I learned doing Film and TV that the audio must match the video enviornment. Having the Dr. talk in an ambient operating room with a dry mic looks ridiuclous. This is all intentional. Notice the audio dries up when the Dr. isnt in the operating room. Thanks for watching.
Dr Bobby teaches the art of dynamics, and perception of depth, which creates the musical journey, not a wall of sound. It's a beautiful thing that gives it the full mojo! great video, double the ketchup, please!
i tried your example many times, i send hotdogs with ketchup to my girlfriend, and she got wider and louder.. WOW ! .. but seriously great mixing trick Doctor
Good tip.. it has a positive effect regardless of a small volume bump.. when a producer is looking for a “lift” it can come in many forms.. this is one I like and will incorporate into my own mixes. thanks Bobby!
A fantastic way of making samples (especially drums) to play like we did when musicians all recorded together and we dynamically controlled the parts of the song by collectively playing louder and quieter! The one thing samples can’t really do! Great tip Doc!
Totally agree. And it’s not just louder. It’s wider and more harmonically excited by the Wow Thing. Matching levels doesn’t make sense. The entire point was to make your chorus really pop and get huge.. which you accomplished just fine. I personally like the wow thing a bit on guitars (also via a send), and sometimes like the result on full stereo mix for some widening when my go-to/previous widening plugs don’t do it better. But it’s also great to get aux instruments lower in the mix while still being audible, and works wonders of dense layers of harmonies. I genuinely like that you didn’t try to level match, not only because of your hot dog analogy, but also the you got the best of both worlds… the appearance of dynamic change AND bigger choruses. Seems like a no brainer, and honestly a lot of the folks that will complain about the gain staging aren’t turning out work like some of the rest of us. They read articles, nitpick, and critique others, usually while having nothing of any substance to show that they’ve actually done that sounds any good. You’ve said it countless times, and I fully agree… there’s no rules. If it sounds good, it sounds good (aside from obvious problematic phase incoherences).
What he meant by this went unspoken but I understand. Great artists lose their shit watching an engineer work their fingers to the bone trying to grind all the fun out of a song. The artist at that point can watch the failure or call it and rebook with someone else. In the meantime, he or she may very well put up a madmix™ and find a “good sound”. I hear of this all the time. It typically precedes the removal of one or more participants who simply don’t get it. Not that it’s simple in execution, but the moment that simple truism is forgotten, time and money will be wasted.
Super ideas, and great timing because I'm bringing home a mix this week. I keep finding uses for the Wow Thing. Simple idea, but it really is useful! I'm going to try this, thanks Doc! 👍🏼
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB!!!! I love that plugin since your last video. It had a HUGE impact on some of my last works, and clients are asking me how I've got that wall of guitars. Thank you for made me a better mixer every week! Thanks thanks thanks my friend!
Great stuff again Bob, I have officially contacted the US mint to ask if I can have all my money state "In Dr. Bob I trust" I will let you know what they say. 😃
You bring a composer’s approach to what engineers like to call ‘mixing.’ The truth is, excitement all lives in the spaces between that tech types rarely consider. A skilled arranger wouldn’t even dream of matching transitions. Those transitions are where the life is to be found in music. After years of hearing missed opportunities and seeing disappointment in the eyes of artists, I finally banned everyone from my remix sessions and began producing instead. The end result was exactly what the artist actually wanted in their recording and I have never looked back. It must be said my decision heaped responsibility on myself that mere mixing did not. I had to dream, to play guitar occasionally, but mostly it’s arranging, editing, and radical re-mixing. If I can imagine it, I’m halfway there. The change was transformative and my best work certainly came post-discovery.
The ketchup/hot dog analogy is actually perfect to describe that phenomenon. I don’t know why there’s this obsession with some people to spend more time _going backwards_ to dig under the hood of everything instead of just using their ears and moving on once something sounds good. Without sounding too harsh about those types, seems like the people who obsess over level matching and nulling and stuff probably don’t have anything with deadlines they’re working on 🤔 Anyways sorry for the rant lol great video & tips as always and David Bendeth is an absolute legend!
Cool trick, I’m gonna definitely try it. I would say if it’s making it louder it’s kind of cheating because you might as well instead just push the levels up during the chorus. I think doing the gain match is a good idea, try bringing the volumes down a tiny bit in the chorus, shouldn’t take that long to do. I haven’t tried it yet and I’m feeling to pull the volumes down a small amount just so it doesn’t seem like trying too hard to make the choirs sound bigger and louder
What I really want to hear, is an approach to this when doing a LIVE recording...., how to make additions to a live track, (not on click) and not change the whole thing to a studio recording...., but keeping the basicks...,
@@BobbyHuff I will try to explain...., when recording a live show, and the band is NOT playing with a click track.... , and you want to enchance the audio in retrospect, without adding lots of plugins, extra snares, and overdubs... how would you do that? Just using the live performance, not time correcting anything...., and STILL make the choruses big!
