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Ricardo Tolbert
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 5 ม.ค. 2013
I am giving real world advice on mixing and recording that I have learned over the past 10 years. Also vlogging!
mixing punk rock from start to finish (ITB)
Band
music.apple.com/us/album/good-old-days/1677784885
Chapters
Song Playback 0:30
Drums 9:00
Why I Don't Mix In Solo 9:40
Organ 24:45
Guitar 25:18
Horns 28:30
Lead Vocal 34:54
Doubles 46:58
Background Vocals 49:45
VCA's 51:45
Mixbus 1:08:00
EFX 1:13:50
Outro 1:15:12
Socials
📸: ricardo_tolbert
🧵: www.threads.net/@ricardo_tolbert
🌐: www.ricardotolbert.com
Plugin Discounts
Waves Discount 10% Link: www.waves.com/r/b2hri4
PSP Audio 10% Discount Code: TOLBERT10
Amazon Links 🔽
My Full Amazon Store - www.amazon.com/b?_encoding=UTF8&tag=ricardotolber-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=081e6088f17e0eec138dc20f2e32c9da&camp=1789&creative=9325&node=11973111
Microphone - amzn.to/3TI88Gj
Preamp - amzn.to/3PMtUHM
Interface - amzn.to/3xk1Nt8
Acoustic Panels - amzn.to/3xiU8ew
music.apple.com/us/album/good-old-days/1677784885
Chapters
Song Playback 0:30
Drums 9:00
Why I Don't Mix In Solo 9:40
Organ 24:45
Guitar 25:18
Horns 28:30
Lead Vocal 34:54
Doubles 46:58
Background Vocals 49:45
VCA's 51:45
Mixbus 1:08:00
EFX 1:13:50
Outro 1:15:12
Socials
📸: ricardo_tolbert
🧵: www.threads.net/@ricardo_tolbert
🌐: www.ricardotolbert.com
Plugin Discounts
Waves Discount 10% Link: www.waves.com/r/b2hri4
PSP Audio 10% Discount Code: TOLBERT10
Amazon Links 🔽
My Full Amazon Store - www.amazon.com/b?_encoding=UTF8&tag=ricardotolber-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=081e6088f17e0eec138dc20f2e32c9da&camp=1789&creative=9325&node=11973111
Microphone - amzn.to/3TI88Gj
Preamp - amzn.to/3PMtUHM
Interface - amzn.to/3xk1Nt8
Acoustic Panels - amzn.to/3xiU8ew
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man I love FL STUDIO!
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my first trip & flight to New York City
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I finally visited New York for the first time and I want to live there now. Socials 📸: ricardo_tolbert 🧵: www.threads.net/@ricardo_tolbert 🌐: www.ricardotolbert.com Plugin Discounts Waves Discount 10% Link: www.waves.com/r/b2hri4 PSP Audio 10% Discount Code: TOLBERT10 Amazon Links 🔽 My Full Amazon Store - www.amazon.com/b?_encoding=UTF8&tag=ricardotolber-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=08...
the BEST Plugin Alliance plugins you need for mixing!
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i bought 6 of these compressors…
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the BEST vocal mixing tips I’ve learned
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how to get the MOST out of your PLUGINS!
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In this video I show you how to record and process and commit your recordings with ANY plugins like UAD but without a UAD Apollo interface. Socials 📸: ricardo_tolbert 🧵: www.threads.net/@ricardo_tolbert 🌐: www.ricardotolbert.com Plugin Discounts Waves Discount 10% Link: www.waves.com/r/b2hri4 PSP Audio 10% Discount Code: TOLBERT10 Amazon Links 🔽 My Full Amazon Store - www.amazon....
is Chicago the new NYC for creators?
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Why ALL engineers use these compressors for vocals
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How To Record CLEAN & CRISP Vocals EVERY TIME! (Focusrite ISA Dual Mic Pre/WA-76)
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this SAVED my drums!
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ITB Mixing | Plugins I Use On EVERY Mix!
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Best UAD Plugins For Mixing 2024 (ANY DAW)
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Works On EVERYTHING!!!! - Empirical Labs Distressor
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Dang didn't know Kermit the frog had a ska band! Good video mate. I eat this type of stuff up. Very informative.
lets gooo
What plugin do you use for stereo widening ?
I don’t use stereo widening plugins but I do enjoy the ozone stereo enhancer at 3%
Rico is the GOAT! Keep doing you, man :)
My dog! Thank you!
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Preferences are personal taste. The J console is quite nice yet nothing I'd say is crucial. Karacter sounds very harsh to me. There are only 2 or 3 saturation plugins that I'll use ITB.
