Hey All! I found out that Greg did an "Into The Lair" episode with Dave Pensado that talks in detail about their drum recording approach. It is a great way to get more detail on how the drums were originally captured. Check it out! ua-cam.com/video/wxxepqIwpB0/v-deo.html
One of the brilliant things for me about this particular "Making Records..." is the concept "this is a great drum recording, that's how drums sound, but this is what I did to get them to the final mix". I don't think this should go un-appreciated. I've been worrying for years, "my drum recordings are fine into the box, but I feel like there's a lot of work to be done to get them 'finished'. What am I doing wrong?". I also find myself thinking, "are my clients thinking, 'this guy doesn't know how to record drums properly and has to "fix" them with plugins'. This video has really helped adjust my perspective in a very positive way, so thanks for making it available, Eric!
@@DUwins Great advice but with a leviathan of a problem lurking beneath it. And its why I'm still a journeyman producer/mixer after... 20 years. Yeah, you can do what you want to make it sound the way you want, but you can do things to individual elements, tracks, whatever, and those changes can cause serious problems elsewhere. You can basically be creating problems for yourself. And later, when Leviathan swallows your ship whole, you may not even know that you created that leviathan as the ships timbers snap around you. Honestly, I'm a little trigger shy by this point. I see pro mixers and their MASSIVE eq boosts and it makes me sweat. I've become so conservative now. Like I'm afraid to touch the audio, like I want to do as little to it as possible. I try to get what I want on the way in, and from there, I do subtle nudging, gently shading. But my stuff is weak now. I don't know. It's easy advice to give, but difficult to put into practice when the complications of doing what you want to hear what you want destroy your ability to make other elements sound like you want them to sound, and destroy your ability to make the totality of everything sound like the totality of what you want it to sound like. That's my hard earned 2 cents.
you have literally just blown my mind into bits and pieces, what a revolution for bedroom warriors trying to get good drum sounds, you really opened up alot of out of the box thinking with this video and I appreciate it....holy cow I cant wait to start tracking and just start trying different stuff like this....ty
I've watched this particular episode so many times. I have gotten so much helpful and inspiring stuff from your youtube channel. Thank you so much for doing this.
I'm so glad I found your channel, thanks for all of your time to teach us these things and making us understand the process properly. Could you also a hip hop one as well?
i love you mannnnn...just discovered you after watching your interview with warren. that you would take the time to pass on the knowledge you've accrued says alot about you. may god bless you fa dat i know i do. THANK YOU. the best to you and you're family. happy new year from Kansas.
Really Great!!!! I have always liked your mixes very much and I really enjoyed realizing that I think in a similar way when approaching a mix. Thank you for sharing your knowledge so clearly. Really ... thank you very much.
I took so much from this video. Has some great tips and when applied in my own way has resulted in a killer drum sound in a track I'm mixing! Big thanks Eric!
after watching this, i hit demo on the UAD distressor, put it on a drum bus and used the settings from this video. i'm laughing at my desk by myself because of how it sounds now. holy shit. i. what. time to spend a week watching all these videos
I went through this videon in detail on a drum recording a friend of mine did for me. Very rewarding! Q: I would love to see a video where you do a "mix rescue" - mixing drums that are not that perfectly recorded for example. I never have the opportunity to record with the best mics, consoles etc so a common mixing situation for me always means trying to get a good sound from a not so good recording. Would love to see how you work in a situation like that Eric. Thank you a million once again for your videos!
Years later, I am getting really into natural drums sounds, and I am trying to use the dry kit as a reference for the drums im recording,, it is so freaking good dude!, and your mix on it just mad it so explosive, just incredible!
This is just unbelievably helpful. I've been working on a drum mix and been stumped as to how to get more life out of the recordings and this has given me so many ideas.
5:41 kick
22:40 snare
28:07 toms
31:35 overheads
33:40 hi hat
:)
THANK YOU
damnthatstite thank you! I watched the whole thing but wanted to go back and review certain sections. This helps!
Legend
👏👏👏
Thanks!
Hey All! I found out that Greg did an "Into The Lair" episode with Dave Pensado that talks in detail about their drum recording approach. It is a great way to get more detail on how the drums were originally captured. Check it out! ua-cam.com/video/wxxepqIwpB0/v-deo.html
Your welcome! ;-)
Nolly brought me here
no wonder he's amazing, he learned a lot from other amazing guys like Eric
It's true what they say: "Eric Valentine is your favourite producer's favourite producer"
100% haha
I absolutely can't believe these are free. This was fantastic and I'm so excited to watch the others. Cheers!
