PLEASE Stop Butchering your vocal EQ!

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
  • If you dig my message, maybe you'll dig my productions: / @sneakylittledevil5866
    Or my analog and plugin creations: thehouseofkush...
    IN THIS VIDEO: You don't need to mangle your vocals with EQ to get them to sit in the mix. Follow Gregory Scott, who owns Kush Audio and designs their analog hardware and plugins with one goal: maximum sonic vibe. He's also a musician and audio engineer, all of which gives him a very distinct take on music and mixing.
    Check out www.thehouseofkush.com and slap some sweet Kush flavor on your productions now, because the world has enough boring mixes!

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  • @vacustoms
    @vacustoms 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1400

    I just learned more in the last 11 minutes than I have in the last 11 years... I just subbed and hit the bell... I've got a lot of experiments to run...

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  4 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      Now THAT's what I'm talkin' about!!

    • @Tekkerue
      @Tekkerue 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Same! This is the first video I've seen here and this was an immediate sub!
      😄👍

    • @Brian_Grant
      @Brian_Grant 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I'm new to sound mixing, this is my first vid from this channel and I sub'd immediately after hearing how Gregory's voice sounds here - I said, yeah, this guy knows what he's talking about.

    • @n4Sphere
      @n4Sphere 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      feel the same :)

    • @01Grytz
      @01Grytz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      same !!

  • @wandersonmeireles6499
    @wandersonmeireles6499 4 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    This is probably the best EQ video on youtube. It doesn't give you any "tips" or "tricks". It just teaches you how to explore, which is something much more valuable than learning some crazy formula.

    • @pierre-julienpeyroux26
      @pierre-julienpeyroux26 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      All about being pointed in the right direction.. aaah, the mix jesus.. :)

  • @jonathancrowell4805
    @jonathancrowell4805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Those LED meters in the back are so satisfying.

  • @MikeyMikey2113
    @MikeyMikey2113 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    30 seconds into this I knew I'd found my new favourite channel.

  • @MarkHvB
    @MarkHvB 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, two TH-cam clips in and already a big fan. Great stuff!

  • @eplecor
    @eplecor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    This is gold. UBK is so underrated.

  • @mefca86
    @mefca86 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm gonna be honest. The main reason I'm gonna try this and kept listening is because unlike 90% of guys on TH-cam trying to give audio advice, your voice actually sounds well eq'd and professional. That's the biggest qualifier you could have given me. Looking forward to more of your vids.

  • @YS-MAC
    @YS-MAC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When he said the vocal is going to feel distant definitely a good key point

  • @fedefrottoman
    @fedefrottoman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The best tip I’ve heard to eq

  • @TheNickleButter
    @TheNickleButter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Damn the lead singer of nickel back really do be teaching you how to properly equalize your vocal track frequencies

  • @lucasconde
    @lucasconde 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    4:46 Best reaction ever!! lol

    • @SouthpawAutoworks
      @SouthpawAutoworks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It made for an epic thumbnail. I had to click on it... ha

  • @retsmej
    @retsmej 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very intriguing ! now i have to check all my vocal mixes ... oh oh ! thanks a lot though ...

  • @blushingfrieza
    @blushingfrieza 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Clear, concise and cool. Subbed 👌🏾

  • @taylorhaynes2369
    @taylorhaynes2369 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    “And your instinct is to reach for that EQ...................... do it” 👁👄👁

  • @andreasahlers-dummer1574
    @andreasahlers-dummer1574 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome lesson!

  • @snehalpandey2390
    @snehalpandey2390 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this! Very cool

  • @realitykicksin8755
    @realitykicksin8755 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am drummer ... My Jazz albums bring out that wonderful intimate cymbal sound (with my EQ adjusted to neutral setting with the right distance: you can "touch" the instruments) (E.g. album "Signing" from Joe Locke or "Kin" from the Pat Metheny Unity group) but ... BUT ... THE REST SOUNDS HISSSSSSSSY. So the question is ... what is the audio engineers favourite instrument?! Yes .. there shouldn't be a favorite instrument in the mix.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Every production has (or should have) one track that's got the magic, it has the most vibe and some kinda special mojo. That's the favorite track for that mix.

  • @MrLucasErler
    @MrLucasErler 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Finally! Someone who share Knowledge ...

