How to make a producer tag

The quick version

1. Write the line. Your name plus a few words. Under ten words, under four seconds.
2. Pick a voice. Yours, a friend's, an artist's, a voice actor's or an AI voice.
3. Record or generate it. Get a clean, dry take with no background noise.
4. Add effects. EQ, compression, reverb or echo, and a style that fits your genre.
5. Export it. A trimmed 24-bit WAV, peaking just under 0 dB, ready to drop into any beat.

If you want to skip straight to hearing one, the Moshpyt tag studio plays real producer tags in six AI voices and 18 styles, free.

Step 1: Write your tag

The best tags are short and easy to say. Start with your producer name, then add a hook that sounds like you. A few rules that help:

• Say the name clearly, ideally at the start or the end of the line.
• Spell it the way it sounds. If your name is "JK", write "Jay Kay" so any voice reads it right.
• Keep it clean if you want artists to use it on radio and streaming.
• Make it fit the genre. A drill tag can be cold and threatening, an R&B tag smooth and quiet.

Stuck? Pick a template from 100 producer tag ideas.

Step 2: Choose who voices it

AI is the fastest way to get many takes to choose from. On Moshpyt you can make one tag free with three tries to get the pronunciation right, or get a pack of 10, 25 or 50 tags in a mix of voices and styles.

Step 3: Record a clean take (DIY)

• Record in the quietest, most padded room you have. A closet full of clothes works.
• Stay about a hand's width from the mic and use a pop filter if you have one.
• Record ten or more takes with different energy: calm, hype, whispered, shouted.
• Record dry. Effects come later so you can change them.
• Phone voice memos work in a pinch. Record in WAV if your app allows it.

Step 4: Add effects

Effects are what turn a voice memo into a tag. Most tags use the same basic chain, then one or two signature effects on top:

1. EQ: cut everything below about 100 Hz and any boxiness around 300 to 500 Hz. Add a little air on top.
2. Compression: even out the level so every word is loud.
3. Pitch: shift down a few semitones for a dark tag, up for a bright, hyperpop one.
4. Reverb or echo: a long echo on the last word (an "echo throw") is the classic trap move.
5. Saturation: a bit of distortion helps the tag cut through a loud 808.
6. Limiter: bring the peak to around -1 dB so it's loud but never clips.

How to make a producer tag in FL Studio

1. Drag your vocal take into the Playlist, or record it straight into Edison.
2. Trim the silence, then route the clip to its own Mixer track.
3. Add Fruity Parametric EQ 2 to cut the lows, then Fruity Compressor to even it out.
4. Use Pitcher or NewTone if you want it pitched up or down.
5. Add Fruity Delay 3 for an echo throw and Fruity Reeverb 2 for space.
6. Finish with Fruity Limiter, then export just that clip as a 24-bit WAV.

The same chain works in Ableton, Logic or any other DAW with their stock EQ, compressor, delay, reverb and limiter.

Step 5: Export and use it

Export as a WAV (24-bit, 44.1 or 48 kHz) with a few milliseconds of fade at each end so it doesn't click. Keep a dry version and a few styled versions in a folder so you can pick the right one for each beat. Then read how to tag your beats to place it at the right volume.

How to make a producer tag with AI

1. Open the tag studio and play the demo tags in all six voices: Whisper, Hype, Dark, Diva, Smooth and Street.
2. Try the styles (trap, drill, R&B, hyperpop, phonk and more) and tweak reverb, echo, drive and pitch.
3. Type your producer name and order a pack. Your tags are made in that voice and style.
4. Your tags arrive by email as HD WAV files, usually in under 30 minutes, and they're yours to use forever.