How I RECORDED, MIXED & MASTERED 'The Bad Boy' - using Cubase 11 and a few plugins.
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- Опубліковано 6 лип 2024
- Softube, Toontrack & Waves plugins. And my approach to recording & mixing in general. Especially guitar wise.
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‘The Bad Boy’ written by Euge Valovirta
All instruments by Euge Valovirta
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Euge Valovirta at 230V Studio, Allschwil, Switzerland
Timecodes:
- Intro: 0:00
- Guitar & Bass gear: 0:33
- Drum mix: 3:50
- Bass mix: 14:24
- Guitar mix: 19:40
- Mastering: 31:55
- Conclusion: 35:05
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Man, i can't believe that this channel doesn't have 1M subscribers. Euge is such everything, playing, mixing and doing fkn music. Keep goin man, this means a lot to all of us.
Thanks!
You don't record the Cab, and use headphones to mix! You are one smart "Bad Boy" who really knows how to use his equipment. Proof that talent, skills, good ears, and musicality will get you there. Thanks for sharing your work flow, recording, and mastering techniques. I think everyone who hears you on UA-cam has got to be impressed by how good everything sounds! Your advice to keep it simple, and start off with good sounds, is proof of the saying "If it sounds good, it is good." You put in the work, and you're getting excellent results. That must be extremely satisfying. It sure makes for a wonderful listening, and educational experience of this end. Thanks 😎
Yeah a good reactive load with a good IR is the same than a good cab with good speakers mic’d by a professional engineer and that’s exactly what the Suhr Reactive Load & Jens’ IRs are 👌😎.
Exactly👌. Thanks!
I think it sounds great. The levels are great, the balance is great, all the instruments cut-thru cleanly in the mix, it's punchy, I can't find anything wrong with it. It sounds totally professional, and we all know your playing is top-level... so the final product is going to be great! You have a fantastic setup over there! And you know how to use it. I tried to do the same thing 20 years ago, but I was lacking some pieces to make it all work. Today, musicians have more options that are affordable. The digital/computer stuff is studio-quality now. So many great plug-ins, it's hard to pick which ones to use!
Oh thanks man!
Yeah it’s amazing what you can do with modern technology (combined with old school - amps etc) nowadays.
So much has happened in the last few decades. I recorded my first album to a tape in a big studio, basically live with the band and nowadays I can create the same vibe at home and I love both ways 👌😎.
I didn’t realize how much there literally is to mixing and such. You are a beast Euge 🤘🏻
Yeah and my approach / way of doing things is really simple 😎.
Thanks! 😊
@@EugeValovirta230V Euge, have you ever tried an overdrive pedal called the Greer light speed? They claim it’s awesome. What I’m saying is that thing through the plexi may be so good it may kill us lol.
No I haven’t but maybe I need to get my hands on it 😎.
@@EugeValovirta230V Greer Amplification lightspeed organic overdrive. Lifetime warranty also they say when you buy one.
Superb, Euge! Great songs, great videos, great channel! Hope to see youn in Spain someday! Cheers
Thanks man! Hopefully someday indeed!
Awesomeness, I've been using Cubase since day 1. Great product.
It is indeed!
This is the best example of a great Musician!!. Not only a "killer" player.. All Knowledge in the procedures. Congrats Ev.
Sounds. Crystal. And powerful!!!!
Ps. Don't need to be an expert engineer. If this is you first project.. wow.
Thanks man! 🙏☺️
Informative video Euge, i like how you did not "alter" the guitar tones to much and left them alone!.. You are a excellent player and i enjoy your content, keep up the good content
Thanks! Yeah I like things to sound organic. Most of today’s music is way too processed & ”perfect” to my taste 😎.
@@EugeValovirta230V it sure is, which is a bummer
Thank you for your work , Euge. I am glad that one of those guitarists, whom I considered my teacher and thanks to whom I picked up the guitar again, now leads an educational channel on UA-cam. Despite the fact that I am still learning English, I try to carefully monitor the technique of playing the guitar.
Creative success and huge greetings from Russia. We are always happy to see you)
Oh thanks man! Really glad to hear! Keep working on it and it’ll be very rewarding 👌. There’s always new things to learn and that’s why I love playing guitar and music in general 🙏.
