Your SPEAKER SETUP Makes Mixing HARDER!

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  • Did you just put your monitors where you wanted them, put your chair where you wanted it, and get to work? FAIL! Join Gregory Scott, Kush Audio’s plugin and hardware designer, as he tries to convince you that physics are real and your studio is probably set up in a way that makes everything you hear a hideously distorted lie. Who loves ya?!
    Download the monitor setup guide at thehouseofkush.com/monitor-guide
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  • @aeixo2533
    @aeixo2533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +832

    "You think you're listening to your speakers but you're actually listening to your room" Good advice, Switched my speakers off and now my mix sounds better than ever!

  • @keithwalsh1972
    @keithwalsh1972 3 ปีที่แล้ว +489

    Gregory: "I'm gonna come to your studio in my mind"
    Me: "I better cleanup this place"

    • @AlmostHomeSounds
      @AlmostHomeSounds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      "I don't think I'm gonna like what I see" cracked me up

    • @jorgepeterbarton
      @jorgepeterbarton 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the part where my speakers are facing the long wall, simply because some boxes i could not be arsed to clean up were in the way

    • @Jon415.
      @Jon415. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @PirateStory
      @PirateStory 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      literally the first thing i thought when he said that haha! I looked around like "i need to clean the fuck up"

    • @MozwGamer
      @MozwGamer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are vibing way too much with this kush thing 😂

  • @RiffsAndBeards
    @RiffsAndBeards 3 ปีที่แล้ว +636

    I can smell the incense through this video.

    • @Alterwill
      @Alterwill 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Through the beards

    • @faderhead
      @faderhead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I can see the weed, too ...

    • @joseph_lacy
      @joseph_lacy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ayy fluff is here

    • @telequacker-9529
      @telequacker-9529 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Skunkincense!

    • @MidlifeSynthesist
      @MidlifeSynthesist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      That aint incense bro😅✌🏻

  • @tayzonday
    @tayzonday 3 ปีที่แล้ว +430

    Dead rooms (with no reflections) are fun for mixing but live rooms (with some echo) are fun for performing and creating. I’ve found no happy medium. Two workspaces are needed.

    • @Jr-Forastiere
      @Jr-Forastiere 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Wassup Chocolate Rain guy?! How are you?

    • @JamEZmusic86
      @JamEZmusic86 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      You were one of the reasons why i wanted to produce music. nice to meet you.

    • @corneliusrawness
      @corneliusrawness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      LMAO that you pop up here of all places is hilarious to me but I guess it makes sense.

    • @KrishnaSwaminathan-gt3lp
      @KrishnaSwaminathan-gt3lp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      CHOCOLaTE RaaaIIIINNNN SOME STaY DRY aND OTHERSFEEL THEa PaIINNNN

    • @RaffaeleSansone
      @RaffaeleSansone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Makes sense, that's why in pro studios live rooms and control rooms are built differently. Happy to see you around here Tay!

  • @theopinson3851
    @theopinson3851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I first got my interface and started getting serious about producing music back in April. Last night I realized one of my monitors was upside down.

  • @charlie_sin_mag
    @charlie_sin_mag 3 ปีที่แล้ว +597

    Every time I hear that intro I feel like the videos going to be about making love your wife properly

    • @ZapAndersson
      @ZapAndersson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      They are...

    • @sm5574
      @sm5574 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The early "sexy" videos he did play up that aspect more.

    • @i.alinawaz
      @i.alinawaz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Every damn time.

    • @annajull328
      @annajull328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I’m shit at mixing but that’s not why I’m here, this is a thirst follow

    • @mosiahlevi417
      @mosiahlevi417 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Def 80s porno music

  • @BEATZBYBDON
    @BEATZBYBDON 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Oooh doggies, the Bob Ross of Mixing is back at it again!

    • @jamesbarels469
      @jamesbarels469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      "Today we'll make a scene that's very happy. A beautiful little scene with lots of colour. Very easy that you can do. There we go. Let's put a happy little synth pad right there. Something about like that. Now let's bring in a bunch of happy little vocals. A nice choir right there.
      House of Kush the Land of Happy Little Mixes."

    • @CLCyber
      @CLCyber 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      "Every little vocalist needs a friend."

  • @lennartgruenewald
    @lennartgruenewald 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    I just love this comment section. Such a positive vibe.

  • @alanjamesh.zamorano1677
    @alanjamesh.zamorano1677 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I walk around my room like a mad man when listening to my mix lol

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Same here, and I plan to do an episode on why that is!

