Gain stage every sound to -12db Turn up the Master fader 12db Adjust each track's fader, only reducing and never gaining Reset the Master fader back to 0db Add Ozone Maximizer
2:50 Bring Knobs to -12 db 8:50 max out master fader 9:00 adjust the rest of faders in context 11:38 reset master fader 12:30 add limiter to raise gain
This is the kind of video you watch and be like « damn .. game changer, I’ll be 10 times better from now on » just after. I’m so hyped up to put these new knowledges into practice next time I open my laptop :)
By far the best tutorial I've seen yet explaining headroom/gain staging. I've been legit SMASHING my levels against limiters trying to make things louder because I didn't know what I was doing, but this explains so much. Excited to try this out.
@@LiftOffMusicGroup the secret is your ears bro, you do whatever sounds good to you, u can take all the knowledge you want, but that’s what makes every producer unique is when u do whatever sounds good to you man
@@LiftOffMusicGroupthe nominal level is -12db no matter the sound. -12db should be your peak of sound then raise or lower sounds as you please from there
I only watched to see how thorough he was and I was surprised at how straightforward it was. Needed this 3 yeas ago when I was stressing on youtube looking for accurate tuts lol
If it’s too quiet , crank your monitors . Don’t start pushing faders or master fader to get more volume because you can’t hear it. Gain stage , bring all faders to 0, start leveling important elements to least important . Work your elements around the driving force of your song.
The head room made a huge difference even listening through the phone you can tell how leveled and settling it became! Thanks man this is 1 i had trouble learning but now since i have 4 yrs of learning on my own i can understand it clearer... Much appreciated!
Ever since I started following your steps of mixing my songs sound a lot more nice.Realised I was doing so many things wrong.Thanks so much man.A lots respect to you.Salute
This is truly the best and most organized idea towards leveling. Of course he is passing on info that is out there but he did this tutorial so damn well for all people, especially beginners. Hats off to you KC💥
Oh my gosh bro... you’re awesome! I’ve always struggled with getting a good, balanced, yet dynamic mix and I feel like the next track I produce is going to sound so much better now! Thanks so much bro!!
they say u should mix in mono period....i used to do that too but it can be good and bad in some incidences. personally for me i found it more n more obsolete once i got better at mixing. good thing is u can always raise the mono one way or another too
Mono is like using only one lane of a road instead of two lanes. the signal only has one "lane" to come thru. Stereo is like using both "lanes of a road." Hope this helps.
its basically just leveling but gainstaging isna better title, there's never gonna be that much differance between cotroling it with the sliders or with the knobs
Man I've been producing beats for 20 years and so far nobody had been able to explain this concept to me! Thanks a lot dude. You really have a way of explaining complex things with easy words.
He didn't say the most important thing: you need to gain stage after every effect you add on the chain. 90% of the times when you think that EQ or compressor made wonders, actually only raised the volume and that's bad because you re going against gain staging.
@@hamidibrahim4336 because by doing so your dry signal is only actually dry for the first effect in the chain. Say you have 5 effects, your 5th and last one is likely not to have headroom to work properly if your first 4 effects raised the volume of a couple DB each. Also, actual DBs and perceived volume are definitely not the same thing, so make sure you use the "output" knob on every effect you use to keep the same in/out DBs.
IN A NUTSHELL: Make sure all your instruments from the start are somewhere close to -18 DB in volume from the instrument panel's volume knob itself. You shouldn't have to see the faders on your mixer turned down a lot. Most plugins work best when the input of the signal if around -18 to -10 DB anyway.
@@Nico93106 well it should work the same way if you just insert a volume plugin as the first plugin of your chain on the channel you're using, and just turn it down to again somewhere around -18db.
Sorry, but this is awful advice. Your master shouldn't be clipping much above - 9db, although you don't need to follow this religiously. Get Voxengo SPAN and use the K-14 metering and ensure the track doesn't clip over 0.
