10 Hip Hop Beat Making Tips You Can Use Right Now

Sep 19, 2021 | 201,219 Views

Do you struggle with turning your rough beats into finished mixes? Watch producer/rapper duo Barrows & Sun produce a beat, record vocals, add vibe and turn a demo into a finished hip hop track.

Get the presets you saw in this video here:

1:09 #1 Bigger Sounding Drums | Torque
3:00 #2 Punchy & Gritty Drums | TG12345
5:15 #3 Gliding & Sliding Sub Synth Bass | Element
6:02 #4 Accent Samples with Synths | Flow Motion
8:14 #5 Crispy & Present Vocals | CLA MixHub
9:39 #6 Remove Background Noise | NS1
10:23 #7 Thick & Vibey Double-Tracked Vocals | Reel ADT
11:35 #8 Vocal Ducking Delay | Manny Marroquin Delay + R-Comp
12:58 #9 Creative Panning & Pitch FX | Brauer Motion + Vocal Bender
14:31 #10 Secret Sauce for the Final Mix

Music: “Wet” by Barrows and Sun

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