These are absolutely the most important lessons and exercises anyone in the audio processing and creating field can study and learn. Significant ear training paired with a basic simple EQ module or plugin will far outweigh any gear collection; If you're in the tracking world the same can be said for this ear training and simple microphone placement. I love this style of content, and I will always value anyone who takes the time to create and upload these kind of gems.
I completely agree, MAN Network! The ability to use any EQ effectively is much more powerful than having a very expensive EQ that you cannot use effectively. Thanks for watching!
I've been trying to articulate how I hear frequencies align with the natural resonances in my head, you just put to words the exact phenomena I've experienced.
Wow! Are there others like you!? I had no idea! This is the key to unlocking the secrets of sound, hertz, tones, mixing and mastering. I've never seen anybody else on TH-cam teaching this. Probably the most important part of the whole process. You are giving away the secrets to performing the magic. Thank you!
Cool way of distinguishing between frequencies with “E”, “I” “Oo”, etc. sounds. Sibilance and inner groove distortion are unfortunately issues certain vinyl records have. Thanks
Literally the best piece of information I've learned in my career! Always had the opinion that you can't audibly fix what you can't hear, (ie. wanting to fix the low end of a mix but can't hear what's happening there) so I always went for newer and better audio systems; often adding a new speaker here or there. But this my friend, this is the true lesson to hearing what's where. Thanks!!!
This video made me realize how much I love mixing bass specifically, theirs such an art to it. Nothing better then going to a huge concert with amazing sound systems, I live for that. Thanks for the video man, really intersting look at this technique!
This is insane. Iv heard the advice of sounding out the problem frequencies when attempting to cut but never associating it with an objective standard with assigned vowel sounds. Appreciate you Kyle
A very simple visual and audible description of the different frequencies. Reminds me of a 'sound of music' "Do Re Mi' alternative for white noise 'O AH A EE' 😊
Naming/Mapping octaves ... GOLD! I was more or less hearing the octaves correctly (from previous trial/error) ... this just cinched it all up. Keep up the awesome work.
That's the case for me. You just opened up this entire world for me. My ears are my weak points. This helps with more directed hearing immensely. Thanks.
This is great! Helpful in mixing vocals for sure along with full mixes. With this info, you'll know exactly where the problems are and what's causing them. Great video
I use airpods when casually listening to music, and as I'm familiar with them I use them for a majority of roughing in my mixes. I then switch to my krk monitors for finalising the mix, mainly to get a better representation of bass and above 16k. And I get pretty good mixes. It doesn't really matter what you rough your mix on, as long as you're familiar. Just finalise on some honest speakers
You have to adjust for the muddy base krk produces. And AirPods. If you can get flat monitors locally for a decent price I would pick them up. More reference points will give you a clearer representation of your values and mix.
@@Island_Bag tbh not many people buy IEMs outside of monitoring for recording/live rarely hear bout people mixing on IEMs. I find that I'll get a better translation to a wider audience using a common listening device. And finalising on monitors
Wow nice one, this will be super helpful! Another trick I learned was to import 2 copies of a track into a daw and use phase inversion so they cancel each other out. Nothing will then be audible Then put an eq on one of them and anything you boost will suddenly sound (just within those frequencies boosted) A kind of soloing of frequencies of a song
Thank you!! As a musician who plays mostly by ear I really appreciate this. My technical understanding of music and theory is horrible even after playing for 20+ years. This will help my recordings out immensely 👊🏻💪🏻
For producers on a budget (i.e. studio quality headphones), I’d like to add to the sub and bass mixing tips with some of my own. Instead of separating it to body locations, Isplit the three bass octaves into “power” classes, with the 31Hz octave being “low-power”, and then subsequently “mid-” and “high-power” for the next two. It works out like this for me because I noticed a consistency across (most) systems that those three bands tend to scale in volume just like I described, where the extreme low end takes a substantial amount of power to drive correctly, while the “high-power” octave is naturally (too) strong and contribute to that classic “mud” if not controlled. Obviously “mid-power” bass is easily both strong but also separated from the rest of the bands enough it doesn’t create interference, so often I just check to see if it scales evenly to my ears, which works well for such a small group of octaves.