I feel humble watching videos that give you this much info, you guys know that there will be fire beats cos you had your fingers in teaching us how to. Cheers everyone
I agree with all you guys on here... this is the most simplistic, yet effective tutorial for mixing. KC focuses on gain staging, but he doesn’t even realize the is a mixing tutorial minus the effects. I have been following Internet Money for at least 2 years or so now and this is definitely one of the most useful tutorials you guys have put out. 🙏
This is a great tutorial for people trying to get their mix right man I have been focusing on my mix for the last 2-3 years now and gain staging is the goat my guys! Its all about leveling the individual sounds, not how much compression and all the paid plugins that you put on the channels
NBMA Music yeah if your melodies have too much bass in them I eq out the lows and sometimes I eq my high hats / percussion just to make them a little more crispy but you still want to make sure that you gain stage after eqing because it will affect the volume!!
This Tutorial On Gain Staging is by far one of the best to break the science of the concept....Like others I suffered from bad beat mixes n so forth....I Appreciate The Knowledge wished you were in 04' lol
This is without a doubt one of the most important steps in mixing. One of the most important mixing tutorials on TH-cam. Completely changed my mixing game! Thank you so much Internet Money for this gem! Straight up GOAT!!! 🐐👍💯🙏
Just tried this method and it definitely works! havent even EQ my leads and synths yet they sound pleasing and dynamic already, GIve it a try!, Thanx IM, keep the good work!
this was extremely informative and interesting, i learned a lot of new things, thanks for looking out for the prod community! hope this can help everyone get that professional sound!!!
To break it down, route everything to your mixer and adjust the gain knob so they are all hitting around the same db. Around -9 to -12 db. Then mix by utilizing your faders in the mixer. The further down the fader goes, the more db it will decrease by...so its more precise to have your faders zero'd out to work from there. Another important reason is some VST's don't like/react/work well with hot signals.
C'Trill Beatz negative, gain stage first, then level the beat, then do your mixing(in mono) when you do things like EQ and saturation from plugins it can raise or lower the volume of the sound, just adjust your output gain of the vst to make it match the original db
Also another useful way to quickly gain stage tracks is by using the rule of 3s. If a track is too loud try lowering it by either -3 dB, -6dB, -9dB, -12dB, -15dB. If you need to go quieter than try lowering by 1dB until you reach a desired level.
this helps out so much I usually level and mix everything around the 808...but this video helped me understand the post mix side if Gain staging I appreciate it. Im suprised yall told people this for free....
bruh i love seeing a producer like kc supreme put on the same headphones i use, really makes me feel like i made a good purchase lmfaooo thank u so much for this tutorial on mixing its going to help me a lot
Damn, bro this video is so simple and straight forward and easy to implement. This is the best mixing tutorial I've ever watched so far thank you Internet Money, Thank you KC supreme👍🙏💯
I honestly couldn't thank you enough for this video. I can't believe I was recommended this! I've been having a whole heap of trouble with Albeton over CPU usage. Been trying to find out the issue for months, and I just wasn't gain staging. It's making me laugh. Dude, you are seriously awesome for this.
An elusive chronically you talking, It escapes naturally . Makes all the errors and lost files sensible at a point of commitment to audioP, gr8 lesson. Feeling it.
Step 1: place soft clip on master Step 2: Level beat in step sequencer, adjust levels how you want Step 3: route to mixer Step 4: gain stage thru your fx chains, meaning make sure the output volume of each plugin matches the input volume of your "pre fader" sound Step 5: adjust level on fader POST plugins Step 6: add vocals, use mix busses, master etc..
@@bluezy1 placing soft clipper on master while making your beat let's you keep things like your kick and snares loud without clipping the master which will result in a whole lot of loud and unpleasant distortion
Rule thumb number one Never mix by solo-ing the tracks U need to mix the kick compared to the 808 and the other drums not the kick only till the volume of it its good.
This really works bro!!! And better then a LOT of other methods. I feel like after gainstaging , the rest is CAKE! I've been messing around with different ways to mix for a WHILE. This is by far the easiest and BEST method bro! I appreciate what you guys do for the producer/artist/content creator community. GOD BLESS you bro! And STAY SAFE!
truth be told he more-less just did his own personal mix. gainstaging usually consist of you keeping ur output fader down together and raising them individually ...none the less this was good to however if you do other genres i suggest watching other tutorials as well.
One thing I see he didn't mention was panning. Panning is important just as well as gain staging. Panning gives instruments space you don't want ALL your instruments straight up the middle.
