Why I don’t know $#!t about hip-hop mixing (and free tutorial bundle)

Hip-hop mixing has always stumped me.

I guess you could say that if you knew the basics of mixing and production you could mix a hip-hop track.

But I also think some of those sounds are so niche-specific that I would have to do some serious practice and research if I wanted to know all those tricks.

And neither Iceland nor the Southwest where I live now has a big hip-hop scene I could get into so it’s not really common for me to do anything like that.

So basically, I don’t know jack about hip-hop mixing.

But Matthew Weiss does, and he’s come out with another edition of Mixing Rap Vocals.

Free eBook Bundle

If you’ve been reading these emails for a while you might remember the 3 Guide Bundle on Mixing Rap Vocals by Matthew Weiss a while ago.

If not you can grab it by clicking here (right-click and save it to your computer, unzip and enjoy!)

If you don’t know Matthew Weiss, I recommend checking out his super enthusiastic video where he goes over everything you’ll learn.

But just in case you’re lazy, he’s worked with artists such as Snoop Dog, Juicy J, Murs, Arrested Development and more big names like that.

Here’s what you’ll learn from both Mixing Rap Vocals tutorials:

Part 1 has everything to do with the vocals

Cleaning up a rap vocal
Controlling tone and dynamics
Cleaning and enhancing vocals with EQ
Constructing ambience with reverb & delay
Complete mix walkthrough start to finish
Bonus: Vocal cleanup EQ exercise
Bonus: tips for producing better vocals

Part 2 has everything to do with the production

Mix walkthrough: Murs
Mix walkthrough: Snoop Dogg
Mix walkthrough: Juicy J
Multiband dynamics workshop
Parallel processing with exciters
Mixing vocal doubles and ad-libs
Tips for mixing chorus vocals
Mixing Arrested Development

In addition, if you buy this week you’ll also receive a free copy of the awesome sounding Maio Collection of drum samples you can use to construct your hard-hitting beats.

Here’s where you go next:

www.audioissues.com/mrv

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