    • @alanjamesh.zamorano1677
      @alanjamesh.zamorano1677 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TheHouseofKushTV I'm glad that I'm not the only one. By the way I've learned a lot with your videos, thanks a bunch.

    • @JasperSynth
      @JasperSynth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheHouseofKushTV please

    • @cartermartin7434
      @cartermartin7434 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same lol

    • @kentonedward8621
      @kentonedward8621 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheHouseofKushTV Please do! I am the same way

  • @thinkandgrowbtch
    @thinkandgrowbtch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels.

  • @harbosonius
    @harbosonius 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Gregory is the Studio Whisperer. 100%. I am addicted to this channel..Such good down to Earth advice that anyone can learn tons from.

  • @OTOss8
    @OTOss8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    This is the biggest trip of 2021. I never imagined myself getting rock solid audio advice from the doppelgänger of Bob from Twin Peaks.

  • @danielk.5784
    @danielk.5784 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This guy is the fucking boss. It´s like Tarantino making audio tutorials! Marvellous!

    • @minttrax
      @minttrax 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      #truestory

    • @LouisBurgessComedy
      @LouisBurgessComedy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tarantino would make terrible audio tutorials

    • @seansalo5117
      @seansalo5117 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LouisBurgessComedy lol

  • @kuzbuz13
    @kuzbuz13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Watched this yesterday and impulsively decided to rearrange my entire studio. The difference was honestly shocking. It feels as if the stereo space is more realistic and it doesn’t sound as “exciting” like you said but I 100% feel like I’m going to make more informed mixing decisions! Was even able to make the usefulness of the room still somewhat work! Thank you so much for making content like this! Can’t wait to see the next

  • @gtabro1337
    @gtabro1337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    His voice alone is a reason enough to get good speakers 😅

    • @bushboxer
      @bushboxer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And the acoustics to hear every nuance in his voice

  • @iamsparta96
    @iamsparta96 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I could listen to him talk about this stuff forever!

    • @Erudotic
      @Erudotic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Get a load of his podcast, UBK's happy funtime hour, your wish will be granted. It's awesome and there's a huge backlog.

    • @manitsony6703
      @manitsony6703 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Acoustics what material do you recommend for panels? That is safe for health...been seeing praise for Rockwool for sound improvement but also lots of hazard breathing in it....

  • @wongsanggar
    @wongsanggar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Now it leads to the next topic: Mixing on headphones

    • @Ndlanding
      @Ndlanding 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@EdwinDekker71 You're supposed to put them over your ears, not clamp them on your John Thomas!

    • @spbalance
      @spbalance 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd be interested in this topic for sure

  • @Corvid
    @Corvid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This guy man... my entire pathway of self taught mixing makes so much more sense now, I've got opinions for days on the taste, it's just listening properly, and learning how to get what you're after.

  • @JustAnotherPandaBear
    @JustAnotherPandaBear 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So many other channels make me feel like I have to follow along, but not in The House of Kush. Here, I can sit back, listen and absorb the information.

  • @justynwclark
    @justynwclark 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I feel like I like your videos before I even watch them at this point. every single video I have seen from you, which to the best of my knowledge is all of them on TH-cam, has given me some knowledge that I didn't have before. I don't know if I can thank you enough for that. Please keep these videos coming, and I will keep learning from you in any way that I can.

  • @TajMikel
    @TajMikel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    “I’m gonna come into your studio in mah miiind” far out man

  • @alanlowe9716
    @alanlowe9716 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There is something in the way you deliver your tutorial, like no-one else seems to do. Most people sound like they are talking to a damn classroom, with their introductory "Hi guys" and their "some of you", "most of you", "any of you"... You speak like you are speaking to me (whoever "me" is), and that is very much appreciated. I'm sitting in my studio, not a lecture hall. And that is how you deliver. Thank you :D

  • @roni6135
    @roni6135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A kush video warms up even the most cold days

  • @decept5664
    @decept5664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Please don't ever stop doing these. This has become the best channel about audio production out there next to Sonicscoop!

    • @Dustrauma
      @Dustrauma 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Better than Sonicscoop, I feel. Better camera framing with less forced close-up shots, popping in and out of the zoom on the camera. Literally makes me nauseous and feel distracted.

    • @minttrax
      @minttrax 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      damn straight!!

    • @geopardalos
      @geopardalos 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Two of my favourites

  • @1962strat1
    @1962strat1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Best TH-cam mixing and mastering channel by a mile. As a newbie in my 60’s coming back to music as art after a lifetime of practicing medicine, I’m learning and hearing new things in tracks I’ve listened to for decades. It’s a wonderful feeling. I can now “ play” with a compressor like an instrument ! Thank you so much for sharing these aesthetic insights. Any advice on dealing with very high frequencies when you can’t hear them ( 😂) greatly appreciated. I can’t get an answer from anyone else.