For all of Bobby’s fantastic secret mixing tips, I still can’t figure out why he doesn’t get rid of the ambient room sound in his intros.
I think it’s the sound of the big operating room he’s in 😷. So intentionally added.
I learned doing Film and TV that the audio must match the video enviornment. Having the Dr. talk in an ambient operating room with a dry mic looks ridiuclous. This is all intentional. Notice the audio dries up when the Dr. isnt in the operating room. Thanks for watching.
I like the verb. Adds to the realism and humour of the intro.
@@BobbyHufffire man obviously fire
The doctor has answered this one a few times 😂
I always stick around to see what the last image will be and how it ties the humor together! Great analogy!!
hahahaha Thanks Brian!!!
Dr Bobby teaches the art of dynamics, and perception of depth, which creates the musical journey, not a wall of sound. It's a beautiful thing that gives it the full mojo! great video, double the ketchup, please!
i tried your example many times, i send hotdogs with ketchup to my girlfriend, and she got wider and louder.. WOW ! .. but seriously great mixing trick Doctor
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Good tip.. it has a positive effect regardless of a small volume bump.. when a producer is looking for a “lift” it can come in many forms.. this is one I like and will incorporate into my own mixes. thanks Bobby!
Thanks Bobby
A fantastic way of making samples (especially drums) to play like we did when musicians all recorded together and we dynamically controlled the parts of the song by collectively playing louder and quieter! The one thing samples can’t really do! Great tip Doc!
Thanks Bobby
Mr.Ketchup and Hotdog...Great tutorial!
Mustard please!..Great tutorial!
Totally agree. And it’s not just louder. It’s wider and more harmonically excited by the Wow Thing. Matching levels doesn’t make sense. The entire point was to make your chorus really pop and get huge.. which you accomplished just fine.
I personally like the wow thing a bit on guitars (also via a send), and sometimes like the result on full stereo mix for some widening when my go-to/previous widening plugs don’t do it better. But it’s also great to get aux instruments lower in the mix while still being audible, and works wonders of dense layers of harmonies.
I genuinely like that you didn’t try to level match, not only because of your hot dog analogy, but also the you got the best of both worlds… the appearance of dynamic change AND bigger choruses.
Seems like a no brainer, and honestly a lot of the folks that will complain about the gain staging aren’t turning out work like some of the rest of us. They read articles, nitpick, and critique others, usually while having nothing of any substance to show that they’ve actually done that sounds any good.
You’ve said it countless times, and I fully agree… there’s no rules. If it sounds good, it sounds good (aside from obvious problematic phase incoherences).
Agreed on all! Thanks!
Great as always Bobby!🤘
Thanks Ant!!
Always excellent! Thank you so very much!
Thanks michael!!
Eddie Van Halen was fond of saying, "If it sounds good, it is good." I trust EVH and I trust you, Dr. Bob!
Hahaha! Yeah Eddie would laugh at the whole level matching thing.
What he meant by this went unspoken but I understand. Great artists lose their shit watching an engineer work their fingers to the bone trying to grind all the fun out of a song. The artist at that point can watch the failure or call it and rebook with someone else. In the meantime, he or she may very well put up a madmix™ and find a “good sound”. I hear of this all the time. It typically precedes the removal of one or more participants who simply don’t get it. Not that it’s simple in execution, but the moment that simple truism is forgotten, time and money will be wasted.
Great stuff. There is so much fantastic content on this channel!
Much appreciated!
Super ideas, and great timing because I'm bringing home a mix this week. I keep finding uses for the Wow Thing. Simple idea, but it really is useful! I'm going to try this, thanks Doc! 👍🏼
tHANKS gIRL!
I like when you make me happy I bought a plugin, like you just did with the The WOW Thing! Thanks as usual!
Fantastic!
Another awesome tip Bobby, Thanks for sharing ..Definitely using this in the future and probably revisiting a few demos !🤟😎
Please do!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB!!!! I love that plugin since your last video. It had a HUGE impact on some of my last works, and clients are asking me how I've got that wall of guitars. Thank you for made me a better mixer every week! Thanks thanks thanks my friend!
JAAAAAAAAVVVV! Thanks man! So happy I’m helping in a small way! Please send me a percentage of your income! Hahahaha. Take care!
