Hi Friends, Happy Holidays to you all! This has been an amazing first year!! I have been truly blessed to receive such incredible support from you all! Here's to an amazing New Year to ALL of us, let's help each other make wonderful music!! Let's have a MARVELLOUS 2016!!!
These interviews are what makes TH-cam great. There is so much information within this video and seeing two guys who are at this level having a conversation like this is something you rarely get exposed to especially once you leave college and spend most of your time in your own studio.
I would COMPLETELY be worth taking the section where he talks about "starting over in another job is the same as starting over in my field. It was a hardship, but an investment for the future..." And just pull that out and have it as its own video. And then like run certain bits on loop 5 times over whenever he talks about paying dues and learning his craft. Thats a lesson that is timeless, career non-specific, and important for anyone. What a great interview. This guy was worth more than the hour we got. Better than good stuff, it was (as MasterCard is fond of saying) PRICELESS!
Concerning the "stems through a compressor" problem, I've met an engineer who mixes on an ssl duality where you have 3 mixbusses at your disposal, and to keep his buss compression the same, he just sends a copy of his mix to a different mixbuss that is not routed to the stereo out, but to the sidechain of his master buss comp, which is compressing the stem he is printing the same way it would compress the master buss, and I found it very interesting, as this is a technique that can be easily applied to an in the box mixing setup, to achieve a better coherence between the stems and the actual mix. It reminded me to share this with you guys! Sorry if I made mistakes, I am French (yes we make sound too!)
He's mixing on a laptop at home. When he said he takes artists down to the studio and let them listen to it through his system I smiled a bit. It takes talent and knowledge no doubt to mix on a laptop with plug-ins. It also gives the opportunity to send stems off globally for processing like Brian Adams did with his latest album. Songwriting is also done at home like Lennon and McCartney used to meet in Paul's home in afternoon hours to make songs and Paul says they made one new song every time.
Hi +rawstarmusic Yes agreed, it's a modern extension of what great songwriters and musicians would do with their home reel to reel machines and we can ALL do it!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hey Warren, I want to thank Ken since he is confirming all my thoughts and impressions about ITB mixing. I made more or less the same choice even if I still have my summing stuff, to show that to my clients. :) Thank you!
You know dude, I need to take a second and say thank you. You work hard as it is, and yet you still find time to make these great videos for all of us to learn and to grow. Merry Christmas to you, good sir! I hope the little ones have a great Christmas morning.
Hi +Jared Pennock Thanks Jared, I really appreciate it!! Yes looking forward to a wonderful Christmas morning with the kids getting lot's of toys!! Thanks for all your support this last year, it's been incredible!! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
This stuff is pure gold. The things I could have done with knowledge like this ... Shame I'm retired ... though the way things are going I may need to start up again ....
So interesting to watch these interviews between mixing engineers! Making Music can be so different from mixer to mixer, but the magic about it is that in the end there is no just one right way to make good music... Warren is really an inspiring mixer and makes so good videos and shares so much with this youtube community, thats amazing.
This is one of the most useful and down to earth discussions that I have seen regarding this topic on TH-cam... period. I can really relate to both of these guys. Thanks Warren, for an hour well spent.
I've been mixing a long time and worked with some great people and I'm really enjoying this video. This is my second Warren video and I find it really refreshing to hear someone else's approach to studio work. I'm learning.
Agreed - thats why we all loved nirvana soundgarden etc cause they served the song, it had songwriting sensibility, it had coherency and wasnt trying to hide in the genre of grungy guitars.........
Amazing Interview Warren Huart congrats to Ken Sluiter for being so open and Gentle to show us and share the screen of his sessions this is not very common plug in by plug In and we all thank you for that.
Hi +GDN Records Thanks very much! Ken is amazing! Thanks very much for your kind comment! Glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Most honest interview ever, and first guy talking sincerely about money, yes there is no longer as much money in the industry justifying need for that something that analog gear does, and even that is debatable.
I really Like this guys attitude in regards to practicality and doing what is best for him and his workflow. I wish more gear heads would understand this philosophy.
Thank you Warren for a year of information and learning that has grown my own abilities exponentially. You have shed so much light on things that previously seemed as though they were a "dark art." Thank you again!
