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How to Record and Mix Rap Vocals in FL Studio

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Lessons in This Class

    • 1.

      Intro

      1:53

    • 2.

      Which Microphone Do You Need?

      4:55

    • 3.

      Audio Interface and The Importance of Cables

      2:42

    • 4.

      Room Treatment

      2:34

    • 5.

      My Personal Advice

      0:43

    • 6.

      Intro Bobby G

      0:11

    • 7.

      Recording and Mixing the Rap Vocals

      17:13

    • 8.

      Mastering the Full Track

      3:48

    • 9.

      Outro

      0:23

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In this tutorial Bobby G and I are going to show you step by step how to record and mix rap vocals in FL Studio from start to finish. We are going to show you every step from recording the vocals, mixing it, engineering, processing and mastering. This process takes a lot of practice, but we are going to keep it as simple as possible for you. Keep in mind: Simplicity is Key!

We start start off by explaining the main types of microphones and which one you might need to consider buying. After this I will talk about the audio interface which is equally important as your microphone. This is the main component of your audio setup. Then I will convince you why buying quality cables is very important for recording vocals. The next step is room treatment. I will briefly cover this topic and talk about why you maybe should consider buying a refection filter. After this Bobby G will show you step by step how to record and mix rap vocals in FL Studio from start to finish.

