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  • @recordingrevolution
    @recordingrevolution  4 роки тому +2

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    • @jaxsaints1080
      @jaxsaints1080 10 місяців тому

      Hi
      To mix the drum , what if I don’t have ADAT input, what other input can I use? I have the gen 1 focusrite 6i6. Thanks!

  • @mrtominaz
    @mrtominaz 4 роки тому +57

    After 8 years, this video is still helpful for using the Sapphire line!!..I'm glad it's still here...Thank You !!

    • @efrenplancarte1235
      @efrenplancarte1235 4 роки тому +4

      Thomas McGill I bought a used one from someone else and I even complained to him because it won’t work but after seen this video I was able to make it work I’m glad this video is here.

    • @petervad
      @petervad 3 роки тому +2

      yes, me too in 2020!!

    • @dexsmith1864
      @dexsmith1864 3 роки тому +2

      @@petervad lets take a peak in 2030, I bet its still here.

    • @Hunterwolf
      @Hunterwolf 2 роки тому

      Team Liquidsaffire56in2021 here 😁

    • @qball680
      @qball680 2 роки тому +1

      @@petervad 2022 and loving this!! Spent all afternoon figuring out MixControl and THEN found this video after. DOH!

  • @willb3698
    @willb3698 8 років тому +59

    Oh Good Lord...
    Can't you just go an work for Focusrite?
    You did this in 2011, and it's still makes more sense than anything they have put out.
    Cheers.

  • @alwaysuptil1
    @alwaysuptil1 12 років тому +6

    This is BY FAR the most COMPREHENSIVE & helpful UA-cam video on this subject I have ever seen. Thank you for making it SOOOOO much clearer. I was banging my head against the wall and, like most musicians I'm sure, wanted to skip the manual and get right to recording.... hence the frustration. Thank you so much for this.

  • @praiseJC4ever
    @praiseJC4ever 7 років тому +2

    after spending endless hours clicking every single button on the MixControl and watching so many different tutorials on Focusrite, after watching this one, I can finally understand how it really works! I love the way you explain things, it makes total sense! Thank you!

  • @TBirdHEX
    @TBirdHEX 8 років тому +49

    One of the few tutorials in this domain that's coherent and simplistically explained. Huge help. Thank you!

  • @jeffpollitt138
    @jeffpollitt138 9 місяців тому +2

    GREAT VIDEO, still relevant after 11 years .

  • @IScreamForGod
    @IScreamForGod 7 років тому +7

    i was so intimidated by the mix control software that I would just pretend that it doesn't exist. This changed that. thank you so much :)

  • @colbrasaur
    @colbrasaur 3 роки тому

    I'm here in 2021 and still using this model. I haven't even bothered with mix control because I haven't found a decent tutorial. Super clear and slow for us dummies. Thanks!

  • @daves9712
    @daves9712 3 роки тому +1

    Focusrite should have this available on their website, seriously. Thank you so much for posting this. 9 years later I now fully grasp the real-world benefits of MixControl.

  • @5dobro
    @5dobro 8 років тому +7

    I really needed this video. I've been using the Scarlett 18i20 for a whole year with very little idea how it worked. You've brought me out of the dark with a single video. Thanks!

  • @shaynetolman
    @shaynetolman 7 років тому +7

    I am an educator. I built a soundproof music studio and scored some decent hardware through a grant with the idea that if I build it, they will come. They did. I didn't have a clue what to do as I have no background using Logic or the focusrite software/hardware. I have a lot of faith in their abilities, but have found the focusrite extremely challenging to understand. This video cleared the fog for me and I can now trouble--shoot issues that crop up from time to time. I'm a bit envious of the clarity you simply and affectively employ in teaching. True sign of a great teacher. Having taught for 30 yrs, I learned some very valuable teaching strategies that you seamlessly stitched into your tutorial. Wow. I mean really Wow! Great job and thank you.

    • @drumyogi9281
      @drumyogi9281 6 років тому

      Shayne Tolman sounds like an educator.