  • @THEKITPLUG
    @THEKITPLUG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Well said, my friend. The only reason I haven't purchased some MM26's is that my room is not set up to justify the price of the monitors. The money would be much better spend on controlling room acoustics.

    • @nelsonrivera9635
      @nelsonrivera9635 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe considering the mobile use if you have laptop! Just a thought :) you’ll make the best decision :)

  • @mr_starbeast
    @mr_starbeast 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I just came back to say that I pulled my desk a bit farther from the wall and positioned myself farther back as well and wow, I could instantly hear how empty my last mix was. My latest mix was night and day after the switch, even sounded good in the car right off the back!

    • @craigshaw141
      @craigshaw141 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That is such great news. I'm really happy for you. Enjoy your new listening position.

  • @shehasawakenedneversleeps
    @shehasawakenedneversleeps 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I’ve always been ahead on the curb when it comes to what I hear in a song
    But When I 1st started mixing I thought I was lying to myself
    Gregory you literally helped almost in every way to become mixing and how to use my ears
    There is literally no other TH-cam that has what u do.
    It’s all gear and other things that help out as much as a sales man does for a carpenters apprentice
    So thank you from the bottom of my heart

  • @SteveSnelling
    @SteveSnelling 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So right on! I build broadband absorbers and bass traps as a side biz. When I visit a home studio to talk about products, the first step is always repositioning their rig. It's amazing what a difference that simple effort makes. Then it's largely a matter of budget, but a lot can be ameliorated with just a few well-placed 1st reflection panels and corner traps. Thanks for the great posts!

  • @karensavoca
    @karensavoca 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As per your PDF, I checked and, uh oh, found my woofers were exactly halfway between floor and ceiling. Flipped them upside down and raised them and cannot believe how much clearer the bass is. It's astounding. Thank you Gregory!

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Right on, that's great to hear! 🕺🏻

    • @amze44
      @amze44 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just did the same, ridiculous.

    • @pixel_seph
      @pixel_seph 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So the woofers can be above or below the 50% height line? Just not exactly at it?

    • @karensavoca
      @karensavoca 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@pixel_seph I think so. And it makes sense... Think of the lows bouncing off the floor and the ceiling and meeting back in the middle, where they originated… it creates a standing wave, cancellation, comb filtering. Others will explain it better.

  • @MusicShed
    @MusicShed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a difference! I had to move about 18 inches back from the monitors and everything opened up, the imaging, the convergence, it just all worked. Thank you!

  • @Excaidus-Metal
    @Excaidus-Metal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I totally agree. Everyone has to work with the room they have, but the triangle concept works along with flat monitors, and the right acoustic treatment.

  • @terminalbliss
    @terminalbliss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I built floor to ceiling rockwool bass traps and then built panels for a floating cloud and to treat first and second reflections, and set my speakers up in a setup similar to the diagram a couple of years ago. It cost me a couple hundred for all this rockwool and wood, etc. I have never been so happy with spending money, as the first time I sat down and listened to well mixed music it was amazing. My girlfriend walked in the room while I was listening to Sara by Fleetwood Mac and she sat down and said "where is the center speaker?" it turns out because she heard the stereo imaging so clearly (and she is not trained at all) she was confused by the true center of Stevie Nicks vocal and thought there had to have been a separate monitor in the room. Your previous video tutorial of flipping to mono and doing work there was also very helpful (even though my stereo image is much better now). I've done an album at CRC in Chicago which sounds so good, and it was the only time my home environment after 20+ years of having a home "studio" actually seemed in the realm of that room. It's certainly not as good, but I have been able to adjust over the last two years and learn so much more and improve my skills thanks to hearing better, and to great tutorials online like yours... like not staring at the EQ frequencies and listening instead (which softube console1 has helped me with, having dedicated knobs where I can just listen and not stare at a VST)

    • @pathingmusic
      @pathingmusic ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey! What do you use for those dedicated knobs? MIDI controller?

  • @oscargoldman85
    @oscargoldman85 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Your attitude is spot on.
    I even encourage people to close their eyes.
    It’s a pity it takes decades of experiences, lots of trial and error to get to a point you can lay out the simplicity of what needs to be done.

  • @desubeats
    @desubeats 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    saw this video yesterday, instantly changed my monitor setup, now sitting about 1,5 meters away from the speakers (got a large room, some room treatment) and i couldn't be happier. my mixes translate better and i hear way more details and the transients sound way less compressed, easier to spot hard transients. thank you so much!

