STOP Asking "HOW does my mix SOUND?" - Ask THIS Instead!

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    It's easy to get too lost in the technical weeds when soliciting feedback. Instead, try this method to get REAL feedback you can actually USE in your songs!
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  • @Bthelick
    @Bthelick 11 місяців тому +167

    This is why I like working for DJs , they make great producers because a good DJ will spend their gigs observing crowd reactions. That feedback they bring into the studio is invaluable.

    • @ivers1001
      @ivers1001 11 місяців тому +7

      Yo! BTHEGOAT

    • @NoQualmsTheArtist
      @NoQualmsTheArtist 11 місяців тому +14

      Plus the fact that DJs listen to a thousand more songs than anyone else means they understand structure and tonal balance on a subconscious level and can tell when something is off or needed.

    • @isaacwriston
      @isaacwriston 11 місяців тому

      Same. Well said.

    • @wurlitsyzer9810
      @wurlitsyzer9810 11 місяців тому

      true true

    • @Rhythmattica
      @Rhythmattica 10 місяців тому +1

      The challenge many consider a success doing/playing music, won't make it any better because more listen to it.
      When you just accept where others have walked before, without leaving your track, well, thats just wearing your shoe soles out.
      For me, Music is Soul....

  • @mrnelsonius5631
    @mrnelsonius5631 11 місяців тому +46

    I’m a writer/producer primarily but my mixes are a really important part of “selling” the song. My technique for this is to get my mix roughly together. By end I lose perspective so I stop, go for a long walk and do something else. Before coming back to it I listen to my favorite songs on my monitors. For enjoyment. I dance around, it’s not analytical. Once I’m well into that “enjoy music” headspace I pull up my song. I tend to work fast and broad at this point and if I’m vibing I send it. If I can’t dance around or sing along like my “vibe references” I go back to deeper work. Passing the vibe check is always my final hurdle.

  • @thebasementfilmgroup
    @thebasementfilmgroup 11 місяців тому +4

    If I had a dollar (or a pound - I am British after all!!) For every time some kid has asked me that question "How's my mix sound?" Or "what do you think of my mix" .... my answer to that one is always "would you ask that question if you were baking a cake?" Surely - how you mix and cook a cake is not Important - it's what it taste like.
    And you know what - I am so glad you mentioned the guys who don't know what frequencies are or how certain plugins work etc etc.... cos that's me..... I have had great success as a sound designer for the BBC and I learned how to do it by hours and hours and hours of experimenting and trying out different things - and I still don't fully understand how everything works. I just know what I know.
    Awesome as ever 👏

  • @rsutin
    @rsutin 5 місяців тому

    Many years ago, when I was in music school, I had the job of being the recording engineer who recorded all the faculty and guest recitals. In that position, I was backstage with not only the artists but also the maintenance and stage staff. There was a custodian who had been working the theater for about 35 years at that point in time. He had no formal education beyond high school and did not perform music. He was, however, the gold standard for listening to a performance and telling anyone who cared which parts were working and which were not. Same deal with recordings. His input was WAY more valuable than anyone trained in music or engineering. It was all heart, but it was completely informed by decades of listening to a wide range of musical performances. Wherever you may be today Don Brower, thank you.

  • @je7647
    @je7647 11 місяців тому +100

    some of the stuff you say is really profound and is not just relevant for music production, thanks for the content

    • @tilda140
      @tilda140 11 місяців тому +3

      true

    • @Linguae_Music
      @Linguae_Music 11 місяців тому +7

      He has that hippie wisdom... it's rare these days. :P

    • @thetoddkeith
      @thetoddkeith 11 місяців тому +7

      Just have a party and secretly play your songs. If people start bobbing their heads and tapping their feet it’s a good song.

    • @ashtonrouse5638
      @ashtonrouse5638 9 місяців тому

      PROFUNDITY

  • @MurphMagic1
    @MurphMagic1 2 місяці тому

    The part about hearing it through the persons ears is spot on. I've always said for some reason you can hear things in your music when someone else is listening that you can't hear listening to it on your own.

  • @jacobwood8720
    @jacobwood8720 11 місяців тому +9

    My gf doesn't know, but I'm always watching her out of the corner of my eye when my music or similar music comes on. When my songs make her head bop as consistently as it does to our favorite music, I'll start officially distributing my songs haha

    • @LimewaterMusic
      @LimewaterMusic 11 місяців тому +1

      I’ve been asking my gf for feedback for a few years now and she’s gotten really damn good at it. She’s got such a sharp ear and doesn’t even make music herself, we just both really love and appreciate all types of music.

