The Art Of Mixing (A Arte da Mixagem) - David Gibson

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  • Опубліковано 25 тра 2012
  • Clássico dos anos 1990 com gráficos sobre mixagem de grande efeito didático. De estilo trash-psicodélico e usando processadores analógicos e digitais em "rack", seu valor pedagógico permanece para iniciantes e profissionais da arte de mixar.
    www.homestudio.com.br
    Aprenda a gravar no seu computador.
    Home Studio - Escola de produção musical - Desde 1994
    Classic of 1990s with graphics on mixing with great didactic effect. Despite trash-psychedelic style and analog and digital processors in the "rack", their pedagogical value remains for beginners and professionals in the art of mixing.
    www.homestudio.com.br
    Learn how to record on your computer.
    Home Studio - Musical production school - Since 1994

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  • @mantra3000
    @mantra3000 3 роки тому +2650

    This is both like a vaporwave fever dream and a knowledge goldmine. Incredible.

    • @keeroe2020
      @keeroe2020 2 роки тому +5

      Lol! Great comment. This truly is one of a kind.

    • @outerspacebass
      @outerspacebass 2 роки тому +31

      Lol, I woke up to it playing in my headset... Fever dream literally for me 😂

    • @noahbobrow
      @noahbobrow 2 роки тому +2

      @@outerspacebass lmao

    • @mikeexits
      @mikeexits 2 роки тому +7

      It's the most 90s-highschool-tv-studio video I've seen since that one high school class rap battle video where the kid got inaudibly reprimanded and stopped his rap so suddenly. Lol super obscure meme but if you get it, you get it

    • @tvspy9770
      @tvspy9770 2 роки тому

      Seems so

  • @stavloc
    @stavloc 2 роки тому +1135

    32:42 "Tools are their best when they're invisible. Focus on the hammer - hit your finger. Look at the streering wheel - crash the car. Stare at the knobs - screw up the mix. Get lost in the equipment - so much for the art. You know what I mean. You can't see the forest through the trees. It's the music that counts, not the equipment. Learn your tools well, so you can get past them, into the beauty of the music at hand."
    holy shit

    • @joaovaltrig3587
      @joaovaltrig3587 2 роки тому +35

      Had it been in a book he would be world famous and would get contracts from numerous artists

    • @patrickflipse9948
      @patrickflipse9948 Рік тому +20

      this blew my mind too

    • @Chrnan6710
      @Chrnan6710 Рік тому +32

      @@joaovaltrig3587 This video is a book too

    • @masaeffy
      @masaeffy Рік тому +25

      That is genius no joke. Master your equipment so your creativity flows with ease. Give yourself a good time

    • @cosmo9mm
      @cosmo9mm Рік тому +10

      he is amazing with words

  • @fentix2128
    @fentix2128 3 місяці тому +64

    It's 2024 and this is STILL ONE OF THE BEST Mixing Courses on UA-cam

  • @skyeparker1333
    @skyeparker1333 4 роки тому +1519

    this video is one of the best hidden gems the algorithm has ever recommended to me and I feel incredibly blessed to have found it

    • @Chris-rr9ud
      @Chris-rr9ud 4 роки тому +9

      Agreed

    • @VIRGIINBOY
      @VIRGIINBOY 4 роки тому +9

      Saaame

    • @heyyou674
      @heyyou674 4 роки тому +5

      Same here great teacher

    • @BleachedStaticFilms
      @BleachedStaticFilms 4 роки тому +10

      Praise be to the algorithm!

    • @Dougie-
      @Dougie- 4 роки тому +9

      I woke up and the autoplay had taken me here. Like a time machine. I fist thought YT had taken me to some weird place again, but this truly is a gem!

  • @DrumTeacherManila
    @DrumTeacherManila 3 роки тому +1938

    This is not just a lesson... this is an EXPERIENCE.

  • @jjones7837
    @jjones7837 2 роки тому +898

    It's 2021 and this is STILL ONE OF THE BEST Mixing Courses on UA-cam.

    • @mudsh4rk
      @mudsh4rk Рік тому +78

      It's because every (EVERY) video about mixing that was actually made FOR UA-cam is trying to sell you something, whether it's a product, ad views, or the creator's "personal brand."
      A video like this that was made before UA-cam is trying to actually teach you something as well as possible in the best way it can. It might succeed, it might fail, but what it WON'T typically do is trickle out jsut enogh information for you to keep coming back. Comparing this to a UA-cam video is like comparing a freshman course in architecture with someone trying to sell you a timeshare condo.
      Also, you know, superior visual style here.

    • @Beatsbasteln
      @Beatsbasteln 11 місяців тому +1

      my mixing tutorials are the best on earth, ok????

    • @made.online2149
      @made.online2149 10 місяців тому +19

      @@mudsh4rk pretty sure they were trying to sell you a VHS tape

    • @sergeynemkov1554
      @sergeynemkov1554 10 місяців тому

      ​@@mudsh4rk9

    • @christiano9819
      @christiano9819 8 місяців тому

      What would you say the best one is?

  • @HoodHandyman
    @HoodHandyman Рік тому +438

    This wasn't just a video of the Art of Mixing . This video should have been nominated for a Oscar award. This was amazing . This video will change a beginners whole perspective in a positive way on how to approach a mix if you let it. Wish I saw this years ago but its never too late.

    • @firsteverai
      @firsteverai 10 місяців тому +6

      my same thought

    • @jabez36
      @jabez36 8 місяців тому +3

      I feel that!

