9/06/2013

Guide To Adding The Feel In Your Hip Hop Tracks

By Delroy Wilkins


Sound is very important when you are learning the ropes in mixing instrumentals. But, mastery of sound mixing is not the end all and be all of hip hop although it is a vital chunk of this genre. You also need to delve further and consider the feel of the instrumentals. As a way of self-expression, the mix should have the feel. Not to be presumptuous or anything but sound quality is overshadowed by the feel of the mix. The feel is influenced by 3 things, the balance, the punch and the image of you instrumentals. You need to consider these elements to give a feel to those beats and make them addictive.

1. Make it Groovy. We hear sound with our ears but groove connects with our bodies. If your instrumentals lack that groove, you are in serious trouble simply because the groove dictates whether you like something or not even before you think about it. With a groove, you can win people over irrespective of the quality and simplicity of the track.

Take advantage of unbalanced beats. If you have elements overriding each other, feel is created within the beats. If you want to create tension within a track, use unbalanced keys within the beats. The unbalanced keys are a great way of bringing the track to climax. For the release, level out the keys. Using imbalance is an easy way of directing the listener's attention to a sound.

Use depth. Listeners will create an image they can relate to when they hear a song. You should therefore target creation of a 3D image with your beats and instrumentals. Interchanging the singers or use of resonance is an easy way of creating depth within a track. Depth is a great way of creating emotion within a track.

Focus on track arrangement and dynamics during transitions. Variety makes hip hop tracks more interesting. Audiences prefer to listen to songs which are not too repetitive and plain. During changes within the track, you should focus on creating dynamic transitions to mark these changes which improve the tracks flow. The changes within a track are an important part and you should focus on using instrumentals to mark these changes without altering the flow of the track.

Make every element count. Each track involves the use of a series of beats. Working on your tracks beats ensures that the final production reflects good music production as well as places emphasis on how special the particular track is. Before giving the listeners a track to listen to, work on it until you are satisfied that it will create the feel you wish to achieve.




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