@@contra-bassrecords874 Gain refers to volume, and panning is the control of volume between the left and right. It's absolutely a part of gain-staging. If you look at the mixer in this video, the sounds he's using are actually panned to begin with.
@@bl6628 gain and volume aren't the same if you wanna get into semantics. Gain staging is important for allowing headroom and creating the correct dynamics before dynamic processing. Panning doesn't affect either of these therefore it seems irrelevant. Feel free to change my mind.
Instead of messing with the master fader, you can put a balance plugin on the master chain before mixing and turn it down to -24 db and turn up headset/speaker volume to compensate. After you're done creating everything take off the balance and you have around -6 db of headroom instantly.
Summary: How to mixer and master: 1. Put all sounds in a mixer (different) track. 2. Go to volume knob and put the volume down or up so (the highest volume) hits -12 Db. 3. Make sure you do this with every sound. 4. Do some relative level mixing (moving up and down knobs in mixing tracks). (REMEMBER: TURN UP MASTER FADER , guarantee headroom) 5. Add a limiter (Fruity limiter or iZotope Maximizer). 6. Turn down Threshold and Character. Thank you KC!
Damn! This helped a ton just now! Such a huge difference doing this. I can't wait to actually go into the full mix of my current project! Thanks so much!
i'm a fairly new musician and i've done this before even knowing it was a thing..lol oop.. i guess i'm off to a good start, but great! advice and vid take notes.
Hi, thanks for the tips, anyway is it possible to have a video where you talk about setting the limiter right in order to get the desired loudness? There's a new standard for measuring it, I don't remember the name now, it must be something like lufs. I've heard that the final level must be kept at - 1db from the ceiling to avoid clipping when converting to mp3, or another sampling frequency (like from 44.1khz to 48khz). Also, seems that TH-cam, Spotify and all the digital distributors have their lufs value to be used.. Thank you
✓Set everything initially at -12db tweaking the source volume knobs ✓Fader tweaking process after putting the master fader to the fullest for headroom: Kick: -6 db Sub bass/bass: -15 db ish Hi hats: - 15 db ish Claps: -12 db Rim/percs: -15 db ish 808: -12 db ish (a little less) Melody: -15 db ish Counter melody: -18 db ish Counter melody 2: -21 db ish Pluckings: -15 db ish ✓Then, reset master fader to initials and add ozone 5 (maximizer) or any maximizer and increase the volume to perfection.
U should be using a VU Meter with a 200-300 Ms Delay The Default Mixer doesn't accurately meseaure the Volume in a Real Life Setting. The RMS should be around -16 dBFS to -18 dBFS And yes. Peak around -12 dBFS This video is great. But when mixing drums and checking your levels... It can throw people off ESPECIALLY if they don't check there mix in mono. Just something for thought. Thank you man!!! Really this was helpful tho!
Briello on Fl Studio 20, I use the Gain and Eq effect on the channels to roughly get to the optimal volume. As long as it sounds good and doesn’t kill the rest of the sounds I think its fine.
You can use this gainstaginh technique and then turn up the pre amp vol on the sample where you adjust the lfo and pitch. When you do that it will stay at -12db but you can make it louder.
From what I understand, every time you add a sound, you create its pattern and then gain stage said pattern. From there, once you add another sound and pattern, you gain stage again. And then can mix the new sound. If this is done properly, you can gain stage and mix throughout making the beat! :)
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Gain stage every sound to -12db
Turn up the Master fader 12db
Adjust each track's fader, only reducing and never gaining
Reset the Master fader back to 0db
Add Ozone Maximizer
so thats how its done! 👍
can it be fruity limiter?
Bro what the hell is he adjusting the tracks faders to after turning the master to 12 dB. He said legit nothing lol
@@_midnight3057 he is adjusting them to levels that sound good to him. that part is purely subjective that's why he doesn't explain it
five L1 maximizers in parallel with an aural exciter on top to spice it up
internet money really out here changing lives with these tutorials bro... got me watchin at work 😂
Get back to work those burgers need to be flipped!
Emoquent 😂
@@emoquent9447 nah it aint that bad lmao
@@emoquent9447 LMAOOO you had me dead
Isaiah Shinnery your boss has entered the chat
2:50 Bring Knobs to -12 db
8:50 max out master fader
9:00 adjust the rest of faders in context
11:38 reset master fader
12:30 add limiter to raise gain
Is it too soon to say I love you?
