eLDee 'Wash Wash'

In this video, Fab takes an hour and a half to show how to mix a hip-hop song in Logic Pro. The song, called Wash Wash, is off the legendary Nigerian artist ELDee The Don's latest album (Undeniable). The entire record was produced and recorded in Logic in various locations in Nigeria and Fab decided to keep it in Logic for the mix at Flux Studios.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to make a punchy and clear sounding hip-hop track whilst respecting the producer’s initial vision for the song, place vocals and use pitch correction tricks to create shine and interest on background vocals, use the built-in Logic plugins to their best potential, use the structure of the song to enhance the listener's experience, how to set up Logic for best mixing practices and much more. Every move is explained every setting is detailed.

If you would like to know more about ELDee The Don, here is his Facebook page and his twitter channel.

The album is available here.

Software used:
• Logic pro stock plug-ins: Compressor, Channel EQ, Pitch Correction, Level Meter, SilverVeb, Tape Delay
• UAD: EMT 250, EMT 140, Campridge EQ, Pecision Maximizer, RS-1 Reflection Engine, Pultec-Pro, Precision Enhancer kHz, LA2A, Studer A800
• Sonnox: TransMod, Dynamics, Oxford Reverb
• Soundtoys: Devil-Loc Deluxe, Echoboy, Decapitator
• Eiosis: E2Deesser
• Waves: R-Bass

Hardware used:
• Shadow Hills Dual Vandergraph compressor
• Dangerous Bax Eq
• Manley Pultec

The attached zip file contains the original uncompressed files of the session. Please download it and import these files in the DAW you use to make music (It does not necessarily have to be Logic Pro!) This way you can practice your skills and mix this song using your own tastes, tools, plug-ins and the guidelines provided in this video.

This video was kindly subtitled in Spanish and Italian by the guys at Fuseroom studio.