  • @swingset1969
    @swingset1969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Unlike many people, I came to home studio already knowing and believing in the concept of proper listening environment. It's self-evident, and I was curious about it and worked to make the studio an accurate and reliable listening position for me. It doesn't take much consideration or space, really, either for most rooms....just a few tweaks, and some basic dampening and bass control.

  • @tbaier101
    @tbaier101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    My monitors now have fingerprints on them.

    • @Ndlanding
      @Ndlanding 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mine have got spunk stains, but I don't go around shouting about it! I enjoy a nice port, I do.

  • @SFtheWolf
    @SFtheWolf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'd call this my favorite music channel on youtube, thank you for getting into such specific workflow details

  • @brianmclendon1647
    @brianmclendon1647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is 100% correct, once I got my room & monitoring right my mixes instantly improved and translated to multiple systems. All the gear in the world isn’t worth a shit if you can’t hear what’s actually going on in your mix...... great vid!!!!

  • @eldervinnie
    @eldervinnie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This explained my 'why is my mix so loud in the car problem'. Thanks alot for this well explained video!

  • @yummybeatz5367
    @yummybeatz5367 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love you as much as a stranger could love another stranger without it being weird

  • @LightCyrus
    @LightCyrus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love the different styles of TH-camr Recording Engineers. I learn great things fron each of you and you have my thanks!

  • @paulfairman3322
    @paulfairman3322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Scott, you are a GREAT teacher: you have the gift. So much said in layers with depth and yet not too many words and all of them well chosen and presented in an inviting manner. Like a good mix. I butchered my room; sacrificed the massive oak hutch battle desk that could hold oh so much crap - got some monitor stands - a complete re-do. I feel like that dude in the bible: I can hear! For the first time! Thank You!.

  • @OdoSendaidokai
    @OdoSendaidokai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like how you shift the perspective from a architectual setup to a setup that supports the work and the heart of what we doing. We get lost too quick in details and finetuning small aspects and forget about the big picture. Thanks again for remining 🌻

  • @skylerthacreator
    @skylerthacreator 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Instructions unclear, gonna start mixing in my car

  • @aaronmarshall
    @aaronmarshall 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is awesome advice. As per usual. I hope you're shown a lot of gratitude.
    I try to tell my friends this because they do the monitor/headphone thing. This is a concise video I can send them without me having to get grouchy. lol

  • @PhilZeGerman
    @PhilZeGerman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man. Every single one of your videos is a real eye-/ear opener. Such great advice that you just don't find anywhere else. It's funny, because you BASICALLY aren't saying anything completely new. But your approach to everything - as opposed to other videos amd forum posts - just absolutely makes me THINK and TRY OUT. And that's how you learn! That's how you learn languages, that's how you learn math, that's how you learn... friggin gymnastics or skate boarding - everything needs to be tried out. I googled how to set up my monitors, found a bunch of infographics and I set them up the way other people in other rooms with other ears than mine told me to and I thought that was it. And here you come and tell me "dude, try to move them and see what gets you the best results and start to actively listen to this stuff" and I'm like "whooaAAAAATT???" 🤯 Hahaha I feel stupid saying this but on the other hand I absolutely don't because I know most amateur musicians are that way and that is exactly why you made this video. And I thank you for that!

  • @chuckschaible5410
    @chuckschaible5410 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    HELLO Sensei... Yes amazing brilliant mixing advice... FOR 30 plus years I'VE BEEN mixing about 2/3rds OF your recommended distance and speaker positioning; took your advice, and WOW!!! WHAT A SERIOUS IMPROVEMENT!!! I'VE ALWAYS MIXED USING A COMBO OF KRK AND OR YAMAHA 5" NEAR FIELD POWERED MONITORS, ALSO MIXING WITH HEADPHONES, SENNHEISER HD 280 PROS THEN COMPARISON LISTENING AND MAKING ADUSTMENTS...THANX ALWAYS FOR YOUR APPROACH AND SAGE ADVICE

  • @MrJamesGeary
    @MrJamesGeary 3 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    Actually its "you dont listen to your monitors, you listen to your cables" Just ask your sweetwater sales engineer and theyll be happy to set you up with a new pair of mogami platinums for the low price of $120 a pop

    • @VAEOMMusic
      @VAEOMMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      WTH 😂

    • @laurenpinschannels
      @laurenpinschannels 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      actually it's "you don't listen to your cables, you listen to your electrons" just ask your glorkian electricity flavoring specialist and they'll be happy to set you up with a new pair of solid titanium electron flavor tanks for the low price of ₷418 a tank, plugs right into your earthling outlet to give you pure glorkian cuisine straight from your wires and speakers

    • @x_x_6__
      @x_x_6__ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@laurenpinschannels lmaoooo love u

    • @CaptainProton1
      @CaptainProton1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Got you some audio crystals I can sell you with your directional audio cables for $4k a pop, totally not salt crystals in a plastic bag that you zippy tie to the cable either....promise.