Bro ur literally like the best drop cashapp rn
Hyperrnic $pasquale7 thank you for your courtesy
you’re a fucking goat
Why they hadda do a whole 14 minutes ion kno 🤦🏿♂️ thanks dawg 🙏🏿🔥🔥🔥
This is the kind of video you watch and be like « damn .. game changer, I’ll be 10 times better from now on » just after. I’m so hyped up to put these new knowledges into practice next time I open my laptop :)
did you put them into practice
By far the best tutorial I've seen yet explaining headroom/gain staging. I've been legit SMASHING my levels against limiters trying to make things louder because I didn't know what I was doing, but this explains so much. Excited to try this out.
PLEASE HELP! WHAT DB should I be trying to achieve for each sound element? Drums, 808, keys, etc
@@LiftOffMusicGroup the secret is your ears bro, you do whatever sounds good to you, u can take all the knowledge you want, but that’s what makes every producer unique is when u do whatever sounds good to you man
@@LiftOffMusicGroupthe nominal level is -12db no matter the sound. -12db should be your peak of sound then raise or lower sounds as you please from there
The beat playing in the background and the seriousness of this video at the start makes you feel like some shit is gonna happen lol
Lmao hitting us with that suspense
@MV Beats email
Just made beat using this technique.
@@mxlBeats can we hear it??
@@mxlBeats the video is about mixing the beat not on how to make it
My mixes are now clean an loud thanks to this video. TRUST THE PROCESS
Probably one of the best, straightforward gain staging and balancing tutorials. Appreciate the knowledge 👍💯
Based on the video, you still go by the -12 dB rule
I only watched to see how thorough he was and I was surprised at how straightforward it was. Needed this 3 yeas ago when I was stressing on youtube looking for accurate tuts lol
Man great video.. I needed this video
Boosting up that master fader as you mix in everything is such a genuine tip, respect
Is that step absolutely necessary tho? Can't you just set the fader levels with the master at 0 db?
never do that with the master fader just turn the volume of your speakers up
If it’s too quiet , crank your monitors . Don’t start pushing faders or master fader to get more volume because you can’t hear it. Gain stage , bring all faders to 0, start leveling important elements to least important . Work your elements around the driving force of your song.
This helped a lot my mixes are astronomically fucked up everything’s always too loud or too quiet
The head room made a huge difference even listening through the phone you can tell how leveled and settling it became! Thanks man this is 1 i had trouble learning but now since i have 4 yrs of learning on my own i can understand it clearer... Much appreciated!
You guys are teaching a whole new era on producers the techniques they'll use on hit songs 5 years from now... much respect for these videos
Have you made a hit song yet?
@@elchedda1314 i made beat that got stolen by a foreign artist I’ve never heard of so yeah kinda
@@elchedda1314 made a beat that got stolen by a foreign artist I’ve never heard of, so yeah kinda
Ever since I started following your steps of mixing my songs sound a lot more nice.Realised I was doing so many things wrong.Thanks so much man.A lots respect to you.Salute
This is the MOST comprehensive gainstaging tutorial I have ever seen!!! Thank you so much for this treasure!!!
Not only is this tutorial excellent, but the beat is super sick. Thank you, KC!
This is truly the best and most organized idea towards leveling. Of course he is passing on info that is out there but he did this tutorial so damn well for all people, especially beginners. Hats off to you KC💥
I can’t believe I never used this technique 🤦🏽♂️ n my mixes sound great already but now they finna really be pure 🔥 💯 appreciate the knowledge 🙏🏽
Oh my gosh bro... you’re awesome! I’ve always struggled with getting a good, balanced, yet dynamic mix and I feel like the next track I produce is going to sound so much better now! Thanks so much bro!!
Extra tip: Gain stage in mono!
so do you have any videos on how to mix i'm trying to learn
@@marcusbradford2014 watch the video tf
explain mono more, please?
they say u should mix in mono period....i used to do that too but it can be good and bad in some incidences. personally for me i found it more n more obsolete once i got better at mixing. good thing is u can always raise the mono one way or another too
Mono is like using only one lane of a road instead of two lanes. the signal only has one "lane" to come thru. Stereo is like using both "lanes of a road." Hope this helps.
