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It had a hip-hop beat and used some old-school synths based on the Yamaha DX ( Dexed by Digital Suburban. So I actually revisited a track I’d started playing around with a while back. It’s really inspiring to see the elements that come together to make such great sounds. It was the discovery of an awesome collection of YouTube videos called Beat Breakdown, in which a chap skilfully dissects some of the biggest hip-hop tracks from history and shows how they were put together. I do know what caused me to start working on this. Maybe it’s because of the new film that’s out, Straight Outta Compton, or maybe it was just random but I recently started putting together a hip-hop inspired piece of music.Īctually, I’ll back-track a bit. I’ve always been a fan of hip-hop, especially the drums and the use of samples. Maybe there’s something in there that will help you. This covers a few significant things I’ve learned about mixing which I think are very important and I kinda wish someone had told me about sooner! So check that out if you’re in to mixing. On the subject of mixing, I’ve also recently written about my ten most significant mixing lessons in a new article on this very site. Definitely won’t be cancelling my subscription just yet. I have to admit they do a nice job of adding warmth and tone as well as the actual compression required. I used the Virtual Mix Rack on the vocals and guitar bus and the VBC Rack over the master. This was a nice little job as the recording’s were done well and it was just for a demo so there wasn’t a huge amount of pressure. The first one (which I’ve already completed) was a new demo track for my friend, Neil, who had recorded the parts for a new punk song to showcase to the rest of his band and just needed them mixed. I’ve already had a few offers and will be looking at those over the next few weeks. New Mixing ProjectsĪs I have these lovely new plugs I’ve asked around to see if anyone had anything I could have a go at mixing (this offer still stands so get in touch if you have anything for me to practise on). I’m not sure why that worked though… Weird!ĭo let me know if you’re using the new bundle from Slate Digital and if you’ve had any problems.
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I managed to fix it by routing through another track before the actual master. Definitely some kind of glitch going on there.
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Although I could tell it was working and sounded great, the display wasn’t working properly and none of the dials and meters were moving. I did however have a slight issue with the FG-X in FL Studio on a ‘pre-master’ mix bus. I have tried out a couple of the compressors on individual tracks and the master bus on some projects and they definitely do seem to have a nice warmth and clarity to them. I’d say my opinion so far is that they are subtle but effective. So far I’ve not had a chance to really get used to them and know the different qualities of each.
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#Slate digital plugins for hip hop series#
I’ve since received my iLok dongle, downloaded and installed the series of plugins and started playing with them. If you read the last DIY Music blog post you’ll know that I’ve signed up to Slate Digital’s mix/master monthly bundle. Let me tell you all about it… Getting to Know Slate Digital Plugins Here’s a little catch up with what I’ve been doing DIY musically since the last post, including testing out the Slate Digital plug-ins, working on new mixing projects and guides as well as finding myself writing a new hip-hop style track. How are you all? All well, I hope… Been busy?