Hip Hop vocals

farjedi · 12th February 2007

I've been noticing that hiphop vocals seem to have a nice raspy distortion to them that makes em cut thru the track. I don't think it's just the mc's voice either. Is this caused by the recording chain or added after. I just dont get any where near the sound quality and we use a neuman thru a tla valve mic pre ( which probs aint that great). Ive noticed that the distortion helps the vocals cut thru do that they dont have to be that loud to be heard..jus insterested as to what processing this involves..cheers

MediokreBeats · 15th February 2007

I cant say ive heard the distorted sound you refer to in any tracks i've listened to so im going to thow in a wild guess, perhaps the sound maybe the result of driving the vocal through a compressor, this would help it stand out more and be more consistant, aswell as boost any noise that was initially embedded through the signal chain, i.e poor quality preamps, line interferance etc.

Dopamine · 15th February 2007

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Originally Posted by MediokreBeats

I cant say ive heard the distorted sound you refer to in any tracks i've listened to so im going to thow in a wild guess, perhaps the sound maybe the result of driving the vocal through a compressor.

My guess as well

pan · 16th February 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by MediokreBeats

..., perhaps the sound maybe the result of driving the vocal through a compressor,...

D I S T R E S S O R

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azwun25 · 16th February 2007

i like a somewhat distorted vocal as well...it can be achieved with heavy comp for sure. but use it sparingly

12th February 2007	#1
farjedi Gear addict Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 487 Thread Starter	Hip Hop vocals I've been noticing that hiphop vocals seem to have a nice raspy distortion to them that makes em cut thru the track. I don't think it's just the mc's voice either. Is this caused by the recording chain or added after. I just dont get any where near the sound quality and we use a neuman thru a tla valve mic pre ( which probs aint that great). Ive noticed that the distortion helps the vocals cut thru do that they dont have to be that loud to be heard..jus insterested as to what processing this involves..cheers

15th February 2007	#2
MediokreBeats Gear interested Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 13	I cant say ive heard the distorted sound you refer to in any tracks i've listened to so im going to thow in a wild guess, perhaps the sound maybe the result of driving the vocal through a compressor, this would help it stand out more and be more consistant, aswell as boost any noise that was initially embedded through the signal chain, i.e poor quality preamps, line interferance etc. __________________ MedioKre Beats Beatsmith, Emcee & AV Technician Melbourne, Australia.

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azwun25 Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2004 Location: The Roman Empire State Posts: 1,632	i like a somewhat distorted vocal as well...it can be achieved with heavy comp for sure. but use it sparingly