{"id":25957,"date":"2018-06-18T21:05:18","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T01:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.raytownproductions.com\/blog\/?p=25957"},"modified":"2020-08-18T09:37:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T13:37:07","slug":"rap-vocal-chain-secrets-get-your-rap-vocals-sounding-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raytownproductions.com\/blog\/rap-vocal-chain-secrets-get-your-rap-vocals-sounding-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"[Rap Vocal Chain Secrets] Get Your Rap Vocals Sounding Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Waves Header Ad&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><em>Get your discounted Waves plugins courtesy of Raytown Productions!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.raytownproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Waves-Horizontal-Banner.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Waves Plugin Discounts!&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Waves Horizontal Banner&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/waves.alzt.net\/r7WgG&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|3px|3px|3px|3px&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;2px&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: justify;\">OUR PLUGINS SETTINGS AND SECRET VOCAL CHAIN FOR PROFESSIONAL AND MODERN RAP, TRAP, AND HIP HOP VOCALS<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A lot of people have asked me how to mix rap vocals and what the secret is to my rap vocal chain. 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