    • @Ryahu
      @Ryahu 11 місяців тому +1

      My girlfriend always tells me my music is terrible, but she also doesn't really like most of the genre of music i make so I take it with a grain of salt and try to keep her from hearing it lol

    • @GuyGamer1
      @GuyGamer1 11 місяців тому +7

      ​​​@@Ryahu🚩Get a new girlfriend. I'd never tell my partner their art is trash, even if I don't like the style.
      You are hiding a major part of your identity from the very person you're supposed to be completely open and vulnerable with. That's not healthy.

    • @LimewaterMusic
      @LimewaterMusic 11 місяців тому +1

      @@Ryahu wtf bro your music is sick. I honestly can’t imagine what kind of person wouldn’t get good vibes from this lol

    • @jonautry
      @jonautry 11 місяців тому

      She knows.

  • @b.hornetiii.6771
    @b.hornetiii.6771 11 місяців тому +17

    100% true ... You can do the same with yourself, if you leave the mix alone, and wait for a few days and then listen. You'll hear a bunch of things right and wrong in one take that you'll never notice if you just work on it for days at a time.

    • @space2189
      @space2189 11 місяців тому +2

      It's true said

    • @vladrileynavilys
      @vladrileynavilys 11 місяців тому +2

      Same thing with older stuff i "left out a while ago" because my brain just couldnt process it efficiently anymore and it felt like beating a dead horse. I get back to it months later randomly and suddenly i know exactly what needs to be done. Or sometimes it's just great the way it is.

    • @jeffroyer4522
      @jeffroyer4522 11 місяців тому +2

      i love doing this. or small periods of time in one sitting session mixing a song then start mixing another song. keeping your ears fresh and helping you avoid the black hole of mixing for hours with one song. cause you mix your self into a terrible place cause your ears are tired and your hearing frequencies completely skewed and nothing sounds how it really sounds when you come back with a fresh well rested head on your shoulders.
      if your looking at a computer screen for long periods of time your eyes will start to effect how you breathe hear and just about every component that makes up our head.

    • @vladrileynavilys
      @vladrileynavilys 11 місяців тому

      @@jeffroyer4522 Yes i do the switching too. Also just stop everything and listen to a "real" bit of music every 30 minutes to keep my ears on track.

    • @b.hornetiii.6771
      @b.hornetiii.6771 11 місяців тому

      @@jeffroyer4522 Yes ... Luckly I don't use computer for mixing so I'm in "another space" (I mix on a keyboard workstation Korg Kronos 2- faster, better for me ...) but it doesn't help, after awhile it's all gone. I see the best time frame to correct something in a mix is the first two takes, so approx. 10 minutes max. And you don't just fix the mix you also hear mistakes in a arrangement, you get new ideas on the fly, because you're relaxed and don't expect anything. Your brain has 100% use of the CPU. :)) In final mastering even more important in my experience. There isa world of difference between day 1 or day 2 or day 7. It pays of to wait for more days ... You think it's over but it's not, haha.

  • @NoQualmsTheArtist
    @NoQualmsTheArtist 11 місяців тому +4

    I find just having someone in the room is enough for me to hear everything I couldn't hear while mixing. It's amazing how our perception shifts. I don't even need to read their body or hear their feedback. Just them being in the room is enough.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  11 місяців тому +4

      Same :-) Sometimes just knowing they can hear it thru the walls is enough.

  • @fotipitrakkos1193
    @fotipitrakkos1193 11 місяців тому +18

    We are in the midst of a cognitive storm, where people are more concerned with being in the know, with "seeming" knowledgeable about an experience, than actually feeling the experience itself.
    This, with your last video, brings us back to the root of what is important. The human, emotional connection, the heart of the matter.
    A beautiful song can be a single acoustic guitar playing in a park. No EQ or other seasonings, just the perfectly ripe fruit of honest expression.
    Thank you, Gregory, for sharing some truly important wisdom, which applies to life as well as music.

    • @luciferpantykrist7570
      @luciferpantykrist7570 11 місяців тому

      The Beatles White Album contains many gems, obviously great songs, that have the feel or sound of demos, from a production perspective. But they're great. So much music these days seems to be 90% production.

    • @pianoatthirty
      @pianoatthirty 11 місяців тому

      What a great observation. We forget how important it is to just be present and really experience what's happening in front of us instead of mentally searching for that bit of knowledge we can use to judge something with, with the hopes of "seeming knowledgeable" or 'impressing others'

  • @Bthelick
    @Bthelick 11 місяців тому +1

    agreed! Now I've accrued a few subs I'm getting bombarded with this question every day.
    But I'd also argue that you have access to people faaaaar beyond your peers, you have access to thousands of genuine naive listeners.
    My stock answer is "just release it, you'll soon find out".

