How Kendrick Lamar Recorded To Pimp A Butterfly

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    In todays video I take a look at how kendrick lamars To Pimp A Butterfly was recorded. I take a look at the mix techniques and recording kendrick lamar used to make this album. I then take a look at the mixing and recording technqiues mixedbyali used to craft this album. I look at how mixed by ali mixed to pimp a butterfly. These are some of the mixing techniques mixedbyali used.
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  • @georgetmusic
    @georgetmusic  ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Instantly Improve your vocal effects georgethompsonsound.gumroad.com/l/cerod?layout=profile

    • @BobBobOnYouTube
      @BobBobOnYouTube 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The way your voice goes croaky at the end of every sentence, is that a vocal effect?

  • @shawnholiday7386
    @shawnholiday7386 ปีที่แล้ว +994

    didn't watch the video but probably with microphones

    • @surajeswaran635
      @surajeswaran635 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Thanks

    • @GregLewisBeats
      @GregLewisBeats ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Underrated comment 😂

    • @mauriciogomez406
      @mauriciogomez406 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You are a very smart guy

    • @ashwinsauls7019
      @ashwinsauls7019 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This is funny 😄...the description should have been...what was the process of recording how to pimp a butterfly 🦋.

    • @zthegreat4538
      @zthegreat4538 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nope, telepathy! Should have watched.

  • @US3Rofficial
    @US3Rofficial ปีที่แล้ว +325

    damn those recordings passed through a lot of super rare and expensive gear. best of the best

    • @mollyoko
      @mollyoko ปีที่แล้ว +5

      most pop music does.

    • @mollyoko
      @mollyoko ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@articlepaper wrong. 85% of grammys were made with Burl Audio (high end) and while maybe produced with plugins are 100% mixed in professional studios on consoles and use outboard fx and dynamics.

    • @mollyoko
      @mollyoko ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@articlepaper ok bud. well done. who cares.

    • @prodbymeton
      @prodbymeton ปีที่แล้ว +9

      yall hilarious

    • @RealHomeRecording
      @RealHomeRecording ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mollyoko i care.

  • @francescomeola
    @francescomeola ปีที่แล้ว +223

    Wow I just looked up his age, 33 years old. He was 24, 25 when he did TPAB? insane

    • @RealHomeRecording
      @RealHomeRecording ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It's about what you knew and who you know... From what I recall he did some recording and mixing for someone who blew up. That's how he made his name and that's how a lot of other people make their name. A little bit of luck and working with the right talent.

    • @oceano87
      @oceano87 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He was 28 when he did it and 35 now. Im the same age as him lol

    • @superproducer247
      @superproducer247 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@RealHomeRecording he been mixing for kendrick since section 80

    • @RealHomeRecording
      @RealHomeRecording ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@superproducer247 nice

    • @swishahouse68
      @swishahouse68 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@superproducer247 Since the Kendrick Lamar EP actually. Been there in house for Top Dawg since the name change.

  • @eddiehaze3165
    @eddiehaze3165 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    TPAB is one of the best listening experiences in popular music period led alone just in hip hop. I put it in my top 5 all time albums list. Just throw on some high quality headphones and you'll see why this gear was utilized so well

    • @pdmore123
      @pdmore123 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Very true.

    • @ItsNerradT
      @ItsNerradT ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I still listen to this album at least once a week

  • @tarekandnourhan7432
    @tarekandnourhan7432 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I like that it's been only 8 years abd the record is already spoken of like it's a classic, like it's Giant Steps by Coltrane.

  • @oknice8117
    @oknice8117 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The fact he knows "Bitch I'm in the Club" which Kendrick confirmed is his worst song really shows the dedication he had as a producer and his ability to know what works and what doesn't for an artist

  • @americanantagon1st
    @americanantagon1st ปีที่แล้ว +120

    Tracking digital sounds through analog gear THEN mixing, will get you a lot closer to a finished and full sound. I've learned that over the years of mixing hybrid, re-recording stems and vocals through outboard gear (with great converters) makes for less work in the long run. Great video!

