Greetings,

I've done my research and i've sat in on other mastering engineers as they've mastered for CD, then applied different settings for wax.

What i need to know is, how much (db) limiting can i use on the mix before it will prove troublesome for the cutting process?

Being hip hop , all the spikes are kicks and snares.

I posted this same question on the main forum before I noticed that this one was more specific...

with approximately a $500 budget what would be the best mic for purposes of recording rap vocals?

Thanks

I own an MBOX which runs through Pro Tools, and i'm going to buy a microphone strictly needed to record rap vocals...
what do u think i should be lookin into getting?

thanks

Searched a bit and all but...

Can anyone recommend a decently priced (no more than about $150) software that can be used to make hip hop beats? Something that would have a "drum machine" and some other good stuff to use.

I am having some trouble here. First off, here is my specs...
1)Behringer B-2 Microphone plugged into a phantom power box which goes to the input jack of...
2) dbx 266xl compressor/gate (need to know whats a good setting for the threshold, ratio, attack, and release for a good strong vocal for hip hop) which the output jack from the compressor goes to...

I am having some trouble here. First off, here is my specs...
1)Behringer B-2 Microphone plugged into a phantom power box which goes to the input jack of...
2) dbx 266xl compressor/gate (need to know whats a good setting for the threshold, ratio, attack, and release for a good strong vocal for hip hop) which the output jack from the compressor goes to...

Any good suggestions for good comp for hip hop and r&b's drum tracking. i much like SSL comp sound. so i'm not engineer and just producer & track maker. but i always touch it any project.

Does anybody have suggestions as to buying ACID loops
for swing, standards, and jazz styles? I have been on Ebay, and no one seems to offer tasty mainstream quality loops...

This is an honest post intended to give people a searchable resource. Most searches on this topic bring up non-gear related arguments on whether or not hip hop is music, or cynical posts that tell people "it doesn't matter what gear you use for hip hop". So this is a post for those who want to talk about gear used successfully in hip hop / electronic music production.

hey whats up guys

Me and my brother have been working in my makeshift studio for about a year!

we are moving into bigger place now and can dedicate a whole room into a studio?

I'm selling all my old equipment and starting fresh!

i produce(make beats handle the recording mixing etc.)

he just spits really (damn good) anyway.