How To GLUE Your Sounds Together (4 Ways)

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  • @SUBSYNDICATE
    @SUBSYNDICATE 4 місяці тому +185

    very cool that he mentions not only compression. Saturation for glueing works so well for me

    • @lukefaulkingham5233
      @lukefaulkingham5233 2 місяці тому +1

      it's because satuation is gonna compress the signal somewhat too!

    • @705tv
      @705tv 2 місяці тому +1

      Crazy !! It's the 1st time I'm hearing this lol I need to try it !!!

  • @timspencer1
    @timspencer1 5 місяців тому +300

    I do all of those - in small amounts. In my mix I have instruments grouped into separate buses - one for drums, one for pads, one for keys, guitars, etc. These have their own light compression and maybe saturation. The entire mix get's glued with my new favourite "BX Glue" - which does exactly what it says it does! Sometimes I add tape to the master bus too.

    • @aemythjensen
      @aemythjensen 5 місяців тому

      Hello, just curious, what is it that you prefer from bx glue as compared to other glue compressors?

    • @timspencer1
      @timspencer1 5 місяців тому

      @@aemythjensen Nothing in particular, other than how easy it is to use. I have other multiband compressors but BX Glue is a powerful VCA compressor with lots of added features (like width control, sidechain and saturation/EQ tilt)
      ua-cam.com/video/UAqYJ1m5HXo/v-deo.html

    • @NathanStar-vw3dm
      @NathanStar-vw3dm 5 місяців тому +8

      Probably shilling ​@@aemythjensen

    • @akira20ish
      @akira20ish 4 місяці тому +1

      Buster SE compressor is pure fire

    • @timspencer1
      @timspencer1 4 місяці тому

      @@NathanStar-vw3dm LOL - yeah. Your comment on my comment has earnt me $10 from Plugin Boutique. Thanks friend!

  • @prozystudios1595
    @prozystudios1595 5 місяців тому +705

    my fav trick is to send everything to a reverb and then compress the reverb. then, sidechain it to the kick
    edit fwiw: don’t send literally everything +0db to the send. only send select sounds at varying levels

    • @lucas_laux
      @lucas_laux 5 місяців тому +53

      woww that’s some scientist type of production, gonna try this obe

    • @4megii
      @4megii 5 місяців тому +17

      Ehhhhh that can have issues.
      Because you lose the dynamics of different things, if you just merge them with the reverb. Like ideally you should be able to hear each individual item instead of just a merged mess imo.
      It could work if you use a sort of bus channel with your reverb on. I.e. sending items which have the same sort of transients to the same buss.
      Then again I'm no expert.

    • @PauLtus_B
      @PauLtus_B 5 місяців тому +13

      I've done something similar:
      I took the whole dry signal, added some reverb, then compress and distort it so you get a maximum of little artifacts with it, EQ it. Then dial it back in gently with the dry signal.

    • @naughtyducky6325
      @naughtyducky6325 5 місяців тому +6

      Doesn’t really work for some genres tho. I don’t put Reverb on everything in my mix, I like to keep some elements dry and use delays, creates a sense of space without getting muddy, I only put reverb on my elements that call for it. This is the way to go IMO opinion, if you’re making stuff that’s dense like Trance, UKhardcore, Hardstyle ect.

    • @PauLtus_B
      @PauLtus_B 5 місяців тому +4

      @@naughtyducky6325 "I only put reverb on my elements that call for it."
      ...like elements that need to be glued together.
      Also this is most likely a very short reverb.

  • @MoshHard
    @MoshHard 5 місяців тому +74

    When gluing drums I like using a transient shaper, parallel compressing, and a small bit of distortion

    • @Theshabadaman
      @Theshabadaman 5 місяців тому +5

      The day I got Pancz was overwhelming, as I suddenly realised everything I had made before was subpar. Transient shaping is one of the first things I do now!

  • @jairosoto4609
    @jairosoto4609 3 місяці тому +21

    Recently got in to music production and could not figure out why my track sounded a bit tacky. This tip will definitely fix that thanks!!