@@VenetinOfficial C0 is 16Hz, the pitch of the 32-foot pedal on an organ. C1 is a piano's lowest C, the low C on a five-string bass guitar that you don't have on a four-string. C2 is a cello's lowest note. C3 is a viola's lowest note, the lowest C on a guitar. C4 is middle C.
Amazing lesson. After my 20 years journey, this is the first time I see this association of frequency energy associated with our most basic speech sounds. Thanks!!
Really great video! I’ve never really thought about correlating the frequencies with vowel sounds - it makes so much sense - thank you for pointing this out. And yes, my technique has been to boost frequencies then cut what I don’t want - but your point that any frequency sounds bad if you bump it up too much means I’ve probably been making unnecessary changes. So thank you again - I’ll pass this video on!
Practice is everything. This reminds me that I wasn't able to hear the bass in music when I was a teenager. Then I bought a bass, started to learn and, years later, I couldn't NOT hear it.
Awesome video concept, thank you for sharing this! Never really thought of frequencies this way, but now it makes sense why I can make vowel sounds with a synthesizer. So well explained, thank you!
you're such a great teacher. i've been struggling to find courses that make sense to me, but you've compiled information so perfectly. thank you so much! the articulation paired with the visual + audio references help a ton!
i've wanted to get better at this kind of ear training for a while now, but never really knew how i should go about it. the ideas in this video finally got something to click for me, and i feel a lot more capable of tackling it now. this kind of training is invaluable! thank you so much!
Thank you so much for the link and the free PDF. I think sharpening this skill will help us to appreciate all the arts and sciences we've learned so far.
Heeey I’m loving all these lessons, I know I’m a little late, but really wanted to get the PDF from the description link, I signed up but never got the e-mail with it, maybe it’s no longer available? If possible, could you send it to me? ☺️ thanks again and congratz for the great content ❤️
I remember doing this training back when I was at a very prestigious music school. We had to listen to Pink Noise with different boosts and Q's and be able to identify it. The vowel technique is an awesome entry shortcut. But as the video mentions you will really have to learn the fundamental frequencies of various instruments etc. and really work the lower end out in your mind. It takes practice. So this is not a "one simple trick" gimmick. Will it help immediately? Yup. Will you master it immediately? Nope. Gotta put the time in guys/gals. This is why all the great engineers are graybeards by the time you notice them.
This is why that automated EQ sweep trick used in a lot of song intros sounds like it's going oooooouuuuaaaaaaaeeeeee as the EQ spike sweeps up and opens more of the spectrum. 🤯🤯🤯
Amazing video. I have ears that can be trained. My Ears were trained to hear REAL LIVE classical music for many years when I was around 7 yrs old. No sound systems...no electronics. My Dad played in the United States Navy Band. I will download your link.
Any chance you could provide some examples of actual mixes where these vowels can be heard in certain frequency ranges? Because I can clearly hear it in the white noise, but not (yet) when it's actual music.
Very cool, practical and invaluable info for any live or studio audio engineer or tech! I’ve worked for more than one ⭐️ or diva who would describe monotor mixes as too “eeh-eeh” or too “oink--oink”, it behooves us as engineers to the artist to translate this from a creative standpoint to our more articulate and scientific perspective
In ancient classical singing lessons oo o i e a are also distributed from the belly up to the forehead. Interesting analog here. Ee sound is right around the nasals. The deep oooo is way down in the belly.
Vocalists and others may find Ken Bozeman's work on practical vocal acoustics very interesting and somewhat related, ie the vowel- like quality of different frequencies and the manipulation of this phenomenon for singing.