  • @vjijfx2437
    @vjijfx2437 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great teacher thank you sir

  • @Kaoz_Theory
    @Kaoz_Theory 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes brother thank you for this

  • @DREW100k
    @DREW100k 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Will you be making anymore on vocal mixing/eq specifically? Love the channel and I just need more videos on vocals

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed, I plan to do a lot more videos on every conceivable topic. We all struggle with vocals, it's a massive topic so stay tuned :-)

  • @Артем-х4ш7ъ
    @Артем-х4ш7ъ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you SO MUCH!

  • @EdwindePaula
    @EdwindePaula 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    god bless you

  • @djkrptdnb
    @djkrptdnb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +435

    “‘Sibilance’ is one of the words that has the most sibilance in it”- Mitch Hedberg

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Onomatopoeia! :-)

    • @chrisw5742
      @chrisw5742 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Supercalifragilisticexpialadocious

    • @petercutler3136
      @petercutler3136 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      “I used to do drugs....I still do, but ai used to too”-Mitch Hedburg RIP

    • @passenger62
      @passenger62 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know why all the pictures of Bigfoot are out of focus, jus' sayin'.

    • @ronmer
      @ronmer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@passenger62 Bigfoot is blurry!

  • @johnnymac2201
    @johnnymac2201 4 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    When a guy is giving vocal EQ tips with such a great sounding voiceover you have to take notice. Subbed.

    • @Miamiborne1969
      @Miamiborne1969 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well said

    • @AshleyCreighton
      @AshleyCreighton 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ha, I misread this as "sobbed". It really is powerful stuff though 😭

    • @Super-id7bq
      @Super-id7bq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Honestly I don't think it does sound great, at least through headphones. It's not terrible but it's uncomfortable. It sounds way too close and hot, like when someone's trying to tell you something in a club by talking right in your ear. It's just a little tooooo intimate. Also seems to be slamming that de-esser too (or heavy low pass). Clearly he has the chops to mix great vocals. Just for whatever reason he over-bakes his dialogue on his own TH-cam vids. Don't get me wrong, the dude is great, it's why I'm subbed.

    • @BR_READDY225
      @BR_READDY225 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Super-id7bq I bet it’s hard as fuck to make you happy..if you have a girlfriend I’m sure she’s ready to leave your ass

  • @BirinderSingh
    @BirinderSingh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    This man could run a cult of he wanted to

    • @arthurraygotit
      @arthurraygotit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I think he does and that's how we got here and can't leave

    • @devondeswardt6239
      @devondeswardt6239 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂

    • @badtelevision5482
      @badtelevision5482 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      From the comment section it looks like he is.

    • @samsschool3639
      @samsschool3639 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      His voice and energy would convince me to jump off a ship jedi mind trick style

    • @Rricdiculos
      @Rricdiculos 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Facts!

  • @ZenWorld
    @ZenWorld 4 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    Amazing INTRO LOL

  • @LouisBurgessComedy
    @LouisBurgessComedy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +633

    This is so annoying. Now i'm gonna have to go and watch ALL this guys videos ffs

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Gotcha!

    • @mikenaughton4298
      @mikenaughton4298 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Exactly! damn

    • @88Doug
      @88Doug 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Such a great video, love the speed and quality and this guy is great!

    • @maxfieldandkatherine
      @maxfieldandkatherine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Check out his podcast too, it has helped me a ton! It's called The UBK Happy Funtime Hour

    • @grooveroid
      @grooveroid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same, from yesterday ..he pulled me in with the old 'this is how you hear compression' ploy

  • @NostraBloom
    @NostraBloom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +704

    Who's this cool looking dude and why is he giving me useful tips? Subbed

    • @dustbook8911
      @dustbook8911 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I dont know, why does this have 69 likes? ;)

    • @YTOnceAgain
      @YTOnceAgain 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That's Chad Kroeger. He lost his day job.

    • @nowzen4240
      @nowzen4240 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahaha seriously

    • @GetSongsDone
      @GetSongsDone 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      So... I should stop boosting 1.5K then?

    • @ronniemann9014
      @ronniemann9014 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol

  • @YostPeter
    @YostPeter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    What is this? Someone who doesn't waste time and knows what he's talking about? Subscribed.

  • @AbrahamRomney
    @AbrahamRomney 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    You're making me excited about mixing again. Really appreciate your videos and your teaching skills.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      That’s one of my favorite things to hear man, I know how hard it is to keep the faith sometimes and how easy it is to get stuck in a rut. For me the answer always seems to be “more collaboration”, it gets lonely in that cave of one!