  • @studio151llc5
    @studio151llc5 8 років тому

    Graham, I have had my Liquid Saffire 56 for 4 years, watched a number of videos trying to explain what goes on in Saffire MixControl....not until today was I able to to wrap my brain around it...your tutorial was spot on! Thanks again for all you do! You are truly helping so many folks in so many ways! God Bless and Thank you so much!

  • @jmichaelE68
    @jmichaelE68 10 років тому +1

    This is unbelievable!! I've been trying to figure out how to use this thing for a YEAR (with Ableton Live), and you cleared it up for me in minutes. I can't thank you enough for this vid. It also resolved the stupid latency while recording. Keep posting Man!!!!

  • @Prowlerook
    @Prowlerook 8 років тому +3

    I have been racking my brain..after watching and then re watching this is the BEST Saffire help video of ALL of them!

  • @MIxstarsOnline
    @MIxstarsOnline 9 років тому +22

    Wow Ive literally had my saffire for almost two years and have seen lots of vids but never really understood the mixing screen until I saw your video thanks a lot!!!

  • @SteveKuban
    @SteveKuban 3 роки тому

    I bought a Saffire Pro24 DSP 10 years ago .... but it's only now, when I watch your video, that I finally understand how the mix software works. Couldn't "get it" watching other videos over the past 8 years. How I really wish I had seen your video 9 or 10 years ago. It would have made such a difference as to how I could have accessed the features of Focusrite's amazing hardware. Thank you for this clear and concise terrific tutorial.

  • @ThisLittleShow
    @ThisLittleShow 8 років тому +7

    Thank you so much, I can't believe within 15 minutes I completely wrapped my head around it. You legend!

  • @daniel-tm1qc
    @daniel-tm1qc 7 років тому +2

    Focusrite - if you see this, please hire this guy to do your videos, and pay him to use this as your instructional video. He has taken your baffling user interface and made sense of it all in 15 minutes and two seconds. Thank you Graham, you have a special talent. Nicely Done.

    • @grb1184
      @grb1184 5 років тому

      After all the hours wasted watching poorly done F'Rite "tutorials", Graham clarifies this much quicker. Having separate screens, one for their mix control and another for the DAW would make changes on the fly easier. But that control is a mess. A Saffire 40 has been sitting here for a year because of that hangup.

  • @FririkurEllefsen
    @FririkurEllefsen 10 років тому +1

    Thank you very much for this tutorial. I bought the Liquid Saffire 56 last month, but only started using it yesterday, and the mixer control scared me, but now I feel alot more confident, still need to rewatch this video a dozen times, but thank you. You hit the nail on the right spot

  • @marctrainor5595
    @marctrainor5595 6 років тому +1

    I commented quite some time ago, but honest to Pete, you are so clear and concise with this, you might wanna think about doing this for a living. This video cleared the whole thing up for me on how the routing all works. Marvelous job. Marc

  • @krushaudio
    @krushaudio 7 років тому +1

    I've watched several tutorials on setting up sub-mixes for my new set up which happens to be Focusrite 18i/20 (2nd gen). Graham breaks their Mix Control down in a simple yet very logical way. As always, appreciate the assistance. It's awesome to have found a handful of very reputable sources for all things mixing related. Thanks Graham...all the best!!!

  • @riel777
    @riel777 8 років тому +2

    Bravo! This is by far the best video explanation for using the Scarlett Mix control with any of the products by Focusrite .

  • @HCGonzalezJr87
    @HCGonzalezJr87 8 років тому +1

    After watching four videos, this was the one that made sense. Thanks Graham!

  • @tastyflakycod
    @tastyflakycod 5 років тому +1

    I've been using my scarlett interface for like five years now, and anytime I recorded with my bandmates, I'd say "tough luck" if they asked about a headphone mix, because I didn't even know i could do that! Thank you so much for this tutorial! :)

  • @Deoxys243
    @Deoxys243 10 років тому +2

    You don't know how long I've been trying to do this. Thank you!!