  • @MrMJE13
    @MrMJE13 22 години тому

    I need to take a sound design class, all these tutorials go right over my head

  • @1VArtt
    @1VArtt 5 місяців тому +19

    Another good tip for vocals and transitions I like to use is throwing a phaser-flanger on and adjust the settings. It can take a dry sound and kinda mold it into the mix

  • @RigelSounds
    @RigelSounds 5 місяців тому +4

    One of Ableton’s best tools! 😊 great vid!

  • @osvaldodomingos9041
    @osvaldodomingos9041 10 днів тому +1

    Best explanation i've ever had.

  • @philippe4297
    @philippe4297 Місяць тому +1

    i always use tape plugins where I saturate sound togetter. It not only glues the track very good, it sounds warmer and has more character aswelk

  • @ChuTheCreator
    @ChuTheCreator 5 місяців тому +2

    I like saturation a lot

  • @AMTunLimited
    @AMTunLimited 4 місяці тому +1

    I like to have a "room verb" send that sort of emulates mic bleed and/or the sound of a control booth

  • @JanMichalSzulew
    @JanMichalSzulew 5 місяців тому +79

    Love your shorts, but I often wish they were at least 2-3 minutes long

  • @wcproductions2024
    @wcproductions2024 4 місяці тому +1

    I work mainly with Rock/Metal tracks so I do Parallel Compression on Kicks and Snares (mono comp) and then a separate one on toms, cymbals/overheads and rooms (stereo comp).
    As far as bass and guitar goes, i use parallel compression on the guitars (just the "tiniest kiss" as i say) and then usually an la-3a for the bass to level it and give more sustain.
    Vocals, i gennerally leave uncompressed if possible. Some singers have no control over their dynamics but most do.

  • @Jimmyknapp2
    @Jimmyknapp2 2 місяці тому +19

    True Iron changed my life almost as much as finding FL in the first place. I can make things actually sound "done" now instead of sketchbook ideas.

    • @Vingul
      @Vingul 27 днів тому

      Looking it up now, seems promising

    • @Jimmyknapp2
      @Jimmyknapp2 26 днів тому

      @Vingul I don't encourage people to buy plugins much, but Massive, Razor, and True Iron are 3 I can vouch for.

  • @yayyo3226
    @yayyo3226 9 днів тому

    Compression with some tube or tape saturation does the trick, actually often just saturation alone

  • @dieweltistbunt
    @dieweltistbunt 5 місяців тому +2

    Glue compressor(often on drums), sometimes saturation(bass sound, pads, filter sweeps) and short reverbs (mainly synth leads, plucks)

  • @bsmith8166
    @bsmith8166 5 місяців тому +14

    I tried listening to the audio examples back to back. Although I noticed the difference, I wouldn't say that one was more or less cohesive than the other. I've never understood the glue concept as I don't often hear mixes that sound as if they have the problem you're trying to fix.
    It would be great if you could give a more obvious example because I still don't see the need for this. You could easily just fix this with your faders. All these sounds are going to a limiter eventually anyway. So, why glue them now, instead of with the full mix?

    • @jyryhalonen4990
      @jyryhalonen4990 5 місяців тому +4

      I think I kind of agree with you but here's my thoughts on the matter:
      Often when you don't compress any of the busses the master compressor will behave weirdly no matter how you set the faders. The point in a lot of cases is to shape the signal for the master compressor and limiter. (This isn't really glue compressing necessarily.)
      Honestly solo drums are the worst example for "glue" Modern electronic drums are very separate and punchy on purpose. I wouldn't compress a drum buss for glue unless it's real recorded drums.
      For me glue is most useful when processing a buss that has all instruments only (So no drums or vocals). Lot of different instruments can sound very out of place and too separate If they don't all go to the same buss processing.
      In an objective manner what glue compression is achieving is lowering the crest factor.
      (Crest Factor = the difference between peak and average level)
      If there's only random transients and no thick mass of sound carrying the mix then I find especially the mix to sound "too separate" or "not cohesive"
      You can't achieve this thick mass, or "glue" that easy on just the master buss because the drums are gonna hit it so hard. If you have managed to glue the rest of the mix with only master buss compression your drums will sound weak and have no punch.