This should be shown in every audio school. Play well, take care the sound coming from the amp is already good and make only minor adjustments in the mix. Not piles of plugins and automation curves crawling through the mix. Make it simple. Extremely good video.
Oh thanks! Really glad to hear this!
Very generous of you to share your process, Euge. Really great
I thought that it might help & maybe inspire someone and many have asked me about this so of course 👌.
Glad to hear! Thanks!
Well what was really cool too for people is you going over the use of HPF/LPF. I mean, I've been recording for like 30+ yrs and only in the last 10-12 years have I really started using copious amounts of filters and actually have some nice h/w filters as well. But with the incredible software these days it's never been easier - I started on tape, before DAWs lol. You mention a few times "you can't really hear it" but you know the small change is there and a mix is cumulative. So if you're cutting out a lot of unnecessary energy across several tracks, you're just creating more headroom in the end, which is obviously great and why your tracks sound so clean ;) I for one have found that anything above 6600hz on e-guitars doesn't really do much (personally) and I guess that's why Randall Smith chose that frequency as his highest point on his graphic ;) There's actually a graph I used to have that showed the frequencies of most instruments and recall it being noted there as well.
Oh thanks man! Really glad to get input from a seasoned vet. Appreciate this a lot. 🙏
Oh I remember those days. First time I was in a studio we recorded on tape, then ADAT (you remember those VHS - kinda tapes) and then ProTools 😎.
@@EugeValovirta230V Ha, Oh I sure do remember those. Ground breaking but notoriously unreliable ;) Used them a few times, as well as an AKAI 1214 (same tape cartridge format) and then DA88s before moving to hard disk. Good times and fun memories. Thanks for reminding me haha
Yeah it was always a hassle and I remember the first time we recorded to hard disk it was like ”man this actually works and is reliable”. Well...the ”beach ball” happened quite often too with Mac in the early days of ProTools 😁.
Awesome !! Sounds really good ! Bravo
Thanks! Really glad to hear!
Excellent walkthrough.
Thanks!
New single rips man! Looking forward to the album!
Oh thanks man! Really glad to hear that you like it! 🙏☺️
thanks for sharing your knowledge on how to record, mix and master the bad boy, keep uploading
You’re welcome and glad to hear you liked this🙏. Thanks!
Pepita is taking notes!!!
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great song Euge! and was interesting to see a song from engineering side !
Thanks man! Glad to hear that!
Really awesome that you show how you mix and master your songs! I try to do the same thing and use as little as possible post processing as you do, if it sounds good while recording, it's good! I've seen a lots of videos where people mix their songs and use a shit ton of post processing and I have been wondering if you really need to do that. Great job Euge! Ps. Hiton kova biisi!
Thanks man!
Nasta kuulla!
If it works, it works!
Exactly 👌😎.
So you switched to sd3 from addictive drums now. Nice. Great software.
Yes 👌. It is indeed!
Fantastic video Euge! Do you plan to release more mix videos like this for other songs on the album when released? I find them very helpful as I learn to improve my own mixing skills 👍
Thanks! Really glad to hear!
I might do one or two since I mixed the songs pretty much like this. This was the first one I mixed so I used it as a template.
Great video as always! Amazing how good it sounds and you dont have a ton of tracks, tweaking and plugins going on. Shows it really comes down to great tone and playing in the first place. How different is this compared to Cyhra recording/mixingwise? Do you also record using mic(s) and cabinet? \m/
Thanks man! Indeed 👌.
We’ve used real amps, cabs, Loads, IRs, plugins, Kemper etc. Whatever gets the job done. You know if it sounds good it’s good 😎👌.
Thanks for sharing this with us. It is always fascinating to look behind the scenes and demystify the process. Maybe a question: How do you decide which tracks you double track and which not? Also, does it make sense to double-track the bass? Looking forward to more behind the scenes and recording tips.
Glad to hear this man!
I basically always double track rhythm - and clean guitars and pan them L/R. And harmony / melody guitar ’cos it’s quite hard to create a harmonized melody line with just one guitar 😎. So basically everything except the actual solo but sometimes I double / harmonize parts of a solo to bring some excitement etc.
