Title: How do I get closer to the vocal sound of Nettspend and Che?
I’m still pretty new to mixing, especially for hip-hop vocals, and I’m trying to understand how people get that specific vocal sound like Nettspend and Che.
At this point I already understand the basic stuff like EQ, compression, cleaning up the vocal, and general pitch correction. I know a lot of these artists also use heavy Auto-Tune and other processing. What I’m really trying to learn is the sound-design side of the vocal.
Like:
- what effects are actually making the vocal sound like that
- what kind of presets are a good starting point
- where things like Auto-Tune, distortion, saturation, delay, reverb, doubling, stereo widening, chorus, etc. usually get placed
- what settings matter the most
- what makes the vocal feel modern instead of just “clean”
I’m not asking for an exact copy, just trying to understand what chain or approach gets me in that direction.
I use Logic Pro, so if anybody knows Logic stock plugins or common plugin presets that help get close to that style, that would help a lot too.
I’d also appreciate it if you could explain it in beginner terms, like:
“start with this type of Auto-Tune setting,”
“add this kind of saturation,”
“use this delay/reverb style,”
instead of just saying “mix better.”
Basically I want to know:
If you were trying to make a vocal sound inspired by Nettspend and Che, what would you actually do step by step?