  • @jeffroyer4522
    @jeffroyer4522 11 місяців тому +7

    Gregory is the funniest, brutally honest, hippest cat in our world of audio engineering. he always offers his knowledge and talent to us in a way that keeps us growing and learning with the right mindset . all that matters with our role as audio engineers is the goal to make the listener like how its made them feel. if they like how its made them feel, they will tune in to feel that again. and alot of the time, the genre of music is irrelevant. if it makes feel good or grabs us, genre just got thrown out the window.
    so glad your back dude.
    the GOAT
    ALL HAIL THE KINGDOM OF KUSH

  • @el-bov8034
    @el-bov8034 10 місяців тому

    "...or you have somebody who just has no filters and loves everything that everybody does"
    Note to self: Don't request feedback from mother ;)
    Great perspective shifts, once again. Glad to see you well and back at it!

  • @wouterdesmedt1736
    @wouterdesmedt1736 11 місяців тому +36

    The listening through their ears phenomenon is definitely the best feedback you can get, both technically and emotionally. It's like listening to something you've spent hours and hours on for the first time again. And it all happens without a word needing to be said. Thank you for putting that into words so eloquently. More ramblings, please.

    • @ThatsTheMidnightGamer
      @ThatsTheMidnightGamer 11 місяців тому +4

      Its the same as when you mull over an idea for a long time, then the moment you open your mouth to explain it to someone else, all the obvious flaws come out. We forget that, in our head, the landscape of our thoughts is a sort of feedback loop. It can become self-referential and circular on very subtle levels, and until you plug in that other perspective, it will work perfectly in the simulation of your head.

  • @zpurpz
    @zpurpz 11 місяців тому +9

    Yes ! It blows my mind how accurate this is. It works every time. Its scary ! Listening thru other peoples ears is a very real thing. Tbh I dont even watch or observe them, maybe its my DJ tendencies, but I can feel their response just by being in the same room

  • @SaintJames14
    @SaintJames14 11 місяців тому +22

    True wisdom comes from a man with experience, knowledge, and intelligence. You have all three my man. These tips are applicable in all situations, not just mixing. Cooking, movie making, photography, hell even speaking better. This shit is fire. Thank God for you bro, you get it🙏🏻
    Be well

  • @hasn0life420
    @hasn0life420 11 місяців тому +10

    I have basically figured this out by myself so it's really nice to have someone else point out this phenomena.
    What's cool is that this works not just for music but for most art or interactive experiences. Wanna see if your writing is good? Watch someone read it and see when they lose interest (I actually figured it out when someone wrote an essay that someone read whole, which was crazy to me). Video game or website? Watch a users use it and see their reactions. Painting? How long does a person stare at it. Generally speaking good art is engaging and almost visceral, people can't help but be compelled.

  • @samsmall
    @samsmall 11 місяців тому +1

    Total wisdom. Mistakes I always make. Can't help it - but I have to now. *Please love my song, please!!" Ok, put that in the bin. Take a deep breat and just be professional! Thank you Mr Gregory!

  • @ooglyga6100
    @ooglyga6100 11 місяців тому +19

    I feel you homie. Mixing is something that changes in the person over TIME. Your mixes will never be the same or sound the same...ever...
    Make stuff that makes you groove and get people above where you sit professionally to help you improve yourself.

  • @stiffyBlicky
    @stiffyBlicky 11 місяців тому +3

    Took me so long to figure this out. I had the problem of finding other audio mixing/production music nerds as mentioned in the vid and looking back they all had the worst advice. Never once did I get feedback on arrangement, feeling, instrumentation etc. Always some nerdy mixing tips.

  • @JonValtandtheEvilRobots
    @JonValtandtheEvilRobots 10 місяців тому

    He hit the point I was going to suggest. That as SOON as someone else is listening, suddenly YOU can hear everything….
    The intro that goes on a bit too long….
    The part you looped because you didn’t want to write different parts for each section….
    The thing you left in because it was “good enough” at the time
    Hahaha it’s so true.

  • @jamesconraadtucker
    @jamesconraadtucker 3 місяці тому

    Very true, Greg. A carpenter doesnt stop someone walking by and ask "How does my joist go into place, here? Do you think these nails are large enough?" Nobody f'g cares. It's your job and not the twelve internet geeks to get it right. However, one can ask that real someone what they get or feel from a piece which could be useful feedback.
    I have those same few peeps and their response is invaluable. Everything you mentioned is what I take in. It only takes half a minute. No preamble, give them ample space, watch the body moves. Now, get out (figuratively). Very receptive my friend.
    Hey, hope you're feeling well, Greg!
    JCT.