Hi +Pegleg metalhead Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Thanks very much for all of your support this first year! It's been incredible!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
14:54 I found a workaround for the problem you mentioned while printing stems, lets say I have a guitar & piano going into the Mix buss,what I did is I soloed the guitar track, and recorded/resample the Master (Pre-FX) Channel ***. By soloing that specific track, all the other muted tracks are still running into the mix bus, but I only hear the soloed track on the master which gets printed. Ofcourse this is a tedious process for each individual track. But if you're on Ableton, there is Clyphx MIDI Remote Script which can make this whole process 1 click away. For Ableton & Clyphx readers, here's the Action List, [Export Stems] in Master; insub Pre FX; out Ext. Out; Arm on; B2A; *** : Make sure the track on which you are printing/resampling the stems on is not routed to the Master else it will create a feedback which is DANGEROUS.
yea theres never been a better time to be a musician. although its extremely competitive. but it is very possible for almost anybody if they take the time to learn every fine detail to creation.
There's no competition in art. Whenever you start to compete with others, your work will become shallow. Just do your thing and always strive for excellence.
All the best to you & yours Warren ! thx for all of the amazing wisdom, instruction and guidance. Its quite a privilege to have you mentor us along with your awesome presentations. It always feels like a hang, as we learn and improve. Cheers !
Hi +Trevor Yearwood Aw shucks!! You ROCK!! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Warren. Great interview. Ken likes to talk but all his words and thoughts convey valuable information. It was impressive that you sat back and let it happen. And I know you have a lot to add, so it isn't easy. Nice job.
Hi +Fezzler61 Ken has worked on so many incredible records, he has such a great background and really knows what he's doing!! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hi +Lucas “L u k e” Pimentel Thanks! Yes Ken is really a great guy, plus he's out there in the trenches doing this every day!! Just like you and me! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Great interview! I listened to the bit at 8:15 about clocking a couple of times to really understand what he was saying. I usually mix going through a couple pieces of outboard on the master bus and then print back in. His thoughts on clocking really gives me something to think about, and do some A/B tests! Another great video Warren, thanks again!
Hi +Kevin Dietz I would definitely like to know how that works out! Let me know what you find out! Happy New Year! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
It is so nice to learn about the experiences of people who have been there done that. very inspiring. lot of new things to learn about. should be fun! Thanks Warren!! and Happy Christmas !
Great interview. And Warren, I just have to say that after a loooong hiatus, you've helped make music exciting for me again. I'm learning a lot from your videos and love your enthusiasm.
Fantastic interview, Warren. I hope you have another with Ken soon - he reminds me of a neighbor, who's not a music person, but is passionate and articulate about what he does (he builds homes). I'd love to have a close peek at ken's set up. I loved the surgical stuff, especially de-essing via clip gain - I've used it the same way and was blown away to learn I'm not alone. I would love to hear more about the Ozzie/David Gilmore trick you both discussed around the 40 minute mark. Again, thanks so much for giving us such a wonderful Christmas gift. Merry Christmas!
Hi +Rick Lucier Yes Ken is amazing and very forthcoming! I look forward to doing more videos with him! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
This is one of the best interviews regarding this topic that I have ever seen. I consider this video a beautiful x-mas present. Thank you Warren and thank you Ken! God bless u all. Merry X-mas
Hi Warren. Just ran across this video. Really good interview. I like Ken. Gives straight-up honest advice. A rare commodity these days. Two BIG thumbs-up for this video! Many cheers from Miami.
As always a great interview. This is why I am proud of being from Chicago. We keep producing so many great engineers. I am hoping to be one of them one day!!
Hi +Syklopz We love the windy city!! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
One of my favorite interviews yet, on one of my favorite channels ever. I love listening to this Ken guy, and love his approach to music and adapting to technology. Great stuff, keep it coming! Marvelous time lol.
Great interview! The Pretenders first album one of my favorites also. Saw them promote the album back in the day at The Palladium in NYC. Still have the pictures from it. What a show!
Hi +SNK Beats Yes agreed! Ken rules!! More videos coming! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hi +Daniel Ashcom Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Merry Christmas to you too!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I like printing Wet & Dry versions of my stems. The wet stems sound like the final main mix, and the dry stems lets me manipulate those tracks later for remixing and weird fun stuff. Fun interview.
Hi +TimeMarchesOnBand Great stuff! You could print the effects onto their own stereo stem and have a dry stem, that will allow mix recalls to be very easy indeed! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Just to add a bit, The dry stems come in handy for band practice after a hiatus when every one has forgotten some of the song parts it very hard to hear a guitar part dripping with reverb and delays. But we bring a laptop with the dry stems to rehearsal and solo the parts and let everyone re-learn his or her parts.
Awesome stuff!!! Got lots out of it, learning lots again! Loved it when Ken started talking about RE-Launching his career and starting from the ground up again! :) Very inspiring!!!
