This is one of the best TH-cam channels for producers, beat makers & engineers so much quality tips and info also big thanks after watching your vids my mixing has improved a bunch
Can‘t thank you enough Sean, keep doing what you do! Every content is so useful and on point. I‘m damn grateful for your work! Your content mixed with consistency gonna get my music to the next level! Much support from Germany Sean!
Hey Sean, I'm on my second album and mixing out of headphones (unavoidable). My vocals were always sibilant until I saw your trick of using Sie-Q followed by a de-esser. It's made a massive difference and made me feel way less discouraged about getting the best sound despite my limitations. If I ever get the loot up to pay for some mixing, I'll definitely hit you up. Thanks for dropping gems on us.
Good stuff.. I love it.. Thanks for sharing man... I love it. I'm surprised at all the beat makers, producers and people out there that are not willing to share. Thank you for all that you do and share
Fantastic video! You always bring it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and passion for music with us..it definitely has inspired me to step my game up.
I loved the way the snare sounded once you boosted it up but I completely agree. The vocal is the focal point of a song's instrumentation. Good work. You always display good skills with simply tricks. Good balance of pro and 101 stuff. That's why your channel is as big as it is.
Such a helpful vid, Sean! Thanks! If I could offer a suggestion, I think you should lose the background music. It's super distracting. I only really want to hear you or the project you're working on. Your info and presentation are quality, and the music only steals from that. Cheers man!
Hello, Sean! A little off topic, maybe, but i see you are using the Shure SM7B microphone, and your vocals for the tutorials are pretty clean. I bought one myself, and it was very low and noisey, then i purchased a cloudlifter, but it really didnt help. it gets louder, with lower gain is all, but i get noise very easily. Would you please explain how your process with this microphone is? Thank you, big fan
Great videos man, you been doing great things for this community. any tips on how to deal with quiet mics ? what would you do if u had one? like TLM 102 or Rode nt1 they are quiet i would amplify the signal using the output part on a compressor on the way in like 5 to 8 DB. is it ok or do you have other way to get around that. thanks man
a better preamp with clean gain helps, otherwise there's nothing wrong with amplifying a clean signal in the output of the comp or other plugin in your vocal chain
Sean,As a beginner myself, I was curious how you deal with latency with virtual instruments. It seems like you use a fair share of virtual instruments in your compositions and I was curious how you circumvent the lag so that it doesn’t hinder your ability to play a take. Sometimes I find that when I’m playing virtual instruments via midi controller the “feel” gets lost due to the inherently lag with vsts.
Thank you for your advice again Sean. I've tried that with some success along with utilizing the low latency mode in logic x. An additional question if you get to it. When utilizing midi drum beats with a certain "feel." Do you typically quantize your beats and if so, are you utilizing the strength/swing parameters to maintain the original feel of your song.
@@jaredholton3145 He hasn't answered that but I recommend using quantise in some parts, like kick and perhaps snare, for a solid beat and not using quantise on something like hats or tambourine to make an produce a live feel and trick the ears into thinking it's a real drummer. You can also play around with swing settings in parts of a track to make the beat more interesting and less obvious.
Hey Sean I’ve just got back in to mixing and watching your videos again. A question for you and anyone else that would like to answer, is it necessary to order your plugins in anyway? I always EQ first but you seem to do it differently or am I missing something? Appreciate the time and effort you put into the videos sean thanks again.
Quality wise for an Bedroom with carpet 13 ft long, 11 ft wide, 7 ft height. A male Hip hop & R&B artist(mostly hip hop and pop). smooth natural sound not drenched in Autotune nor a screamer.I will be mixing and tracking the vocals myself. Moving blankets for treatment, no Bass Traps. Right now im using a Blue Yeti usb and Sony MDR 7506 headphones to mix. Working a min wage job and going to school full time. I prefer to save as much $ as I can to prepare for a hard time or potential tuition increase. Starting to take music seriously and want to make an upgrade to achieve sellable quality. I know it depends on the vocalist.So, im speaking in general. Can you rank these Mics in terms of quality on a scale of 1-100. A)Blue Yeti usb B) SM58+UR22mkii+CL-1 C) NT1+UR22Mkii D)SM7B+UR22mkii+CL-1 E)U87+UR22mkii F)Sony C8000g/U4
lyric stonier I had the USB mic. It’s cool but I think there are better mics for recording that are cheaper. I just recently ordered a Shure SM58. It’s. Dynamic mic. My USB port on blue yeti broke.