Welcome to youtube bro
One of the brilliant things for me about this particular "Making Records..." is the concept "this is a great drum recording, that's how drums sound, but this is what I did to get them to the final mix". I don't think this should go un-appreciated. I've been worrying for years, "my drum recordings are fine into the box, but I feel like there's a lot of work to be done to get them 'finished'. What am I doing wrong?". I also find myself thinking, "are my clients thinking, 'this guy doesn't know how to record drums properly and has to "fix" them with plugins'.
This video has really helped adjust my perspective in a very positive way, so thanks for making it available, Eric!
@@DUwins Great advice but with a leviathan of a problem lurking beneath it. And its why I'm still a journeyman producer/mixer after... 20 years. Yeah, you can do what you want to make it sound the way you want, but you can do things to individual elements, tracks, whatever, and those changes can cause serious problems elsewhere. You can basically be creating problems for yourself. And later, when Leviathan swallows your ship whole, you may not even know that you created that leviathan as the ships timbers snap around you.
Honestly, I'm a little trigger shy by this point. I see pro mixers and their MASSIVE eq boosts and it makes me sweat. I've become so conservative now. Like I'm afraid to touch the audio, like I want to do as little to it as possible. I try to get what I want on the way in, and from there, I do subtle nudging, gently shading. But my stuff is weak now.
I don't know. It's easy advice to give, but difficult to put into practice when the complications of doing what you want to hear what you want destroy your ability to make other elements sound like you want them to sound, and destroy your ability to make the totality of everything sound like the totality of what you want it to sound like.
That's my hard earned 2 cents.
6:26 - Kick is from “ Ice Cube - You Know How We Do It “ it’s easy to sample too :)
Thanks a lot man!
anyone have this uploaded?
@TENN davidsubban@hotmail.com if you can sirr
you have literally just blown my mind into bits and pieces, what a revolution for bedroom warriors trying to get good drum sounds, you really opened up alot of out of the box thinking with this video and I appreciate it....holy cow I cant wait to start tracking and just start trying different stuff like this....ty
Eric is an audio god and this is an incredible gift he’s giving the audio world. Very grateful.
The FabFilter Saturn trick on toms is next level... holy crap
much simpler than adding like 3 or more plugins to get cannon like toms
that kick gate key is a great tip. thanks for that, would have never thought of that. genius
Best drum mixing tutorial on the internet, hands down!
Loving these, keep 'em comingggg
Thank you for putting these out!
This is so good. Thanks for making this Eric!
Lovely, thank you for doing this!
Pure GOLD! Thank you for sharing this, always liked how the drums sounded in your recordings
Can’t thank you enough for making these videos Eric! Taking a peak into your process is so incredible
Great job! Thanks!
Phenomenal sounding mix. Great content!
Amazing as usual, you are a treasure.
Brilliant! thanks for sharing your talent.
Thank you, so fantastic!
So happy to have found this channel, huge fan Eric. Will be watching all of these vids.
amazing stuff!!!!!
Great stuff. Thank you, Eric.
Wonderful! You are the man!
SO subscribed. Thanks, Eric!
Brilliant! Thanks Eric.
Just... Thank you!!!
Eric, you are an animal dude! This is such an amazing resource. Thank you so much!
You make my Day! Thanks very much ;)
Doc you’re a genius!
these videos are absolutely epic. Thank you for sharing your thought process and mindset while working. Love learning new tricks!
One of the best mixing videos out there!!!
Thanks Erick, you inspire us!
Love it!!
Thanks for the series Eric, i've learned a lot from this I can use on an upcoming project.
Thank you for the great tutorial Eric!
Amazing video Eric. Thank you so much!!!
Awesome! Thanks Eric.
These videos are amazing! Thanks for sharing your techniques with us =)
THANK YOU FOR THESE VIDEOS! So many gold nuggets of wisdom. I feel richer and empowered!
Great video thanks!
Great video! I learned a ton. Thanks so much Eric!
Amazing thankyou for this!!!🙌🏼
Fantastic! Thank you, I learned a lot...
Oh man - this was FANTASTIC! Subscribed. Cheers.
What a great channel. Thanks for sharing the process!!
Eric, I come back to this often. Very inspiring and so generous of you to share.