    • @LimewaterMusic
      @LimewaterMusic ปีที่แล้ว

      His podcast is doubly informative. Kush4life

    • @felipedemariscalone
      @felipedemariscalone 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@LimewaterMusicgod bless you!!

  • @TheHouseofKushTV
    @TheHouseofKushTV  4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    5000 subscribers, woohoo! Thanks for the support everyone!!!

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Holy shit, 81000 subscribers in 8 months. THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!

  • @francampa4170
    @francampa4170 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Gold again! Less EQ? Someone should have told me this waaay before...On the other hand, independently of the 100 Hz, 1k or 10 k, what I can hear here is a guy who loves his work and is spreading that love, thank you very much again.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's true, there are very few things on earth that light me up as much as finding a killer sound!

  • @bongaqua8733
    @bongaqua8733 4 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    I feel like this guy is about to take me to the Black Lodge

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      When you see me again, it won't be me...

    • @feelingevaporated2912
      @feelingevaporated2912 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mulholland Drive vibes to me (in a good way)

    • @don_barbour
      @don_barbour 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@feelingevaporated2912 Same Director/Writer.

    • @BigMuff75
      @BigMuff75 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What year is this?! - aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh

    • @Fgn97
      @Fgn97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      that EQ you like is coming back in style

  • @PacificBird
    @PacificBird 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Oh my god! JUST the 1k push/pull technique fixed the most annoyingly out of place vocal on one of my new tracks that I've been trying to get to sit for MONTHS. LITERAL MONTHS I've tried everything to get it to sound good with the rest of my mix, and this finally did it. Thank you so, so much. You guys deserve every subscriber and more.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I have a love/hate relationship with 1k, but there's no denying it's one of the most powerful frequencies we got and SO critical to get right!

  • @JayTheYTGuy
    @JayTheYTGuy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    "The different pockets of energy in the human voice" Just the way he connects terminology with philosophy is brilliant. I actually learned something life changing with mixing and wasn't even looking for it this time. Again, brilliant!

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Thanks! In my mind, _every_ sound has lows, mids, and highs, even a hi hat! It can be helpful to think fullness/presence/detail. It's just a question of where each zone sits for a given sound. Like, the warm lows on a bass are 80-150Hz, but fullness on a hi hat might be 400-600Hz.

  • @natesuth7742
    @natesuth7742 4 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    I have never been turned on by somebody talking about EQ ..

  • @j6lovette
    @j6lovette 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The algorithm screwed up. How did it not recommend this till now.....stupid algorithm. Giving the principles and thought behind the decisions! Love it man!

  • @tom_something
    @tom_something 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    "I'm gonna make you use three bands on an EQ and a fader. That's all."
    Finally a tutorial for Ableton Live Lite users!

    • @brad-nb9zn
      @brad-nb9zn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahahahaa meeee

    • @monkeyrobotsinc.9875
      @monkeyrobotsinc.9875 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lmfao. sad.

    • @zynel413
      @zynel413 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@monkeyrobotsinc.9875 yes. They should make their priority music and should spend up all of their money on music production. Simpletons.

    • @parasiteunit
      @parasiteunit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Going to be that guy... There's been many, many fine mixing desks that have had 3 band EQ that have been doing the rounds for a whole bunch of decades.... Back in the day, if you got a desk that had MORE than 3 bands and didn't involve a wad of cash in a plain envelope and a music shop that would only take cash (true story), you either did such a good job with the 3 EQ desk you could afford to upgrade OR you had done several favours for a bunch of guys named Vinny, Tommy and Joe involving a car trunk and a hole...
      All joking aside, although limiting - if it's a GOOD combination of bands, 3 is perfectly good to mix a track with.

    • @bigdap100
      @bigdap100 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol!

  • @theguythatdoesthatonething2133
    @theguythatdoesthatonething2133 4 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    This dude is the Bob Ross of audio. I always learn something and walk away relaxed. :)

  • @maximus6791
    @maximus6791 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Lmao that’s exactly how mine looked

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      We've all been there man, don't sweat it!

    • @singledream23
      @singledream23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheHouseofKushTV im starting sir ,,,but i got the difference that boost or cut should not be higher than 5 db,,,for natural sounding,,,is it necessary?

  • @skent
    @skent 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    If after listening to the quality of this man's voice you hit "Dislike" then you, my friend, are the problem. Brilliant video and advice - liked and subscribed!