    • @jorgepeterbarton
      @jorgepeterbarton 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And here i was listening to the MUSICAL ARRANGEMENT.

  • @curtisjudd
    @curtisjudd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    You earned my trust. Thanks for the advice.

    • @brianmillerspeaks
      @brianmillerspeaks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Man I've been following Gregory for nearly a year and I'm just enamored with his philosophy on audio. I'm learning a ton.

  • @b__wenner
    @b__wenner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For a long time I mixed mostly on headphones because I've never been able to get a mix that translates well in a nearfield monitor situation with speakers right near my head. It took spending some time in my friends acoustically treated studio with a midfield speaker arrangement and sitting about 8-10 ft away before I started to understand the benefits of mixing on speakers. The mixes we did in his space seemed to translate (mostly) to all other speaker setups. Speaker placement, where you sit, and room acoustics mean way more than the cost of the monitors you own. Great video!

  • @davidevans1420
    @davidevans1420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It never ceases to amaze me when discussing loudspeakers how most don't have a clue about how room acoustics play into the overall audio experience. I have a friend that showed me his pair of $15,000 loudspeakers. I suggested that he took some serious time to rearrange his setup and spend some time and money on room acoustics. He just gave me look like he was exempt from such as these.loudspeakers are used.at Abbey Road recording studios and many popular mastering houses. You are correct in suggesting that people should definitely spend lots of time getting proper speaker placement correct. I bought a new pair of studio monitors and spent some time getting the placement right. Once settling on placement, I could clearly hear (3) errors previously undetected. This was a very successful commercial recording that was multi-platinum. Never under-estimate the importance of taking time to do things right. Thanks Gregory!

  • @slowhaunt
    @slowhaunt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Finally pulled the trigger on a single mono avantone mixcube and so far I’m hearing a HUGE improvement on my mixes and translation

    • @slowhaunt
      @slowhaunt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @tee vee tried that before and its just not the same. It's a LOT better having a dedicated single speaker for that especially a single driver one with no crossover points. You also don't get that weird "fake mono" effect by running mono into two speakers.

  • @Sonot.intoit
    @Sonot.intoit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    As I watched Twin Peaks I didn't know Killer Bob has a decent TH-cam Channel

    • @Sebastian-rr7de
      @Sebastian-rr7de 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I keep thinking the same thing - except Greg is obviously waaaay better looking and not scary at all! :)

    • @haarisabbasi
      @haarisabbasi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahahahaha I thought the same

  • @rodrigolemosdj
    @rodrigolemosdj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Gregory. TH-cam recommended your channel to me. I just watched this video and I'm totally impressed.
    After years of study, suffering while trying to produce in my bedroom, I decided to build a home studio (underground, like a basement to prevent external noise and give me isolation) based on information such as "Bonello's Criterion" with the proportional measures of what could be the best geometry of the room. In addition, I did all acoustic treatment with ample Bass Trap, foams, reflectors, etc. Finally, I installed my monitors similar to your diagram (my sweet spot is in the 75% of the room, according to what I studied). In short, the result is simply fantastic. I can literally see each audio sample, muuuch better for mixing (btw i follow and recommend The Art of Mixing by David Gibson).
    I mean, I confirm and reinforce all the explanations you gave in this video.
    Now you won a subscriber.
    Greetings from Brazil.

  • @randomrandy3059
    @randomrandy3059 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Agree man. Every time I learn something it’s like I already knew that information naturally but when I hear it from some one else it just reassures myself what I already naturally knew. This is how much I use my ears. My ears have shown me more than my eyes have seen.
    It’s a weird thing.

  • @44tkemz25
    @44tkemz25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Gems straight gems

  • @LoversinPH
    @LoversinPH 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I finally subscribed to this channel. Thank you, Matthew McConaughey of Music production!🙏🙌 good stuff here 💯

  • @geopardalos
    @geopardalos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I laughed so hard at 18:17 🤣
    "room acoustics, really nerdy stuff"
    Great video👍

  • @matthewknight1123
    @matthewknight1123 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I realised the "headphone effect" of my bad listening position just the day before this video. Synchronicity! This is such important information and really useful. I was hearing everything wrong - the balance of the instruments in the middle vs those panned left and right was all out and I couldn't work out why - until I realised I was sitting in the wrong place in relation to my monitors. It's still not right and this is sooooo useful. Going to get the tape measure out.
    Greg always comes at things from a different angle and tells you things others don't. All his videos are GOLD! Thanks Greg.

