Not really a secret, but I like to use pretty drastic EQ's (all mids, or all super highs) on doubled or tripled guitar tracks and mix them in low with hard L-R pans. It works really well on acoustics and it sounds good used sparingly with electric guitars. After watching the video I see you touched on exactly this process. Oh well, great minds... BTW the de-esser idea is cool, gonna try it for sure. Thanks. Peace.
My Heartfield RR58 panned to one side and my Les Paul panned to the other to create a big crunchy rhythm sound... those two guitars are like lovers. Having two guitars that naturally compliment each other in this way will save you having to EQ quite a bit.
@@Producelikeapro Hey man love your videos just question wondered if you've used one has E906 got better clarity than 57 on 2x12 cab. what are your thoughts?
"Man Battles Bright Electric Guitars for 15 Minutes." But it all came together great in the end! You're one in a million, Warren. Thank you for these videos.
It's probably worth mentioning that I always watch these on my DAW computer, which is hooked into my studio monitors. If people are listening with laptop speakers, they're missing out on a lot of what's happening.
If you have decent headphones, even Bluetooth ones, it's still better than laptop or phone speakers. You won't hear the fine details, but you'll probably get the gist.
I've actually been paying attention to my deesser these days. Thanks to you. It's making things so much better for me, know that I can use it on more than just vocals. This video just bolsters my deessing confidence. You rock, Warren.
I used to do music production years ago and now I decided to revive this amazing form of art and started building up a home studio! You, sir, are an inspiration to me and a fountain of knowledge. Thank you so much!
И все же благодарю вас, Уоррен! Несмотря на дальность наших стран и менталитета человеческого, понимаю, что музыка везде одна. Да, она разная у каждого по звучанию, но сама музыка это... это что-то такое, что объединяет. Спасибо за уроки! Английского я не знаю, но и так все понятно, правда иногда приходиться вчитываться в субтитры. Зарубежные уроки очень сильно отличаются от российских. У нас в уроках очень много "воды", у вас все четко по делу. И есть понимание, что звукозапись зарождалась в трех местах: Лондон, Нью-йорк, Лос-анджелес... значит и смотреть и учиться надо за рубежом... в общем, несмотря на языковой барьер, все ясно и понятно. Спасибо Вам, Уоррен! Привет из города Челябинска (Россия). Все четко, ясно и понятно излагаете!
Amongst all the wonderful tips and tricks that I have learnt from this channel, the one thing that has really struck me is how well these tracks sound before they come to be mixed. Putting the effort in as you actually record the parts is the most important thing! Took me a long time to figure that one out, as simple as it seems. As a beginner, I found myself so eager to get stuck in with EQ and compression that I neglected learning about mic placement, room acoustics and gain staging, an easy mistake to make when you’re excited to use your DAW. Just something I noticed. 😊
This exact situation was giving me grief yesterday and up popped this vid today!!! Magic!!! And thank you Warren!!! Such great info and delivery.. very much appreciated, bless 🙏🕊️
Warren, you are a god damn artist!!! It’s amazing the years of knowledge and experience you have gathered and deliver in your videos. I have learnt so much from watching them. Can’t thank you enough!
this basic mixing series are amazing!! I'm learning a lot of stuff, I often use the high pass filter on stuff till I think it's taking away some important low end related to the instrument, then I back it off a little bit, it is amazing how much that little movement and that simple tool can clear a mix, just as long as you have a clear idea on where the low end needs to be. Thanks a lot for your videos!
The demos with stock plug-ins help a lot because that's what many of my students and I'm sure a lot of other people are using. It is also valuable to see your decisions in situations like the bitey electric guitar on a little amp thing using stock plugs. Gold.
this channel is ridiculous. I've learned soooooo much here. when my EP comes out its gonna sound great. largely in part to the content on this channel. thank you so much.
I think the biggest thing I got out of this video was the point at 13:40 where you make an eq peak and move it along frequencies to find trouble areas, then cut at that frequency. Such a simple technique I can't believe I never thought of it.