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1. Intro: You've probably experienced this as a singer, rapper, or engineer after watching tons and tons of tutorials on how to mix vocals, you are still not reaching your desired results. So welcome back guys to another video. And in this video I'm gonna show you a step-by-step what you need to know about how to record vocals in your studio bedroom, or maybe record someone else's vocals. A lot of tutorials show you how to mix a vocal, but it all starts with the recording. So those videos don't show you the critical steps. In the beginning, I see you like this. Could the world's best chef cook and amazing dish using ****** ingredients know? And the same applies to mixing using shady samples of sounds makes it pretty **** hard to achieve a good result. So my golden rule is it's mixing not fixing. So starting off with a decent vocal recording makes everything much easier. And this is exactly what I'm going to show you in this video. For a silly, I've invited Bob, who is a rapper, beat maker and sound recording engineer, fun effect. I've known him since primary school and he just released his new album, wishes scouts outside stimulus, it's out now the link will be in the description and it will mean a lot if you check it out. So what exactly will be covered in this tutorial? So frozen, I'm going to talk about the equipment which you need. So we're going to talk about the microphones, audio interface, and cables done. We're going to talk about a little bit about the room treatments, some simple tricks. And I'm going to show you how to regrow the vocal mix of vocal and eventually master the whole track so it's ready for release. And this is a step which is missing all of those makes it. So we're basically going to show you how to start from scratch and eventually end up with a final product are also giving away a free vocal chain. So this will be a project which you could just open up and start with growling and everything is set ready. The link will also be in a description. So what is being said? Let's get started. 2. Which Microphone Do You Need?: So first we're going to talk about microphones, and there are three main types of microphones. So first, let's start off with a dynamic microphone. Dynamic microphones are the most robust and reliable microphones available. Dynamic microphones have a cardioid, polar patron or a unidirectional bathroom. And it's basically means the microphone will pick up the sound from where are you pointed at? So right now that microphone is pointed at my mouth. It is basically remains is just recording the sound from a mouth and nothing from the side or from behind the microphone. So it is basically means it cancels out all the sounds for Maroon, which you don't want. €1 coin. Being unidirectional, allows you to pinpoint a microphone where you wanted, which can be very useful in a room which isn't well threatened. Dynamic microphones also tend to boost the mid and high frequencies, but have a little bit of a roll of when it comes to the lower frequencies, but it also really depends on the voice and also tends to make the recording a little bit more warmer, which may not be as accurate or as pure as other microphones. So the second main microphone is a condenser microphone. So condenser microphones are a little bit more sophisticated and dynamic microphones, but that added sophistication comes with added cost and fragility. But when we put price to the side for a melon, the condenser microphone is way more balanced than I then gnomic microphone. Also, the quality and accuracy of the recording is way higher than a dynamic microphone, but a condenser microphone is also way more sensitive. So they aren't great for loud sources, but they are a well-balanced, great for picking up soft sounds and, and a lot of D2 to the recording. And it also tends to have a little bit of a high bump. This will add more clarity to your recording, but that's something which also really depends on the type of voice you have. M. This will make it sound more natural and not muffled, as well as the cardioid pattern. A condenser microphone is both bidirectional and omni-directional. Bidirectional basically means it can pick up sound from the front and from behind. An omnidirectional basically means it's picking up sound from all around the microphone when you're recording in your bathroom, the omnidirectional microphone isn't the way to go because it cancels out nothing. And this makes it pretty **** hard to get it clean recording condenser microphones come either in a large diaphragm and small. So this basically means how large are the diaphragm is. The more low frequencies is picking up a smaller, more high frequencies compared to low frequencies is picking up a condenser microphone also requires a 48 v phantom power in order to work. So before you purchase a condenser microphone, make sure to check out if your audio interface is able to supply this phantom power. But we're also going to cover this in this video later on. The third type of microphone is a ribbon microphone. Ribbon microphones are also the worst thing or a bad thing, depending on who you ask, they are by far the most expensive and more fragile, but they're also very sensitive. Ribbon microphones are also bidirectional so that picking up sound from the front and from behind. And they add an Atlantic warm feeling to your recording. So if there's something which you want to go for, you maybe should consider a ribbon