It doesn’t make much sense to double bass since it’s usually in the middle of a mix with kick & snare so two separate bass lines in the middle would sound kinda messy 😊.
But many times I double everything just in case ’cos it’s harder to add stuff during mixing (especially if the mix is done by someone else) than leave something off.
I’m planning to do more videos about recording & mixing in the future 👌.
This is awesome and good work as always, Can you record the same with AMP1 mercury or Iridium ?
Thanks!
Yeah sure 👌. They both are great sounding tube amps. The reason why I didn’t use my Iridium on the album is ’cos I didn’t have it when I recorded the album 😎.
It's really hard work!
But fun 😎
Thank you! This is awesome stuff!
Glad to hear that man! Thanks!
@@EugeValovirta230V Have you played around much with the Fractal Audio AxeFX3. I bypass a lot of traditional stack, plug in to Axe and have that run a USB to my Mac. I can load up the IRS, cabs, reverbs, etc all in the hardware there. I record DI and wet signals in Cubase in case I need to re-amp. They just released a new firmware that is pretty on fire called Cygnus.
I haven’t played with any of those modern multi things. Too many knobs and stuff 😎. I prefer the simple good old tube amps and generally my approach is; the simpler the better and less is more 👌😊.
I know that they’re good and I’ve actually used a Kemper on a few albums here and there but in those cases the producer has always operated the device ’cos I just want to plug in and play.
@@EugeValovirta230V
Yeah - totally get it!! What’s great is that there are so many options today to make and record music! Rock on!
Indeed! 👌
Have you tried Two Notes TORPEDO? Amazing cab simulator, I use it religiously
Yeah it’s really good too 👌.
And so you do everything one your own!
On this album yes except my wife took the promo pics 👌😎.
Great song! Do you tried "IK's Lurssen Mastering Console" to the master?
Thanks! I don’t recall trying that. Or I’m not sure if I’ve ever heard of it 😎.
You are so Great bro!!!!!
Thanks man!
You are wellcome E!!!!!
Really enjoy your content. Greetings from ARIZONA. when u track the guitars from the SUHR box, what levels do u aim for in Cubase? -10 to -12dbfs?
Thanks! Glad to hear! I’m not much of a numbers guy but as long as it doesn’t clip and the light on my audio interface’s input stays on green I’m good 😎. I think it’s around -6 on Cubase by doing that.
@@EugeValovirta230V thank u. I really enjoy your videos and especially your style of playing and also your style of life and attitude towards things. It's awesome to watch and learn from. Guys like you are where the term "influencer" comes from.
Oh thanks man! 🙏☺️
Can you tell me what's the frequency low cut and hight cut you use? thank's!
Can’t remember what I used on this one but low cut just that it removes the low end mud and hi cut just so that it removes the (sometimes a bit piercing) highest highs. And these are done in the context of a full mix so it gives room for bass and for cymbals. Sometimes I don’t do these at all. Whatever my ears tells me and what sounds the best in the mix.
Do you have cubase pro, cubase artist, or cubase elements? They’re all different prices so I want to make sure I get the features you have
I had Cubase Pro for a while but went back to Logic about a year ago 👌.
In your amp guitar, do you use less gain because you have 2 tracks left and right or it is the same gain?
If I remember correct it was the same.
@@EugeValovirta230V I play with profile jcm800 2203 with tube screamer and cab jcm800 celestion 65 mike with 57 and 421 it is the best match that i try but i have to deal with de gain it is not easy to have enought gain or too much
U still own the eleven rack ?
It’s in storage in Finland and haven’t used it in a long time.
Now you have produced the song Uncle Euge can you send me the drum and bass tracks so that i can cover this sexy riff?😅😅
I’m gonna have to say no ’cos then it wouldn’t be a cover 😉🤟😊.
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SD3 and EZmix just works. Nothing to be ashamed about. I used it also on my first release: ua-cam.com/video/wULmcAT4rQc/v-deo.html
They do indeed. Oh cool! Will check that out!
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Kantapäät lävähti yhteen ja selkä suoristui 😎🕺.