I'm no pro but I find a mix is easily refinable when you play it on phone speakers, consumer speakers, headphones and Bluetooth speakers to find any issues in the mix. The imperfect listening device makes your mistakes more obvious
1. phase align multiple mics (1:37) 2. phase align snare and overheads (4:27) 3. The Tom Trick (Aix Dsp mult-band gate) (6:46) 4. reducing snare bleed in the overheads (10:32) 5. EQ excessive low end and high end out of reverb (13:46) 6. creating a separate low and high control from the same source (17:40) 7. Panning guitar reverbs opposite of the source (21:29) 8. Using dynamic delays and reverbs (23:38) 9. Using distortion and saturation (27:32) 10. Use multiple reverbs and delays (31:40)
@@Producelikeapro Np, it was fun to finally be one of the people here early enough to do the timestamps. I always appreciate these on other videos and thought I'd take a turn. Thank you for all the tips. My PLAP lifetime membership is definitely paying for itself, a great value. And that's not even mentioning the priceless community.
Here's my top three tips. Three things I had to learn the hard way! 1. Always ALWAYS check your mix on other monitors 2. Compare your mix to reference tracks 3. Fix problems at the source, or early on, if possible
It really creeps me out when I am on youtube searching for info and you upload the exact thing I am looking for at the same time I'm looking for it!! But I appreciate it!!
Congrats on the thousandth video! I can't tell you how much your channel has helped make the mixing world not only less daunting, but truly exciting to learn. I'm now mixing my first solo album using a lot of the tips I've learned from you over the years. Can't thank you enough for contributing so much to this community. Cheers Warren!
My number 1 tip is to EQ before you do the compressing so that you get rid of all of the sounds that you don't want and then enhance the sounds that you do want through compressing. That technique has saved me so much time in the studio.
I've found that I prefer using compression before EQ on drum overheads if I'm trying to squash down the snare compared to the cymbals. If you EQ out all the low end first then the main sound that makes the snare too loud isn't there to trigger the compressor in the correct way.
I’m looking forward to the next generation of producers and mixers that learned all these things in no time with a couple of your videos. Great! It would be really nice if you could do a video about automation. This can transform a rather „static“ mix into something extraordinary and is hard to get right.
Great tips, thank you, Warren. I love the one to reduce snare bleed in the overheads. I have an idea for future content. A video series would be awesome. The story line would be to accompany an artist and his or her producer for the entire production process of an song. From songwriting, pre-production, hire studio musicians, cutting the tracks, mixing, mastering and finally publishing. Maybe it's possible to involve and interact with members of the Academy or the whole Community to get things like artwork or promotion material done or even to contribute parts as musician. Sounds a bit like a reality TV show, doesn't it? I know it's a huge venture and I'm not sure if it feasible, but sounds very interesting to me.
Amazing how much "swing' got reintroduced to the kick just by doing the initial phase align of the three mic"s. It got it's groove back. Thanks Warren, always illuminating, always fun!!
After watching this I'm so inspired to mix the next song not only of the tips you share with us but watching you being so entusiasthic and passionate about what you do in your life
Ahhh this is where I heard align the overheads and snare👌 My drummer got all worried until he heard it haha. I have to go back thru and refresh myself sometimes and yup, Warren always dropping the best info💥
Have just done the 7. Panning guitar reverbs opposite of the source (21:29) tip, and learned how to do it in Tracktion 7. Great tip thanks Warren, sounds amazing!
Another Marvellous video by Warren! When the master speaks we listen. The best encyclopedia of music production on the web period! I remember when your channel started mate and it has grown into a world class schooling for so many people. We owe you a grate debt of gratitude for being the original guy who let us in and all become your interns. Keep safe mate and best wishes. :-)
I have always done a similar guitar technique for live engineering - in a medium sized venue where the guitar amp is audible in the audience I would often drop a reverb and eq on the backline mic and pan right over to the opposite side of the stage - then do the same with the second guitarist - the sound on stage was massive and full in the mix.