The rhythm guitar sounds killer. Like an upper mid fuzz or something. An edge 👍
THanks!! THats exactly what I was hoping for!
Great stuff again Bob, I have officially contacted the US mint to ask if I can have all my money state "In Dr. Bob I trust" I will let you know what they say. 😃
HAHAHAHA!! Thanks Tim!!!!
Yeh totally! Sometimes those choruses need depth spread and lift! Sounds great! 😎🙏🕊️
Agreed!
You bring a composer’s approach to what engineers like to call ‘mixing.’ The truth is, excitement all lives in the spaces between that tech types rarely consider. A skilled arranger wouldn’t even dream of matching transitions. Those transitions are where the life is to be found in music.
After years of hearing missed opportunities and seeing disappointment in the eyes of artists, I finally banned everyone from my remix sessions and began producing instead. The end result was exactly what the artist actually wanted in their recording and I have never looked back.
It must be said my decision heaped responsibility on myself that mere mixing did not. I had to dream, to play guitar occasionally, but mostly it’s arranging, editing, and radical re-mixing. If I can imagine it, I’m halfway there. The change was transformative and my best work certainly came post-discovery.
Wow man!!! That’s fantastic. Thanks so much!
You're so right Bobby - can't beat a bit of ketchup on your choruses! 😬
HAHAHA!
I needed this tip so bad thank you for real
Dude the Ketchup on Hotdogs analogy made me laugh. 😂
HAHAHA...True though
Very Robert Palmer
Roger Palmer?
@@BobbyHuff Robert
@@bluematrix5001aaah yes!!
Came here to make the same comment! Simply Irresistible
@@mainsailsound983 hahaha!!
tell'em Bobby H!!!! More IS MORE!!!
The ketchup/hot dog analogy is actually perfect to describe that phenomenon. I don’t know why there’s this obsession with some people to spend more time _going backwards_ to dig under the hood of everything instead of just using their ears and moving on once something sounds good. Without sounding too harsh about those types, seems like the people who obsess over level matching and nulling and stuff probably don’t have anything with deadlines they’re working on 🤔 Anyways sorry for the rant lol great video & tips as always and David Bendeth is an absolute legend!
I totally totally agree! Thanks Dan
I agree. If it hits your ears in a pleasing way then why Sherlock Holmes it? 😃
ExACTLY!!!!!!
Thanks Bobby! Thats helpful!
Thanks David!
Thanks Bobby. I think there are some experiments where level matching makes sense but I like ketchup on hotdogs also!
Hahahaha! I’ve created a ketchup monster!
🎉🎉
Thanks man!
...don't pay attention to me back here...I'm just the best snare drum known to man. But enough about me...don't mind me...Great tip Bob!
HAHAHAHA! Thanks for watching!
@@BobbyHuff Absolutely. I always enjoy the content. Been a subscriber for quite a while now. Thank you for sharing the knowledge!
Cool trick, I’m gonna definitely try it. I would say if it’s making it louder it’s kind of cheating because you might as well instead just push the levels up during the chorus. I think doing the gain match is a good idea, try bringing the volumes down a tiny bit in the chorus, shouldn’t take that long to do. I haven’t tried it yet and I’m feeling to pull the volumes down a small amount just so it doesn’t seem like trying too hard to make the choirs sound bigger and louder
0:37 mhmm queso!
Great video! Putting ketchup on your hot dog is much better than putting ketchup on your shirt. Wider choruses explode, great example here!
Hahahahaha!! Thanks Lord Bendeth!
I'm not sure quite what I'm in for but thank you in advance Dr Bob. Can I refer to you as Dr Robert? I like the Beatles.
LOVE THE BEATLES!! My fav!
More "sauce" is always better, lol!
Would like to see a video on the computer you use , specs and any input whys etc .
I will try to do that. I’m not sure the specs off hand. It’s a PC and the guy that built it said it would be 12,000 if it were a Mac! Ha
What I really want to hear, is an approach to this when doing a LIVE recording...., how to make additions to a live track, (not on click) and not change the whole thing to a studio recording...., but keeping the basicks...,
I'm not sure I understand. Please explain further so I can help.
@@BobbyHuff I will try to explain...., when recording a live show, and the band is NOT playing with a click track.... , and you want to enchance the audio in retrospect, without adding lots of plugins, extra snares, and overdubs... how would you do that? Just using the live performance, not time correcting anything...., and STILL make the choruses big!
😅 I did find the Subscribe button but I could not find the freaking Bell. dang
Hahahaha!!