This has become my favorite channel for production tips and workflow. Keep up the amazing work Ken!!!! Been a fan of your work for many years. Also it seems that you have found the fountain of youth hehe, care to share its location? :)
Did a bunch of recordings, some older, i tried mastering them, it turned out pretty ok. I went back a month later, and listened, the levels were fine, some of the tracks were fine, but some, sounded so over compressed, it sounded like they were recorded in a claustrophobic bathroom. It all sounded perfectly fine at the time i finished them. They were never meant to actually be released, and were basically quick one take experiments. But, I realized what goes in, effects what comes out. Its a simple concept i completely overlooked. Intent matters. My friend sent me your vocal processing video this morning. I love the way you explain the processes your using. Its not unnecessarily overcomplicated. Its enjoyable. (Some of these youtube "tutorials" are in-fucking-sufferable.) If anyone wants a laugh, i record under the name "slagseed".
Ken, love the channel. Long time Skinny Puppy fan. Let me just say listening to most "tips and technique" music production channels can be pretty painful due to the pop music examples used. Finally behind the scenes of music us alternative people enjoy. I'd love to see more mix deconstructing sessions if you can work that in. :)
Thank you John, I appreciate your comment very much...very inspiring my friend ;-) For sure we’re gonna do more sessions exposing layers...can’t wait to do a couple on drum parts and loops too!!! Very fun deconstructing as you say, I do appreciate you sharing, thanks again! Cheers, -hw
Thank you r4x2, I appreciate that very much;-) So many sessions to share, looking forward to more details in the mastering department as well!!! Thanks again for sharing, cheers to you! -hw
The iZotope SRC is amazing. I don’t know what’s going on with Sample Manager’s developer Audiofile Engineering, but I also really like their apps, esp Wave Editor, the predecessor to Triumph.
Ken, can you show us how to master for vinyl, please? I know that the lowest bass must be in mono, but that's pretty much it. Can you share your experience on this, please? Love your channel btw!
I'm curious as to why you prefer 24/48 is there a particular sound quality that you like that differs from say 96, or 192, it would be cool to see you do a video on that!🙏✌
Max Matson thank you, I just made a note in my session book!!! Definitely hit on a BiG subject, and so worthy of a session of its own ;-) Stay tuned my friend, I look forward to recording that session for sure!!! Great suggestion, thank you 🙏🏻 Cheers, -hw
I mostly want to know enough about mastering to be able to deliver mixes that a mastering engineer won't hate me for. :D If I ever have anything worth subjecting the public to hearing, I'll just find someone who I can afford that does good work and trust them to do their thing.
I once read about someone broadcasting a mix to a car stereo and using a cb to talk to the mix engineer. Mixing for car listening is hard. The engine harmonics and low mids cancel out.
Thank you Justin, you made me laugh out loud haha!!! That sounds like a total blast, I love it...might have to apply that to in ears on the sled this winter ;-)) Tuned mechanical mixing...you better TM it lmao! I appreciate you sharing, thank you Justin!!! Cheers, -hw
Got a question... I don't expect you to answer, but what is that device going into your sleeve, that you plugged into later in the video...? Just curious, don't expect you to answer...
...just wondering if it's some kind of specialized audio tool, or a mic or something... Enjoying the videos! Thank you for sharing these tips and your process!
Thank you Shayne, I appreciate your question ;-) Absolutely, that’s an anti-static wrist strap I’m wearing! Angry Red Planet hit it, it simply connects me to my system, which ultimately eliminates static discharge 💥💥💥. Another benefit is my touch controls (Avid Artist Control) work approx 1000% better with that connection. All of this is mostly due to the very dry climate I live in, particularly in the winter months ;-)). Works awesome, and keeps you from blowing a gasket while trying to make contact with a fader lmao Cheers, -hw
I usually really don't like watching these kind of videos but the energy and enthusiasm of Ken Marshall is the reason why I'm watching this now :)
This has become my favorite channel for production tips and workflow. Keep up the amazing work Ken!!!! Been a fan of your work for many years. Also it seems that you have found the fountain of youth hehe, care to share its location? :)
Word!
I had to come back through here and learn this again. Thank you so much mighty HiWatt!