I like to use a dynamic EQ on the bass track and sidechain the bulk of the kick frequencies and use the kick to trigger the sidechain so it will duck the main kick frequencies out of the bass track when the kick hits allowing for the kick to stand out more and the bass to help put more sub into the kick making it so your kick doesn't get lost in the mix and your bass is made up of all of the frequencies it lost by the kick replacing those frequencies therefore making your mix more bass heavy and punchy. this works great when mixing 808s and kicks especially.
the way you add plug ins to each track is probably the most impressive thing in this video. i thought you were using hot keys, and then i thought you might have fast forwarded the video. Holy crap man..you da man. & thanks for all the help along my mixing journey. best wishes from here in south central!
Also, LOL to that fact that youre killing two birds with one stone. Bird 1 being teaching us knuckleheads how to mix, and bird 2 being the mixing of a track!
damn scratch tht last comment since ive def heard you teach using this song before! haha "that ride is the loudest thing ive ever heard, in my life! youre a good man, warren!
I fell like I mess this eq pattern up by doing it all on one channel. I still have problems with low end and muddiness. I'm just trying to do better. Seeing how you do things with your Bass guitar is an interesting learn. @@Producelikeapro
I've actually had success using that delay trick on an acoustic guitar, but in reverse. As the guitar is playing it has a nice delay going and then as the section or song ends, turn off the delay so the last line of guitar stands out super clean with no delay. Thanks for all of the content you share, there are always *really* useful tips!
Such a good lesson while eating lunch. I'd give it 2 thumbs up if I was allowed. Thanks for all the great advice and direction. Stay safe and germ free and keep'm coming. Cheers.
Always great watching your videos, keeps the spirits up during these pretty miserable times! I've just completed an Audio Engineering course so these videos are keep up my motivation for all things recording/mixing/mastering!
I'm an amateur singer songwriter and compose and arrange all my sessions on my own, the question I would like to ask is, from the starting point of recording is it best to record everything at 0db in the DAW, then adjust individual volumes accordingly up or down at the mix stage. The reason is ask this is that I often find I pull down the individual volumes at the start of recording then adjust up as I progress with other parts in an effort to try and blend everything together. Thanks KC.
Awesome Tips! Thank you Ever so Much Warren!!! You really help me on fixing my Bass Guitar! I could not hear my kick in the chorus, due to over processing my single DI track!
Some useful tips here! Thank you, Warren... Interestingly, I find just the opposite with vocal verb. In the 1st. verse, when the band is less busy, I find there's room for a longer and bigger verb. Later in the song, as the band gets louder and busier, I find that there is less room, and I need to shorten the verb to make room in the mix for other added parts.
Hello Warren, what is a good trick on balancing every elements in a mix? I'm having a hard time having a good balance between everything. Thank you very much!
Hi Dave, marvellous question! I start with balancing and panning everything before even applying any compression or EQ! That way from the beginning I'm firmly connected to the song!
I love your trick from another movie of yours. Sidechaing reverb and delays at the vocal! 🙏🥰 The bass trick is also very good. The di signal for the low end and the amp mic sound for the medium and high tone sounds on parts. Killer trick for magic bass sound lowend control And several revebs and dealy also use very good trick! Correct phase in the kick very important! If you use 2 or 3 mic for the kick there is more punsh and lowend definition I love 3 mic increments. 2 mic in the bass drum Lewitt Rex 640 this mic is awesome and kick kick lewitt Rex 340. That gives massive lowend and punsh. The big advantage is that you are very flexible with the kick sound if you use 3 mic! 😉 The same with snare 2x top 1 condensser 1 dynamic and 1 bottom condensser or dynamic which comes better! I love condensser. My approach to a mix. Step 1 Listen to song volume to suit the individual sound 2nd step edit drum .. 3rd step Bass sound 4th step Listen to drum and bass together (if bass and drum sound does not get enough, the mix collapses itself! That has to push especially with rock and punk rock! 5th step Guitar Sound and panning of the guitar 6th step drum listen to bass and guitar together 7th step Vocal and delay and reverb 8th step drum and vocal (kick snare and vocal must be right in volume)! Step 9 So! Listen to bass and guitar and vocal together and refine the mix 10th step keys 11th step Listen to everything together Step 12 Backing vocal, If there is. Important panning not neglected and reverb and delays! Step 13 And listen to everything together again. Step 14 Take a break for your hearing and listen to it again the next day Step 15 Adjust and refine the mix Step 16 If it fits then mastering comes when you can! 😉🤟 Otherwise it is better to send it to a mastering studio if you are not sure! 😉 Mastering is an art in itself. Have fun mixing and trying everything! 🙏 And thank you very much to warren for your work, what you are showing us! Thank you very much. Greetings from switzerland! Remains healthy🙏
What is your #1 mixing tip?
