You Did 6 MIXES... but WHICH is the BEST???
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- Doing 6 or even 12 alt mixes of a song is easy. Knowing which one is the best, that's the hard part. Gregory Scott, Kush Audio's plugin and analog designer, offers a few mental tweaks that make it easier to know, even when the mixes sound nearly the same, which one has that "X Factor" that grabs the listener and pulls them in.
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you're right.
groove is everything of music.
there are phygical groove and emotional groove.
can you dance or choreograph or lip sync on the music?
then what's the problem?
I think, subtle things doesn't matter.
mix1. 55% / mix2. 57% / mix3 59% anything will be fine.
important thing is writer's intention.
what do you think about your lover?
when is she/he perfect? they are USUALLY perfect.
so subtle thing doesn't matter too much.
if there is fantastic track on your mix, other tracks are not important as much as that.
so, make the glowing track of most important track(=A).
then make shiny tracks(=B).
B should be shine when A is off.
then people can listen glowing and shiny music not boring.
I'm pinning this comment, because I need the reminder much as anyone.
This describes it perfectly. Thanks for sharing this my friend!
Beautiful!
Groovin comment...Thank-you for the "enlightenment", I was completely unaware of any "phygical aspects of music"...now, I'm in the know...fa-show!
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You know what's the best thing about him!! Even without touching his pc or daw he make a change in my process... Best teacher ♥️✨
So refreshing to be taught through a change of attitude and perspective rather than a change in technique / ‘use this plugin’ etc
Imagine him actually showing it🤯
@@C3NITA I would love to see him work, but there's so much of that out there. Make sure you binge the whole podcast, it's equally amazing!
@@C3NITA the compressor video bro
I’ve said this before on one of his other videos; I wish this guy was my teacher for every subject throughout grade school
The guy who mixed Billie Jean was on his 80 somethingth mix when Quincy Jones comes in for a listen. A long pause later Quincy looks at him and says, "let me hear mix #2✌". They listened through and Quincy says, "that's the one".
To this day the Billie Jean that we all know and love is mix #2 of eighty something.
Guy who mixed Jackson 5 ABC mixed the song numerous times to meet the deadline for radio . Later when he was on vacation he heard the song on the radio & didn't like it so he mixed it over again . He called Berry Gordy & told him the new mix he just did was " the right mix " . Berry Gordy was like you can't just stop the old version & send a new version to radio it's already in rotation . The engineer asked Gordy to listen to the new mix . Well after Gordy heard the new mix he agreed this mix was magical & pulled all the old records then sent the new mix to the radio stations . Indeed the song hit number one & is now the legendary version we all know & love .
@@elicross3191 maybe so, but I would love to hear both versions for any obvious differences
@@bronson1392 are you SURE ? ;-)
@@elicross3191 I don't believe Quincy Jones had anything to do with the Jackson 5. I think his first hookup with Michael Jackson was The Wiz.
@@MichaelCosta_ Ayeeeee my bad I meant Berry Gordy !
The college that I’m afforded us the privilege of downloading the original session of “Summer of 69” by Bryan Adams, just so we could practice mixing. It’s somewhere around 22 tracks. At first, I was in technical mode; grouping, processing, analyzing, manipulating, etc. Somewhere along the line, I really got to to that groove that you’re talking about here. As an artist and producer myself, this just so happens to be a nostalgic song for me. Hell, I was 9 years old when it came out. Long story short, once I got into that groove; I really started enjoying the process of mixing that song. It felt like I was in the original session, jamming with all of the greats involved in the process. Such a privilege. What a time. It took me about 4 hrs,. I didn’t use a reference, I rent completely off of memory from how I knew the original sounded; using the sounds and emotions that stuck out to me, even as a child. I was satisfied with my first mix, I bounced it to a WAV file, and shut my computer down. I felt good about it. I had fun with it. The mix conveyed what I intended, in my opinion, and I was satisfied. That’s really what it’s about to me. Remembering why you do what you do in first place; connecting with the passion and emotion of the song. Having fun, not overthinking it. Being patient with the process, and confident in your abilities. As I continue to learn, I’m finding so many parallels between audio engineering and life in general. I love this shit.