    • @alexbrown1510
      @alexbrown1510 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well how else would you do it? I'm not aware of a digital microphone

    • @miahdona8161
      @miahdona8161 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wtf is a digital sound...audio is audio and you have a subjective method

    • @americanantagon1st
      @americanantagon1st ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@miahdona8161 -- Digital sound is audio created by software instruments. The reason for this explanation is to distinguish between the two (hardware .and software synths/instruments)

    • @dmetriusmarch
      @dmetriusmarch ปีที่แล้ว

      @@americanantagon1st a synth is a synth. Im not sure if there is a meaningful difference between the two

    • @americanantagon1st
      @americanantagon1st ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@dmetriusmarch -- To many, the hardware synths sound better. The plugins may be convenient, but doesn't sound quite the same. To know is to experience. If all you know is software instruments and mixing on a computer, you will never know.

  • @seanyoung9014
    @seanyoung9014 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I was in audio school when TPAB came out and my instructor, who used to work with Dre, heard it, the first thing he said was "Aw man that SSL goodness!" I was like "How tf did you know that??" and he said "I used to record there, duh!" Lol. I used to prefer the Neve sound over SSL because I trained on an old 4000E while the Neve I trained on was a VR70 that used to belong to Lucasfilm and was used to mix Jurassic Park. Once I tried the 9000 series I was sold, though.

  • @dicasys
    @dicasys ปีที่แล้ว +3

    you can tell a lot of work was put into this video. awesome video!

  • @coldloner7453
    @coldloner7453 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This was sick, thanks man

  • @puupipo
    @puupipo ปีที่แล้ว +17

    When this showed up in my recommended I thought it was going to be just another video essay that contributes nothing new to the conversation and uses Kendrick's name for easy views. Well, I'm glad I still watched it because turns out I was totally wrong. Really good work collecting and piecing together all these clips from various interviews and streams, most of which I had never seen, and making a cool and interesting video out of it.

  • @natemickens88
    @natemickens88 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Man this was dope🔥 My man bought the machine that propelled his career...THat's a solid smart move.

  • @darkskinwhite
    @darkskinwhite ปีที่แล้ว +2

    favorite video of yours bro I've never seen those studio photos

  • @shotfrmbehind
    @shotfrmbehind ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is a gem.

  • @argirioskarafotias8841
    @argirioskarafotias8841 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    kepp uploading those videos brooooo!!!

  • @stiggyjames
    @stiggyjames ปีที่แล้ว +2

    THE GEAR IS FUCKING INSANE, best of the best of the best

  • @SMEL
    @SMEL ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Yesss... this album will be talked about forever! 💯

  • @MD-mc9xw
    @MD-mc9xw ปีที่แล้ว

    well made video. lots of compiled research thank you!

  • @soulman4292
    @soulman4292 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This channel is a hidden gem.

  • @lairdhercules4553
    @lairdhercules4553 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The whole album felt like a spike lee movie so, totally makes sense he was inspired by Mo better Blues.

  • @TheTallDarkLudz
    @TheTallDarkLudz ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I know know why it sounds so glued together. I’m sure Views by Drake had similar effect chains. S/O to Ali for not letting the ego to him and realising he doesn’t know something and asking for advice on how to mixing live instruments. Kudos to him man. An idol of him for sho’.

  • @blashuvec
    @blashuvec ปีที่แล้ว +8

    bro's video is 8:08 mins as well lol dope stuff man !!

  • @soood3os
    @soood3os ปีที่แล้ว

    crazy information thanks for the vid :)

  • @henry2168
    @henry2168 ปีที่แล้ว

    sick, clean cut and very interesting, the video ended and I wanted to see more.

  • @Aiden-cl
    @Aiden-cl ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Man, there is a NAMM 2016 footage in collaboration with UAD, i tried to record that live when mixedbyali show the mix from these walls, but i never could catch the schedule and lost the oportunity to record it. I have some footage of post malone engenier and lizzo in the NAMM. But never could find the live again. Maybe some guy record it and still keep the video, so anyway im triying to find that live video, indeed the video with fab dupont its the same session they show in the live stream. Best regards.

