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
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
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.
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!
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
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.
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
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.
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
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...
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.
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 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 :)
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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."
@@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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
I've been using this kinda method (poorly, and without much success till this video) for years, it's gold dust! When you're out on your own trying to figure out a musicians "tone to end all tone" sound, it's so useful. Even with the multitrack stems, the bassline for Hysteria by Muse is some WILD shit... when all is said and done, that bassline is a layer of heavily processed DI, a clean amp, an amp with a distortion pedal into it, an amp with a fuzz pedal into it and a synthesizer mirroring every note. I've got the bass Chris W uses, the strings he uses, all the pedals, and amp/cab sims that get 95% of the way there... but how do you layer that?! Turns out that each element has a specific place in 3D with various hard EQs adjusting the depth through brightness, along with the usual panning. Eventually there's this moment where it all comes together, and even though I'm not sure I'd be able to reverse engineer my mix decisions, the result is exactly what I was looking for. Then round that off with soul destroying levels of surgical EQ and compression on the DI for a monumental solid puck of low end, some compression, saturation and overall gentle EQ, and boom... something that kinda gets close. No one told me that I should be focusing WAY more on production than mixing, I kinda assumed a mix engineer did the "how shit is panned and layered" thing... sometimes, yeah, but that's production, and unless a producer is involved, that's down to the musician!
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.
Heh, yeah... definitely had some weird as hell dreams after a serious 48 hour studio sesh sponsored by dopamine modulating molecules! I thought I'd bore myself to sleep on the tail end with some choice hypnotic assistance, and holy shit was I in for a weird night... left this on repeat, and kept waking up to the lesson being interrupted by hallucinations of a genie telling me to break studio equipment and ruin the mix, and other such weirdness. Watching it outside a total hypnagogic dream state was wild, turns out I wasn't hallucinating in the slightest!
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...
i know that its 2016 and im here watching this obviously old ass video, but i can say this.... THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST INFORMATIVE VIDEOS THAT IVE EVER WATCH when it comes to mixing... i suggest anyone thats a beginning mixer (as myself) watches this... great job Dave!
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 :)
He literally taught me so much in the span of a little over 2 hours. I feel like I can approach my mixes with confidence. I like that he showed us with the equipment so we can use the knowledge on any DAW. I'm a very visual learner so this was awesome.
watching this blows my mind being self taught producer for 10 plus years its crazy to see what I learned by hearing and experimenting and this is pretty much how I imagined it looking like
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
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
This is such a must watch for all producer out there, years into engineering and things just started to make sense recently, and even make more sense after this video, espcially those weird flashing balls which helped me understand more of instruments placement and leveling. Not to mention this the way the dude talking is zen af and this video is also very entertaining to learn from, this is a fucking hidden gem. P/s: Best to watch with some weed even better with the 'cid.
Major points for the deep nostalgic value. Even in 2021, this is still one of the best visual explanations of how mixing actually works! This is almost essential watching for those who wish to mix for film/television!
.. 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
I remember i had this on dvd back in 2003. It was my 1st and best lesson in the understanding of a mix. It really was the foundation of my knowledge today. Shouts to the instructor. Bravo!
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.
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
I got to listen to this video on 2 well placed studio monitors. It's one of the best mixed videos I've seen. It's quirky but David puts the money where his moustache is.
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no joke this is the best video i've watched in my freelance engineering career so far. i never realized how much of a visual learner i am until this and this really helped me get through some road blocks i've been having on some projects. thanks for sharing!
This video is like a friend who just reappeared from a decade long trip and now he just stands right before You. Thanks UA-cam algo to digging this out for me again. Have to save rewatch it.... 🙂
I bought the book 10 years ago then stumbled on this video in 2012 it really enhanced the learning process. This is the best mixing video you will ever watch. It's silly but it works. Visualization will really put your mixes on another level. Always remember your ears have the final say! Keep Mixing!
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It's 2024 and this is STILL ONE OF THE BEST Mixing Courses on UA-cam
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Agree
The knowledge behind of video it was really help engineer get the idea
100%
Are you a bot?