Yep. This is no doubt the most important mixing video in existence at this point in time.
one thing i try to keep in mind is not losing sight of where i want the music to go. this give me the road map on how to plot the course to how the listener will experience the song and lay down the that groove. NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF THE DESTINATION.
once you have that, everything else is trivial.
You’ve spent time learning how to drive your gear, software and plugins. you’ve trained your ear to hear the differences of fast or slow attack times. but all too often it is easy to forget how feel and enjoy the music.
Quiet class... The teacher is speaking*
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Teaching is a gift that not everyone possess. You definitely have the gift. Love these vids.
I appreciate that!
@@TheHouseofKushTV This is one of those videos i like to rewatch when i get stuck... Just let things go...
Although i wish it was available 10 years ago at least thru this year it saved my sanity.
So thank you for being psychiatrist for free :D
That was not a rant. That was empathy and generosity of spirit, knowledge, and experience. Thank you for helping me to sound better and to actually enjoy the process again. :-)
The transition from working as a mixer to listening as a producer for me is to get out of my chair, turn the display monitors off, and just listen to the music from another part of the room and feel the music as a whole rather than individual elements and plugins and effects. Also, I feel that listening with someone else, anyone else, forces you to listen from a wider perspective. This process has helped me come to a mix decision so much faster and be confident with my mixes. I feel a good mix is one you are confident about.
listening with someone else, 100%. walking out of the room i'm still mixing usually.
yeah! its crazy how every different person or group of people gives you such a unique insight on how your mix/song can be perceived.
@@LyleNorman so true. Also, I feel even if someone else is listening without any critical input or reaction - just the fact that they're there in the room will cause me to listen differently. It's a strange phenomenon that I've heard others experience too.
I'm a very recent passenger on this train, but after watching every single episode, making notes, going back to a song my band is working on, and remixing it using my new wealth of knowledge and techniques/ advice from you, my bandmates are asking me how the hell I did it. In a month, my mix has gone from sounding pathetic to something I'm very proud of. The videos on vocal eq, drum compression, LCR, checking in mono, transitions, no de-esser, automation and instrumentation in 2s is just gold dust. I've already thanked you once this week but I'm doing so again. Hope life treats you well, you're doing such a lovely thing sharing all this for free and in such an entertaining way 🙏
Emotionally impacting the listener. You could say this 10,000 times and it would not be enough. This could be your best video ever!
Sneaky little devil imo is 1000x better than most of the more renowned artists today. Idgaf who else listens to your music, but from me you have a new fan ✌🏽
Seriously. When I went and listened to it I had fairly high expectations given how much these videos resonated with me but I was blown away. There might be different music and mix's out there but there certainly is not better.
Ha and here I am doing exactly what you are talking about. Mix 12... 70% live instruments, not virtual... and I want to change the key so I can sing it in a different register. Craziness. I needed a talking to. Thanks man.
I make electronic music and occasionally dable in other genres, but these videos are a saving grace to any producer or musician who is a sponge to all genres and takes in the info you provide... it’s really what I’ve been needing to hear for many months (haven’t had teaching like this since audio school with a few professors) and I watch these before a lot of studio sessions to get into these habits and mindsets/ practices! Please keep them coming as they are insanely valuable to the music production community, or whoever stumbles on them 💚
Seriously I feel like I've been looking for someone to explain shit like this my whole life!
I feel its totally worth looking into this. (I make techno) Its about the feeling in the music, and he teaches where to look and how to listen.
This was precisely the sit down chat I needed to hear today. I just finished two mixes in 11 minutes and 41 seconds by watching this BEFORE applying the minute tweaks I was planning to do on a couple of tracks that already excite me. Thanks dude!
Yeah, mission accomplished!!
WHICH is the BEST? You my friend. Hands down. The most underrated channel for mixing on TH-cam.
Wow, thanks!
@@TheHouseofKushTV Thank you, for the great content brother!