  • @richertz
    @richertz 11 місяців тому +4

    So correct. Something happens psychologically when someone else listens. It makes us hear different. Very useful tool.

  • @pOOL_pANTS
    @pOOL_pANTS 3 місяці тому

    still enjoying your channel for the past few years. our mixes have improved immensely! thank you

  • @elvyaofficial
    @elvyaofficial 11 місяців тому +13

    This is the first video of you I've ever seen, but I see and hear a grandmaster in front of me right away! Beautiful advice brought in a very compelling way, from a gentle and compassionate soul! I'll be checking out more of your stuff!

  • @srbelnap
    @srbelnap 11 місяців тому +5

    I hadn't thought about this with music, it's great advice. I'm a dancer, and when working on something, I'll often have someone watch. I don't actually need specific feedback, but just having it examined by someone else helps me to see what I need to know.

  • @antcall6779
    @antcall6779 11 місяців тому +6

    Yess!!!! Greg is back 🤘

  • @DaveDemayClips
    @DaveDemayClips 7 місяців тому +1

    I have to say that I really miss the The UBK Funtime Hour. But I love it when you post a video. For some reason UA-cam unclicked my bell notification. I re-clicked the bell so not to miss anything. Be well, brother!

  • @thesuper-8
    @thesuper-8 11 місяців тому +54

    So glad to see you're back, Gregg! You deserve an audio knighthood for your wisdom and insight 😇😇

  • @acdnrg
    @acdnrg 11 місяців тому +4

    Great food for thought! What came to mind while listening to this: As a hobbyist, I´m in that spot, listen to friend´s stuff, have them listen to mine etc. Audio nerds and their therapy group ^^. So when people ask: How does it sound, try to translate to what you described: When do I start to move, what grabs me etc. Try to be the ideal listener and reroute their request to the right answer. Maybe even stop them short when they start the pre-listening explanations.

  • @dune3231
    @dune3231 11 місяців тому +5

    Thank you. Now that were over saturated with tricks, tips, shortcuts, and top 10 lists, real knowledge is needed. Your voice is so relaxing, I could fall asleep to these videos. I have in fact.

  • @picksail1
    @picksail1 10 місяців тому

    I love that he’s essentially described how not to be a sociopath!! This is fantastic!

  • @globalpodcasteditors
    @globalpodcasteditors 11 місяців тому +5

    I love this so much. I'm a podcast editor who admittedly leans more into dialogue and the musiclike elements in conversations than sound clean up. Podcasters ask the wrong questions too. So many. And part of me is trying to think what physical signs a podcaster can look for. Music gets people physically moving and podcasts ....hmmmm, is it looking up from what theyre doing? is it a sound? you've really got me thinking. The reason this resonates so much is: emotion. Thats the connector. music and podcast conversations both elicit emotions. good ones do anyway. But I am not sure they show up rhe same way. Wow youve got me thinking! thanks for this. Steph

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  11 місяців тому +6

      Fascinating! Tone is important to me in podcasts, like I hate mid-scooped VO (i.e., most cheap condensers), bad compression, janky room reverb... but I'm not sure most people care or respond to that so much. What I *do* think is critical is the edit, the pacing. Everyone feels that. As for how to know, maybe the ol' magazine test? As in, push play, start reading a magazine. If something jumps out and pulls you out of the magazine, fix it. Works for mixes too!

    • @globalpodcasteditors
      @globalpodcasteditors 11 місяців тому

      @@TheHouseofKushTV YES, pacing. It's something that AI has a hard time with. You've probably heard choppy podcasts more and more the past few years. Those folks are using specific AI tools (that I won't mention) to save time. I don't blame them, it IS time consuming to do a good edit. But what these tools do is chop out words you ask them to (usually filler words) withOUT paying attention to how it impacts the pacing. Or, the emotions in some of those not throw away words. They can highlight the filler word, listen to each clip and make individual choices but that's so rarely done in these tools for reasons mentioned earlier. It drives me crazy! Isolated voices that are unnecessarily f***ed with is so jarring.
      Will ponder the magazine test. My clients and podcast community are all online so I've already been thinking about how to do this in a video call environment, which is so tricky. But I'm intrigued. Online listening parties where folks are encouraged to do something else at their computer as we mass listen to an episode? hmmmm. Thinking cap is def on. Thanks Gregory. Love your content! You put soul into tech!

