I am a self-taught as well and I mainly work on my own electronic music production. I have never had a mentor or someone I could sit with in a studio session. I cannot afford schools or online courses either. Your tutorial lessons make me feel as if I am sitting right there with you. I know my words will probably go unnoticed but your humble nature and down-to-earth methods are an inspiration for me. Thank you, Dave.
thanks dave for doing this, so much of the stuff you show in your ITL series would cost THOUSANDS at a music school, and maybe not even presented as well as you do. you're a generous cat to show the whole world this stuff for free. the planet's mixes are better on the whole for having this stuff around! I've seen quite a few of your videos but these 2 frequency ear training ones are among the best. Gold!
This technique is great not only for ear training. When you scan through the whole spectrum with a hp and lp filters you can hear how pro mixing engineers get the seperation on different instruments in the mix. Great video
What a great lesson! What's crazy is that it's all there, it has always been there! All I had to do was to pick a song and analyse it just like you did here, to see how much space in the frequency range the vocals or any other instrument takes. Everybody who's interested in mixing should watch this video and then go ahead and analyse all their favorite songs! In highschool, one day, we had some kind of a workshop called "Learn how to learn". This is definitely one of those lessons: "Learn how to learn"! Thank you so much for this!!!
I'm just starting my journey into the recording / mixing world. I've watched 100s of videos and NO ONE presents and explains things the way you do. Thank you for passing your hard earned knowledge on to us. In the mean time I will be binge watching your videos and applying what I have learned to my mixes ...
It took me a couple years to get a somewhat decent grasp on EQ'ing and Compressing, and that was by doing it for HOURS every day both recording and mixing, and learning as many tips from people like Dave as possible. Anyone that want's to master this stuff can, but like Dave mentioned, it takes a lot of practice. Dave is really good at teaching this stuff, and even though I have learned most of these concepts already, I enjoy watching these videos and getting his point of view on things.
I feel like I have so much more insight after watching these two videos. Everything, no matter how complicated, can be broken down into easy-to-understand steps and segments and this has been one of the most straightforward explanations yet. It's made me genuinely excited about going away and learning more on my own time. Thank you so much for keeping the ITLs coming.
Unbelievable not to come across a paywall to hear all this from a top guy. I'm sorry but that's what we've been told is the norm.. Dave, you're beyond a legend! Massively appreciate your honesty and generosity.
The way you teach is great. you give us a sample of something and make us work to figure it out fully ourselves. Your tips are just the right amount of direction for those who already spend as much time that is needed to get a mix right....you light the way we travel the road
Can't believe I've just now come across this. Using this and part 1 as training for all my interns and engineers from here on out. Thanks, Dave, for putting this out there and clarifying that the best of the best are still working 80-90 hrs/wk - and still learning!
I'm a pure concert pianist, all original orchestral and piano stuff. I taught in the best but this gentleman is a sincere teacher. If we had the same sincerity in classical music, it would not be just for snobs. I'm learning about orchestral music from this man who's only talking about rock essentially. Thank you Dave.
This is one of my favorite ITLs. Dave's especially passionate about this aspect of mixing and it shows. Consequently the concepts are that much easier to grasp.
How can anybody give this video a thumbs down man i mean what is there to hate lol? We got someone thats up there in the industry helping us peasants and i think its really cool he puts in so much time and effort in explaining these concepts and stuff. Thanks Dave!
Ah ha moment for me as you swept through the vocal range. Just realized how little of the fundamental frequencies really matter in vocals. The harmonics really tell the brain what the fundamental frequency is whether you can hear it or not. Now to sit and ponder...
Yo so dope. So helpful. Thanks for sharing so readily. Wish more people knew about this. When I started, I heard about your stuff..but it’s stuck to my rib as I’ve grown in knowledge and gotten more hands-on experience, the things you say are more and more applicable. It’s a puzzle, all of this, but you give gems and shine light in darkness and your guidance is worth millions, but given for free. God bless you for sharing your ear and your art with the rest of the world with the betterment of music at the forefront of everything you say and do.
These are awesome, Dave. I'm more on the artist side and am pretty lost with my mixes, but these videos are actually giving me some bearings to see what I'm doing.
