Essential tips for mixing hip hop

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Essential Tips for Mixing Hip-Hop
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Keep The Vocals Forward

• If you go to a live show, its not uncommon to
  hear someone do an a cappella rap at some point
  during the set. This is a make or break moment.
  If the lyrics and delivery are good the crowd is
  sold no beat necessary. If the lyrics or delivery
  fall short, the crowd is walking out the door.

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Next Comes Kick, Then Snare.

• When the kick hits, it should be loud, and should
  cause speaker excursion meaning not just the
  tone of the kick but the actual physical hit of
  it should come forward.
• Make sure the kick has a sub-tone impact to get
  that push. The snare should similarly make you
  blink.

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Everything Else Is Groove Or Texture

• Mute the vocals and mute the drums. With just
  whats playing in the mix now, do you feel the
  groove of the track? Yes? Youre there. No? It
  should be a bit more apparent whats lacking.
• This concept is so important that ideas such as
  tone take a back seat. A Hip-Hop record can be
  muddy as hell, and still be a huge success if the
  groove is there.

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Find Something Unique
Theres millions of aspiring/wannabe Hip-Hop
artists out there, and most of them arent making
it simply because they dont stand out. The ones
who are making a name for themselves have a
unique brand, and as an engineer you should
always be looking to bring that out!
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Conclusion
Sometimes youll come across a record where the
bass actually drives the low end more than the
kick, or the snare works down in the mix or even
off to the side. And why not? But more often than
not these four principals will get you where you
need to go.
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