microphone. But if you're a beginner or buying a row microphone is basically the same as renting and expensive study on Los Angeles, so it's definitely overkill. There are also more sub-types when it comes to microphones. But just for the purpose of the video, I'm going to cover those three. So which one should you choose if your room isn't that well graded, you should definitely go for the dynamic mic and especially a unidirectional mining. So this one picks up sound just from your mouth, cancels out anything else and just makes it way easier to get a clean recording. And most of the cases, there are also the cheapest, but it also depends on so many things. So e.g. the voice, does your voice contain a lot of low frequencies? Are high frequencies, so there is no exact answer at all. So it's something which is really specific on what you want to achieve when it comes to recording your vocal. So let's create a kind of conclusions. So dynamic microphone is the best way to go. Your room isn't threatened debt well, so when you're just starting out, I think personally you should definitely check out a dynamic mic. But when you are a little bit more advance, your room sounds pretty good. You should definitely consider a condenser mic because they are way more balanced than a dynamic mic. And I think this gives you the possibility to create crater and results. When it comes to ribbon microphones, I do not recommend them when it comes to picking a big or a small diaphragm, it depends on how much low frequencies your voice contain, but in the end, it's something very personal and specific. 3. Audio Interface and The Importance of Cables: Now let's talk about your recording and the face because this one is just as important as your microphone. So getting a high-quality audio interface enables you to get high-quality audio in and out of your computer. And there's also enables you to connect essential studio gear to your computer, whether you need to know about an audio interface. So let's talk about the connectivity, the audio resolution, the amount of analog outputs, the 48 folds, phantom power, and the pre-amp. So I highly recommend this focus right? Scarlet to i2. I'm using it right now. And I think this one is the way to go for many producers. So let's open up the comparison table and the connectivity is USB-C. So you don't want to use a lot of dongles. They will add extra noise to your recording. Protocol is still USB two dot 0, but that's perfectly fine. As you can see, this one includes the 48 folds, phantom power, which you need to connect a condenser microphone. This one has two instruments, inputs, those are on the front. Those XLR inputs right here with two k naps, e.g. you want to record your voice and e.g. guitar. This one is perfect and the audio resolution is 24 bits at a 192 kilo hertz rate. And this is also perfectly fine for your home stereo. I should highly recommend you are getting this audio interface and make sure you pick the third generation, which is the most recent one. And this one also includes two line outputs for the right and left monitor. The Scala to i2 provide you with everything you need. And I think it's around $160. So it's definitely an investment, but I think it's worth every penny. So e.g. I'm using these Karla to i2 first-generation for I think almost six years and it's still handling everything perfectly. So that's all you need to know about other interfaces or run out cables. So why spend $1,000 on your laptop and get the cheapest possible? That's definitely not the way to go. Buying quality cables is important. Make sure you buy shielded cables. Shielding reduces noise, and this is something we should definitely don't want when it comes to recording vocals. And it also prevents impact from signals, e.g. your phone or other electric components, which is also called electromagnetic radiation shielding. Brands crosstalk from cables and near each other. So cheap gables increase noise and could add buses to your recording. So make sure when you buy any cables, the cables are high-quality and those cables last a long time. 4. Room Treatment: So right now, let's talk about the room pregnant. Printing a place where you record your vocals is very important. You could invest a lot of money and your microphone audio interface and still not reach the desired results for writing a room begins with reducing background noises such as a fan or an open window. So reducing background noise, e.g. a fan of your PC is something which a microphone could pick up and you would definitely want to avoid noises like this. So make sure you eliminate every sound in a room. And it's also depends, of course, on the microphone which you are using. And this will determine how your room should be traded. So the idea is to dampen the sound so it sounds like a blank canvas, but you don't want to **** bit too much because otherwise your vocal will sound completely dead. So room 3-5 ft is perfect for recording your focal. So e.g. at a bad some curtains, a carpet will definitely reduce Echo or river and room. And this is something you definitely want to avoid when it comes to recording. A vocal or a small room will usually muffle the sound because low frequencies will resonate more than high frequencies. And this makes it way harder to create a clean sound. And a room which is too large will cost a lot of echoes and reverb, and we'll definitely need more room treatment. So take a look at your current room and make sure objects which absorb