  • @tvd-theremedy2515
    @tvd-theremedy2515 7 років тому +1

    Not that it's even slightly surprising or anything, but your breakdown of this Mix Control application is by far the best one available. Thanks Graham. As always, good stuff!

  • @PovertyakaGargamel
    @PovertyakaGargamel 12 років тому +1

    Good Dude, Graham! You just verified that I need to stop second guessing myself so much because I was working with the Focusrite 8i6 in the exact same manner you described in tis tutorial. I have watched several of your videos and I have to say that you are a good person to take the time to make these videos with such detail and precision for others to "overstand" this field of music production. Keep up the solid work!!!

  • @kwisclubta7175
    @kwisclubta7175 7 років тому

    I love how you talk to me like I'm five years old. And that's not sarcasm. It's the best way to learn for a beginner. Too many tutorials these days are filled with jargon and superfluous information. Yours is very straightforward and coherent. Great video. Thanks.

  • @Bunkymark
    @Bunkymark 7 років тому +1

    Thank you! Both we and Scarlett/Saffire owe you a debt of gratitude for explaining their impenetrable software. This was a huge help.

  • @Jhn_Freeman
    @Jhn_Freeman Рік тому

    Dude! Despite your video has more than 12 years it still helping a lot! I recently bought a second-hand Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 and the first thing that I did was to search how to use it and this was the first video that came up. Thank you so much for your explanation and for introducing me to this wonderful world of Focusrite. Now I'm not afraid of playing with my interface!

    • @JohnsonkeyzMusicAcademy
      @JohnsonkeyzMusicAcademy Рік тому

      Great mine is well connected but logic Pro isn't getting any signals even tho everything looks fine

  • @starsandguitars2050
    @starsandguitars2050 11 років тому

    Thanks Graham. I watch you regularly and I'm always greatful for the great tips and advice.

  • @jamescason4569
    @jamescason4569 8 років тому

    Graham, as a new Protools user. i just want to say thank you for your dedication to teaching! I feel blessed every time I learn something new. And I am sold on a Focusrite Scarlett 18i20.

  • @benmclaughlin6490
    @benmclaughlin6490 8 років тому +3

    The best walkthrough I could find. Many thanks!!

  • @masterstouchusj9
    @masterstouchusj9 9 років тому

    Bought a Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 yesterday. Your video helps clear up everything. Thank You very much for making this video!

  • @wpm003
    @wpm003 12 років тому

    This is a great tutorial Graham. I like the way that you deliver your tutorials & reviews. I have watched a few of them now & always appreciate them. You're always clear & repeat important points for emphasis.
    It took me awhile to learn the M Audio S/W for the Project Mix I/O. I just got a Saffire Pro40 & getting to know this S/W has been a learning curve. It has a lot more options available. Your lesson helped me learn a few new concepts of how the Mix Control behaves & the signal flow.

  • @toonzmindset2011
    @toonzmindset2011 7 років тому

    The way how you explained things in the tutorial about the mix control software is the best iv'e seen so far!! its really helped me Thank you!!!

  • @NXendio
    @NXendio 12 років тому

    Just got my Saffire 56 today! Thanks to your vids I was able to crack it open and get to those HOT mixes WITHOUT ANY DELAY that I was looking for! Thanks again Graham!

  • @joejohnstonarts
    @joejohnstonarts 8 років тому +2

    Finally, someone explains it in terms I can understand. Thank you!

  • @a1guitarmaker
    @a1guitarmaker 9 років тому +18

    Just got this software today. This is the best tutorial I've seen yet.

    • @JonnyCrabb
      @JonnyCrabb 9 років тому +3

      Ken Bennett I totally agree. Very helpful and straight forward explanation.

    • @wilmotsenterprisesltd.7795
      @wilmotsenterprisesltd.7795 5 років тому

      Same here... I'm in the clear now. Other's just masking information.