Parallel compression
I'm no pro but I find a mix is easily refinable when you play it on phone speakers, consumer speakers, headphones and Bluetooth speakers to find any issues in the mix. The imperfect listening device makes your mistakes more obvious
Take A LOT of breaks and take care of your ears
Watch Produce Like A Pro
Leveling the volumes. It may seem like such an easy task however whenever a particular track is too loud it can ruin everything.
1. phase align multiple mics (1:37)
2. phase align snare and overheads (4:27)
3. The Tom Trick (Aix Dsp mult-band gate) (6:46)
4. reducing snare bleed in the overheads (10:32)
5. EQ excessive low end and high end out of reverb (13:46)
6. creating a separate low and high control from the same source (17:40)
7. Panning guitar reverbs opposite of the source (21:29)
8. Using dynamic delays and reverbs (23:38)
9. Using distortion and saturation (27:32)
10. Use multiple reverbs and delays (31:40)
Hi Blue thanks ever so much for sharing!! You Rock!!
thanks for this , really helpful...
@@Table-Top yes, agreed!
@@Producelikeapro Np, it was fun to finally be one of the people here early enough to do the timestamps. I always appreciate these on other videos and thought I'd take a turn. Thank you for all the tips. My PLAP lifetime membership is definitely paying for itself, a great value. And that's not even mentioning the priceless community.
Hi Blue wow! Thanks ever so much my friend! It’s amazing having you as part of our community my friend!!
Here's my top three tips. Three things I had to learn the hard way!
1. Always ALWAYS check your mix on other monitors
2. Compare your mix to reference tracks
3. Fix problems at the source, or early on, if possible
Fantastic! Thanks ever so much Alex! You Rock!
Very important!
@@maxuno8524 yes, agreed!!
It really creeps me out when I am on youtube searching for info and you upload the exact thing I am looking for at the same time I'm looking for it!! But I appreciate it!!
Haha sorry! Crazy coincidence! Thanks ever so much for watching! I appreciate your support!
Congrats on the thousandth video! I can't tell you how much your channel has helped make the mixing world not only less daunting, but truly exciting to learn. I'm now mixing my first solo album using a lot of the tips I've learned from you over the years. Can't thank you enough for contributing so much to this community. Cheers Warren!
My number 1 tip is to EQ before you do the compressing so that you get rid of all of the sounds that you don't want and then enhance the sounds that you do want through compressing. That technique has saved me so much time in the studio.
I've found that I prefer using compression before EQ on drum overheads if I'm trying to squash down the snare compared to the cymbals. If you EQ out all the low end first then the main sound that makes the snare too loud isn't there to trigger the compressor in the correct way.
I’m looking forward to the next generation of producers and mixers that learned all these things in no time with a couple of your videos. Great!
It would be really nice if you could do a video about automation. This can transform a rather „static“ mix into something extraordinary and is hard to get right.
Thanks ever so much Johnny! Yes, automation is a big discussion and I'm excited to do another video on it!
#1 Tip is: To learn from you Warren 😉👍🏾👌🏾
Hi Jamal Johnson thanks ever so much my friend!
Warren, ur doing my head in mate, taking me to deep waters and teaching me to swim, the mind resists, but the spirit loves it, very greatful.
This is definitely one of your best videos out about tips and tricks.
Thank you so much Warren, take care
This guy is a freaking gem. Thank you so much for the all your videos!
Great tips, thank you, Warren.
I love the one to reduce snare bleed in the overheads.