  • @numsiskit
    @numsiskit 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I just realized 9 years in how great the sound of this album is. I loved it from the start for the poetry and for the beats. It's got sneaky musicianship in it though. It works so great as a sorta standard hip hop album it took me lots of listens to start to appreciate the tones of the instruments and the non-electronicness (ha, that sounds corny). It was a phenomenal achievement, when you think about it. There probably wont be anything else to compare, except maybe big steppers. But not really...

  • @jletienne5
    @jletienne5 ปีที่แล้ว

    clicked only because of the thumbnail arrow! elite placement 💯

  • @tyoung
    @tyoung ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Where do u find all this shit 😂 insane, good stuff

  • @kelshawnmiller9310
    @kelshawnmiller9310 ปีที่แล้ว

    TPAB is also my fav butterfly too

  • @andyanderson6455
    @andyanderson6455 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    So basically he used the best top world class outboard REAL equipment in the world with the best players, session guys, and rapper in the industry as well as mixers, mastering- If you can't get a Grammy doing that, get out....

    • @nochannelmusician769
      @nochannelmusician769 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      The music industry people are the ones who run the Grammys and they have favorites. They aren’t really thinking about the better album. TPAB was never going to win when Taylor Swift was also nominated

    • @miniAda123
      @miniAda123 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nochannelmusician769 lmaooooooooooo

    • @miniAda123
      @miniAda123 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nochannelmusician769 you are white, who cares!!!!

  • @joelouis5118
    @joelouis5118 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow crazy

  • @samuelcroissant87712
    @samuelcroissant87712 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dope video, subbed

  • @mixedbytito
    @mixedbytito ปีที่แล้ว

    Must need a Mike Bozzi Mastering video

  • @Breezeyy
    @Breezeyy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "You'r not still doing that mono shit are you" Dave Pensado😂

  • @PoboyMusic
    @PoboyMusic ปีที่แล้ว +11

    MIxing in mono is the key to getting good mixes.

    • @masoncorrigan8802
      @masoncorrigan8802 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Being good at mixing is the key to good mixes

    • @mdihero
      @mdihero ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@masoncorrigan8802 Having good musicians is the key to getting good mixes

    • @bloomeye6969
      @bloomeye6969 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Taking a fat dump is the key to good mixes

    • @junebug7464
      @junebug7464 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Eating ass is the key to good mixes

  • @knookieknook6057
    @knookieknook6057 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    George T you lied to us !!! Where is our Template you promised us??

    • @georgetmusic
      @georgetmusic  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ?

    • @knookieknook6057
      @knookieknook6057 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@georgetmusic on one of your videos you said if we followed you on instagram you would give us a free pro tools template lol

    • @c.ron_onthetrack
      @c.ron_onthetrack ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Lmao he still aint respond 💀💀

    • @knookieknook6057
      @knookieknook6057 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@c.ron_onthetrack 😂😂😂

  • @camrnlve
    @camrnlve ปีที่แล้ว

    THANK YOU
    Sounds about right 😂

  • @kappaklaus06
    @kappaklaus06 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    could you make a kendrick lamar mixing preset, or just a video to his mixing in the box

  • @SJE023
    @SJE023 ปีที่แล้ว

    🧘🏾‍♂️

  • @KPpivot
    @KPpivot ปีที่แล้ว

    I like this fool

  • @MV-es3sk
    @MV-es3sk ปีที่แล้ว

    What did Dave Pensado mean by getting the bass to sit right by using the line trim? What is the advantage of doing that?

    • @georgetmusic
      @georgetmusic  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Line trim on the ssl drives the signal to the board which can create some clipping/ distortion when over which in a way compressed the bass causing it to perhaps sit better. That what I think he is talking about

    • @MV-es3sk
      @MV-es3sk ปีที่แล้ว

      @@georgetmusic Thanks George, that's awesome!