  • @rbutler8585
    @rbutler8585 10 років тому

    Excellent instructional video. I don't think I've ever heard the whole mixing/daw thing explained with such clarity. I feel like a pro now :)

  • @kentaylor8004
    @kentaylor8004 8 років тому

    Best explanation of MixControl I've seen yet, thanks!

  • @quigleyjamesmusic
    @quigleyjamesmusic 5 років тому

    Graham..I've had this box for +4 years and I was still trying to understand it until today when I watched your video. Thanks bro! Finally....I GOT IT!!!

  • @Rael39
    @Rael39 3 роки тому

    Wow ive had my focusrite saffire pro 40 for years now and struggled to understand why I was getting delays. Finally a video that clearly explains it. Thank you so much. Hug kiss.

  • @zakbrint3577
    @zakbrint3577 9 років тому

    Thank you for breaking this down, your reviews, tutorials and insights are very much appreciated. Also I started your "smart start to mixing" series, so good.

  • @charlesoutlaw1009
    @charlesoutlaw1009 6 років тому

    Hi Graham just wanted to say thanks for making this video on the mix control software. This one video has helped so many of us. Sincere Thanks!

  • @dexsmith1864
    @dexsmith1864 3 роки тому +1

    Hi Graham, over the past 10 years since this was posted it has been seen on average 100 times a day! I first discovered it about 6 years ago and it is always my go to when I need a refresher, it's the best available on the net. It is also probably one of your most viewed videos, Thanks You !

    • @tronlady1
      @tronlady1 Рік тому

      Seriously? So 36,500 x 10 is 365,000 times. Is that right lol? Wow ❤

    • @dexsmith1864
      @dexsmith1864 Рік тому

      @@tronlady1 now it is 399,438

  • @Redgascan
    @Redgascan 11 років тому

    I had everything down except the fader to the right. I now understand that is the inputs and DAW mixed together. I don't know why I couldn't get that but you cleared it up for me. This video is worth a lot to me. A real time saver. THANK YOU!!!!!

  • @jakebass101
    @jakebass101 10 років тому

    This sorted me out where nothing else helped, thank you so much!! Love the blog keep up the good work!!

  • @TheFordrt
    @TheFordrt 9 років тому

    Thanks Graham. A very good explanation of mixing with both DAW software and a Focusrite Mix Control.

  • @giligarden
    @giligarden 5 років тому

    Thanks, you are the first tutor who helped me out of the saffire mix jungle. Great work!

  • @grantharrismusic
    @grantharrismusic 3 роки тому

    I've had a Scarlett 18i6 for 7 years and never understood how to use the Scarlett Mix Control - until now. Thanks Graham.

  • @brucedelaney9606
    @brucedelaney9606 8 років тому

    This video has finally made the Mixcontrol understandable. Please keep giving us this type of video. Contact Focusrite to join forces.The teacher they have now leaves me confused.

  • @peteabbott1
    @peteabbott1 11 років тому

    Graham, thank you!
    I've been using focusrite for 4 years and never understood the mix control.. until now.
    Very clearly and patiently explained...

  • @BMP561
    @BMP561 11 років тому

    So happy to see -- after doing a UA-cam search -- that you have done a tutorial on this! Always been a fan of your videos. Last night was the 1st time trying to setup this software and I got frustrated. Looking forward to watching.

  • @thormusique
    @thormusique 10 років тому

    Excellent tutorial! Thanks for clarifying MixControl. I own a Saffire Pro 24 DSP and a Scarlett 6i6, and you've just made my production life a lot easier! Keep up the great work. I'm subscribing to your channel.

  • @LisenerMusic
    @LisenerMusic 12 років тому

    I'm speechless. Thank you SO much for your help. You explained everything perfectly! I've seen a lot of your tutorials and I've learned a lot from them. Your videos are priceless work :)

  • @gdannywatts
    @gdannywatts 11 років тому

    This is the first clear understanding I've had of my Pro 40 software in the 4 years I've had it. It finally makes sense. Thanks!