    • @aeproducedbyequiano2216
      @aeproducedbyequiano2216 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was actually put off by the quality of the voice in the video. If this is his EQ at its best, I'm back to butchering :D

  • @Jinni_SD
    @Jinni_SD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Me, as a live engineer: "Wait there are more than 3 EQ bands?" On a more serious tone, coming from live to studio mixing, these practices are basically second nature.

  • @andrescabrera9934
    @andrescabrera9934 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I love this guy's approach. Doesn't treat it like rocket science but rather uses practical methods to stress the actual musicality inherent in the vocal. Way better than being told to throw on a huge complicated chain with 3 compressors and whatnot. Great stuff!

  • @ThickFreedom
    @ThickFreedom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +184

    His processing in his videos sound amazing. Anyone have any idea how to get that sound? Also this man is sexy very sexy, I want to look like him when I'm his age

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      Thanks! My VO chain is this:
      OTB: vintage U89 > Kush Omega Preamp > Burl a/d
      ITB: Hammer EQ > AR-1 > Axis EQ > Novatron

    • @ThickFreedom
      @ThickFreedom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@TheHouseofKushTV Thank you so much for your response you literally beautiful man. You don't look real you're so gorgeous

    • @savethefails
      @savethefails 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@TheHouseofKushTV so where is the u89? Up pointing down? side? out front? Sounds really good for not being visible. Also, thanks for reminding me that I do NOT have a Burl :(

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Ha! The u89 is BARELY out of frame, you can see/hear me get up on it at 9:58 :-) It's only like 12-14" away, which for me is a good distance for an LDC.

    • @ThickFreedom
      @ThickFreedom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@TheHouseofKushTV I don't want to be unreasonable but if some day if it's possible, is there any chance you could show us how you setup your live voiceover chain to get that amazing sound? I did research into what you shared, but this is still black magic to me how you did it. Thank you gorgeous man

  • @Fitzliputzli23
    @Fitzliputzli23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    Don't know who this guy is but he definitely knows what he is talking about.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      All good, I have no idea who I am either!

    • @BIG_PASTA
      @BIG_PASTA 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The House of Kush “how am I not myself?”

    • @thearno2885
      @thearno2885 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      See all that outboard gear flashing next to him? He designed it all.

  • @krisbooth8441
    @krisbooth8441 4 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    When I first started getting into audio engineering about 8 years ago I watched a shit load of TH-cam tutorials to learn. At a certain point I completely stopped because I felt like everybody was saying and doing the same things (cut 400 hz, put x thing on your mixbus for glue, bass tricks, etc). These videos have gotten me back into learning because your approach is so much more about the emotion of music and high level approaches an engineer needs to take.

    • @don_barbour
      @don_barbour 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      TH-cam video are mostly terrible, at the lower end of the spectrum they're pretty hilarious,. I saw one talking about the fruity loops clipper as a secret weapon..

    • @ottam
      @ottam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Bad Lamb Records Awesome! Now all I have to do is find the one guy who had a vocal masterclass ; )

    • @loubot3332
      @loubot3332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ottam ooh that's a bit of a dodgy question!

    • @danieltrevino9288
      @danieltrevino9288 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The important thing is there is no single way to do something every time. I used to do the abbey road trick on every instruments reverb bus. I feel like there are starting points you can learn, much like preset EQ settings, but you should always use your ear at the end of the day to make it work for that particular mix. Just my two cents.

    • @krisbooth8441
      @krisbooth8441 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Daniel Trevino beautifully said

  • @matthewhughes6889
    @matthewhughes6889 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This guy has to be the Bob Ross of audio production

    • @dragon-id5uj
      @dragon-id5uj 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      fairly certain that title is already well well well applied to someone else in the field but the name isn't coming to me at the moment

    • @ethanhansen1480
      @ethanhansen1480 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      乁dragon違 dave pensado

  • @hectorheckler6327
    @hectorheckler6327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Why pay for a $300 workshop or seminar when you could get some tips from house of kush for free?🤗

  • @officiallistengreatmuzik
    @officiallistengreatmuzik 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I can listen to this while following asleep and wake up a Grammy award winning track mastering machine

  • @Jon415.
    @Jon415. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This man just taught me more in 11:12 minutes than what I learned in school.. this man also charged me $0. I’ve spent more than anyone needs to for vocals. (Nectar, etc...) 🙄 thanks cool dude. You’re the BOB ROSS of audio..