Thank you so much for this video. I have watched a few in the past to try get my audio system sounding on point as I love my music. Other ones explained it well but not as well as you. I used a Spectral Graph app (whilst may not be fully accurate). I modified my EQ using your process and my sound system sounds amazing. Thank you!!!
When I started out as a sound engineer, we took that lesson naturally by having to pinpoint feedbacks in stage monitors. We ended up being very good at it. But as you grow older unfortunately the perceived frequencies shift and you need to relearn every few years
I love your videos. I've been struggling with this. I have one question. What makes a frequency 'problematic'? When and how do I know where to cut what?
This is really helpful, and has helped me a little in the last week. But it gets really difficult hearing the vowels ("aahs", "Ayes" "Eees") in a song. I've been trying this out using SoundGym (Metal and Alt Rock), and even though I'm doing better, it's still really difficult to hear it. With white noise, pretty simple, though. Any chance you can make a video using the vowels to find frequencies in actual songs?
These are absolutely the most important lessons and exercises anyone in the audio processing and creating field can study and learn. Significant ear training paired with a basic simple EQ module or plugin will far outweigh any gear collection; If you're in the tracking world the same can be said for this ear training and simple microphone placement. I love this style of content, and I will always value anyone who takes the time to create and upload these kind of gems.
I completely agree, MAN Network! The ability to use any EQ effectively is much more powerful than having a very expensive EQ that you cannot use effectively. Thanks for watching!
I've been a sound engineer for 7 years already, this has been the best explanation to date I've heard for these key frequencies. Thank you so much!
This made me realize how good my ears have been at recognizing sounds. I’ll surely use the guide to improve it more
I've been trying to articulate how I hear frequencies align with the natural resonances in my head, you just put to words the exact phenomena I've experienced.
I have watched countless videos on YT about mixing, but nothing has been as helpful as this!
Wow! Are there others like you!? I had no idea! This is the key to unlocking the secrets of sound, hertz, tones, mixing and mastering. I've never seen anybody else on TH-cam teaching this. Probably the most important part of the whole process. You are giving away the secrets to performing the magic. Thank you!
Cool way of distinguishing between frequencies with “E”, “I” “Oo”, etc. sounds. Sibilance and inner groove distortion are unfortunately issues certain vinyl records have. Thanks
Thanks for watching, Nick!
Love how articulate you are in your videos. some people say 1 kilo-hert when talking about frequency, but you correctly say 1 kilo-Hertz.
Literally the best piece of information I've learned in my career! Always had the opinion that you can't audibly fix what you can't hear, (ie. wanting to fix the low end of a mix but can't hear what's happening there) so I always went for newer and better audio systems; often adding a new speaker here or there. But this my friend, this is the true lesson to hearing what's where. Thanks!!!
Thanks
Thank you , fitriyandi films!
Grazie.
Thanks, sdandone! Glad this was helpful for you!
This has been a genuinely game changing video for me. Thank you for posting.
This video made me realize how much I love mixing bass specifically, theirs such an art to it. Nothing better then going to a huge concert with amazing sound systems, I live for that. Thanks for the video man, really intersting look at this technique!
true2, concert live dvds are best
To everyone who may read this I hope y'all make it let's keep grinding 🙏🏽
Respect
Mf facts breh
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Eins acht sieeeeeeeeebeeeeeeen
Thanks!
Wow! Thanks for the contribution, Shantanu Saha! And thanks for watching!
This is insane. Iv heard the advice of sounding out the problem frequencies when attempting to cut but never associating it with an objective standard with assigned vowel sounds. Appreciate you Kyle
Been producing for 20 years, and even though I know this stuff, I never thought about it quite like this. excellent video.
As a vocalist, this video helped out so much with trying to understand why certain things work
I’ve been a Pro Engineer since the mid ‘80’s and I find this as an easiest way to explain hearing sounds for EQ adjustments… Very good.
Immediate impact and improvements for sure. Great video. Concise, helpful, easy to understand, and instantly applicable.