    • @oleadsr8186
      @oleadsr8186 4 місяці тому

      I believe if you have each instrument balanced and compressed already then you dont need to GLUE it with anything, except the final step - compression on master bus.

  • @iamsyntact
    @iamsyntact 5 місяців тому

    Ableton Glue Compressor > LOTS of saturation; and sometimes before this I might add some quiet convolution reverb and some regular slow compression. usually does the trick 👌🏻

  • @swoopeeragemz
    @swoopeeragemz 4 місяці тому

    I find using the OTT compressor by Xfer on the master helps a lot. I turn the depth down to about 35-55% and turn the dnwd % down to 40%.

  • @eranmadi9496
    @eranmadi9496 4 місяці тому +1

    I'm really loving to send the waves ssl console master buss glue compressor plugin on the master mix buss main output, and it's glue my music multitracks Channels enhancer compression all over the mix together ❤

  • @arndlichau6888
    @arndlichau6888 4 місяці тому

    Yeah. I need that all time for creating my tracks. Send it after in reverb. Sounds always better.

  • @maxp356
    @maxp356 3 місяці тому

    I like to use Abbey Road mastering chain or that Shadow Hill Compressor what is shown in the beginning of this video. Apart from that, SSL Comp and some saturation and distortion with like Vertigo VSM and some tape emulation like ATR-102.. Light reverb.

  • @dzaxys4643
    @dzaxys4643 3 місяці тому

    I'd already been doing this but never knew what they mean by glu till now thanx

  • @lucassmusicofficial
    @lucassmusicofficial 4 місяці тому

    Well I’ll also say this, it is all perceived volume/dynamic based. A great way to glue things can come from inverting a signals phase, sending it to another sample and expand the signal against that with an EQ, or you can basically have a signal attenuate on a certain frequency like a bass which is side chained to the kick, so make sure you know your routing, because it’s effectively side chained to both, and then on another part of the frequency use an expander, there’s a bunch of ways to “glue” things, not just group processing, most refer it to this, just ask if compression on a group is the best action for your goal, and trust your ears, and go from there.

  • @suddhalaksana1411
    @suddhalaksana1411 4 місяці тому +5

    i've been wondering this thing for years, seeking words to define this and finaly i have found it because of your content popped out of nowhere. this is such a big help for me, thank you so much!

    • @Cableguys
      @Cableguys  4 місяці тому

      No problem, happy to help!

  • @cubemusicworld
    @cubemusicworld 4 місяці тому

    Compression works well for me

  • @Aligator_maid_waifu
    @Aligator_maid_waifu 5 місяців тому +4

    If this man was ever in a room with Au5 the musical world would not survive

  • @jussiniemi9560
    @jussiniemi9560 3 місяці тому +1

    For me glue in production is mainly huffing the stuff for inspiration. But im quite sure you can use it like this also.

  • @robertohernansheridan
    @robertohernansheridan 5 місяців тому

    Excellent explanation 👌. It took me quite some time to incorporate this concept into my work because I hadn't had a genuine insight into what it was or how to do it right. I would only associate it with a compression technique that didn't even give me significant results. I'm pretty sure lots of people just understood this after watching this short

  • @AaronZuniga617
    @AaronZuniga617 4 місяці тому +1

    Super helpful thank you!!

  • @burnerfromthebloc
    @burnerfromthebloc 2 місяці тому

    Thank you! I didn’t know that was a thing

  • @joelou
    @joelou 5 місяців тому +1

    super helpful to remember to apply all these. thanks again for all the great tips!

    • @Cableguys
      @Cableguys  5 місяців тому +1

      No problem, glad to help 👍

  • @rossnwilliams
    @rossnwilliams 2 місяці тому

    Tone Projects's Unisum Mastering Compressor's preset "Sweet Sweet Glue" is awesome.

