Incredibly useful tip with the Freeze -> Flatten! All in all, some of the BEST drum programming/engineering/Ableton production material on the web. Cheers from Finland!
Ahhhh, so important - unless we are in an anechoic chamber, everything we hear has some reflections - thus the need for even a tiny bit of ambience on everything to place in in the mix.
Those videos are so nice guys !!! the only problem is that i want this studio now :D James's stuff and knowledge are awesome !!! P.S : Please can you suggest him to try Epicverb and Ambience Vsts...(free plugins ) i think he can appreciate those, if he don't have... cheers ^^ thanks again for your work
James Wiltshire is cool as fuck! I am somewhat confused but also amused by the random edits back to Christmas boy in this video, such an odd contrast to the peaceful knowledge being dropped by James.
Sorry, I am a bit late to the party with this excellent workshop series. I hope I can still get an answer here as this "consolidation/normalization" thing has been bothering me for a while... So, at 24:20, James says to "grab any plugin and stick it at the end (of your FX chain)" Then freeze/flatten. This will allow you to consolidate individual samples without normalization occuring as it does when consolidate sounds. Ok cool, but does he literally mean any plugin? He chose Utility in his instance. Is there any reason he didn't select a limiter or auto filter for example? I don't understand why the plugins he already had on the chain in the example would not have been sufficient? Did I miss something? th-cam.com/video/NiSJLa6u50E/w-d-xo.html
Very interesting, James! Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge! But I've missed the point of grouping the compressor. It has a dry/wet control. I've even compared both versions, yours at -6db and the normal one at 50% wet via phase reverse. Perfect silence! Is there any other benefit of the grouped version?
Eh. What is the difference between a gate "sidechained by itself" vs just a gate on the track? Isn't it the same? I'm getting so confused trying to think about it.
He is sidechaining the reverb effect to the sound itself. You will hear a reverb effect on the sound, but it won't have a tail since it will be muted when the sound is finished playing.
5:30 - couldn't he just have used the dry/wet control of the comp to achieve the same result? I mean that's what it's there for or not (parallel compression)...
+Nick Jacholson well yes its the same but, if we want to add other stuff in the chain, like EQ to boost the lows. some saturation. well whatever you want really, i know he didnt do nothing of that on the video but its normal to do it, at least an EQ. and for that you need another chain instead of dry wet :) he is probably so used to do this way
it does seem like he's over-analyzing the sounds despite his brilliant ear... I kinda think the layperson cares more about the energy communicated through dynamics and progression of the arrangement rather than the absolute frequencies of the sounds produced... thoughts people?
Why does he put in the Utility before flattening the track? How does that stop it from normalizing the clip? can't he just flatten it without adding the plugin and still get the same result?
Lol. I was trying to figure out how the hell did he put arrows (14:17) on his Open HiHat track. I'll let you figure out why it's funny. By the way... fantastic video! Thanks. Going to experiment more with parallel compression/effects. Quick question. First off... I have issues committing. I'm always worried that if I render my track and not save all the midi and effect setups, that I will have an issue down the road. For instance, I had rendered a track and later found that my delays were not right. Couldn't fix it, because I did not save the original setup. I noticed that James renders and the original is gone. Sorry for the long intro to my question. So here it is: What is your suggestion regarding commitment? I'm guessing just get it right the first time if your not going to save the original setup?
Danny Figueroa It's probably easier to commit when you have a lot of experience and you're better able to anticipate the likelihood of needing to modify it later. Plus in tutorials like this, it's easy to commit because the tutor doesn't really care much about the track. If it was their own release I doubt they'd be so quick to commit and move on.
Talk about over-engineering! I wonder if James Wiltshire shows us all this fiddling just for demonstration's sake or because that's how modern music is made. I mean, he's trying to teach us how to recreate music that was originally just a monosynth and a drum machine - and maybe an AKAI sampler.
hey Wiltshire. You seem like a master at what you do but I'm disappointed that I don't hear any of your tracks in the videos.. maybe it's because you don't want someone to steal your work....
how can you put James Wiltshire inbetween such awful intro and outro, actually how can you put anything related to music there, the tracks for both the intro and outro - they suck big time!