  • @LukaszFrankowski
    @LukaszFrankowski 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you Gregory! I thought it was just me. I sent this as a question to UBK Happy Funtime Hour before Christmas. I'm so happy you did a video on this. Midfield wins! Yes!

  • @rhydes_
    @rhydes_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You'll have to breakdown how you produced and mixed that intro eventually! Man it's one epic track!

  • @markhunstone2747
    @markhunstone2747 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bang on the money Gregory! About 15 years ago i realized i was listening to the room first and monitor's second! Since appropriate room treatment and correct monitor set-up i have never looked back and "Was the game changer" suddenly subjective became more objective!

  • @mudsh4rk
    @mudsh4rk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I mix on a set of pretty nice APS nearfields set too close because I simply don't have the space to set them up properly right now and it's always a struggle and not very pleasant to listen to. All my listening is in the living room on a pair of beat up AR2ax that a neighbor was throwing out years ago, about 10 feet from the listening position, and it sound fantastic. Having a room big enough to get my monitoring in order and still have space to actually work is kind of the dream.

  • @LukeBass1000
    @LukeBass1000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "Your speaker is a foot away from a wall"....wait a minute...
    "and you're sitting 2 ft away from the wall" .... this SOB!

  • @mintcream7017
    @mintcream7017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    If I’m using headphones does that mean I’m listening to my head?

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  3 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      Yes, and specifically, the resonances in your ear canal become a big factor 😊

    • @chaseharris7582
      @chaseharris7582 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      @@TheHouseofKushTV Does Sweetwater sell acoustic treatment for my ear canal? Can I use egg crates?

    • @SnaFOo75
      @SnaFOo75 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@chaseharris7582 don't clean 'em..let that wax build up!

    • @flochartingham2333
      @flochartingham2333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      No. You are hearing tiny parrots reproducing the sound coming from your headphones.

    • @drum877
      @drum877 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      When I fart am I hearing the fart or is it voicing off my cheeks and reflecting off of my jeans?

  • @TroyBlackford
    @TroyBlackford 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent tips. Like you say, it's free to implement. I'll do so this weekend.
    I got a really strange form of acoustic treatment that I don't recommend to a soul: when my youngest son passed away from a rare brain tumor 28 days before his 4th birthday in December '19, we eventually had to put all his clothes in vacuum seal bags and put them in the back of the room my studio is in. They absorb sound pretty well, but man do I miss my boy. He used to come sit on my lap and help me record my old synth sequences, and he was a real sweetie. He had a lovely voice and was just the best kid you could ever ask for. He was more thoughtful and considerate at two and a half than almost every adult I've ever met, certainly including myself. He was also very supportive of me and his other family members in everything we did.
    Sorry to go off on a rant about my son. We just had a beautiful baby girl and I've been thinking about how they'll never get to meet. It's a shame because they would have adored each other. If it weren't for her and our big boy, age 7 1/2, I seriously doubt my wife and I would still be here.
    These videos give me a lot of resolve to pick things back up in my home studio (I got the bulk of the equipment for it two months before my son's diagnosis, so it wasn't a priority for quite some time). This video, especially, is great advice. As you point out, acting on this advice is free and can have massive benefits. I'm very grateful to you for sharing your expertise and experience with us like this.

  • @MidlifeSynthesist
    @MidlifeSynthesist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is the only channel where I click Like before even watching the video. Thank you so much for all your knowledge Gregory!👏🏼👏🏼

  • @NikolajChristensen
    @NikolajChristensen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Tried moving further back from the monitors. This made a huge difference, but it could be associated with a node as well. However I cannot have the monitors as wide as the triangle describes. The sound simply becomes unfocused. I blame my room for that. But having the monitors closer together and me further back gives me the best sound I've ever had, so thanks for the tip!

    • @DieMiamiDie
      @DieMiamiDie 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      An equilateral triangle is exactly what you should have. The room doesn't affect how those first sound waves hits your ears, it affects the reflections, which could create standing waves. Definitely treat the first reflection points and make sure the distance between the cones is the distance from each cone to each respective ear. ✌

  • @djpants
    @djpants 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I try mixing on a number of different setups too - like my laptop speakers and even (horror of horrors) my phone speakers... I want the mix to sound good through these crappy speakers too ;)

  • @Ajax161
    @Ajax161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your videos and mix philosophy has has been a huge source of inspiration for me since finding your channel. Thank you.

