typical rap fx chain

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Yeah I been drinkin, SO!?
Anyhow, I'm making more rap music lately, and I was curious what kind fx chain usually goes on it. Keep in mind I can't change my: mic, rapper (me), or room.

I can't say exact;y what I don't like about it, just doesn't seem as lively or spacious as pro recordings. I know that's probably a crappy description, and I know I'm not going to achieve pro results with my crappy consumer grade gear, but what do others do? So far I'm using some mild compression and a little eq, sometimes an upper-mid bump and sometimes scooped out, and sometimes a unison but *slightly* offset track (either in pitch, time, or both). And I usually double the track. So far any reverb I try makes me cringe.

Any help would be great, thanks!

sorry, I should be clear, I'm only talking about the vocal here, I like how the rest of the mix sounds just fine... makes me wish I could mix the vox directly in reason with the rest of the beat. I'd have paid an extra $50 at least if propellerhead let you record live audio in...
 
tc4b said:
Autotune on the rap? I understand it's used heavily on singing in a lot of hiphop, but I'm talking about the rapping itself.
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If you don't have autone and the best rap mic you can get for around $100, you ain't no rapper at all.
 
Oh, I get jokes! Rap's not music, and the people who choose to make it are of ill repute, and so forth! Ha-Ha! Bully!

Hoo boy, sides hurting, let me compose myself here...

Anyone here who actually records rap?
 
There's a rap forum here and you might do better asking your question over there.
 
tc4b said:
Oh, I get jokes! Rap's not music, and the people who choose to make it are of ill repute, and so forth!
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That wasn't the joke. The joke was more like 'there's no default effects chain to get that rap sound' combined with the fact that there's no mic out there that was designed to work for rap, and rap alone.

It's a weird thing, but there are so many people that sign up here and want to be told what they need to buy to sound like 50 cent or Snoop. Rap artists record in the same studios as Madonna and Celine Dion. It's top notch gear recorded by top notch engineers/producers in top notch rooms. The only thing all of those artists have in common is autotune and bling, so quit arguing with me.
 
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I don't want to bust your bubble, but I am!!! To get even near radio qulilaty you are going to have to spent a lot more money, other than just reason and a mic. Save up your chips and get yourself some better Gear. Most of us on here do not have million dollar studio,but we have spend from a couple of hundreds to over fity thousand or more trying to get that Sound, not to inclued years of reading and expermentaion. give it some time and some money and you will start to get closer! And also use more compression on your vocals and mix, HipHop use tons of it but with the right settings and agood compressor, not just a plug-in?
 
ez_willis said:
The joke was more like 'there's no default effects chain to get that rap sound'
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Never said there was.

ez_willis said:
It's a weird thing, but there are so many people that sign up here and want to be told what they need to buy to sound like 50 cent or Snoop.
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Yes, because that's almost word-for-word what I was asking in my original post. I said it just a little differently, of course, some thing like, "I know I'm not going to achieve pro results with my crappy consumer grade gear, but what do others do?"

I'm not looking for a golden ticket or easy answers, just a little friendly advice from people with more experience than me.

ez_willis said:
...so quit arguing with me.
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Not till I'm good and ready;)
 
ez_willis said:
yes, you did.
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Not at all. If I wanted to know the default setting, I'd have asked that. I'm just curious what people do who record this kind of music, never implied that they all do the same thing or that any one person does the same thing on all tracks. What are some settings you've used on some of your rap tracks ez? What's worked for you before?
 
tc4b said:
What are some settings you've used on some of your rap tracks ez? What's worked for you before?
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"settings" and "typical rap fx chain" are two different things. If you are interested in the latter, for me personally, it's mic>mic pre>editor>autotune, and I am a rap legend 'round these parts.
 
ez_willis said:
"settings" and "typical rap fx chain" are two different things. If you are interested in the latter, for me personally, it's mic>mic pre>editor>autotune, and I am a rap legend 'round these parts.
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Once again, I get jokes.:rolleyes:
 
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