  • @SantiagoBarbero
    @SantiagoBarbero 10 років тому

    Dude, I hope to find this video months ago. You really explain this perfectly! youre a master! Thanks and greetings from Argentina

  • @gumbootdancing
    @gumbootdancing 12 років тому

    thanks!! i needed this video so badly a year ago!! i learn't this all the hard way, your video will help many people.

  • @PerrySenn
    @PerrySenn 7 років тому

    After being away from this hardware for a while- you're still making sense- well, the only one that's in "real" speak. Because like a lot of us. You listen how it would sound TO YOU.- if you needed to follow along. That's essentially what a good Communicator/ teacher is; Some like yourself that cares if anyone else can understand what you're talking about. Thanks,

  • @paulpitula5193
    @paulpitula5193 Рік тому +1

    That was a perfect presentation, concise and to the point.
    Now I understand the damn thing, I can't thank you enough.

  • @RoccoRimbaud
    @RoccoRimbaud 12 років тому

    Excellent overview and tutorial. I just bought a Saffire Pro 40 and this helped me out quite a bit. Keep up the great videos.

  • @marcelb7259
    @marcelb7259 9 років тому +1

    Thank you Graham for this great tutorial. I had some trouble setting separates headphone mixes with my Saffire 40. Now I'm in business !! :D

  • @ElectricFlat
    @ElectricFlat 2 роки тому

    Really well constructed and made so easy to follow, , assuming nothing and giving everything ! thank you so much for this

  • @oxfordstudiobr
    @oxfordstudiobr 11 років тому

    Thanks man. You saved me hours of struggling with my new saffire into 15 minutes. Congratulation on your work, it´s great.

  • @ProfFLopez
    @ProfFLopez 3 роки тому

    Very instructive video man. since I bought this box I have been amazed and confused about many aspects of how to use its many possibilities. Undoubtedly it is a great product, now I feel more confortable after watching your video, thank you so much.

  • @SgtThump
    @SgtThump 10 років тому

    You do a fantastic job of explaining things. Thanks and great work!

  • @BIWAREMAN
    @BIWAREMAN 11 років тому

    BEST TUTORIAL EVER!!! thanks a lot bro!!! i just got the focusrite and i was all messed up until now!!!! BIG UP!!!

  • @TerenceKearns
    @TerenceKearns 10 років тому

    Nice review. Gave me just the information I needed to decide whether to buy one of these saffire interfaces.

  • @AllofThe_Future
    @AllofThe_Future 8 років тому

    So well said. Straightforward, consistent and really understandable! Thanks!

  • @cipher7craft
    @cipher7craft 6 років тому

    Great video! Couldn't quite get the gist of the mix control software previously but understand perfectly now. Thanks very much!!!

  • @symzie
    @symzie 11 років тому

    Very helpful, thanks. I must have played the official Focusrite tutorial 10 times and it was incomprehensible. I played this once and understood. Good stuff.

  • @charliebryce3783
    @charliebryce3783 6 років тому

    Once again Graham has got me out of a fix by his excellent well defined explanations

  • @stootheb
    @stootheb 11 років тому +1

    Wow I've had my Pro40 for two years and with this video i can finally use it the way it was meant. Thanks for this video! You should be on Focusrite's payroll.

  • @LearningwithMarkWarren
    @LearningwithMarkWarren 11 років тому

    Thank you so much for this video! I just purchased a Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 and it had me so confused on how to setup the routing. I scoured Focusrite's website looking for help and I still couldn't quite wrap my head around it with the information I found. This video makes it crystal clear! Focusrite should be paying you to do their tutorial videos!

  • @boomullarky
    @boomullarky 9 років тому

    Ok. This is by far the best explanation of the MixControl software. The key point being that you have to mute the signal you are recording on your DAW in order to get zero latency. Very straightforward and basic run through of how to use the MixControl. Now I understand!!!

  • @kayawire
    @kayawire 8 років тому +1

    Unbelievable! God bless you brother... You have a gift to take something very complex and make it extremely simple for people to understand .... true definition of an educator! Thanks so much, I totally understand the whole concept of this and more things that baffled it before

  • @daneeehhhh
    @daneeehhhh 10 років тому

    Mix Control is an awesome piece of software. I make 4 mixes for my band and we love working like that.