  • @ayzworld
    @ayzworld 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    “Wrong. It’s the fader.” 😭😭

  • @chrishirondelle8352
    @chrishirondelle8352 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The best advice I have seen anyone give on how to eq vocals. I tried the techniques and straight away I could tell this is the way to go. Brilliant...thank you!

  • @TheSonicDeviant
    @TheSonicDeviant 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Aaaaaaahh! Just finished a long night of composing, mixing, mastering, bouncing, video editing and We Transferring!
    Now it’s time for Chinese, ginger beer, dark chocolate cherry liqueurs and the House of Kush After Hours!
    Perfect way to end a night! This channel soothes and chills me out so much! It always puts me in a great relaxed, creative, positive mood!
    Greeting from Ealing, West London, UK at 1:38am!
    And cheers for the all great advice and inspiration as usual!

  • @NightmareCourtPictures
    @NightmareCourtPictures 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    This is what i eventually learned after working at a proffesional studio for a few years a while back.
    Two other good tips that engineers might want to get into...
    1) Most of your energy should be going to the actual recording process. the better the recording, the less EQ you really need to do and the more you can focus on making it sound cool instead of trying to "fix" the vocals.
    2) Instead of using a compressor in post, go through the entire vocal and raise/lower volumes of words or phrases manually, so that they are all typically the same visual height (or sound the same in volume). Manually lower the volumes of siblance by physically looking at it in the program (high frequencies are very short and spiky waveforms). Get rid of the noise floor between vocals so that you don't need to run a denoiser (which effects the vocal)...By doing these things, you give yourself more headroom and more space to mix your vocals like this guy is saying in the video.
    It might take longer, and require more work...but using a compressor as a be and end all solution in post means you sacrifice quality for efficiency. Save your compressor for the actual recording process.
    Edit: Also a neat trick...To avoid POPING when you do hard cuts when reducing volume, zoom in and look at the waveform closely, and make your cuts when the waveform hits 0DB. Making your cuts on 0DB means you will never hear a pop in your life without having to quick fade anything

    • @CAVEDOLLtv
      @CAVEDOLLtv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      1 & 2. Hell yeah. Obviously. But zero crossings instead of fades? Not with that. I'm assuming you can snap ur edits to Zero crossings automatically, otherwise it sounds like a massive waste of time... Personally, I want my edits exactly where I make them and doing batch X-fades takes a whole 1-2 clicks in that one DAW, the one that makes all others look like obsolete chumps. the 20 year love of my life sweet lil LP10

    • @drinkinslim
      @drinkinslim 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Reaper DAW seems to do a good job of preventing pops when doing cuts and trims. It adds a little cross-fade. You can enable or disable it in the Settings. I don't know for other DAWs. :)

    • @captainastral
      @captainastral 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      correct mic placement will solve problems that eq can't touch.

    • @NightmareCourtPictures
      @NightmareCourtPictures 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CAVEDOLLtv Hey, Late reply, but no, i don't batch process anything, I comb through the entire vocal, and manually go into each phrase, or sentence zooming in and applying 0db hard cuts, and then adjust words in that phrase/sentence to the same perceived volume. No shortcuts or anything automatic.
      Cool thing about these techniques is that they aren't exclusive to particular DAWS like Protools either. I now don't even bother doing most of my pre-edit sound mixing in a real DAW and just use Audacity for these tasks.
      The whole purpose of these things is to give your vocal, more room and space in the mix without changing or altering the quality of the vocal. Anything that changes the waveform in any way, is a departure from what the artist truly sounds like, which is helpful when the artist or vocalist has a very crispy unique quality in their voice and you don't want to lose that to an EQ or a compressor smushing waveforms at a ceiling. It is well worth the longer process to keep this higher fidelity in quality, and it gives you the space you need in a mix to make the vocal presence come forward a lot more.

  • @satesounds
    @satesounds 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    He and Warren Huart. No one but them explain sound and music so good.

  • @thomasmacmanus9913
    @thomasmacmanus9913 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I would like to hear an example if you can sing and set the three levels plus fader. Or have a singer(s) come in and do the conceptual adjustments on their examples. Thanks!

  • @timespace8753
    @timespace8753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm new at this.
    An illustration of what you're talking about would be really helpful, to get a much better understanding of what you're talking about.
    I did learn something valuable by watching this lecture.
    I learned that the human voice exist between 800 to 2500 hertz.
    Now I know that I have to slightly cut out those frequencies from the instrumental to make room for the vocals.
    Thank you.
    And please illustrate what you are talking about.
    PS I subscribed.

