Mixing Def Leppard's "Photograph" on an Analog SSL Console - GoPro POV
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- Опубліковано 12 гру 2018
- This is not an official mix, this is just for fun.
Song: Photograph
Artist: Def Leppard
International Mix Engineer, Daniel Duskin, has over two decades of experience working with world-renowned artists and mixing thousands of songs worldwide.
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My wife and kids were wondering what was going on downstairs. I was like "oh yeah, ohhhh man" while watching this video!
Where did you learn this?! TELL ME!..."I learned it by watching you, dad...okay?" Parents who rock out, have kids who rock out.
@@troyevitt2437 Thats True both my 25 and 17 yr old sons are complete metalheads. Even my 14 yr old cheerleader daughter prefers old school rock and metal most of the time. There are not too many teenage girls who can tell the difference between Rush, Yes, Van Halen Metallica and Iron Maiden. Yes, I am proud to have inspired their tastes.
@SkrIbbLe Definitely Cool! Pat yourself on the back and give yourself a handshake, cause everything is not yet lost!
after over 20 years of marriage they don't understand what I enjoy
For real man, when he brought that gated verb on the snare i was like OHHHH YEAHHHH 😂😂
My soul left my body when the Pultecs were engaged
Matt Perkins and the Neve
honestly the second half of the verse sounds so good as it is, throwing the pultecs in when that part hits just isn't fair haha
And the Neve
Tube magic. ⁂
that really took it to the next level
Some people are going to say that this sounds better just because "different" always sounds better when you are used to the original. However, in this case, that's not true. In this mix, he was able to enhance everything (not just 1 track, bass for example) so that the final mix, in my opinion, sounds even better than the original. I don't think the equipment is the reason, it's his ear. It was obvious to me in the first 10 seconds of the video that all of his equipment is just an extension of his brain...and he is the master of it. In his final mix, everything is more clear. The lead vocals are more out front, yet they don't drown out any of the other tracks. I can hear the lead guitar and bass more clearly also. Fantastic job Daniel..... you nailed it dude!
Phil Collen recently mentioned in an interview about watching an analog mixing of Photograph. I bet this is the one. How cool.
Imagine how good it would sound without youtube compression. A WAV or FLAC version of this would be amazing.
Final mix is at 8:36, for anyone who wants to come back and just enjoy that part.
This is great, by the way! I think I agree with what others are saying in that this is a better mix than even the original, which is not a low bar by any means! I heard things in this mix that I had no idea even existed in the original, and the last 30 seconds or so was just absolutely phenomenal and makes me wish the album had this mix in it.
Also, I am holding you personally responsible for any hearing damage I sustain from now on after finding this, because it is impossible to not turn this one up loud and rock out. I am joking of course! Keep up the good work!
When this song came out - I thought this was the greatest song ever. Still do.
Loved this band growing up, still bust Hysteria out every once and while.
I’m 50, but remember the very first time I ever heard this song. I was 15, school had just let out, and I was home with my boom box tuned to WMMS in Cleveland, OH. The DJ talked about some festival in Europe where Def Leppard and their new album and single had been the hit of the show. Then that first guitar string sound followed by that classic riff. Then when you combined that hard rock guitar sound with the harmonies in the chorus. A new age had begun. It enraptured me instantly like no other song ever has.
Dude.
When THIS song came out, EVERY-FUCKING-BODY thought it was the best song ever.
Cus it fucking WAS.
Just sayin'
pretty great
I got caught up in the MTV Friday Night Fights and Top 20 Countdown fervor when this song's video kept winning week after week after week.
This is golden. I had no idea there was a synth part in there. It's so subtle and fits so snuggly against those guitar parts. Amazing!
Thomas Dolby played that part credited under a fake name as "Booker T. Boffin"
Its pretty obvious in the chorus....
@@joshuawilliams124 Come to think of it, I do notice it in the pre-chorus now. 4:02 is definitely noticeable in Daniel's mix. I just never really heard it in the original mix.