  • @shykall
    @shykall 11 місяців тому +3

    Apart from the observation of the listener that depends too much on the personn and the type of music, I agree with you. I always make that mistake of talking too much about the music before hand. The best advice , is too listen with their ears. That can only happen this context. This way you really feel what sounds good or bad to you, smashing you in the face.And this is not forgiving, and helps so so much. Better than any reference track or artificial intelligence. It is always a pleasure too listen too your advice. Thank you.

    • @thearno2885
      @thearno2885 11 місяців тому

      you are overthinking. how does the sound make you feel? how does a reverb setting make you feel? a pre amp? a delay? Stop Making Sense.

    • @shykall
      @shykall 11 місяців тому +1

      @@thearno2885 I didn"t write anything about that.

  • @davemac1648
    @davemac1648 11 місяців тому +1

    Something I started doing a few years ago, is sometimes tell the friends I send my music too, that it's music someone else has made or something similar (for example, a band or artist I'm working with as a Producer). Some guess it's me, but not always.. the feedback is initially free of any bias they may have & is much more honest & can even be taken less personally.
    I don't send to strangers or use the internet for feedback & learned a long time ago (as pointed out in this video) to not say anything about the things you're going to do or change, like: 'the bass will be different' or 'it's not finished yet' etc.. this isn't something new ears look for & receive.. they have no thoughts regarding anything like that & probably don't care. They're listening to the whole wall of noise & even other producers need 4 or 5 full listen thrus to begin analysing the details & separate elements, so don't worry about it.
    If it's someone your working with or plan to, again let the details go & just let them listen to what's there.

  • @yo-tobyrush6943
    @yo-tobyrush6943 11 місяців тому +21

    I was just starting to realize this when I was showing songs to my band members! I love how you talk about the more felt and subconscious part of the auditory space! Thanks🎉

    • @space2189
      @space2189 11 місяців тому

      hello ,I'm from East Africa (Tanzania) I was hoping to get connect so as to get new ideas about music production

  • @chadhiggins9944
    @chadhiggins9944 10 місяців тому +1

    I remember I was interviewing for a potential job at a studio and the guy interviewing asked me if i had anything i had mixed to show him. Surprisingly, i wasn't expecting that question (even though it's such an obvious thing for him to ask). I was just out of school so i figured he wouldn't even go there. So i pulled an old SoundCloud page and he started listening. Needless to say, it sounded atrocious. Absolutely horrible. And it was all because I was "listening through his ears". I almost got sick. But yeah, this is a very real phenomenon. And no, i did not get the job. It was more of a hip-hop studio and I'm a rocker so that also had something to do with it. My mixes definitely didn't help though.

  • @cubasbeatproducer2374
    @cubasbeatproducer2374 10 місяців тому

    You're absolutely right!!! asking your audience about your production or a mix has never been good for me. Consumers don't even really know how to explain what they think is going on in the song. So they might end up giving you bad advice or horrible feedback and in turn might even make you lose confidence in your project. It is a lot better to just pick up on what part of the song moves them. Sometimes you can see them cringe at a particular sequence of a song for example..... That lead guitar may have came in too loud and abruptly, or maybe it's at the wrong octave, or maybe it plays too fast and needs to be nudge a bit, or it has too many notes and sounds too busy with the rest of the arrangement. Either way, your average consumer could never explain any of that to you. Studying their body language will definitely be more effective.

  • @ereiffman
    @ereiffman 10 місяців тому

    Completely agree Greg. Hilarious about what you said about "burning a hole in someone's head" when they listen to your stuff. I totally get that cause I've always been the exact opposite - I try to get as far away as possible!

  • @jacobwright5542
    @jacobwright5542 22 дні тому

    The people demand more "House of Kush" videos.

  • @THZORROMUSIC
    @THZORROMUSIC 11 місяців тому +1

    yeah, welcome back + good to see some content other than plugins and hardware reviews

  • @supa407
    @supa407 11 місяців тому +4

    By the way I miss seeing your videos and insight… you make things much easier then they seem

  • @NunyaB1s
    @NunyaB1s 4 місяці тому

    This just showed me what I was doing wrong: nobody understands the desired emotional impact of the song other than me. Observe only if my desired effect works against unattached listeners.

  • @samsonlovesyou
    @samsonlovesyou 11 місяців тому

    Great to have you back! You've been missed.

  • @PharaohLawLess1
    @PharaohLawLess1 11 місяців тому

    That's true! Music is something that is FELT

  • @jamarwashington6419
    @jamarwashington6419 11 місяців тому +3

    Great points. Funny thing is this made me realize i tend to bob my head or dance when the jingle of these tutorials comes in both at the beginning & the end(soon as the drums hit). Great thing to look for cuz def my fav songs make me move.