sound. So I already mentioned curtains, bedsheets, carpet, or bad, those will all absorb sound. E.g. a, plain wall will just reflect the sound. And this is something which would definitely want to avoid if your room has a lot of plain wall, Shu could maybe use some acoustic panels, are some shelves, anything just to fill up the room. And this will end the ends, reduce reflections on your wall and if your rooms spreading goods, you could also improve your recording by using a reflection filter. So e.g. if you lookup reflection filter on Amazon look like this. They aren't that expensive and definitely will improve your recording. Our reflection filter will block unwanted sounds and reflections from your room and you will end up with CRISPR and clearer audio, but something which you have to keep in mind if your room some ******, a lot of reflections, the reflection filter will not solve it. So they both could improve your recording. So when it comes to room treatment, multiple factors will influence your final voice recording. The main thing, you're just wanted to avoid these reflections in your room, which cause reverb or ACO. 5. My Personal Advice: I think I covered everything about the equipment you need to know. But first things first, the best gear as the gear you already own. So don't purchase new things which you don't need. And also don't compare your vocals to industry vocals because they are using just expensive Mike's. Most of the times they are recorded in a study of which is fairly rare threatened, and you just can't compete with them. And the simplest improvements make a huge difference. Make sure to improve step-by-step. Don't take all the steps at once, but make sure to improve step-by-step to maximize potential. And this is exactly what Bobby G did when he starts recording, has wrapped vocals. So right now, he's going to continue that tutorial and I hope you guys enjoy it. 6. Intro Bobby G: Today I'm going to show you what went into the recording process for my song, the warm-up. I'm just going to show you what went into accordingly, mixing it, mastering it, and we're going to walk through the whole process. 7. Recording and Mixing the Rap Vocals: First things first, you got to pick a beat. Make sure you don't pick a whack. We don't pick a beat that's not well-mixed. If you don't like the mix when you're recording to it, probably not going to like it after you're done recording to it. So make sure you pick the right beat and don't pick a whack. Be alright, so I got to be right here. And the first thing I got to do is make sure my project BPM matches up with the beat. So how to figure out the BPM of the beat? There's a lot of ways to do this. Either you have to produce Italian easy enough, or you choose other detect. Right here. You right-click this one out to detect. Right here it's embedded in the file so we know it's 120 BPM. So imagine it's not embedded and you want to find out what the BPM is to produce it in and tell you you can't reach him. You can always just try to match the transients in the beat. So I pull it down around here. So you notice the first kick hits after 4 bar and then everything lines up. So then, you know, you have the right BPM. I tend to do this method more often than not, because the auto detect BPM is not always reliable and most of the times the BPM is not embedded in the file. Alright, so then we want to set up the channels for recording. I usually remove this one from a master. So this one doesn't have a master output. And I'll link it to another track. This will be my effects channel, and this is the channel I'm going to use to record it. So I don't want any effects on my recording. This just gives me more space to edit stuff after recording. So you want to select your input right now I'm recording on input one. And as you can see, as I select the input, it immediately comes through NFL and it goes right to my effects channel because I linked it there. So linking your recording channel to your effects channel, we'll just make sure that you don't **** up your recording with effects that you don't necessarily want. This just gives you more space to work with. When you're done recording, make sure your input is a nice, healthy signal. And this makes sure that your vocal is not too soft. Because if we can hear what you're saying and you're going to turn it up in a mix, you're going to bring up a lot of unwanted noise that's in the recording. So we don't want that. We want the vocal to be around -12 to minus six dB when we recorded, check, check, check, check. Alright, so then we're going to set up some effects I like to record with. Just Auto-Tune and some small compression. So for the compression, I'm just using the fruity limiter. I'm setting it to about 3.5. Rachel, right here. I'm going to a threshold around the middle of my signal right there. So what this will do is this will reduce the peaks that are here on my headphones while I'm recording. So for AUTO-TUNE, I like to use the waves Tune real time as use the mono version because I record in mono. So the key of this B is B flat minor. I just happened to know the key of this big. If you don't happen to know the key of your b, you can ask to produce. So once again, if he doesn't know the key of your, you could use a program called key finer. The link will be in the description. It's pretty accurate. I haven't had any trouble with using it and I use it often enough, so definitely check that out. I like my AUTO-TUNE MI effects channel. Be