  • @maadbrax7593
    @maadbrax7593 4 місяці тому

    excellent overview

  • @pokernightcoordinator6766
    @pokernightcoordinator6766 2 місяці тому +2

    It's a completely subjective term, imo. It's basically a catch-all word that means you, "mixed multiple things to together to sound good." There is no "official" technique to accomplish this other than your ears telling you it's clean & uniform.

  • @ahenny.c
    @ahenny.c 4 місяці тому

    This was very helpful, thank you

  • @DJAK47u
    @DJAK47u 4 місяці тому

    You are truly invaluable!

  • @vektacular
    @vektacular 4 місяці тому

    I just keep experimenting till I get the 3D effect I’m looking for. Along with the proper timing and the correct volume correlation between the sounds….also you wanna keep in mind which sound is thinner than the other and kinda what the distances of the sounds are gonna come off as when the track plays

  • @jordanolson
    @jordanolson 5 місяців тому +17

    My favorite is sending the full mix to a light studio reverb 👌

  • @nupreznz
    @nupreznz Місяць тому

    Bro using that the Kount sample pack 👌

  • @louisdorton1580
    @louisdorton1580 2 місяці тому

    These videos are great

  • @6Sparx9
    @6Sparx9 5 місяців тому +1

    Just running them through the same mixer often works.

  • @theonejet
    @theonejet 4 місяці тому

    I’m big on group saturations and glue compressor

  • @bjornlakenstrazen2186
    @bjornlakenstrazen2186 2 місяці тому

    how it's made type of voice. i like it

  • @PIZZAdayisback
    @PIZZAdayisback 4 місяці тому +3

    I literally just sound design them to compliment each other

  • @BillyBanter100
    @BillyBanter100 2 місяці тому

    I'm lazy. I use Izotope on the stereo out chanel then do few tweaks and viola! I'm careful however about setting my gain prior and applying eq to individual channels as required.

  • @KidKobayashi
    @KidKobayashi 3 місяці тому

    Nice trick!

  • @MrMikomi
    @MrMikomi 5 місяців тому +14

    I glue my sounds with superglue. One has to be very careful though, as it's quite easy to glue one's fingertips to to the keyboard in the process.

    • @JakePapinski88
      @JakePapinski88 3 місяці тому

      That's not glue on your keyboard, brother! Cheers haha

  • @oleadsr8186
    @oleadsr8186 4 місяці тому +12

    Just sent the whole mix to soundgoodizer and its glued

  • @LP-xf5cd
    @LP-xf5cd 5 місяців тому +9

    SSL bus compressor ftw

    • @AJOrpheo
      @AJOrpheo 5 місяців тому +2

      Expanding on this, the townhouse adaptation of the SSL g bus comp. My favorite plugin. Until I get a bus comp+ 😂 one day

    • @MageAtYou
      @MageAtYou 2 місяці тому

      what bus, the one you take to town?

  • @chillseekerthechillseeker
    @chillseekerthechillseeker 2 місяці тому

    Man I wish you did like a 5 to 10 minute video on this and stuff like it

  • @Venoflame
    @Venoflame 3 місяці тому

    CLA76➕Soothe2➕SSL Compressor➕EQ / Magma BB Tube

  • @BulgBeats
    @BulgBeats 4 місяці тому

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @somedayapopularmusician9758
    @somedayapopularmusician9758 5 місяців тому +1

    i like to use slight distortion and saturation to bring shit together

  • @wjdgjs369
    @wjdgjs369 5 місяців тому

    Glue comp/upward comp/reverb(same environment)/distortion(harmonics)

  • @yasin1amir
    @yasin1amir 4 місяці тому

    I feel like glue is essentially saturation + compression. Vintage Tape simulation plugins do this and add warmth.

  • @joll1j4m
    @joll1j4m 4 місяці тому

    It’s been so long, this almost all sounded like mumbo jumbo to me. I need to get back into music production

  • @prodbyryshy
    @prodbyryshy 29 днів тому

    i feel like my style naturally sounds like the sounds are "glued", actually too much, to the point where u cant discern the layers separately, i think it would be cool if u made a video on how to seperate sounds particularly synths

  • @One_of_Many750
    @One_of_Many750 2 місяці тому

    What Plugins Are Good For “Gluing” Sounds Together.

