How to Record a Hip Hop Song | Everything You Need to Know

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Hot to Record a Hip Hop Song | Everything You Need to Know
Recording yourself or your client in a home studio or professional recording studio can be a great experience if you know what you are doing. I show you how to record lead rap vocals, add some stabs, and then ad libs to the song. This was a fun example of how I run a rap/HipHop recording session. I did this tutorial in Pro Tools, but the techniques can be used in any DAW including Logic Pro X, Studio One, FL Studio, and more.
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[@famusaaa]

This probably the bust tutorial guide ever salute to Wavy Wayne channel 💯

[@kannon3979]

Hey Wavy, you should retitle the video: how to record a rap song correctly. 😂 Good job man, keep up the good work. 👍🏾

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I found this video while on my way to my first day of recording arts school 6 weeks ago. Couldn’t have come at a better time. Been subbed ever since. You’ve turned me into an editing ninja, doing shit my teacher doesn’t even use. Preciate you big dog.

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Thanks fam

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@@waynewav mane I learned so much from you.

[@danielkushmore6728]

man when you added those adlibs it all came together. I really appreciate this video. it gave me a lot of insight and structure. And the "stabbing" is a cool technique I never knew about. Thank you.

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I loved the whole video both creative and engineering side of it preciate you and what you do man its always helpful 💪🏾💪🏾

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WAYNE YOUR THE GOAT THANKS FOR TEACHING US FAM💕

[@Critical187]

I like how when you had to freestyle the verse you had fun with it and pushed through also making sure the vibe was the same the whole time. This was a great video for anyone I think. 👊 Thanks bro, as always dropping gems.

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[@johntmcgill6936]

I think the coolest part was the ablibs idk how to spell it but it really added complexity to it. More for the ears to absorb. I had to save the video to reference when I start going. Its alot to remember in 1 go. Excellent video bro

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YO EVEN IF i END UP IN CLUB DROPS OR ANY KIND OF VOCALS YOU AND THE ADVISOR PROBABLY JUST HELPED CHANGED THE TRIP VILL WAY. BLESSINGS

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Simple and detailed, really learned a lot,. Thanks man

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What’s up brother! I’m buying gear to build a home studio for my wife! She loves to sing and does it VERY WELL! So for Valentine’s Day I bought her pretty much everything you have mentioned in your other videos and I just ordered the alctron pf8. I’ll let you know how it works out! Good looking out on the info! Really has been helping me out!

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WavyWayne big up shoutout here from Jamaica. My favorite part is how you just freestyle in the verse, it just reminds me that it's all about having some fun. as you say don't take yourself too seriously. big help, I do the same thing I just don't record until I got all the lyrics down. I'll be trying your style thumbs up

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I love your videos, Big Wav! ...even this one. You've enlightened me as to why Rap sounds the way it does these days. Now I'm looking for a "NO AUTOTUNE" sign for the door to my booth!

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Most def 💯. Natural or GO HOOOOOME(D-minor key)lol. No disrespect to the autotune culture, just ol'school I guess.

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Yo wavy how you thicken up the main vocals? Parallel Comp right?

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For some reason, the number gage on my mix meters don’t show any more... it’s all DI VU. Anyone know how to reset the the mix faders to the numbers ?

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Wayne , could you do a video on how to do mix rap vocals using studio one. Please and thank you in advance.

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Get the missus on the track too Wavy! Sounds good!!

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Hey Wavy!
Do you usually record your Vox, audio in, at those levels? If so, what's the reasoning.
Appreciate the video!

[@Nustart999]

Yessir

[@focusonchrist6752]

I feel wack in asking. Thank you so much for this. You made a session seem greatly less complicated.
When recording vocals, before stabs and libs.... I had got used to recording 2 layers per verse in each song. As if one was the skeleton and the other was them meat with the full attitude of emotion. Is doing 2 layers for rap verses unnecessary?

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Love your stuff, but for iv never understood where your cans are at? I don't see them ever in Protools I cant even see them assigned in protools I have a ufx and unless I do low latency mode which we would never do. that's the only way not to have to assign them in pt... anyways how do you do it?

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Very informal, Tory Lanez records this way

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Do you make beats? If so, do a making a beat and mixing it tutorial.

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gracias

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i was wondering do yall know some good recording and mixing headphones

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Wavy secretly wanna be a rapper 🤫

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how much is it

[@WHOIsVO]

Where can I get this template?

[@arielbonifa7175]

Is their sound coming out of the speakers as you record ??

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I was recording back in the day, but technology advanced when i quit. Not sure how to record now. what program, etc.

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Aye Wayne if u got a extra mic brother I’ve then brought some templates from u brother but I really wanted to ask you can u donate a good mix to a brother that’s tryna help himself, I think my scarlet interface mic , something is off brother An it’s frustrating

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Where template is this on the wavy website?

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I’m going to need that beat

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The microphone you’re recording with isn’t normally used for vocals right? It sounds great to me though! What kind is it, and is it really necessary to use a condenser mic for vocals?

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Shure S7mb. MJ recorded thriller with it so yes it’s good for vocals lol

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Which template is that

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what template is this?

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I wanna learn more please

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Need to ghost write for some of these cats 😂

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