Hi +Grant Davies Yes agreed!! That's a huge thing to see someone humble themselves and rebuild their career in a new city!! Happy New Year! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
what a great, in-depth honest discussion. Very insightful and gives prospective to a lot of us who are looking for direction. Right now i am at a point of exploration, where i wish to do best with what i have. But since ITB is so much favoured in your discussion, that makes me happy, relieved. Was leaning towards getting hardware summing bus etc lately. But would like to explore plugins if they can give me what i am looking for. Your discussion reassures the same. Have to try that out now. Again thanks Warren and Ken for a frank, honest, interesting, insightful discussion.
Hi +Akshat Mehrotra Thanks very much I really appreciate it!! Ken, Andrew Schepps, Neal Avron, so many amazing mixers are mixing entirely in-the-box! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
On the matter of "There are more (nowadays) 'Writer/Producers"; "Artist Producers"; "Engineer/Producers"...that's why Linda & I refer to our business as LinMar Productions. Because yes we do wear all the hats. (Jack of All Trades it used to be called.) Linda is just now learning how to play a piano but she still has excellent musical ideas so she contributes to the music writing just as much as I do. Sometimes I will need to re arrange a sentence in her lyrics even though she is essentially the lyricist. But I re arrange so as to make it workable as the "singer" of the song. Linda will often times make valuable suggestions on copy paste certain sections of a song or certain effects and often in areas that I would never have even considered and it turns out right. So the days of the "Specialists" is really fading away as with in the box you can in fact do it all (yes Warren it was an obvious reference to the Queen Song... I know how big a fan you are of them.) HABD (have a bodacious day). Marty
Hi +Martin Weeks I agree these days we have to be able to move between many job descriptions, it's not sufficient for us to just be Engineers or musicians anymore we have to be multi talented! But now we are fortunate that the technology exists that can help make great music much easier! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I was told once by an industry (movies) pro, 'for every good idea you come up with (as an assistant), you get a star. 3 stars and you get to go home' - haha Merry Christmas!!
I loved this episode so much, I felt a little guilty. Like I was listening in on an important conversation only elite people should be included in. Absolutely love the organic (yuck.. hate that word) conversation and quick look at his mix setup. One of the best episodes yet! Thanks again for the awesome info! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Hi +PJSGBC Thanks for the great comment. I am NOT in the Elite! Haha. Trust me I've had to work extremely hard, I don't have any relatives in the business haha and my first engineering gig was not on a huge album! I respect a guy like Ken who has been involved in many incredible albums and is in the trenches making music! Guys like Ken are an inspiration to us all!! I wish you an amazing 2016 and I really appreciate all of your fantastic support!! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
This is such a rich video - thanks for leaving so much detail in. Around 4 mins in you're discussing a pop mix that was an L2-squashed brick, with the verses gain-reduced by 1dB and the chorus boosted by 2... My (prosumer) assumption was, I shouldn't send over-flattened audio to a mastering engineer... so is that a rule you can break if your brickwalled mix sounds awesome?
Thanks for sharing Warren, great interview. Guys like Ken and also Andrew Scheps legitimise ITB which has always been the poorer cousin to analogue OTB. Remember what ITB was like 15 years ago?....now think how far its come and where its going to go from here
Hi +Sean Grant Agreed 100%! It's come so far!! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hi +Shane LaRue Thanks very much! Happy Holidays to you too! Have a marvellous New Year!! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hi +No Filler Words Productions Thanks very much!! Yes agreed Ken rules! Great guy and very forthcoming providing us with great insight!! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hi +Petros Gailas Happy Christmas to you too! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Merry Christmas to you too! I really want to thank for everthing that i´d learned from you during 2015, and i´m excited what comes next year. Have a nice holiday time. Greetings from Germany Sebastian (no my name is not Dv Hvnd :) )
People just have to realize that the days of the big clunky mixing boards are obsolete nowadays. All you might need is a hardware mic preamp or two (if you record), and mabe a real nice hardware compressor. After that you don't need anything except some excellent plugs. Thank you guys for being honest!!!!!