  • @cuhbadass6712
    @cuhbadass6712 ปีที่แล้ว

    The thing is .. your tips are beyond universal expertise . Key points to be conscious everytime you drive!
    My morning audio affirmations here 🕺🏻

  • @powervoc2
    @powervoc2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm convinced that Gregory is the best audio engineering teacher out there. The guy has such a mellow way, and makes things simple and easy to understand. Love this guy!

  • @JakeLille
    @JakeLille 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    rip not gonna happen when ur college dorm room is literally a supply closet haha

  • @zayasmith1184
    @zayasmith1184 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The way you said " room acoustics " made me tingle

  • @abstractmodule4574
    @abstractmodule4574 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for posting this video, and for the monitor/treatment placement PDF. This is very helpful information.

  • @STAR0SS
    @STAR0SS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Not sure what the reasoning is about those transients need space to "come together", what you need is that the signal from both monitors hit you hear at the same time (i.e. that they are in phase), but that depends on the relative distance of the two monitors (thus the equilateral triangle), not on the absolute one.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That’s what the equilateral triangle gives you, Time for those waves to come together. You’re right, absolute distance doesn’t matter, I didn’t mean to imply that it does. I was referring to situations where people have the monitor is (e.g.) twice as far from each other as they have them from their head, I think that’s actually the most common home studio set up.

    • @STAR0SS
      @STAR0SS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TheHouseofKushTV Thanks for the clarification.

  • @garyfox8
    @garyfox8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    From the PDF: "Avoid, at all costs, putting a monitor's woofer at 50% of room height"....Yeah, guess where my woofers are. Woof. And here I was all happy because I put the things on IsoAcoustics Stands. (proceeds to flip the monitors upside down...)

  • @cozyvandal8265
    @cozyvandal8265 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So happy to find your videos, really helpful

  • @JeffoftheShout
    @JeffoftheShout 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This answers so much regarding why my mixing has suffered every sense I switched from mixing on my little Bose SoundLink Mini Bluetooth speaker to my Kali Audio LP6 monitors. I’m practically right on top of them as they sit on my study desk in my bedroom. I guess it’s time to invest into monitor stands, and move my desk away from the wall if I expect to be able to here the transients properly.

  • @CaptainProton1
    @CaptainProton1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Gave up on getting a good monitor position...went with Slate VSX headphone room acoustic setup...mixes jumped a big leap forward. Neither have the space or cash to do monitors properly right now. Great video Kush.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh man, coming from you that's an endorsement, I'll have to check that out!

    • @kwyman986
      @kwyman986 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you tried other options, like Waves Nx? I’m in the same boat, but the Waves plugin is the only one I’ve tried. But I had the same results, my mixes got way better when I started using it. Just wondering if I should invest more 💰 down this path, as I’m not sure how successfully I can treat my room.

    • @RapidFlow_Shop
      @RapidFlow_Shop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have worked in pro rooms and am using Slate VSX since a few weeks at my home studio. It s an absolute gamechanger. Have Wavex NX also. It hasnt been used at all since I got VSX. It s a paradigm shift for montioring on a budget.

    • @kwyman986
      @kwyman986 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RapidFlow_Shop that’s really helpful, thanks! Can you share your headphone routing? Are just you just plugged right into the headphone jack on an audio interface? Or do you need a hifi DAC setup?
      Edit: lol. Just looked up the VSX. I assumed it was software, like Waves.

    • @RapidFlow_Shop
      @RapidFlow_Shop 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kwyman986 the beauty is in that the software is tuned to the headphone. The room modeling is way better than than Abbey Road and you have options. I am loving working with it, it is worth every penny in the time it saves me

  • @westernnoir4808
    @westernnoir4808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Two views, 35 likes, 7 comments. Now that's math.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Kush math baby!

    • @keysbymo944
      @keysbymo944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheHouseofKushTV It' only makes sense when you 'Listen' to the Math

  • @TheLastKinggs
    @TheLastKinggs 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your videos are always helpful. Thanks man!

  • @karlmyers8111
    @karlmyers8111 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your channel has helped me more than anything else I have ever read or watched.i can't thank you enough.
    This is wizardry in the finest form.

  • @TonyThomas10000
    @TonyThomas10000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Greater distance means that you are listening to the room more than the speakers. That is why nearfield monitors became popular and studio monitors fell out of favor. Freelance engineers/producers could work in any studio and know that the sound would translate. Personally, I use headphones for mixing. I can work anywhere and know what I am going to get sonically.