Thanks for sharing. Under utilizing automation and paying more attention to sibilance are my main issues. I’m working on that though. Question: are there any other plugins you know of with similar functions to Sound Toys Radiator? Again, thanks for sharing homie.
Sean Divine Yes. I use LPX and I still haven’t used that Phat FX. I’m still feeling LPX out beings I’m still a Propellerheads Reason fanatic. But, Logic is the best side piece in the world to me. Anyway, I can’t thank you enough for the quick response and your videos. You’ve taught me a lot!!
where should our snares claps and hats be sitting in the mix level wise in db for rms, peak? after gain staging and processing if any had to be done? im curious to know. i normally up to this point have my kicks at -6 db peak for all my mixes. and -10 db on the overall stereo buss.is that too low or to high. if that makes sense! anyways thanks for these tips bro!
Hey Sean my problem is recording and mixing to a 2 track beat most artist record to.I know you haft to turn the instrumental down to record but my problem is once you bring the instrumental back to unity gain the vocals will never match the loudness so i leave the instrumental down to fit the vocals and bring the whole mix up with a limiter and end up with a weak sounding mix.Any suggestions?
mix your vocals to match the 2 track. It can seem intimidating at first but once you figure it out, it's much easier and will give you a more dynamic and professional sounding mix th-cam.com/video/nLnsPPde_Eg/w-d-xo.html
@@SeanDivine I've watched that so many times.Even with my fader all the way up on the vocal channel it's still not loud enough to match the instrumental do you get the volume by increasing the gain on the compressor?
Loved the video my dude. One problem I seem to be having lately is the dreaded quiet mixes on other devices. I have been using meters to check that the volume sits at commercial levels and utilising limiters, but my mix still comes out very quiet often times. Is this due to mudiness in the track from poor EQ?
you prob need to concentrate on tightening up your low end with eq/comp and bringing up the top end in a pleasing way. check out the tonal balance control plug in from izotope which is quite useful. don't worry about the volume too much if you are going to release it, spotify will make yours loud enough as it turns all the other obnoxiously loud (and crushed) mixes down and yours up. ps. how on earth do you have so many youtube subs without any content?
I think you're probably right there, while I understand the basics of how EQ works, it still baffles me on how to use it effectively in my mixes. I'll look into it some more f'sure! As for the subscriber count, I used to be a gaming TH-camr between 2012-2015 full-time, but I lost interest in that kind of content so I privated my videos and spent the last 3 years figuring out what I wanted to do next :)
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This is one of the best TH-cam channels for producers, beat makers & engineers so much quality tips and info also big thanks after watching your vids my mixing has improved a bunch
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"Never stop making music" CHEERS! :)
agree agree! so good!
Can‘t thank you enough Sean, keep doing what you do!
Every content is so useful and on point. I‘m damn grateful for your work!
Your content mixed with consistency gonna get my music to the next level!
Much support from Germany Sean!
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Lmao that’s exactly how I describe my snares “I like em to make you blink” 😂😂😂
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Sean Divine killing it once again...
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Hey Sean,
I'm on my second album and mixing out of headphones (unavoidable). My vocals were always sibilant until I saw your trick of using Sie-Q followed by a de-esser. It's made a massive difference and made me feel way less discouraged about getting the best sound despite my limitations.
If I ever get the loot up to pay for some mixing, I'll definitely hit you up.
Thanks for dropping gems on us.
Good stuff.. I love it.. Thanks for sharing man... I love it. I'm surprised at all the beat makers, producers and people out there that are not willing to share. Thank you for all that you do and share
Thank you for passing on your mixing wisdom!! Your one of the main people who have helped me along the way through mixing in Logic Pro X. 💪🏾
You absolutely hit the nail on the head. These are exactly the same issues I have been dealing with as a beginner.
Fantastic video! You always bring it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and passion for music with us..it definitely has inspired me to step my game up.
Why am I knowing about you now bro 🙌 thanks again you are so on point my guy respect ✊ teach me more man everything you’re saying is really true bro🙏🏾
Thank Youuu !!
Great vibe and personality , so easy to like your vids and so easy to learn from your vids , 1 of my favourite teachers on TH-cam
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I loved the way the snare sounded once you boosted it up but I completely agree. The vocal is the focal point of a song's instrumentation. Good work. You always display good skills with simply tricks. Good balance of pro and 101 stuff. That's why your channel is as big as it is.
appreciate it Jesse!
