Yo. Do any of you know how to get that tight sound like Destiny's Child or Justin Timberlake? I'm working on some rap tracks that I want to sound tight and clean. Also something like Xtina's "Dirrty" or Toni Braxton's "Wasn't Man Enough For Me".

I have been doing some recording for a rap duo in Pro Tools and have some questions about proper panning techniques..

The vocals currently sound pretty decent, but I feel they can be much better and I think that it's in the panning or compression..

I have a session with Young BloodZ tomorrow (http://www.youngbloodzatl.com/) but have never recorded rap, let alone big name, national acts!

I’m about to start work on an album but I want the best quality, over the years I’ve built a little home studio but I’m a rapper. I’m not a producer/engineer.
I have a small understanding of the technical side of recording and it’s so frustrating when I recorded something really good then I screw it up by mixing it wrong.

I am still a beginner with Pro Tools and recording in general. I have an Mbox, and have make some decent recordings, but I just picked up a PreSonus TubePre and now I'm having a very tough time getting my vocals to sound right. : (

I've been looking for some time now at getting a new mic ( I currentley own one mic an AT4033 and haven't had great succsess with it on rap vocals a couple of female singers have had great results though which that mic exsels at that anyway )

How do you mix down the vocals to make them stand out of the track,.,.,..

do you do a soft pan on the doulbes and center the adlibs or vice versa..

I'm interested in knowing if there are any tips specific to rap/hip hop recording/mixing/engineering? Especially dealing with bass...

Anyone have any starting point tips for rap vocals (mics, placement, signal chain, techniques, etc...).

Trackin' a guy next week. We'll probably experiment a little with a few pre's, comps, & mics, but if anyone has any good ideas or suggestions. let em fly.

My mics: Lawson L47-MP, Blueberry, 414B-ULS, 57's, sm81's, blah blah.