Im doing this all right now in logic pro using clip gain I'm about to make a drink and sit down and watch this, thank you brother for your timing and work 🙏🏽
I've been doing these for a while, and though it is time-consuming, especially when you have multiple vocal tracks, it makes a big difference. One thing about consolidating, though. Once you do consolidate, it's hard to go back in case you discover you missed something, so what I do is render the track into a new track and mute and hide the unconsolidated track to free up work space and processing power. That way, if you discover something went missing, you can always go back to the original track and recover it.
For sure. That’s what I meant at 12:14 when I said keep your original tracks accessible for later, as a “just in case” policy. I do the exact thing you proposed - commit and consolidate onto a new track, while hiding and deactivating the original (or I’ll use a playlist depending on the circumstance, ie, if I didn’t use plugins but just comped and edited). It’s an important note either way so I appreciate you for bringing it up in case anyone missed it
All good my friend! There was a time when I didn’t know all 8 😅 good on you for being self aware and continuing to elevate! Excited to see how they improve your future work 👊🏼
Hello, 5piece! I watched most of your tutorial videos, and I've learned a lot, so thank you, man! I hope you can do a tutorial on how to mix hooks and verses, and explain the difference in techniques between them.
Noted! Definitely depends on the song since sometimes the two can be processed almost identically - but sometimes not. Either way, will see what I can cook up in the future. Thanks for the love and suggestion! 🙏🏼
@@yunghommie8658they’re not really the same thing. A - 10db pad applies across the board. Even if you did that, you’d still rely on clip gain to treat issues and other things mentioned in the video (ie plosives, harsh consonants, levelling sections, etc. Using a pad setting doesn’t really change that- all it does is create more headroom during the recording process.
NICE! I really appreciate this content you presented because it's "right on time" with the phase of production I find myself in currently. I even more so appreciate your comments on clip-gaining. I'm curious to know if using a plug-in like Waves Vocal Rider would be beneficial in this regard?
It certainly can be! A lot of these processes over-lap - so vocal riding, volume automation, compression and clip-gaining - each ultimately achieving a similar outcome but in their own unique way. I think the key advantage of clip gain is that level of manual control which can sometimes be overlooked with more automatic processes like plugins. By using clip gain, you have 100% control over the outcome whereas a compressor or vocal rider or (insert any processor here) may not react perfectly or the way you want every time. Still worth playing with, you may prefer a vocal rider in your workflow afterall!
Vocal rider can work well for the louder spikes, but I've found it hard to adjust it to catch smaller nuances without squashing them completely or increasing breath issues.
To consolidate, you would highlight all of the clips on the track you want to merge, and then from the top menu bar click on: Edit -> Consolidate Clip. The clips will then be consolidated into a single audio clip and a new audio file will be created. There's also a quick-key to do it faster, which I believe is shift+option+3. To track out audio in Pro Tools to send elsewhere, the easiest way is probably to select all tracks you want to export as individual stems/track outs, right click and then select Bounce.
Great to know I'm doing these things right. Amazing tips! Great video production too! Another tip would be to print your takes with Autotune on them cause Autotune is not always consistent.
Links to everything mentioned in the video can be found in the description above. Appreciate you for watching!
Thanks, good stuff again!
I got you! Thanks for watching 👊🏼
Im doing this all right now in logic pro using clip gain I'm about to make a drink and sit down and watch this, thank you brother for your timing and work 🙏🏽
Hell yeah! I got you. Let's go! 🚀
Brilliant thanks again !
thank you for watching as always! Good luck with those 3 mixes ;)
Great tips sir 🎉
Happy to help 🙏🏼
I've been doing these for a while, and though it is time-consuming, especially when you have multiple vocal tracks, it makes a big difference. One thing about consolidating, though. Once you do consolidate, it's hard to go back in case you discover you missed something, so what I do is render the track into a new track and mute and hide the unconsolidated track to free up work space and processing power. That way, if you discover something went missing, you can always go back to the original track and recover it.
For sure. That’s what I meant at 12:14 when I said keep your original tracks accessible for later, as a “just in case” policy.
I do the exact thing you proposed - commit and consolidate onto a new track, while hiding and deactivating the original (or I’ll use a playlist depending on the circumstance, ie, if I didn’t use plugins but just comped and edited).
It’s an important note either way so I appreciate you for bringing it up in case anyone missed it
Really useful tips I just got started with mixing and I didnt know about 4 of them lol
All good my friend! There was a time when I didn’t know all 8 😅 good on you for being self aware and continuing to elevate! Excited to see how they improve your future work 👊🏼
Hello, 5piece! I watched most of your tutorial videos, and I've learned a lot, so thank you, man! I hope you can do a tutorial on how to mix hooks and verses, and explain the difference in techniques between them.
Noted! Definitely depends on the song since sometimes the two can be processed almost identically - but sometimes not. Either way, will see what I can cook up in the future. Thanks for the love and suggestion! 🙏🏼
Great video thank u so much
Appreciate you! Thanks for tuning in 🙏🏼
@@5piece one question, how about recording with a -10db pad would that’s not balance the vocals better than doing clip gain?
@@yunghommie8658they’re not really the same thing. A - 10db pad applies across the board. Even if you did that, you’d still rely on clip gain to treat issues and other things mentioned in the video (ie plosives, harsh consonants, levelling sections, etc. Using a pad setting doesn’t really change that- all it does is create more headroom during the recording process.
@@5piece thank you for this piece of knowledge bro
NICE! I really appreciate this content you presented because it's "right on time" with the phase of production I find myself in currently. I even more so appreciate your comments on clip-gaining. I'm curious to know if using a plug-in like Waves Vocal Rider would be beneficial in this regard?
It certainly can be!
A lot of these processes over-lap - so vocal riding, volume automation, compression and clip-gaining - each ultimately achieving a similar outcome but in their own unique way.
I think the key advantage of clip gain is that level of manual control which can sometimes be overlooked with more automatic processes like plugins.
By using clip gain, you have 100% control over the outcome whereas a compressor or vocal rider or (insert any processor here) may not react perfectly or the way you want every time.
Still worth playing with, you may prefer a vocal rider in your workflow afterall!
@@5piece good deal! Thanks so much for your reply ☺️
Vocal rider can work well for the louder spikes, but I've found it hard to adjust it to catch smaller nuances without squashing them completely or increasing breath issues.
@@piscesman54 good to know… thanks 😊 for sharing this information!
How do you Consolidate In Pro Tools & how do stems track outs in Pro Tools?
To consolidate, you would highlight all of the clips on the track you want to merge, and then from the top menu bar click on: Edit -> Consolidate Clip. The clips will then be consolidated into a single audio clip and a new audio file will be created. There's also a quick-key to do it faster, which I believe is shift+option+3.
To track out audio in Pro Tools to send elsewhere, the easiest way is probably to select all tracks you want to export as individual stems/track outs, right click and then select Bounce.
@5piece thank you fam blessings on blessings to you & the family
Peace Blessings fam great video how are you bro & Blessings on Blessings
Thank you! All is well on my side - just gearing up for a busy November! ;) hope all is well on your end Shottache!
@@5piece all is well on this side mixing & mastering a album
Great to know I'm doing these things right. Amazing tips! Great video production too! Another tip would be to print your takes with Autotune on them cause Autotune is not always consistent.
That's exactly what I was referring to in the final two tips there but worth re-mentioning anyway since its so overlooked ;)
@@5piece deffo man! It's just something that took a while for me to realize😅
@@hoodiedoodie9036me too, so I totally feel you 😂