This is a mixsaver! Thanks so ever much, Warren! I don't have Pro Tools as my main DAW just yet but I'll try it out as soon as I get a new PC (The other one broke sadly)
Great tutorial, as usual! Delay into reverb for ELE = way to go! One trick I use sometimes to get more tone without being harsh is to put some kind of saturator in the high mids to bring out some nice harmonics and then I put a low pass to get rid of those excessive high frequencies.... Thanks for the video and have a wonderful day!
Hey Warren you are the best, I’m so glad I found you channel. I just record acoustic’ and electric for my friend and the mix is good but we just find a wire sound on the acoustic and with this technique man you made my day 😅 thanks 🙏 i will send you the link of this sound wend is out. Thanks again 😊
One of the things I like the most about how you did this mix is that you just go with the default attack/release times for compression. I have spent way too much time messing with those settings on my mixes (for little benefit after watching this video)!
Great tips, as always. I have a few questions. First, how much compression do you put on the acoustic when tracking it, knowing you're going to put more compression on it in the mixing phase? Second, when do you decide to send the dry track to an FX aux, and when do you decide to put the FX directly on the dry track? (I see you did both, there.) Finally, when is the "Mixing Basics: Harmonica" episode? (Sorry to always harp on harmonica, but it's the only instrument I can play without sounding like total drek.)
Actually makes sense! Thanks mate. To me, this aligns with producing good electric guitar tones via the guitar.and amp, too. For bluesy tones in particular on a Strat or a Tele, it's better to have slightly brighter amp sound ( = treble control in the DAW) and use the guitar's tone control to "allow"/"disallow" the amp's treble head room ( = a "deesser" of sorts on the guitar).
I love this video series. And mixing guitars is something I do not do often. I need to mix more of the Academy multitracks. Will you do some of the live mixing sessions again?
The mixing basics series is awesome. This one answers the question I asked last week, it was about electric guitar mid range. It sounds ugly to me sometimes, but cutting a lot would get a thin sound. Thank you Warren so much!
Wonderful video with technical info that’s accessible and easy to follow. Thank you, Warren! One question, when problem solving in ‘solo’, I noticed you’re mixing after panning. This makes sense but would you recommend doing this all time? Cheers
It's funny, how different approaches still work. I love to bring out some 800 Hz at electric guitars because then they suit to every mix easily and makes them sound a little wilder and more dirty, especially with riffs.
Awesome vid, the idea of teaching the concept using stock plugins is great, so we wouldnt be fooled by the excuse of not having a gear (plugin), but I wouldn't mind if you would hint on types of compression (opto, FET, etc) and EQ for each task. As always, many thx.
Really enjoy your videos Warren. Please, please, please, how would you handle mostly clean rhythm guitar like Nile Rogers or Steve Cropper? I don't think anyone has produced a UA-cam video on this so far.
I'm curious to understand your thinking on putting the compressor on the rhythm electric guitar, especially since you said it was so heavily compressed to begin with and didn't leave you much room.
Hi Warren, Thank you for everything you're doing here!!! Sorry if this is not the place to pose this but - Question: In our old analog world, the general rule of thumb was to have your signal path go thru the least amount of op amps possible to not degrade your signal. Does this hold true in our virtual audio world? Or will a signal not be adversely affected by going through different virtual mixer busses? Thank You!!!
Nice, I'm following your advice to use my ears than my eyes and it's helped improve my decisions when mixing. One question, how would you mic a 10" twin amp? There's an available preamp out for both speakers, is that a usable option? Thanks Warren!
I kept wanting to De-ess my acoustic while playing it last night. I tweaked and pulled the strings over and over. They are old. I think really though I need to make it more humid in here. It hadn't been that tedious the previous night, but there had been more laundry drying in the tub with the fan blowing at it, the night before.