  • @inno_hiphop
    @inno_hiphop 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    11:11 almost like ya did it on purpose. This is some interesting stuff. Love how you outlined the concept of 100/1000/10000hz...for a newbie like me, it opened up a new way of looking at and understanding all of the frequencies. Thanks GS.

  • @sneakylittledevil5866
    @sneakylittledevil5866 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    13 people hate that dude's hair is more shiny than his vocal eq.

  • @fairuzhussaini7301
    @fairuzhussaini7301 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Why do I get this feeling that you'd do a good impression of Matthew McConaughey.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Because I taught him everything he knows.

    • @fairuzhussaini7301
      @fairuzhussaini7301 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheHouseofKushTV alright alright alrighttt!

    • @s.g.3042
      @s.g.3042 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Texas leaves its mark on everyone. ;)

  • @QuabmasM
    @QuabmasM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Nice. Its also a good idea to play with saturation noting how it can change the tone & compress the signal at the same time(while uniquely shaving the transients, especially in the high mids where youre used to de-essing like crazy & cutting to try & get rid of that unwanted digital brightness).
    Nothing gives a thin sound more weight than saturation. Saturation formulas & multiple saturation plugins/hardware options can greatly improve any mixer who lacks them. Everything we hear on the radio or in film that we like & think sounds expensive is tailored with masterful use of saturation.
    Before we even learn what a compressor does, we should first learn saturation & automation as primary alternatives(especially in this digital earbleed era so very much in need of warm saturated analog curves of old that never failed us).

  • @slimskinny
    @slimskinny 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I swear I had some of the best mixes when I never touched an eq lol. Eq can be dangerous if you don't know how to use it lol.

  • @cisko8052
    @cisko8052 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Meanwhile all other mix engineers on TH-cam are still trying to teach us EQ surgery when sometimes less is more...

  • @JamisonKortas
    @JamisonKortas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I subbed after the 15 second intro.

  • @BensRightBrain
    @BensRightBrain 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    T”he super spitty stuff, THIS RIGHT HERE THE AMSR”
    had me DYING

  • @LukaszFrankowski
    @LukaszFrankowski 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Superb video favourite bit 9:04 describes what I'm recording perfectly.

  • @Psiger
    @Psiger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm tempted to binge watch this! But to get the maximum value I need to try out each video, step by step. Really good content, easy to grasp, interesting and to the point information. 👏

  • @haruyasumi616
    @haruyasumi616 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    damn it. now i guess i'm going to have to remix/remaster every song I ever made with vocals in... thanks a bunch!ww

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Resist! Keep moving forward!!

    • @Komplexkai
      @Komplexkai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheHouseofKushTV yep - it was the best it could be at the time - and there’s something charming and endearing about that fact

  • @RandomInsanityPodcast
    @RandomInsanityPodcast 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Yes this guy knows what he talking about boy n girls this is absolutely bear basics of engineering. If you dont know this and you call yourself a engineer or producer then you need to stop and learn alot more! Forget about all the plugins u think u need or that people poke your eyes with and learn the basics, in reality all u need is an eq! Its the most powerful tool a real engineer has.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ohhh, gloveslap! I mean, I love eq --- REALLY love it --- but for the way I mix, distortion is every bit as powerful and essential. Compression I actually need very little of, just give me eq and clipping and I'm a happy man!

    • @WillyJunior
      @WillyJunior 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Faders + a 12db per octave EQ will get you pretty damn close each time

  • @ritabelwal684
    @ritabelwal684 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nova...same thought/ Visually that too on Raw Vocals ...will help us understand more of his theory !!.

  • @AD-Akinniyi
    @AD-Akinniyi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! Your Explanation is very Opaque, It's more like I can see what you're saying

  • @daltonmusic4321
    @daltonmusic4321 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is the authoritative kind of mixing lesson I have yearned for, for so long. So very long.

  • @garfieldadamsakaj.stemmons364
    @garfieldadamsakaj.stemmons364 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    ummmm...how did you just make me feel so warm and fuzzy and comfortable while simultaneously telling me I been effin' up my vocal mixes for the past 10 years all at the same time?!?? subbed and begging the Mrs. for more HoK money to accompany my beloved Omega friends. thank you!