  • @arthurperez4884
    @arthurperez4884 11 місяців тому

    In the age of over-information it sometimes takes a man to stamp out a gold bar of the most useful and effective way to be. Great video.

  • @dotbas
    @dotbas 10 місяців тому

    Pleasure to be a part of this wonderful series

  • @brianmac8260
    @brianmac8260 8 місяців тому

    I binge watched all your videos Greg, then I watched some more. I had to come and post. Right I'm in the middle of an amateur session, guitars, drums, bass. I added a 3db of top shelf at 13.8k to the Drum Buss with only a Channel Strip inserted, I could not believe what happened - instant clarity to the guitars and bass. I'm going WTF? Repeated the move. And listened to the other instruments as you advised. Wow. 🔥

  • @RECAPSLABEL
    @RECAPSLABEL 11 місяців тому +1

    It's crazy that Greg's vibe rubbed me the wrong way from the very first time I watched one of his videos. But his information is so good that once I gave it a chance I was hooked, ended up becoming a fan of his work and his perspectives. Really appreciate this dude.

  • @AlexCornier
    @AlexCornier 11 місяців тому

    Man I miss your podcast, you always have the best advice.

  • @whosrichpurnell3328
    @whosrichpurnell3328 11 місяців тому +10

    Every piece of commentary I listen to helps me appreciate the process and challenges that come with mixing. Many thanks Gregory Scott - Legend. Keep ‘em coming

    • @DJ_Paleface
      @DJ_Paleface 11 місяців тому +4

      "Nobody fucking cares about how a mix sounds" - so great to have him back

    • @space2189
      @space2189 11 місяців тому

      hello ,I'm from East Africa (Tanzania) I was hoping to get connect so as to get new ideas about music production,,,

  • @ChalkDinosaur
    @ChalkDinosaur 10 місяців тому

    These are great! Thank you for making these. Bring back the podcast!

  • @eldjswett
    @eldjswett 10 місяців тому

    Nobody on the internet like u. Thanks man 🙏🏽

  • @carl_anderson9315
    @carl_anderson9315 11 місяців тому

    I’m subscribing because this channel looks different from others. To tell my story, I wont say that I’m broke, but I take care of my income, I’m not throwing away money out of the window. I HATE when UA-camrs talk about gear and instruments, and audio in general as if we live in a studio and we’re experts. Gear reviews like “if you want more punch, sharper on the edges, you can purchase X for only $ 280, but if you want more bite, with a warmer feel on the mids, you must totally buy Y, for $ 540. I’m like “Seriously”? How am I supposed to know? How do I know what good treble is supposed to sound like?
    I need to know how to educate my ears. What is something supposed to sound like. How can I differentiate textures, equalization, tones, timbers, how can I go to a store and know I’m doing the right choice, not because someone is telling me but because I have a good ear to judge. Equalization, mastering , mixing, from an educated ear standpoint, not fancy words. I need educating and exercising my ears. Your channel looks like the right one. You explain things in detail and use great examples. I’m in.

  • @thearno2885
    @thearno2885 11 місяців тому +1

    this is so important and once you get it , making music comes into focus more. Greg taught me this and its so fucking true.

  • @princemaxwhoobayangbon1516
    @princemaxwhoobayangbon1516 11 місяців тому +4

    Thanks for what you represent in the musical industry !

  • @philda1698
    @philda1698 11 місяців тому

    "It's just a work in progress .. it's not done, also the percussions are a bit flat and I'd obviously havent properly mixed the bass .. and the delay is obviously too long.." - me when i show anyone my music.
    thanks for the video haha i needed to hear this i think

  • @theallenbooth
    @theallenbooth 11 місяців тому

    You said you hoped it was helpful. 100% helpful.

  • @Oxtorayk
    @Oxtorayk 11 місяців тому

    so true. I was listening to the original mix of the Doors light my fire. Drums and bass pan all the way to the left. Guitar and hammond hard pan to the right. Amazing song.

  • @theslideguy4228
    @theslideguy4228 11 місяців тому +1

    Super helpful perspective, GS. Thanks again and great to see you back on the 'tube.

  • @baileybayer9462
    @baileybayer9462 11 місяців тому

    It is SO great to see new Kush vids in the feed 🙏🏼

  • @hankjansen5544
    @hankjansen5544 11 місяців тому +1

    Great stuff. Thanks for this, as always. My favorite reaction is when I play a piece for my wife, and turn to see that she’s crying tears of joy and appreciation. It’s the only time I’m happy to see her cry.

