Step inside Raphael Saadiq’s LA studio and watch as Chicago rapper Saba and iconic producer No ID transform an unscripted session into a finished record, guided by multi-Grammy-winning engineer Jimmy Douglass.
Listen to ‘Paygrade Demo’ here: https://orcd.co/qbbwem2
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Preamps & Channel Strips: SSL E Channel, Avanlon VT-737, Neve 1073
EQs: Pultec Passive EQ, API 500 Series EQs, Dangerous BAX EQ, Chandler Curve Bender
Compressors: dbx 160, Neve Dynamics Collection, UA 1176 Collection
Effects & Special Processing: MXR Flanger/Doubler, AMS RMX16 Reverb, bx_saturator v2, Brigade Chorus, Oxide Tape Recorder
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:48 Picking Samples
2:03 Open Mode / Closed Mode
3:01 Leave Your Ego at the Door
3:38 Saba Records Piano & Vocals
6:41 Saba’s Entry Point to Hip Hop
7:18 Mixing Saba’s Characters
7:41 Jimmy Douglass’ Additive Mixing Theory
8:09 How Jimmy Avoids Loop Fatigue
8:36 Why Jimmy Loves the MXR Flanger/Doubler
9:35 Saba Records Rhodes
10:33 Saba on Arrangement
10:55 Creative Like Molding Clay
12:02 ‘Paygrade Demo’ by No ID & Saba
12:36 No ID Doesn’t Care About the Numbers
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