PUREMIX Rich Keller Deconstructing Nipsey Hussles Grinding All My Life TUTORiAL-SYNTHiC4TE

SYNTHiC4TE | Nov 28 2020 | 772 MB
The success of Grammy award winning artist, Nipsey Hussle's "Grinding All My Life" is no surprise with Nipsey's iconic style and lyrics, a track from Murda Beatz, and Rich Keller's epic mix.

In this pureMix.net Exclusive, first call mixer to Hip Hop royalty, Rich Keller, deconstructs his mix of "Grinding All My Life" by Nipsey Hussle.

Watch as Rich Keller:

Tells the history of the song
Breaks down his signature mixing philosophy
Talks about the difference between today's productions and one's that used to come in on 2" tape
Checks tracks for clicks, pops and other artifacts that may have happened during tracking
Explains when to effect a sound and when to leave it alone
Shows how he sets up a 33609 and Manley Massive Passive on the 2 bus for the beat
Breaks down his approach to EQ enhancement on Nipsey's lead vocal
Enhances the chorus vocal by enhancing the upper harmonics using EQ
Differentiates the verse vocal from the chorus vocals to create scene changes and movement from section to section
Shows each step of his vocal effects treatments that add the massive amount of depth, width and space this mix is famous for
Shows exactly how he crafted the delays in the chorus as requested by the producer
Uses a Neve 33609 for parallel compression on the lead vocal in the chorus for an extra lift
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