“Most Difficult Mix Ever” - Mixing Michael Jackson’s ‘They Don’t Care About Us' | Full Sail

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  • Award-winning mix engineer Leslie Brathwaite talks about the process of mixing audio and his experience helping to mix Michael Jackson’s 1996 single “They Don’t Care About Us.”
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  • @globalcitizenn
    @globalcitizenn 6 років тому +125

    TDCAU.. one of the greatest songs ever written.. organic, raw, simple and to the point.. more relevant today than ever

    • @utub1473
      @utub1473 5 років тому

      TDCAU?

    • @lasfloressientendolor
      @lasfloressientendolor 5 років тому +7

      @@utub1473 They Don't Care About Us

    • @sirkayda7205
      @sirkayda7205 5 років тому +1

      Please don't imply anything about racial division. It's perpetuating a false perception.

    • @PonzWasTaken
      @PonzWasTaken 4 роки тому +2

      @@sirkayda7205 what? literally nobody did

    • @sirkayda7205
      @sirkayda7205 4 роки тому

      @@PonzWasTaken - They deleted their comment.

  • @christian7978
    @christian7978 5 років тому +42

    Michael is a genius that worker with geniuses to create masterpieces. TDCAU is such a powerful song with incredible and powerful statements. True work of a master and his voice was so magical and raging with anger and emotions❤️❤️❤️❤️ everything there is to love🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

  • @fullsailuniversity
    @fullsailuniversity  7 років тому +22

    Hey guys! We hope you enjoyed this video - What is the most challenging part of mixing for you?

    • @OfficialRocNation
      @OfficialRocNation 6 років тому +5

      Probably restraining myself by not putting 500 plugins on each track.

    • @eman0828
      @eman0828 4 роки тому +1

      The most annoying thing is not having the STEMs to the beat! I find it difficult to mix vocals with a beat as stereo track because dudes that brings in beats aren't properly mixed as the kick may be too loud, the synth parts too wide. I gotta have the kick, snare, Synths, bass, vocals all separated for a proper balanced mixed.

    • @hirenbhojak
      @hirenbhojak 3 роки тому

      Most challenging is which instrument on what level & which effect is to insert in each instrument.

    • @ANITACHEONG-em8mt
      @ANITACHEONG-em8mt 2 місяці тому

      Thank you for sharing, beautiful and inspiring.

  • @matheusatallah
    @matheusatallah 7 років тому +25

    MJ !!!

  • @1masterfader
    @1masterfader 5 років тому +19

    I did a remake of "Flashlight" with George Clinton @ Sly stones house. I was engineering for Sly and was asked to re-do Flashlight with George. Yeah I know nerves. Just me and George. Will never forget.

  • @Grigga
    @Grigga 4 роки тому

    I love this guys, his very cool!

  • @ADMBeatz
    @ADMBeatz 3 роки тому +3

    I'm glad UA-cam algorithm showed me this. 💎

  • @Bashanvibe
    @Bashanvibe 4 роки тому +9

    It annoys me when having Q&A and they ask the same question twice just flip the wording around to make it appear different. I like how he low key react to it.

  • @Jargo1901
    @Jargo1901 3 роки тому +7

    I was one of Mick Guzauski’s mix assistants on Thriller 20th Anniversary. We worked on the song “For all time” - I also went to FS

    • @symph1744
      @symph1744 3 роки тому +1

      I love that song For all time!

    • @leelasaraswat4662
      @leelasaraswat4662 3 роки тому +1

      So fortunate you are to have worked on an MJ project.

  • @OskarTBrand
    @OskarTBrand 4 роки тому

    great dude, great story

  • @user-vt4ss7ic1u
    @user-vt4ss7ic1u 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you ❣️😊❣️

  • @displayname8848
    @displayname8848 7 років тому +68

    When mixing an instrumental without a vocal it's hard to know how loud to have the melodic instruments. When there's a vocal it's easier to set the melodic instruments relative to the vocals. When it's just drums and melodic instruments, sometimes you have the melodic instruments louder than you would if the vocals were there. Same goes for the hi hat.

    • @JimijaymesProductions
      @JimijaymesProductions 5 років тому

      Same when there is no non harmonic percussive elements for example if the only thing keeping the rhythm ims the acoustic, turn it up too much and it cuts into the vocal and other instruments and turn it down too much and there is no more rythmn backbone.

    • @eman0828
      @eman0828 4 роки тому +1

      That's why you need the STEMs of everything. I find it difficult to mix vocals with a beat as stereo track because dudes that brings in beats aren't properly mixed as the kick may be too loud, the synth parts too wide. I gotta have the kick, snare, Synths, bass, vocals all separated for a proper balanced mixed.

    • @ryand4533
      @ryand4533 3 роки тому

      Depends on the mix really. If Lesly sent you a 2 Track beat you can mix vocals into it because he knows how to mix a beat and leave room for Vocals. It’s like mixing/mastering.

    • @HaharuRecords
      @HaharuRecords 3 роки тому

      Good advice mate,
      That is damn true..
      Hoah.

    • @HaharuRecords
      @HaharuRecords 3 роки тому +1

      @@JimijaymesProductions it depends which way the track will go, more funky/rhythmic or more harmonic. Need well carefull balance. That defines sub genres

  • @jazminanahivallejoscardozo3668
    @jazminanahivallejoscardozo3668 5 років тому

    Subtítulos por favor!!! Love MJ 🙌👌💜👌

  • @Pearlsky2023
    @Pearlsky2023 5 років тому +16

    Bruce Sweden was the one mixing most for MJ.