I've only just discovered your pages. This is the best lesson so far. Very, very understandable. Suggestions? I'd be interested in 'mud' removal. I'd also be interested in where to start a commercial mix if someone brings you a homemade mix which is 'not up to it' Thanks again
Wow, these are great tutorials! I've been a musician and songwriter for years and am just starting to try my hand at recording myself. Thanks for these tutorials, they're a huge help!
thanks great video! Only 1 question - at the last example where there is no HF @ 15k...Im wondering if the Digidesign low pass was opened up again because it looks like the window was closed...@11.52...so for the subsequent test with the Fabfilter plugin - there was a 5k low pass in the channel before....? hence no high end at 15k...
I also print out a spectrum graph on paper for each song and make notes on that so its easier to visualize and compare to different mixes, easier on the brain
Hey Dave, love your ITL's! They're always so incredibly helpful. One thing I noticed on this video, when you started analyzing the high frequencies on the Velvet Revolver song, I think you may have left your low pass filter on, which is probably why there really weren't many harmonic quality's in your bandpass sweep of 5k+. Thanks for doing what you do, you're one of the greats!
for some reason I am hearing like some sort of white noise when I start recording in logic with my mic. any ideas how to get rid of that background stack/white noise sound? I use a baby blue mic.
when do i compress a certain frequency range ? i mean, for exmaple range 1-3k on vocals.. does it make sense to multi band compress there? and why? pls teach me :O
Dave I pray that GOD will bless you tremendously. I think its amazing and very generous of you to share trade secrets at no cost. Its a way of helping dreams to become reality without a $40K tuition. You are prayed for and appreciated. Thank you.
Gain is probably too high on the mic input. A good condenser mic will pick up on any ambient room noise too. Kill the heat/air, and if your desktop has fans running, you gotta get the mic away from it. Check your cable - or try a different XLR. Disable any plugs you have on that track. Some stuff that emulates tube/tape saturation will cause a constant fuzz on the noise floor. If all else fails, you can use a gate to kill it. I recommend FabFilter's Pro-G.
make sure your mic is not near any interference. also check you samplerate and bitrate in whatever program you are using to record. there can be lots of causes so these are just a couple suggestions. good luck.
If I have a mix that’s a little bright on the high end do you recommend throwing a low pass filter, high cut on say 14K up to get rid of the highs on the enitire main ? Or do you usually go in each track sepateky to find the main culprits? Thanks
i would say you do it individually reason being you might take the life out of it if you put it on the master. when cutting the frequency be selective about it.
Thanks man,excellent info once again! Got me fooled with part one surely and part two just mixed me more. :-D In practice have done towards what you thought,getting rid of unneeded things behind 8-10k,also below 100-200 mark,leaving those areas for things that drive track ahead. The rhythm. Bass and hihats and percs. If you cannot feel the beat,rest you'll hear doesn't matter. It can be also interesting,that if you're kinda carving guy,what can you take out before you even notice anything.
Mix sounds better with the the lowpass set at 10k IMO. The only real audible difference to me seems to be maybe a 1 or 2 db drop on the high end of that hihat and triangle sounding percussion, which I felt was a little too strong before you rolled that lowpass down.
hi guys, just a quick questions. is it okay to do this or i mean practice this while im on a headset. i still dont have the budget to buy good audio monitors. but im using a AKG K44 that on the specs has a Audio Frequency bandwidth 18 to 20000 Hz. so im hoping i could maximize this for now while i dont have the guts to and budget to buy a pair of studio monitors
I am mixing and mastering engineer, and i learned, hat you can use anything to mix, if you know your monitor well. So, if you know where your monitore have it's weakness, you can compensate it with your mind. So don't doubt your monitors ;-) If you know them well, use them. Of course, a high quality monitor, like the Focal Twin 6Be, Neumann KH 310, ATC or PMC allows you to get much faster much more better results.
I am a self-taught as well and I mainly work on my own electronic music production. I have never had a mentor or someone I could sit with in a studio session. I cannot afford schools or online courses either. Your tutorial lessons make me feel as if I am sitting right there with you. I know my words will probably go unnoticed but your humble nature and down-to-earth methods are an inspiration for me. Thank you, Dave.