Thanks again man
I’d love a video about the Waves deesser and how to find that sweet spot
Haha Great Video. I had these same problems. Some of them I'm still having it now these little problems, but still working on it.
Great tips! And can we talk about how amazing that beat is!
yessir! AP is a beast!
Perfect like always
Respect bro🙏🏾✊🏾
Thanks again Sean,helpful,brief as always.
Great video! Thank you! I made exactly the same mistakes!
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Such a helpful vid, Sean! Thanks!
If I could offer a suggestion, I think you should lose the background music. It's super distracting. I only really want to hear you or the project you're working on. Your info and presentation are quality, and the music only steals from that. Cheers man!
Thanks for the tips Sean great stuff as always ✊🔊🔥
Can you make a video on how to properly use automations please! and different ways you can use it for a mix!
Calvin Lebbos th-cam.com/video/DWs78g0IevI/w-d-xo.html
great video, but i think you should lose the low background music
yeh man please get rid of that music its trash and distracting from what you are saying.
love your videos v v v helpful
Hello, Sean! A little off topic, maybe, but i see you are using the Shure SM7B microphone, and your vocals for the tutorials are pretty clean. I bought one myself, and it was very low and noisey, then i purchased a cloudlifter, but it really didnt help. it gets louder, with lower gain is all, but i get noise very easily. Would you please explain how your process with this microphone is? Thank you, big fan
hey Benjamin, my SM7b produces some self noise as well - I typically use a noise gate on the way in to help
Great videos man, you been doing great things for this community. any tips on how to deal with quiet mics ? what would you do if u had one? like TLM 102 or Rode nt1 they are quiet i would amplify the signal using the output part on a compressor on the way in like 5 to 8 DB. is it ok or do you have other way to get around that.
thanks man
a better preamp with clean gain helps, otherwise there's nothing wrong with amplifying a clean signal in the output of the comp or other plugin in your vocal chain
thanksssssssss Sean
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Sean,As a beginner myself, I was curious how you deal with latency with virtual instruments. It seems like you use a fair share of virtual instruments in your compositions and I was curious how you circumvent the lag so that it doesn’t hinder your ability to play a take.
Sometimes I find that when I’m playing virtual instruments via midi controller the “feel” gets lost due to the inherently lag with vsts.
hey Jared, try adjusting your audio I/O buffer to 256 or less
Thank you for your advice again Sean. I've tried that with some success along with utilizing the low latency mode in logic x.
An additional question if you get to it. When utilizing midi drum beats with a certain "feel." Do you typically quantize your beats and if so, are you utilizing the strength/swing parameters to maintain the original feel of your song.
@@jaredholton3145 He hasn't answered that but I recommend using quantise in some parts, like kick and perhaps snare, for a solid beat and not using quantise on something like hats or tambourine to make an produce a live feel and trick the ears into thinking it's a real drummer. You can also play around with swing settings in parts of a track to make the beat more interesting and less obvious.
awesome! thank you!!@@stevehay964
when that song droppin tho?!
very cool
thx for sharing brO! Greeting from BraZil!
sure thing!
Hey Sean I’ve just got back in to mixing and watching your videos again. A question for you and anyone else that would like to answer, is it necessary to order your plugins in anyway? I always EQ first but you seem to do it differently or am I missing something? Appreciate the time and effort you put into the videos sean thanks again.
hey Ross, I have a video coming on this very soon!
Thanks for the reply, I can't wait to see it!
Ross Hall hey Ross, if u don’t know, the video is out now ! It’s dope !
Quality wise for an Bedroom with carpet 13 ft long, 11 ft wide, 7 ft height. A male Hip hop & R&B artist(mostly hip hop and pop). smooth natural sound not drenched in Autotune nor a screamer.I will be mixing and tracking the vocals myself. Moving blankets for treatment, no Bass Traps. Right now im using a Blue Yeti usb and Sony MDR 7506 headphones to mix. Working a min wage job and going to school full time. I prefer to save as much $ as I can to prepare for a hard time or potential tuition increase. Starting to take music seriously and want to make an upgrade to achieve sellable quality. I know it depends on the vocalist.So, im speaking in general.
Can you rank these Mics in terms of quality on a scale of 1-100.