I have an idea for future content.
A video series would be awesome.
The story line would be to accompany an artist and his or her producer for the entire production process of an song. From songwriting, pre-production, hire studio musicians, cutting the tracks, mixing, mastering and finally publishing.
Maybe it's possible to involve and interact with members of the Academy or the whole Community to get things like artwork or promotion material done or even to contribute parts as musician. Sounds a bit like a reality TV show, doesn't it?
I know it's a huge venture and I'm not sure if it feasible, but sounds very interesting to me.
Its just wonderful to see someone is still jazzed in these rather down times. Art does indeed make life exciting.
Mixing tips are an absolute necessary to the whole of recording! Fine advice as always!
Thanks ever so much my friend! I really appreciate your support!
@@Producelikeapro It's a great pleasure to always support! Great knowledge passed down indeed!
@@RC32Smiths01 you're very kind my friend!
@@Producelikeapro Why thank you!
Amazing how much "swing' got reintroduced to the kick just by doing the initial phase align of the three mic"s. It got it's groove back. Thanks Warren, always illuminating, always fun!!
After watching this I'm so inspired to mix the next song not only of the tips you share with us but watching you being so entusiasthic and passionate about what you do in your life
Wow... That Snare trick is the shznit! Very cool! That Multiband Gate looks amazing.
Congrats on reaching that 1K videos milestone.
Thanks ever so much Mark! You are very kind!!
Wow its taken most of my life to realise I want to learn about mixing and Mastering, many thanks for you brillian lessons
You're so into it, it's a pleasure to watch. Thank you.
Thanks ever so much!
Sometimes you get the perfect video at the perfect time. This was one of those times!
You are very kind Cory!! Thanks ever so much my friend!!
Ahhh this is where I heard align the overheads and snare👌 My drummer got all worried until he heard it haha. I have to go back thru and refresh myself sometimes and yup, Warren always dropping the best info💥
Have just done the 7. Panning guitar reverbs opposite of the source (21:29) tip, and learned how to do it in Tracktion 7. Great tip thanks Warren, sounds amazing!
Another Marvellous video by Warren! When the master speaks we listen. The best encyclopedia of music production on the web period! I remember when your channel started mate and it has grown into a world class schooling for so many people. We owe you a grate debt of gratitude for being the original guy who let us in and all become your interns. Keep safe mate and best wishes. :-)
Agreed
These tips have become my go to 'tricks'. Thank you for sharing this ever so valuable information. You rock and roll!
I have always done a similar guitar technique for live engineering - in a medium sized venue where the guitar amp is audible in the audience I would often drop a reverb and eq on the backline mic and pan right over to the opposite side of the stage - then do the same with the second guitarist - the sound on stage was massive and full in the mix.
Fantastic video Warren. I've watched it three times now. Really great information.
Warren you are a wise man. Thankyou for share this knowldege.
I like to use a dynamic EQ on the bass track and sidechain the bulk of the kick frequencies and use the kick to trigger the sidechain so it will duck the main kick frequencies out of the bass track when the kick hits allowing for the kick to stand out more and the bass to help put more sub into the kick making it so your kick doesn't get lost in the mix and your bass is made up of all of the frequencies it lost by the kick replacing those frequencies therefore making your mix more bass heavy and punchy. this works great when mixing 808s and kicks especially.
I've learnt more from your tips in the last couple of years or so than I did fumbling around on my own for over ten years.. Youz da man!
Blew my mind Warren thank you!! Can't wait to implement these techniques!!
the way you add plug ins to each track is probably the most impressive thing in this video. i thought you were using hot keys, and then i thought you might have fast forwarded the video. Holy crap man..you da man. & thanks for all the help along my mixing journey. best wishes from here in south central!
Also, LOL to that fact that youre killing two birds with one stone. Bird 1 being teaching us knuckleheads how to mix, and bird 2 being the mixing of a track!
damn scratch tht last comment since ive def heard you teach using this song before! haha "that ride is the loudest thing ive ever heard, in my life! youre a good man, warren!
I like the Bass trick. Love that sound.
Glad you like it!