I agree.
thanks dave for doing this, so much of the stuff you show in your ITL series would cost THOUSANDS at a music school, and maybe not even presented as well as you do. you're a generous cat to show the whole world this stuff for free. the planet's mixes are better on the whole for having this stuff around! I've seen quite a few of your videos but these 2 frequency ear training ones are among the best. Gold!
This technique is great not only for ear training. When you scan through the whole spectrum with a hp and lp filters you can hear how pro mixing engineers get the seperation on different instruments in the mix. Great video
What a great lesson! What's crazy is that it's all there, it has always been there! All I had to do was to pick a song and analyse it just like you did here, to see how much space in the frequency range the vocals or any other instrument takes. Everybody who's interested in mixing should watch this video and then go ahead and analyse all their favorite songs!
In highschool, one day, we had some kind of a workshop called "Learn how to learn". This is definitely one of those lessons: "Learn how to learn"!
Thank you so much for this!!!
Cant believe its free.
Disable adblock for this guy.
All I can say is wow. I wish I would have clicked on this video earlier. Would've saved me from so much of the frustration I've been going through.
I forgot how much I love these. It's been a while, glad I bumped into this channel again. Thanks Dave!
I'm just starting my journey into the recording / mixing world. I've watched 100s of videos and NO ONE presents and explains things the way you do. Thank you for passing your hard earned knowledge on to us. In the mean time I will be binge watching your videos and applying what I have learned to my mixes ...
It took me a couple years to get a somewhat decent grasp on EQ'ing and Compressing, and that was by doing it for HOURS every day both recording and mixing, and learning as many tips from people like Dave as possible.
Anyone that want's to master this stuff can, but like Dave mentioned, it takes a lot of practice.
Dave is really good at teaching this stuff, and even though I have learned most of these concepts already, I enjoy watching these videos and getting his point of view on things.
I feel like I have so much more insight after watching these two videos. Everything, no matter how complicated, can be broken down into easy-to-understand steps and segments and this has been one of the most straightforward explanations yet. It's made me genuinely excited about going away and learning more on my own time. Thank you so much for keeping the ITLs coming.
Unbelievable not to come across a paywall to hear all this from a top guy. I'm sorry but that's what we've been told is the norm.. Dave, you're beyond a legend! Massively appreciate your honesty and generosity.
Thanks so much for this, Dave.
Can't believe I found you here 👁👃👁 love your vids
@@leogg1402 haha, small world, huh? Stuff like this is how I leaned to get good audio in my vids :)
The way you teach is great. you give us a sample of something and make us work to figure it out fully ourselves. Your tips are just the right amount of direction for those who already spend as much time that is needed to get a mix right....you light the way we travel the road
Can't believe I've just now come across this. Using this and part 1 as training for all my interns and engineers from here on out. Thanks, Dave, for putting this out there and clarifying that the best of the best are still working 80-90 hrs/wk - and still learning!
I'm a pure concert pianist, all original orchestral and piano stuff. I taught in the best but this gentleman is a sincere teacher. If we had the same sincerity in classical music, it would not be just for snobs. I'm learning about orchestral music from this man who's only talking about rock essentially. Thank you Dave.
great video, but the low pass filter was still on when you isolated the high frequencies, that's why we couldn't hear anything 10k upwards.
This has got to be some of the best, most elegant advice I've heard in awhile...thanks Dave!
This is one of my favorite ITLs. Dave's especially passionate about this aspect of mixing and it shows. Consequently the concepts are that much easier to grasp.
by far the best video on youtube that really gets you thinking about low's and high's.
THANK YOU DAVE!!!!!!!!!!
this is literally the most helpful series on frequency that I've ever seen. Thanks so much!
Ive learned so much more from this channel than all of the others.
Thank you
best discussion of frequency perception i
've heard anywhere. thanks dave
How can anybody give this video a thumbs down man i mean what is there to hate lol? We got someone thats up there in the industry helping us peasants and i think its really cool he puts in so much time and effort in explaining these concepts and stuff. Thanks Dave!
Both of theese episodes was so great! Thank you, Dave!