    • @oscaroscar7904
      @oscaroscar7904 8 місяців тому +4

      I agree I only wish it was updated for todays gear and alot of complete beginers and I would even call myself an amatour I wish there were a similar video with updated things we can use for 2023, I use garageband (the standard version) but I guess its the same only digital tools, I am terrible at it but hope to become mediocore

    • @inmundo6927
      @inmundo6927 4 місяці тому +2

      @@oscaroscar7904 I think the whole point is that you dont "need" that many tools...
      you just need to know how to use them

    • @FrancisMaxino
      @FrancisMaxino Місяць тому +1

      Hell yeah man, I've been mixing since the early nineties and always kind of visually/mentally mixed like this, very interesting to me how so much of mixing way back when was to reduce noise and create clarity with equipment that had a white noise headroom (tape) but now with digital its about clarity but avoiding break up, too much mixing these days seems obsessed with compressing the crap out of everything so it is ridiculously loud which truncates the amplitudes to make it harsh and square and how much good sound has actually degenrated with mono boom boxes replacing hi fis and people seeming to be happy to listen to music on tiny speakers from their phones like a crappy old handheld AM radio...

  • @carlosj1748
    @carlosj1748 9 місяців тому +258

    0:26 Part 1 VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF IMAGING
    10:15 The Space Between the Speakers
    23:00 Crowd Control
    31:00 What Makes a Great Mix
    38:20 SUMMARY
    40:40 Part 2 VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF STUDIO EQUIPMENT
    44:00 Sound manipulation chart
    47:54 Compressor/Limiter
    54:55 Noise Gates
    58:33 EQ
    1:02:55 Freq Ranges *
    1:09:50 Delays
    1:13:41 Flangers [Chorusing/Phasing]
    1:19:23 Reverb
    1:21:16 PreDelay time
    1:23:15 Envelope
    1:30:05 SUMMARY
    1:30:35 Part 3 STRUCTURES OF MIXES
    1:38:26 *
    1:39:01 Volume Differences
    1:42:10 6 levels of volume **
    1:46:21 by Genre/Drums/Vocals
    1:58:09 Volume patterns
    1:59:38 Volume Movements
    2:01:38 EQ Differences
    2:04:18 EQ Patterns
    2:07:32 EQ Movements
    2:08:30 Panning Differences
    2:10:13 by Genre/Drums/Vocals
    2:17:53 Panning Patterns
    2:19:13 Panning Movements
    2:20:20 Effects Differences
    2:21:53 Effects Patterns
    2:22:57 by Genre/Drums/Vocals
    2:26:35 Effects Movements
    2:28:05 Combining all 4 tools*
    2:35:34 SUMMARY

  • @shaunjohnston4428
    @shaunjohnston4428 3 роки тому +1029

    How refreshing is it to watch a mixing video that doesn't start with "Hey guys whats up?!"

  • @richardspillers6282
    @richardspillers6282 8 років тому +1113

    that mustache............ I believe everything he says.

  • @powerbottomboat
    @powerbottomboat Рік тому +97

    This video made me giggle like a kid in their favourite teacher's class for 2 and a half hours. So many people came together to make this and you can tell every single person had so much fun doing it. Especially the person doing the graphics.

    • @alexclarke152
      @alexclarke152 9 місяців тому +7

      Graphics guy was like “I’m tripping and now you are too”

  • @bwah9481
    @bwah9481 Рік тому +66

    Man already 22 minutes in and it already has changed the way I hear sound forever. It's like magic.

  • @TheRumpletiltskin
    @TheRumpletiltskin 4 роки тому +454

    bro, i've been doing mixing for years and these stupid balls made everything mentally come together better than anything else.

    • @lastoftheurgents1965
      @lastoftheurgents1965 3 роки тому +21

      on that recommendation I shall carry on watching. cheers

    • @64hapz
      @64hapz 3 роки тому +20

      There was something about educational videos in this era that were just illustrated so on point to where they still remain relevant to this day.

    • @big_m_beats
      @big_m_beats 3 роки тому +6

      It's true. They give a dimension in your head... 3D mixing for real

    • @weareallbeingwatched4602
      @weareallbeingwatched4602 3 роки тому +5

      A mix needs plenty of balls.

    • @vic4709
      @vic4709 3 роки тому +6

      He literally had balls for mixing.

  • @kevind2409
    @kevind2409 4 роки тому +368

    8:03 "I had a good mix once but... I could never remember how I did it" I felt that in my soul

    • @sxlrac_barlos3392
      @sxlrac_barlos3392 3 роки тому +1

      @mister poopies it ain’t that serious buddy, if you make 500$ off a mix you aren’t a pro.

    • @archangel4597
      @archangel4597 3 роки тому +14

      @mister poopies nice attempt at trolling

    • @ogmarq2737
      @ogmarq2737 3 роки тому +3

      @mister poopies begon troll

    • @jocker6271
      @jocker6271 3 роки тому

      @mister poopies reddit alert based reddit a ]l1!! reddit

    • @jocker6271
      @jocker6271 3 роки тому +1

      @mister poopies learn to troll better

  • @adriansullivan4433
    @adriansullivan4433 Рік тому +15

    came for the aesthetic, stayed for the knowledge

  • @estelleaeon
    @estelleaeon Рік тому +14

    YOU BLINDED ME WITH SCI-ENCEEEE

  • @jaysamuelwright
    @jaysamuelwright 3 роки тому +320

    Video Editor: Which of these stock transitions shall I use?
    Producer: Yes

  • @Blobzy64
    @Blobzy64 3 роки тому +305

    it's too comedic to be self-serious but too earnest to be a parody. this video rules

  • @djrowenny
    @djrowenny 5 місяців тому +22

    It's 2023 and this is STILL ONE OF THE BEST Mixing Courses on UA-cam

  • @sourceeee
    @sourceeee Рік тому +167

    this video is actually life changing. I always felt there was a way to imagine a mix and this video perfectly layed everything out and much, much more.