And of course you need skills! I often see people thinking that "more gear = better sound". It's not always true. You need to understand what works and what not. Training is the most important investment
Very interesting episode. Regarding the D/A, it is not an "clocking" issue... unless the hardware has terrible clocking (lots of cheap converters do). The real issue is that most converters have what is called "oversampling filter", this is because of "nyquist". What a over sampling filter really is... known to us audio guys is a LPF. So, there are also lots of different thoughts what is better or worse or even proper oversampling filter... generally the more samples in the filter the better but then more samples cost more horse power and add latency... ugh this problem... yes so by mixing in the box you avoid degradation by oversampling filter thru more converting as well as noise picked up by the analog stage. I think really what guys like hearing on the analog mixer largely is that the summing is not totally linear. What mixing in the box has in advantage is you get to keep tweaking it and recalling it and tweaking it and recalling it easily.. thus it teds to come out better by iteration. I love these videos, thanks so much for producing them. Lately it gives me some inspiration for going in the studio and doing some tracks. Thank you so much! Henrizzle
Hi Henry, Thank you ever so much for your kind words!! So glad you enjoyed the video!! Yes, I agree this is huge discussion! I had a meeting with Barry from RADAR and he talked about the fact that although everyone has access to the same chips the electronics around them can be so different from one IO to another. Thanks for all if your thoughts and information! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Hi +studiodude1 Happy Christmas to you too! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
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Hi Friends, Happy Holidays to you all! This has been an amazing first year!! I have been truly blessed to receive such incredible support from you all! Here's to an amazing New Year to ALL of us, let's help each other make wonderful music!! Let's have a MARVELLOUS 2016!!!
Merry Christmas to you and your family too, Warren. Stay awesome as you are!
+Produce Like A Pro Merry Xmas!!!! Keep on
Hi +yonatan pandelaki Happy Christmas to you too!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hi +Micky Noise Happy Christmas to you too! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
+Produce Like A Pro
Great year! Your channel is already the best for music production, thank you very much for your content!
These interviews are what makes TH-cam great. There is so much information within this video and seeing two guys who are at this level having a conversation like this is something you rarely get exposed to especially once you leave college and spend most of your time in your own studio.
You Rock my friend!! Thanks ever so much! I am so glad to be able to do this!
I would COMPLETELY be worth taking the section where he talks about "starting over in another job is the same as starting over in my field. It was a hardship, but an investment for the future..." And just pull that out and have it as its own video. And then like run certain bits on loop 5 times over whenever he talks about paying dues and learning his craft. Thats a lesson that is timeless, career non-specific, and important for anyone. What a great interview. This guy was worth more than the hour we got. Better than good stuff, it was (as MasterCard is fond of saying) PRICELESS!
Hi +ckjjclan Haha agreed! PRICELESS! Ken is such a great guy and gives back so much!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Concerning the "stems through a compressor" problem, I've met an engineer who mixes on an ssl duality where you have 3 mixbusses at your disposal, and to keep his buss compression the same, he just sends a copy of his mix to a different mixbuss that is not routed to the stereo out, but to the sidechain of his master buss comp, which is compressing the stem he is printing the same way it would compress the master buss, and I found it very interesting, as this is a technique that can be easily applied to an in the box mixing setup, to achieve a better coherence between the stems and the actual mix. It reminded me to share this with you guys! Sorry if I made mistakes, I am French (yes we make sound too!)
Worked with Ken as an artist and as an engineer. He's crazy knowledgable and really great at what he does!! Congrats Ken!!
Hi +Josiah Mazzaschi Yes Ken is truly wonderful!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
He's mixing on a laptop at home. When he said he takes artists down to the studio and let them listen to it through his system I smiled a bit. It takes talent and knowledge no doubt to mix on a laptop with plug-ins. It also gives the opportunity to send stems off globally for processing like Brian Adams did with his latest album. Songwriting is also done at home like Lennon and McCartney used to meet in Paul's home in afternoon hours to make songs and Paul says they made one new song every time.
Hi +rawstarmusic Yes agreed, it's a modern extension of what great songwriters and musicians would do with their home reel to reel machines and we can ALL do it!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hey Warren, I want to thank Ken since he is confirming all my thoughts and impressions about ITB mixing. I made more or less the same choice even if I still have my summing stuff, to show that to my clients. :)
Thank you!
One of the best interviews ever. Thanks Warren and thanks Ken.
Hi +Devrim Yoldas Ken ROCKS!! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
You know dude, I need to take a second and say thank you. You work hard as it is, and yet you still find time to make these great videos for all of us to learn and to grow. Merry Christmas to you, good sir! I hope the little ones have a great Christmas morning.
Hi +Jared Pennock Thanks Jared, I really appreciate it!! Yes looking forward to a wonderful Christmas morning with the kids getting lot's of toys!! Thanks for all your support this last year, it's been incredible!! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Wow Tannoy monitors.Warren and Ken Thanks for the memories on music that is classic and will always be remembered.
This stuff is pure gold.
The things I could have done with knowledge like this ...
Shame I'm retired ... though the way things are going I may need to start up again ....
So interesting to watch these interviews between mixing engineers! Making Music can be so different from mixer to mixer, but the magic about it is that in the end there is no just one right way to make good music...
