{"id":31740,"date":"2024-04-22T17:06:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T21:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=31740"},"modified":"2026-01-23T12:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:41:09","slug":"mixing-tips-for-modern-rap-vocals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/mixing-tips-for-modern-rap-vocals\/","title":{"rendered":"5 mixing tips for modern rap vocals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The art of mixing modern rap vocals is a delicate balance between technical expertise and creative expression.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s about more than just adjusting levels\u2014it&#8217;s about capturing the essence of an artist&#8217;s voice and message, and bringing it to life in a way that captivates listeners. Above, veteran producer and audio engineer <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/author\/maxrewak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Max Rewak<\/a> discusses five essential mixing tips for modern rap vocals, covering everything from cleaning up ad-lib tracks to applying creative effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-c3706cc98d779b0d6fb864120a14adaa\" style=\"background-color:#62daff\"><strong>Voice to verse\u2014anywhere. With the addition of Splice Mic, you can instantly test and record ideas, explore genres, and unlock new creative possibilities, all from <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.onelink.me\/vNNn\/sozstw8b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>the Splice mobile app.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That said, if you take away anything from this tutorial, keep in mind that compression and EQ alone can get you incredibly far when it comes to mixing\u2014if you want to get more deeply acquainted with these processes, check out our detailed guides below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-blog-splice wp-block-embed-blog-splice\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"AiUCC2Q7Vx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/what-is-compression\/\">What is compression? 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What are some topics you&#8217;d like to see us cover next? Let us know in the comments section of the video, and subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/@splice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Splice YouTube channel<\/a> for more tips, tutorials, and insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Explore a suite of tools dedicated to mixing vocals with iZotope&#8217;s Nectar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plugins\/38931662-nectar-3-plus-vst-au-by-izotope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try Nectar for free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From applying compression to cleaning up ad-lib tracks, here are five essential mixing tips for modern rap vocals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":31742,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1851,1850,1698,1696,49],"tags":[619,657,1305,159,1822,333,1473,1249,918],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 Mixing Tips for Modern Rap Vocals - Blog | Splice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From applying compression to cleaning up ad-lib tracks, here are five essential mixing tips for modern rap vocals.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/mixing-tips-for-modern-rap-vocals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 Mixing Tips for Modern Rap Vocals - Blog | Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From applying compression to cleaning up ad-lib tracks, here are five essential mixing tips for modern rap vocals.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/mixing-tips-for-modern-rap-vocals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blog | Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-04-22T21:06:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-23T17:41:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0424-5-Tips-for-Mixing-Rap-VocalsVS_BlogPost.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Harrison Shimazu\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/bitly.com\/namaboku-twt\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@splice\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Harrison Shimazu\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/mixing-tips-for-modern-rap-vocals\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/mixing-tips-for-modern-rap-vocals\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Harrison Shimazu\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/1ed73f890efad66c4808440680e9e50d\"},\"headline\":\"5 mixing tips for modern rap vocals\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-04-22T21:06:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-23T17:41:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/mixing-tips-for-modern-rap-vocals\/\"},\"wordCount\":240,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/mixing-tips-for-modern-rap-vocals\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0424-5-Tips-for-Mixing-Rap-VocalsVS_BlogPost.png\",\"keywords\":[\"compression\",\"eq\",\"hip hop\",\"izotope\",\"nectar\",\"plugins\",\"rent-to-own\",\"vocals\",\"youtube\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Ableton Live\",\"DAW\",\"Mixing\",\"Tips &amp; 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