on overload. I want it to retune at maximum speed as simply because this helps me, while I record, just stay in key with the beat. And oftentimes it just gives me new ideas while I record because Auto-Tune kicks in and puts you in a different direction. Alright, so the next step is setting up your microphone. For the purpose of this video, I'm using an SM7. So the SM7 is a really good Mike for recording on the go, e.g. in less than ideal situations because it doesn't pick up a lot of room. It's a very clean sounding mic that's typically used for podcasts, radio, that kind of stuff. So I use it when I'm on the go for riding camps, when I go to other people's studio. But when I'm at my home studio at tend to use a condenser mic with the condenser mike, you typically stay a little further from the mic. But with the dynamic microphones and especially the SM7, you nearly eat up the mic. So you get real close. Typically, when you get closer to the mic, you'll have more low frequencies. And when you get away from the mic, it'll pick up more room, and then we'll pick up more high frequencies. So again, a lot of this relies on personal preference, taste, what you wanna do with your song. Alright, So then we get to the Mike Stan. So for this video, I'm recording sitting down. It's actually my preference. I usually record my songs when I'm sitting down. So I have the mic right here, so we're recording. I prefer to keep my mic a little too high. And the reason for this is, so I keep my back straight, it keeps my posture straight. And this makes me more able to deliver on vocals because you're breeding is automatically in control. Alright, so I lower my chair for the recording. So I'm putting headphones on to record. I'm making sure I don't have any output. My monitors and my headphones are really good and loudness level. So if you have latency, you want to fix it. Typically it's your buffer size or your CPU or whatever. So I'm lowering the buffer size. Typically for recording, I tend to use and a lot of people are no tend to use about 46 samples. So this depends on what your CPU can handle, but this will reduce the latency. We're finally ready to actually record. So let's get to it. I'm selecting this channel because I want to record this channel right here. I have my Effects set up through this channel right here. I have the monitors turn off headphones at a comfortable level. I hit record audio into the playlist as an audio clip. Yeah. Don't give a **** with the major, save the money and stick them up pains away. I don't eat them leech and my pay for a you've seen the numbers again. They shoot you to warm up alkanes place. So sad when I'm making my way, I must have been hooping and may play if they seem Bobby as fade away. So I'm just gonna do a few takes. So I'm muting everything else. Only the B will play. I'm just going to record this part a couple of times. We got a few takes in. So the next thing we do is we start cutting and selecting the best takes. Let me just mute this so I no longer have any output from the mic. So there's actually only two reasons why you'd cut in a recording just because you prefer one over the other or because your timing is off and you're trying to fix the timing, the channels are automatically linked to the channel, are recorded in, so that's channel one right now to check them out, I'm going to set them to channel three. This is going to be my main vocal channel. So let's listen to it on a b, I don't give the foot with the major say the moneyed second mappings way I don't eat them. The trauma pay if you've seen the numbers. So for cutting, the tools I use are cutting tool. And I'll make sure I select the magnet right here. Make sure it doesn't snap to anything in the platelets are only use two shortcuts for this really a huge shift. And then when you left-click, you can cut in a straight line through multiple recordings. And when you right-click, it'll shorten those recordings. So like so also, when I'm doing this, I set the bleed too generic. This makes sure I don't have any paths when our curve according, so it doesn't pop when this starts to play. So for fixing the timing, I just look at the waveform. I look at where I want it to be and I can see the peak in a wave form. I want it to be on beat, e.g. this right here. I think of the foot with the major say the money in Sikkim up pains way, don't be shy about cutting. This takes a **** load of time. So we're not gonna get into it too much. This is something that takes up as much time as you allow it because you can go all in with this. You can even take this word out. So select it with Command and then lower down into the outer vocal. Put this on, we put this, no one's going to hear this. No one's going to hear this difference between those two vocals. So you can get really crazy with it. I've seen people cut up entire sentences is ridiculous, but that's it for cutting. So after I have my main vocal, I like to record doubles. Does a lot of ways to do this again, all depends on your style. I'm just going to record the same take that I did. And I'm going to cut doubles from that. Lot of people like to record doubles two times and they PAM one left and append the other one right? I just like to use a vocal doubler, which is in a plugin that does exactly that thing, but with just one vocal. So I'm going to show you with the foot with the major save money and stick them up pains way I don't eat them, leech them up. Pay for your scene in numbers against day and shoot