  • @iseeraccoonxd5222
    @iseeraccoonxd5222 13 днів тому

    Any fl compressors have this or any free good ones

  • @tonyrey6495
    @tonyrey6495 5 місяців тому +1

    Is "glue" a figure of speech that can also be achieved with a multiband compressor? I do everything you said but I don't have Ableton, so I don't have a "glue compressor." Is glueing just compressing everything together?

    • @roennreeds
      @roennreeds 5 місяців тому +6

      He was referencing it as very light, slow compression- so like for example you can bust all of your drums to one bus, put a compressor on it, turn the attack to like 50 ms and make sure it’s only compressing by like 1 or 2 dB and make the ratio light, like 1.2:1 or something like that.
      Low ratio, low dB reduction. Subtle compression

    • @Kai_soze
      @Kai_soze 5 місяців тому +1

      Just group process them together using the same processing and very very subtly

    • @tonyrey6495
      @tonyrey6495 5 місяців тому

      That's what I do. I bus my kick and snare and compress them. I do an old school trick where I turn the ratio ALL the way up and the threshold ALL the way down and just listen to the transients coming through while adjusting my attack and release. Then I turn everything back up with 2:1 ratio / parallel light saturation. I'm talking about glue'ing everything together though. I run multiband compressor on my master but I'm just trying to understand the whole "glue" concept. I appreciate the responses. 🫡💯

  • @aslanbeats4398
    @aslanbeats4398 4 місяці тому +1

    My favorite glue is to put a tape machine on the master track.

  • @hertzouttahell
    @hertzouttahell 5 місяців тому

    I use SSL Buss Compressor on each of my four Main Busses.

  • @helldotsin
    @helldotsin 5 місяців тому

    I use a lot of ambiance. Fade in and out long to and from silence. Lots of fades. My beats and vocals hang out on different frequency layers. Paints a good picture in RX. I hardly have to compress or force parts together because of the way I record and design.

  • @artemavanesyan2694
    @artemavanesyan2694 5 місяців тому +1

    Just put OTT on the master 😂. Really it works well about 20%

    • @naughtyducky6325
      @naughtyducky6325 5 місяців тому +1

      If you wanna loose a tone of headroom, due to your lowend going out of phase, sure……

  • @TaxPact
    @TaxPact 5 місяців тому +5

    I use elmer's glue

  • @myautobiographyafanfic1413
    @myautobiographyafanfic1413 Місяць тому

    So this is basically the reason sends exist, right?

  • @prcption8636
    @prcption8636 7 днів тому

    I think Re - Amping is the best glue

  • @JavierGarcia-vf7xl
    @JavierGarcia-vf7xl 4 місяці тому

    Sometimes the absence of glue can be a unique sound in itself

  • @markhalpin9711
    @markhalpin9711 4 місяці тому

    I had the problem of not having my tracks as they should be and hoping to FIX it in the mix by gluing. Impossible. Get the sound right in the first place and gluing becomes far easier.

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    @bartboguski635 Місяць тому

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  • @invisiblecurious856
    @invisiblecurious856 5 місяців тому

    Substitute feature for glue comprezsor in ableton live 11 intro?

    • @andrewplummer7372
      @andrewplummer7372 5 місяців тому

      Just use the standard compressor in ableton and copy the settings in the vid, for the release set it to 2.4s

    • @invisiblecurious856
      @invisiblecurious856 5 місяців тому

      @@andrewplummer7372 will do preciate it

    • @invisiblecurious856
      @invisiblecurious856 5 місяців тому

      @@andrewplummer7372 so I group the tracks first then put the compressor on the track that I group meaning it will be glued by doing so?

    • @andrewplummer7372
      @andrewplummer7372 5 місяців тому

      @invisiblecurious856 yeah that's right bud. Just put the compressor on the group track and follow the rest of the vid 👌

    • @invisiblecurious856
      @invisiblecurious856 5 місяців тому

      @@andrewplummer7372 bet

  • @emptytombprod
    @emptytombprod Місяць тому

    Compression, saturation/tape.