I fell like I mess this eq pattern up by doing it all on one channel. I still have problems with low end and muddiness. I'm just trying to do better. Seeing how you do things with your Bass guitar is an interesting learn. @@Producelikeapro
The snare trick, can't wait to try it. Thanks for the thousanth time Warren!
Tried it, and yes what a great tip to share. I now have that snap I am always trying to get. Thankyou
This trick of the overhead compression sidechaning with the snare is amazing. I will try it in my next project.
Thanks ever so much! Stay safe, happy and healthy! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Thanks for sharing your wisdom Warren. Love the dynamic delay & reverb trick especially.
0:46 marvelous bro💥
Haha thanks
I've actually had success using that delay trick on an acoustic guitar, but in reverse. As the guitar is playing it has a nice delay going and then as the section or song ends, turn off the delay so the last line of guitar stands out super clean with no delay. Thanks for all of the content you share, there are always *really* useful tips!
Another superb video, as usual, this is easily the best recording studio production youtube channel out there.
Wow! Thanks ever so much
You are so fast around your DAW
Thanks for all the videos and info
Such a good lesson while eating lunch. I'd give it 2 thumbs up if I was allowed. Thanks for all the great advice and direction. Stay safe and germ free and keep'm coming. Cheers.
Love your passion for what you do!
This is an amazingly useful video. I love it! I will be using all of these from now on. Thank you very much! 📌
Greetings Warren ! I guess we can't thank you enough for all these tips on all your channel, it's brilliantly useful.
this is great Mr. Warren.. thanks you for every thing you did for this world.
Some are really good ideas that I've never known. Thanks a lot!
Thank you Warren. Yes, I love your channel. Hope you are keeping well, stay well!
You rock figuratively and literally!
Just Awesome.! So Happy I found this Channel.!
Absolutely congratulations on this channel and all that it recollects. Cheers from Brazil.
Always great watching your videos, keeps the spirits up during these pretty miserable times! I've just completed an Audio Engineering course so these videos are keep up my motivation for all things recording/mixing/mastering!
I do a lot of these. Thanks for the validation.
You're so welcome!
Wooow. So helpful. Greetings from Sri-Lanka.
#7 is my fave. You are a PRO! TYVM, Sir Warren.
Thank you very much Brian!!
This is the best mix tutorial ever, Thanx you🙏
very nice the tip with Bass! sounds great!
Got to love this guy! Thank you
Thanks ever so much
Thank you Warren! Great tips!
Thanks ever so much my friend! Stay safe, happy and healthy!
Congrats for the 1000 videos! Keep up the excellent work, Warren. Cheers!
Love it Warren! Finally got a good saturator.... Used Izotope Trash 2 on a vocal for the first time today.
Thanks for these tips! I found Slate's Faux Space and Snare Force tricks very useful
Thanks Warren. This is really really helpful!
Thank you these are great tips for being more of an introvert these days much appreciated
1000 videos. let that sink in! WOW!
Can't wait to ask my producer Dad to add 6 more verbs to my mix tomorrow!!!! Love it!
Huge difference these make on a mix!
Thanks ever so much Eric!
Solid tuition 😎🎙🎛✅
I love adding some predelay when doing the panned reverb technique, sounds just like its bouncing off the wall “over there”
Great tricks Warren! Many thanks for sharing your awesome knowledge with us :) it's soooo fun (and rewarding) to play with sounds as you do!
Best tips
Thanks ever so much Tim!
I'm an amateur singer songwriter and compose and arrange all my sessions on my own, the question I would like to ask is, from the starting point of recording is it best to record everything at 0db in the DAW, then adjust individual volumes accordingly up or down at the mix stage. The reason is ask this is that I often find I pull down the individual volumes at the start of recording then adjust up as I progress with other parts in an effort to try and blend everything together. Thanks KC.
great Warren, about saturation,can be great to share the Kush Omega series, are great in every kind of situation, plus they are really affordable
Wow you made that song sound great!
Awesome Tips! Thank you Ever so Much Warren!!! You really help me on fixing my Bass Guitar! I could not hear my kick in the chorus, due to over processing my single DI track!
these are really PRO tips! thanks a lot. Keep up :D
Wow, fantastically useful tips.
