yo 5, just wanted to say you are fucking awesome man and responsible for a lot of the engineering skills I have improved on. Thank you and please never stop nd know you are blessing many people - you will blow up this channel you deserve it. Cheers - ps. What got you into Engineering? purely curious :) ty
Aw man, I really appreciate this comment and more importantly am so happy to hear I could make a difference in you elevating your skills. Don’t forget about us little people when you’re making the big bucks😉 Honestly, what got me into engineering was NECESSITY. Almost everything I’ve done in music was a product of me being curious to learn so I could just do it myself without requiring other people. I think working with others is important and now I’m at a place where I do outsource stuff and collaborate more, but early on, when resources we’re thin, learning how to engineer to just mix my own beats and sound better got me going. Passion ultimately kept me there and got me to where I am now. I’ll probably do a video on this one day but hope it gave you some insight. Thanks again for the love! Truly means a lot 🙏🏼
@@5piece hahaha bro I think you will be taking the big bucks waaaaay ahead of me 😛 nah but that’s love - such a homie. That’s an interesting answer I respect the fuck out of that - and it makes sense too because I feel like as engineers we definitely get to exercise some of the “I make the decisions” sort of authority/freedom that I think as humans we crave .. within reason of course. It’s just so funny to me sometimes if someone wants a mix done a certain way and you know without a shadow of a doubt how to achieve that sound , in youe own way , that isn’t the loony way they are trying to describe it; and you smile 😁😁😁 “my pleasure / let me know if it sounds like you were going for” and if they are like omg it’s perfect - no one is harmed in the fact that they can’t see the DAW interface now that the song is printed - and it is exactly what they wanted - but you didn’t even do anything they necessarily asked for - Bc a non Engineer wouldn’t really know how to frame he request … aorrry for this long ass rant hahaha it’s just engineering so sauce and so unique person to person. But my original point like u said , when you are your own engineer it’s like you have a superpower- and all your music friends love you xD I would love if u did a video on ur background man ! I’m still a infant engineer - 2 years ish.. I spit too since I was way young but I’m not tryna get all side tracked procrastinating on dropping random songs when I need to first solidify my engineering haha - and beats / damn man ! There’s a lot to this shjt. I love it tho. Mad love from. Southern California !!!!
Amen - you spitting a lot of facts here. Us engineers do have a lot of power- but also need to be good at understanding our clients to deliver on their vision. Sometimes that comes with more freedom, other times it’s less (especially when a client has “demo-itus”) You definitely got me thinking more about making a more personal video. I definitely have some great content lined up that touches more on how to learn how to be an engineer coming soon, so I know that will help you as you come up. Really appreciate the love and ideas from you once again, definitely feeling the California love 🙏🏼
@@5piece bro you are such an awesome human being man :) mad love its a pleasure to have found your channel and I can't wait for all the content that is to come 🙏🤍and what you said about delivering the vision that’s facts. Such a good man! Hope you having a good weekend my man !!
Thank you! The good news is I do offer 1-on-1 lessons with folks who are interested. Once this pandemic is officially behind us I will likely bring back my in-person sessions and workshops. If you want to learn more about lessons with me, check out this link: 5piecemusic.com/1-on-1-lessons/
5piece, i heard advice from Dave Pensado - he uses compression on reverb AUX buss before adding Reverb to make that parallel track more tight. Your thoughts about this trick?
Could work! I actually tend to compress my reverb after to make it a bit more consistent but doing it upfront is an interesting approach I’ll have to try 👀
Boils down to preference. I typically have two reverbs: a plate and a hall. Plate is tighter and my preferred sound enhancer, but I also like having a really long ambient one available as well. Don’t be afraid to use more than one in a session! I often combine the two
It varies on the track and what I’m trying to achieve but I believe here the reverb is a post-fader send with the reverb send level dialled to a specific amount, rather than set to unity. I almost never have sends set to unity gain UNLESS I’m trying to figure out the sound and shape of the verb early on in a mix. Eventually though it does get dialled back (or maybe up!). I hope this helps!
yo 5, just wanted to say you are fucking awesome man and responsible for a lot of the engineering skills I have improved on. Thank you and please never stop nd know you are blessing many people - you will blow up this channel you deserve it. Cheers - ps. What got you into Engineering? purely curious :) ty
Aw man, I really appreciate this comment and more importantly am so happy to hear I could make a difference in you elevating your skills. Don’t forget about us little people when you’re making the big bucks😉
Honestly, what got me into engineering was NECESSITY. Almost everything I’ve done in music was a product of me being curious to learn so I could just do it myself without requiring other people. I think working with others is important and now I’m at a place where I do outsource stuff and collaborate more, but early on, when resources we’re thin, learning how to engineer to just mix my own beats and sound better got me going. Passion ultimately kept me there and got me to where I am now. I’ll probably do a video on this one day but hope it gave you some insight.
Thanks again for the love! Truly means a lot 🙏🏼
@@5piece hahaha bro I think you will be taking the big bucks waaaaay ahead of me 😛 nah but that’s love - such a homie.
