4 Golden Rules to Mixing Hip Hop Vocals | Lu Diaz (Jay-Z, Beyoncé)

Multi-platinum producer/mixing engineer Lu Diaz (Jay-Z, Beyoncé, DJ Khaled, Pitbull) shows his 4 steps for mixing professional sounding hip-hop vocal leads, ad-libs and vocal sweeteners. Download Lu’s presets and learn more: 0:45 #1: Remove harsh & problem frequencies 4:58 #2: Add color & shine 6:27 #3: Pan ad-libs & vocal sweeteners 8:25 #4: Add depth, character & vocal FX Plugins used by Lu Diaz in this video: Renaissance Vox: C6 Multiband Compressor: eMo Q4 Equalizer: Manny Marroquin Triple D: C1 Compressor: DeEsser: API 550: Doubler: H-Delay Hybrid Delay: Renaissance Equalizer: Tune Real-Time: Music: “Paradise“ by Tony Mike Get the latest updates from Lu Diaz: Website