I definitely can relate to mixing an entire song from scratch multiple times and having it more or less sound the same. It used to frustrate me but I embrace it now. It's great that we all have our own unique finger print as a mixer. The key to achieving more professional sounding mixes isn't trying to change your signature sound, it's about enhancing and improving individual elements of it to become the best possible version of itself.
Well said!
Being able to call it quits and move on is a great detachment skill to have.
The more time you put into mixing a song the more skewed your perception will be of it.
It's not the last song you'll ever mix and the next mix will be better for sure.
That's how we evolve, not by doing 100+ mixes of the same material.
Guy who mixed Jackson 5 ABC mixed the song numerous times to meet the deadline for radio . Later when he was on vacation he heard the song on the radio & didn't like it so he mixed it over again . He called Quincy Jones & told him the new mix he just did was " the right mix " . Quincy was like you can't just stop the old version & send a new version to radio it's already in rotation . The engineer asked Quincy to listen to the new mix . Well after Quincy heard the new mix he agreed this mix was magical & pulled all the old records then sent the new mix to the radio stations . Indeed the song hit number one & is now the legendary version we all know & love .
This exact thing happened to me last week. I delivered (what I thought to be) a great mix. Every instrument was perfectly eq'd, placed in it's own place, the kick was loud, the snare was punchy... And the feedback I got from the client was "The mix doesn't have a groove". I was puzzled for a moment and had to think hard about what they are missing. And then, I've put my producer hat on, and realized they were right. The track was sterile. I had to rebalance the levels, (too many) hard panned things were moved to center and I backed off on cleaning every sound and voila! I got it. Lesson learned.
Constantly recommending this channel to people
Immaculate advice. Really helpful for when you're on master #6 as well haha.
happy birthday to me! a new episode of Kush After Hours! Thanks, Gregory. You're so thoughtful.
I went to a professional producer shindig-thingy (I believe that's the technical term) a couple of years back and the number one advice I heard from the music supervisors (the people who pick music for movies, shows and the like) was exactly what you're saying.... Groove baby. Groove above all. Some of our favorite old-school songs have shite mixes by todays standards, yet they still got that groove, so they still make us move. ;)
Right?? The thing that a lot of newer engineers don't always 'get' about all that old music is it was generally grooving hard in the moment, in the room, which makes it almost impossible to not capture at least somewhat coherently, if not completely coherently (Motown, Sun Records, Beatles etc). Even with the intense multi-tracking evolution of the 70's, the foundation was still a band throwing it down, they picked the take with the fattest groove and THEN the overdubbing began. That foundation... it's just missing from so many processes these days. There are many many ways to get there, and you don't need a band playing live, but so many compositions and productions keep stacking up sound when the core of the groove is never truly formed. oof!
_ /old man rant_
@@TheHouseofKushTV Rant away brutha, I love it lol And you nailed exactly why I have been trying to move as much of my creative process to a more "live" kind of thing.. like actually playing all the parts that I can and recording what happens instead of just programming them into my DAW and then tweaking all the life out of 'em. I want to capture magic in the moment, not just the idea.
Thanks for the great reply and, as always, the great content.
Good question!
If I spend too much time on one mix in one sitting I find that my tired ears stop hearing specific nuisances of the tune and I also notice that as time goes on I have to keep turning the volume up. For me It’s best to get to where I’m satisfied with a mix, save it and walk away. When i come back the next day I start working on something else and then, maybe days later revisit the previous mix outside of the studio on say, your home receiver and take notes on what work and what doesn’t, so the next time you pull the mix up in the studio you refer to your notes and only address the things you have written down, save it, call it done and stick to it, otherwise you’ll never be finished which is a vicious cycle for us with ADHD 😂
You should make a video about how to hear certain frequencies and what words those frequencies commonly correlate to so we can become better at finding which frequencies we need to boost or cut!
that was great. It's all about that GROOVY THING . absolutely. Thanks Gregory!
