibal Lecter reference in the song lyrics)

[wayland]

The one thing I've mastered. But good God Simon I can't resist a video.