| I know it can be confusing trying to put a mix together | | | | makes hip hop beats knows it can get really BOOMY |
| for a hip hop beat. For those who have no idea where | | | | down there. How do you fix this? One trick is to EQ. |
| to start when it comes to mixing a beat, I have 6 easy | | | | What ever machine or software you are using to |
| guidelines you can follow to help get you started. | | | | make your beats must have some sort of EQ. But |
| These are thing that I keep in mind when mixing my | | | | you want to EQ each track that has frequencies |
| beats. | | | | 150hz. If you have an 808 sub, Let that hit hard and |
| 1. PAN - One of the 1st things I look to do when I | | | | pan it left and right. I you have BASS guitar, cut off |
| approach mixing a hip hop beat. You don't want all | | | | frequencies below 35/40hz. Maybe pan it at like the |
| your instruments sitting in the center of the stereo field. | | | | 11oclock or 3 oclock. And put your kick drum right |
| That's always a bad idea. The trick is to use the whole | | | | inside your bass, maybe at the 1oclick or 1130. Then |
| stereo field and have things to the left a lil bit, to the | | | | adjust levels so that is sounds good and clear to you. |
| right a lil bit, and in the center. Mix it up. Do what sounds | | | | 5. EQ - One thing you might want to keep in mind is |
| good to you. Just whatever you do, never keep | | | | that you never want to over EQ. You don't have to |
| everything dead center. | | | | EQ if it sounds good already. What most producers do |
| 2. SOLO EACH TRACK - You would want to solo | | | | wrong is they EQ even when they don't have to. And |
| each track and make sure the track sounds good all | | | | that's a major problem. But if you have to EQ, know |
| by itself. Solo the kick, make sure the kick is hittin hard. | | | | what your doing and how to use the EQ. Some basic |
| Solo the hi hat, make sure it sounds nice and bright and | | | | EQ tricks are, if you want your sub to hit more, you |
| crispy. Just do this to each track and make sure the | | | | can BOOST the low end +3db using EQ. If you want it |
| tracks sound GREAT by themselves. Trust me, it can | | | | to sound brighter you can BOOST the highs about |
| defiantly make the difference end the end. | | | | +3db. Its the same thing as messing with your bass, |
| 3. GROUPING TRACKS - After you've soloed the | | | | treble, and highs in your car. |
| tracks and they sound CRISPY by themselves, group | | | | 6. AVOID DISTORTING - This should have been |
| the tracks together. But the key here is to group only | | | | number 1! You never under any circumstances want |
| the tracks around the same frequency. Like group the | | | | to distort or clip. If you don't know what distorting is, its |
| kick, bass, and sub. Those are all boomy low end | | | | when the red light is flashing on my master output |
| frequencies. You group them to make sure they are | | | | track. Make sure that when all your tracks are all |
| are heard clearly. Group just your drums. See how | | | | playing at the same time, that you are not distorting. |
| that sounds. Can you hear each tack clearly? Just play | | | | This is a must. One trick that I do is that I play the part |
| with combination until your whole track is SUPER clear! | | | | of my beat that has the most going on, and I adjust |
| 4. FIXING THE LOW END - A lot of times in hip hop | | | | my master level from that. |
| beats, there can be low end problems. Anyone who | | | | |