The Most IMPORTANT TRUTH in MIXING MUSIC.

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  • @wrathpsp
    @wrathpsp 3 роки тому +32

    Nate Dogg already said it; "the rhythm is the bass and the bass is the treblllllle"

    • @Strafuzz
      @Strafuzz 7 місяців тому

      👌🏾

  • @ravenizer
    @ravenizer 3 роки тому +12

    This was like listening to Owen Wilson teach me audio engineering and I’m here for it

  • @steediy3567
    @steediy3567 3 роки тому +291

    Thank you for teaching me so much in such a short time. I've written recorded and mixed 95 songs and you can hear a difference between when I discovered you and before. Thank you!

    • @damienholland8103
      @damienholland8103 3 роки тому +7

      How do you find the willpower to do it. I'm also artistic but I'm having the hardest time getting into the habit of doing it. It feels pointless. I know I'm capable I just lose the will and play videogames or do other things instead. If I was making money from it, or had an audience, I'm still not sure I would be able to find that spark again. It feels like it was blasted out of me over the years.

    • @izzDirezza
      @izzDirezza 3 роки тому +36

      @@damienholland8103 Do it for the spirit, the abstract, your soul, or whatever you want to call "it".
      Just do it and do it the best you can and step away, those thoughts about money and audience just weigh a person down...

    • @curtis_chip
      @curtis_chip 3 роки тому

      yes 👍

    • @realjohndead
      @realjohndead 3 роки тому +1

      Nobody in the world has ever written 95 songs, that’s impossible

    • @Superdelphinus
      @Superdelphinus 3 роки тому +7

      Do it for fun. If it’s not fun, don’t do it and go easy on yourself.

  • @YannSelka
    @YannSelka 3 роки тому +40

    One more example I love comes from the world of vocal tuning (manual tuning that is) - if you listen to a phrase and a note sounds out of tune, sometimes just fixing the note before it or the note after it will make everything sound good again - EVEN if technically it was in tune before and you're de-tuning it to match the other note. That way, in some songs, the singer can sound more natural than just fixing every note that's out of tune, but still sound "in tune"

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  3 роки тому +13

      Love it! Haven’t tried this, but I will now!

    • @robhaley5136
      @robhaley5136 Рік тому +3

      You know I started doing this, just as I noticed that 'de tuning' around a note seemed to work like you explain.. I wasn't sure if what I was doing was a cowboy approach to fixing a problem not... but nice to know I was actually doing something 'right'!

    • @bencalhoun
      @bencalhoun 11 місяців тому

      I have absolutely found the same! Excellent note @YannSelka

    • @ccbass16
      @ccbass16 9 місяців тому

      @YannSelka - Great tip, thanks for paying it forward.

  • @MAXEFFORT
    @MAXEFFORT 3 роки тому +127

    Treble is bass! Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! *Everything is everything!*

  • @sam-you-is
    @sam-you-is 3 роки тому +52

    every time you teach i feel like im being gently corrected by a wise uncle and its always just what i needed to hear

  • @strictlydubrecords
    @strictlydubrecords 2 роки тому +1

    When you find someone on UA-cam who don't show you DAW screens, analogue equalisers and other racks of gear, but speaks to you like you both are sitting behind the fire near silent river - that's gold, that's a real find. And you get more experience and knowledge then when you see a screen with examples of many tricks.
    After, that you find out that this handsome man is the owner of Kush Audio... Forgive me please, it took time to understand that all... keep watching!
    Bless!

  • @andrewsrea
    @andrewsrea 3 роки тому +14

    IMHO, your mix approach is better than most DAW UA-camrs who mostly 'add'. Due to headroom limitations of physical gear, I learned to 'cut' 3 times more than add and it really provides the space for 3D sound, as you describe. I appreciate you explaining it the way you do!

  • @tomw5124
    @tomw5124 3 роки тому +16

    I just want to personally thank you for everything. Not only do I own your products, learn from your incredible videos, but I also have found your voice has a calming effect and on the nights when I struggle sleeping, I play your videos and I sleep like a baby. You my friend are blessed!!!!

