That reverb is killing me! Viewer Mix Critiques 7
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I think what people should take away from this, that most songs sound amateur because of simple balancing mistakes like getting the levels right, tonal balance etc. That can easily be fixed with any kind of stock plugins. But people are just focused on getting the best and expensive gear instead of just trying to get the basics right.
or just writing really generic sounding music, which makes whatever mix fixes kinda moot.
Or maybe they just don't know what it should sound like, so they're not sure what to adjust. 🤷♂️
To the person who mixed the final song that was reviewed:
A huge tip if you like big reverbs on vocals but want to maintain clarity is to use a technique that is widely used in the pop-industry. Basically what you do is create a send track that has the reverb on it, put an EQ to filter out the mudiness and then a gate at the end. Send it to your vocal tracks and then side-chain the gate to your lead vocal tracks so it essentially almost eliminates all of the reverb while the vocal is being played, and you only really get the tail of the reverb shining throug between each word/sentence. It sounds awesome and it keeps the vocal clear and up front while maintaining all that reverby goodness.
If you ever see this, try it out! I promise it'll do wonders for you. :)
Feel free to reach out to me if you want a more in-depth explanation of how to set this up.
Totally agree. Nothing wrong with a big verb, but you do need to tame it a little bit.
That's a cool trick and probably best advice for people seeking that modern vocal sound. I really didn't find anything particularly wrong with these vocals, except the fact that they are not indeed the typical metal/rock modern sound. In fact, I like them with such long dark reverb.
@@jaconova Yeah everything is definitely up to personal preference. :) I also enjoy big reverbs on vocals but it definitely depends on the song and what section of the song. (for me at least)
Hopefully you can make use of this trick on another mix in the future anyway. It's definitely a cool one in my opinion.
We can also use a side chain compression I instead of a gate.
Have to say, the mix cheat sheet has been helping me not only come out of a long break from mixing, but totally stepped up my quality and efficiency. I appreciate your perspective and the experience you're sharing.
These reviews are great on helping articulate where instruments should sit in the mix.
My buddy has a big studio with a huge ssl console and the reverb seems to be the thing the bands in the alternative rock world wants. It was strange to me at first but now I'm kinda use to hearing with these new bands he's been recording.
This is like sorcery to me... I don't get how you can hear what's wrong and what needs to change - Probably because you're a professional with a lot of experience and training. (and I'm still an amateur after all these years) I can't believe how much you can tweak the sound by just EQ. The band I'm in, it's usually the most dedicated guy that mixes and everyone else is kind of reliefed that he wants to do it, but it never sound professional. You make me curious and interested about sound - maybe even enough to actually start learning LOL.
We should probably let a professional do our mixing/mastering I guess...
You sir are an inspiration! Thank you! Cheers from Sweden!
Yes, very well said at the last point, professionals should do the mix because not all producers or recording engineers are meant to mix and master.
It's a matter of judgment and confidence, which comes with experience and lots of A/B-comparison to reference tracks. Don't take this as set in stone instructions but general guidelines: seek and understand stuff like muddyness, energry, cleanness, clarity, mid-side, etc. This is also why people pay extra and hire an engineeer to do mastering: as you can see in this video there are many ways to polish a track even in you are working on the consolidated final wave file and a set of fresh neutral ears is generally always welcome.
At the very least, you can learn how to get great recordings, then you can just send it off to a professional to mix and master.
I love the vocals on the 2nd song
Holy cow! Dream come true! Thanks for the review!
2nd song, Another Life by Rabbit In Red
“It’s quiet now”
@@musicfreak21his scream at the end was bone chilling when we were recording. Crazy talented dude!
I really like that song. I think I'd have used an acoustic for the rhythm. I'd drop the lead vocal reverb and add very short non feedback echo instead. My rule for reverb is get it to where it sounds right, then back it off a little. My rule for reverb is get it to where it sounds right, then back it off a little. You want it there, but not in your face. Backing vocals sound good. Is there a piano in there? If so, try panning it to one side, then the rhythm guitar on the opposite side (9/3).
There was a piano! Unfortunately this released back in 2022. If I could do it over again I would change just about everything! Twas' a fun project though! Thanks for the feedback
How did you get your song to be reviewed, man?
29:20 that’s Embers Rest Inside the Pain!🔥🤘 fire fire
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I watch this channel everyday now.
Man this guy's always calling someone a honky!
I like to watch these on laptop speakers while I'm in the shower, to make sure I miss any important tips and hear none of the details in the mixes.
Except for the mix, the last song is awesomw. I would put that on my playlist.
Agreed.......and the point is -if the song is awesome,the thing with how it is mixed is actually irrelevant.
Honest question! You always focus on metal and rock and rightfully so, you rockkk at mixing bands. But it'd be really interesting to have your take on other projects, pop, electronic music, maybe even (neo-)classical. Show us your range ;)
Hmm, that's cool 😎
I think he wouldn't want to spend time working on projects he doesn't care about or connect with. These styles are what he's "known" for.