This is both like a vaporwave fever dream and a knowledge goldmine. Incredible.
Lol! Great comment. This truly is one of a kind.
Lol, I woke up to it playing in my headset... Fever dream literally for me 😂
@@outerspacebass lmao
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
Seems so
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
Had it been in a book he would be world famous and would get contracts from numerous artists
this blew my mind too
@@joaovaltrig3587 This video is a book too
That is genius no joke. Master your equipment so your creativity flows with ease. Give yourself a good time
he is amazing with words
It's 2021 and this is STILL ONE OF THE BEST Mixing Courses on UA-cam.
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.
my mixing tutorials are the best on earth, ok????
@@mudsh4rk pretty sure they were trying to sell you a VHS tape
@@mudsh4rk9
What would you say the best one is?
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
Saaame
Same here great teacher
Praise be to the algorithm!
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!
I feel exactly the same. I feel such joy right now!
This is not just a lesson... this is an EXPERIENCE.
a life changing one as well
I would not dare watch this on LSD or mushrooms.
T
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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
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+Kei Korono Thanks for this comment, oh and for saving the world. You really kicked that sword alien's ass man. Just finished that Manga today. lol
Thanks alot
Bless you
I love you.
Man already 22 minutes in and it already has changed the way I hear sound forever. It's like magic.
Second that
8:03 "I had a good mix once but... I could never remember how I did it" I felt that in my soul
@mister poopies it ain’t that serious buddy, if you make 500$ off a mix you aren’t a pro.
@mister poopies nice attempt at trolling
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After countless mixing tutorials, the great algorithm has blessed me with a gem!
Same feeling here!!
yup.
@@hi_its_jerry 🔥nb nn
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!
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
I've watched 7 minutes of this but I'm fairly certain this is the greatest thing on UA-cam.
I come back every few years now. It's definitely entertaining and educational, and should definitely be in the hall of Fame.
same
30 min in, they're brilliant.
Yes , the best music theory of all times
@@qbanking it’s not music theory, at least as far as I’ve watched
This man is the Bob Ross of Mixing.... Incredible.
OMG I thought the same way
The kush audio guy too
Totally lol
bob power the bob ross of mixing
@@squeezegriffey9265 Yeah, Gregory Scott is an Ultimately talented guy
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.
Weed jokes aside, this video is really good and informative. I'd like to see more from him
This is the work he's currently doing: www.soundhealingcenter.com/instructors.html
Legendary shit, you where part of a good history!
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
a missing character from WKRP. Hahahahaha xD Lol
How refreshing is it to watch a mixing video that doesn't start with "Hey guys whats up?!"
The underrated comment
Or with “beatz” in their name
HAHAHA for real XD
"BACK at it again with another BANGER, guys!"
I became instantly suspicious when there was no "It's ya boy" or "like and subscribe" anywhere
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.
my same thought
I feel that!
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
@@oscaroscar7904 I think the whole point is that you dont "need" that many tools...
you just need to know how to use them
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...
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.
That's so cool! He sounds like a great guy
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...
Are the visual representations accurate?
@@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 :)
@@michaelmarquardt What’s a good way to visualize the 3-D stereo image/soundstage? Any new sources?
It's 2023 and this is STILL ONE OF THE BEST Mixing Courses on UA-cam
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.
Graphics guy was like “I’m tripping and now you are too”
I remember seeing ads for this course in pro audio magazines in the early 90s. Finally watching it 30 years later. I had no idea it was this good!
"If you don't turn up the Kick in Rap & Metal, they'll kill you"
-David Gibson
Lmaooooo
I wish I knew this before they killed me.
its funny how most trap songs lately doesnt have kick lol.
@@_luni_2834 but the 808 has to bang
@@_luni_2834 Alotta times the kick is layered with the bass so it doesn't stand out as much
that mustache............ I believe everything he says.
+Richard Spillers lol .. the wisdom source
Best comment ever
same
so Funny Mustage
ahahahaha so true!
Yo this is the greatest video ever made
Werd
I'm tending to agree
its cheese makes the lesson easier to stomach
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.
yes
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.
