I feel like the automation tip here is massive. I almost forgot about the impact it has until recently mixing and realising that, as you said, I can’t tweak a compressor to fit every moment of the song differently.
Hey Miami great video I think it would be really cool if you guys do a vid about the process of creating tempo map to record live drums and the preparation of it.
Oh! Also, I don't think you've covered this topic, but I would love to see a video about making several tracks sound consistent for a release, be it an EP or a full length. I would love to know how much of the consistenncy between tracks is in the mind, or if it truly is the goal of a mixer, or mixers, across an album to make it as consistent as possible given that the nature of some albums have the input of multiple mixing engineers potentially across a variety of studios. It would be cool to know if there is specific elements that are considered 'musts' in terms of tonality, like the snare for instance, compared to guitars which are more likely to have a variety of settings per song anyway. Thanks!
How to mix perfect snare: Cycle through DrumShotz until you find the one(s) that sound perfect in the mix 😂 been my lazy go-to strategy nowadays anyway. Fire Edition and Luke Holland are my main go-to’s.
that’s a cool snare, more 90s ‘TACK’ kind of sound we don’t hear much anymore these days, maybe i’m old haha i think tape saturation is always nice on snare also!
Cool info, but Miami, that snare sounds a little thin or tuned too high like ping, ping, don't you think? Missing your 'Sub'... lol. Snares should have some balls I would argue.
Thanks for another good video. Correct me if Im wrong when setting levels on your drums you apply gentle compression to the snare to make the peaks consistent and to make the tails fit the song. Then AFTER you EQ and apply another compression (main one). Am I right?
There’s no specific order or rules. What you described sounds like a good approach! When taming big transients like snares, it helps to use more than one compressor. You can also play around with limiters, saturation/distortion, transient designers, clippers, etc.
@@YeahButStilll thank you for your reply. So far I was always taming transients by applying either limiter or clipper at the very end of snare processing. That's why this technique presented in the video was new to me. What's the difference between applying gentle compression at the beginning Vs limiting/clipping at the very end? Thank you once again
@@LucasMichalski sorry for the late reply! I like to use compression first because it kind of eases the signal into the clipper/limiter. With compressors, you have your ratios which allow you to decide how much gain reduction is applied when the threshold is passed. So you can round off your peaks as gently as you’d like. Hard clippers and limiters don’t let anything pass the threshold. If you zoom in closely on your signal, you’ll see the peaks are squared off. It’s a much harsher transition to go from a point to a square, rather than a rounded off signal to a square and the audio will reflect that and sound more transparent. But again, there are no rules and different strokes for different styles of music! But in most cases, compressing first will yield more desirable results. Hope that helps!
Man, however edited the video or used AI to remove the pauses - please hit the breaks. Almost all the words on cuts are cut and you don't need to remove a 0.2 sec pauses it's so annoying to listen to. Miami is always good at presenting but this video annoyed the hell out of me due to the edit.
Snare is always tough! Cool tips!
I feel like the automation tip here is massive. I almost forgot about the impact it has until recently mixing and realising that, as you said, I can’t tweak a compressor to fit every moment of the song differently.
4:04 you got me there 🤣🤣🤣
Hey Miami great video I think it would be really cool if you guys do a vid about the process of creating tempo map to record live drums and the preparation of it.
Oh! Also, I don't think you've covered this topic, but I would love to see a video about making several tracks sound consistent for a release, be it an EP or a full length. I would love to know how much of the consistenncy between tracks is in the mind, or if it truly is the goal of a mixer, or mixers, across an album to make it as consistent as possible given that the nature of some albums have the input of multiple mixing engineers potentially across a variety of studios. It would be cool to know if there is specific elements that are considered 'musts' in terms of tonality, like the snare for instance, compared to guitars which are more likely to have a variety of settings per song anyway. Thanks!
Great vid, yes please - Kick drum
How to mix perfect snare:
Cycle through DrumShotz until you find the one(s) that sound perfect in the mix 😂 been my lazy go-to strategy nowadays anyway. Fire Edition and Luke Holland are my main go-to’s.
In all seriousness though thank you guys so much for videos like this, they’re always such a huge help!
This has been my go to strategy lately too lmao
Man Luke has some really great stuff!!
that’s a cool snare, more 90s ‘TACK’ kind of sound we don’t hear much anymore these days, maybe i’m old haha
i think tape saturation is always nice on snare also!
This snare sound is really popular in the underground scene at the moment, only a matter of time until the mainstream metal bands pick this sound up
@@xangrycatmanx5104hopefully so. I love this type of snare it's so snappy and to the point.
Cool info, but Miami, that snare sounds a little thin or tuned too high like ping, ping, don't you think? Missing your 'Sub'... lol. Snares should have some balls I would argue.
I disagree, it's rare to hear a well mixed high tuned snare. Too many snares nowadays that sound like toms with snare wires
What the fuck kind snare has sub content??? The lowest it should have is like 150-200hz
8:56 you slept on that one Miami!
mannn, I really wasn’t paying attention, my fault lmao
Goat!!!!!
LET GOOOOO \m/
Thanks for another good video. Correct me if Im wrong when setting levels on your drums you apply gentle compression to the snare to make the peaks consistent and to make the tails fit the song. Then AFTER you EQ and apply another compression (main one). Am I right?
There’s no specific order or rules. What you described sounds like a good approach! When taming big transients like snares, it helps to use more than one compressor. You can also play around with limiters, saturation/distortion, transient designers, clippers, etc.
@@YeahButStilll thank you for your reply. So far I was always taming transients by applying either limiter or clipper at the very end of snare processing. That's why this technique presented in the video was new to me. What's the difference between applying gentle compression at the beginning Vs limiting/clipping at the very end? Thank you once again
@@LucasMichalski sorry for the late reply! I like to use compression first because it kind of eases the signal into the clipper/limiter.
With compressors, you have your ratios which allow you to decide how much gain reduction is applied when the threshold is passed. So you can round off your peaks as gently as you’d like.
Hard clippers and limiters don’t let anything pass the threshold. If you zoom in closely on your signal, you’ll see the peaks are squared off. It’s a much harsher transition to go from a point to a square, rather than a rounded off signal to a square and the audio will reflect that and sound more transparent.
But again, there are no rules and different strokes for different styles of music! But in most cases, compressing first will yield more desirable results. Hope that helps!
Song??
Dark Shift - "Wishing Well"
8:57 no transitions joke Miami? I'm disappointed!
Oh man I was slacking lolol
-Miami
@miamidolphin7519 @joeymusic great content man, hey are you happy with your SSL Fusion? Was it worth investing?
Man, however edited the video or used AI to remove the pauses - please hit the breaks. Almost all the words on cuts are cut and you don't need to remove a 0.2 sec pauses it's so annoying to listen to. Miami is always good at presenting but this video annoyed the hell out of me due to the edit.
I agree, some of these edits seemed really unnecessary.
I'd rather not have this video be 5 minutes longer because they didn't cut out breathes
@@SpawnIsSleepy you must have woken up from the wrong side of the bed, you complain too much about most comments dude! Lighten up, man!
Agreed!
Shave your neck please oh god
I will the first time my gf complains
-Miami
@@joeymusic Appropriate complaint and appropriate response 10/10 would sub again.
@@joeymusicbased lol, unironically the classiest fuck you to a comment I've ever seen haha