    • @lindypride
      @lindypride 10 місяців тому +2

      Same 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @OHMyResistance
    @OHMyResistance 9 років тому +2467

    *watch 5 minutes
    *pause video
    *fetch the weed

    • @iviakavellireborn1478
      @iviakavellireborn1478 9 років тому +29

      dewie LOL did the same thing

    • @chavesbruno8977
      @chavesbruno8977 8 років тому +17

      Yeah man, I come to comments just to see a comment like that! did same here

    • @azrielbenisrael1986
      @azrielbenisrael1986 8 років тому +10

      +dewie smh way too accurate i was 9 seconds in ltbo (laughing the blunt out)

    • @josephacosta7559
      @josephacosta7559 8 років тому +47

      I was smoking before the video started lol

    • @bellavista7
      @bellavista7 8 років тому +1

      +Joseph Acosta good times

  • @takemetoyonk
    @takemetoyonk 2 роки тому +19

    If he's still out there, I want to thank him for this.

  • @LGM4
    @LGM4 Рік тому +101

    Why don’t people make instructional content like this anymore!!!!! It’s so good! Actually learning right now.

    • @LordDaddyLombrosis
      @LordDaddyLombrosis 4 місяці тому +3

      They do but it’s not free

    • @FredMurray
      @FredMurray 3 місяці тому +5

      @@LordDaddyLombrosisThis video was probably not free when it get out. Please point me to other awesome instructional contents like this if you know some…

  • @princekingston1426
    @princekingston1426 4 роки тому +360

    "If you don't turn up the Kick in Rap & Metal, they'll kill you"
    -David Gibson

    • @sprb4725
      @sprb4725 3 роки тому +6

      Lmaooooo

    • @michaelb9537
      @michaelb9537 3 роки тому +29

      I wish I knew this before they killed me.

    • @_luni_2834
      @_luni_2834 3 роки тому +4

      its funny how most trap songs lately doesnt have kick lol.

    • @sprb4725
      @sprb4725 3 роки тому +23

      @@_luni_2834 but the 808 has to bang

    • @KevinTheCardigan
      @KevinTheCardigan 3 роки тому +8

      @@_luni_2834 Alotta times the kick is layered with the bass so it doesn't stand out as much

  • @pretary1845
    @pretary1845 3 роки тому +1072

    This man is the Bob Ross of Mixing.... Incredible.

  • @FollowerOfChrist7777
    @FollowerOfChrist7777 2 місяці тому +2

    2020-2024 i keep coming back this master class is legendary.

  • @B.Aboobaker
    @B.Aboobaker 3 місяці тому +3

    Honestly if we were to lose a video like this... :(

  • @Khamydrian
    @Khamydrian 9 років тому +1528

    .....
    Dude...this video is pure LSD.

    • @Khamydrian
      @Khamydrian 9 років тому +32

      ***** Eeeyup! ^_^
      But well...it actually teaches a lot so...yah know...even if it feels like an acid trip, it still teaches a lot.

    • @EvilThePyro
      @EvilThePyro 8 років тому +25

      charlie st. cloud this is amazing, I can be high and learn at the same time. Peace.

    • @keepitbape
      @keepitbape 6 років тому +5

      yeah man its beautiful

    • @grholanda
      @grholanda 6 років тому

      Whaaaattt

    • @ariesdelfuego
      @ariesdelfuego 6 років тому +7

      Hence all the Pink Floyd references

  • @sulevinuni
    @sulevinuni 3 роки тому +711

    After countless mixing tutorials, the great algorithm has blessed me with a gem!

    • @edu.6108
      @edu.6108 3 роки тому +4

      Same feeling here!!

    • @hi_its_jerry
      @hi_its_jerry 3 роки тому +2

      yup.

    • @ankitpaswan5710
      @ankitpaswan5710 3 роки тому +1

      @@hi_its_jerry 🔥nb nn

    • @SaaraTheCrafter
      @SaaraTheCrafter 3 роки тому +9

      I've been struggling with my mixes recently, and 3:00 am today this is on the lower right of my screen while watching a bullshit video. Bless the algorithim!

    • @largepoodle6036
      @largepoodle6036 2 роки тому +22

      Lol, a lot of these "youtuber engineers" don't wanna tell you what you actually need to know, instead, sending you on a goosechase that can span years.
      This is honestly the only mixing tutorial you'll ever need. I'm already at an advanced level, as I've been doing this for about 8 years now. But, I really appreciate how intuitive this video is. I wish I wouldve seen this uh... 8 years ago

  • @user-vd3if4wq6m
    @user-vd3if4wq6m Місяць тому +2

    This Video was like a Dark-Arts book hard to find when I was trying to understand what mixing even was. The combination of the sensical artwork and the information is still the best Tutorial ive seen, it just makes sense

  • @martinelshaddaiproduction2856
    @martinelshaddaiproduction2856 Рік тому +2

    Its Golden lesson, still watching in 2023.........a true Fundamental thing that to be known

  • @stevenarvizu3602
    @stevenarvizu3602 3 роки тому +162

    -Learned about mixing
    -Was entertained
    -High af
    This was fuckin great

  • @brutaldeluxe88
    @brutaldeluxe88 4 роки тому +181

    "there's no god of recording out there grading us" - this dude is a legend.

  • @TheSideProject
    @TheSideProject 2 роки тому +5

    Now this is truly the most 80's/90's thing i've ever seen in my life

  • @jalukabax
    @jalukabax 8 місяців тому +6

    From 2023 here, This video is still one of the best on UA-cam regarding the theme of audio mixing

  • @suu566
    @suu566 8 років тому +563

    Yo this is the greatest video ever made

    • @ariesdelfuego
      @ariesdelfuego 6 років тому +3

      Werd

    • @jewfinigan863
      @jewfinigan863 5 років тому +3

      I'm tending to agree

    • @PublicREC.
      @PublicREC. 4 роки тому +1

      its cheese makes the lesson easier to stomach

    • @jjones7837
      @jjones7837 4 роки тому +4

      David and his school are highly advanced in sound healing. I you really want to see the deeper magic I suggest you check out his school in San Francisco if you haven't already. Amazing.