@@paulmisty8998 hell yeah 💪🏻
My replies keep disappearing. Maybe it's because I was trying to paste the support statement from Acustica's website. Anyway, not sure where you heard Acustica plugins are not supported on an M1. I own a 16" Macbook Pro M1 Max and at least 15 or more Acustica plugins. I use Cubase 13, ProTools, and a few other DAWs. I never had issues running them in any of them. Cubase 13 in particular blocks any plugin that is not native. Of the 15 or 20 I own, only 1 shows up on the block list. The other 19 or so say, "x64/arm64" under the architecture list. I bet if I updated that particular plugin it would find it's way off that list.
Cream 2 and I forgot the other one that I own but as of now are still not available on M1 nativly AAX (Not using rosetta) unless it just got updated I'm not aware of it. I reached out to support in like May and they said they couldn't provide a timeline on when they would be updated. ***UPDATE*** I just checked I guess they did get updated I just installed them! Good looks thanks for reminding me
You should try Acustica Audio plugins. I love the Amek 9909. It's my favorite of the bx and Lindell channel strips.
@@coldskoolbeatz I would love too but they’re so expensive haha I have some that I’ve bought though!
@@RicardoTolbert They always have sales around the middle of the year and the holidays my G.
@@coldskoolbeatz ima have to be on the lookout. I also don’t use them because I’m on a M1 Mac and they’re not updated yet. Unfortunately kind of sucks. It’s been like four years lol
@@RicardoTolbert My replies keep disappearing. Maybe it's because I was trying to paste the support statement from Acustica's website. Anyway, not sure where you heard Acustica plugins are not supported on an M1. I own a 16" Macbook Pro M1 Max and at least 15 or more Acustica plugins. I use Cubase 13, ProTools, and a few other DAWs. I never had issues running them in any of them. Cubase 13 in particular blocks any plugin that is not native. Of the 15 or 20 I own, only 1 shows up on the block list. The other 19 or so say, "x64/arm64" under the architecture list. I bet if I updated that particular plugin it would find it's way off that list.
The preamp plugin should be the first thing in the chain.
@@AnwaarAliOfficial no.
You da man ! - Brian
My dog 💪🏻 thank you !
okay sir, you are on your shiiit, love the plugin choices and will definitelly give some of these a shot
Appreciate you homie thanks for stopping by! Let me know what you get
How does the THD on the PA strip compare to the overload on the UAD SSL channel in your mind?
It can be similar. The PA you can be more intentional because you have control over the THD. So you can essentially run you channel strips "hot" on purpose. But the UAD you have to push into it to get some juice out of it. So really it just would change the way you mix. But I will say I do really enjoy the transformer button on the UAD!
Try hitting the plugin alliance ssl channel at -6 true peak
Hey Ricardo, good instructional video on vocal treatment. High pass filtering, eq, compression etc. The thing is though is that you never let us (the audience) hear the vocal with the music of the song which means we’re not getting the full context of your instructions. A couple of times you mentioned what doesn’t work in treating the vocal for the song but we never get to hear the actual song this vocal goes with !!! If you play a soloed vocal or any track to demonstrate your instruction throw it in with the music occasionally so that we can all see how it’s coming along. I’m not one of those mixers who make the solo button the enemy of mixing because often you need to hear the soloed naked track for the subtle details while editing. This is an observation and a suggestion not a criticism… Carry on and thanks for sharing your channel’s info … 😊
Yeah I get what you're saying and I totally agree. It's hard for me to play the full song(s) because I've gotten a few copyright strikes before when I play the full song and its a long process to get them removed and let TH-cam know that the artist is okay with me doing these. My next few videos will have a lot more context. Thanks for the feedback though I appreciate it and thanks for watching!
@@RicardoTolbertI’ve seen lots of tutorials where they play the vocals with the music but I hadn’t thought about what is required to do that without some penalty being applied by TH-cam. I guess if it’s music approved by the copyright owner it’s okay to use it. Thanks for your reply, Ricardo… I appreciate all of you guys who are trying to help us learn how to mix. Happy teaching !!! 😊
Man...this and the UAD API 2500 favorite Comps
what do you recommend adding/doing before compression?
@@angel.2002 EQ for sure
bet! i definitely gotta try playing around with the ratios more i usually do like a 4:1 lol
Hey!! May I ask what about those clips on the vocals? Thanks
There's something happening with YT's conversion unfortunately they haven't gotten back to me with any help. My next few uploads will hopefully be okay
Hey bro opto mode is a certain sound, 10:1 is the ratio. Just means every 10 decibels that get pass the threshold only 1 gets pass. Everything else is compressed.
