Finally, add some vocal samples. Phonk vocals are usually very distorted and pitch shifted. The vocals we’ve chosen already here have plenty of distortion, so there’s no need to add more. The samples might sound a bit sluggish at 120 BPM, so double the playback rate to boost the ener...
We now have a basic hip-hop beat, but it’s missing an important 80s touch: reverb on the snare. Without it, this stripped-back beat doesn’t have the big feel we’re going for. To add reverb on the snare without adding it to the kick, we have to put the snare on its own tra...
We’re going to use some distortion to dirty up the snare, albeit subtly. Add a Distortion > BL Driver, setting the Drive to 0.1, the tone to 16000Hz, and the Volume to 4.7. Finally, add a Reverb > Studio Reverb, setting the Mix to 4.3 and the Size to 0.4. 6. Making a boomin...