10/10
Wow game changer here. I was stuck with incorrect EQ knowledge until this video. Amazing. Thank you for this gem
A very simple visual and audible description of the different frequencies. Reminds me of a 'sound of music' "Do Re Mi' alternative for white noise 'O AH A EE' 😊
Naming/Mapping octaves ... GOLD! I was more or less hearing the octaves correctly (from previous trial/error) ... this just cinched it all up. Keep up the awesome work.
That's the case for me.
You just opened up this entire world for me. My ears are my weak points. This helps with more directed hearing immensely. Thanks.
This is great! Helpful in mixing vocals for sure along with full mixes. With this info, you'll know exactly where the problems are and what's causing them. Great video
I use airpods when casually listening to music, and as I'm familiar with them I use them for a majority of roughing in my mixes. I then switch to my krk monitors for finalising the mix, mainly to get a better representation of bass and above 16k. And I get pretty good mixes. It doesn't really matter what you rough your mix on, as long as you're familiar. Just finalise on some honest speakers
You have to adjust for the muddy base krk produces. And AirPods.
If you can get flat monitors locally for a decent price I would pick them up. More reference points will give you a clearer representation of your values and mix.
Consider getting in to iem’s
@@Island_Bag tbh not many people buy IEMs outside of monitoring for recording/live rarely hear bout people mixing on IEMs. I find that I'll get a better translation to a wider audience using a common listening device. And finalising on monitors
Man! people like you should have the best of public funding just to ensure you have the best of lives, so thankful! cheers
This is probably the most useful and very pertinent video about audio frequencies I've ever watched. Well done and thank you !
Glad to help, Thomas!
I appreciate your content, trying to learn frequencies is the latest obstacle I've been trying to push through nice to have references
I’m glad to hear this is helpful! Keep going - you’ll be surprised how quickly you’ll hear the difference!
Wow nice one, this will be super helpful!
Another trick I learned was to import 2 copies of a track into a daw and use phase inversion so they cancel each other out.
Nothing will then be audible
Then put an eq on one of them and anything you boost will suddenly sound (just within those frequencies boosted)
A kind of soloing of frequencies of a song
man you are the most professional in this field i have ever seen!
This channel is an absolute gold mine. Can't thank you enough for these tips. This gave me another great tool to use for frequency ID.
Wow! Thank you, Fastronaut. I'm very glad to hear you're enjoying the videos!
I am mind blown , really simple method but so effective to learn the differences in tone from each frequency
Man Audio University is one of the best Channels on TH-cam globally❤💪🙏🎤🎧
This was helpful! Thanks
Thank you!! As a musician who plays mostly by ear I really appreciate this. My technical understanding of music and theory is horrible even after playing for 20+ years. This will help my recordings out immensely 👊🏻💪🏻
dude this is so good, i frequently refresh my ears with your video. thanks!
Yes! This has had an immediate impact on my guitar tone using my parametric eq
For producers on a budget (i.e. studio quality headphones), I’d like to add to the sub and bass mixing tips with some of my own. Instead of separating it to body locations, Isplit the three bass octaves into “power” classes, with the 31Hz octave being “low-power”, and then subsequently “mid-” and “high-power” for the next two. It works out like this for me because I noticed a consistency across (most) systems that those three bands tend to scale in volume just like I described, where the extreme low end takes a substantial amount of power to drive correctly, while the “high-power” octave is naturally (too) strong and contribute to that classic “mud” if not controlled. Obviously “mid-power” bass is easily both strong but also separated from the rest of the bands enough it doesn’t create interference, so often I just check to see if it scales evenly to my ears, which works well for such a small group of octaves.
I think 31Hz is more or less the lowest A on a piano.
Thanks for sharing these tips, Venetin Official and Saricubra!
@@saricubra2867 31Hz is just under a low C, actually (C0 or C1 depending on what your "middle C" is).
@@AudioUniversity no problem! i figured i'd pitch in to help make these tips more universal :D
@@VenetinOfficial
C0 is 16Hz, the pitch of the 32-foot pedal on an organ.