Nice video though 🔥🔥🔥
Yeah for sure it is but with the Distressor specfically it is emulating the compression curve of how an opto compressor detects and reacts to the signal. Thanks for watching I appreciate it!
Appreciate this video and your delivery. Keep up the good work
I appreciate that! Thanks for stopping by!
It's too bad that we will never (ever) have a comparison of how many more sales/streams you would have gotten with each compressor. What percentage of the final finished production does the vocal compressor make up? 2%, 3%? A compressor is just not going to make that much difference to a great performance or a bad performance. Sure, we've been using compressors to help mastering for 80 years or so. How many people can say "Thank god for that compressor or I never would have had such a big hit"?
The compressor is everything in a vocal track you’re st ooo pid. Most music would suck without great engineering.
@@leadfoot64 Hey buddy, I've been a prize winning engineer for over 40 years. My point was there is very little difference from one compressor to another and one brand of compressor is not going to make or break a great performance. And, by the way, the compressor is NOT everything in a vocal track, the vocalist is.
@@iamtheimagedoctor Oops I’m stupid, didn’t catch you were talking about compressor comparison.. that’s true. As far as the vocals, I figured it was given that the ‘vocals/vocalist’ was top notch, and the next important thing would be compression. Compression is on all recorded music (with some exceptions) in one form or another so I would say its role is very important.
@@leadfoot64 Did you even watch this? It starts with the statement "Why ALL engineers use these compressors for vocals." That is obviously a statement that can be contradicted. There over 100 sub genres of music and this TH-cam is by someone who stated they record a lot of HipHop. Essentially saying that the compressors are "too clean." Then you have to add a tube pre-amp in the chain to burn in some harmonics to "warm up" the sound. All I'm saying is that there are dozens, if not hundreds, of compressors on the market. Sure some are cheap and you don't want to run your vocal through a guitar pedal compressor. But they all have a threshold, a ratio, a gain, and if you're lucky a hard and soft knee control. I could go into any professional studio in the world and do fine with whatever compressors were present. If the final product is a big hit is anyone going to say "Thank God we had that particular compressor or we wouldn't have had a hit." Or likewise if it's a flop/disaster is anyone going blame it on the vocal compressor? Of course the role of the compressor is important but to state that ALL engineers use these compressors is, quite frankly, BS. End of story.
I don't think I understand what you mean? Like the Scarlett mixer software? It's just routing thou...but, are AVID and Eleven like, it bypasses the whole console software and goes straight to protools? And this is one way to get past the hideous latency??
Yeah because when it comes to interfaces that have low-latency recording capabilities, your signal is hitting the included software first to be processed through the hardware then into your DAW. With Avid it just directly going to pro tools. Same thing with UAD if you were to use Luna you are doing all the processing within the DAW instead of separate app.
It doesn't really have an impact sonically speaking. If you can invest in the hardware and like the idea of playing with the plugins mid recording fine. In conclusion I find it a cool tool to have but not really opening lots of doors nor worth the investment considering other things that might level up the quality of your work.
yeah thats true just depends on what ur needs are and if you think gear will get you to a place that you need to be. The end of the day its mental thing. Ive worked with producers who can't work without certain gear or gear at all and Ive worked with people who can work with anything!
You also have the new McDSP stuff!
Hey man! Nice video!
Glad you liked it!
What was the point of this video exactly? You basically showed how to use a plugin. Thanks TH-cam
Well if you watched the video you would basically understand how to PRINT your audio with your native plugins. Thanks fam4925
@@RicardoTolbert I did watch the whole thing and how exactly did I get the most of them? I thought - because of your intro - you'll be talking about using UAD native plugins without UAD hardware. Both the title and the intro did hint on that and then what.
I’m not sure what you’re not understanding? Either you don’t understand how the UAD platform works or you missed the entire part where I was showing you how to PRINT your NATIVE plugins just like if you had a UAD interface. The title says “how to get the most of your plugins” not “how to get the most out of your UAD plugins” and in the entire video I’m explaining why I got rid of my UAD interface, but how you can still use your third-party native plug-ins just like if you had a UAD interface.
@pham4925 also instead of complaining about something you clearly don’t understand. I actually do have videos on UAD native plug-ins that I’ve made in the past.
The Tube Tech hardware might be my all-time favorite vocal compressor. I tried really hard not to love it so much since I am an all in the box producer the past 20 years. In my work with the Grammys organization, I had a number of opportunities to do live singing shootouts, choosing my fave mic U87 and the Tube Tech just stood out on its own. Amazing piece.
Couldn't agree more!
The Tube tech has a warmer saturation...i love it .... The LA 2 for me would be best for rap vocals to attenuate the pronunciations
I agree!!!
Nonsense.
Thanks Jeremy Johnson 7676!