Thank you ever so much for all your knowledge, Warren! This came in good use
FANTASTIC!!! Thank you, Thank you!!
Superb as always
I use a transient designer on masterbus, turn the sustain way up and minimize the attack, makes the track very smooth to drink.
that saturation trick for shading the highend... never thought of that use... topclass tip for me today!
Hi Felipe Yamahata you’re very welcome my friend!!
Love your advise 💪😍
Thanks ever so much
Some useful tips here! Thank you, Warren... Interestingly, I find just the opposite with vocal verb. In the 1st. verse, when the band is less busy, I find there's room for a longer and bigger verb. Later in the song, as the band gets louder and busier, I find that there is less room, and I need to shorten the verb to make room in the mix for other added parts.
Hello Warren, what is a good trick on balancing every elements in a mix? I'm having a hard time having a good balance between everything. Thank you very much!
Hi Dave, marvellous question! I start with balancing and panning everything before even applying any compression or EQ! That way from the beginning I'm firmly connected to the song!
@@Producelikeapro Thank you Warren, I'll try it on asap. :)
@@Aceandbob23 fantastic!!
Feel the rhythm of the road!
Thanks ever so much
Finest resource on the web! Great funny Mentor!
Thank you! These are gonna be so useful :)
I love your trick from another movie of yours. Sidechaing reverb and delays at the vocal! 🙏🥰
The bass trick is also very good. The di signal for the low end and the amp mic sound for the medium and high tone sounds on parts.
Killer trick for magic bass sound lowend control
And several revebs and dealy also use very good trick!
Correct phase in the kick very important! If you use 2 or 3 mic for the kick there is more punsh and lowend definition
I love 3 mic increments. 2 mic in the bass drum Lewitt Rex 640 this mic is awesome and kick kick lewitt Rex 340.
That gives massive lowend and punsh. The big advantage is that you are very flexible with the kick sound if you use 3 mic! 😉
The same with snare 2x top 1 condensser 1 dynamic and 1 bottom condensser or dynamic which comes better! I love condensser.
My approach to a mix.
Step 1
Listen to song volume to suit the individual sound
2nd step
edit drum ..
3rd step
Bass sound
4th step
Listen to drum and bass together (if bass and drum sound does not get enough, the mix collapses itself! That has to push especially with rock and punk rock!
5th step
Guitar Sound and panning of the guitar
6th step
drum listen to bass and guitar together
7th step
Vocal and delay and reverb
8th step
drum and vocal (kick snare and vocal must be right in volume)!
Step 9
So! Listen to bass and guitar and vocal together and refine the mix
10th step
keys
11th step
Listen to everything together
Step 12
Backing vocal, If there is. Important panning not neglected and reverb and delays!
Step 13
And listen to everything together again.
Step 14
Take a break for your hearing and listen to it again the next day
Step 15
Adjust and refine the mix
Step 16
If it fits then mastering comes when you can! 😉🤟
Otherwise it is better to send it to a mastering studio if you are not sure! 😉
Mastering is an art in itself.
Have fun mixing and trying everything! 🙏
And thank you very much to warren for your work, what you are showing us! Thank you very much.
Greetings from switzerland!
Remains healthy🙏
Thank You Friend !
Thanks ever so much
Thank You So Much For Teaching
You cheer me up.
This is a very good informations for me, because i still learns how to get good mix result, i want to try all this tips to my band project
Defo worth putting the cans on for much of this video, but esp during the Panning Guitar section . .
Thanks ever so much
Amazing... always learn something new from your videos. Love the tips and tricks series! Are the multitracks available? Even in the Academy?? 🤩🎛🤘
BTW.. That audio intro pumps me up every time o hear it.
Haha thanks ever so much
awesome video. thanks for the tips!
thank you, and pls make a video about mixing with samples. god bless ya
Well my latest mix sounded so much sweeter after watching this. Must get that Sansamp plugin.
Fantastic! Glad to be able to help!
Thank you so much for what you do Warren!
You're awesome dude!