  • @gregberne631
    @gregberne631 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What an incredible lesson. Although it's predominantly for vocals....I was really excited thinking about guitars...I will do this more purposefully with guitars as well, and ultimately as a "push and pull" balance between guitars and vocals...lots to think about here. Great stuff for those inspired to take this lesson a step further than just vocals.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're instinct is right, the topic here is vocals but the exercise is a universal technique, pushing one thing while pulling another. It's an art that got almost completely lost when the world went DAW, but it is SO worth the effort to get happening.

    • @ravithompson1082
      @ravithompson1082 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The House of Kush I made this on a iPad right now. You can press more than one button at time. iOS world is perfect for your work. Guess you’ll like

  • @Rompler_Rocco
    @Rompler_Rocco 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    🤯 *THREE* bands??? 1k?!? IMPOSSIBLE!!!
    - Me, for 15 years on a Tascam 414, dreaming to _one day_ have a 3rd knob for mid control! 🤦‍♂️
    (Excellent videos, subbed!)

  • @JavierMercedes
    @JavierMercedes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is one of the best explanations of how to eq voice that I've seen in a long time. thank you.

  • @musicproducer3569
    @musicproducer3569 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    A fundamental tone doubles in its harmonics each ascending octave, use broad EQ and boosts/cuts on harmonic octaves or in-between, depending on track priority and overall spectral scheme.
    use mic and mic-distance to control spectral balance. Ideally, use a measuring mic (flat) to reference the raw instrument/vocal for insight on tonal balance. Everything else is the instrument, arrangement, and performance quality. Everything else is subjective. No ambient room, absorb everything except the floor for a little life.

  • @xaosnox
    @xaosnox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is some of the most valuable information I've found in a long time. Just a hint for people without an interface that lets them control two things at once, there are several ways you can easily link parameters within and between plugins. This is incredibly handy for this type of work. There is a very simple way to do this with just REAPER's Parameter Modulation/Link feature in every plugin window and you can link the parameters in any way - inversely, so that one moves by a percentage of another, and other options. Jon from the REAPER blog wrote a JSFX called Macro Controller that adds a lot of functionality and makes it a bit easier to do. The video for it is here: th-cam.com/video/kqXRrMaOSMs/w-d-xo.html
    I know not everyone uses REAPER yet, but soon most everyone will. At least for tracking, mixing and mastering.
    Very nice sound quality, BTW. I do lots of VO work and demos, and one thing really jumped out to my ear. The mouth noise in much of this is pretty distracting. This is something everyone has to deal with, but especially if the artist is a little "kushed" so might have a dry mouth. If you don't have RX Mouth De-click, I recommend something like Biotene. What good is excellent EQ work and mic selection/placement if mouth noise becomes prevalent - particularly after compression. I make an even better mouth lubricant than Biotene for I record myself or others. It takes some work, but it's very inexpensive. For anyone interested, here's how I do it:
    Dissolve 2 Tbsp Xylitol in 3 oz water. It takes some time for it to dissolve, and this is the strongest concentration I've been able to get to dissolve in water. If you can get more to dissolve in hot/boiling water, great. I don't bother to heat my water.
    Take some cinnamon and/or spearmint essential oil and mix it into some vegetable glycerin. I usually put on drop of cinnamon and about 10 drops of spearmint in enough glycerin to easily be able to divide it in quarters because this will flavor four 2 oz bottles of finished mouth spray.
    Put 1/4 of the flavored glycerin in a two oz spray bottle. You can find these with the travel sized containers area of most stores for a buck.
    Add plain vegetable glycerin to the half way point, add about 10 drops of grape seed oil (optional but very helpful), and mix. Then top off the bottle, leaving just a bit of room, with some of the Xylitol solution. This makes for a thick mix, but keeps it preserved. You can always add more Xylitol mixture or just some water in your mouth before you spray.
    You can also add some Slippery Elm Bark tincture at this point. This is an excellent humectant, but the glycerin does a similar thing, so this is optional.
    Have a sip of water before recording, leaving your mouth moist, then spray 2 or 3 spritzes of the spray in your mouth and swish. It's safe to swallow (I wouldn't drink a bottle of it, though), but do your best to leave a nice coating in your mouth. This eliminates tons of mouth noise and is a lot less expensive than RX!
    Thanks so much for this excellent tip. Instant sub!

