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[archiebeatz]

In this video, I breakdown 3 verified vocal chains of the legend, Jay Z. Thank you all for watching and supporting my channel. I really appreciate each and every one of you!

[billesposito]

Dude I could listen to vocal chain design for days . I love this shit . Bring it !

[ovadoseod]

Keep in mind that a lot of these vocal chains are based on the vocalist first and for most so if your not recording someone who sounds exactly like jay or Beyoncé, in tone and style your prolly not gonna get the desired results you want. When it comes to gear a lot of it is based on functionality. The 87 is a neutral mic where it doesn’t add much which is good if the vocalist already has good character and tone. The 737 is also transparent meaning it’s not coloring the vocal and the Cl1b which is an optical compressor is good for things that are legato and don’t have many changes in dynamics. It also can be used as a vca bust it’s not quick a as a vca compressor so if you have a vocal that’s fast and dynamic it might be best to use a vca compressor to catch peaks and a optical to smooth things out or for a certain tone. The ssl is very transparent as well so guru was probably just using it to monitor until everything was recorded then set up on the console to mix

[alexandre]

Yung guru is probably the best and most expensive part tho 😂

[justin]

This is really interesting man. I'm a huge Jay-Z fan and it's cool seeing all this stuff I would never think about. I also find it interesting that there are so many subtleties in the equipment and they can't just reproduce it digitally.

[mojoiam]

I used to fancy 251 because of who used it.. but I tried it on my voice, not a fan. for anyone with a ‘end goal mic’ in mind, go rent a studio that has it and try it instead of saving up for a mic you won’t like. I blind tested 30 of the most popular studio mics including all the main vintage ones. Concluded I’d like to get a Manley Ref C. To each their own though. U87 is cool.

[BCRilakuma]

I can tell you that the software sounds definitely different from the Analog one. I also tried something like this chain for vocal session a few years ago. E251->NEVE1073->UA1176->SSL 4000->Protools. This real desk offers a signature sound that software can’t emulate 😂. I am sorry to say that for high quality production money is a must.😢

[djcj]

Loving this content man! Been binging your videos! Thank you!

[marcusdwaynegonzalez]

So much to repair, that is for guys who have big clientele and the budget to service the equipment. All others use the software to learn the hardware, become proficient with the software emulations so that when you are allowed to touch the console you float right through the session. We are blessed to have the software tools!

[jossuecastaneda]

Loving this series 🥰😍🥳 top notch content Archie 🎉🎉🎉

[albertwilliams]

Archie Beatz, you are awesome my man! Thanks for all you do!

[nicholasriley]

Never been a fan of the Avalon but I get how it could pair well with a good sounding vintage 87.

[michaelperez]

Beyonce also used the Bricasti Design m7 Reverb on her vocals

[tecno]

What is behind that sound?

Engineer: 🙋

[RuslanKD]

Great breakdown. Do you think running into the sl console is over kill?

[juicyj]

Fun fact, Is This It by the strokes used an Avalon 737 with the compression maxed. I know Julian was given an Neuman mic but preferred the AT4033 (lol)

[chrisw]

YUUUUP ELAM 251 = awesome. I want one too. Gonna have to build one. But one with a modern tube in That c12 capsule is awesome.

[geraldgoodiii]

What about a 500 series SSL channel strip ?
That takes it down from 50k to $5k for the full channel strip (I think the preamp stage, dynamics, and EQ all are in different modules)

[saltwatermusicco.]

The Neumann M49V was released this year, the one in the video is a vintage one.

[Kilogramproductiontt]

how does the software emulation plugins compare to the hardware