I remember back in 2006, when I needed to buy a new Bach trumpet (Pro Model) and the prices had gone too high for me, I decided to buy a Yamaha Pro Model instead and tried out all of the different models, but the one that sounded right to my ears turned out to be the same bore size (Bach Model 37) that I had played for the last 25 years. I bought that one and never regretted it. Your video underscored that truth: We are drawn to what our ears are used to.
Thanks!
I'm an experienced mixer/producer myself and I must say I'm really enjoying your videos as well as finding that some are really useful. Most youtubers that post tips and tricks on mixing just concentrate on superficial things, your channel on the other hand, emphasizes more on "the big picture" and the wisdom involved in music producing. Thank you Gregory for dissecting the most important aspect of music production, "emotional impact for the listener".
you're lowkey making the world a better place. this info you're throwing around is gold my guy
keep it up
HAHAHA! "Tremendous similarities" - you are cracking me up! Fabulous wisdom...this really hit home! Thank you as always!
You did it again, Greg Scott. Awesome lesson. Thanks so much for all you do!
Brilliant advice and just what I needed 👌
What's missing when you mix more than once is a deadline 🙃🙃
Waddy Wachtel has a great story about producing Werewolves Of London. Mic Fleetwood insisted on many rhythm section takes - like an all nighter of takes. They listened back and I think they chose take 2 as the keeper. 8 reels of 2" tape and 3K worth of blow later. lol
Aka "a boss" 😛
@@TheHouseofKushTV 😂😂😂
This is basically what i was going to say. I stopped waffling over mixes when I started paying for studio time and clients started paying me. It happened fast.
My trick, not having a boss or paying for studio time is: one evening, one song. Recorded, mixed and mastered 👍 It's a great way to learn and have prepared me for more ambitious projects. I was a totally useless perfectionist before, but never satisfied and rarely releasing anything. Now I'm much happier and get stuff out! BTW, thanks for a great channel, really like it!
I have figured that out myself already. Your older videos have showed me this way of thinking outside the box and stuff... so thanks to you I don't need you anymore. hahaha
But still watching ;-) Big THANK YOU!!
Another fantastic video by the HOUSE OF KUSH
Can we just be thankful to this person over here for everything he is doing for us? The least we could do is to buy his stuff. Music and plugins. Also, I badly want to get into an online #KushFamily and discuss audio stuff with you all and ofcourse the master.
As a very small content creator, I totally know what you mean by "letting go". When I'm working a video, I put so much time and attention into it, you'd think it was the only thing in my life that mattered, lol. Then once I upload it and give a it a quick watch, I never think about it or look at it again. It's set in stone, there's nothing more to do with it. That's a really a good feeling.
Freedom 😊
Totally get what you are saying!
I just finished the 12th draft of a mix I've been working on, I open TH-cam and this pops up! Reading the description caught me off-guard haha
Been looking forward to another video
I love this channel. Learning from previous work and getting better is only possible by letting go and moving on to the next one. I believe in that. I like that you often bring up things we're all obsessed about but actually don't matter that much.
Nailed it!! This is the trap I've started falling into of late with mixing (of my own stuff)... overthinking, over listening and eventually overworking and hating the results!! Even with complex and multi layered tunes, you still can't beat the universal "less is more" rule it would seem!! Loving the chilled lectures by the way!! ^_^
👏🏾The guy who taught me more about music without touching opening any DAW
Thanks a great deal Greg
Your mentorship transcends the everyday TH-cam tutorials we see all over the place
You don’t need to open up a DAW to make things clear for understanding
Definition of a true teacher
Thanks again and again
Gregory is hitting on what's most important, does the mix move you? I needed to hear this again. 😎👍
Every videos I watch on this channel literally improve my mix. Like objectively each of them has a better effect on my mix that I can point out. That's amazing. Thank you so much Greg. Owe a lot to you. Peace!