    • @hans-joachimbierwirth4727
      @hans-joachimbierwirth4727 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just listening, i would have sworn your claim is bold, but in deed your results are fantastic. My audio setup is quite sensitive regarding all sorts of sonic crimes amplifying whatever error is made.

  • @austincaruso7596
    @austincaruso7596 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Monitors are not your friend"- Terrence McKenna

  • @anthonykolliopoulos
    @anthonykolliopoulos 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh my God the sound is now more open and the transitions are so smooth.and the panning is perceived

  • @audiomez
    @audiomez 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Son: I've just discovered your channel, and have listened to only a few of your presentations but this one reflects a paramount degree of insight and knowledge that I believe transcends what would predict given your age (without any familiarity regarding your training, years of experience, and background with technologies of the past prior to plugins). I can't help but point out the "take away" remark you emphasized at the 4:00 minute mark in this upload regarding listening to the room as opposed to your monitors/system. Today's audio for the masses, with few exceptions will never be reproduced using anything even close to equipment that was considered middle of the road consumer set ups (never mind audiophile systems) from times gone by. Steering clear of the digital versus analog debate, yes convenience and the quick and dirty is "arm chair production" yet as an admitted old school studio owner, Audiologist and Engineer it disheartens me that todays serious, gifted engineers know that the meticulous mixes and performances captured are likely destined to be reproduced via ear buds, head phones, computer speakers rendered from an MP3 file. Your efforts on this channel likely contribute to some degree of reorientation to aspiring music techs. One addition I respectfully submit, regarding one's endeavor to mix and master even the best of tracks, even in an accurate control room setting is the following. Of equal significance you are not just listening to your room or system. One is perceiving, analyzing, and making subtle acoustical decisions based upon your aural capacities. Auditory fatigue, knowledge of one's own frequency by frequency levels of intactness, and a basic knowledge of how the auditory system responds differentially to varying sound decibel levels is worth even a hobbyist engineer's research.

  • @midimoog
    @midimoog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Guys, you have no idea how small an amateur mixing room may be in my country. It's the equivalent of a closet in the U.S. bedroom. No wonder nobody is able to tame transients or shape reverbs even with ADAMs or Genelecs.

  • @BEATZBYBDON
    @BEATZBYBDON 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Everytime I hear that intro/outro I think Barry White is about to say something

  • @Raiv1980
    @Raiv1980 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    more gold, keep it coming man. I can't wait.

  • @drbakker
    @drbakker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks again, your videos are amazing! Love the way you take time to explain every concept clearly.

  • @HugoHauskrecht
    @HugoHauskrecht 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Is this free music psychology? Because its working and its awesome!!

  • @riptideL
    @riptideL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I find listening too close to speakers causes some anxiety when mixing, sitting further back is like seeing the wood for the trees - with your ears.

    • @TheHouseofKushTV
      @TheHouseofKushTV  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here 😊

    • @captainastral
      @captainastral 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because no driver is perfect, speaker enclosures have multiple drivers to handle different parts of the frequency spectrum. If you sit too close, you may subconsciously notice the sound coming from these different sources.

  • @joakozeta
    @joakozeta 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    man you make the best production videos, sooo helpful thank you very much :)

  • @clyderouge1894
    @clyderouge1894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been taking a couple of steps back recently when in the mix and noticing how much everything changes (I mix standing up) and this now makes total sense. Need to rearrange a little. Thanks.

  • @Writtenmirror
    @Writtenmirror 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Professor Snape knows his music!

    • @God-yb2cg
      @God-yb2cg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's nothing like professor Snape, Snape is cold, sarcastic and unpleasant, this guy is the opposite.

    • @Writtenmirror
      @Writtenmirror 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@God-yb2cg Snape is a hero and so is he!

    • @God-yb2cg
      @God-yb2cg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Writtenmirror I still don't like Snape

    • @Writtenmirror
      @Writtenmirror 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@God-yb2cg That's a you problem!

    • @God-yb2cg
      @God-yb2cg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Writtenmirror It's an I problem?

  • @areyoujelton
    @areyoujelton 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’ve decided, you are my new dad. Thanks.

  • @Eljulitus
    @Eljulitus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your channel! You are so precise, fast and good at describing the situation, and at expressing yourself. No bs. You just stick to the case. Very educative and very good!! Thanks a lot for your videos.

  • @neelabhpandey3305
    @neelabhpandey3305 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you, this advice has helped with mixing beyond what I imagined. Hope to see more content coming from you.