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XHipHop · 8th September 2005

I hear A LOT of distortion on vocals when listening to hot 97 in new york or power 99 in philly...i'm not talking about the pop-hiphop tracks (kanye, jay-z, things with a recording budget, etc) ...i'm talking about the the d-block stuff, m.o.p., whatever...the more "street" records that are done today.

If these vocals were soloed...people would be like "this sounds like crap" but the distortion, in a way, helps it cut through the mix and works overall.

Now is this a product of overloading the mic pre? do the "engineers" not hear it or are they going for this sound? Do any of you guys look for this sound?

8th September 2005	#1
XHipHop Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 3,856 Thread Starter	Distortion on hiphop vocals I hear A LOT of distortion on vocals when listening to hot 97 in new york or power 99 in philly...i'm not talking about the pop-hiphop tracks (kanye, jay-z, things with a recording budget, etc) ...i'm talking about the the d-block stuff, m.o.p., whatever...the more "street" records that are done today. If these vocals were soloed...people would be like "this sounds like crap" but the distortion, in a way, helps it cut through the mix and works overall. Now is this a product of overloading the mic pre? do the "engineers" not hear it or are they going for this sound? Do any of you guys look for this sound? __________________ XHipHop.com is back! Looking for guest posts!