Man realy nice Content. I‘ve lerned so much about Equing in this Video, Not only on Guitars... I would Call ist soft Knee equing like the compression... Thx
Awesome Tips and Tricks in this video, especially using the De-esser as a one band Multi-Band!! Can anyone of the you guys out there or possible even Warren direct me to a video on this channel and starts that Stage 1 of bringinging in the tracks and ensuring the initial balance and pan are set up properly? I know he did a video but I can;t find it but even on that one, I was looking for a little more detail, i.e., ensure all tracks don't peak above 18 dbfs, etc.. . . . Thank you so much Warren for the great content and to anyone who can help point me in a direction on the above?
What's your favourite guitar mixing secret?
Produce Like A Pro I blend an direct output from an effects processor with a mic'ed amp and cab with a cheap Behringer mixer . I also mix in stereo .
Not really a secret, but I like to use pretty drastic EQ's (all mids, or all super highs) on doubled or tripled guitar tracks and mix them in low with hard L-R pans. It works really well on acoustics and it sounds good used sparingly with electric guitars. After watching the video I see you touched on exactly this process. Oh well, great minds... BTW the de-esser idea is cool, gonna try it for sure. Thanks. Peace.
My Heartfield RR58 panned to one side and my Les Paul panned to the other to create a big crunchy rhythm sound... those two guitars are like lovers. Having two guitars that naturally compliment each other in this way will save you having to EQ quite a bit.
Use another guitar when doubling, a third when trippling. Differnt guitars and amps on elecrtic. Capos and open tunings vs standard tuning.
being able to play guitar... pretty important
This videos are pure gold. Basically a professional course for free. Thank you so much, Warren! They are very much appreciated:)
Aw shucks! Thanks ever so much my friend!!
Agreed. Been sending these to the new studio intern to get him up to speed. Great stuff.
Yesss love the Radiohead pfp ❤️
@@Producelikeapro Hey man love your videos just question wondered if you've used one has E906 got better clarity than 57 on 2x12 cab. what are your thoughts?
"Man Battles Bright Electric Guitars for 15 Minutes." But it all came together great in the end! You're one in a million, Warren. Thank you for these videos.
It's probably worth mentioning that I always watch these on my DAW computer, which is hooked into my studio monitors. If people are listening with laptop speakers, they're missing out on a lot of what's happening.
Sean Kerns yes, agreed! The low lows being cut wouldn’t appear on lap top speakers
@@Producelikeapro When I'm watching on my laptop I just watch to see you nodding and use my imagination.
lol i’m watching on my phone but just taking note of what’s getting cut or boosted where
If you have decent headphones, even Bluetooth ones, it's still better than laptop or phone speakers. You won't hear the fine details, but you'll probably get the gist.
I've actually been paying attention to my deesser these days. Thanks to you. It's making things so much better for me, know that I can use it on more than just vocals. This video just bolsters my deessing confidence. You rock, Warren.
Thanks ever so much Bobby! That's great to hear!!
You can get similar results with a multiband compressor with just one band solod.
@@Syklonus isnt that what a deesser basically is
I used to do music production years ago and now I decided to revive this amazing form of art and started building up a home studio! You, sir, are an inspiration to me and a fountain of knowledge. Thank you so much!
Hi Angelos Theodosiadis thanks ever so much! I’m glad to be able to help my friend!!
И все же благодарю вас, Уоррен! Несмотря на дальность наших стран и менталитета человеческого, понимаю, что музыка везде одна. Да, она разная у каждого по звучанию, но сама музыка это... это что-то такое, что объединяет. Спасибо за уроки! Английского я не знаю, но и так все понятно, правда иногда приходиться вчитываться в субтитры.
Зарубежные уроки очень сильно отличаются от российских. У нас в уроках очень много "воды", у вас все четко по делу. И есть понимание, что звукозапись зарождалась в трех местах: Лондон, Нью-йорк, Лос-анджелес... значит и смотреть и учиться надо за рубежом... в общем, несмотря на языковой барьер, все ясно и понятно. Спасибо Вам, Уоррен! Привет из города Челябинска (Россия).
Все четко, ясно и понятно излагаете!
Thank you very much for your wonderful comment! I’m so glad to be able to help in any way I can!
I just love this man, seriously, thanks for sharing your huge knowledge.
Wow! Thanks ever so much
Best channel on UA-cam.
