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Trying but not happy with result in first verse… the recording feels very different, you sound closer to the mic on the 2nd (better low frequencies)

What am trying to do…

Use a clean fx (punchy rap + EQ) to create the clean version of the stem (eq boosted around 1.2KHz for intelligibility and reduce resonance where I can) let’s call this the core…

Add copies of the stem for Fx/flavors (I try to also add presence with one of them, and brightness with another if needed)

Then I export the VOX tracks using the mastering function of BL (I often pick either tape or clarity)

Import it back into BL and just set the levels (sometimes I add a compander to clean it a little)

This beat is super busy on the frequencies used by your voice so I added a simple EQ and lowered the frequencies around 1.2kHz to minimize the clashes.

I should really build myself FXs inside BL instead of stacking copies of the stem, but ideally I should be using an app that has AUX, busses… and deal with clashes via side chains instead of doing all this nonsense.
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Rock 2y ago

This is so helpful, bro! You’re spot on about verse 1. I recorded without pulling the little mic near my mouth and just rapped out loud. Verse 2, I pulled it closer to my mouth.

I do really like how simple it is to record in bandlab, so seeing how you think about mixing vocals is super useful.

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Yeah, being able to get to presentable quality working on a phone still blows my mind

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Rock 2y ago

What do you record your vocals with? The pods mic?

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iPhone 14 Pro Max internal mic

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Rock 2y ago

Cooool - what do you monitor with?

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AirPods 3 not ideal…

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Rock 2y ago

Yea, I bet you’re always dealing with some latency

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Compared to AP1 it’s minimal… I don’t even readjust. But yeah, I should be wired

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I’m still in the mindset that I will re-record the good stuff at HQ even if getting access to what used to be my post-prod studio is now complicated.

I’m building 5 tracks projects… when I get to 5 full tracks on a project will hit the studio, rinse repeat.

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Rock 2y ago

Very cool plan - I can’t wait to hear them all combined

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Nostr music distribution is still not ready… but I want to be ready once it is.

I.m so happy that the « makers » camp (stemstr) is ahead of the distribution camp in this « race »

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Rock 2y ago

We’ve begun work on Community Collections - soon you’ll be able to collect sounds and tracks into playlists - could be like the stemstr version of the album

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Very cool.

I guess what I wish for is…

for notes containing « masters » to be functional in other clients (nostr music players) with option of uploading the tracks to other « media relays » for back up (for example, when I publish, the note with media would also be stored on wavlake « media relay » or another similar service if I wish to)

Zap splits (with option to offer % to clients, relays, and let’s call them « marketing plebs » involved in the actual zap)

Conditional Walling (npub whitelist via subscription relays, sat per minute, zap per track, crowdwalling…)

A NOSTR DAW…

I’m a simple man 😎🤣🤣🤣