Hardcore Music Studio bruh.
Excelente vídeo I like this revising mixes
Last song goes pretty hard
My favourite part of the first song was the 'weird drum fill', maybe influenced by Mudvayne?
@21:22 Looks like a job for the Pultec
I love this moix reviews !
17:33 and 17:39
If everything is out of tune, is it in tune again?
41:29 I wanna mix that
I'd love to mix the second and last one. They both have a lot of potential.
Best series on Yt
Where can we send you the song for you to review it? :)
You can tell right away when it's the guitar player who does the mixing... All riffs, no drums no bass...
I'm always so conscious of doing this and often don't crank guitars enough. Which is weird considering I'm a one-man project these days and don't even have band members to annoy 😅
@@RedbeardMaximus i'm gonna be honest, i do solo projects aswell and drums are my main instrument, used to cranck up that snare and kick very loud back then, had to teach myself to hold back and let some of that wall of guitar get more in the front and let my mix breath with lots of parallele compression, so yeah it doesn't sound like a bulldozer anymore, but it's way more lively and balanced that way !
I think most upcoming mixers are doing their bests but what I think it mostly being the problem in some mix is the Studio Monitor, You can't over power what Your Speakers are projecting or translating sometimes.
It makes sense, but also, if i can clearly tell the difference between one and other, so what the speaker have to do with it? Yk? Cause like, we get used to what we listen to music on, so you already know what a good mix should sound like on your speaker
@@DarkMoonFox123Because when you crank *any* speakers, the increase in volume colors the sound differently, and naturally you are going to mix around that and potentially under or overcompensate certain frequencies. It has more to do with the volume than it does the speakers themselves.
This is why it helps to listen back thru multiple types of speakers and various volumes to make sure it’s as balanced as possible across all mediums.
Seems like the issues are a problem of not zooming out and seeing the bigger picture, thats what jordan does best in these reviews. Maybe they have worked on it a bit too long and getting lost in the minutiae
@@DarkMoonFox123 Yes, you are very correct on other side.
@@LucidLiquidity hmm 🤔 that's another good point, but in this case of speaker volume levels, the coloration through the increase of the Speaker mostly comes through the Room Acoustic, because when crank the speaker volume it punches out the room ambience or reflection that was hidden in the and of not that then it's probably the Speakers are getting damaged, that's when the coloration mostly happened.
Another point is if you mix at a very low volume level you seems not to hear low end enough and the highs seems to come out than the lows, but in that case you can be deceived by what you hear.
13:31 Sounds to me like the guitar probably is in tune when playing open strings, but either has poor neck intonation or the player's touch is too hard
String gauge and even size of frets/scalloped not scalloped fretboard are also factors to consider. This bit didn't sound particularly/critically out of tune to me though and I have perfect pitch (hint: I don't believe in perfect pitch actually, I think it's a myth, lol).
How would I submit a song for review?
That first track sounds really clipped and distorted to me?
Hi man. I highly apreciate your videos! How do one submit a mix for review?
Previously, he used to make a post on this channel's community tab, but I haven't seen a recent post to send in tracks for review. I'm not sure how the last couple rounds of tracks for reviews were received.
we got dozens and dozens from the last post, so i've just been going through those still
@@hardcoremusicstudio That's what I assumed.
Are these mixes mastered ?
Good afternoon sir,,What EQ is this sir
Infinity Eq by slate digital
Think your missing the point.
@@PitchforkIncorporated after the point what else,,the tools??
@@Panit-mixIf you say so. I guarantee the tools aren’t the issue.
"Too many notes" - Amadeus
42:24
that last song had a decent singer at least
the whole point of mixing a song is to bring out the emotion.not a 100 snare sounds.
Why infinity eq over like Pro Q3 ?
My guess is Jordan subs to Slate Digital and/or Wave's subscription services. $15/month for Slate to get access to all those plugins when you do it for a living is a good deal. AFAIK FabFilter don't offer anything like that and what's the point in shelling out for Pro Q3 when Infinity EQ is likely just as good
Just a matter of taste/budget.
Why not? They do the same thing.
your video sound going out thru the air into my house up a hollor in middle of no ware into my cheap.tv.phone.laptop.dont sound right.when you play songs it sounds like screaming.saying all that i think your signal chain to video over you tube is harsh.your in the red someware.
Maybe the issue is the music is too gay
You did it; you left the dumbest comment on this video. What do you win?
I would love to hear your music or mixes for folks here to critique. Expecting crickets. Cheers 😂
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This is the second video of HMS in a row getting a homophobic comment like this. What‘s going on?
@mrcoatsworth429 fears of inadequacy and anger, I'd guess. 🤷♂️
Respectful you can whatever u want cause it your channel but I come here to watch u and learn from u to mix not ur students… no disrespect
FIRST! (I was not first)
How do you submit a mix for critique?