That’s an interesting answer I respect the fuck out of that - and it makes sense too because I feel like as engineers we definitely get to exercise some of the “I make the decisions” sort of authority/freedom that I think as humans we crave .. within reason of course. It’s just so funny to me sometimes if someone wants a mix done a certain way and you know without a shadow of a doubt how to achieve that sound , in youe own way , that isn’t the loony way they are trying to describe it; and you smile 😁😁😁 “my pleasure / let me know if it sounds like you were going for” and if they are like omg it’s perfect - no one is harmed in the fact that they can’t see the DAW interface now that the song is printed - and it is exactly what they wanted - but you didn’t even do anything they necessarily asked for - Bc a non Engineer wouldn’t really know how to frame he request … aorrry for this long ass rant hahaha it’s just engineering so sauce and so unique person to person. But my original point like u said , when you are your own engineer it’s like you have a superpower- and all your music friends love you xD
I would love if u did a video on ur background man ! I’m still a infant engineer - 2 years ish.. I spit too since I was way young but I’m not tryna get all side tracked procrastinating on dropping random songs when I need to first solidify my engineering haha - and beats / damn man ! There’s a lot to this shjt. I love it tho. Mad love from. Southern California !!!!
Amen - you spitting a lot of facts here. Us engineers do have a lot of power- but also need to be good at understanding our clients to deliver on their vision. Sometimes that comes with more freedom, other times it’s less (especially when a client has “demo-itus”)
You definitely got me thinking more about making a more personal video. I definitely have some great content lined up that touches more on how to learn how to be an engineer coming soon, so I know that will help you as you come up.
Really appreciate the love and ideas from you once again, definitely feeling the California love 🙏🏼
@@5piece bro you are such an awesome human being man :) mad love its a pleasure to have found your channel and I can't wait for all the content that is to come 🙏🤍and what you said about delivering the vision that’s facts. Such a good man! Hope you having a good weekend my man !!
Bro u the goat! About time someone breaks everything down without skipping steps.
Great tutorial on Reverb , U reveal all the pros secrets,
Not a lie was spoke in this comment. Only the real ones recognize and appreciate it…you are one of the real ones. Thank you for watching! 🙏🏼
@@5piece U are Great
U are on Point
All tips are on Point
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Bruh please don’t stop making these. The money gone come if you keep going.
I started following you the other day and I’m so grateful to have come across your channel. Thank you for sharing the knowledge
Aw man I’m so glad I could help Elan! I appreciate you for watching and hope to continue to give you gems in my future content 💎
What was new to me was the side E Q and Saturation on reverb, Nice!
Amazing! So glad it helped Mark. I appreciate you watching and supporting 🙌🏼
THX
thank you so much sir.. learning and watching your videos lately.. much love from the philippines
Thank you Julius! Glad I could help. From 🇨🇦 to 🇵🇭 to the 🌎
I smashed it! You should start a 1 on 1 studio session with folks
Thank you! The good news is I do offer 1-on-1 lessons with folks who are interested. Once this pandemic is officially behind us I will likely bring back my in-person sessions and workshops. If you want to learn more about lessons with me, check out this link: 5piecemusic.com/1-on-1-lessons/
Thanks these are some amazing tips, game changing!
Thank you James! Appreciate you 🙏🏼
This videos are amazing. Thanks man
You’re welcome 🙌🏼
Wow, this video deserves more views and likes!
Thank you Resty. Slowly but surely we’ll get there 💪🏼
thankyou :)
great tutorial!
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perfect! can i find somewhere the same but for the delay?
Right here: ua-cam.com/video/mqoddx95Iy0/v-deo.htmlsi=Tgrt2h-8NOrKHVWQ
Invaluable lessons. Just loving the quality of your work. Would love to connect personally with you someday! ❤️
Thanks BHAVYA! Glad to be of service 🙌🏼
5piece, i heard advice from Dave Pensado - he uses compression on reverb AUX buss before adding Reverb to make that parallel track more tight. Your thoughts about this trick?
Could work! I actually tend to compress my reverb after to make it a bit more consistent but doing it upfront is an interesting approach I’ll have to try 👀
Which reverb type would you recommend for vocals ? Room , Plate , hall or chamber etc ?😊.. Thanks
Boils down to preference. I typically have two reverbs: a plate and a hall. Plate is tighter and my preferred sound enhancer, but I also like having a really long ambient one available as well. Don’t be afraid to use more than one in a session! I often combine the two
Did you keep the reverb aux fader on unity gain and on pre or post fader?
It varies on the track and what I’m trying to achieve but I believe here the reverb is a post-fader send with the reverb send level dialled to a specific amount, rather than set to unity.
I almost never have sends set to unity gain UNLESS I’m trying to figure out the sound and shape of the verb early on in a mix. Eventually though it does get dialled back (or maybe up!). I hope this helps!
@@5piece thank you!
Great, Next time delay sir.
Great suggestion! I’m on it for a future video 👍🏻