  • @greymatter6406
    @greymatter6406 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1:23

  • @jamalabdi8906
    @jamalabdi8906 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    yo

  • @ItsTMY
    @ItsTMY ปีที่แล้ว

    He used a mic 🎤

  • @hairylarry1097
    @hairylarry1097 ปีที่แล้ว

    if im not doing it on this level im not doing it at all

  • @oppfromthenorm1886
    @oppfromthenorm1886 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This aint free, has incredible mixing on it, ali did his dam thing

  • @matissejones
    @matissejones ปีที่แล้ว

    Who is the elderly guy/engineer

  • @kelshawnmiller9310
    @kelshawnmiller9310 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I feel like this album is underrated because when ever I talk about Kendrick to most people the only thing they know is GKMC and a bit of DAMN

    • @DJTMusic
      @DJTMusic ปีที่แล้ว +2

      it's true.. sad to see

    • @Wavy-fs4mr
      @Wavy-fs4mr ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because that’s his most accessible, more popular albums.

    • @kelshawnmiller9310
      @kelshawnmiller9310 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Wavy-fs4mryea because it focuses on society more than his personal life , tbh I think TPAB his is best produce album , the music in the album is absolutely flawless 💯

  • @darkskinwhite
    @darkskinwhite ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wonder how the mic had been "modified" I've never really heard of a modified mic

    • @andyanderson6455
      @andyanderson6455 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      mic mods are pretty common in the top studios. They have been modding consoles and gear since the 50s. It means they add higher end circuitry to make the gear more better..

  • @musicfreak21
    @musicfreak21 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Makes a breakdown essay - can’t control the VO plosives and room sound

  • @alfonzojordan8395
    @alfonzojordan8395 ปีที่แล้ว

    Shit looks like it belongs to nasa

  • @1624spotgot
    @1624spotgot ปีที่แล้ว

    Why you talking so fast? Damn

  • @nebstaism
    @nebstaism ปีที่แล้ว +1

    808 MINUTES LONG ..... HAHAHA

  • @3MUnique
    @3MUnique ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do they really need all of that sh*t 2 get a great sound?

    • @samylemzaoui2298
      @samylemzaoui2298 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      you dont need allat yo get a decent sound but for an album like tpab you have to go for the best. were not talking about a soundcloud mixtape here

    • @3MUnique
      @3MUnique ปีที่แล้ว

      @@samylemzaoui2298 I understand a lot went in2 that lp with live instruments. I’m a fan of all of the musicians who participated in making that lp but it just seems like so much. I figured a room with great acoustics would get u a great sound no matter what ur recording, the process would be the same. I’m certain that, like all things, experience does play it’s part though.

    • @samylemzaoui2298
      @samylemzaoui2298 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@3MUnique nah the quality of your gear definetly affects the sound. for a retro sounding album like tpab you want that analog warmth on the mix and that is easier to archieve when you're literally using the same gear they were using back then

  • @jayman5692
    @jayman5692 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just remember y’all!!!! Macklemore won a Grammy over pimp a butterfly. 😂.

    • @seanyoung9014
      @seanyoung9014 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm not sure why people give the Grammys any weight at all when it comes to hip hop. The president of my audio school is on the Grammy voting committee and he freely admitted during our orientation that most of the members just ask someone they know "Who's hot right now?" and then vote for them. It's a joke that people take this seriously just like the ROFF. Complete sham.

    • @amrvt
      @amrvt ปีที่แล้ว

      He actually won it over GKMC

  • @JohnnyPbitch
    @JohnnyPbitch ปีที่แล้ว

    why is head look so big in the thumbnail 🤣 Man said Goldeneye DK Mode Activated

    • @georgetmusic
      @georgetmusic  ปีที่แล้ว

      idk i didnt do anything to the image tho

  • @bent540
    @bent540 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    lol who?

    • @bent540
      @bent540 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@confinedbydigits how is kendrik lama?

    • @MD-mc9xw
      @MD-mc9xw ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bent540 he's had some troubles but i think he's doing fine now. but i dont really know.

  • @dickhardthundercock5556
    @dickhardthundercock5556 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s why hes the GOAT
    haven’t watched the video tho