Superb tutorial got my mix sounding clean and gave me a concise idea on what gain staging is. Thumbs up!
I've been doing it like this the whole time and I didn't even knew I was gain staging. I thought I was just leveling haha
its basically just leveling but gainstaging isna better title, there's never gonna be that much differance between cotroling it with the sliders or with the knobs
Ottmar Miller sometimes common sense is just not common 😂
Same, I got two minutes in, and went "oh, that's all?!" 🤣
@@KamilDeKerel I think there is a difference. The knobs are pre fader and the sliders are post fader.
99% of mixing is volume and frequency related, all the premium plugins just combine functionality in a more convenient way
Man I've been producing beats for 20 years and so far nobody had been able to explain this concept to me! Thanks a lot dude. You really have a way of explaining complex things with easy words.
He didn't say the most important thing: you need to gain stage after every effect you add on the chain. 90% of the times when you think that EQ or compressor made wonders, actually only raised the volume and that's bad because you re going against gain staging.
100%!!
Why not add every effect you want to add then gain stage after?
Why not add every effect you want to add then gain stage after?
@@hamidibrahim4336 because by doing so your dry signal is only actually dry for the first effect in the chain. Say you have 5 effects, your 5th and last one is likely not to have headroom to work properly if your first 4 effects raised the volume of a couple DB each. Also, actual DBs and perceived volume are definitely not the same thing, so make sure you use the "output" knob on every effect you use to keep the same in/out DBs.
Would any maximizer do the job
Yoo, this has been the most helpful mixing video I've every watched. you didn't have to add compression, reverb just clean and tight. Appreciate it.
IN A NUTSHELL:
Make sure all your instruments from the start are somewhere close to -18 DB in volume from the instrument panel's volume knob itself. You shouldn't have to see the faders on your mixer turned down a lot. Most plugins work best when the input of the signal if around -18 to -10 DB anyway.
Never seen a knob like this on Logic Pro X. Don't know if the same principles can be applied on logic ?
@@Nico93106 well it should work the same way if you just insert a volume plugin as the first plugin of your chain on the channel you're using, and just turn it down to again somewhere around -18db.
Sure good advice if you are mixing with a vst only. For audio it's best to use mixer faders.
Sorry, but this is awful advice. Your master shouldn't be clipping much above - 9db, although you don't need to follow this religiously. Get Voxengo SPAN and use the K-14 metering and ensure the track doesn't clip over 0.
Nico93106 Yes. Logic Pro X has a Gain plugin 🔌 put it at the front of each channel strip then adjust.
The dude sets the levels in solo and still gets it to sound good🤯
This exercise has been making my beat mixes a lot more healthy.
I feel humble watching videos that give you this much info, you guys know that there will be fire beats cos you had your fingers in teaching us how to. Cheers everyone
Same bro! Cheers!
I agree with all you guys on here... this is the most simplistic, yet effective tutorial for mixing. KC focuses on gain staging, but he doesn’t even realize the is a mixing tutorial minus the effects. I have been following Internet Money for at least 2 years or so now and this is definitely one of the most useful tutorials you guys have put out. 🙏
This is a great tutorial for people trying to get their mix right man I have been focusing on my mix for the last 2-3 years now and gain staging is the goat my guys! Its all about leveling the individual sounds, not how much compression and all the paid plugins that you put on the channels
AMEN!
Do you still need to eq?
NBMA Music yeah if your melodies have too much bass in them I eq out the lows and sometimes I eq my high hats / percussion just to make them a little more crispy but you still want to make sure that you gain stage after eqing because it will affect the volume!!
NickyJay Beats thanks man!
Tho it's pretty obvious that you need to get the volume right before you throw a bunch of fx on it..
I just wanted to tell you thank you I always come back to this video for refresher so simple and so effective much love brotha!!
This Tutorial On Gain Staging is by far one of the best to break the science of the concept....Like others I suffered from bad beat mixes n so forth....I Appreciate The Knowledge wished you were in 04' lol
Ive been waiting for this all my life....now i can die in peace😂
@@BandoLyrix Ur a trip lol
The truth right here...Easy break down on how to gain stage any project your working on!! Amen!