Before even playing the content.. I just honestly smiled at me.. knowing very well how deeply I'll enjoy your presentation as well as the heavy handed knowledge I'm gonna gain.. Thanks millions Greg.. God bless ya... 👍🎉🎉🎉🎉🎇😍
Love your videos Greg. I went down the rabbit hole with a mix last couple of weeks. My duo partner and I cut two songs about three weeks ago. We were coming from a special place in those few hours and delivered two emotionally impactful performances. 2 acoustics and 2 vocal played in real time. We were both capoed on 3 and playing with our fingers. In the room is sounds ok but that's a BITCH to mix and get some clarity. I fought it like mad for days. I decided we should recut the tune and approach the guitars a different way. We did and the guitars were clearer - but.............the performance didn't have the same emotional mojo as the first. We both agreed on that. I went back to the first version and on your suggestion, mixed those guitars in mono. It helped a ton. The sounds are the sounds and I still wish they were better but it's not worth sacrificing the take we got for the sake of the guitar sound I'm obsessing over. We're back in the studio tonight - that tune is DONE. Time to move on. (armed with the wisdom learned from session one) :)
Honestly, I can’t get enough of these videos. I suffer from every symptom you speak of and it’s so humanizing to know I’m not alone. Everyone is so caught up in perfection that they forget the real reason of writing music in the first place. Can’t thank you enough for your thoughts and inspirations!
I think G Scott is my brother from another mother. I've been checking out the channel lately and we have a lot in common. Same Age, Same Influences, Same Attitude, Same (Main) Instrument........ It's really weird. If we weren't both drummers, I could see us in a kick-ass band some day. Anyhows, I love the content, please keep it coming!
you literally have the best videos by far. this shit helps musicians of any experience level. love u
Thank you for the final podcast. Will miss you, all the best to you Gregory!
It would be great to do a review of some all time hit songs that had what many would call objective mixing mistakes or poor judgment. Realize it’s all subjective but if done in a kind way (not digging on mixers) it would show how many millions of people who enjoyed that song never got hung up on a snare that was too loud or not enough bass. Great episode!
Exactly where I am at the moment. Love your philosophy Greg
This is fast becoming one of favourite channel... there is like 5 or 6 in terms of music tutorials
wanted to say i am sad about ubk hfth - BUT - very happy to hear about all the growth you and nathan have done during that time, all while sharing it with others. excited for what's next.
It's almost like you can read my mind and start addressing the exact issues I face at the given moment. Good one Proffessor Scott. This was helpful.
Hahaha - I really needed this! Excellent advice as always.
great topic! You read my mind. I just asked that question during Warren Huart's & Marc Daniel Nelson's live chat this morning.
Thank you so much for all your videos. I love your work, your philosophy in terms of mixing approach in general. It is so rare to hear such good advice! You are as inspiring as your plugins ! 😎👍👍
As usual, great advice. This is the man at the top of the mountain. Thank you for your help.
Checking out mix 11 this morning, glad I saw this video, thanks 🙂
After listening to Gregory even the starting/closing intro music of this video is felt at another level.
Right on, I consider that "mission accomplished"! The theme has my Rule of Pairs in action, is LCR (or like 99% LCR) but mixed in mono, isn't the most polished alt mix but it had the best groove, and is pretty aggressively UNbalanced in all 3 dimensions. At least I can say I follow my own advice, for better or worse! 😛
A real mentor. Thanks, Gregory.
I keep coming back and listen to the master advice, over and over again. Lol
And yea, he definitely makes me change and Improve my process. Thanks or sharing your experience Gregory 🔥🙏👊
I swear every video you make is about one of the major problems I'm trying to work through. Thank you for consistently being a huge help!
This was a great take man! Good stuff 👍🏾🤙🏾
Holy shit, this is me on a daily basis & I was looking for a way out 😵
Thanks for curing my remix Sydrone Kush 👍👍👍 You are groovy baby 😝
That aside on vaulting is a pure gem too.
Just want to say. So happy when u put out a new vid, G. Thanks for ur work.