    • @agarcoins2177
      @agarcoins2177 4 роки тому

      yes

  • @reedcapshaw5108
    @reedcapshaw5108 3 роки тому +427

    I've watched 7 minutes of this but I'm fairly certain this is the greatest thing on UA-cam.

    • @bigbassjonz
      @bigbassjonz 2 роки тому +17

      I come back every few years now. It's definitely entertaining and educational, and should definitely be in the hall of Fame.

    • @badlucksoma
      @badlucksoma Рік тому +1

      same

    • @okaberintarou3641
      @okaberintarou3641 Рік тому +1

      30 min in, they're brilliant.

    • @qbanking
      @qbanking Рік тому +2

      Yes , the best music theory of all times

    • @robinHobin
      @robinHobin 11 місяців тому +1

      @@qbanking it’s not music theory, at least as far as I’ve watched

  • @alexfish19
    @alexfish19 Рік тому +11

    This is poetry in motion, she turned her tender eyes to me. As deep as any ocean, as sweet an any harmony.

  • @WindPortal
    @WindPortal 8 місяців тому +3

    I dont understand how I'm able to understand every single thing in this video, but other youtube tutorials are so confusing and boring. This is very beginner friendly. It really helped me create a good image in my head.

  • @csrader
    @csrader 10 років тому +319

    "Preverb is the most evil effect that can be used in the studio because only the devil could put an effect on something before it even happens." LOL

  • @jasonmelton9755
    @jasonmelton9755 8 років тому +301

    David Gibson was the owner and operator of CRI (California Recording Institute) in San Francisco, CA back in the late 90's. I attended his Summer '99 crash course in audio engineering. He was exactly like this in-person as well - kind of like a missing character from WKRP in Cincinnati. These courses were finished and ready for distribution at the end of that Summer, and I bought the first copy, out of the box, on VHS! LOL The red car was permanently parked in the main studio so they could test mixes on the stock system in it. We would also sit in the car during classes.

    • @elgamerico
      @elgamerico 7 років тому +20

      Weed jokes aside, this video is really good and informative. I'd like to see more from him

    • @jasonmelton9755
      @jasonmelton9755 7 років тому +24

      This is the work he's currently doing: www.soundhealingcenter.com/instructors.html

    • @born5094
      @born5094 6 років тому +17

      Legendary shit, you where part of a good history!

    • @sglaze56
      @sglaze56 4 роки тому +8

      I was there in 94' when he was in The Music Annex in Menlo Park. I remember the Red Alfa in the control room in SF though. Don Budd who taught with him works with me at our studio still an San Jose. Tone Freq. Ahhhh good times

    • @zapantalambda
      @zapantalambda 4 роки тому +4

      a missing character from WKRP. Hahahahaha xD Lol

  • @raptorboss6688
    @raptorboss6688 2 місяці тому +2

    “It’s poetry in motion.” 🗣️🔥🔥🔥

  • @larrylooney
    @larrylooney 9 місяців тому +8

    2023 and still most comprehensive tutorial ive seen ..genius!

  • @csrader
    @csrader 10 років тому +311

    Long, cheesy (but funny in a cheesy way), but most of all very, very useful. Don't let the time-stamp (1990?) fool you, and therefore the lack of VSTs or DAW mentions. What is being taught here is a curriculum of core fundamentals through a grainy, trippy, often witty and seemingly "old school" lens. Don't overlook this treasure. And, apparently, many thanks to David Gibson for not requesting that it be brought down from UA-cam.
    Key excerpt: "Get distortion. Go to jail."

    • @mronck
      @mronck 4 роки тому +5

      "Get distortion. Go to jail."
      Word, this guide is a hilarious treasure! :)

    • @silasschramm
      @silasschramm 4 роки тому +8

      @@mronck distortion plugins left the chat

    • @israelduarte1189
      @israelduarte1189 4 роки тому +1

      U described it perfectly

    • @stefanalexanderlungu1503
      @stefanalexanderlungu1503 2 роки тому +1

      What specifically has changed since this video came out? Is there anything else I'd need to know if I wanted to start teaching myself to mix?

    • @SaintKines
      @SaintKines Рік тому +2

      @@stefanalexanderlungu1503 not really. This guy literally teaches you exactly what it claims it does. You should be able to apply these lessons on mixing anywhere you mix sound. This video is perfect.
      However, what you still need to know depends on what you already know and what you aim to do. If you are a complete beginner to recording, mixing, mastering and computer software or audio hardware then outside of mixing you have much to learn.

  • @kickass1437
    @kickass1437 3 роки тому +941

    This video makes me feel like I’m from the future.

    • @thefitgamerdad6103
      @thefitgamerdad6103 3 роки тому +5

      For real! 😆

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      @christopherfarrington9270 3 роки тому +11

      you are that's why.

  • @yaboiavery5986
    @yaboiavery5986 4 місяці тому +3

    Literally the greatest mixing course ever

  • @Jinseng
    @Jinseng Рік тому +22

    Honestly just now finding this video after being in college for music technology for 2 years now makes me a little sad. This is such a great explanation of the fundamentals of mixing (dynamic, spectral, and temporal processing, panning, etc.) that I just couldn’t figure out when I was first mixing in highschool

  • @smmusicplus96
    @smmusicplus96 4 роки тому +2973

    His mustache is panned a little too hard to the right. Stage left even.

    • @BigBalugege
      @BigBalugege 4 роки тому +199

      Thats the dynamic he was going for.