  • @naznaz196
    @naznaz196 3 роки тому +1

    Michael Jackson we missed him a lot my hurt goes to Michael wished he was here with us no one can be Michael Jackson only one king of pop beautiful human bein truly Engel love you Michael

  • @tomimartin6406
    @tomimartin6406 3 роки тому +3

    Thanx MJ, DA & LB for letting me play on that record. #CareerHigh

  • @fantasticvoyageofficial4102
    @fantasticvoyageofficial4102 4 роки тому +1

    Michael was a genius

  • @therealnodeezeee5487
    @therealnodeezeee5487 3 роки тому

    Just noticed the sticks he’s talking about

  • @sick3drako
    @sick3drako 4 роки тому +1

    sticks ! ...

  • @HaharuRecords
    @HaharuRecords 3 роки тому +3

    I want chopssticks for my next track..
    You know what i mean.😎

    • @crnkmnky
      @crnkmnky 3 роки тому +1

      🤔 now that you mention it, I do remember hearing the sticks 😄

    • @HaharuRecords
      @HaharuRecords 3 роки тому

      @@crnkmnky .. Hoah.

  • @TheRealestRuler817
    @TheRealestRuler817 4 роки тому +1

    Good stiks . Lol

  • @DjR3aper
    @DjR3aper 4 роки тому +2

    sticks

  • @kaafaa8036
    @kaafaa8036 3 роки тому +1

    They dont care abous us ( Mix by Bruce Swedien and Eddie DeLena) maybe he mixed the " remix " nothing more or bring coffee for bruce and some donuts

    • @elijahcambry3319
      @elijahcambry3319 2 роки тому

      did you watch the fucking video? Because the man literally said he was working with Dallas Austin and Michael requested the Dallas bring the guy in who did all of the beats… That was Lesley. And he worked on all of the Dallas Austin mixes, the main Dallas Austin mix which was used as the radio and single version of the song which is what most people are most familiar with👍🏻👍🏻 The album version was a different mix that featured explicit lyrics that they had to take out when it went to radio

    • @kaafaa8036
      @kaafaa8036 2 роки тому

      @@elijahcambry3319 " They dont care about us " : 1995, Album HIStory
      Auteur-Compositeur : Michael Jackson
      Producteur : Michael Jackson
      Enregistré et mixé par : Eddie De Lena & Bruce Swedien
      Dallas Mix -> ua-cam.com/video/HAeXTDDICa4/v-deo.html
      its easy to recognize, that the most weak songs of Album, and its not timeless

    • @lartisan6274
      @lartisan6274 11 місяців тому

      remix Dallas nothing more source : " CREDITs " of album, if u buy the history book@@elijahcambry3319

  • @BRYANCASA
    @BRYANCASA 4 роки тому

    Y’all stay asking the same questions twice

  • @darrellsadler2848
    @darrellsadler2848 3 роки тому

    But are the "diplomas" from ur school legitimate?

  • @leelasaraswat4662
    @leelasaraswat4662 3 роки тому

    Thus guy should be thanking his lucky stars to have been involved with Michael's song at all.

    • @elijahcambry3319
      @elijahcambry3319 2 роки тому +1

      This dude has literally produced and mixed so many hit songs for so many amazing people. Michael was lucky to work with him

    • @richardkovacs2006
      @richardkovacs2006 2 роки тому

      @@elijahcambry3319 well, he obviously believes he is proud to be on an MJ project (with Bruce Swedien), so no. He for sure rarely had to go to that level of "crazy". It's just talinkg a bit degrading about MJ is kind of fashionable. Yes, the greatest are always a bit crazy. They have to be. They are literally not average. And average see them as crazy.

  • @petefaders
    @petefaders 4 роки тому +6

    "They Don't Really Care About Us" took 4 48 track machines? LOL. It's like 16 tracks WTF? The "sticks" are so loud it becomes annoying by the end. He should have stuck with Quincy.

    • @kaafaa5944
      @kaafaa5944 4 роки тому +10

      its one of him best song

    • @allthingscreative1631
      @allthingscreative1631 4 роки тому +1

      I loved it great touch👌👌👌

    • @petefaders
      @petefaders 4 роки тому +2

      @@kaafaa5944 Not saying it's a bad song.

    • @MJJacksonizer
      @MJJacksonizer 4 роки тому +2

      The session that leaked is heavily submixed.

    • @idontknowanymore2326
      @idontknowanymore2326 2 роки тому +1

      Bruce Swedien and Eddie De Lena mixed this song, not this guy. This guy didn't even work on the HIStory album.

  • @buvabu
    @buvabu 4 роки тому +5

    Had Michael known about this level of annoyance, that the producer still shows after all these years, he'd have had him deservedly fired with a Beat It!

    • @theluckieboi
      @theluckieboi 4 роки тому +3

      well he won't cause he died high af nerd

    • @crnkmnky
      @crnkmnky 3 роки тому +7

      Perfectionists know damn well that they are a pain to work with, ain’t nobody getting fired. Yes Men don’t help you create magic, people with opinions do.

    • @richardkovacs2006
      @richardkovacs2006 2 роки тому

      @@theluckieboi he died because of an anesthetic drug... which puts you in deep sleep. I don't k ow what you know about drugs, but wanting to sleep is a far cry from wanting to get high... He died in his sleep, a sleep created by a doctor, who didn't know his craft.

    • @theluckieboi
      @theluckieboi 2 роки тому

      @@richardkovacs2006 Tbh I don’t even remember commenting on this bro but I’m glad ur educated on the situation cus Im not at all frfr

  • @OneGloveEnt
    @OneGloveEnt Рік тому +1

    Please stop doing the played out mj voice. It's beyond ridiculous and not funny at this point.