This is by far one of the best video's I've seen. I learned so many tips! James is a genius!!!
+Joseph Star Woohoo!
i wish there were more tutorials like this. it's really really helpful
+Tony N. There're more on the way!
this is fantastic, so much knowledge dropped here! Thank you James & PB, - stunning studio & tips!
+Matt Jones Glad you like it Matt!
Incredibly useful tip with the Freeze -> Flatten!
All in all, some of the BEST drum programming/engineering/Ableton production material on the web. Cheers from Finland!
+silvertoinen Woo!
This is one of the best (or the best) videos i find to learn about drums and mixing ... Congratulations !!!
+Philip Novais Yeah it is. This dude is a legend and wizard!
Best producer masterclass ive seen
+Cosmos Kin We like it too!
Man oh man, wish you guys made (or released) more of these amazing videos. So good.
An outstanding insight - thank you Declan, James & PB for this one.
Echoing the previous comments, this is by far the best production tutorial I’ve seen.
We need more videos of James Wiltshire this 2020! Please!!!!!
AMAZING!!, very nice tips there with the parallel processing.
+Tomi Diaz James is the man
If you already know a lot, this guy drops one secret after another! WOW!
Great guy! You can really hear he has great passion for this stuff!
I wish i watched this 2 years ago.. Everything you learn about drums by trial and error as a producer basically is presented to you in this video
That's sounding real good (mix-wise) by the end of the video!
+Alex Solano ;-)
im loving this!!!
AMAZING INFORMATION HERE.. THANK YOU!
One of the best tutorials, thanks!
This guy is a Wizard!!!!
2:54 Best comment ever!! totally agree on that! hahahaha
Thanks God I found this channel!
Such a dope tutorial, some awesome tips and insights here
Great producer and presenter!!!
very good tips in here. Thanks a lot.
These are the best tips i have ever seen thank you James ! :-)
never seen that gated reverb trick. dope stuff
Have a smashing Christmas guys!
Great hi eq tip at 18:00. Nice one.
Dat face at 10:20 its like "Too much info for me here ...my brain got confused"
Merry Christmas!
Thank you very much for the Upload!
what da hell??? in this parts of progress i learned more than a few weeks normaly...fantastic thanks!
Ahhhh, so important - unless we are in an anechoic chamber, everything we hear has some reflections - thus the need for even a tiny bit of ambience on everything to place in in the mix.
such a genius... Thanks guys really informative video.
"Muck wit it," is my new favorite expression. Zion do you like this new 808? Yea, I muck wit it.
Great stuff !!
Those videos are so nice guys !!! the only problem is that i want this studio now :D
James's stuff and knowledge are awesome !!!
P.S : Please can you suggest him to try Epicverb and Ambience Vsts...(free plugins ) i think he can appreciate those, if he don't have...
cheers ^^
thanks again for your work
James Wiltshire is cool as fuck! I am somewhat confused but also amused by the random edits back to Christmas boy in this video, such an odd contrast to the peaceful knowledge being dropped by James.
Amazing!! Thanks
Awesome thank you!
+KRFW Official You're welcome!
@7:30 that shit is heavennnnn
awesome!! thanks
Sorry, I am a bit late to the party with this excellent workshop series. I hope I can still get an answer here as this "consolidation/normalization" thing has been bothering me for a while... So, at 24:20, James says to "grab any plugin and stick it at the end (of your FX chain)" Then freeze/flatten. This will allow you to consolidate individual samples without normalization occuring as it does when consolidate sounds. Ok cool, but does he literally mean any plugin? He chose Utility in his instance. Is there any reason he didn't select a limiter or auto filter for example? I don't understand why the plugins he already had on the chain in the example would not have been sufficient? Did I miss something?
th-cam.com/video/NiSJLa6u50E/w-d-xo.html
He's a fucking MONSTER!!
Thank you
Sooo helpful and clear! Thank you!
