FatGyver presents PhatCast Vol. 2 (mix)
Yo!
Got busy on the 1s and 2s and recorded a new mix: PhatCast Vol. 2.
Was supposed to get busier with this series a long time ago…so here we go again. Quality-a$$ instrumental hip hop and you know it.
SOUNDLOUD:
https://bit.ly/2x2p0Br
MIXCLOUD:
https://bit.ly/34sYldi
SUPPORT THE DJ:
https://www.paypal.me/fanujanne
Some of those beats were h3ll to mix…there was some really short as well as somehow unquantized stuff, tempo changes etc.
Thanks to @Serato for looping things on the fly!
I still haven’t used sync once in my life, but some of this stuff makes me think I *need* to use it. But stuff like this is really good practice, and TBH I’ve never been one to mix the easy stuff anyways.
new fatgyver album out
My new album is out today: “Small Songs That My Samplers Sing”. It’s out via Phatventures.
Find links here.
It’s a hip hop album that explores vibes of classic boom bap and funk, samples film noir, a movie which I think ranks among the best movies ever made, rare Japanese records…and a whole lot more.
There’s also two tracks that see me get away from sampling, and they’re more instrument-based. Can you tell which one?
If you want to pick it up from Bandcamp and support my shit, please do – there’s tapes and digital available. Also streaming, if you don’t want to pay.
I thought that in a way maybe now is not the best time spam your shit or celebrate a birthday…but then again, things have to go on as usual, which at least to me is a consolation in a way.
Hope you like it, and thanks for all support.
For the next 24 hours or so, Bandcamp is waiving its fees, so it’s a decent time to make a purchase if you’ve considered it.
vocal mixing chain
My favorite vocal chain right here.
• I always bring the level down to -18 based on peaks using Hornet Plugins VUmeter, so the analog compressors after it will have ample headroom, not introducing distortion (unless I want it, and sometimes I do).
• FabFilter ProQ3.
I use this to cut off the unnecessary mic lows and thumps as well as cutting out some of the low-mid room resonance that always happens, more or less.
It’s amazing how a vocal immediately sounds way less “homebrewn” when you get the boominess 120–250 Hz out; I usually watch out for two separate peaks in that range.
• Universal Audio LA3A and LA-2 compressors.
At some point I was experimenting with vocal comps, and just ended up having these two in a row: creates very transparent compression, and even if you squeeze the vocal really hard (7-8 dB), you literally can’t hear it. Just amazing.
Also, as a bonus, if you run the signal harder into these, the analog-modeled input stage creates this sweet distortion that can be so useful if the vocal sounds a little too tame and some vibe is required. Kind of “radio-ish” distortion.
“aura eleven” – new DNB track available now (vinyl + digi)
SURPRISE: new DNB track “Aura Eleven” is available now.
Digital/vinyl.
How does it sound? A promo feedback comment said, “Like if DJ Shadow made a track for Metalheadz”
HEAR: https://soundcloud.com/subb1996/aura
For now, “Aura Eleven” is out exclusively for two weeks at Juno Download and Bandcamp (streaming & other shops coming on 6 March).
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