sergedidenko Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Hi, my name is Serge Didenko, www.myspace.com/sergedidenko. I am a hip hop artist from Boston,MA and I recently purchased Logic Pro 8. I gotta say I love it but I do not have much experience in the field of engineering. I purchased Logic to avoid studio costs and am attempting to learn how to compress and eq my tracks and come out with a sufficient mix. I dont expect to be made the best instantly but am willing to learn and would like to see if anyone has any quick tips on good plug-ins, or what types of plug-ins are common for hip-hop artists. My friend is a big time producer in Chicago and told me that mainly rappers use EQ and Compression and nothing else. I have been messing with the plug-ins but its quite difficult to get it to sound right. Would appreciate if someone knows any fundamental basic yet highly applicable tools I can use to make my tracks sound good so that I can release an album, home project, by the end of the summer. Might sound a bit lofty, but I will make it happen! -Serge Didenko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElMariachi78 Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Hi, welcome to the forum ! Well, with Logic you already have Plug-ins ready for professional productions. Its all about songwriting and good mixing. I can recommend this Hip Hop mixing video Tutorial http://www.multi-platinum.com/mpp/mpp/hiphop.html Before thinking about buying new Plug-ins you should get yourself in touch with the Logic Plug ins and read some threads in this forum about mixing, mic-recording and so on. Have fun. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vpunk Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Hopefuly some of these tips help? *** THIS IS ONLY HOW I DO IT - OTHERS WILL VARY. EQ - Never raise a frequency in eq, unless you're EQ'ing a guitar, or are at the mastering phase of a song. Use an EQ to dip frequencie's. - 40-60 hz is where you stop hearing the bass, and start feeling it. - THat in mind, I know some ppl cut 120 and below, on everything but the bass., - figure out which will be your main source of low end -> the kick, or the bass line, and EQ accordingly. - Too much 200-500HZ sounds muddy, so don't be afraid to dump some of this as well. - All that said, be gentle with the amount you use. Treat it like a surgeons tool. COMPRESSION. - I either use compression for clinical stuff, like taming dynamics, or for effect. - If I'm using it for effect, I'll slam the hell out of everything until it sounds like ass, then back off a pinch. - Try the attack. - If using it for clinical stuff - set the ratio to no more than 5:1. *** If you can get your drums to their own outputs, treat them as such. Try to avoid EQ/Comping the drum machine as a stereo signal. That's all I can think of right now.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergedidenko Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 THANKS GUYS I WILL CHECK OUT ALL THESE NEW THINGS AND GET BACK ASAP WITH RESULTS! -SERGE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr-Jezz Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Lilly Allen's producer just recorded her entire last single in Logic..... every single thing. Check out http://www.soundonsound.com/ for details - very good tips from a very good professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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