Why aren't these 3 videos in a playlist? I cant find the first
Very interesting, James! Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge! But I've missed the point of grouping the compressor. It has a dry/wet control. I've even compared both versions, yours at -6db and the normal one at 50% wet via phase reverse. Perfect silence! Is there any other benefit of the grouped version?
yeah bring out that old equipment if it can be plugged in it can still produce the goods
Eh. What is the difference between a gate "sidechained by itself" vs just a gate on the track? Isn't it the same? I'm getting so confused trying to think about it.
He is sidechaining the reverb effect to the sound itself. You will hear a reverb effect on the sound, but it won't have a tail since it will be muted when the sound is finished playing.
5:30 - couldn't he just have used the dry/wet control of the comp to achieve the same result? I mean that's what it's there for or not (parallel compression)...
+Nick Jacholson well yes its the same but, if we want to add other stuff in the chain, like EQ to boost the lows. some saturation. well whatever you want really, i know he didnt do nothing of that on the video but its normal to do it, at least an EQ. and for that you need another chain instead of dry wet :) he is probably so used to do this way
10:20 ??? Wtf
+DGM lol i was thinking the same thing, these guys are hilarious.
Hi... How can i get in contact with James Wiltshire?
I have a house track and i would like him to take a look for mix and mastering.
Thank you!
it does seem like he's over-analyzing the sounds despite his brilliant ear... I kinda think the layperson cares more about the energy communicated through dynamics and progression of the arrangement rather than the absolute frequencies of the sounds produced... thoughts people?
Hello could you guys PLEASE deconstruct a prince track??
Why does he put in the Utility before flattening the track? How does that stop it from normalizing the clip? can't he just flatten it without adding the plugin and still get the same result?
Gary Barlow from Take that?
Lol. I was trying to figure out how the hell did he put arrows (14:17) on his Open HiHat track. I'll let you figure out why it's funny. By the way... fantastic video! Thanks. Going to experiment more with parallel compression/effects.
Quick question. First off... I have issues committing. I'm always worried that if I render my track and not save all the midi and effect setups, that I will have an issue down the road. For instance, I had rendered a track and later found that my delays were not right. Couldn't fix it, because I did not save the original setup. I noticed that James renders and the original is gone.
Sorry for the long intro to my question. So here it is: What is your suggestion regarding commitment? I'm guessing just get it right the first time if your not going to save the original setup?
Danny Figueroa It's probably easier to commit when you have a lot of experience and you're better able to anticipate the likelihood of needing to modify it later. Plus in tutorials like this, it's easy to commit because the tutor doesn't really care much about the track. If it was their own release I doubt they'd be so quick to commit and move on.
What was the saturaation plugin that he used on the clap?
5:50 why not use the dry/wet knob?
Would anybody say Cubase has had it's day? (like MySpace) .... share your thoughts please, would be interesting to know how people feel.
Where did you get this skin for Ableton? I have the plain old light gray and would love this display.
Go into Ableton settings, you can change the colour scheme there.
OMG I have so much work to do ; )
second bit is NNNNNNN 19
can someone explain to me why he does parallel compression using two tracks rather than just using the dry/wet knob to control the signals...??
ohh I see he's EQing the two signals differently. makes sense now.
Maybe still valuated video but outdated link
HEY JAMES - ALT CMD F - THANK ME LATER.
Talk about over-engineering! I wonder if James Wiltshire shows us all this fiddling just for demonstration's sake or because that's how modern music is made. I mean, he's trying to teach us how to recreate music that was originally just a monosynth and a drum machine - and maybe an AKAI sampler.
hey Wiltshire. You seem like a master at what you do but I'm disappointed that I don't hear any of your tracks in the videos.. maybe it's because you don't want someone to steal your work....
10:20 This video might be 6 years old but whoever that is, gets my award for most annoying person on TH-cam 2022
Alternatively, just stick the 808 into a Marshall Stack and get shit faced.
wtf would anyone thumb down this???
HAHAHAHHA 10.20 hahaha
Aehm ... easy ! 😰
WTF's up with evil Santa-with-a-cold?
Freeze a track than defrost it in seconds.
10:20 I guess someone needs go to the toilet
how can you put James Wiltshire inbetween such awful intro and outro, actually how can you put anything related to music there, the tracks for both the intro and outro - they suck big time!
Sounds cheesy af
The host dude is a massive fruit loop.