This is without a doubt one of the most important steps in mixing. One of the most important mixing tutorials on TH-cam. Completely changed my mixing game! Thank you so much Internet Money for this gem! Straight up GOAT!!! 🐐👍💯🙏
Thanks KC, this actually made me under stand gain staging a LOT better, im gonna try it rn with this beat im working on, thanks fr fr
the heat of this beat is slept on
KC came through w a gem for real
Just tried this method and it definitely works! havent even EQ my leads and synths yet they sound pleasing and dynamic already, GIve it a try!, Thanx IM, keep the good work!
Best 14mins n 38secs I've spent this year on learning to perfect my sound! Salute!!
All you really need is 5 instances of SoundGoodizer on each mixer track fully maxed. Gross Beat on the master, and you're set!
Can we all appreciate how nick lira went to genius constructed for the second time now
mira*
@@k.strive46 Lira
@@j.armand1363 mick nira
nick ₺
Lick mira
this was extremely informative and interesting, i learned a lot of new things, thanks for looking out for the prod community! hope this can help everyone get that professional sound!!!
real smart with a background beat while having us listen to you at same time wow
This made my mixes 10 times better, thank you _very_ much
To break it down, route everything to your mixer and adjust the gain knob so they are all hitting around the same db. Around -9 to -12 db. Then mix by utilizing your faders in the mixer. The further down the fader goes, the more db it will decrease by...so its more precise to have your faders zero'd out to work from there. Another important reason is some VST's don't like/react/work well with hot signals.
Nod God so after you done making the beat do eq everything than do this afterwards bro
C'Trill Beatz negative, gain stage first, then level the beat, then do your mixing(in mono) when you do things like EQ and saturation from plugins it can raise or lower the volume of the sound, just adjust your output gain of the vst to make it match the original db
I dont have ozone 5. Can I use maximus or just add fruity limiter and fruity soft clipper on the master channel?
Jerry Baptiste yeah i read that maximus preset wich ends wich .... rmb is like ozone
Also another useful way to quickly gain stage tracks is by using the rule of 3s. If a track is too loud try lowering it by either -3 dB, -6dB, -9dB, -12dB, -15dB. If you need to go quieter than try lowering by 1dB until you reach a desired level.
@@coloreofficial its newtons
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this helps out so much I usually level and mix everything around the 808...but this video helped me understand the post mix side if Gain staging I appreciate it. Im suprised yall told people this for free....
This is common knowledge. He doesn't OWN gain stage techniques.
@@flyingisland7583 whats wrong with that? everyone has to start somewhere. dont shame him.
@@flyingisland7583 lets hear some then
Flying Island bullshit
@@flyingisland7583 So basically, you're too good and such a good producer that you don't want to share you music. You're full of shit .
idk which step did it, but this helped fix the 'kick flattening the rest of the mix' problem I been having. preciate it my boy
bruh i love seeing a producer like kc supreme put on the same headphones i use, really makes me feel like i made a good purchase lmfaooo
thank u so much for this tutorial on mixing its going to help me a lot
Finally the video I've been waiting for! 🔥
Amazing, this just uped my game for sure :) Much Love brother, and God Bless everyone reading this, keep chasing those dreams :)
Who else been watching IM for years now ? Been 2 years for me 🔥⚡️
I’ve been for a while just on and off
It's not a competition
@MV Beats I actually went to high school with Nick Mira
Same
Congrats bro you win
This is lit. Been strugglin with mixing and this is a huge help. Can’t wait to start makin some quality
ive constantly came back to this video. super straight forward and it speaks volumes. love
Damn, bro this video is so simple and straight forward and easy to implement. This is the best mixing tutorial I've ever watched so far thank you Internet Money, Thank you KC supreme👍🙏💯
I honestly couldn't thank you enough for this video. I can't believe I was recommended this! I've been having a whole heap of trouble with Albeton over CPU usage. Been trying to find out the issue for months, and I just wasn't gain staging. It's making me laugh. Dude, you are seriously awesome for this.
Your mix has improved bro?
It's like kc supreme read my mind needed a new mixing tutorial video
Dude you have no idea the hell ive been thru trying to understand why and how to gainstage.