Ah ha moment for me as you swept through the vocal range. Just realized how little of the fundamental frequencies really matter in vocals. The harmonics really tell the brain what the fundamental frequency is whether you can hear it or not. Now to sit and ponder...
Part 1 and 2 ist a Master Piece and i thank you for creating this video
Great information that needs to be heard! Thank you Dave for passing on your expertise.
Your every single word says thousands of information. Thank you.
One of my favorite videos by you Dave. Thanks for sharing. Very useful.
man, your videos have REALLY been helping me understand mixing and mastering!! Thank you!!!!
Yo so dope. So helpful. Thanks for sharing so readily. Wish more people knew about this. When I started, I heard about your stuff..but it’s stuck to my rib as I’ve grown in knowledge and gotten more hands-on experience, the things you say are more and more applicable. It’s a puzzle, all of this, but you give gems and shine light in darkness and your guidance is worth millions, but given for free. God bless you for sharing your ear and your art with the rest of the world with the betterment of music at the forefront of everything you say and do.
This is just some of the best stuff ever up'd on youtube. Amazing.
Mister Dave Pensado, you are a beautiful human being! Thank you so much for sharing this philosophy on sound.
great video! I'm thankful for your knowledge and teaching. You are surely a great professional
Was already thinking about learning hearing frequencies, glad I stumbled upon this.
This is pure genius. If only I saw this sooner! Cheers Dave.
These are awesome, Dave. I'm more on the artist side and am pretty lost with my mixes, but these videos are actually giving me some bearings to see what I'm doing.
Awesome video Dave, much appreciated, very calm and easy to grasp. all thumbs up!
I've only just discovered your pages. This is the best lesson so far. Very, very understandable.
Suggestions?
I'd be interested in 'mud' removal.
I'd also be interested in where to start a commercial mix if someone brings you a homemade mix which is 'not up to it'
Thanks again
I know this is super old but I had to just say that this is spot on Dave.
I cant wait to come back to these videos after some ear training and see how good my ears have gotten
You're such a blessing!! Cheers Dave!!, thanks for this goldmine!!
Even better than part 1. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. A+
Dave you're a fucking legend. Thank you for all the free lessons and the wealth of knowledge you're generous enough to share!!
Dave u are awesome!!! Please continue with the helpful information. May God continue to bless you
Wow, these are great tutorials! I've been a musician and songwriter for years and am just starting to try my hand at recording myself. Thanks for these tutorials, they're a huge help!
wow the feeling of trust i have for you after i gave you control of blowing my eardrums out of my skull, and you didn't.
Learned so much from these videos. Cheers Dave!
thanks great video!
Only 1 question - at the last example where there is no HF @ 15k...Im wondering if the Digidesign low pass was opened up again because it looks like the window was closed...@11.52...so for the subsequent test with the Fabfilter plugin - there was a 5k low pass in the channel before....? hence no high end at 15k...
OMG! Dave, you are such an amazing teacher. Thank you for giving your priceless wisdom to us all. How old were you when you got into mixing.
I also print out a spectrum graph on paper for each song and make notes on that so its easier to visualize and compare to different mixes, easier on the brain
Thank you for your input sir.You share your knowledge in a interesting and fun way! I learn a lot.
Thank you my ears are geting better
Hey Dave, love your ITL's! They're always so incredibly helpful. One thing I noticed on this video, when you started analyzing the high frequencies on the Velvet Revolver song, I think you may have left your low pass filter on, which is probably why there really weren't many harmonic quality's in your bandpass sweep of 5k+. Thanks for doing what you do, you're one of the greats!
I was wondering the same. And could be the case cos it looked lower on Ozone's RTA.
Thanks! I'm doing that exercise everyday from now on.
+Michel Gregoire (Sonica) earplugins.eu/ this will learn you windows 32bit only tho.
I know I'm super late to this video, but this track works so well. is this a client you mixed or something?
absolutely awesome video series
Awesome videos. Keep them coming..
good work, you rock
for some reason I am hearing like some sort of white noise when I start recording in logic with my mic. any ideas how to get rid of that background stack/white noise sound? I use a baby blue mic.
Dave- always the best!
Thank you very much Dave, all your techniques are great and very helpfull.
Thanks Dave.