C1 is a piano's lowest C, the low C on a five-string bass guitar that you don't have on a four-string.
C2 is a cello's lowest note.
C3 is a viola's lowest note, the lowest C on a guitar.
C4 is middle C.
4:38 how does that work when you're mixing at 70db?
Amazing lesson. After my 20 years journey, this is the first time I see this association of frequency energy associated with our most basic speech sounds. Thanks!!
That's absolutely brilliant, I have never thought on having this sort of reference for hearing the frequencies. Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
This is brilliant. Can't believe I've never learned this before. So helpful thank you!
Another great lesson and help for the aspiring amateur. Easily explained! Thank you so much.
Thank you love you're videos
Glad to help! Thanks!
Really great video! I’ve never really thought about correlating the frequencies with vowel sounds - it makes so much sense - thank you for pointing this out. And yes, my technique has been to boost frequencies then cut what I don’t want - but your point that any frequency sounds bad if you bump it up too much means I’ve probably been making unnecessary changes. So thank you again - I’ll pass this video on!
Subtractive EQ is the way.
Practice is everything. This reminds me that I wasn't able to hear the bass in music when I was a teenager. Then I bought a bass, started to learn and, years later, I couldn't NOT hear it.
😂😂😂😂 So your ears 👂 are now drawn to the bass in any piece of music you hear.😂😂😂
Great information love it 💯💯💯
Glad you like it, Lyoni!
@@AudioUniversity keep it Coming bro💯
Awesome video concept, thank you for sharing this! Never really thought of frequencies this way, but now it makes sense why I can make vowel sounds with a synthesizer. So well explained, thank you!
you're such a great teacher. i've been struggling to find courses that make sense to me, but you've compiled information so perfectly. thank you so much! the articulation paired with the visual + audio references help a ton!
Glad to help!
thank you for this dense high quality format of complicated mixing technique information
Excellent lesson. Love your content. Thank you for the training.
Glad to help!
Love these ear training guides. Very very helpful. Thank you Kyle.
I’m glad to hear that you’re finding them helpful, Lasantha. Thanks for watching!
Thank you! It actually helped me A LOT and itãs the first time I hear. I'll download the material on your website, have a wonderful day.
Glad to help!
i've wanted to get better at this kind of ear training for a while now, but never really knew how i should go about it. the ideas in this video finally got something to click for me, and i feel a lot more capable of tackling it now. this kind of training is invaluable! thank you so much!
You just changed my whole approach to mixing. I have never considered frequencies as vowel sounds.
Glad to introduce you to this, Kyle! Thanks for watching!
I have no words to describe how this guy can make me tear up with just his voice
Thank you so much for the link and the free PDF. I think sharpening this skill will help us to appreciate all the arts and sciences we've learned so far.
this is nice !
And yet again, clarity! I bow to TEACHER with great respect. Lol thanks again
Thanks, s r reed!
One of the dopest videos I seen... Good info for engineers... Just sent this to the entire staff... 💥💥💥
Thanks for sharing, My Weigh!
Heeey I’m loving all these lessons, I know I’m a little late, but really wanted to get the PDF from the description link, I signed up but never got the e-mail with it, maybe it’s no longer available?
If possible, could you send it to me? ☺️ thanks again and congratz for the great content ❤️
Be sure to check your spam folder in your email. Sometimes it is accidentally sent to the junk folder.
I was just thinking that I should start practicing this and rewatch your video on it…then my next recommendation was the video 🤯
I remember doing this training back when I was at a very prestigious music school. We had to listen to Pink Noise with different boosts and Q's and be able to identify it. The vowel technique is an awesome entry shortcut. But as the video mentions you will really have to learn the fundamental frequencies of various instruments etc. and really work the lower end out in your mind. It takes practice. So this is not a "one simple trick" gimmick.
Will it help immediately? Yup.
Will you master it immediately? Nope.