    • @allinonechannel7456
      @allinonechannel7456 2 роки тому +2

      I also listen him anytime.. and I feel his like I am watching "Jigsaw" Movie... But leatn a lot

  • @ThiagoCamposOfficial
    @ThiagoCamposOfficial 3 роки тому +51

    I've been mixing for quite a while now and consider myself intermediate to advanced but your tips are gold for any level. Great contribution to the community, my friend, keep it up!

    • @saunders2112
      @saunders2112 3 роки тому +2

      These tips could make the "Salad" even better!

    • @ThiagoCamposOfficial
      @ThiagoCamposOfficial 3 роки тому +1

      @@saunders2112 they already are! My new "Salad" is called Tryptamax and I just finished the arrangement for the first song! Should be out in a few weeks.

    • @saunders2112
      @saunders2112 3 роки тому

      @@ThiagoCamposOfficial Can't wait to hear it, my friend.

  • @mikelo303
    @mikelo303 2 роки тому +2

    This way of thinking translates well to life choices as well... Thank you!

  • @jkf9167
    @jkf9167 3 роки тому +41

    I was working on a mix last week and I was having trouble contextualizing the volume of the bass guitar. It was confusing for me because it was palm-muted with very little sustain. I had two mixes, where the only difference was a couple DB on the instrument slider for the bass. I asked my teenage son which mix he liked better. We went back and forth a few times. He said that that he could hear the bass guitar better on the second mix. The second mix was the one with the slider turned down. When I listened to it a couple of times, I realized he was right. It wasn't fighting with the kick and guitars as much, and you could hear it more clearly. It happens with bass all the time that you high pass bass it or roll off the low end and and hear it better, but this was the first time I've made an entire instrument more audible just by dropping the slider.

    • @jkf9167
      @jkf9167 3 роки тому +8

      Update: second time in a week I've undone most of my bass guitar EQ tricks and simply turned it down, and it sounded great - and audible. This was a tricky track too, as it had a lot of loud guitars and a giant open kick that had a lot of action at 100 hz.
      The funny thing is that I'm not a pro or a particularly expert mixer, but I've been complimented on my bass sounds several times times, and it's usually when I've left the bass mostly alone and turned it down, or run it through a fake amp and then done the same.
      I'll use EQ and compression. I'm not allergic. I even use a pedal high pass filter when I play live. I'm also willing to high pass guitars to an extent that will make other guitar players cringe, but I didn't do that this time.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  3 роки тому +4

      Nice! Bass is like that IME, it's a either 'a little nip and tuck' or it's 'smash it and carve it to hell'.

    • @jkf9167
      @jkf9167 3 роки тому +2

      @@TheHouseofKushTV the only problem is I was right the first time and wrong the second time.
      This time, I was wondering why my mix sounded so undynamic, and I was so perplexed that I actually posted it one of those forums where people tell you that your mixes are bad and you should buy stuff, and everyone said that the guitars were way too loud, which didn't surprise me, because the sound was giving me a headache. I realized that if I was gonna turn down the guitars, I'd have to turn up the bass, because there are really only three instruments in the mix, but I knew that the bass didn't sound good loud.
      So I started from scratch, and I realized that my compression settings on the bass were all wrong for what I was trying to do, and once I fixed it, I could let it rip, cuz I thought that the song needed quiet bass, but it actually needed loud bass.
      It's like you were saying, the first thing that you notice is off isn't necessarily what's causing the problem.

  • @dakotasycamore5260
    @dakotasycamore5260 3 роки тому +18

    this is one of the biggest things I've stumbled upon just messing around with things and listening. with vocals i realized from simply just cutting the low end it makes it brighter, just one example but it applies to everything. PRACTICE AND APPLY THIS MINDSET!!

  • @bluebones1778
    @bluebones1778 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you Owen Wilson! 🥰

  • @bitmau5
    @bitmau5 Рік тому +1

    I live off of faders, in mono. Balances everything. If that doesn't work. I pan, just slightly. Soundstaging is huge for me.

  • @TrumanProductions
    @TrumanProductions 3 роки тому +2

    I swear to god you're the best teacher on youtube 😭😭 every time you upload I always learn something about how to approach music as a whole, the philosophy of this art

  • @parnellitube
    @parnellitube 3 роки тому +6

    You really have a knack for teaching. Thank you!