Very happy with the Steinberg UR28M. Great sounding.
when do i compress a certain frequency range ? i mean, for exmaple range 1-3k on vocals.. does it make sense to multi band compress there? and why? pls teach me :O
hi just what i wanted i did a course in music production learn about critical listening but didn't know how to apply practically thanks great video
Great series, Dave! Thanks!!
Dave I pray that GOD will bless you tremendously. I think its amazing and very generous of you to share trade secrets at no cost. Its a way of helping dreams to become reality without a $40K tuition. You are prayed for and appreciated. Thank you.
Dave I love the insight...your help has opened my ears!
that depends on your price range. I run an M-Audio ProFire 2626. I suggest perhaps something from focusrite. you will like it a lot.
sorry for being an idiot, may i know what song this is?
i found this very good as i am self teaching myself
Gain is probably too high on the mic input. A good condenser mic will pick up on any ambient room noise too. Kill the heat/air, and if your desktop has fans running, you gotta get the mic away from it. Check your cable - or try a different XLR. Disable any plugs you have on that track. Some stuff that emulates tube/tape saturation will cause a constant fuzz on the noise floor. If all else fails, you can use a gate to kill it. I recommend FabFilter's Pro-G.
Thank you so much Dave for all this great informations ! !!!
Absolutely fantastic what programs or add ons are you using here
pro tools, izotope ozone, waves analyzer
i love these videos. keep em coming!
Thank you Dave. I appreciate everything.
I have Pro-Q and Izotope Ozone's EQ
How would you compare them?
make sure your mic is not near any interference. also check you samplerate and bitrate in whatever program you are using to record. there can be lots of causes so these are just a couple suggestions. good luck.
Any free plugins out there that allow you to solo individual frequencies? I don't have 189 bucks laying around for Fab Q.
You really helped me Dave, thanks.
If I have a mix that’s a little bright on the high end do you recommend throwing a low pass filter, high cut on say 14K up to get rid of the highs on the enitire main ? Or do you usually go in each track sepateky to find the main culprits? Thanks
i would say you do it individually reason being you might take the life out of it if you put it on the master. when cutting the frequency be selective about it.
Dave, my main man! Any suggestion how to listen and analyze mixes (as in the reference tracks) and how to apply that..?
Love your videos!
great stuff, j'm really starting to get a handle on frequencies
Best tutorial ever!
Thanks man,excellent info once again! Got me fooled with part one surely and part two just mixed me more. :-D
In practice have done towards what you thought,getting rid of unneeded things behind 8-10k,also below 100-200 mark,leaving those areas for things that drive track ahead. The rhythm. Bass and hihats and percs. If you cannot feel the beat,rest you'll hear doesn't matter. It can be also interesting,that if you're kinda carving guy,what can you take out before you even notice anything.
i thought i knew quite a lot about music until i watched these videos !!
Mix sounds better with the the lowpass set at 10k IMO. The only real audible difference to me seems to be maybe a 1 or 2 db drop on the high end of that hihat and triangle sounding percussion, which I felt was a little too strong before you rolled that lowpass down.
i cant believe what ive learned just in two videos!
Muchas gracias por compartir sus conosimientos dios te bendiga Saludos desde penjamo Gto. Mex
hi guys, just a quick questions. is it okay to do this or i mean practice this while im on a headset. i still dont have the budget to buy good audio monitors. but im using a AKG K44 that on the specs has a Audio Frequency bandwidth 18 to 20000 Hz. so im hoping i could maximize this for now while i dont have the guts to and budget to buy a pair of studio monitors
I am mixing and mastering engineer, and i learned, hat you can use anything to mix, if you know your monitor well. So, if you know where your monitore have it's weakness, you can compensate it with your mind. So don't doubt your monitors ;-) If you know them well, use them. Of course, a high quality monitor, like the Focal Twin 6Be, Neumann KH 310, ATC or PMC allows you to get much faster much more better results.
I got Yamaha hs7s cheap and they working out good for me so far.
Dave where did you get that chair?
Thank you Dave!!
so much respect
Really learned a lot!
Very useful revelations, thank you!
Very informative, thanks!
thanks! I'll check it out..
BIG BIG THANK YOU