A)Blue Yeti usb
B) SM58+UR22mkii+CL-1
C) NT1+UR22Mkii
D)SM7B+UR22mkii+CL-1
E)U87+UR22mkii
F)Sony C8000g/U4
lyric stonier I had the USB mic. It’s cool but I think there are better mics for recording that are cheaper. I just recently ordered a Shure SM58. It’s. Dynamic mic. My USB port on blue yeti broke.
NIce! you must have killer pre amp that has a lot of clean gain
Thanks for sharing. Under utilizing automation and paying more attention to sibilance are my main issues. I’m working on that though. Question: are there any other plugins you know of with similar functions to Sound Toys Radiator? Again, thanks for sharing homie.
if you're using LPX - check out Phat FX. The distortion has a nice tape saturation / soft sat mode
Sean Divine Yes. I use LPX and I still haven’t used that Phat FX. I’m still feeling LPX out beings I’m still a Propellerheads Reason fanatic. But, Logic is the best side piece in the world to me. Anyway, I can’t thank you enough for the quick response and your videos. You’ve taught me a lot!!
where should our snares claps and hats be sitting in the mix level wise in db for rms, peak? after gain staging and processing if any had to be done?
im curious to know. i normally up to this point have my kicks at -6 db peak for all my mixes. and -10 db on the overall stereo buss.is that too low or to high. if that makes sense! anyways thanks for these tips bro!
but where do you get your plugins from.. because they all look unfamiliar
I just clicked this video and saw my reflection 😂.. btw what sample rate and bit rate do you currently export as master for distribution?
:) it depends on the project... typically speaking, 44K 24-bit for digital distro
Hey Sean my problem is recording and mixing to a 2 track beat most artist record to.I know you haft to turn the instrumental down to record but my problem is once you bring the instrumental back to unity gain the vocals will never match the loudness so i leave the instrumental down to fit the vocals and bring the whole mix up with a limiter and end up with a weak sounding mix.Any suggestions?
mix your vocals to match the 2 track. It can seem intimidating at first but once you figure it out, it's much easier and will give you a more dynamic and professional sounding mix th-cam.com/video/nLnsPPde_Eg/w-d-xo.html
@@SeanDivine I've watched that so many times.Even with my fader all the way up on the vocal channel it's still not loud enough to match the instrumental do you get the volume by increasing the gain on the compressor?
Demetrice Anderson try doubling the vocal track. It gives your vocals a much richer & louder sound
Loved the video my dude. One problem I seem to be having lately is the dreaded quiet mixes on other devices. I have been using meters to check that the volume sits at commercial levels and utilising limiters, but my mix still comes out very quiet often times. Is this due to mudiness in the track from poor EQ?
you prob need to concentrate on tightening up your low end with eq/comp and bringing up the top end in a pleasing way. check out the tonal balance control plug in from izotope which is quite useful. don't worry about the volume too much if you are going to release it, spotify will make yours loud enough as it turns all the other obnoxiously loud (and crushed) mixes down and yours up. ps. how on earth do you have so many youtube subs without any content?
I think you're probably right there, while I understand the basics of how EQ works, it still baffles me on how to use it effectively in my mixes. I'll look into it some more f'sure! As for the subscriber count, I used to be a gaming TH-camr between 2012-2015 full-time, but I lost interest in that kind of content so I privated my videos and spent the last 3 years figuring out what I wanted to do next :)
cool, good luck!! check out my music if you want.....soundcloud.com/user-499043315
Loved the vibes, followed :)
Should I use noise reduction in my music
if you have a noisy mic, I would
@@SeanDivine if I have a audio technica at 2020
Does anyone know what screen recording software Sean Divine uses?
Beneficiary ???
Ben E Fshery
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Hey it’s no worse than “it’s to late to pologize” 🤷🏾♂️ or “you gonna end up apologin” 🤷🏾♂️
Why does this sound like a testimony,being saved from your past addictions ,Jesus saved you,you have truly repented
Sean what can I do to make my kick drums and snares have more punch? I normally mix in Maschine and bounce the two track to Studio One to add vocals.
Compression should do the trick as well as saturation :)
That rapper sounds exactly like RA scion
Can someone write the five things? I don't have time to watch the video. Thanks in advance.
Man my mixes sound like shit!! 😂😂 but I think im pointed to the right direction.
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game
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Christian bars?!??!
please get rid of the background music bro. thats trash ahaha super distracting from what you're saying. great video though