4 Golden Rules to Mixing Hip Hop Vocals | Lu Diaz (Jay-Z, Beyoncé)
Multi-platinum producer/mixing engineer Lu Diaz (Jay-Z, Beyoncé, DJ Khaled, Pitbull) shows his 4 steps for mixing professional sounding hip-hop vocal leads, ad-libs and vocal sweeteners. Download Lu’s presets and learn more:
0:45 #1: Remove harsh & problem frequencies
4:58 #2: Add color & shine
6:27 #3: Pan ad-libs & vocal sweeteners
8:25 #4: Add depth, character & vocal FX
Plugins used by Lu Diaz in this video:
Renaissance Vox:
C6 Multiband Compressor:
eMo Q4 Equalizer:
Manny Marroquin Triple D:
C1 Compressor:
DeEsser:
API 550:
Doubler:
H-Delay Hybrid Delay:
Renaissance Equalizer:
Tune Real-Time:
Music: “Paradise“ by Tony Mike
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