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Mixing Justin Timberlake Vocals - Jimmy Douglass
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ค. 2017
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In this exclusive 1-hour video, multi-Grammy winning mix engineer Jimmy Douglass is deconstructing Justin Timberlake's hit song "Not A Bad Thing" using his hybrid setup.
Full video available exclusively on mwtm.org/jd-not-a-bad-thing
00:46 Crank up that soundgoodizer
😂😂😂😂
Bruh 😂😂
😂
😭😭😭
Justin Timberlake is such a genius when it comes to harmonys. It's mind blowing.
*harmonies
He’s not the one writing all those parts bro....but he sings them well for sure
You should be aware of the fact that harmonies can be reproduced from the main vocal, so without actually singing them. So the producer is the hero, not the singer
If you watch the Making of Justified he sings all the harmonies.
He came from a boyband, where harmonies were a must
It's so nice to hear this unmastered and unsquashed. Those dynamics sound amazing.
if they crush the dynamics the right way. crushed dynamics sound amazing. -chris lorde alge
just kidding i made that up. but srsly
Hahahhaa
Exactly! I love setting my compressors to the fastest attack time and the threshold as close to 0db as possible. That way my tracks all sound like the life is squeezed out of them. "I like to think of my mixes as turds being squeezed out of a pressure washer. Dynamics are for idiots who don't know what they're doing." CLA also said that.
and youtube added that warm .aac compression
@@HellaHipHop "turn up the ratio"
Adding an instrumental to those vocals is almost a crime.
Literally, JT is insane
He definitely needed a beat to clean it up. Justin's voice sounded quite bad. Doubt he'd even mKe it through the first round of American idol lol.
@@thespeechboss please tell me you are joking
@@thespeechboss L take
@@thespeechboss you are an L indeed
3:24 that bottom harmony tho. damnn
I caught that too 👀
bottom sounds digitally produced? no?
Well, actually the recording is pretty good. Good mic, good pre, and awesome vocalist. Probably with some eq and compression on the way in. That makes the 80% of the sound. This will not happen in a home studio scenario.
People always think think that the magic happens during the mixing, but it's the opposite. Good recordings go a long way for an awesome song.
YES. I've recorded some AMAZING vocals with a C800 going into a 1073 into an 1176 in a treated studio with a single EQ plugin and it sounded SPECTACULAR. Opposed to me engineering in a bedroom with a SM7B into an Apogee pre into a non treated room with literally 6 plugins trying to compensate for the lack of environment/gear. It's really what divides the pros from the amateurs!
It's obvious but it needs to be said.
Christian Saona Alvarado i dont think so 😅😅
can't polish a turd
That sounds incredible! This is the best mix I’ve ever heard online by any engineer.
wow Boss Shawn , THANK YOU , that means much, jimmydouglass.com
Jimmy Douglass You’re very welcome. I’m a big fan. I’m trying to learn as much as I can from greats like yourself to utilize when I record and mix my clients. Vocals is the most difficult for me. I’ve gotten mixing music/tracks down to a pretty good science but I’m always looking to improve. You’re studio looks amazing. I couldn’t figure out what your board was. I was thinking it was either a NEVE 88RS or a SSL. It must be fun playing with all that great analog gear (in real life). LOL. I have most of your rack in the UAD plug-in form. Great video and mixing. I’ll check out your website.
20/20 experience is the best mixed album i've ever listened to, thank you jimmy douglass
What are you comparing it to? Just wondering
this is a dumb question. if i said its the best mixed album i ever listened to, im comparing it every album i listened to
What do you think about Led Zeppelin I and II? Thriller or Bad? Pink Floyd TDSotM or The Wall?
SmEn nEmS Thriller and Bad are mixed well. I haven’t listed to the other ones, though.
PoopyDoopy39 that’s was a dumb answer , he was obviously asking for specific answers
How good are JT's harmonies tho :O
Bruh...the Chills !
Amazing. It's his job. I know it's weird that this isn't always the case. But he's a class act.
lets hear you do it, idiot
Gra Xx umm there's definitely harmonies there...
There's at least 4 harmonies at around 2:16, I just transcribed it. Yes, one of them is an octave, but it's a nice arrangement. There's even a major 7th at 1:45. There's a 9th at 2:12 and the voicing includes a root, a 2nd and a 3rd all crammed together and it works really nice.
Actually, I think it's pretty slick arrangement.
Justin has such a nostalgic sounding texture to his voice. I especially love the harmonies and how he puts emphasis on specific parts by pulling and stretching. You can clearly hear the 90's swedish pop influence from the Max Martin days.
Man I listened to both those 20/20 records soo many times, I love the mix and the vibe on it!
0:46 dude went crazy on that knob!
Nah, he just like twisting knobs
it's pretty normal to do that, he was just moving the knob really fast to see the changes of the low end of the vocals but not let the ears get used to
fly That's what I thought. Very scratchy.
Brick Top lmaooo
scratchy pot (entiometer) - needs some contact cleaner.
Thumbs up to the recording engineer, that vocal chain he or she used to capture jts vocals are on point. Idk if JD recorded it too , if he did big ups to him, and if he didn't big ups for the finishing touches!
i thought JT records and produces everything in his own studio :O
@@adriennemiller.music. he isnt tracking, he's just mixing the already recorded vocals. So you're right Justin does record at home.
The benefit these guys have is stellar recordings to begin with. The mic pres that their recordings were recorded on were great. Not that lesser pre amps mean worse mixes. What I have noticed is that the better the preamp, the easier it is to get a great sound.
Not just the preamp, the whole chain including all the people involved, the song, the lyrics and even the building! It all adds up...
The best part of this video is the acapella track, wish they would play more...
3:01 is the best thing I've ever heard
Yes
I can watch it and listen to it over and over. He mixes it without the music and then when the music is on it sits so nicely and perfectly into the context. This is the level where you want to be as a mixing engineer.
Watching this makes me appreciate music production even there’s so much that goes into a album, single, and even unreleased songs.
Man, those BGVs are tasty!
Living Well With TJ Dang, you a hater. Justin comes from a vocal pop group who did nothing but harmony and background vocals throghout their music and in their live/acapella and album settings so, of course he did those background vocals. That is something he specializes in, and to say other wise is an insult. You just trying to start something.
Living Well With TJ Man you seem to have no life at all haha. Out here hating an amazing singer.
Living Well With TJ I'm always wondering, when you hate his voice so much, why are people like you on this video ? it makes no sense. He has an amazing voice on all of his records. Haven't seen him live yet.
Those harmonies were great! And then the mix boosted it!
Dope 1176 then the Pul Tec this bad boy is on all the Motown Hits it just works. Glad i have both of these in my collection!
I need background vocals like that omg so amazing!!!!
Damn that's some good vocals/harmonies.
All my instincts say a won't like Justin but when a heard him on a timberland beat i took notice and realized how warm n soulful he is
Those movements with his high falsetto.. wow! Beautiful blending
This was fun to hear. It doesn't hurt to have a superb vocalist from which to tinker with. Jimmy is a genius!
JT is the man. Those vocals are outta control. It takes a true OG like J. Douglass to tame a performance like that.
What a magical mix room
I'm just a regular guy from the bottom. Damn I really appreciate you guys making videos to help us learn. I just sacrificed everything to build a studio and you and other TH-camrs really pulled through. Thanks brother
I come back to this video almost every other day. Love it so much.
The harmonies had a beautiful sound prior to the effects. It definitely had that JT vibe after them though.
I wish we could pay à la carte. I'm not interested in seminars and webinars, but I love the videos.
Those BVs are super clean.
Justin's BG vocals are godly.
daddyrichten gtfoh
Its part of the Antares bundle really makes things easier when you need that effect. "Harmony Engine" plugin.
daddyrichten not eve lm close to being true
Farai The Producer it’s ya boi farai
Living Well With TJ you sound DUUUUUUUUMB ASF. The highest harmony was in falsetto and ended with a run unlike the other parts. He was singing more than one note throughout that scale. The producer pressed a button or something and made all the harmonies come in or whatever he did. The studio can’t just create ideas😕 it’s all up to the artist to lay down the material/vocals.
he moving fast because he know the gear he have. and you can tell he using his ears. I feel what he said at the end. remiximg the whole song again. I do that all the time but I'm still learning
making magic sound even more magical
I'm impressed the good quality we still have on TH-cam ! Love dat voice, mix and treatment applied on it
Thanks! Great to see all that gear in work!
Vocal so Gorgeous; Make me want to buy the Acapella version of thé Album! Great Mixer
The work flow is legendary !
those background vocals are beautiful
3:01 Gawd damn he popped that air on haha sounded sweet asf. I get become a member too much knowledge to ignore. And now they got Timbo with , Jacyne and Pensado.
I could listen to this all day :) :) :) Great reminder, if nothing else, that the source material is the most important thing - Timberlake's raw vocals are top notch!
Mixing is just pure art!!
Amazing how fast they work when they know what they're doing
00:45 when your gear has some glitchy dust but you won't get it fixed cause you love the sound that comes after you tweek it a few times...hahahah...those vocals are golden...
great thing to watch here over your shoulder... sounds very awesome!
Everything i got digital, this is the real thing. Damn.
This album was great! 2020 experience!
3:57 dynamics are unreal... actually so good it feels real - the band pretty much is in the room with you
I wish he would talk about the vocal layering, sounds insane good.
reach out to me at jimmydouglass.com
He’s not telling you the secret sauce:
Before any of those effects were put, they used some JTBSA (Justin Timberlake Brilliant Singing Abilities) and a bit of SECM-YNHMTB (Super Expensive Condenser Mic You’ll Never Have Money To Buy) .
Dope vocals. Much love and respect to the legend himself Mr Jimmy Douglass
This REC sound amazing!! Smooth, Airy, Warm without Harshness!! We all wanna know what's the secret Boss!!!✌🏾Guess the ear...
A few hundred grand in gear don't hurt either
great work, great tweaks and mix
jesus so much analog gear
Saint Laurent probably expensive afffff
At our studio is everything analog to
Classics
Recalling his mixes must be a nightmare.
don't have to recall them if you do them right from the start.
All that expensive gear to be listened on 5$ earbuds
I doubt it. Music has become a throw-away article, so why bother with expensive headphones. Heck, lot's of people are OK with a bad youtube rip! Besides, those with nice headphones or good car stereo probably won't listen to Justin Timberlake...
That expensive gear is needed because most people listen on $5 earbuds. All tools to make frequencies move those little earbud speakers just the right way to allow the listener to escape into another space.
Patbwoy But Justin Timberlake has the cash... so why not?
Sure, I don't disagree. I'm in the same business, and I do the same: Make it sound as great as possible with the greatest equipment available, even though I know that most listeners will not be able/willing to appreciate it. But making a song sound great in the mix is great fun, as is using great gear, so why not :)
Yeah but the song needs to sound great everywhere, from the cheapest earbuds to the most expensive boutique speakers, and that's why it's done this way, it would sound like shit on good speakers if they didn't put this attention to detail.
Justin Timberlake is one of the best artist of the world, his vocals and music are amazing. This work and the final sound touch the heart.
I could listen to this alllll day!
I wish he let the effects signal solo for longer, that was interesting to listen to everything that was on there.
Jimmy is that guy man!!! wow that sounded good to my ears
One of my favorite TH-cam videos to watch...
Sounds so wonderful!
That SSL desk though... Yes please.
Love it!Videos like this is amazing for us!Thank's!
VOcals don't sound extra shrill like they do on most pop productions. Sounds warm and the effects don't shit all over the signal. very nice.
What kind of vocal mic was being used?
Idk about the mic but it’s that warm analog vintage sound that makes everything sound great
Most likely a ribbon mic of some sort. Too warm for it to be a compression mic.
Great stuff!! Learning so much.
glad I could help
Goddamn the vocals sound amazing; it must be a dream to mix JT
I havent woken up yet :-), still
Sounds incredible!
That mix was awesome asf
I love how instead of using the Waves Doubler he actually uses an H3000. That's what separates today's engineers with the old seasoned engineers.
that, and about $1500
Lazaros Gkikas 😂 too true, so much talent out there with no money or resources
Jernand3z ;( fake it till you make it
Only difference is the minute distortion added from the extra D/A->A/D conversion. So tbh mixing on analogue gear is scientifically worse and will add more distortion (with extremely expensive gear obviously you’ll hardly notice anything). The idea that analogue is inherently better just isn’t true. One day the entire world will be itb, the same reason nobody uses tape anymore, or vinyl. Just progression.
Lord D-Rock Vinyl sales were actually higher than Downloads last year lol. Just for the record. Vinyl has had a huge revival these past years.
this is so good
Damn this acapella version is very sweet!
Justin Timblerlake is a pretty impressive singer.
i mean jt has a pretty stellar voice, look at those fucking harmony though, it just kinda makes things easier...i honestly wanna see jimmy douglass take on mixing an absolute horrible singer, like one of those singers that get a no in american idols.
afro symphony lol slap major auto tune on, everyone's doing it
Love your presets on UAD nice glue
Fantastic song with a fantastic vocal - I LOVE the riff, though. A very tasteful embellishment of the chords...
yes for harmony!
The Legendary Jimmy Douglas.
I find that a saying we had in culinary school applies directly to recording/mixing: Start with good ingredients and don't fuck them up.
those hands.. gold my friend pure gold! i think Jimmy D. can master music without hearing it..
:-) thank you , oh kind one , muchly appreciated
Ah ma gahd the wonderful hardware! Great vid!
Where can I watch ALL of this greatness??
Hi, thank you !
Please visit: www.mixwiththemasters.com for more content.
I would love to hear this mix redone with the uad apollo to see if their legacy pack match up
I want Timberland doing his thing to JT's Voice.. He is the guy with JT for a long time
Awesome harmonies! ❤
I don't know anything about what he's doing, but this is magical. What exactly is going on at starting at 1:44? Changes the whole vibe of the song for the better. Love it.
@brian beard Oh yeah turned up sound on my headphones, I can hear it! Amazing
The back vocals kick in at 1:44. That's the extra wideness you instantly get when it comes with the right harmonies.
Haha would be funny if he just turned that one knob and suddenly the vocals are harmonized
(I'm assuming since I think this is an SSL 9000J console and I only know the SSL 4000+) So at 1:44 when he pushes the "In" button that turns green
The "Fx" knobs below it are the reverbs, delays, doublers etc. and once he pushes the "In" button he's either bypassing it or including it in the mix.
When he activated the inserts it sounded lesser so I'm assuming the sound is already printed onto the project and he's just A/B'ing what he did to what was already on there. I could be wrong though! Knowing these things hopefully someone who works on SSL's can give me more insight! I'm more of an API guy lol
I just found my new favorite engineer
Wow the doubler was super nice!!
it's always funny to see someone equing backwards and with a head down just because the eq is in a weird place workflow wise
How can you dislike a video of Jimmy Douglass in the cut smh
thank you
Needed that motivation thanks
Just need a million dollar console and 20 years experience, and youre all set!
pretty funny :-)
or a laptop and some compressor plug ins and distortion plug ins and no experience and your all set too
I won't knock mixing ITB. But, there's nothing like the tactile feel of a real desk. Dig your fingers into those faders.
I learned so much from this video.
Lovin' the hash-nail
Amazing vocals
man that sounds amazing!
God I wish mwtm would include a small outro of the final mix so we can hear what he did in context.
i will send you the mp3 ,