50% the time i watch this videos because of the content and 50% as an asmr video. thank you sir
You’re great Gregory! Thanks so much
Dude, love your videos!!! Tweaking can be so ADDICTIVE :) I seriously had big hits with super bad quality mixes, really. Also, i scored a big hit with a song we recorded in a phone, with Amsterdam tram sounds in the background. It doesnt matter. What matters is that the music is good, unique, that is just fits. Specially now you can get away with almost everything, as long as people like it LOL
Back in the analog days you HAD to finish your mix if you ever wanted or needed to move on. After resetting my console for the next thing, I sometimes made a quick new mix, easy cheesy, with a cold one in my left. And guess what... that moment I didn't pressure myself and "eased" the moods and not the sounds, these mixes became a lot more charismatic. And that, guess again, in an instant. It's like Gregory said: "Trust your guts!" And I may add, some may call it sounds but it's definitely moods we are dealing with.
"Moods", I love it!
@@TheHouseofKushTV
We shouldn't tame sounds but feel, understand and support moods! Make it popular brother :)
I love that slight AutoTune shot at 1:55. "I can't believe, I've put tWO HoUrs of work..."
I found a great discipline to letting things go. The bass forum I frequent has a monthly composition challenge, and the deadline is always a week before month -end. You simply have to post your piece and let it go. It really is quite liberating.
Thanks for the advice. I thought I was the only one with this issue. My wife's tells me I am too picky. She's right, but I can be ridiculous. I usually go back a month later and make a decision then.
Ha! Last night I completed the 6th mix of a new song, then immediately deleted the first 4. 😛
I love your videos. I really appreciate how you break things down and bring so much clarity to the overall picture of what we are to do as music producers. Can’t wait to have my own question to ask. Keep being a legend!
Your videos are smoother than a Jaco Pastorius slide up his fretless bass! BLUF: GROOVE UBER ALLES! Enjoy you cutting through the technical with the groove-y truth on mixing. Instead of Occam's Razor you should call your Groove Uber Alles perspective to Gregory Scott's Groove 'Em Razor. Without Groove, nothing else quite matters. Enjoyed the video!
Great timing on this video!! I am literally pondering this exact subject right now. Thanks!!
Your topics of discussion are just so spot on.. They are things are really struggle with.. Thank you so much.. As a singer songwriter, I have a trouble deciding what scale I need to sing in.. I tend to sing at the highest key possible by me to make it sound sophisticated and pop out.. but I feel by doing so the song loses its feel. It would be great to know what is your philosophy in deciding the key of the song.. 🙏
Oh, cool question, and verrry easy to answer with zero doubt or hesitation. Always ---- ALWAYS --- make the choice that maximizes feel, and/or groove, and/or vibe. Key, tempo, chord voicing, inflection... everything always goes thru the filter of emotion.
Looking at your language for why you choose a key, 'sophisticated' is a professional critic's word, so I'd let go of that analysis completely. And this next question is not rhetorical, it's something for you to genuinely think about as you assess your priorities: what good is making a song 'pop out' if it does so with a loss of feel?
Personally, I try to choose a key where three things intersect:
a) the notes I'll be singing most, usually a 3-4 note cluster, have the right texture for the song. Smokey, pointy, round, airy... I can conjure a lot of colors but they're generally range-dependent, so I put my producer hat on and listen for what just feels right given the lyric and the energy and vibe of the production.
b) key emotional points, the 'money' notes that have some kinda payoff, can't be on or just across a break, because why make my life that much harder?
c) I want to be comfortable singing the whole damn song. this is often the umbrella that covers the above 2 as well, generally I can just _feel_ when I'm singing a melody in a key that my voice likes. There's less effort, the tone is better, the groove is more fluid, pitch is more accurate... sometimes there are 2 or 3 keys, usually a few pitches apart, that are equally easy, in which case 'a' & 'b' above become the deciders.