  • @levianthony5657
    @levianthony5657 11 місяців тому +7

    Always so glad when a video comes out! There is still a giant Happy-Fun-Time-Hour-shaped hole in my heart but at least these After Hours episodes give me a bit of a fix from time to time.
    So appreciative of all your content, Greg!!!

  • @catsven1973
    @catsven1973 10 місяців тому

    The most wisest advice I’ve heard since I started 20 years ago .. and it hits the spot! Thanks 🙏

  • @ericlanglais
    @ericlanglais 11 місяців тому +4

    This is information that I never thought I needed until this video! So many points hit about what I do when I get someone to listen, that I'm guilty of! lol I feel blown away but truly educated. Thank you!

  • @patricia_odysseias
    @patricia_odysseias 11 місяців тому +1

    Hello Gregory. It's always good to hear what you say. Today, once again, the content of your video makes perfect sense.

    • @space2189
      @space2189 11 місяців тому

      hello ,I'm from Tanzania _EAST AFRICA I was hoping to connect so as to get new ideas about music production

  • @teaman7v
    @teaman7v 11 місяців тому

    Lovely to see you. Hope you're well.

  • @bullsquid42
    @bullsquid42 11 місяців тому +1

    As a visual artist, I'm always surprised to see how well this advice translates to other art forms. Just having someone else's eyes present already completely changes how I look at my work.

  • @battmanvonrichtoven
    @battmanvonrichtoven 10 місяців тому

    Thank you!! Very interesting indeed. You hit on finding someone who loves music to listen to the song. It’s hard, not impossible but hard to find someone who will actually listen to something all the way through to the end.

  • @CamelBlue777
    @CamelBlue777 7 місяців тому

    Awesome!! I can’t wait to see from you! I hope you’re recovering well

  • @DiegoParedes
    @DiegoParedes 11 місяців тому +2

    This is GOLD! Yes yes yes. Man, you provide the REAL information… thank you 100 times

  • @ThatsTheMidnightGamer
    @ThatsTheMidnightGamer 11 місяців тому +2

    Amen. I was always one to avoid and discourage people from downplaying their work before showing it. Also, one to think that the advice of other producers is not the same as a normal person. The idea that just observing a listener for the most pure information, outside of their provided interpretation, never occurred to me.
    Also, glad to see videos from you again. I know you've been through some shit. Welcome back.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  11 місяців тому +3

      Thanks, it's really good to be back! Yeah, we get so bubbled up, we forget that the venn overlap between "everybody who listens to music" and "everybody who produces music" is infinitesimally small.

  • @kirtb9784
    @kirtb9784 11 місяців тому

    Glad you are back. Missed this.

  • @fausto_colella
    @fausto_colella 11 місяців тому

    hey Greeeg ! glad to see you back on track, looks good, hope you're fully recovered. Can't wait to get Kush plugs in Silicon native versions!

  • @gregtapevideo1464
    @gregtapevideo1464 11 місяців тому +2

    I think the approach is a valid one. Intuitively paying attention to how one reacts or fails to react can tell a lot without words. Very interesting.
    Thanks Greg!

    • @space2189
      @space2189 11 місяців тому

      hello ,I'm from Tanzania _EAST AFRICA I was hoping to connect so as to get new ideas about music production,,,,,

  • @gisellechacon7081
    @gisellechacon7081 11 місяців тому +2

    Welcome back, Gregory! These are some of the most useful videos I've seen. You were missed! :)

  • @imsuddenlyhome4806
    @imsuddenlyhome4806 11 місяців тому +1

    Super, super good point! This is an excellent statement and exercise that all mixes should go through. Thank you ( again)!

  • @intranexine8901
    @intranexine8901 11 місяців тому +2

    Hey, last year you said that you wanted to make a video about complementary EQ frequencys, hope you didn't forget all about that, because I was really looking forward to that, cuz I have no Idea what the hell you were talking about ^^

  • @Fireguy65
    @Fireguy65 11 місяців тому +6

    Im so glad you are releasing more content. Best mixing advice on youtube!

  • @Lepidoptera_AK
    @Lepidoptera_AK 7 місяців тому

    I miss the monthly content, but I know you're cooking. Also I miss Nathan schdanielers half of the old show. I love all of this.

  • @Lasantha.
    @Lasantha. 11 місяців тому +2

    I'm so glad that you are here greg! Thanks for the advice!

  • @monkmusic5994
    @monkmusic5994 11 місяців тому

    Best advice ever! Greetings from Germany at 8 am.

  • @maxlambiel
    @maxlambiel 11 місяців тому +4

    Dude, it's been so hard lately to kinda finish a cycle in the mixing learning process with these ideas that seem so counter intuitive but actually work. Left brain is only for problems, not to overthink stuff, right brain is for everything else. Easier said than done but I hope I get the hang of it soon.