This walkthrough was informative and inspirational, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to share this type of insight! Simply amazing!
The eq moves are mind-blowing.
Thank you Eric! (From Italy )
I've watched this particular episode so many times. I have gotten so much helpful and inspiring stuff from your youtube channel. Thank you so much for doing this.
The most informative mixing video I've ever seen. I can't believe it's free.
Eric, you're the best, thank you!
Thank you Eric 🙏👍
Learning a ton of new techniques! Thanks for sharing your process!
Thank you for doing this Eric! I went to AES NY once and heard your presentation and was very impressed by it!
Fantastic!! Killer sound!! 👌 Thank you so much, Eric!! I really appreciate it. You've got a new subscriber. 🙂 All the best!
Thank you Eric for making these videos, totally inspiring and so very informative.
big upsss . This channel is a dream come true :-)
I'm so glad I found your channel, thanks for all of your time to teach us these things and making us understand the process properly. Could you also a hip hop one as well?
This is a nice watch for sure!
This video is incredible. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!
Thank you Eric! This is absolutely insane...!!
HUGE. Can't believe I just found this channel.. Thank you, Eric!!
Thank you very much for sharing these pearls of technique Eric. Very much appreciated
So many really good ideas that I will start using immediately. Thank you so much Eric!
This is unbelievable man, I couldn't subscribe quick enough!
What an awesome video!! Thanks for sharing all these greats tools and tips!
I watched the first 30 seconds of this Video and had to subscribe.. I am a big fan of yours, thanks for doing this!
Love this series! Would love to see something TBS's "Louder Now" album. Such cool sounds on that whole thing.
What an awesome step by step. Thanks for this. Really great tips in here.
thank you so much Eric. Keep up the good work, incredibly helpful!
Amazing stuff man!
thank you Eric, I learned a lot :).
Just found this channel. Great stuff! 🔥
Damn Eric, now that I've watched your tutorials I'm gonna have to make the best sounding rock album ever.
Love the video. Lots of mid boosting and sounds great. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for this!
amazing!
That was incredible 🙌 squeez’n the juice! Mind blowing techniques to achieve such a rich, thumpy mix. Loved that so much. Thank you
I Just learned so much
i love you mannnnn...just discovered you after watching your interview with warren. that you would take the time to pass on the knowledge you've accrued says alot about you. may god bless you fa dat i know i do. THANK YOU. the best to you and you're family. happy new year from Kansas.
Really Great!!!! I have always liked your mixes very much and I really enjoyed realizing that I think in a similar way when approaching a mix. Thank you for sharing your knowledge so clearly.
Really ... thank you very much.
Most awesome guy ever.
Great. Now I gotta go back and gate my room mics. Awesome video.
This guy seems do be so friendly and good-hearted, I feel peaceful after watching this
*clears throat*
"Phil Collins record"
That made me laugh.
Killer drum sound. Thanks for doing these Eric. Seriously informative. You're a mensch
Great! I never get the drums to sound right, this helps a lot. Thanks!
Killer!!! Thanks man
Best video for drum mixing, and I’ve seen em all!
It was a privilege to see a great engineer and musician do his thing. Thanks so much Eric.
I took so much from this video. Has some great tips and when applied in my own way has resulted in a killer drum sound in a track I'm mixing! Big thanks Eric!
Thanks man, this was very helpful, I enjoyed listened to those drum tracks :D
this is still the best drum mixing tute on youtube
so cool . thanks man
best drum mixing video
after watching this, i hit demo on the UAD distressor, put it on a drum bus and used the settings from this video. i'm laughing at my desk by myself because of how it sounds now. holy shit. i. what. time to spend a week watching all these videos
I went through this videon in detail on a drum recording a friend of mine did for me. Very rewarding!
Q: I would love to see a video where you do a "mix rescue" - mixing drums that are not that perfectly recorded for example. I never have the opportunity to record with the best mics, consoles etc so a common mixing situation for me always means trying to get a good sound from a not so good recording. Would love to see how you work in a situation like that Eric. Thank you a million once again for your videos!
Years later, I am getting really into natural drums sounds, and I am trying to use the dry kit as a reference for the drums im recording,, it is so freaking good dude!, and your mix on it just mad it so explosive, just incredible!
This is just unbelievably helpful. I've been working on a drum mix and been stumped as to how to get more life out of the recordings and this has given me so many ideas.