  • @mdihero
    @mdihero 3 роки тому +2

    Thank God a mixing tutorial with NO MIXING. This is a good thing believe it or not. Actually great advice and not highly technical nor underestimating the audience's intelligence. This is so much more valuable to me than watching someone work with a plugin.

  • @AKAtAGG
    @AKAtAGG 3 роки тому +3

    You say the things that sound so obvious as you say them, and teach me, a person who has produced music in one form or another for 30 plus years, new things, or new ways to look at those things. Amazing.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  3 роки тому +4

      That’s friggin awesome to hear man! I think the reason I can do that, is because I have that same experience. I’m not quite 30 years yet but I’m close, and I really feel like i’m only just beginning to approach the level of craftsmanship I dream about. The learning never stops, it’s crazy how endlessly deep everything seems to go!

  • @nicoarias5969
    @nicoarias5969 2 роки тому

    You are the lighthouse in the storm. Always come back here with great confusion and disappointment and leave with serenity and encouragement

  • @fizmo100
    @fizmo100 3 роки тому +4

    I love these no-bs videos. You can really tell the difference between someone wanting to teach and inspire compared to someone wanting to boost their channel views. These are so worthwhile, thanks you for sharing them!

  • @hendricksam
    @hendricksam 3 роки тому +16

    I've been learning this concept the hard way after more than a year of consistent mixing.
    Epic that you're putting this so succinctly.

  • @ayodez9951
    @ayodez9951 3 роки тому +2

    I love his content. Doesnt need to pull a fader or touch a plug in. Training mindsets, much appreciated

  • @wilburh2m
    @wilburh2m 3 роки тому +3

    Great reminder that the soundscape is a limited space and tracks compete for frequency space. Overlapping sounds around a commonly-used freq range like you said around 300hz can cause sound cancellations and out-of-phase wobbles or muddiness. Basic fade, like you say, can go a long way instead of messing your track eq. Sometimes though it helps to eq to make combinations more complementary. "Everything affects everything."

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  3 роки тому +1

      80% of the time, it's a little cut down low plus a little point in the mids, everything else is faders and distortions 🕺🏻

  • @bennettshapiro2965
    @bennettshapiro2965 3 роки тому

    Very Taoist of you. I've always appreciated the priority of trying to remove what shouldn't be, in order to reveal what should. It's the whole Michelangelo's David was always in the marble, and Michelangelo just uncovered it idea. There's beauty in that idea, even if it seems ridiculous at first thought.

  • @storsender2032
    @storsender2032 2 роки тому

    I like the way of calm explanations that just the 'little' can make the difference

  • @jeremyquinlan7245
    @jeremyquinlan7245 2 роки тому +1

    Another mind blower from GS!

  • @stelthtenau
    @stelthtenau Рік тому

    Been watching music production videos on UA-cam for the last 10 years. This is one of the best I've ever watched l. Heed this mans words.

  • @jehavelock
    @jehavelock 2 роки тому +1

    Brilliant as ever, like Oblique Strategies with an intuitive explanation.

  • @chiefindisguise
    @chiefindisguise 3 роки тому

    Best topic ever. It is holistic in nature because it goes to the root of all (science/art/psychology-composition/arrangement/aural positioning). Can’t wait for the deep dive.

  • @Carbinax
    @Carbinax 27 днів тому +1

    Brilliant insights. I'd love to hear more about the "mirror frequencies" you briefly touched on. I'm sure you, as a plugin designer, know more about the actual science of why some things are frequencially bound to each orher, and how / why 300hz affects everything. It's all fascinating and there's never a day when we aren't learning. Thanks.

  • @seenmusiqe
    @seenmusiqe 3 роки тому

    Said it ones, And i will Say it again !
    YOU ARE A LEGEND Mr.Scott Thank you

  • @murraywebster1228
    @murraywebster1228 2 роки тому +4

    Been in this game @ 45 years, still learn every day, still love to hear what Gregory has to say, he’s great at getting things very understandable, his videos should be an obligation for all up and coming mixers…

  • @GravytyMusic
    @GravytyMusic 2 роки тому +1

    You are the best teacher on the internet. Actually. Please make many more videos.

