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Old 20th December 2005   #38
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Originally Posted by BOO BLADES
aiight well i will have to duplicate their success...in short can u tell me what i will need to do that ?(equip...plugs etc.)...his album has the best bottom so far this year...i do not like the mixes on Kanye;s stuff and the dipset stuff is bassy but so dirty...also i noticed jeezy's vocals are not that thick and upfront like the stuff in dre's camp...they are a lil airy to be truthful...but it sits so well in the mix...i guess u have to decide if u want alot of bass or alot of vocal presence and clarity...the only 3 albums i've heard with equal balance has been lil jon's album...usher's...and 50's...im looking into getting a digi002...testing out a bunch off mics and pre's...reading this forum gives u no conclusive answer as to what u need to produce banging hip hop so i figure if i just get a few nice pieces...a rosetta...and a sub (i already have the 824's)...turntables and some break beat albums...maybe a new sound module (motif or phantom)...i should be in the ballpark...i dont wanna get too technical and stifle creativity...but if u know of some other gear that i should get to get that sound im after...by all means let me know...peace
Nothing fancy like multiband compression going on in the Jeezy stuff. You are hearing the low end frequency response of the SSL J9k, coupled with the onboard channel compressors, and a hefty dose of mastering compression. You would be shocked at how simple those mixes are.
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