Great tutorial! There is an easy way to link saturator knobs. You have to group the saturator so You have the macro knobs, Map both the drive and output to one knob. Invert the range for the output. Set the ranges: Drive 0 to 36dB & Output 0 to -36dB. Voilà
@Dilby man I just wanted to say THANKS!, my production level has improved dramatically after I found your videos. There are many skilled guys out there teaching on youtube, but you're definitely one of the best.
So much good stuff in here. I literally always find somewhere that I can improve within your tutorials, thank you. As you might remember, I discovered Clip to Zero fairly recently (about a year ago) and it really boosted my mixes, but I've been refining that technique ever since then, so watching how you mix is really interesting. You use clippers differently to me, as I tend to push things up into the clippers (to zero), but not everything needs to be louder, and tbh I feel a bit silly for this, but I'd completely overlooked the threshold pot on K-Clip for taming HH transients. Also little things like shaving the attack off the open HH so the transient doesn't go crazy when they both play together... little things, but a big difference. This sort of stuff is really what sets the pros apart. Thanks again!
Thank you so much for including the Italian subtitles. Very useful for those who understand and speak English, but need a slightly slower listening pace. 🙏
I love the extended format. I find that it is helpful to see the process, not just the finished results. I'd watch a 10-hour video series of you working on just one track to see what you keep, what you reject, what you fix, etc. Keep up the awesome work! I can't believe that every time I open a new video, you have a new track -- you're the youtube house guru who actually is gettingi the work done!
A good tip when using haas effect is to play with the delay time whilst listening to the mix in mono. You'll find a specific time or times that sound best when in mono. Some values will even make the volume of the sound decrease dramatically or even completely vanish due to phase (not always a bad thing if you don't want a sound cluttering your mono mix). Then just check it still sounds good in stereo and you're all set!
Hey nice content thank you =) A small tip clipping using ableton, you can use macro to compensate the volume on the saturator. I made myself a small device to perform this. Open Saturator CTRL-G to create a device Map Drive and Volume to the same macro (Macro-1) Then right click on drive/volume and click edit macro map From here you can edit the range and the direction of the macro Not sure how we can deal with the lack of clipping amount display tho Cheers
literally just wrote this comment and saw yours haha. Yeah it's the most useful thing i've done with stock ableton devices.. gets used regularly every project.
So if I understand what you're saying, it is this: add a saturator to a track. Group it. Open the macros and click "Map". Click on the Drive and then map to macro 1. Click on the Output and map to macro 1. In the "Macro Mappings" panel, set min/max for drive to 0.00/36.0 and the min/max for Output to "0.00/-36.0". Unclick "Map". You can now dial up macro 1 and the drive will go up and the output will go down by the same amount. Correct?
@SakiiR I tried it and the range for the output was too strong. I dialled it back to about 0.00/-16, and that seemed like it kept the levels pretty steady. Probably need to fine tune that with a LUFS meter.
How do you deal with plugin delay compensation? I've recently been trying to switch to Ableton but constantly get tracks being out of sync and I hardly see any Ableton users talk about it.
@@JamesSefton you probably had "delay compensation" turned off. It's under the options menu. Here is an article explaining what it does. help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/209072409-Delay-Compensation-FAQ
@@dilbydj I should have been more specific. When I have a modulation a plugin (shaperbox or lfotool) after plugins that cause a lot of delays (fabfilter plugins, especially with linear phase settings) the track audio is no longer in sync with the rest of the song. So if I sidechain my bass with lfotool, but have fabfilter pro L2 before the sidechain on my bass, the volume is ducking at a different time to my bass. I've looked into it and it seems that Ableton calculates plugin delay compensation by comparing the audio at the start and end of the effect chain, meaning time sensitive effects in the middle of the chain are out of sync. I've found that putting an effect rack on a section of the effect chain will make Ableton bring the audio into sync for that effect chain. Meaning the only solution I can think of would be to have all my sidechain plugins in an effect rack and have them triggered by midi, which requires every sidechain plugin to have its own midi track.
I think the limiter in Ableton now has a softclip function. But to be honest, I suggest you get k-clip when it's on sale. I think clipping and limiting is an area where you get what you pay for and there isn't much of a substitute for the real thing.
I recently learned from a mix & mastering expert the clap/snare is a mono instrument and should be centred in the mix using a free plugin called Phantom Centre. So I've been centring the claps rather than keeping them stereo the past month. Anyone doing this?
@@dilbydjI think he’s asking where should the sound be when it comes to loudness that you’re going to compress with a “vintage” style compressor. Like a sweet spot before it hits the compressor. Cause they “add” some colouring even when you have 0db gain reduction on the compressor. Personally I’ve heard that -18RMS is the thing but then it depends what element you’re compressing. Cause a hi-hat with -18rms is gonna be way louder than a kick with -18rms. I think the best is to ask some reddit channels if Dilby can’t help you out with this.
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Great tutorial! There is an easy way to link saturator knobs. You have to group the saturator so You have the macro knobs, Map both the drive and output to one knob. Invert the range for the output. Set the ranges: Drive 0 to 36dB & Output 0 to -36dB. Voilà
@Dilby man I just wanted to say THANKS!, my production level has improved dramatically after I found your videos. There are many skilled guys out there teaching on youtube, but you're definitely one of the best.
So much good stuff in here. I literally always find somewhere that I can improve within your tutorials, thank you. As you might remember, I discovered Clip to Zero fairly recently (about a year ago) and it really boosted my mixes, but I've been refining that technique ever since then, so watching how you mix is really interesting. You use clippers differently to me, as I tend to push things up into the clippers (to zero), but not everything needs to be louder, and tbh I feel a bit silly for this, but I'd completely overlooked the threshold pot on K-Clip for taming HH transients. Also little things like shaving the attack off the open HH so the transient doesn't go crazy when they both play together... little things, but a big difference. This sort of stuff is really what sets the pros apart. Thanks again!