you to warm up again to place those out when I make my way, I must have been and then made play, they seemed obvious fade away. Again in this, you can cut out the breeding spaces, take out any noises that you might not want to hear on the final recording, make sure they line up with the B, but that's it for cutting and recording. Alright, so by now you've recorded your main vocal and you're doubles. That's really it for this track, I didn't use any other vocal layer, only a main vocal and doubles when it comes to harmonies and ad lib tracks and other stuff like that, the same rules apply. You just record it, you cut it, then you clean it up and mix, and then you add effects. We're gonna get into that in a moment. So by now you have your main vocal and you're doubles. So I'm pulling up the main vocal and the doubles from the original track right here. I recorded diverse. I'm linking those who are channels. So now we're ready to mix. The first thing I do when mixing is cutting all the low frequencies from the vocal because they're really not necessary. You won't hear the difference. I tend to cut around 80 hz is just a simple low cut. You can use any EQ for this, but I prefer to fab filter EQs. The next thing I use as a compressor, you can use the fruity limiter for this switch it to compress them out. I like it around 3.1. Rachel, I take the threshold, say say the money and took him up things away. I don't need them you to my place for a number and I'll put it around the middle of the vocal. Next, add secondary EQ. At the low end again, because as you see, there's always some leftover. For eight. Then I like to take the Bulinus out of the voice. So for my vocal that's around, That's pretty low. That's around 15160. I just do a minus two dB, save money and take him up things a lot of low end that we don't meet for a hip hop tracks. So I'm taking that out minus six at around 750. I like to boost from around four-and-a-half k because this really increases the clarity of the vocal tract and our boost around five dB. Alright, so this is typically how an EQ would look for one of my rap follicles. So the next plugin I used as the ESA. I tend to use to the SRS. And I like to use the fab filter, the S, I like to use this because I can use it split band. I turn up the range all the way. Split band means that I can use this right here to make it look for a certain frequencies. And it will only lower those frequencies from the vocal, and it'll leave all the other ones untouched. So I'd take about six K to 14 K, and I just leave the threshold where it is because vocal input set at the levels that are used, this is the right threshold to use. So that'll take us the harsh frequencies from the S. Then I use another DSA, I set it to split band again. Now I'm taking the lower frequencies from around, took a four-and-a-half five fish. You might want to do this. The frequencies from around five to six K are left untouched and that's typically where your pronunciation lies. This makes sure you don't drown out your pronunciation. The volume numbers again today. So I'm just going to copy this because this will apply to my autofocus as well as just clean up. It's not effects. Right-click File, Save, mix, attract state. I'm going to drag it over there. It'll change the name as well, so I just change that back. Doubles. There you go. Now this track is the same as my vocal tract. So after cleanup, it's time for effects. I'm going to use waves out of tune. So I'm using waves Tune. You can really use any audit tune with this. I don't have a preference. I just use what's available. You set the origin to the right key. Make sure it's in the right key first, save the money and take them away. You to my pay for a scene in numbers again today, yesterday to warm up or kings play. Well, make my way. I must have been hoping and made a play if they seem Bobby, yes, fade away, right? So now I've cleaned up the vocal. I've used the Auto-Tune effect. So cleanup tuning. And the next thing is just affects the brighten it up. So I'm using the vocal doubler plugin from isotope. It's a free plugin and it's really good. It's just gives you a vocal, little more body and just makes us sit nice and a mix. So I tend to use it like this variation about 60 separation on a per cent. I set the amount between 202054 main vocal, and it just takes your vocal from this mono sound, brightens it up a little and gives it a little more body. So the next thing I use is a delay. For this, I actually like to use the fruitfully delay to a lower cut down. You don't want it to be so loud that you can understand the main vocal anymore. So I cut a lot. I set it to about 30%. Then I lower the volume down all the way and I'll make sure it's in time with the B. You can just right-click time. Set. Take four steps. What would a volume of about 5%? For eight numbers again today, the only thing I wanna do now is add a reverb. I really liked the vault hollow reverbs, especially this one vintage verb. It's so good. You just get a ton of customization. I just love it. I set them all to play. At least that's what I prefer on vocals. This is all just tastes. You can take it whatever direction you want it. There's nothing wrong in doing anything. Just because you like it. Mixing is more an art form than a technicality. Even though a lot of people like to tell you what a wise, I set the mix to about ten per cent. I like along DK. I said the pre-delay to about 25 milliseconds. The pre-delay is how long do we wait to