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MODERN MIXING TECHNIQUES FOR HIP HOP, R&B & URBAN POP

1 Day Intensive Practical 1 On 1 Course using Logic Pro

A Course by Producer / Writer / Mixer OD Hunte

HIP HOP, R&B & URBAN POP Mixing Techniques is a one day, one on one “mix and learn” intensive course revealing secrets to mastering the art, skill and craft of mixing contemporary Urban Pop, Hip Hop and R&B taught by Producer, Writer, Mixer and Remixer OD Hunte who has hundreds of track placements and international credits with his tracks in Major US Films, TV and World leading game franchises from EA Sport as well as current UK credits with several up and coming acts. Some of the entities OD Hunte has previously worked for or with include Leona Lewis, Sony Music, EMI, Universal Music Publishing and also includes hundreds of TV shows such as MTV’s the Hills, The Kardashians, Entourage, Ride with Funk Master Flex, Punk’d and the Osbournes. Films have included American Pie 6, Ping Pong Player, Farce of The Penguins, Dirty Pretty Things and EA Sports games have included Fight Night round 3.

HIP HOP, R&B & URBAN POP Mixing Techniques will focus on “In-The-Box” mixing of one of your tracks in Logic Pro using a diverse palette of 3rd party plugins as well as standard Logic effects. By the end of the course you will have insight on how to make you R&B, Pop, Urban or Hip Hop track sound like a finished radio ready master that can be played alongside the very best US and UK Hip Hop R&B and Urban tracks.

Course Topics

What is Mixing?
Mixing Elements
Levels, Pan, Effects
Effect Types
Dynamic processing, Delay, Reverb, Modulation
Mixing Tools and Environment
Setting Up Your Environment
Monitors
Using A Spectrum Analyzers
Starting A Mix
Choosing A Reference Track
Making it Loud While Mixing
Get On the Bus
How to improving your mixes by Bussing Elements
Using Bus Compression
Laying the Foundation of the Mix
Working the Kick Drum
How to make it Louder, Heavier, Fatter
Snares and More
Adding the snare and effects
Hats Off
Adding Percussion Elements and Effects
Base One
Adding the bass including the relationship between the bass and the drums
Add Tone
Adding the tonality elements of the mix, chords, pads, vocal samples and samples
Vocals
Tidying Vocals
Adjusting timings
Breaths
Tuning Vocals
Using Antares Autotune
To T-Pain or Not To T-Pain - making Vocals sound Effected or Natural
EQing Vocals
De-Essing Vocals
Panning Vocals
Where to Start With Vocals
Start With the Hook
Setting Vocal Levels
Choosing a Chorus Hook Style
Some Contemporary Technique Choices for Vocals
Using Automation
Break Point Automation
Automating Levels and Effects
Adding Effects to Vocals
Modern Effect Types and amounts
The Lead Vocal
EQ, Level and Effects
Typical EQ techniques
Setting Levels
Adding vocal Effects at the end of Mixing the Vocals
Adding Spot Vocal Effects
Finishing the Mixes
Final Adjustments
Drops
Loudness Check
No Distortion
Delivery Formats - What Format To Save Your Mixes as
.wav
.mp3
What are Mixes?
Main Mix
Instrumental
PA Mix
Acapella
Stems
Course Duration 10 - Hours AVAILABLE 7 DAYS A WEEK BY APPOINTMENT
Course Location Finsbury Park N4 3RF, London