    • @heathernissaragonese9787
      @heathernissaragonese9787 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Traditional Medicinal's Throat Coat Tea was a staple in my studio and when I record now. I will add some xylitol, peppermint and vegetable glycerin to improve the effectiveness.
      Check out the tea as a base for your formula. It is a lifesaver alone.
      Thanks 😜

  • @echoesofoctavia
    @echoesofoctavia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I wish you actually showed us what you're talking about, because I'm a visual learner.

    • @DoubleBassX2
      @DoubleBassX2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Respectfully, it's up to us to do this - if you recognize the value in this video you will already be playing around with this idea yourself!

    • @kewshEnt
      @kewshEnt 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DoubleBassX2 true. i realised this is what my vocals have been missing

    • @DatzAdam
      @DatzAdam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Watch a few Videos about EQs learn how they function then come Back to this, its very valuable

    • @markuskopter
      @markuskopter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haha, visual! 😂

    • @echoesofoctavia
      @echoesofoctavia 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rusty Knorr talking about the eq plugin

  • @BlackyRaffaga
    @BlackyRaffaga 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This man is juste wesome !!! and hi know about what hi is talking hi make plugins, EQ, COMPRESSOR AND MUC MORE!!!

  • @KaziFaisalAhmed
    @KaziFaisalAhmed 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great tips, really helpful.

  • @ontogeny6474
    @ontogeny6474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There's yet a different type of voice clarity -it's the way truth sounds to our ears. And brother, you're speaking the truth. Subbed.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Daaammmnnn... high praise indeed, I'll take it!

  • @Elmex_1
    @Elmex_1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The fader thing is interesting point, and I think in digital domain there's something called "auto gain" that some EQs have, that basically auto adjusts the volume. Some EQs do this different than others (I think Fabfilter's implementation of this feature is only so-so), TDR SlickEQ (both versions) seems to do this the best.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, autogain can be useful, but for this exercise it would defeat the point: to get you moving two controls at once, interactively and in response to each other, in order to explore the complex relationship between tone and level. Most of the time, your fader will not be moving in direct proportion to your eq gain, nor should it. So if your eq moves are automagically offset with algorithmic precision, you miss out on 90% of the fun!

  • @siggiwendlinger862
    @siggiwendlinger862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I followed a totally different concept with eyes on 2k for brilliance and 5-6k for de-essing. Will try this one next time.

  • @yvhamultimediagroupllc553
    @yvhamultimediagroupllc553 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks 🙏🏾 also great music, The two hands a approach awesome 😎 straight gold

  • @iwanjf
    @iwanjf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The way it's explained is so engaging and interesting.. I feel like I'm watching an actor being interviewed for "behind the scene episode" of his successful blockbuster movies! :) thanks Scott.

  • @Mendelian
    @Mendelian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I dig this dude’s vibe a lot, instant subscribe.

  • @firststatetate
    @firststatetate 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He has the formula. Always have stacks of equipment with LEDs behind you. And lots of experience. Appreciate it. I'll try it out Cubase.

  • @eldjswett
    @eldjswett 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Goddamn. I love your way of explaining things. New fan here.

  • @lifebybaz4007
    @lifebybaz4007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    nice video but can you add more visuals to what you're explaining to make it better to understand I get what you're saying but I think with some visuals or examples would be good

  • @planzed463
    @planzed463 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your videos are gold! I’m getting back into music after a 20yr curveball.. I’m a song writer learning to live loop with a DAWless rig & with that learning production techniques. They way you break things down is really cool man, thanks again

  • @thedeeprot
    @thedeeprot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Big up

  • @ccandmore
    @ccandmore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The music is for porn, the content is... well also porn for audiophiles

  • @CLCyber
    @CLCyber 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You got a new sub ; ) Very useful videos! Much appreciated!!

  • @NeuroticNexus
    @NeuroticNexus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice stuff going on in the background ;) Need to really watch this when it is not deep night over here. Took it into my watchlist. Thanks for sharing!

  • @marcfaur
    @marcfaur 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You can't get any more straight to the point than this. Subbed

  • @IronLoveOfficial
    @IronLoveOfficial 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Would love to just sit in the studio, smoke some high grade an create with this man
    Salute Kush!

  • @wayoutwestcreatives9769
    @wayoutwestcreatives9769 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Never have I enjoyed listening to someone talk about EQ ing so much lol

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's because I'm not *actually* talking about EQ :-)

  • @cocovarmaearthtribe415
    @cocovarmaearthtribe415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    'just came across your channel GREAT stuff you make so much sense. Love it.