Warren is really an inspiring mixer and makes so good videos and shares so much with this youtube community, thats amazing.
This is one of the most useful and down to earth discussions that I have seen regarding this topic on TH-cam... period. I can really relate to both of these guys. Thanks Warren, for an hour well spent.
Hi +Renato Cachina Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I've been mixing a long time and worked with some great people and I'm really enjoying this video. This is my second Warren video and I find it really refreshing to hear someone else's approach to studio work. I'm learning.
Hi +mark saunders Wonderful! So glad to be able too help! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Agreed - thats why we all loved nirvana soundgarden etc cause they served the song, it had songwriting sensibility, it had coherency and wasnt trying to hide in the genre of grungy guitars.........
Amazing Interview Warren Huart congrats to Ken Sluiter for being so open and Gentle to show us and share the screen of his sessions this is not very common plug in by plug In and we all thank you for that.
Hi +GDN Records Thanks very much! Ken is amazing! Thanks very much for your kind comment! Glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
its awsome u guys support mixing in the box thank u for this
Hi Omar, you're welcome! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Most honest interview ever, and first guy talking sincerely about money, yes there is no longer as much money in the industry justifying need for that something that analog gear does, and even that is debatable.
I really Like this guys attitude in regards to practicality and doing what is best for him and his workflow. I wish more gear heads would understand this philosophy.
Hi +creepyguy I agree 100%!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Thank you Warren for a year of information and learning that has grown my own abilities exponentially. You have shed so much light on things that previously seemed as though they were a "dark art." Thank you again!
Hi +Pegleg metalhead Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Thanks very much for all of your support this first year! It's been incredible!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
14:54 I found a workaround for the problem you mentioned while printing stems,
lets say I have a guitar & piano going into the Mix buss,what I did is I soloed the guitar track, and recorded/resample the Master (Pre-FX) Channel ***.
By soloing that specific track, all the other muted tracks are still running into the mix bus, but I only hear the soloed track on the master which gets printed. Ofcourse this is a tedious process for each individual track. But if you're on Ableton, there is Clyphx MIDI Remote Script which can make this whole process 1 click away.
For Ableton & Clyphx readers, here's the Action List,
[Export Stems] in Master; insub Pre FX; out Ext. Out; Arm on; B2A;
*** : Make sure the track on which you are printing/resampling the stems on is not routed to the Master else it will create a feedback which is DANGEROUS.
This is so great and a sign that the technology is starting to become a sound itself.
Hi +ceri mccoy Times are a changing definitely for the best! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
yea theres never been a better time to be a musician. although its extremely competitive. but it is very possible for almost anybody if they take the time to learn every fine detail to creation.
There's no competition in art. Whenever you start to compete with others, your work will become shallow. Just do your thing and always strive for excellence.
never run a race do your own art. The technology is at an amazing place. Problem is no one is dropping just great songs
All the best to you & yours Warren !
thx for all of the amazing wisdom, instruction and guidance. Its quite a privilege to have you mentor us along with your awesome presentations. It always feels like a hang, as we learn and improve. Cheers !
Hi +Trevor Yearwood Aw shucks!! You ROCK!! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Warren. Great interview. Ken likes to talk but all his words and thoughts convey valuable information. It was impressive that you sat back and let it happen. And I know you have a lot to add, so it isn't easy. Nice job.
Hi +Fezzler61 Ken has worked on so many incredible records, he has such a great background and really knows what he's doing!! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
One of your best, Warren; great give and take.
Hi +Benjamin Richards Thanks very much! Yes Ken is great! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Merry Crimbo ...love your show Warren thank you !! 2016 is gonna be Fab !!
Hi +Bam Tastic Happy Christmas!! Her's to an amazing 2016!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Rally enjoyed this one Warren. I can sure relate to a lot of what Ken said. All the best my friend!
Hi +Lucas “L u k e” Pimentel Thanks! Yes Ken is really a great guy, plus he's out there in the trenches doing this every day!! Just like you and me! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Great interview! I listened to the bit at 8:15 about clocking a couple of times to really understand what he was saying. I usually mix going through a couple pieces of outboard on the master bus and then print back in. His thoughts on clocking really gives me something to think about, and do some A/B tests! Another great video Warren, thanks again!
Hi +Kevin Dietz I would definitely like to know how that works out! Let me know what you find out! Happy New Year! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
This is my fav interview of all. Please interview again 2-3 more times! Great topics.
Great discussion. And a great point about sometimes you have to sit back and letting the band figure out the issue. Not heard anybody say that before!
Thanks ever so much Mark! Ken's the man!
