How Producer Focus Creates Old School Hip Hop Sounds

3X Grammy-winning producer Focus…(Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak) puts analog character and that old-school texture into a full track using the Abbey Road plugin Collection. Check out the Abbey Road Collection: https://www.waves.com/ar

1:22 Saturation and Warmth for Drums & Bass
2:20 Creating Vintage Feel & Color on Guitars & Organ.
4:43 Adding Width and Character to Vocals.
6:20 Getting Old-School Vinyl Texture on Your Overall Track.

Plugins used by Focus…in this video:

J37 Tape: https://www.waves.com/j37
EMI TG12345 Channel Strip: https://www.waves.com/tg12345
Abbey Road Chambers: https://www.waves.com/chambers
The King’s Microphones: https://www.waves.com/kingsmic
REEL ADT: https://www.waves.com/reeladt
Vocal Rider: https://www.waves.com/vocalrider
Abbey Road Vinyl: https://www.waves.com/vinyl

Music: “Laughlin” by Focus… & Thurz