Gotta put the time in guys/gals. This is why all the great engineers are graybeards by the time you notice them.
excellent video & super useful information. thanks!
This is actually incredibly helpful, thank you so much!
Very Helpful! OMG Thank you for this!
Glad it was helpful!
Holy cow! This was so eye opening, thank you!
Glad it was helpful, Henry! Thanks!
Great info..., I had never seen it explained this way. Very helpful.
This is why that automated EQ sweep trick used in a lot of song intros sounds like it's going oooooouuuuaaaaaaaeeeeee as the EQ spike sweeps up and opens more of the spectrum. 🤯🤯🤯
That’s right! Good ear, Zachary. Thanks for watching!
Amazing video. I have ears that can be trained. My Ears were trained to hear REAL LIVE classical music for many years when I was around 7 yrs old. No sound systems...no electronics. My Dad played in the United States Navy Band. I will download your link.
Within 19 seconds of this video, I subscribed.
Amazing advice! Have downloaded the guide and it's brilliant practise.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for creating this video definely gonna put in arsenal!!
Glad to help!
Any chance you could provide some examples of actual mixes where these vowels can be heard in certain frequency ranges? Because I can clearly hear it in the white noise, but not (yet) when it's actual music.
clear example of learning something new everyday
This WORKs!! Wow! What a big help. Thank you!
Very cool, practical
and invaluable info for any live or studio audio engineer or tech! I’ve worked for more than one ⭐️ or diva who would describe monotor mixes as too “eeh-eeh” or too “oink--oink”, it behooves us as engineers to the artist to translate this from a creative standpoint to our more articulate and scientific perspective
Great point! Thanks for watching, Steve!
Clever indeed, and well articulated. You got my sub, looking forward to exploring more of your content.
this is so helpful!! thank you!
Thanks men this really made a lot of impact on my listening skills
Glad to help, Akan! Thanks for watching.
In ancient classical singing lessons oo o i e a are also distributed from the belly up to the forehead. Interesting analog here. Ee sound is right around the nasals. The deep oooo is way down in the belly.
Vocalists and others may find Ken Bozeman's work on practical vocal acoustics very interesting and somewhat related, ie the vowel- like quality of different frequencies and the manipulation of this phenomenon for singing.
Thank you
absolutely! thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for this video. I have watched a few in the past to try get my audio system sounding on point as I love my music. Other ones explained it well but not as well as you. I used a Spectral Graph app (whilst may not be fully accurate). I modified my EQ using your process and my sound system sounds amazing. Thank you!!!
Wow! What a great lesson
Priceless video, many thanks
Man this is amazing! 😢
When I started out as a sound engineer, we took that lesson naturally by having to pinpoint feedbacks in stage monitors. We ended up being very good at it. But as you grow older unfortunately the perceived frequencies shift and you need to relearn every few years
Going to listen to some tunes now. Great vid 🔥so helpful for me right now
Glad to hear it! Thanks, David!
I love your videos. I've been struggling with this. I have one question. What makes a frequency 'problematic'? When and how do I know where to cut what?
Great question! The more you practice, the easier it becomes to identify the problems and fix them. It is subjective to some extent.
Thank you. I’ve learned so much from your channel.
Glad you’re finding Audio University helpful, Bill! Thank you for watching!
this is goated asf
Wild. This is succinct, clear, and instantly useful.
I first learned it here! Thanks
Thank you, this video helped a lot.
Man this is life changing
This is really helpful, and has helped me a little in the last week. But it gets really difficult hearing the vowels ("aahs", "Ayes" "Eees") in a song. I've been trying this out using SoundGym (Metal and Alt Rock), and even though I'm doing better, it's still really difficult to hear it. With white noise, pretty simple, though. Any chance you can make a video using the vowels to find frequencies in actual songs?
anyone else get freaked out while listening at night? no? ok....
Someone spent their childhood listening to ham radio transmissions in the dark...
Watching this at 1am. I'm am bothered.