    • @comradesXcosmos
      @comradesXcosmos 4 роки тому +91

      omg, now i can’t unsee it

    • @HakikatBirSinghBhatti
      @HakikatBirSinghBhatti 4 роки тому +41

      Why why why ... Now i can't unsee it

    • @smmusicplus96
      @smmusicplus96 4 роки тому +5

      @@HakikatBirSinghBhatti ha ha!

    • @weakguy9068
      @weakguy9068 4 роки тому +21

      balugege LMAOOOOOOO IM TRYNA WATCH THE VIDEO BUT THESE COMMENTS ARE BETTER

  • @MemesnDreams
    @MemesnDreams 9 років тому +310

    "And!! We like our highs...High frequencies that is."
    Ha.

  • @dxzzydxm5518
    @dxzzydxm5518 Рік тому +64

    im 21 and ive been trying to learn production to almost no avail for at least 6 or 7 years. there are all these ideas and concepts that as human we understand because weve heard them an indescribable amount of times throughout our life but learning some of the root language and exact defnition of these concepts has never really felt like public information. then i found this extremely outdated but insightful and educational video, actually pure gold. thank you old guy

    • @TheSozeone
      @TheSozeone Рік тому +15

      It's not outdated if it still applies today

    • @dxzzydxm5518
      @dxzzydxm5518 Рік тому +11

      @@TheSozeone you understand what i mean. the concept of sonics are perpetual but the visuals and delivery of the video is very vintage. i liked it never said i didn’t.

    • @catonthegrind
      @catonthegrind Рік тому +1

      Yes, I agree, well said

    • @FrancisMaxino
      @FrancisMaxino Місяць тому

      Modern digital recording faces exactly the same principles in mixdown but with the absence of battling against lack of 'headroom' (space where white noise occured opposed to actual sound when turning stuff up), everything in it is completely relevant and applies to digital multitrack mixing down with DAWS because a DAW is just a digitally analagous copy of its analog hardware predecessors.

  • @thomcor1
    @thomcor1 8 місяців тому +7

    I went to this school in SF in 1999. Dave was great, me and some other students recorded a song called “God is a bubble” as a mock on his “new” virtual software on community tapes and he heard it teaching a class and didn’t like very much haha. He always threw the best parties though.

  • @joaquinpilla
    @joaquinpilla 4 роки тому +172

    41:55 "sounds creators create sounds"
    me: *take notes*

    • @Maniclout
      @Maniclout 3 роки тому +5

      "WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN"

  • @bentropy
    @bentropy 3 роки тому +413

    Hah! I studied with and then became a teaching assistant for this guy decades ago, at a school called California Recording Institute in San Francisco. I don’t recall this video, but I assumably watched it - the production is hilarious, with mullet zooms and his ‘zany-yet-mellow wizard’ jokes. He was a trip, and whatever slagging off I could do about his flaws (we all got our unique ones), he was a gifted and committed teacher of his craft. Cool that people are still finding value in this.

    • @okinawadreaming
      @okinawadreaming 3 роки тому +13

      That's so cool! He sounds like a great guy

    • @DaDudeClub
      @DaDudeClub 3 роки тому +28

      This is a must-see for basically any musician, sound engineer, producer or DJ. Also, a great guide for actually listening, for any audiophile or music aficionados. Watched it many many years ago, I keep coming back to it... it's not just nostalgia, it is actually really well put together...

    • @leaveitorsinkit242
      @leaveitorsinkit242 3 роки тому

      Are the visual representations accurate?

    • @michaelmarquardt
      @michaelmarquardt 3 роки тому +5

      @@leaveitorsinkit242 well it looks as accurate as you could get back in the days, so ..not really. also no eq ever cuts of 100% sharply or at least yo dont want to do that. Rather take them as relative representations to help you get a feeling for what you are doing. In the end it is better to listen anyway :)

    • @leaveitorsinkit242
      @leaveitorsinkit242 3 роки тому

      @@michaelmarquardt What’s a good way to visualize the 3-D stereo image/soundstage? Any new sources?

  • @iLemon.
    @iLemon. Рік тому +16

    He’s a sound healer now…I love him so much

  • @2bigmacspls412
    @2bigmacspls412 5 місяців тому +1

    Out of all of the instrument bubbles, “vibes” has to be my favourite

  • @youngatwista
    @youngatwista 8 років тому +266

    I seriously think this video was made to suit my low attention span...i hooked into this vid

    • @MegaMixking
      @MegaMixking 8 років тому +6

      youngatwista the video is almost 3 hours long

    • @youngatwista
      @youngatwista 8 років тому +31

      mark scarboro
      yeah....but with all the psychedelic qualities, and animations, im willing to watch it without getting bored. plus i love learning about my craft

    • @gustavosalmeron2013
      @gustavosalmeron2013 4 роки тому +2

      I totally agree with you. This video is pure gold

  • @sajateacher
    @sajateacher 4 роки тому +65

    Thank God this is on UA-cam, the damn tape’s been stuck in my Betamax since Reagan was president.

  • @dezolatestation
    @dezolatestation 8 місяців тому +4

    honestly ,if u r producer or mixing engineer, whatever ur genre is,this actually life guidebook

  • @brankolocanetto5047
    @brankolocanetto5047 Рік тому +4

    THANK YOU ALGORITHM OF UA-cam. AND THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PRODUCED THIS

  • @quanathan
    @quanathan 8 років тому +341

    i hate the fact that people in the comments is saying that the info in this video is helpful, because now i actually got to watch the whole thing

  • @patmull1
    @patmull1 4 роки тому +296

    This is still the most complex but most easy to understand mixing material made to this date. It's also so refreshing to see someone take this topic with humour and fun. I was already very sick and tired of pretenious producers making rocket science from music mixing. It's really incredible. Thank you for uploading this fantastic stuff we probably would never discover otherwise!

