How are you doing ? My name is Lu Diaz.
I’m a mix-engineer/producer based out of Miami, Florida
I've been mixing and producing for 25 years
and I’m about to show you some tips and tricks
If it’s a vocal that’s supporting the lead vocal,
so in other words it’s a double to the vocal
you want to treat it as a lead vocal
You want to keep it in mono and put it behind the lead vocal
You gotta keep in mind that when a mix is on,
the kick sometimes gets lost
The punch may be there, but it needs some top end
so the ear can identify where the kick is
Loudness in Hip Hop is important
There’s a fight between dynamics and loudness.
If you can sort of be in the middle of there somewhere,
and keep some of the dynamics and have it loud enough
for the client to really like be happy with it
Clients look to you
to be confident and know what you’re talking about
But that doesn’t mean to be cocky or to be arrogant
Be humble! What we do here is
make good music and make music sound good.
We’re not saving lives!