It is really subtle but you can just make it out on the original. I'll be honest, I only noticed it last year 😁
Never noticed it before either.
Like watching Bob Ross paint. Happy little tree(cowbell).
uk7769 that hilarious as a gear head that made me Laugh.So true happy little reverb tails
LOL.. happy little reverb tails. You are too funny...
I don't normally say this but I think this is better than the original mix. Vocals are much clearer and the drums fit in the mix better for me.
There are VERY few mixes from the 80s that hold up against the standard of today, not so much the techniques but the gear has just got better by a mile.
@@bradmodd7856 but, the performances of today are nothing compared to those of the 80s, IMO.
@Hugh Jones and don't forget Who's Next. Stunning album.
@Hugh Jones and don't forget Who's Next. Stunning album.
Anything you hear that's different is going to sound better, the mix was the way it should be not what you think it should be.
I keep coming back to this cause it's such an amazing example of understanding how to mix such an amazing song with so many layers and still staying true to the band. Fucking epic work
This song will forever remind me of going to Europe with 30 other students from my high school in April ‘83. Specifically riding the tube in London, playing this song over & over again on my Walkman.
I had the great pleasure of working with the late great Mike Shipley who mixed all this stuff. Mutt worked with multiple slave reels and chances are good that these tracks were highly polished by the time these tracks were compiled. Sounds great but a lot of work went into prep before this stage was arrived at.
Ken Steiger lol...like a huge shit ton. Absolutely!
Even so, it's undeniably great.
yeah that makes sense: a good lesson in stemming
such awesome work
Mike killed himself....I still cant get past that.
That was like watching magic. Reminds me when I stood behind the sound engineer during Def Leppard at Fox Fest (Mud Fest) Seabird Iskand. 72 channels of magic. Back stage I witnessed (A few of us) Mr. Savage slip off stage during a song, and piss into a garbage can filled with ice and Snapple, and slip back on stage in time for his solo. A minute later the Stage Manager walks over and digs threw the snapple, grabs one, POP, chug. Pause..... smells his hand, bottle, hears us busting with laughter and he runs off. True story. Thanks for this video. Brought back awesome memories for me.
No way. 😂
The drums were sampled and played via a Fairlight CMI. They were not played live in the studio. The tempo is some weird 123.44 due to normal sync tape timing variations.
Finally! Someone that knows!
Nice! You brought out the growl and impact of the bass track that was mostly buried in the original. 👍
Big time! Amazing.
Gary M I thought I was crazy at first. I thought why have I never noticed that bass before it sounds really good lol
Mike Shipley would have been super proud (RIP) the original engineer. I watched several of your videos, I love it. A real console with real classic outboard. Not 400 tracks but 24 to 32 which is more than enough. This mix is phenomenon top notch.. I had to listen and watch this video 4 times. This my favorite record by def leppard. Before the drummer lost his arm in that car accident. I have got to get me some distressors now as well as fatso, I love the LA3 and LA4. Many people are not hip to the LA4. The kick drum sound awesome. The vocals are upfront and clear. BRAVO BRAVO. thanks Daniel for sharing your mixing skills. Awesome.
Gullfoss also makes the job)
R.I.P. Shipley
This is such a cool concept for a channel. Keep it up dude!
You don’t know how happy this video has made me. This is my all time favorite Def Leppard song and to clearly hear all the different channel and that ending instead of the fade out was simply amazing!
I’m glad I could make you happy, sonikku1011.
Absolutely incredible! Thanks for posting that. One of the best mix downs I’ve ever found on UA-cam and a classic song by the best!
I've been a def leppard fan my whole life. This is great!
So glad UA-cam recommended you to me. I could watch this all day. Please make more
So insightful. Many Mahalos for the post. I hope this is the start of a wonderful series!
i absolutely love the way you mixed the ending
A M A Z I N G ! ! ! What a remarkable updated mix! Sounds incredible! Brings such a great song new life!! Thanks for sharing these!