    • @tiltil9442
      @tiltil9442 4 роки тому +2

      The back-to-front adjustment via pre-delay could have been covered during the section at about the 26-minute mark. Nice and spaced-out and not too rocket-sciencey either.

    • @seal6565
      @seal6565 4 роки тому +24

      Patrik yes, this is entertainment done right. So creative and down to earth, it portrays music for what it really is, a gorgeous creative medium for human expressions, not acting like its some kind of mathematical surgical tool for the elites. We actually sorely need more of this kind of teaching styles for artistic subjects.

    • @zapantalambda
      @zapantalambda 4 роки тому +15

      i agree when you said "tired of pretentious producers making rocket science from music mixing".

    • @fernandodimare
      @fernandodimare 4 роки тому +2

      Anyone does know which software is he using? How's possible no one invented a plugin for that matter yet? 2020

    • @This__Is__True__Beats
      @This__Is__True__Beats 3 роки тому +7

      agreed, well said........downside to this is that Thomas Dolby's song will be stuck in my head for the rest of the week......

  • @aybilmusic
    @aybilmusic Рік тому +5

    Haha, this video is amazing. It's too random for me to get distracted or bored, but jam packed with great info along the way. It's like it's made for an adhd viewer.

  • @BAlva8
    @BAlva8 2 роки тому +17

    .. I cannot believe I’m being suggested this video right now, in the culminating weeks of 2021 after years of recording and mixing and watching useless videos. Like, this video is the most practical, straight to the point mixing/EQ lesson tutorial with an experience I’ve ever seen and it’s from 1990. Good god. 10/10. Tysm

  • @olympian3
    @olympian3 3 роки тому +29

    I woke up in the middle of the night and UA-cam had auto played this. Was disturbing, comforting and ultra informative.

  • @melon5111
    @melon5111 3 роки тому +160

    This video feels like it was made for youtube before youtube existed. Like I can't imagine this being used in a context outside of something like youtube...

    • @globalgogetter4469
      @globalgogetter4469 3 роки тому +2

      FACTS

    • @memorywelder
      @memorywelder 3 роки тому +26

      during grade school when the substitute wheeled out the old box telly and vhs tapes

    • @ryanphillips4123
      @ryanphillips4123 3 роки тому

      @@memorywelder this ^

    • @ilumijaxxi
      @ilumijaxxi 3 роки тому +1

      proper "sound engineering school 1995-1999 alumni"

    • @marshalldestro
      @marshalldestro 3 роки тому +7

      you probably had to order this course on VHS taps from an ad in the back of a recording magazine and then they'd mail them to you :)

  • @VirsaTylePlays
    @VirsaTylePlays 2 роки тому +6

    This is the most life-changing experience I've ever had in my life.

  • @rachidajewher8649
    @rachidajewher8649 7 місяців тому +2

    you wanna learn mixing ? THIS IS IT THE ONLY COURSE THE BEST IN THE WORLD BETTER THAN ANY MIXING BOOK

  • @theoryof11
    @theoryof11 8 років тому +454

    There is a 30 ms delay on his mustache. But yet you still only hear his voice in mono, how is this possible? This & more will all be explained in the next video.

    • @adriaguerrero3719
      @adriaguerrero3719 8 років тому +32

      +Bobby Higgins because his moutache is slightly paned to the left. It is creativity mixing

    • @stevechase2232
      @stevechase2232 8 років тому +12

      +Bobby Higgins His mustache has aggressive distortion on it! Hard knee compression on the left channel of it!

    • @theoryof11
      @theoryof11 8 років тому +13

      +Bizzy B I think you're right. I bet he's using the first version ever of Sausage Fattener 1.0

    • @itsSBA
      @itsSBA 7 років тому +6

      +d0ct0rgr33nthum8 I'm dying 😂😂😂😂

    • @DavidBoura
      @DavidBoura 7 років тому +2

      ;D

  • @abillionchill.
    @abillionchill. 4 роки тому +125

    This is the best mixing tutorial on YT.

  • @joebrown1888
    @joebrown1888 Рік тому +8

    the bob ross of mixing

  • @whynotanyting
    @whynotanyting 11 місяців тому +4

    "As you can well guess, we could do a whole video on eq alone, and we will."
    Don't threaten me with a good time

  • @seanwavz
    @seanwavz 4 роки тому +53

    This the realest dude I’ve ever seen

  • @ProdbyTISZY
    @ProdbyTISZY 3 роки тому +161

    This is it! This is how everything needs to be taught in the year 2021.

  • @yieldmediagroup
    @yieldmediagroup 14 днів тому

    Changed my life, what an experience this video series was. Circa: 05/07/24

  • @markbruggeman274
    @markbruggeman274 7 місяців тому +5

    I remember seeing this as a book in the library in the mid 2000s. Now ive seen it finally and its still the most relevant info on mixing today!

  • @ktmyrs08
    @ktmyrs08 10 років тому +41

    I love that the video changes frames via his forehead portal.

  • @WeAreTheKulture
    @WeAreTheKulture 4 роки тому +185

    2020 quarantine watching for the first time! who else?

    • @BazzTriton
      @BazzTriton 3 роки тому

      Me. Hello

    • @DuquesneXavier
      @DuquesneXavier 3 роки тому +2

      Quarantine Season 2 Ep.1 for me ^^

    • @donniecatalano
      @donniecatalano 3 роки тому +1

      Crap comment to harvest likes!

    • @JakeMcGuiremusic
      @JakeMcGuiremusic 3 роки тому

      What a hidden gem this video is! I feel so fortunate to have found it within the youtube universe.

