He opened Fruity Reverb 2. Selected "Large Hall." Turned the decay down to 1.2 seconds. Dry mix at 20%. Then he opened Fruity Delay 3. Left channel: 1/8 note. Right channel: 1/4 note. Feedback low. Mix at 15%. He bused both to a single send, then put another EQ on the return, cutting everything below 400Hz and above 6kHz.
His artist, a kid named Devin from the South Bronx, had a voice like gravel wrapped in silk. But in the mix, it sounded thin. Cheap. Like a phone recording. j cole vocal preset fl studio
"Bro, I want it to feel important ," Devin had said. "You know that J. Cole 4 Your Eyez Only feeling. Like he’s sitting in a dark room, telling you the secret that’s gonna ruin your night." He opened Fruity Reverb 2
Devin’s voice filled the headphones. "Sometimes I wonder if the struggle was the point..." Then he opened Fruity Delay 3