  • @prs73
    @prs73 12 років тому +1

    Excellent explanation Graham. Made understanding my Saffire Pro 40 infinity easier. One of the best demos I've seem. I hope Focusrite will throw you a bone for this great tutorial.

  • @mostruthlessbeats7643
    @mostruthlessbeats7643 9 років тому

    Graham - Thank you, thank you, thank you! This video is hands down the best explanation of the Saffire Mix software anywhere, period! I've been looking for a video that could help me wrap my head around this software. Just created a new template in the software. Thank's again.

  • @LFOVCF
    @LFOVCF 10 років тому

    What a great help this is. Now I'm not thrown out by the delay in processing!
    CHEERS!!

  • @MarxistGroucho
    @MarxistGroucho 11 років тому

    Well done. This is THE best explanation I have seen on this "rats nest" of a software. Sooooo well and simply presented. Thank you.

  • @LiveArtPresents
    @LiveArtPresents 10 років тому

    brill. Many thanks. getting one delivered tomorrow and you've really helped getting my head round the MixControl bit.

  • @MichaelAngeloMacias
    @MichaelAngeloMacias 11 років тому

    dude, I liked that your tutorial actually sounded good! also clear and understandable, thanks a million!

  • @YouAreAHack
    @YouAreAHack 9 років тому

    This was exactly what I was looking for! I have the Scarlett series but the MixControl software is identical to the Saffire. Thank You So Much!!! I'm Subscribing.

  • @pvadmusic4957
    @pvadmusic4957 8 років тому

    fantastic video tutorial on a very complex-looking piece of software - thanks so much, now i understand it!

  • @kevinbeckenham3872
    @kevinbeckenham3872 10 років тому

    Very good down to earth & easy to understand tutorial.And answer all most of my questions, ''thank you''.

  • @jamboo9513
    @jamboo9513 9 років тому

    Thank you so much, my headache is gone thanks to you!

  • @gianlucadepertis9420
    @gianlucadepertis9420 6 років тому

    Thank you Graham. I saw a lot of tutorial about this but noone was clear like yours

  • @roycesorensen7156
    @roycesorensen7156 6 років тому

    I somehow recorded a full length band CD with very little understanding of the 18i20 Mix Control. Finally I get it. Thanks Graham!

  • @Nounearthlyglow
    @Nounearthlyglow 4 роки тому

    Thank you very much. I didn't find the solution directly by watching your video but your video helped me understand what the MixControl software was doing so that I could figure out the solution myself. This is a great video.

  • @NikNooLoopyLoo
    @NikNooLoopyLoo 12 років тому

    Awesome!!! Thank you so much. I've had the 8i6 and MixControl software for quite a while and have just been muddling along up until now. FInally, this morning, I clicked a wrong button and it forced me to seek help. I'm so glad I did - your video has helped me to understand how the hell the MixControl software works. I can't thank you enough! :-)

  • @touc2007
    @touc2007 6 років тому

    Clear and concise. Best explanation on this software!

  • @MrNeehel
    @MrNeehel 7 років тому

    Really helpful video, understood right away how the software works. Thanks a lot Graham!

  • @a9radio
    @a9radio 10 років тому +1

    Awesome! I have just purchased Scarlett 18i20 and I followed up your tutorial to use Sam Broadcaster Thanks.

  • @Matt_Murphy_
    @Matt_Murphy_ 10 років тому

    Great tutorial Graham, really helped me to understand my Saffire 18i8's MixControl.

  • @JourdanHines
    @JourdanHines 7 років тому

    Thanks for this! Super helpful:) You've answered so many questions.

  • @IepsyI
    @IepsyI 11 років тому

    Big ups! Really appreciate you taking the time to make this!

  • @MrBenPablo
    @MrBenPablo 11 років тому

    Dude, you're so good in explaining this stuff!!