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!
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.
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.
i agree when you said "tired of pretentious producers making rocket science from music mixing".
Anyone does know which software is he using? How's possible no one invented a plugin for that matter yet? 2020
agreed, well said........downside to this is that Thomas Dolby's song will be stuck in my head for the rest of the week......
I woke up in the middle of the night and UA-cam had auto played this. Was disturbing, comforting and ultra informative.
I had the same experience! LOL
Same
This happened to m3 too!!!
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."
"Get distortion. Go to jail."
Word, this guide is a hilarious treasure! :)
@@mronck distortion plugins left the chat
U described it perfectly
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?
@@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.
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.
Same 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This is the best mixing tutorial on YT.
Easily
By far
*in the world xD
period
This is the only mixing tutorial on UA-cam honestly.
"there's no god of recording out there grading us" - this dude is a legend.
bro, i've been doing mixing for years and these stupid balls made everything mentally come together better than anything else.
on that recommendation I shall carry on watching. cheers
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.
It's true. They give a dimension in your head... 3D mixing for real
A mix needs plenty of balls.
He literally had balls for mixing.
came for the aesthetic, stayed for the knowledge
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
Me too man! Course was GREAT!. Really filled in the gaps. Went their after I found out about the Sound Healing program.
is he still alive though?
But we're not talking about reality here
I used to go to that school.
could you recommend reverb unit and delay unit from those times please? and ill look on reverb for them :)
This is it! This is how everything needs to be taught in the year 2021.
it's too comedic to be self-serious but too earnest to be a parody. this video rules
This shit would slap on shrooms.
From 2023 here, This video is still one of the best on UA-cam regarding the theme of audio mixing
Video Editor: Which of these stock transitions shall I use?
Producer: Yes
LOL!
The paper airplane was my favorite.
each era has it's hindsight screwups.
😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
-Learned about mixing
-Was entertained
-High af
This was fuckin great
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
It's a MUST
I feel MUSTache!
This my third time watching it...
LMAO same!
If some is reading this and haven't watched it, DO IT!
This is poetry in motion, she turned her tender eyes to me. As deep as any ocean, as sweet an any harmony.
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.
This completely changed the way I think about sound, effects, and mixing. I can't believe it has under a million views.
1.8 million just 11 months later. WOOF baby !! 🙃🙂
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.
+Bobby Higgins because his moutache is slightly paned to the left. It is creativity mixing
+Bobby Higgins His mustache has aggressive distortion on it! Hard knee compression on the left channel of it!
+Bizzy B I think you're right. I bet he's using the first version ever of Sausage Fattener 1.0
+d0ct0rgr33nthum8 I'm dying 😂😂😂😂
;D
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
It's not outdated if it still applies today
@@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.
Yes, I agree, well said
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.
I've been using this kinda method (poorly, and without much success till this video) for years, it's gold dust! When you're out on your own trying to figure out a musicians "tone to end all tone" sound, it's so useful. Even with the multitrack stems, the bassline for Hysteria by Muse is some WILD shit... when all is said and done, that bassline is a layer of heavily processed DI, a clean amp, an amp with a distortion pedal into it, an amp with a fuzz pedal into it and a synthesizer mirroring every note.
I've got the bass Chris W uses, the strings he uses, all the pedals, and amp/cab sims that get 95% of the way there... but how do you layer that?! Turns out that each element has a specific place in 3D with various hard EQs adjusting the depth through brightness, along with the usual panning. Eventually there's this moment where it all comes together, and even though I'm not sure I'd be able to reverse engineer my mix decisions, the result is exactly what I was looking for. Then round that off with soul destroying levels of surgical EQ and compression on the DI for a monumental solid puck of low end, some compression, saturation and overall gentle EQ, and boom... something that kinda gets close.
No one told me that I should be focusing WAY more on production than mixing, I kinda assumed a mix engineer did the "how shit is panned and layered" thing... sometimes, yeah, but that's production, and unless a producer is involved, that's down to the musician!
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.