  • @maxdishaw
    @maxdishaw 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you Mr. Scott!

  • @EarmWermChannel
    @EarmWermChannel 6 місяців тому

    Love the unbiased and unassuming tone this channel has. Feels like watching a Ted talk on a fascinating subject.

  • @DThompson55
    @DThompson55 3 роки тому +13

    Brilliant - I had a brightness problem last month. I'd just read something on tilt EQs, so I tried one. I made a 1db adjustment to the low end, which gave a 1db boost to the high end obviously, and it was almost too much. But it was exactly the sound I was looking for. It was that low end cut. Amazing. I could have put a 4db high shelf and not gotten the same nice clean high end. yes, cut the lows to hear the highs, everything affects everything.

    • @tredfxman
      @tredfxman 3 роки тому +2

      Im using Bitwig Studio 4. The only thing that annoys me: is that the volume faders isnt as perfect as Logic Pro's. When i fine tune the db its hard to get lower than 1 db at a time on automation. I dunno if this is to much to ask, but if you compare to Logic Pro, it seems it have insanely much higher resolution and also "space to move the slider", tricky to describe if you havent tried it. But its annoying, when the rest of Bitwig blows away everything iv used before! 👍

  • @siriusfun
    @siriusfun 3 роки тому +8

    This is a topic that doesn't get addressed enough. Very much looking forward to the deep dive.

  • @raphaelsimard788
    @raphaelsimard788 3 роки тому +1

    I really appreciate your holistic approach to audio (and all things in life -- RIP Kush Audio Happy Funtime Hour). Thanks a lot.

  • @zeusdeux
    @zeusdeux 3 роки тому +3

    Solid conversation as always! Big big +1 on the volume slider being the most powerful mixing tool!

  • @m3str_techno
    @m3str_techno 3 роки тому +6

    This style of teaching is just on point for me! Thank you for sharing your knowledge once more!

  • @uriuri6502
    @uriuri6502 3 роки тому +1

    There you are!:D missed your videos already!

  • @SR-ih1be
    @SR-ih1be 3 роки тому +1

    Your videos are the best on UA-cam for mixing tips, hands down.

  • @_leivo
    @_leivo 3 роки тому +1

    You have no clue of the value this channel has for all of us, thanks! ❤️

  • @MadeOnTape
    @MadeOnTape 3 роки тому +1

    i dig your message... and your productions!

  • @Brutuscomedy
    @Brutuscomedy 2 роки тому

    This is why I love the Sculpt plugin from Plugin Alliance. So great at addressing some of this

  • @mhzivan87
    @mhzivan87 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you, Gregory!

  • @WEHAVETHISDREAM
    @WEHAVETHISDREAM Рік тому

    Just love this "after hours" chill learning concept - where you can LEARN and CHILL!
    Thank you!

  • @theurbanmonks1
    @theurbanmonks1 3 роки тому

    Thanks for all your insightful conceptual overviews. We are richer for having your counsel!

  • @brianholtzmusicsound
    @brianholtzmusicsound 2 роки тому

    Word up baby! I had a bass heavy tune with some bludgeon-mad kicks and guitars hammering away like a rainy season SoCal mudslide. Added a little sparkly tambourine thing and now it sings like pure angelic manna from above.

  • @babypowdah
    @babypowdah 3 роки тому

    Kush Audio. Simply the best!

  • @wilsonfoss9177
    @wilsonfoss9177 3 роки тому

    Hands down most clear way to put this 🙏

  • @TheManInCommand
    @TheManInCommand 3 роки тому

    Happy to see you back. I was honestly worried.

  • @Hectorymusique
    @Hectorymusique 3 роки тому +1

    each time you post a vidéo... i have the strange feeling that i understand sound better... thanks so much !

  • @Schilliebillie
    @Schilliebillie 3 роки тому

    No audio examples, stil a very valuable video!! Thanks Gregory.