    • @Ponchy
      @Ponchy 3 роки тому

      yoooo

  • @leandrobauch1187
    @leandrobauch1187 Місяць тому

    He almost breaking character at 2:25:50 when talking abount balancing the mix as a love relationship is priceless.

  • @xtremevibe8607
    @xtremevibe8607 Рік тому +2

    Watched this video in 2022. Still has lots of value.

  • @ThumpingThromnambular
    @ThumpingThromnambular 7 років тому +136

    Holy crap this video is so fun.
    I want to learn everything like this.

    • @tryhitmecs9699
      @tryhitmecs9699 7 років тому +2

      haahhaahah it's fucking trippy as fuck but great xD

  • @Cauldronics
    @Cauldronics 10 років тому +155

    Dave Gibson was my teacher when I took a 9 month audio engineering course at California Recording Institute in 1997. Kind of a trippy dude, yeah, but I did learn the foundations of recording and mixing music with analog and digital equipment.
    It made me a much better sound engineer and I still use what I learned to this day. If you really want to learn about audio engineering, there's a wealth of good info in this video, even if it is a little stoney and goofy.
    I wonder if he's still rockin' the mullet. lol

    • @jjones7837
      @jjones7837 4 роки тому +5

      Me too man! Course was GREAT!. Really filled in the gaps. Went their after I found out about the Sound Healing program.

    • @zapantalambda
      @zapantalambda 4 роки тому +4

      is he still alive though?

    • @heyoitskram5748
      @heyoitskram5748 4 роки тому +4

      But we're not talking about reality here

    • @MD-cy8uj
      @MD-cy8uj 4 роки тому

      I used to go to that school.

    • @chris-rb7bm
      @chris-rb7bm 3 роки тому

      could you recommend reverb unit and delay unit from those times please? and ill look on reverb for them :)

  • @tribbybueno
    @tribbybueno Рік тому +10

    been mixing/producing for over a decade now and this is still hella informative

  • @amilkarrafaelgalarcioaltam3914
    @amilkarrafaelgalarcioaltam3914 10 місяців тому +13

    0:26 Parte 1 REPRESENTACIONES VISUALES DE IMÁGENES
    10:15 El espacio entre los altavoces
    23:00 Control de multitudes
    31:00 Lo que hace una gran mezcla
    38:20 RESUMEN
    40:40 Parte 2 REPRESENTACIONES VISUALES DE EQUIPOS DE ESTUDIO
    44:00 Gráfico de manipulación de sonido
    47:54 Compresor/Limitador
    54:55 Puertas de Ruido
    58:33 ecualizador
    1:02:55 Rangos de frecuencia
    1:06:06 La estructura armónica del sonido
    1:07:33 Ecualización relativa en cada rango de frecuencia
    1:09:50 Delays
    1:13:41 Flangers [Chorus/Phasing]
    1:19:23 Reverberación
    1:21:16 Tiempo de PreDelay
    1:23:15 Envolvente
    1:30:05 RESUMEN
    1:30:35 Parte 3 ESTRUCTURAS DE MEZCLAS
    1:38:26 *
    1:39:01 Diferencias de volumen
    1:42:10 6 niveles de volumen **
    1:46:21 por Género/Batería/Voz
    1:58:09 Patrones de volumen
    1:59:38 Movimientos de volumen
    2:01:38 Diferencias de ecualización
    2:04:18 Patrones de ecualización
    2:07:32 Movimientos de ecualización
    2:08:30 Diferencias de panorámica
    2:10:13 por Género/Batería/Voz
    2:17:53 Patrones de panorámica
    2:19:13 Movimientos panorámicos
    2:20:20 Diferencias de efectos
    2:21:53 Patrones de efectos
    2:22:57 por Género/Batería/Voz
    2:26:35 Movimientos de efectos
    2:28:05 Combinar las 4 herramientas*
    2:35:34 RESUMEN

    • @whatabouttheearth
      @whatabouttheearth 5 місяців тому +2

      Thank you!

    • @adamfngrace9928
      @adamfngrace9928 5 місяців тому

      I was just thinking the same thing, that it'd be nice to have time stamps but im too far in to go back 😂. Unfortunately its in Spanish but I can figure it out@@whatabouttheearth

  • @debashishchakravarty9603
    @debashishchakravarty9603 3 роки тому +164

    Reminds us to remember a few things :
    1: always be high
    2: dont take life seriously
    3: humour and being friendly goes a long way. Along with humility.

    • @reubaloo8871
      @reubaloo8871 3 роки тому +1

      I love getting high

    • @reubaloo8871
      @reubaloo8871 3 роки тому

      I've been told I think life is a joke and been called crazy I don't care

    • @reubaloo8871
      @reubaloo8871 3 роки тому

      Back in the days was 10x better than now

    • @seanarooni
      @seanarooni 3 роки тому +4

      @@reubaloo8871 high frequencies that is 😎

    • @trevergleason8924
      @trevergleason8924 2 роки тому

      True

  • @lacssj6134
    @lacssj6134 4 роки тому +33

    This is just as relevant as it was 30 years ago. The mapping and visuals are simply brilliant. This is a must-watch for anyone into the current home recording craze.