Thank you 🙏
An elusive chronically you talking, It escapes naturally . Makes all the errors and lost files sensible at a point of commitment to audioP, gr8 lesson. Feeling it.
That is a point well explained in real talk.
Commit to gain staging. I get really I do.
I like how u put “can” in the title to not mislead small dudes who cant produce yet
old school -> mix with ears
new school -> mix with eyes and just turn the limiter to the max
Not true but ok bro ahahah
I do mix with eyes first, then with ears lol
In old school you still mix with your eyes. You need to make sure you have a healthy signal flow so that the sounds are consistent and blend nicely.
It's not the new school lol, it's just newbies starting. Every modern professional mixer know they have to prioritize ears over eyes.
Based Gutta was doin it right all along time
JUST WHAT I WAS THINKING HAHA The dude said everyone was weird for using the mixer faders, he was fucking right
You are a great teacher and your english is as clear as cristal.
Officially added to my "How-Tos" playlist.
damn this helped me so much thank you! took 5 years for me to finally see a relevant video
Step 1: place soft clip on master
Step 2: Level beat in step sequencer, adjust levels how you want
Step 3: route to mixer
Step 4: gain stage thru your fx chains, meaning make sure the output volume of each plugin matches the input volume of your "pre fader" sound
Step 5: adjust level on fader POST plugins
Step 6: add vocals, use mix busses, master etc..
J3r3m1ah explain step one. why?
@@bluezy1 placing soft clipper on master while making your beat let's you keep things like your kick and snares loud without clipping the master which will result in a whole lot of loud and unpleasant distortion
@@bluezy1 plus I've heard using a soft clip before a limiter in mastering let's you finesse your limiter so you can make shit even louder if u want
Rule thumb number one
Never mix by solo-ing the tracks
U need to mix the kick compared to the 808 and the other drums not the kick only till the volume of it its good.
This really works bro!!! And better then a LOT of other methods. I feel like after gainstaging , the rest is CAKE! I've been messing around with different ways to mix for a WHILE. This is by far the easiest and BEST method bro! I appreciate what you guys do for the producer/artist/content creator community. GOD BLESS you bro! And STAY SAFE!
After you get all the levels to at ,-12db, when he was leveling the faders,Mines wasn't moving to the 6db like he was saying.
Best mixing and mastering tutorial on youtube. Internet money don't dissapoint 🙏
Never seen anyone mix in solo so much. thats crazy. sounds good though lol
I was thinking the same
Dude is keeping the loudness of all the sounds he sets in his head like damn
Would be cool if u did a/b with and without gain staging in the end
truth be told he more-less just did his own personal mix. gainstaging usually consist of you keeping ur output fader down together and raising them individually ...none the less this was good to however if you do other genres i suggest watching other tutorials as well.
One thing I see he didn't mention was panning. Panning is important just as well as gain staging. Panning gives instruments space you don't want ALL your instruments straight up the middle.
Because that's not what the video is about..? Really? Lol
@@contra-bassrecords874 panning is part of the mixing process tho.
Absolutely but it has nothing to do with gain staging.
@@contra-bassrecords874 Gain refers to volume, and panning is the control of volume between the left and right. It's absolutely a part of gain-staging. If you look at the mixer in this video, the sounds he's using are actually panned to begin with.
@@bl6628 gain and volume aren't the same if you wanna get into semantics. Gain staging is important for allowing headroom and creating the correct dynamics before dynamic processing. Panning doesn't affect either of these therefore it seems irrelevant. Feel free to change my mind.
Nice trick to raise the master bus.. thanks for sharing..nice beat too!
i gotta say that beat in the intro/outro of the video is sick
KC is literally the only one that actually teaches you something from the internet money group .
The beat in the background to fire I cant concentrate
Just put reverb on everything and your mix is good to go 🥴🥴
You forgot soundgoodizer
awww shit fax
EQ every instrument could be good to
@@bastiendstf eq in mono
Soft Clipper too
Instead of messing with the master fader, you can put a balance plugin on the master chain before mixing and turn it down to -24 db and turn up headset/speaker volume to compensate. After you're done creating everything take off the balance and you have around -6 db of headroom instantly.