  • @alexinphx1411
    @alexinphx1411 Рік тому

    I've listened to 5 of your videos, the one "PLEASE stop doing this to your vocals" changed my simple mixes COMPLETELY. My vocal sounds much more forward and present in my mixes now that my methodology is (how does this affect other spectrum areas... even within the same instrument). I don't narrow-bell "sweep" for "bad" frequencies, and I'm not afraid of them as they can sound awesome in the right context. I hope you start making videos again. Love the delivery and teaching style. Excellent.

  • @chazmechenbier
    @chazmechenbier 2 роки тому +2

    One your best. Instruction right at skill-level for me. If I say "let's scan the possibilities" to a client, I'm gonna sound very smart.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  2 роки тому

      Did I actually say that? Yeesh, I really AM a robot! 🤖

  • @Lake_Claire
    @Lake_Claire 3 роки тому +3

    Jesus, this channel is a gift that keeps on giving. I’m so thankful for your great tips Greg, I love the fact that you are sharing philosophy behind certain technics instead of very narrow, situational solutions. Thanks a lot!

  • @iamgates7679
    @iamgates7679 3 роки тому

    This is 10 mins of condensed wisdom and experience about the philosophy of mixing and not a single knob was fiddled or a mouse clicked. Eloquence is an interesting thing; Cheers!

  • @natebrown4939
    @natebrown4939 3 роки тому

    dude I love you. You help me out so much without even opening up a daw lol. Thats magic.

  • @Tobez
    @Tobez 3 роки тому +1

    As I'm re watching a bunch of your videos a new one appears. Wonderful. Thanks for the content as always

  • @gtarist7
    @gtarist7 3 роки тому +4

    would love the pt 2. this is something i have been learning on my own for a while and the perspective is super helpful. it also made me think about the concept of 'theres only so much space' to the need to de-emphasize elements of a mix

  • @foketesz
    @foketesz 2 роки тому +1

    One of the most important (and so often overlooked) concepts regarding music production. Most of the times it makes the difference between amateur and pro sound.

  • @harrypalmer3481
    @harrypalmer3481 3 роки тому

    Yet more great advice Mr.Scott. Thanks Chuck.

  • @TheHonestTruth
    @TheHonestTruth 3 роки тому +2

    wish i would of seen this vid 4 years ago.... Took me 10 years to teach myself to mix. reduction is almost always the way to go. reduction of freq's in the beat always brings the vox out more (subtle of course)
    Huge piece of info..... Nobody talking about this....

  • @morizanova
    @morizanova Рік тому

    Love the complementary frequencies insight . Just like graphic design process, everything also effect everything especially with color and shades

  • @briansansone
    @briansansone 3 роки тому

    Brilliant teacher. Who needs audio school when you've got Kush. Especially for us old folks who want to learn, and are way too old for school. This is my school. Thanks Mr. Kush!

  • @pvalenti
    @pvalenti 3 роки тому

    My Zen Mixing Guru/Hero. Several guys who have channels are worth paying attention to and I wouldn't mind meeting a few of them. But this is a guy I genuinely want to have a beer with, and I don't drink!
    Great stuff as always, and a perspective that is much needed in my mixes! Thanks so much!

  • @NikolausBrocke
    @NikolausBrocke 3 роки тому +1

    Very true and valuable thoughts! Thanks a lot.

  • @VincentLoraine
    @VincentLoraine 8 місяців тому

    Hey man, thanx for your videos! Especialy for this one. Don't trust your ears before you know your ears! I learned such a lot from you! Thank U!!!

  • @drewarmstrong2333
    @drewarmstrong2333 3 роки тому

    Can’t wait for the deep dive!

  • @johnnathaniel105
    @johnnathaniel105 2 роки тому +1

    I absolutely love your videos and psychology!

  • @slonktonkster9680
    @slonktonkster9680 3 роки тому

    I feel lucky this content is free. Thank you 🙏🏼

  • @matthewtunnicliffe201
    @matthewtunnicliffe201 2 роки тому +2

    There's so much good advice in this episode, and much of it really came in handy when I was struggling with a mix a few days back. Very helpful indeed.

  • @forestlittle
    @forestlittle 3 роки тому +1

    Another wonderful and information packed video. “… the alchemy of mixing …” I like that term. Will definitely use it one day

  • @zwsh89
    @zwsh89 3 роки тому +1

    I always enjoy this channels no nonsense approach to understanding the bottom line. There’s a lot of noise, and a lot of “noise” out there, really looking forward to the deep dive!

