ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the liberty of mixing the distinctive beat in a distinctive way, trying to craft a less-than-usual sound. As is typical of many hip-hop mixes, the beat and the vocals are the life and soul of the production, with all other elements tailored behind them. The chapter explains all the elements of the beat, bass and tracks. The break beat called for a change of theme and more drama. The submitted multitrack consisted of 13 vocal tracks. Since some would benefit from different treatment at different sections, certain tracks are splitted into two. The final mix involves 21 vocal tracks in this arrangement. One of the main challenges in mixing the 21 vocal tracks was getting the right panning and depth relationship between the different voices. All vocal tracks, apart from vOutroDelay, were routed to an audio group. The audio group provides collective level control and processing.