Wow! Thanks ever so much
I really enjoy these focused tutorials. It’s great to observe your approach to each group of instruments.
Thanks ever so much my friend!!
Amongst all the wonderful tips and tricks that I have learnt from this channel, the one thing that has really struck me is how well these tracks sound before they come to be mixed. Putting the effort in as you actually record the parts is the most important thing! Took me a long time to figure that one out, as simple as it seems. As a beginner, I found myself so eager to get stuck in with EQ and compression that I neglected learning about mic placement, room acoustics and gain staging, an easy mistake to make when you’re excited to use your DAW. Just something I noticed. 😊
Wow! Thanks ever so much
This exact situation was giving me grief yesterday and up popped this vid today!!! Magic!!! And thank you Warren!!! Such great info and delivery.. very much appreciated, bless 🙏🕊️
Warren, you are a god damn artist!!!
It’s amazing the years of knowledge and experience you have gathered and deliver in your videos.
I have learnt so much from watching them. Can’t thank you enough!
Thanks ever so much! I appreciate it
this basic mixing series are amazing!! I'm learning a lot of stuff, I often use the high pass filter on stuff till I think it's taking away some important low end related to the instrument, then I back it off a little bit, it is amazing how much that little movement and that simple tool can clear a mix, just as long as you have a clear idea on where the low end needs to be.
Thanks a lot for your videos!
That face you made when you first heard the note of that lead guitar killed me, lolol.
Haha thanks Blake
The demos with stock plug-ins help a lot because that's what many of my students and I'm sure a lot of other people are using. It is also valuable to see your decisions in situations like the bitey electric guitar on a little amp thing using stock plugs. Gold.
Going back over some of these videos. There’s Gold in all of these
this channel is ridiculous. I've learned soooooo much here. when my EP comes out its gonna sound great. largely in part to the content on this channel. thank you so much.
Wow!! Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it
Thanks for the tips, really Learned a lot!!!!
Warren, these mixing basics videos are amazing. You're amazing, thanks.
Thanks ever so much Christian!!
This channel is a gold mine! Thanks!
Thanks ever so much
I think the biggest thing I got out of this video was the point at 13:40 where you make an eq peak and move it along frequencies to find trouble areas, then cut at that frequency. Such a simple technique I can't believe I never thought of it.
This is a mixsaver! Thanks so ever much, Warren! I don't have Pro Tools as my main DAW just yet but I'll try it out as soon as I get a new PC (The other one broke sadly)
Hi JavySounds you’re very welcome!!
Great tutorial, as usual! Delay into reverb for ELE = way to go! One trick I use sometimes to get more tone without being harsh is to put some kind of saturator in the high mids to bring out some nice harmonics and then I put a low pass to get rid of those excessive high frequencies.... Thanks for the video and have a wonderful day!
So useful....learning so much from a true professional, thank you Warren.
That de-esser trick is excellent! Thanks
Fantastic! Glad to be able to help
He does Acoustic Guitar at 1:23
&
He does Electric Guitar at 11:22
Just in case anyone needs to know; this has caught me out every single time 😅
Thanks ever so much
I am subscribed now. You explain things great and the guys you interview are amazing. You are a UA-cam hero sir!
Wow! Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it
Your MATURE MANNER sets you apart from the tut throng! Few among many, you are an asset. Thank you.
Hi Brian King thanks you ever so much my friend !
Gracias por toda la info de tus video Warren! siempre son de mucha ayuda
Super duper helpful tips on guitar especially on using the DeEsser!
Hi Eric Gonzalez thanks ever so much my friend!
I love these videos and watch so many I think I'm developing an English accent ;). I even said something was marvelous the other day!
Hey Warren you are the best, I’m so glad I found you channel. I just record acoustic’ and electric for my friend and the mix is good but we just find a wire sound on the acoustic and with this technique man you made my day 😅 thanks 🙏 i will send you the link of this sound wend is out. Thanks again 😊
Hello Sir
I would like to express my gratitude!!!thank you for all the indispensable information you are offering here
Wow! Thanks ever so much
Very helpful. The de-esser trick is particularly interesting. Good tip thanks.