  • @Anders01
    @Anders01 11 місяців тому +1

    Interesting point. I noticed sometimes when I focus too much on how the mix sounds I forget how it feels! Andrew Scheps said that he doesn't even use reference mixes, but I guess he can do that because of being one of the top mixing engineers with massive experience. And he probably has tons of resources so that he can get feedback from other people via producers etc.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  11 місяців тому +4

      I don't use references either, not because I'm a Scheps-level engineer (I'm not), but because they only confuse me more. At some point I realized there is no 'right' sound, even within genres there is tremendous variety of tone, balance, effect... a mix is a self-contained world, it only needs to make sense in relation to itself. If you got that, the listener will quickly adjust and it will sound 'right' to them.

  • @bombvoyagebeats7826
    @bombvoyagebeats7826 11 місяців тому

    Good to have you back!

  • @loxpower
    @loxpower 11 місяців тому +1

    I love you 🥰🤣 Seriously, you're the man, you always change my mood in about 10 seconds of speaking. After listening to your - can I call them "lessons"? - anything seems possibile. 😊

  • @kool16
    @kool16 11 місяців тому

    When I get people to listen to my tracks who has no idea about mixing at all, I just realized I do the exact same things you just said. They don't care about the nuances here and there, they just feel it. You can CLEARLY see when they fuck with it from their body language. Dont exhaust them. At the end of the day, those average listeners are whom you should aim to. They don't usually listen with the best quality stuff in the daily life, they don't get too focused on the music. It's the feeling. So you are extremely right about everything you said.

  • @noteimporta2880
    @noteimporta2880 8 місяців тому

    Waiting for your next video!!!!! Hope you are well

  • @charliekey2979
    @charliekey2979 5 місяців тому

    I never thought about this , this is a great way to judge a mix! At the end it is a mixing is taste task. Some other engineer may have a different taste and may not like what you've done but not necessarily means that it's wrong it just sound in a different way. The truth is exactly what you said, does your mix makes the audience react in a good way? The audience are the mot important judges since are the ones buying the final product!

  • @gaagoimusic
    @gaagoimusic 11 місяців тому

    I have a colleague at work who is interested in my music and every time the day before I'm going to publish a new track I arrange a "closed audition" with him on our shitty speakers at work. And more often than not I find some mistakes I've never heard listening through monitors before. The hardest thing is to wait for the work day to be over to come home and fix them.

  • @amberwoodstudio
    @amberwoodstudio 11 місяців тому

    Yup
    Once you get a decent sound the rest is how does it make me feel.
    Great video

  • @wilaustu
    @wilaustu 11 місяців тому

    This is a profound truth about a lot of creative endeavors. When I was a student journalist, I even used to email my own articles to myself to proofread them because that simple act made perceive the writing differently.
    I've also noticed a huge difference in how I perceive videos and audio when they're still in the editing software compared to when they're exported as files that I can't tinker with anymore.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  11 місяців тому +2

      Right?? I do well with proofreading if I just change the font size and the width/size of the document. Moving all the words around and having a different shape on and around the letters lets me see thing I couldn't see before.
      Don't get me started on bouncing. I'll listen to a mix, be totally satisfied, listen again the next day, confirm, then bounce... in real time... and then I start hearing the shit like other people are listening to it. Sometimes it takes me another hour or two to get thru a whole bounce without hearing a tweak that's needed. It's like the audience came in when they heard I was bouncing 🤨

  • @MrMattmoffett
    @MrMattmoffett 3 місяці тому

    We miss you Gregory

  • @semantixthasorcera
    @semantixthasorcera 11 місяців тому +3

    You're so right! Thank you man, we all really appreciate hearing your angle on how you see things. Each new video I see pop up from you is always a blessing 😎👍

  • @faulderrr
    @faulderrr 11 місяців тому

    I was missig these nuggets. Great to see you sharing the knowledge again Gregory.

  • @diegooliveirabenjamin
    @diegooliveirabenjamin 10 місяців тому

    Miss this so much

  • @fortissimoX
    @fortissimoX 11 місяців тому

    Hear, hear!
    Thanks for sharing and I wish you all the best!

  • @fdgggfh24
    @fdgggfh24 11 місяців тому +2

    Love that you're do videos again! Thank you so much for the inspiration and knowledge

  • @Crazed_Ink
    @Crazed_Ink 10 місяців тому

    Bro ive seen a lot of BS videos trying to address me issues. But you are saying things i understand and never said out loud. You are bringing new outlooks & confirming my insecurities in a all in one short straight to the point video. Major Kudos.