I had no idea watching a mix evolve could be so enthralling - more please!
More of these vids please!
Bloody brilliant!
👏👏👏👏
Damn this process was awesome to see. You gave this mix some crazy character and dynamics 🤘🏽
More please!! These videos are brilliant!
It's so crystalline on the final. That's just pure bliss. Man you clarified the shit out of my adolescence.
Phenomenal. It sounds so full and powerful yet so smooth. This is pure magic.
I like your newer video that has the changes you made and the gear you are using. Super cool work - more please!!!
Daniel Duskin you're a master engineer dude !! Great demo. I grew up on reel to reel masters in my dad's studio, it is absolutely THE manual transmission of recording engineering equivalent. Your skills are admirable. On a slight note my 13 year old asked if I knew about Equalization.... Boy ! We went into room sizes, carpet, concrete, wood rooms... Size of the room...acoustics..lows..highs..mids..decibels..hertz...megahertz...lol.... I said go to school if you're interested....a person who can EQ can have a job in any studio...
I loved your approach to this stem mix - you brought out detail while maintaining impact. Very well done! This goes to show that a mix can never be done, it’s about acting and committing to a vibe you’re feeling at that particular time, all the while dealing with time constraints. It is what it was and now what it is, with a fresh set of ears, this is the next level for this song!
Best! My favourite album! Thanks!
this was a pleasure to watch, thank you for your work
Love how the bass barks in this mix. Well done!!
Amazing! I cant believe how much texture the bass guitar has when its isolated.
This song STILL gives me the chills BIG TIME!
Sounds so great. Well done!! Love seeing how you arrived at the final. Very cool
As a sound engineer I'm still amazed how few know the drums came from a Fairlight
whats a fairlight?
@@shamicentertainment1262 Computer synth. Programmable, and could play sampled sounds... in this case, drums.
Here - ua-cam.com/video/GndHDM5uMv4/v-deo.html
@@shamicentertainment1262 What's a Fairlight? Terminator 2 soundtrack for starters... ;-)
@@robertscharlow Neat . . thanks! :))
As a drummer, I knew these were triggered samples. I wasn't sure if the samples were from a Simmons unit, or what. But that kick sound is incredible on a big stereo system.
Me thinks someone used to be a live concert engineer… this reminds me of doing soundcheck on a new FOH console from scratch, sometimes the actual show in a festival slot! (without the muting).
These days in my home studio, I don’t work NEARLY this fast unless under an extreme time constraint.
Great job!! Excellent balances.
Mix sounds fuller! Absolutely love it!!!
Dizzying mastery. Thanks! It's so cool to hear all the different elements in their raw form come together.
Amazing mix. You can hear the bass!
Incredible! as a musician/producer for 25+ years and watching you work, I hear stuff that sticks out or needs finesse almost at the same time you do, and its like an unspoken language watching you. Amazing and enjoy watching
Absolutely amazing job!!!! Thanks!!
This made me cry bro. It's beautiful.
This is perfection !!!.... I’m going nuts over this !!
Sounds so thicker and fuller..never even heard the bass line before this mix..much more enjoyable to listen to...that awesome.. Good job..thanks.!!
Yup, it needs even more of that incredible bass line….
Sounds massively thicker, then what I remember the original record to be…
Production of its finest!!!
Love it!!!!
Wow!!! Thanks for sharing. Great equipment and skills using it.
Love this!!! Awesome to hear this this again .. and for the first time .. in 35+ years!!
Nice to finally hear the rest of the ride-out solo at the end of the video. The song fades out normally and I always wondered what the rest of it sounded like.
I keep coming back to this video at least once a week.
So many fantastic elements to this track!
Sick idea! Love watching you work and sounds huge!
POV at it's finest! Love it!
Leppard guys should listen to this, amazing mix!
Beautiful Console! cheers to you man!