I love Chicago great video your hot
Thank you 😊
Tube tech sounds great!
I agree they did a really good job with modeling it!
So is the 1-2khz sensitive/harsh for Airpods ? Or how come you were so focused on it?
Yeah usually that is typically a harsh area especially for AirPods and Bluetooth speakers
Came for sound and it’s all talks
@@ApexArtistX Title says “best plugins for mixing” not “best sounding plugins”
could you make a video about recording in a non treated room and how to deal with noise and get good recordings? so that when everything is loud there isnt weird noises in the background? i always struggle with that one
Yeah defiantly I can do that asap, thank you for the suggestion!
honestly, I can't hear any difference the 1176 or cl 1b makes, I could only notice a difference with the la-2a while wearing headphones 😅
Yeah I can believe that. Ive always said that specifically the UAD LA-2A collection has the most character when it comes to compressors. They did a really good job. The tube-tech you have to really dig into to get it to do its thing which is true for the hardware as well in my opinion!
bro u boutta make it in this youtube game, keep having fun and creating
Thanks brother 🙏🏼 appreciate you
Bought this plugin and compared it with my other 30 compressor plugins...it is softer in any sense, smoother, but not punchier or kicking like others. Would use it on single tracks that need smoothing, maybe rarely on a master or mixbus.
Yeah exactly that was my conclusion. Its definitely most useful on buss's!
After seeing this, I decided to buy some hardware. May be wa76. It's really easy to understand and the results sound great.😊😊
Good choice!
What about the API 2500 or Manley Variable Mu Bus Compressors?? They have these Native and am undecided..
Both great can’t go wrong with either one. Manley is tube, 2500 is VCA. In my opinion the 2500 is more flexible but if you’re looking for more of a sound or big tone difference I’d go with the Manley.
@RicardoTolbert thanks! They have the 10 bundle for $349 and I got a $25 discount, but didn't want to get 2 compressors If I didn't need.. kinda leaning to the API but they are both good 👍🏼 as hearing from the demos!I already got the UAD Essentials bundle for only $49! ..API Vision, 2500, 1176 collection , Mini Moog, Ravel, Manley Passive EQ , Avalon VT-737, Ravel, Hitsville Reverb and D Chorus or just the Manley Var Mu maybe..idk If I wanted to get another Mix Bus Compressor if I didn't need.. I'm making Hiphop and dabbling in EDM..
Hi great video, subscribed! 👍 is it possible to use these plugins live on my lv1
I’m actually not familiar lv1 so I can’t give my thoughts!
I really like UAD plugins, but after using their Spark for almost a year, I'd say avoid it like a plague. They are notorious for crashing, even sometimes having to uninstall UA connect to jump start it again. If anyone's going to get into UAD, best bet is to just buy the plugins.
0 waves 0 fabfilter this guy lives on a different path
Yeppppp I try not to follow trends! Thank you for stopping by 🫡
This guy you’re referring to, I will agree.
The Cambridge is a copy of the Sony Oxford console EQ and the subsequent Oxford plugin range that was available for ProTools and TC Powercore, then later on native. The plugins were spun off from Sony and are now sold as Sonnox. Take a look at the Oxford EQ and you'll see the immediate similarity. The Oxford EQ was arguably one of the first really good digital desk EQs.
Sick thanks for the info that’s good know and actually makes since now thinking about it thank you!
Thanks 🙏🏾
Glad i could help !
Something I have learned is that LTL Silver Bullet with Mojo C on the Hitmaker 4000 can be used after the bx_console 4000 E to simulate the VCA output saturation that the earlier version of these consoles had. You should also try the Kiive and Fuse Audio Labs plugins.
I’ll have to check them out I demo’d one plugin from them before
do you ever disengage the ssl channel strips low and/or high filters? On a kick for example theres a big difference with the low end when its disengaged vs engaged
Usually I’m using the filters on the SSL’s specifically because I like how they filter. There unique. Especially on drums but yeah I’m always checking with and without the filters!
damn I havent been capitalising on cranking the thd on the ssl strips, really really good!! thank you
bless!
🫡 thanks for watching!
Funny how back in my day I would only use the physical equipment I had on the music I recorded and mixed 😂
The good ol days! Look at how far technology has come!
Made it worse…..things like the mix doesn’t look right make me laugh.
@@redtape2006 made it worse in what way?
Great video man! I was wondering since you have a couple uad plugins what interface do you have to generate all that dsp
I’m using an Avid Carbon, so I’m able to use HDX plugins. 90 percent of plugin alliance can be used in DSP mode and obviously the avid plugins. But I also have an M1 Pro chip so most of the time I never have to tap into HDX unless I’m tracking!