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
Heh, yeah... definitely had some weird as hell dreams after a serious 48 hour studio sesh sponsored by dopamine modulating molecules! I thought I'd bore myself to sleep on the tail end with some choice hypnotic assistance, and holy shit was I in for a weird night... left this on repeat, and kept waking up to the lesson being interrupted by hallucinations of a genie telling me to break studio equipment and ruin the mix, and other such weirdness. Watching it outside a total hypnagogic dream state was wild, turns out I wasn't hallucinating in the slightest!
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...
FACTS
during grade school when the substitute wheeled out the old box telly and vhs tapes
@@memorywelder this ^
proper "sound engineering school 1995-1999 alumni"
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 :)
i know that its 2016 and im here watching this obviously old ass video, but i can say this.... THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST INFORMATIVE VIDEOS THAT IVE EVER WATCH when it comes to mixing... i suggest anyone thats a beginning mixer (as myself) watches this... great job Dave!
For sure this really is gold
I often come back to this video to refresh myself. I think it’s a hidden gem. Coming to you in 2024 and probably onward
"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
Scott Rader cringe
@@icekurimu1688 dont speak of anime with tht anime pic
Hahahahaha
Lol
That’s heavy
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.
I love getting high
I've been told I think life is a joke and been called crazy I don't care
Back in the days was 10x better than now
@@reubaloo8871 high frequencies that is 😎
True
Why did I wait so long to watch this? It's literally worth every second, a great way to learn about mixing.
If he's still out there, I want to thank him for this.
He is
I feel a sense of lost after watching the whole video. I need more of this surrealist teaching in my life. David Lynch would be proud.
Im in audio engineering and this is one of the books that we are studying great book and a cool video
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 :)
He's actually a very good producer.
flyflyflyify Mixing with Your Mind Hardcover -
by Michael Paul Stavrou (Author) that book is amazing.
@@Bm23CC I just ordered Mixing with your Mind based on your recommendation, can't wait for it to arrive, looks like it has everything!
This the realest dude I’ve ever seen
Bruh it’s impossible to not like this guy
It's June 2024 and this is STILL ONE OF THE BEST Mixing Courses on UA-cam
i'm beginning to learn how to mix right now... so i'm just gonna trust everyone that says so
I've been mixing for years now but I still come back to watch this every now and again because it's just so darn good.
.....
Dude...this video is pure LSD.
***** Eeeyup! ^_^
But well...it actually teaches a lot so...yah know...even if it feels like an acid trip, it still teaches a lot.
charlie st. cloud this is amazing, I can be high and learn at the same time. Peace.
yeah man its beautiful
Whaaaattt
Hence all the Pink Floyd references
He literally taught me so much in the span of a little over 2 hours. I feel like I can approach my mixes with confidence. I like that he showed us with the equipment so we can use the knowledge on any DAW. I'm a very visual learner so this was awesome.
Literally huh? Fascinating. Thanks for the clarification. I thought he figuratively taught you so much.
@@DrummerJacob great contribution to the conversation Jacob. What an original comment.
FUCKING RIGHT BRO!!! HOLY GRAIL RIGHT HERE
Holy crap this video is so fun.
I want to learn everything like this.
haahhaahah it's fucking trippy as fuck but great xD
2023 and still most comprehensive tutorial ive seen ..genius!
"And!! We like our highs...High frequencies that is."
Ha.
I play the Hi-hat, hehe!
@@TheRobGuard high head
Thank God this is on UA-cam, the damn tape’s been stuck in my Betamax since Reagan was president.
^this comment is gold^
Most underrated comment on youtube
watching this blows my mind
being self taught producer for 10 plus years
its crazy to see what I learned by hearing and experimenting
and this is pretty much how I imagined it looking like
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
I seriously think this video was made to suit my low attention span...i hooked into this vid
youngatwista the video is almost 3 hours long
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
I totally agree with you. This video is pure gold
I wonder where this guy is now. Hope he's doing great.
He’s a minister, gave him a Google.
Say what?? I thought this guy would be doing just that; now I have to check for myself 😸
@@danskweir385 brrrruuuuhhhh this guy is the real god damn deal
@@danskweir385 he is a god amongst us common mortals
@@cuve_ae preaching about music to save our mix! god bless him
The amount of effort put in making this video (especially given it was pretty much an analog period) is amazing.