  • @VansonStudios
    @VansonStudios 3 роки тому +2

    Hoping the future of this subject covers complimentary frequencies.

  • @GaryShowbiz
    @GaryShowbiz 2 роки тому

    Aww man..THANKS big time for this video..I watched it last night, and it addresses perfectly,my latest issue! which I have been scratching my head over..and now it seems so obvious. I was overegging the kick and bass..SLIGHTLY ..and it was just dragging all my mixes down to the murky depths. Please keep up the great work.

  • @ravedigger
    @ravedigger Рік тому

    Yes MATE!!!! Awesome advice and love you approach!!!

  • @АндрейПодпругин-ц8я

    Спасибо,Грегори! Всегда с удовольствием смотрю Ваши ролики. Очень много интересного. Необычный подход к сведению! Ждём новых роликов!

  • @johnromanos6957
    @johnromanos6957 3 роки тому +2

    everything gets divided when hearing, everything is part of something and it is that contrast (bass/treble, front/back, loud/soft, sum/dif etc , even harmonics /instruments ) which best describes the db and human hearing as a constant binaural equation in space and time

  • @ShanHexis
    @ShanHexis 2 роки тому

    You are the one of the few producers those who speaks what we need from pros...

  • @stevenorr54
    @stevenorr54 2 роки тому

    Thanks. Vocal Alchemy. Love it. You reminded me while listening. Yes. Sound is energy. My main mentor never touches the faders. Perplexing. Everything has the potential to be a tool. And yes. “COLORS.” Keep healing, living and sharing.

  • @PeanutButterAM
    @PeanutButterAM 3 роки тому +2

    We need to get this man a cape and a cane asap cause this pimp is teaching the game like no other.
    💪🏽🤘🏽

  • @tobiaspace
    @tobiaspace 2 роки тому +1

    Everything is everything!

  • @billymcguiremusic
    @billymcguiremusic 2 роки тому +1

    Just found your channel today. I always love finding videos like this because it makes me reimage how to go about production/engineering. Thank you so much, my man!

  • @wainpaul
    @wainpaul 3 роки тому

    Listening to one element while changing another. You talked about that previously and it’s been a real ear opener.

  • @ccbass16
    @ccbass16 9 місяців тому

    I love your insights and your COOL! Thank you Mr Scott.

  • @Agent56000
    @Agent56000 8 місяців тому

    2:22 in the mix taught us this very well in his "clear up a muddy mix video" this is great.

  • @PlugHouseMusic
    @PlugHouseMusic 3 місяці тому

    I love the way you just explained this!

  • @OnyxSkiesXIX
    @OnyxSkiesXIX 3 роки тому

    I look forward to the deep dives!

  • @lavalizard1
    @lavalizard1 3 роки тому

    Damn GS. You cut right to the heart of the matter. Genius. Love your vids.

  • @gooneybird808
    @gooneybird808 3 роки тому

    I just know that I over think most things when it comes to mixing...these really help me step back. good shit man!

  • @adamsmith1728
    @adamsmith1728 3 роки тому +1

    Love this guys zen like nature.

  • @mannoumusic
    @mannoumusic 2 роки тому +1

    This is deep stuff! Thank you!

  • @jacobwright5542
    @jacobwright5542 3 роки тому

    House of Kush vids- always a welcome thumbnail on the old UA-cam scroll

  • @AByallo
    @AByallo Рік тому

    this is really great. i'm so naturally heavy handed with everything by nature, this kind of tip is really useful. will put into play when i'm ready for my next final mixdown. thanks!

  • @callummacdonald9610
    @callummacdonald9610 3 роки тому

    Great stuff man. Glad you’re back

  • @inno_hiphop
    @inno_hiphop 2 роки тому

    Love the view you have of music production, it’s macro and micro at the same time…which really resonates with me. Thank you.

  • @Viking-Jan
    @Viking-Jan 2 роки тому

    Thank man, You need to teach at universities or such. You really are giftet in several ways of comunicating both music, tech and teaching.