I've been known to demo a song with a bare bones acoustic guitar or piano bed in several different keys. The microphone reveals all, and fast, you can hear things on playback that you can't when singing. Try using your phone, set a few feet away in the room so you're hearing what's happening in the room (big picture) rather than under a microscope. If you need to, record everything then let a day go by before listening back. If you do that, my guess is all doubt will evaporate. 🕺
@@TheHouseofKushTV wow.. Thank you sooooo much for your detailed response.. Every point noted.. I'm gonna make decisions based on the feel and not try to increase the range just for it to pop out.. I've started mixing in mono and also love your tips on listening to it on low volume.. It helps to ensure that the song sounds good on a crappy phone speaker as well as a decent headphone.. I'm looking forward to more of your videos.. 🙏🙏
Brilliant analogy G ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I think more needs to be emphasised on this @3:06 producer hat vs engineer hat. not enough people understand the difference. especially younger peeps who've grown up with all these terms homogenised.
I super appreciate your videos, your vibe, and the focal points that you decide are crucial for you! Incredible inspiration and a fresh perspective that isn’t 10 WAYS TO GET YOUR MIXES LOUDER AND FATTER BASS AND WILL GET YOU TO FEEL ACCOMPLISHED. No. You seem like you go for /feel/ and that’s the most respectable perspective in my opinion. Love the plugins, and love the videos. Keep on.
You’ve opened my ears to so many new possibilities that have never felt so simple
I saw you producing a song for Sharon Van Eten on an older episode of shaking through! Awesome 👌
Oh, shit, yeah! That was an incredible experience!
@@TheHouseofKushTV I've watched it before, but it was before I knew who you were. Thanks for all the great stuff!
why do i like "blue"? does it remind me of the sky? the ocean? is it the melancholy i like? am i depressed? how long have i been depressed?...blue's making me worried..wed better start avoiding it. so weird because "blue" felt good as ever just a second ago. i wonder where it went..oh how i miss that "feeling."
so never look your sound in the eye!
and let people think you know what youre doing, the peer pressure will convince you too!
there...chill video as always!
I think your think buss is clipping!
Great talk! My last task... a full hour of live funky stuff music. I wasn't getting it... until i found out the groove was on the ride cymbal!
Invaluable stuff...Thank you
love your show, love your music, stay healthy man - we need you. Greetz from germany...
This series of videos is incredible! Super excited to get that notification!
Gosh this so hits home! Usually I make a quick mix (usually already halfway done during the recording), and then later I start listening to details and try to make everything "right" and then too many times get lost into details and stop hearing music. Music gets interesting when something is a bit "off" but intentional in the moment, and making a "technically perfect mix" is a great way to undo all that what made it a fun production to begin with. Iterate long enough that way, and you end up with a totally flat and boring production (or with a lot of wasted time).
I'm learning to deal with this, and this video is a great lesson that at least teaches me that I'm not alone in this and that it's really something to be aware of.
Oh man Greg, God bless you! Thanks for these series, sincerely!
Always Amazing To Listen To Your Amazing Point Of View Towards Mix Learning A Lot From You Thankyou
I guess I was lucky or smart, but when I got into this as a one-man band and started recording in earnest, I told myself that the trap was always going to be my perfectionism working against me. I set artificial deadlines, vowed one or two mixes, never more than that, and KEEP MOVING. I'm glad I did, because I avoided this trap big time but I know a lot of other guys fall into it. It's not just a creativity killer, it ruins the fun and enjoyment if you obsess. Let it go, listen to our Yoda of engineering...he's very wise.
Yup, don’t know how you did it.
I haven’t released anything because I’m still perfecting my sound. Been doing that since the ‘90s and haven’t done shit.
This series of videos is just so encouraging!
I want to meet you one day, shake your hand and thank you in person Greg. Between After Hours and the UBK Happy Funtime Hour podcast, you've revolutionised my approach to mixing. I'm still very much a beginner and nowhere near any decent level yet but I've found myself developing and learning rather than being stuck in a loop making the same old mistakes.
The debut album of my own band ... after remixing and remastering it until i was really annoyed... i removed all stuff but the final cuts from my computer. Those 200+ GB are on a small black drive with a note attached, somewhere. Love it
new fav producer on TH-cam! be cool to get a live stream with an Q&A plz
Ohhh, interesting, I'ma look into that!
And make us know about it ! TH-cam has a great function to do that