  • @jobama1980
    @jobama1980 2 роки тому +17

    Original time stamp comment by @Kei Korono, I'm only re-commenting so I can see it at the top whenever I rewatch this video.
    0:26 Part 1 VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF IMAGING
    10:15 The Space Between the Speakers
    23:00 Crowd Control
    31:00 What Makes a Great Mix
    38:20 SUMMARY
    40:40 Part 2 VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF STUDIO EQUIPMENT
    44:00 Sound manipulation chart
    47:54 Compressor/Limiter
    54:55 Noise Gates
    58:33 EQ
    1:02:55 Freq Ranges *
    1:09:50 Delays
    1:13:41 Flangers [Chorusing/Phasing]
    1:19:23 Reverb
    1:21:16 PreDelay time
    1:23:15 Envelope
    1:30:05 SUMMARY
    1:30:35 Part 3 STRUCTURES OF MIXES
    1:38:26 *
    1:39:01 Volume Differences
    1:42:10 6 levels of volume **
    1:46:21 by Genre/Drums/Vocals
    1:58:09 Volume patterns
    1:59:38 Volume Movements
    2:01:38 EQ Differences
    2:04:18 EQ Patterns
    2:07:32 EQ Movements
    2:08:30 Panning Differences
    2:10:13 by Genre/Drums/Vocals
    2:17:53 Panning Patterns
    2:19:13 Panning Movements
    2:20:20 Effects Differences
    2:21:53 Effects Patterns
    2:22:57 by Genre/Drums/Vocals
    2:26:35 Effects Movements
    2:28:05 Combining all 4 tools*
    2:35:34 SUMMARY

  • @Scott-got-caught
    @Scott-got-caught 5 місяців тому +2

    I attended his recording engineering school in 1999 in san francisco. He taught several courses himself

  • @NeverduskX
    @NeverduskX 3 роки тому +36

    This completely changed the way I think about sound, effects, and mixing. I can't believe it has under a million views.

    • @2112jonr
      @2112jonr 2 роки тому +1

      1.8 million just 11 months later. WOOF baby !! 🙃🙂

  • @_itsafineday
    @_itsafineday 3 роки тому +153

    I wonder where this guy is now. Hope he's doing great.

    • @cuve_ae
      @cuve_ae 3 роки тому +12

      He’s a minister, gave him a Google.

    • @frankstetka7206
      @frankstetka7206 3 роки тому +4

      Say what?? I thought this guy would be doing just that; now I have to check for myself 😸

    • @rhysgall1988
      @rhysgall1988 3 роки тому +20

      @@danskweir385 brrrruuuuhhhh this guy is the real god damn deal

    • @elmortobeats5919
      @elmortobeats5919 3 роки тому +12

      @@danskweir385 he is a god amongst us common mortals

    • @elmortobeats5919
      @elmortobeats5919 3 роки тому +12

      @@cuve_ae preaching about music to save our mix! god bless him

  • @hughman9975
    @hughman9975 Рік тому +2

    I know what's going to be playing over and over in my head as I try to sleep tonight

  • @jacobbaxter123
    @jacobbaxter123 8 місяців тому +2

    EVERY TIME this thing comes on, it's a reminder to finally go to sleep because it's somewhere between 1 & 5am

  • @Captainmgx
    @Captainmgx 4 роки тому +1139

    Holla! If you're here with me in 2020

  • @janmillsgibson3225
    @janmillsgibson3225 3 роки тому +139

    I am watching this high af on painkillers and anticonvulsants and it is both an absolute trip due to the early 90s production and writing, and super informative at the same time. Best video I've found in a while.

    • @isaacvankauwenbergh47
      @isaacvankauwenbergh47 2 роки тому

      Horrible combination btw don’t reproduce. Also enjoy your opioid addiction in a month, as I’m sure you are finding out or have found out about already

  • @jesseross8905
    @jesseross8905 Місяць тому

    This is such a beautiful time capsule. I feel like I'm watching Brule's Rules with this editing style.

  • @rallokkcaz
    @rallokkcaz Рік тому +1

    The dude who edited this had the best day of his life using the equipment to make these effects.

  • @learjohnson8026
    @learjohnson8026 3 роки тому +40

    I think I finally understand what “work hard, play hard” actually looks like in real life.

    • @cashlinart
      @cashlinart 2 роки тому +1

      Thats a very good point

  • @AlumnusRey
    @AlumnusRey 3 роки тому +69

    “All values are valid, the only possible evil is having no values at all.”

    • @gerryk9
      @gerryk9 3 роки тому +3

      unless you have liberal values. oh. wait... liberals have no values

    • @JOHNNYCRAFT79
      @JOHNNYCRAFT79 3 роки тому

      That part.

    • @raptorboss6688
      @raptorboss6688 2 місяці тому

      @@gerryk9out of pocket bro. 💀 just be chill

  • @rayshaunjackson8478
    @rayshaunjackson8478 Рік тому +2

    The fact I thought this was a parody lecture video this whole time watching says a lot about late 80s early 90s era😂😂..solid video fr fr. 👌🏿 he made the information easy to receive

    • @Binxalot
      @Binxalot 6 місяців тому

      This is peak VHS home production

    • @whatabouttheearth
      @whatabouttheearth 5 місяців тому

      It is a parody and yet not, it's that fucking zen master type shit where you learn without "learning".

  • @filipserwatka8291
    @filipserwatka8291 Рік тому +2

    I have been looking somethin precious knowledge about mix, for so long. now i only read some comments, and have to check this video, have fillin' found at last.🙏

  • @poohsup13
    @poohsup13 10 років тому +89

    Im in audio engineering and this is one of the books that we are studying great book and a cool video

    • @flyflyflyify
      @flyflyflyify 10 років тому +3

      Is there any hidden Knowledge about mixing that I really could use but htey dont show it here?
      Do you have a source for Information at Sounddesign?
      Cheers :)

    • @Bm23CC
      @Bm23CC 10 років тому +4

      He's actually a very good producer.

    • @Bm23CC
      @Bm23CC 10 років тому +4

      flyflyflyify Mixing with Your Mind Hardcover -
      by Michael Paul Stavrou (Author) that book is amazing.

    • @nikkjacobs
      @nikkjacobs 4 роки тому +2

      @@Bm23CC I just ordered Mixing with your Mind based on your recommendation, can't wait for it to arrive, looks like it has everything!