Born Sinner

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The Mentor: His is Jay-Z. In terms of record production his mentor is hip-hop producer, No I.D., who also mentored Kanye West.

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J. Tropes:

Cole:"Honestly, I use tools like panning to clear up space, especially now that I’ve grown as a producer, but in my early stages there was no such thing–just sounds piled on top of each other. Only now am I starting to take control of things that used to be done in the mix. Now I’m doing EQs, reverbs, delays, panning, etc. while making the beat. I didn’t have the mixing ear at first, just an ear for melody and drums and adjusting the volume of the sounds. This album [Born Sinner] was the beginning of my putting more motion in the sound design, and it’s only scratching the surface." Cole:"It’s definitely the balance between the low end. Power Trip is a perfect example again. There’s an 808 there that needs to live, needs to be heard. But there’s a bass line going at the same time that’s just as important. They’re in each other’s way but both need to be there, so it’s about carving the space, finding the right ratio of taking from the 808 without taking too much of its life, and the same with the bass line. That’s where we had to spend the most time. And also the vocal mix is something I’m trying to master."