THANK YOU for sharing this --- I ALWAYS Love watching your interviews !!!! They are VERY Helpful to me !!!
Hi +DAVIDDAMIENR Thanks very much!! I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recoding and mixing, many thanks Warren
It is so nice to learn about the experiences of people who have been there done that. very inspiring.
lot of new things to learn about. should be fun!
Thanks Warren!! and Happy Christmas !
Hi +Hrushabh T Thanks very much! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Great interview. And Warren, I just have to say that after a loooong hiatus, you've helped make music exciting for me again. I'm learning a lot from your videos and love your enthusiasm.
Hi +Braun Haus Media, LLC Aw shucks! I'm so glad to be able to help! Welcome back!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Fantastic interview, Warren. I hope you have another with Ken soon - he reminds me of a neighbor, who's not a music person, but is passionate and articulate about what he does (he builds homes). I'd love to have a close peek at ken's set up. I loved the surgical stuff, especially de-essing via clip gain - I've used it the same way and was blown away to learn I'm not alone. I would love to hear more about the Ozzie/David Gilmore trick you both discussed around the 40 minute mark. Again, thanks so much for giving us such a wonderful Christmas gift. Merry Christmas!
Hi +Rick Lucier Yes Ken is amazing and very forthcoming! I look forward to doing more videos with him! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
This is one of the best interviews regarding this topic that I have ever seen. I consider this video a beautiful x-mas present.
Thank you Warren and thank you Ken! God bless u all.
Merry X-mas
Hi +eddysel10 Thanks very much! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
probably one of the most inspiring and honest interviews of the series! thank you
Another great video. Thanks Warren. Good shout re: The Pretenders too ... one of my all-time favourite bands.
Hi +Steve White I love The Pretenders!! First Album is genius!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hi Warren. Just ran across this video. Really good interview. I like Ken. Gives straight-up honest advice. A rare commodity these days.
Two BIG thumbs-up for this video!
Many cheers from Miami.
We just discovered this, and are quite pleased! Ken has a lot of valuable insight!
As always a great interview. This is why I am proud of being from Chicago. We keep producing so many great engineers. I am hoping to be one of them one day!!
Hi +Syklopz We love the windy city!! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I learned a lot with this video. That hasn't happened in a while for me! Thanks Warren. Happy Christmas
Hi +jackpaice I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Awesome stuff! Thanks for sharing. It's always good to hear from these great engineers! You included!
Hi +Tamber Engineering Thanks very much!! I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
One of my favorite interviews yet, on one of my favorite channels ever. I love listening to this Ken guy, and love his approach to music and adapting to technology. Great stuff, keep it coming! Marvelous time lol.
Very informative video. I have gained a lot from this. Thanks guys.
Hi +Abonaty Liburd Great! So glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Great video, Warren. Many thanks.
Hi +Jolyon Cox Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
A very interesting interview! Thank you!
Hi +Tsuko G. Thanks very much!! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Warren. This is by far my favourite interview you've posted here. Very well done!
Just watched this today. A great interview that ramps up as the cross references and connections start flowing. Enjoyed it immensely, thanks. Cheers..
It would be great watching a studio tour of that beautiful place. Thanks for the video Warren! Cheers
Hi +Juan Germano Agreed! Definitely another video!! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Wonderful interview and couple of great guys sharing invaluable wisdom! Many thanks Warren and Ken.
Aw shucks thanks ever so much Victor!
A great insight into how you guys work .Im just a bedroom guitarist but found this very interesting .Cheers Wayne .
Great interview! The Pretenders first album one of my favorites also. Saw them promote the album back in the day at The Palladium in NYC. Still have the pictures from it. What a show!
Wicked vid once again Warren, Definitely need more videos with Ken talking about ITB mixing!
Hi +SNK Beats Yes agreed! Ken rules!! More videos coming! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Great candid conversation. Seems you're on the same frequency. Very inspirational, thank you
Hi Erik, thanks very much for your kind words! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren!
Always interesting conversations which I appreciate being able to sit in on. Thanks again Warren and Merry Xmas.
Hi +Daniel Ashcom Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Merry Christmas to you too!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I like printing Wet & Dry versions of my stems. The wet stems sound like the final main mix, and the dry stems lets me manipulate those tracks later for remixing and weird fun stuff. Fun interview.
Hi +TimeMarchesOnBand Great stuff! You could print the effects onto their own stereo stem and have a dry stem, that will allow mix recalls to be very easy indeed! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Just to add a bit, The dry stems come in handy for band practice after a hiatus when every one has forgotten some of the song parts it very hard to hear a guitar part dripping with reverb and delays. But we bring a laptop with the dry stems to rehearsal and solo the parts and let everyone re-learn his or her parts.