Yes agree, this is truly educational
YOU BLINDED ME WITH SCI-ENCEEEE
This is such a must watch for all producer out there, years into engineering and things just started to make sense recently, and even make more sense after this video, espcially those weird flashing balls which helped me understand more of instruments placement and leveling. Not to mention this the way the dude talking is zen af and this video is also very entertaining to learn from, this is a fucking hidden gem.
P/s: Best to watch with some weed even better with the 'cid.
Id watch it cid after watching it a first time lmao unless you have god powers and can actually concentrate 😂
Haha just watched in on acid didn't knock what I was in for LOVING every second 😂
This is exactly where I was before watching this video, easily the most important tutorial I might have ever watched
You're so right !
I watched this while smoking crack and eating taco bell
Only thirteen minutes in and this is already the greatest educational video I've seen.
Can’t believe content like this is free. Easily one of the best mixing guides I’ve ever come across.
He’s a sound healer now…I love him so much
2020 quarantine watching for the first time! who else?
Me. Hello
Quarantine Season 2 Ep.1 for me ^^
Crap comment to harvest likes!
What a hidden gem this video is! I feel so fortunate to have found it within the youtube universe.
yoooo
Major points for the deep nostalgic value. Even in 2021, this is still one of the best visual explanations of how mixing actually works! This is almost essential watching for those who wish to mix for film/television!
Legend says the best music producers got through this whole godly video production lesson 👍✨
.. 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
I remember i had this on dvd back in 2003. It was my 1st and best lesson in the understanding of a mix. It really was the foundation of my knowledge today. Shouts to the instructor. Bravo!
Now this is truly the most 80's/90's thing i've ever seen in my life
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.
honestly ,if u r producer or mixing engineer, whatever ur genre is,this actually life guidebook
This is an exhaustive, wonderful, trippy and visually over-the-top experience. I'm so happy it got recommended to me.
I love how this video simultaneously feels both like a historical relic and also like a very forward-thinking collection of information
His mustache is panned a little too hard to the right. Stage left even.
Thats the dynamic he was going for.
omg, now i can’t unsee it
Why why why ... Now i can't unsee it
@@HakikatBirSinghBhatti ha ha!
balugege LMAOOOOOOO IM TRYNA WATCH THE VIDEO BUT THESE COMMENTS ARE BETTER
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
I got to listen to this video on 2 well placed studio monitors. It's one of the best mixed videos I've seen. It's quirky but David puts the money where his moustache is.
this is the best content for mixing I've ever seen.this man is a godsent
🔥🔥🔥
This is the best video ever created.
2020-2024 i keep coming back this master class is legendary.
This video makes me feel like I’m from the future.
For real! 😆
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Damn this is not only educational but also highly entertaining...this is gold in video form!
The saturation from VHS to UA-cam is so prominent in the audio for this video ❤️
Amazing video. Glad I watched this after seeing it pop up on UA-cam several times throughout the years.
no joke this is the best video i've watched in my freelance engineering career so far. i never realized how much of a visual learner i am until this and this really helped me get through some road blocks i've been having on some projects. thanks for sharing!
where was I all the time looking for music production tutorials when THIS is on youtube
the real wisdom is sharing whit joy, laughs and simplicity, this video is a example. Very helpful and amazing.
This video is like a friend who just reappeared from a decade long trip and now he just stands right before You. Thanks UA-cam algo to digging this out for me again. Have to save rewatch it.... 🙂
I bought the book 10 years ago then stumbled on this video in 2012 it really enhanced the learning process. This is the best mixing video you will ever watch. It's silly but it works. Visualization will really put your mixes on another level. Always remember your ears have the final say! Keep Mixing!
This helped me more than the hundreds of other mixing videos I have come across on youtube over the years - THANK YOU!
I completely agree
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!
This is a great teaching, specially with 3D demonstration of sounds! Thank you for sharing!
This is the most life-changing experience I've ever had in my life.