kick in? So this Gibson, just about enough time for my vocal to play after and then afterwards the reverb will kick in. I tend to use a size 50-60, cut all the logos because who needs the lows and reverb and then occurred high as about three K. So it's a very narrow revoked and it sounds like this. Say the money and stick them up things away. I don't eat them. You to my pay for a scene in numbers again today you're seeking a warm-up for kings plate will make no way unless it's been open in May to play if they seem Bobby as fatal. Alright, so that's pretty good. As for the doubles, I want to use the same altitude. So I can just use Save Preset S and drag it over to doubles channel. It will copy the outer tune with the same settings to the doubles channel. I'm going to use a vocal doubler as well. So I'm just going to drag that except for this one. I want it to be very wide. I want the doubles, so we fill up the room. So I'm going to set it to about 85%. Again, I want to want it to have a delay just basic, and then I want it to have a reverb. But I want this reverb to be bigger. So increase the size a little bit. And I want it to be more present in the mix. So I'm increasing mix right here. So now it's just leveling, making sure the vocal levels are set right. Say the money and take him up, please. Don't eat them. You to my place for a scene in numbers again today. Yesterday to warm up or kink plate will make my way. I must have been made play if they seem Bobby, yes, fade away. Alright, so that's basically it for this track. So imagine you have a laugh track as well. I use the same rules for cleanup or how many truck, just the same type of cleanup. And then the only thing that really changes is the effects I use and the volume. And judge, just taste. What do you want to do it and what do you want to take it. 8. Mastering the Full Track: But this track is ready to be mastered. So I increase the buffer size again, just because this makes the mastering plugins easier to low. So for mastering, I use a plugin called the glue is just a compressor. I really like it for mastering. I think it adds a little character as well. So I'm just going to compress it. The money and stick them up pleasing way I don't eat them lead to my pay for eight numbers again, to warm up for kings, play. Well, make no way. I must have been built in and made it play if they seem Bobby, yes, fade away. Just reducing the peaks a little bit, then I'm taking a limiter, which is used fruity limiter for this. The major, save the money and stick them up. Please. Don't eat them. You to my place for a new scene in numbers again, to drag it out for better viewing plane will make Norway must have been taking out the p53 and these are peaks in both the vocal and a B, flat footed villains could do some a little bit. Then I take another Glue Compressor and I compress a little bit again, but this time I'm using the side chain and I set it to about 800 hz, 700, 800 hz. This makes sure the low-end doesn't get compressed. So the kick will still hit the a, the weight will still hit. But the top end is getting compressed. Folk domain, say the money and stick them up things that way. I don't need them you to my place for a good 340 plate. When I'm making my way, I must have been hoping and made play if they seem Bobby has faded away. And then the only thing left here, if you want to go real basic with it, the only thing left there, he's using a maximizer to increase the volume, get it to the right levels. So if I select this option and I take, Let's see, integrate it. It will show me my LU fs are loves. This is a really good measurement for loans levels is letting things a great balance is great. Saving my cup of previous two raised to k, the Reynolds state K a little test was state of the mean here to stay okay. I like to mix to about minus ten. Our UFS just depends on how large would like it. I like to maintain some dynamics but still really pump up the volume. So around minus eight to minus seven -12. That'll do the trick. Folk domains say the money is so timely to my place for a scene in numbers again today. Yesterday to warm up for kings play, where Megan away, you must have been between inmate play if they seemed obvious fade away. So typically, I like to not overthink this ****. So I just bounce it loaded up in Google Drive or whatever program I like to use. And then just ride around with it, listen to it in the car, played for friends and take notes. Just minor tweaks, just a little reduction in the volume Lowe's or just a little increase in the doubles volume. I take these nodes. Next time I hit the studio, I just go to my notes. I execute every one of them. A balanced again, right around with it again. And I just tweak it just a little by little. I just tweak it to a final result. So I just bounce and re-listen over and over. So imagine if this focal needs a little more low end and I'll just reduce this, bring this up a little, bounce it again. Take it to Google Drive, right around with it. Make a lot of little tweaks over time. 9. Outro: So that's the video guys. I hope this was very helpful for you. If you have anymore questions, make sure to drop them in the comments and I will answer them. Or maybe Bobby G will answer them, makes her down to free project. The link will also be an inscription and this one includes the free vocal chains. So make sure to check it out. And I think this will really help you guys starting recording vocals. I'm making it much easier and simpler.