  • @spin_the_disc
    @spin_the_disc 4 місяці тому

    RC-20 ❤

  • @Astroboy_Ar
    @Astroboy_Ar 26 днів тому

    Good

  • @f.a.5865
    @f.a.5865 5 місяців тому

    That ba dum tss* sound making my brain think Fletwood Mac's The Chain is gonna start playing

  • @samuelwilliams9224
    @samuelwilliams9224 4 місяці тому

    what is "saturating your sound" when there's no tape at play?

  • @YkItzUnknwn
    @YkItzUnknwn 5 місяців тому

    busses and sends ma boi

  • @SimarSinghSL
    @SimarSinghSL 5 місяців тому

    what are those drums?

  • @RealFrameData
    @RealFrameData 2 місяці тому

    Bro that drum loop in the background is from Splice 😂

  • @Six2Nine
    @Six2Nine 5 місяців тому +4

    I don't use compression or less as possible. saturation in parallel is and option.

  • @cuttybang415
    @cuttybang415 5 місяців тому +1

    I use whatever technique that’s optimal for achieving the desired result. There’s a tool that’s best for every task, and the task determines the best tool. Personally, I implement whichever method is the most efficient way to get me where I want to go. Your mileage may vary

  • @a_changedworld
    @a_changedworld 5 місяців тому +1

    I have to resubscribe to your channel every second day. Why do i get unsubbed?

  • @doht4870
    @doht4870 4 місяці тому

    what 808 he use chat

  • @prodbyryshy
    @prodbyryshy 29 днів тому

    limiter is the easiest way to do this, it brings everything to a similar level

  • @MrAw3sum
    @MrAw3sum 4 місяці тому

    My favorite way to add glue is to grab my bottle of elmers and just pour it all over the screen

  • @Musikkeller-Innsider
    @Musikkeller-Innsider 5 місяців тому +1

    This is gluettony!

  • @jackburtoncantsavelopan
    @jackburtoncantsavelopan 2 місяці тому

    This is exactly my problem with vocals, they always sound separated from everything 😅

  • @MetalHeadMadness55
    @MetalHeadMadness55 5 місяців тому

    Saturation by definition is a form of compression? No? I think bus saturation is the best form of glue, since all the new harmonics from each of the bus elements can blend together.

  • @C4FF31N3
    @C4FF31N3 5 місяців тому

    bitcrush the master!!!!!!!!!! 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

  • @Chris-x7i5o
    @Chris-x7i5o Місяць тому

    I got PVA all over my laptop trying to follow this tutorial

  • @rkeewiflavour
    @rkeewiflavour 4 місяці тому

    I mix until I am satisfied, 🤣self thought/UA-cam how to when it comes to learning music, so I only make music by ear.

  • @uoszl9999
    @uoszl9999 5 місяців тому

    Cohesiveness

  • @glacierrays
    @glacierrays 4 місяці тому +1

    Glue is one of those terms where even once I learnt what people mean when they're saying it, it still doesn't make any sense, I hate it. At least 'compress', 'expand', 'limit', 'sidechain' hint at the overall effect. You might as well say you're 'zipping' layers together, or 'braiding' them as equally unhelpful terms. It's so stupid and overused

  • @twojastarasieokredytwefrankach
    @twojastarasieokredytwefrankach 4 місяці тому

    Gorilla Tape is always an option

  • @kjwworldwide
    @kjwworldwide 5 місяців тому

    I bet back in the day some novice used actually glue in the studio? Hey when i first scratched a record i actually scratched the needle on the record while another 1 played. 😂. Always wondered why the records never played the same.

  • @bank8489
    @bank8489 5 місяців тому

    distortion on the master :D

  • @anthonycyrilmusic
    @anthonycyrilmusic 2 місяці тому

    Quite a sticky subject... 😂

  • @edgedubs
    @edgedubs 6 днів тому

    Dubstep