Iconic song. Thrillingly fun video - thanks! What a meticulous production.
You definitely have skills brother! Thanks for sharing. Loving the neve & pultecs on the master buss....
4:48 those pultecs really bring the mix to life, i guess it's the closest to a magic sauce as we can get.
These are so cool to watch!!
This was my favorite song when I was a kid, and this made me love it again like the first time I heard it. Thank you.
That was top class !! Amazing!
That's amazing!!!
Saw the moment when the soul was born.
Daniel, you are so amazing to watch mixing live in the box. You are such an Inspiration and I will follow you forever. I'm jealous of all your gear bro. I wanna sit in that seat and do what you do. Thank you for everything you share!!!
this has been my favorite song for about 3 years now. There's something so magical about the corus that just gets me every time, its like im hearing it for the first time when i turn it on. total timless mastepiece!
Fukn amazing. You sound guys need more recognition for your work(craft)...
This is a repainting of a masterpiece. Liked that very much, better balanced for me as my ears don't listen the same range as it used to be when I was a teen in the 80's. Congrats, Daniel !
That was awesome. Such talent.
Right on! Great made great work of Photograph!
This is the greatest thing I've ever heard. I MUST have an HQ copy!!!!
I never really liked this song that much until now.. you gave it a different life.. thank you!
Satisfying to watch and to hear..keep up the good job, and keep suprise us with some classic music and skills
FANTASTIC! I love the ending guitar solo and the ending chorus instead of the fade on the record! As I have always thought this is one of the best pop-metal songs ever written. Thanks... I Really enjoyed this!
Man i don't get tired of this video.
Effin amazing dude, just effin amazing🤘🤘
Please make more of these videos. Inspiring
I loved hearing the extended guitar solo and all vocal ending.
The ending is totally kick ass with the highlighted guitar outro. VERY cool!
I actually read *all* the comments on this video and they were unanimously good. You even get begrudging praise from the old timers. Great work.
This so has so many hooks its just fantastic.
Fantástic! Incrivel! Very GOOD!!!! Congratulations
Daniel, wow! Love love love it! And
a nice tribute to Mike Shipley (RIP).
...hey kids, this is how it's done! :)
Really enjoyed that, and really really great to hear Steve Clark's full end solo
Phil Collen* - Studio, Live outro 92 - Present
Steve Clark - Live outro 1983 - 1988
:)
It's Collen playing the main solo and the outro.
I swear ive watched this quite a few times. and everytime those Pultecs come in, I wanna cry its so pretty... I really hope you come back and do more...!!!
I love the gated drums with the right amount of reverb and compression. I miss those big board days, having to bus all your out board gear with cables. Good times.
Ohhhhhhh so your mix is already done in a protools session !!! you send your groups on the ssl and make the nice part on it ! AWESOME
This is such a good mix!!! I completely agree with people saying this mix is better than the original! Great job, man... You're a magician!!
This mix kicks ass! Amazing....
Make more videos, Daniel. I never tire of watching the ones you've already posted!
Awesome man👏🏻 thank you for showing us how is done. These type of videos are definitely something no body else is doing here.
AES has the video of a guy mastering an album on high-end outboard gear, but it's several years old. Still really cool watch if you haven't seen it, has subtitles all the way through
Kudos on bringing the sound of that bass out in the mix, sounds awesome..... lovely mixing, from a fellow sound engineer.
this is awesome and gave me a ton of insight on mixing in the box. much love!
Beautiful!!!
I've watched this video about 20 times over the past few years. I miss the vibe of working on big analog consoles...but don't have the room to put on in my tiny home studio.
If you told me you could make this song sound better than it already was, I'd have laughed. Listening to the final mix you created on my DT 770's and it just sounds huge, clear, and in so many ways better. There are details I heard for the first time in your mix I never even knew were in the song. Thank you so much for this, please do more!
Great song. Gorgeous gear.
Great work on this!! 🙌🏾♥️🙌🏾