Hi +TimeMarchesOnBand Yes that's fantastic!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Really nice one! The ITB discussion is interesting, also liked it when he showed us his print tracks.
Hi +nuurnwui Excellent! Agreed! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I love this channel. Nuff said
Love these long interviews. Many thanks and Merry Christmas, Warren!
Hi +debonbon Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Awesome stuff!!! Got lots out of it, learning lots again! Loved it when Ken started talking about RE-Launching his career and starting from the ground up again! :) Very inspiring!!!
Hi +Grant Davies Yes agreed!! That's a huge thing to see someone humble themselves and rebuild their career in a new city!! Happy New Year! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
what a great, in-depth honest discussion. Very insightful and gives prospective to a lot of us who are looking for direction. Right now i am at a point of exploration, where i wish to do best with what i have. But since ITB is so much favoured in your discussion, that makes me happy, relieved. Was leaning towards getting hardware summing bus etc lately. But would like to explore plugins if they can give me what i am looking for. Your discussion reassures the same. Have to try that out now. Again thanks Warren and Ken for a frank, honest, interesting, insightful discussion.
Hi +Akshat Mehrotra Thanks very much I really appreciate it!! Ken, Andrew Schepps, Neal Avron, so many amazing mixers are mixing entirely in-the-box! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Thank you. Thoroughly enjoyed this.
So cool to hear this again. Real mixing engineer in the trenches no bullshit.
Wow! Thanks ever so much
just great warren & ken! thanks for your insight...
Hi +corky james Fantastic thanks!! I'm so glad to be able to help! Happy New Year! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Amazing interview!!! Thank you so much! !!
Thanks for sharing. This is educational and enjoyable.
On the matter of "There are more (nowadays) 'Writer/Producers"; "Artist Producers"; "Engineer/Producers"...that's why Linda & I refer to our business as LinMar Productions. Because yes we do wear all the hats. (Jack of All Trades it used to be called.) Linda is just now learning how to play a piano but she still has excellent musical ideas so she contributes to the music writing just as much as I do. Sometimes I will need to re arrange a sentence in her lyrics even though she is essentially the lyricist. But I re arrange so as to make it workable as the "singer" of the song. Linda will often times make valuable suggestions on copy paste certain sections of a song or certain effects and often in areas that I would never have even considered and it turns out right. So the days of the "Specialists" is really fading away as with in the box you can in fact do it all (yes Warren it was an obvious reference to the Queen Song... I know how big a fan you are of them.) HABD (have a bodacious day).
Marty
Hi +Martin Weeks I agree these days we have to be able to move between many job descriptions, it's not sufficient for us to just be Engineers or musicians anymore we have to be multi talented! But now we are fortunate that the technology exists that can help make great music much easier! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I was told once by an industry (movies) pro, 'for every good idea you come up with (as an assistant), you get a star. 3 stars and you get to go home' - haha Merry Christmas!!
Hi +Frederick Thorne Haha genius!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
what a gift for christmas Warren. Love all of your videos!
Hi +Felipe Luís Novo Rocha Thanks very much! Happy Christmas!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I loved this episode so much, I felt a little guilty. Like I was listening in on an important conversation only elite people should be included in. Absolutely love the organic (yuck.. hate that word) conversation and quick look at his mix setup. One of the best episodes yet! Thanks again for the awesome info! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Hi +PJSGBC Thanks for the great comment. I am NOT in the Elite! Haha. Trust me I've had to work extremely hard, I don't have any relatives in the business haha and my first engineering gig was not on a huge album! I respect a guy like Ken who has been involved in many incredible albums and is in the trenches making music! Guys like Ken are an inspiration to us all!! I wish you an amazing 2016 and I really appreciate all of your fantastic support!! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I want to see you interview Mike Fraser. He mixed Aerosmith's Permanent Vacation and Pump, two of my favorite albums. I love how big those mixes are.
Hi +goodvibrato Mike Fraser is amazing agreed!!! Yes great sounding albums!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
What a great Christmas gift, you're best interview to date (IMO). Merry Christmas Warren.
+John Humphrey Hi Great!! I'm so glad to be able to help! Happy Christmas! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Thanks Warren. ..... Another solid and informative interview.
Hi +Stan D Aw shucks!! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I love this interview! Lots of relevant opinions! Thanks Warren and Ken!
Hi +noisesoundtonevibe Thanks very much! Yes Ken knows his schnizzle! Happy New Year!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I like this guy a lot, thanks for doing these Warren!