Learned so much from this one as also from your take on drums! Thank you very much!
Thanks ever so much! Glad to be able to help
I've been waiting for this one.
Hi Sean Kerns thanks ever so much! The basics of controlling harshness with a De-Esser is pretty great!
great stuff, you work like you're on autopilot! hope to get there some day, thanks for doing these vids
Hi The Pickled Onions I have a small set in front of me!
@@Producelikeapro haha! I'll look em up on Thomann :)
Thank you, Warren
Very helpful as I'm mixing my single at the moment!
Hi Josh Sargent thanks! Try using the De-Esser to control harshness! You’ll love it!
@Warulven well said!
Thanks y'all!
How convenient - I've just this second finished tracking a new guitar instrumental & am getting ready to mix it tomorrow.....!! ;-) Haha
Hi Joe Perkins haha you’re very welcome! Glad the timing works!!
Lewitt mics are great, I love them!!! :) Thank you for showing this mixing video Warren!!!
Thanks Warren
Thanks ever so much Andy
Hey Warren, this was such a great & informative video! Loved the use of the de-esser to tame the brightness, will defintely use that. Thank you! :)
I love watching you mix, dude! Thanks for everything you do.
One of the things I like the most about how you did this mix is that you just go with the default attack/release times for compression. I have spent way too much time messing with those settings on my mixes (for little benefit after watching this video)!
im from small village in Bali. very helpfull video for me. thanks a lot.
Thanks ever so much
Great tips, as always. I have a few questions. First, how much compression do you put on the acoustic when tracking it, knowing you're going to put more compression on it in the mixing phase? Second, when do you decide to send the dry track to an FX aux, and when do you decide to put the FX directly on the dry track? (I see you did both, there.) Finally, when is the "Mixing Basics: Harmonica" episode? (Sorry to always harp on harmonica, but it's the only instrument I can play without sounding like total drek.)
Actually makes sense! Thanks mate. To me, this aligns with producing good electric guitar tones via the guitar.and amp, too. For bluesy tones in particular on a Strat or a Tele, it's better to have slightly brighter amp sound ( = treble control in the DAW) and use the guitar's tone control to "allow"/"disallow" the amp's treble head room ( = a "deesser" of sorts on the guitar).
Another great video! Thank you Warren for all the information and thank you for this series!!!
I love this video series. And mixing guitars is something I do not do often. I need to mix more of the Academy multitracks. Will you do some of the live mixing sessions again?
Thanks ever so much Jürgen! You Rock my friend! Yes, more live mixing to come!
Thank you so much! Just started my journey into recording and mixing and this video is a life saver! 🙏🏾
Thanks ever so much Wesley! Glad to be able to help
great to watch!! another winner
Another helpful tutorial! You rock, thank you!
You’re very welcome
The mixing basics series is awesome. This one answers the question I asked last week, it was about electric guitar mid range. It sounds ugly to me sometimes, but cutting a lot would get a thin sound.
Thank you Warren so much!
These mixing videos are excellent.
Thanks ever so much!!
never heard of a de-esser on guitar, awesome
I never thought to give a shot to de-esser on guitars, nice trick. And it really works great. Thanks mate..
Great video and many thanks for using REAL instruments to demonstrate the challenges and techniques of mixing. This is more helpful.
learnt so much from this video. thank you for all your tutorials!!!!!
Ruddy love this song!
Great stuff as always, Warren - thank you so much!
thanks for sharing your experience
Great video - Shows how you have to deal with recordings that just aren't that good (Les Paul Guitar) sometimes . Cheers
Do you have a tutorial video on mixing very basic singer songwriter stuff? Just an acoustic guitar and vocalist?
Wonderful video with technical info that’s accessible and easy to follow. Thank you, Warren!
One question, when problem solving in ‘solo’, I noticed you’re mixing after panning. This makes sense but would you recommend doing this all time?
Cheers
I love to get a mix up, panned etc very quickly and then work off of that
@@Producelikeapro ~ love it. Thank you!
Nice job, simple, efficient
Thank you for the video!
Thanks ever so much
Warren, you are a bloody legend!! That is all :)
Haha thanks very much
I've found a de-esser can be a nice device to tame excessive fret squeak as well.
drew stephenson agreed 100%!
Nice video Warren. Controlling harshness with a DeEsser great idea!
trollstjerne thanks my friend! Glad you enjoyed it!
This is another great video full of useful info. Thank you Warren 💯
Great content. Thank you for sharing your talent and expertise.
Thanks ever so much Paul!
This is really good stuff : ).
Thanks ever so much Sheila!!
It's funny, how different approaches still work. I love to bring out some 800 Hz at electric guitars because then they suit to every mix easily and makes them sound a little wilder and more dirty, especially with riffs.
Great as always!
Hey Warren! Great video! I like to eq the L and R slightly different, just a little bit goes a long way to open up the width.
Great stuff Magnus!!
Awesome vid, the idea of teaching the concept using stock plugins is great, so we wouldnt be fooled by the excuse of not having a gear (plugin), but I wouldn't mind if you would hint on types of compression (opto, FET, etc) and EQ for each task. As always, many thx.
When he says "You guessed it", I usually did not guess. lol
A deesser is like a compressor cooked over-easy.👍
Nice analogy!!
Great stuff!! Thank you!!
Thanks ever so much
Just saw your video about producing on the iPad . Loved it. That right there is the future!
Thank you for sharing
Those acoustic guitars make me imagine an owl flying over a neighbourhood
Great lesson my friend !
Hi Edwin Crain Thanks ever so much!!
thank you, cool tricks!
Marvelous!
Thanks Clay!!
it's still a lidl pieeecy i love it ))
Really enjoy your videos Warren. Please, please, please, how would you handle mostly clean rhythm guitar like Nile Rogers or Steve Cropper? I don't think anyone has produced a UA-cam video on this so far.
Cheers
Thanks
Can I use dynamic compression instead of desser?
I'm curious to understand your thinking on putting the compressor on the rhythm electric guitar, especially since you said it was so heavily compressed to begin with and didn't leave you much room.
Hi Warren, Thank you for everything you're doing here!!!
Sorry if this is not the place to pose this but -
Question: In our old analog world, the general rule of thumb was to have your signal path go thru the least amount of op amps possible to not degrade your signal.
Does this hold true in our virtual audio world? Or will a signal not be adversely affected by going through different virtual mixer busses?
Thank You!!!
@Kevin Thank You Kevin!
Love this video. Getting ready to mix acoustic. This gives me something else to go off of. Do you not recommend any reverb on acoustics generally?
Thanks for a intresting video good to look and hera befor I begin to mix my new songs. Be safe and skilful. Pinge
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Nice, I'm following your advice to use my ears than my eyes and it's helped improve my decisions when mixing. One question, how would you mic a 10" twin amp? There's an available preamp out for both speakers, is that a usable option?
Thanks Warren!
I kept wanting to De-ess my acoustic while playing it last night. I tweaked and pulled the strings over and over. They are old. I think really though I need to make it more humid in here. It hadn't been that tedious the previous night, but there had been more laundry drying in the tub with the fan blowing at it, the night before.
love u bro
EQ is pretty magical. It sounds like the playing is better, and the guitars are about $1000 more expensive.
Man realy nice Content. I‘ve lerned so much about Equing in this Video, Not only on Guitars... I would Call ist soft Knee equing like the compression... Thx
Awesome Tips and Tricks in this video, especially using the De-esser as a one band Multi-Band!! Can anyone of the you guys out there or possible even Warren direct me to a video on this channel and starts that Stage 1 of bringinging in the tracks and ensuring the initial balance and pan are set up properly? I know he did a video but I can;t find it but even on that one, I was looking for a little more detail, i.e., ensure all tracks don't peak above 18 dbfs, etc.. . . . Thank you so much Warren for the great content and to anyone who can help point me in a direction on the above?
Excellent 👌
Hi colin5785 thanks ever so much my friend!