Thank you so much for including the Italian subtitles. Very useful for those who understand and speak English, but need a slightly slower listening pace. 🙏
I love the extended format. I find that it is helpful to see the process, not just the finished results. I'd watch a 10-hour video series of you working on just one track to see what you keep, what you reject, what you fix, etc. Keep up the awesome work! I can't believe that every time I open a new video, you have a new track -- you're the youtube house guru who actually is gettingi the work done!
Dilby has a 5hr faderpro course which i'd recommend.
great tip of the perceived loudness and how to mitigate for the congas
Even though my style of music is very different from yours, I really like to follow your mixing tips, they are very valuable! Thank you!
Thank You brother!! I've always struggled with volume leveling, the simplest thing yet still the most challenging, at least for me.
A good tip when using haas effect is to play with the delay time whilst listening to the mix in mono. You'll find a specific time or times that sound best when in mono. Some values will even make the volume of the sound decrease dramatically or even completely vanish due to phase (not always a bad thing if you don't want a sound cluttering your mono mix). Then just check it still sounds good in stereo and you're all set!
Best teacher for this kind of stuff on UA-cam no question. Great video bro … I’m still learning!
👌 thank you! 🙌
10:10 you could make a rack with a macro and tie the macro to both so that they turn at the same time, if you don't have 3rd party plugins
Amazing techniques !!!
Fantastic stuff mate. Really enjoying these
Gold like always! Thanks for this content, waiting for the next one!
Lovin these vids 🙏 class modern music production ✨
Can't you link the Ableton saturator parameters with a rack macro to auto gain?...great tips.
@@truthbetold2012 yeah, for sure. Someone suggested that and I made a rack.
@@dilbydj should have scrolled!...ableton racks hold big power.
Update KClip mate. New version has a much better display.
Ableton Saturator in Digital Clip mode with oversampling off will give you the exact same result as K-Clip in 1x oversampling mode.
Hey nice content thank you =)
A small tip clipping using ableton, you can use macro to compensate the volume on the saturator. I made myself a small device to perform this.
Open Saturator
CTRL-G to create a device
Map Drive and Volume to the same macro (Macro-1)
Then right click on drive/volume and click edit macro map
From here you can edit the range and the direction of the macro
Not sure how we can deal with the lack of clipping amount display tho
Cheers
@@SakiiR great idea 💡
literally just wrote this comment and saw yours haha. Yeah it's the most useful thing i've done with stock ableton devices.. gets used regularly every project.
So if I understand what you're saying, it is this: add a saturator to a track. Group it. Open the macros and click "Map". Click on the Drive and then map to macro 1. Click on the Output and map to macro 1. In the "Macro Mappings" panel, set min/max for drive to 0.00/36.0 and the min/max for Output to "0.00/-36.0". Unclick "Map". You can now dial up macro 1 and the drive will go up and the output will go down by the same amount.
Correct?
@@JasonPriebe yes sounds good
@SakiiR I tried it and the range for the output was too strong. I dialled it back to about 0.00/-16, and that seemed like it kept the levels pretty steady. Probably need to fine tune that with a LUFS meter.
10/10 videos
Dilby, sir, haircut is cool!
Thanks! 💪🏻
How do you deal with plugin delay compensation? I've recently been trying to switch to Ableton but constantly get tracks being out of sync and I hardly see any Ableton users talk about it.
@@JamesSefton you probably had "delay compensation" turned off. It's under the options menu.
Here is an article explaining what it does.
help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/209072409-Delay-Compensation-FAQ
@@dilbydj I should have been more specific. When I have a modulation a plugin (shaperbox or lfotool) after plugins that cause a lot of delays (fabfilter plugins, especially with linear phase settings) the track audio is no longer in sync with the rest of the song. So if I sidechain my bass with lfotool, but have fabfilter pro L2 before the sidechain on my bass, the volume is ducking at a different time to my bass. I've looked into it and it seems that Ableton calculates plugin delay compensation by comparing the audio at the start and end of the effect chain, meaning time sensitive effects in the middle of the chain are out of sync. I've found that putting an effect rack on a section of the effect chain will make Ableton bring the audio into sync for that effect chain. Meaning the only solution I can think of would be to have all my sidechain plugins in an effect rack and have them triggered by midi, which requires every sidechain plugin to have its own midi track.
Great vid!
Amazing job
Hi dilby! An alternative free plugin for clipping?
I think the limiter in Ableton now has a softclip function. But to be honest, I suggest you get k-clip when it's on sale. I think clipping and limiting is an area where you get what you pay for and there isn't much of a substitute for the real thing.
@@dilbydj thank you dilby, i always follow yours video and i think are brilliant,
Can't wait 😎✨
10:10 Macros?
I recently learned from a mix & mastering expert the clap/snare is a mono instrument and should be centred in the mix using a free plugin called Phantom Centre. So I've been centring the claps rather than keeping them stereo the past month. Anyone doing this?
how do you mix with analog compressor pluginas etc, it need to be in -18 rms?
@@lennartlennart2264 I don't really understand the question sorry mate.
@@dilbydjI think he’s asking where should the sound be when it comes to loudness that you’re going to compress with a “vintage” style compressor. Like a sweet spot before it hits the compressor. Cause they “add” some colouring even when you have 0db gain reduction on the compressor.
Personally I’ve heard that -18RMS is the thing but then it depends what element you’re compressing. Cause a hi-hat with -18rms is gonna be way louder than a kick with -18rms.
I think the best is to ask some reddit channels if Dilby can’t help you out with this.
Freeclip 2 by venn audio is also a very good clipper and its free
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