What a great morning: coffee, a 🚬 and a new awesome video of my favorite TH-cam channel 😀👍 thanks a lot Warren!!!
Hi +emvau01 Yay!! Thanks!! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Great video with some invaluable information!
Well done Warren & Ken.
Hi +Gary Jones Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
really enjoyed this one, fantastic job.
This is such a rich video - thanks for leaving so much detail in. Around 4 mins in you're discussing a pop mix that was an L2-squashed brick, with the verses gain-reduced by 1dB and the chorus boosted by 2... My (prosumer) assumption was, I shouldn't send over-flattened audio to a mastering engineer... so is that a rule you can break if your brickwalled mix sounds awesome?
Thanks for sharing Warren, great interview.
Guys like Ken and also Andrew Scheps legitimise ITB which has always been the poorer cousin to analogue OTB.
Remember what ITB was like 15 years ago?....now think how far its come and where its going to go from here
Hi +Sean Grant Agreed 100%! It's come so far!! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
this was GREAT!!! very fun and informative
Hi +david diaz Thanks very much! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
6 years later the plugins sound even better🕺
Haha indeed
Awesome stuff once again Warren.
Happy Holidays
Hi +Shane LaRue Thanks very much! Happy Holidays to you too! Have a marvellous New Year!! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
merry Xmas Warren. I learned many valuable info from this video. thank you
Hi +No Filler Words Productions Thanks very much!! Yes agreed Ken rules! Great guy and very forthcoming providing us with great insight!! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
this guy is great,and i love the "beautiful woman/great song" analogy!
Hi +Josh Salant Thanks! Yes Ken is a great guy!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Excellent insight to the reality of working in the business. Thanks.
Hi Andrew, thanks very much for your kind words!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
This guy is awesome! Thanks Warren for a great interview!!!
Great interview. Getting past all the bullshit and pretense and cutting it straight down the line. There are some great tips in here for beginners.
great interview! thank you.
Happy Holidays Warren!!! Thank you for this incredible interview!:)
I wish you the best for 2016!!!
Hi +Petros Gailas Happy Christmas to you too! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Merry Christmas to you too! I really want to thank for everthing that i´d learned from you during 2015, and i´m excited what comes next year. Have a nice holiday time. Greetings from Germany Sebastian (no my name is not Dv Hvnd :) )
Hi +Dv Hvnd You're welcome! It's been a great year!! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Happy Holidays (a bit late) and thanks for another great video. :)
Hi +Peter Engdahl Happy New Year!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
People just have to realize that the days of the big clunky mixing boards are obsolete nowadays. All you might need is a hardware mic preamp or two (if you record), and mabe a real nice hardware compressor. After that you don't need anything except some excellent plugs. Thank you guys for being honest!!!!!
And of course you need skills! I often see people thinking that "more gear = better sound". It's not always true. You need to understand what works and what not. Training is the most important investment
joseph jr No doubt, skills are a must!!!
this is great it answered my question regarding clip gain
Hi +John Zagmester Great! Glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Marry christmas Warren!Thanks for your Tips👍
Hi +massimo balvis Happy Christmas!! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
watching again - such a great interview, Ken is a cool dude.
Great video, as always! I learned a lot!
Hi +MovieMaker484 You're welcome! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Very Cool Interview !! Great Kent !!
Very interesting episode.
Regarding the D/A, it is not an "clocking" issue... unless the hardware has terrible clocking (lots of cheap converters do). The real issue is that most converters have what is called "oversampling filter", this is because of "nyquist". What a over sampling filter really is... known to us audio guys is a LPF. So, there are also lots of different thoughts what is better or worse or even proper oversampling filter... generally the more samples in the filter the better but then more samples cost more horse power and add latency... ugh this problem... yes so by mixing in the box you avoid degradation by oversampling filter thru more converting as well as noise picked up by the analog stage.
I think really what guys like hearing on the analog mixer largely is that the summing is not totally linear. What mixing in the box has in advantage is you get to keep tweaking it and recalling it and tweaking it and recalling it easily.. thus it teds to come out better by iteration.
I love these videos, thanks so much for producing them. Lately it gives me some inspiration for going in the studio and doing some tracks. Thank you so much!
Henrizzle
Hi Henry, Thank you ever so much for your kind words!! So glad you enjoyed the video!! Yes, I agree this is huge discussion! I had a meeting with Barry from RADAR and he talked about the fact that although everyone has access to the same chips the electronics around them can be so different from one IO to another. Thanks for all if your thoughts and information! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Merry Christmas, Warren! Great episode!
Hi +studiodude1 Happy Christmas to you too! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren