Mixing In Mono Like A Pro
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ม.ค. 2019
- Should you really consider mixing in mono? Let's dive in and find out how important it really is and the best ways to utilize this method to improve your mixes for 2019 and beyond!
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you’re my main guy when i’m having trouble with music production.
truly appreciate your videos man.
Always great tips. 👍🏾👍🏾
Liked before watching! :) Your tutorials are amazing bro!
So weird I probably used 100 of ur beats off soundclick from like 07-2012 and now i watch ur videos when i go questions! Keep it up brother always helping me out!
Damn 12 years strong
Oh, que maravilla de tutorial. Gracias!
Thank you so much. Utility>Gain>Stereo, then I switched Mono on. Now I can monitor and mix in peace lol.
I don't know how I missed this but this was tight, Sean. As usual, thanks for taking the time
thanks Frank 🙌
This a good tip. A big one if you ask me. I ALWAYS "EQ" in mono every project. That's my main reason, but i also check how everything blend in mono as well.
Also its good for pan levels.
Exactly this is what I wanted to see cuz i'm very new in Logic pro X environment.
Thanx a lot bro!...
Really appreciate your efforts
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I love ur tutorials. Very informative and helpfull to my mixing
thanks, glad to hear that :)
@@SeanDivine thank u so much
Thanks for the cool video!
Thanks! I've had something about mixing in mono on my mind. Then there was a video from The Recording Revolution about that topic last week, and then I was thinking, "so how would I do it and when?" Thankfully, your video started filling in some of the gaps. I use Logic, so great that you had those examples. I'll also try out StereoDelta, cuz that's a really good example of trying to keep the low end in the mix and not lose it when in mono. Much appreciated.
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tutorial on the mixing process of your track please!! sounds so nice
thank you for the not complete mono mix tip, I’ve been struggling in logic transitioning from Garageband because like what you touched base on I was under the interpretation I should completely mix mono then switch it all to stereo. now I get it . like just now. they say mix mono cause its the stream line center of the song
ive been looking for this for a while, i knew how to do this in FL studio but then i switched so ty sean ur clutch for this!
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fantastic.
thank bro✊✊✊
Great Stuff Bro.👍
thanks Jai
Really good point... check in mono, but mix in stereo !!
Great vid bro 👌 Just got Waves Gold too!
thanks Zay 🤜
Thanks a ton! Very helpful :)
You're welcome!
Ayo ngl ive learned the most from you that i have from anyone else on youtube
Great Video
thanks David 🙌
This is really going to help me.. my mix’s alway sound great on my monitors and headphones but then when I bounce them and listen on other speakers and systems they always have phase problems.. thanks 🙏
Please make a tutorial of how you mixed this entire track, beat stems and vocals! It sounds so fire
thanks, will see what I can do :)
Great for getting a good cell phone speaker mix also! thanks!
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fire
thanks
How can I account for big changes in loudness from stereo to mono? Some instrument tracks may not sound much worse but the perceived level can change a lot. Should I prioritize the stereo level or should i find a way to have the stereo effects that change less.. perhaps being less wide to begin with?
Great video bro would you be able to setup a video part 2 where you mix a segment vocal to a track using mono and stereo? This was the when and why and how, would love to follow this up with actually applying it as well?
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Great thnx bro
sure thing!
Wow I just watched your older video today. Clutch
Hi bro, great vídeo! Make some vídeo mixing one Epic Hip Hop Beat
I'll appreciate to see what you think about mixing and blending orchestral instruments with percussions and synths, effects and automations.
Thank you and keep working!!
From Brazil, Sidney Scaccio
Sidney Scaccio thanks Sidney, will see what I can do!
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Yo I love your videos! But HOW would you set up a bunch of tracks for a live show running autotune? With like different keys for the songs and so on. Is it possible to set it up in logic? Or mainstage.. would be cool if you could answer this or maybe make a video about it. I just can’t get behint how “the big names” do this live. Thx Sean
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I was mixing in mono and noticed one of my baselines no matter how much I cut it sounds muddy - then if I just sweep off the lows it sounds flat.
Okay so one of my tracks which is an audio file disappeared like you mentioned is a phased issue after switching mono on on all tracks in the project. Its just muted and not playing after trying to play it even though it shows its playing. What now and how do I fix it?
Make a video on gain staging and the process / importance of checking prefader metering so your sounds don’t clip when adding plugins, for a long time I didn’t think my tracks were clipping because all I saw was post faders so I struggled to get my mixes loud and clear thinking it was my mixing but it was clipping in the prefader and I never gain staged nor checked them after plugins. I think that video would save a lot of beginners like me, a general video on how to properly start a mix until the point of leveling would be great then tips on things to do to not clip your track pre/post fader with proper monitoring levels for mixing. Also mentioning how you use reference tracks and properly level them in the beginning of your mix too would be mad useful too! Know it’s a lot but these type of tutorials aren’t the ones that get the most views or even talked about as much for beginners. Thanks for your videos tho man, seriously
Drifting Away sure thing man! Glad they’re helping. My approach to gain staging isn’t what you might call conventional. I don’t encourage you to be reckless but I’m more aggressive with mixing levels. Essentially, I want to avoid unintentional distortion and leave enough headroom for the mastering process - which if the mix is done properly, you honestly won’t need much :)
Sean Divine Thanks for the quick reply! And yeah if you could talk about the conventional way versus your way in the video too that would be great! Since you’re an experienced mixer you probably inherently know how much is too hot for you and how to manage that whereas for me I can’t tell without the prefader mixer at this point so a way for beginners to start a mix where they’ll have ample master bus headroom and track headroom would be ideal plus a way to get a reference track to level match whatever overall level your mixing at is something I haven’t seen any good videos on. Because if I were to target all my tracks to -18 dbfs In gain staging then how would I properly level match a reference track to start a balancing my track or what should my monitoring level be at.
I SECOND THAT. Love your videos Sean, they've been instrumental to my leaning. =P
I'll see what I can do! 🙌
AG Productions Thank you! Will apply all that ASAP! Made it real simple for me
Hey man, thanks for the video! I read that most home speakers, bluetooth speakers and a lot of clubs are in mono, and that it's also important to sound really good in mono to have your song played on the radio. I made the mistake of not referencing in mono often enough during this production and am wondering just how good my mix should sound in mono, even if the radio consideration is a longshot?
it is important, although I think it's commonly misunderstood. a mix simply won't sound as good in mono as it does in stereo, unless your mixing entirely in mono...which makes zero since in 2021. If you're keeping the low end in check and not introducing major stereo issues (i.e. phase cancellation in mono), it's not something to stress too much about :)
@@SeanDivine Thanks a lot for responding! I appreciate the advice
I get this idea and it works really well. However, sometimes, especially with some stereo VST instruments like Nexus, as soon as you put the mix in mono those sounds are completely messed up. They either disappear or sound terribly low. Even if I have zero effects on the channel, and then switch the channel to mono, it's affected drastically. Any chance of doing a vid using a VSTi like that to show how one can get it to sound great in both mono and stereo?
So before you reach the mix stage, bounce everything you have in MIDI, to audio. Don’t switch on mono on your submix unless you have everything in audio. While you’re producing, you should record everything in stereo to get a feel of the stereo field. Mixing starts when you have region in your session bounced to audio.
It’s there any videos out there that show how to mix with analog gear in mono in Logic Pro x and how to connect with the daw ?
what are tips to mixing reverb and delays and panning while staying in mono
Hi, when I do the Mid Side EQ it's like turning the mono knob to 50% so it doesn't work if I turn the mono knob all the way. how to have the same stereo sound but in mono without phase problem, because when I listen to my mix on an android it sounds bad because of the mono and when I listen to other professional mixes on android, I have the impression that it sounds like in stereo
Hey Sean, can't you just flip the stereo interleave switch on your mix bus in your DAW, or is it a MUST to apply a channel tool to go into mono? Good tip and video as always. Thanks. *-----Q-----*
flipping the stereo channels on your master will do just that, flip the left and right channels - it won't make it mono
Hi Sean. Good knowledge. I mixed my last project in mono with a plugin in my master. You mentioned a stereo bus. Ok to use master? Thx
Yes, the stereo bus in logic pro is essentially the master bus 👍
Hey Sean, you are in a club and you have 2 sets of speakers, one in the right side of the stage and one in the left.. both playing mono.. don't you have phase issues either way?
Hi Sean, thank you for this highly informative video. May I ask whether an interface with direct monitor button can turn DAW output into mono as well?
Likely no. The mono button is a macro I set up specifically on the RME totalmix interface. You can always setup a gain plugin on the master to flick into mono.
@@SeanDivine Thank you for the answer, Sean. I've been checking interfaces to get such as UAD Volt 276 these last days and I've noticed that it has no mono button that turns DAW output into mono so this will be my first interface, however, I'd like to have that shortcut mono button but I'm confused now. Do you know a good one to recommend?
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Hi Sean, again a beautiful video. I am a Waves user, so can you recommend a plugin from there that will do the same fixation like Stereo Delta plugin, if you may?
it won't be the same... some effects that can achieve similar results would be vitamin or S1
@@SeanDivine thanks!
Music is ultimately heard in stereo so why should I care if the bass gets cut off when I change to mono?
You didn't show the settings for exporting the track. So do you take off the gain (mono) stock plugin when exporting the audio to mp3 or wav/aiff??
Yes. You don’t want to export in mono, this is for monitoring only.
I decided to try out the stereo delta (never have before but after this video I had too), I found it had some issues spreading certain sounds creating funny sounding upper harmonics... I prefer the Bx_stereonmaker from Brainworx, it has a mono maker up to 250Hz (Great for bass sounds) and the stereo spread seems more precise... just my two cents... Thank you for the helpful content as usual
cool, thanks for the suggestion! Love the Brainworx plugins. Dr MS is the more capable and precise version of Studio Delta. If you haven't tried it yet, highly recommend it!
Yeah I’ve seen you use that plugin too, need to give it a try. Thanks again for the suggestion and videos, helped emmensely👍
Hi I learning to be sound designer example create to create a door sound I might start using my phone or zoom h5n to record 96HZ in stereo the creaks,opening and closing metal handel but once back in Logic my daw I bounce all the recorded part into mono Where can I get that mono wider plugin you mention thanks
You should import the sound in stereo, it will be much more interesting for sound design :)
Yes I have done that question what is pro tip for blending as seamless as possible two sounds together?
Do you record vocals in mono or do you wait till mixing . And do you turn mono off when exporting? Thanks
Yes, record vocals in mono unless you’re doing stereo asmr videos 😁
I would like to make and mix a beat like the last one..........please can you teach me?
just posted a new beat mixing video :)
still very confused, so when i'm done recording should l bus my vocals and mix in stereo, then check in mono with gain plugin at the end? or just mix in mono straight out the gate
you should be mixing in stereo and referencing in mono during the process, as needed
@@SeanDivine got it thank u
Awesome! How high should be the RMS level (-14)? thx master:)
I'm typically mastering at -8 RMS / -9 LUFS these days!
Damn, I’ve never tried fabs reverb
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Do you Reference in mono on every mix and when did u start doing this?
I will at least check mono periodically on every mix. I started doing it a few years into my mixing career, which has been quite a while :)
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For only being a simple one knob plugin, that Stereo Delta seems a little expensive; is it really worth it? Infected Mushroom has "Wider" a free one in their polyverse page..... it is also Mono-Compatible.... do you hear a difference with StereoDelta?? Thanks!!!
stereo delta is more subtle than impusher but equally effective for the right situations. The Mathew Lane plugins are some of my favorites for stereo imaging, what they do in the mix is quite unique.
Sold! Ask them for a link for you to share and get a sales percentage and I will buy it. Thank you!!
Marco Kropp enjoy! Just tell Mathew I sent you :) he’s a good guy 🙌
Is Panel balance not recomended?
how this proccess works? you prepare your mix, do all the pannings and then flip to mono?or you keep the panning with all the tracks in the center trying to ballance and eq them and then do the pannings?thanks a lot
Hi Nikola, you would want to mix in stereo (applying all your panning first), then flipping into mono to make sure there are no major surprises - tracks disappearing or sounding strange!
@@SeanDivine thanks a lot my friend from greece!! :)
bro, what happens when you use stereo plugins on a mono recorder vocal chain ;/
you can utilize the stereo effects, otherwise it's the same
Why would it matter if the effects disappear in mono? Doesn't everyone hear it in Stereo anyway?
generally, yes although in certain situations it makes a difference (i.e. the song is playing in a shopping store or on a TV where the stereo field isn't ideal for every listener)
The sound Engineer from kendrick lamar Derek Ali i mix 80/90 % in mono now in days is one of the best audio engineer
What's this song???😭😭
Could you do a breakdown of this mix?😭😭
unreleased, in the works :) I'll see what I can do once it's done!
@@SeanDivine has this song ever been released? where can I hear it?
How much is mixing an mastering on your website it doesn’t say?
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Sean Divine that will tell me the price
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How is his Logic Pro X so light colored ? Mine looks so much darker.
update from the app store :)
So would you recommend using mono plugins like reverb and EQ?
we typically setup stereo auxes for processing but yes, I do occasionally use mono reverbs / delays - it's easy to set them this way though, even on a stereo effect track
@@SeanDivine So dynamic so many options 🤯🤯. Comes with experience I guess.
95% listen in stereo? So that means phones and headphones are stereo? I’m confused Ali says he mixes 80 to 85 percent in mono as well. Could anyone elaborate please.
stereo is generally the car, most smartphones these days, headphones, bookshelf speakers, soundbars / tvs... it's a fuller, wider, more "natural" perspective. When engineers say they mix in mono, it's simply for an objective perspective on leveling and balance, it doesn't mean they're not considering stereo.
@@SeanDivine My dude. Thank you very much for clarifying!
Some of us are mixing backing tracks for live performance and want those tracks in Mono panned right. (Click track panned left). My guess is there are a few thousand of us out here looking for advice. My mono mix out Right channel sucks...not sure why.
do you make music for living ?
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Would you recommended mixing your reverbs and delay in mono before switching everything to stereo? Thanks
no, actually the opposite... I like wide spaces that are mono compatible :)
Also, assuming that your putting the gain plugin in mono on your stereo out, would you use all your plugins and audio tracks in stereo then turn off the mono setting in the gain plugin to hear how it sounds in stereo? Thanks.
I noticed that you put the gain plugin after the multimeter.. The multimeter didn't react when you switched to mono.
I wanted you to be listening for the difference rather than just looking at the goniometer (which will just turn into a straight line in mono). If you want to see the changes going to mono, place any metering last in the chain
What you think about the mixcubes?
a lot of people swear by them... I use the NS-10 to accomplish the same purpose (small, limited low freq response "consumer" speaker)
@@SeanDivine I use the hs7. Would you think another reference monitor be useful or just learning one monitor is still as best as having two
Ahh so I don’t need to use only mono plugins then?
Nope!
What the price range for you mixing a song. I Know you need more info like the song and and I read your website. And tried the request form. But I don't have any song example to send. I would send vocal tracks and a beat that I bought from a producer. Am I looking at in the hundreds or thousands, that's all I want to know. I know you can't give a accurate answer without all the info you need for a estimate. So I can prepare and start recording thanks.
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stereo sub??
I wouldn’t recommend it. Anything below around 120hz, you’ll be better off monitoring a mono signal
Yes, just making sure.. thats what I thought haha
Great video man, you should make a video on how to mix Bass lines on genres like “g house” or “ brazilian bass” its great
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When I put my mix in mono it sounds like shit.
it happens, that's why we check it :) try narrowing the low end and not over-panning too many elements, avoiding phase issues
Chris Lord-Alge doesn’t care about mono... he’s pretty successful and it seems easier... just sayin! Anyone listening in mono is a peasant anyways!
TLDR: mix in stereo and flex on the peasants
you obviously didn't watch the video
Mono is stupid. This is absolutely ridiculous. Stereo is always the key.
did you watch the video?
Sean Divine yeah, and I do not approve of this video. Therefore, I will always create my tracks and stereo, and that’s that!!! Teach what you want, but seriously. Wow!