God bless you bro..your video is helpful
Summary:
How to mixer and master:
1. Put all sounds in a mixer (different) track.
2. Go to volume knob and put the volume down or up so (the highest volume) hits -12 Db.
3. Make sure you do this with every sound.
4. Do some relative level mixing (moving up and down knobs in mixing tracks).
(REMEMBER: TURN UP MASTER FADER , guarantee headroom)
5. Add a limiter (Fruity limiter or iZotope Maximizer).
6. Turn down Threshold and Character.
Thank you KC!
Wouldn't recommend fruity limiter. Good for comp but it sucks ass at limiting. Any free limiter dose a better job then fruity 😅
When i have to do eq and compression?
Damn! This helped a ton just now! Such a huge difference doing this. I can't wait to actually go into the full mix of my current project! Thanks so much!
I keep coming back for more information then i get stuck on how fire this beat is. Nice vid
This is the real mixing tutorial.... thanks so much for this
I just learnt something new that will improve my overall mixing techniques. Thank you Admin.
i'm a fairly new musician and i've done this before even knowing it was a thing..lol oop.. i guess i'm off to a good start, but great! advice and vid take notes.
wow youre so cool bro!!
Damn my kicks and 808s are hitting and it SOUNDS CLEAN!! Thank You 🙏🏾
Hi, thanks for the tips, anyway is it possible to have a video where you talk about setting the limiter right in order to get the desired loudness?
There's a new standard for measuring it, I don't remember the name now, it must be something like lufs. I've heard that the final level must be kept at - 1db from the ceiling to avoid clipping when converting to mp3, or another sampling frequency (like from 44.1khz to 48khz).
Also, seems that TH-cam, Spotify and all the digital distributors have their lufs value to be used.. Thank you
Thank you for walking through the entire process! Catchy beat too!
What a nice simple way to get that loudness, I might try this
✓Set everything initially at -12db tweaking the source volume knobs
✓Fader tweaking process after putting the master fader to the fullest for headroom:
Kick: -6 db
Sub bass/bass: -15 db ish
Hi hats: - 15 db ish
Claps: -12 db
Rim/percs: -15 db ish
808: -12 db ish (a little less)
Melody: -15 db ish
Counter melody: -18 db ish
Counter melody 2: -21 db ish
Pluckings: -15 db ish
✓Then, reset master fader to initials and add ozone 5 (maximizer) or any maximizer and increase the volume to perfection.
Thank you for this information. I would like to ask what should be the db of the vocals before and after adjusting the master fader
U should be using a VU Meter with a 200-300 Ms Delay
The Default Mixer doesn't accurately meseaure the Volume in a Real Life Setting.
The RMS should be around -16 dBFS to -18 dBFS
And yes. Peak around -12 dBFS
This video is great. But when mixing drums and checking your levels... It can throw people off ESPECIALLY if they don't check there mix in mono.
Just something for thought.
Thank you man!!! Really this was helpful tho!
DAMON DAHL MUSIC could we get a tutorial on this from you bro
Whats the Best stock & 3rd Party Plugin To Use as a VU Meter With A 200-300 Ms Delay???
@@usopetersen You just might. No promises though.
I honestly put a soft clipper and make my kick clip a lot so it knocks and then I mix everything else. Is it good?
Briello on Fl Studio 20, I use the Gain and Eq effect on the channels to roughly get to the optimal volume. As long as it sounds good and doesn’t kill the rest of the sounds I think its fine.
You can use this gainstaginh technique and then turn up the pre amp vol on the sample where you adjust the lfo and pitch. When you do that it will stay at -12db but you can make it louder.
Best tutorial by far on gain staging and leveling
This actually works. Just did it on my newest project. Changed the game.
when you’re making the beat do you reset all the levels to gain stage? because i somewhat mix while i’m making the beat
From what I understand, every time you add a sound, you create its pattern and then gain stage said pattern. From there, once you add another sound and pattern, you gain stage again. And then can mix the new sound. If this is done properly, you can gain stage and mix throughout making the beat! :)
i wonder how many superproducer still watching yall videos haha
WHEN I TELL YOU I HAVENT CLICKED A VIDEO SO DAMN FAST!!!!!!
annacloud lmao fr same
The beat used in this tutorial is hard 🔥