Did a bunch of recordings, some older, i tried mastering them, it turned out pretty ok. I went back a month later, and listened, the levels were fine, some of the tracks were fine, but some, sounded so over compressed, it sounded like they were recorded in a claustrophobic bathroom. It all sounded perfectly fine at the time i finished them. They were never meant to actually be released, and were basically quick one take experiments. But, I realized what goes in, effects what comes out. Its a simple concept i completely overlooked. Intent matters.
My friend sent me your vocal processing video this morning. I love the way you explain the processes your using. Its not unnecessarily overcomplicated. Its enjoyable. (Some of these youtube "tutorials" are in-fucking-sufferable.) If anyone wants a laugh, i record under the name "slagseed".
Thanks for taking the time to make these videos Ken!
Thank you module8!!! Your comment is very inspiring my friend, I appreciate it ;-)
nice advice of printing only parts of tracks
thank you Ken Always great!
Ken, love the channel. Long time Skinny Puppy fan. Let me just say listening to most "tips and technique" music production channels can be pretty painful due to the pop music examples used. Finally behind the scenes of music us alternative people enjoy. I'd love to see more mix deconstructing sessions if you can work that in. :)
Thank you John, I appreciate your comment very much...very inspiring my friend ;-) For sure we’re gonna do more sessions exposing layers...can’t wait to do a couple on drum parts and loops too!!! Very fun deconstructing as you say, I do appreciate you sharing, thanks again!
Cheers, -hw
Thanks for this! Big fan for a long time.
Thank you r4x2, I appreciate that very much;-) So many sessions to share, looking forward to more details in the mastering department as well!!!
Thanks again for sharing, cheers to you! -hw
The iZotope SRC is amazing. I don’t know what’s going on with Sample Manager’s developer Audiofile Engineering, but I also really like their apps, esp Wave Editor, the predecessor to Triumph.
I don't know what it is...
But after I left the world of analog 4 track cassette tape,
44.1khz,16bit audio was always good enough for me.
Ken, can you show us how to master for vinyl, please? I know that the lowest bass must be in mono, but that's pretty much it. Can you share your experience on this, please? Love your channel btw!
I want to be like you when I grow up.
"pr-o-cessing the audio" That Canadian slipped out there!
thank!
I'm curious as to why you prefer 24/48 is there a particular sound quality that you like that differs from say 96, or 192, it would be cool to see you do a video on that!🙏✌
Max Matson thank you, I just made a note in my session book!!! Definitely hit on a BiG subject, and so worthy of a session of its own ;-) Stay tuned my friend, I look forward to recording that session for sure!!! Great suggestion, thank you 🙏🏻
Cheers, -hw
@@hiwattmarshall thank you for replying🙏 huge fan! BrAp oN!!¡!🎹🎧💫😵✋✌
I mostly want to know enough about mastering to be able to deliver mixes that a mastering engineer won't hate me for. :D If I ever have anything worth subjecting the public to hearing, I'll just find someone who I can afford that does good work and trust them to do their thing.
I once read about someone broadcasting a mix to a car stereo and using a cb to talk to the mix engineer. Mixing for car listening is hard. The engine harmonics and low mids cancel out.
Thank you Justin, you made me laugh out loud haha!!! That sounds like a total blast, I love it...might have to apply that to in ears on the sled this winter ;-)) Tuned mechanical mixing...you better TM it lmao! I appreciate you sharing, thank you Justin!!!
Cheers, -hw
HaHA, it IS a grounding wrist strap! @9:50
Audiofile Engineering made great apps, it’s a shame that they’re no longer.
Got a question... I don't expect you to answer, but what is that device going into your sleeve, that you plugged into later in the video...? Just curious, don't expect you to answer...
...just wondering if it's some kind of specialized audio tool, or a mic or something... Enjoying the videos! Thank you for sharing these tips and your process!
I noticed the same thing. I think it’s a tether that will eliminate a static charge.
Thank you Shayne, I appreciate your question ;-) Absolutely, that’s an anti-static wrist strap I’m wearing! Angry Red Planet hit it, it simply connects me to my system, which ultimately eliminates static discharge 💥💥💥. Another benefit is my touch controls (Avid Artist Control) work approx 1000% better with that connection. All of this is mostly due to the very dry climate I live in, particularly in the winter months ;-)). Works awesome, and keeps you from blowing a gasket while trying to make contact with a fader lmao
Cheers, -hw
@@hiwattmarshall Cool! Thank you very much for your response!!
How much do you charge to work on a track?