“If It’s Bad, Make it Worse“ Vocal Mix Tips – Matthew Weiss

In today’s video, I want to share some brilliant insights from my friend Matthew Weiss on tackling a common issue in vocal recordings: too much reverberant “room sound.” We’ve all encountered this problem, where a vocal or audio source ends up sounding distant and muddy because it was captured in a less-than-ideal environment. Matthew, however, turns this challenge into an opportunity to create something unique and compelling. This particular demo is centered on a hip-hop track. It’s worth noting that hip-hop, a wildly popular genre, has evolved to become as creatively rich as many other genres that exist in the experimental space, such as prog or jazz. In fact, Matthew even likens it to punk rock at one point in the video, highlighting its rebellious and innovative spirit. With that in mind, it’s essential for engineers to develop a strong vocabulary in hip-hop mixing and production. There is no shortage of potential clients eager to leverage our skills to create great hip-hop tracks. Plugins featured in this video: Waves Clarity VX: Waves R Vox: Waves R EQ: Buy Matthew’s Pro mix Academy course “Matthew Weiss – Mixing Rhythmic Music Bundle“ for only $87: ➡️➡️ Sign up to the Academy here: 📚📚 Buy the Complete Home Studio Recording Book: 🏫🏫 Get 100s Hours of courses: ➡️➡️ How To Market Your Home Studio ➡️➡️ Today’s Sweetwater Deals: ❤️My Favorite Plugins: ➡️Waves MV2: ➡️Waves RBass: ➡️ MCDSP ANALOG CHANNEL: ➡️ OEKSOUND SOOTHE 2: ➡️ IZOTOPE RX: ➡️ SOUNDTOYS ECHOBOY: ➡️ Warren Huart IR Pack ➡️ Warren Huart Kemper Pack ➡️ ANTARES AUTOTUNE: ➡️ CELEMONY MELODYNE: ➡️ EVENTIDE SPLIT EQ: ➡️ Renaissance Vox: ➡️ Renaissance Compressor: ❤️GEAR: ➡️Audient console: ➡️Apollo x16: ➡️Apollo Twin: Join the community here: » Facebook Page | » Instagram | » TikTok | @producelikeapro » X (formerly Twitter) | » Facebook Student Group | ❤️❤️Free 3 Part Mixing Course: #ProduceLikeAPro #HomeRecording #musicproducer #musicproduction #audioengineer #recordingstudio #audioengineering Produce Like A Pro is a website that features great tips to help the beginning recordist make incredible sounding home recordings on a budget.