Mixing My Latest Single ‘ARRIVAL’

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  • @RabeaMassaad
    @RabeaMassaad  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +54

    Hope you all find this helpful!
    I’ve added chapters so you can jump around to the most relevant bits for you.
    Thanks again for the kind words on the mix and requests for this video ;)

    • @GottaLookInwardToSeeOutward
      @GottaLookInwardToSeeOutward 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      kinda look like jason newsted

    • @brandangullison4989
      @brandangullison4989 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      my major guitar idol is Rabea massad

    • @coryyoung1876
      @coryyoung1876 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey, just to let you know when demonstrating the kicks, you've actually inverted the polarity and put the kicks out of phase. You can tell because when you flip the polarity in P5, you loose all of the upper bass and it sounds very hollow, though the sub is accentuated a touch

    • @jonathanross1033
      @jonathanross1033 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      These are the best! Thank you! Helps build confidence in recording

    • @brandangullison4989
      @brandangullison4989 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Rabea. I have a problem I need to solve and I need ur assistance. what I now use to record my guitar is my open iPhone mic monitor in GarageBand , a 12A TUBE guitar amp and it all sounds sh**ty I’m still dying trying to get a goood sound will I be dead trying to accomplish this?

  • @willitsynthwave
    @willitsynthwave 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You're the best man. So crazy talented, but you also seem so humble and genuine. Love everything you share with us.

  • @ThisIsMarsMusic
    @ThisIsMarsMusic 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Super useful, Bea! By the way, I learned a lot from your DHW Totemist mix breakdown from two years ago (probably watched it over 30 times while producing my own stuff). Now, it's great to watch you gain more confidence in your mixing skills with this new one!

  • @cbsaulren
    @cbsaulren 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's cool to see someone with a great sound go through their process, and it's quite comforting to know it's very similar to my own. I have never had any formal recording training, but I love doing all my own work. Each time I think it could be better, but that's a good reason to keep trying. Thanks Bea

  • @NikeStoyan
    @NikeStoyan 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love how chill these videos are. It's nice to see some tips always. So yeah, Bea, don't hesitate to make this format as possible as it could be.

  • @t.henricus9971
    @t.henricus9971 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great track Rabea and thank you for walking us through your mix!

  • @joshmingee
    @joshmingee 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love the death guitar section. funnily enough I was using your plug in yesterday and shifting an octave down for a meshuggah inspired section, but you just showed me tthe in plugin eq I was missing. Thank you so much for all you do

  • @renevanderbruggen731
    @renevanderbruggen731 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks thanks thanks - Rabea - this is a great vid !! Love the way how you’ve mixed this great track. It’s clean, tight and snappy - very well done !!

  • @papakefis4252
    @papakefis4252 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Well done Bea!! Thanks again for another awesome video!!! Keep on doing that!!!🙏♥️🤘

  • @LifeHawkeye
    @LifeHawkeye 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for doing this Rabea! I love every bit of your content!

  • @larswillsen
    @larswillsen 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Its great to watch real-life players / mixes - After a stroke I can only really do my stuff alone and in my own speed using virtual instruments ... people tell me that I do an OK job simulating and re-recording all my 30+ year old tracks. I also learn as I go watching video's like this :-)

  • @ismaelserpa
    @ismaelserpa 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yeah!!! Thanks Rabea, this is incredible 👊🏻

  • @garethwright476
    @garethwright476 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you Rabea, this has really opened up a lot of ideas for me. Epic

  • @us3r11
    @us3r11 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you very much for this walkthrough. I am inspired to work on my mixes from a different perspective.

  • @BradMiller007
    @BradMiller007 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Incredible song Rabea!!!!! Great masterclass of a masterpiece. I love hearing you play more lead on your recent tracks.

  • @patchansky
    @patchansky 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing stuff ! Thanks, master Rabea!

  • @GuitarKid581
    @GuitarKid581 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Im so glad to see that other big players in the industry approach mixing just by ear. I've been self producing my own band after years of telling myself i cant because "i dont know what im doing". Finally i just said screw it and started. Im pretty pleased with the sound of our newest songs, but i guarantee if you open my mix sessions there are things i didnt need to do or easier ways to get the same effect. But i've learned to let go of caring about that. I've learned to mix in my own space and how to get a sound im pleased with and can expand upon, and im having fun doing it.

    • @joshuajackson4357
      @joshuajackson4357 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What's your band called dude?! Would love to check out some of your stuff

  • @chrischeetham2659
    @chrischeetham2659 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Yes!! I had a go at covering this + mixing with reference to your version because I love the low end sound you achieved in this mix. It's so good! Looking forward to watching this one

  • @trevorstine5732
    @trevorstine5732 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The mix and song as a whole sound awesome man!

  • @jorgneffke6663
    @jorgneffke6663 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks so much for giving us some insights into your track. So much new ideas and inspiration...

  • @TarekMG
    @TarekMG 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved watching this!

  • @kimmis15
    @kimmis15 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for this blessing Rabea

  • @TheTrafficJamMusic
    @TheTrafficJamMusic 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Melodic,
    Spacial, patient. Love it! 👌🏼🙌🏼

  • @LucasMastropasqua
    @LucasMastropasqua 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love these mix breakdowns! Thanks for giving us all an inside look at your approach and techniques. Always some awesome ideas in these to try in my own mixes. 🤘🤘🤘

  • @ilovegreenock
    @ilovegreenock 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video 👍 as usual you show us all those details in an educational way thanks very much!

  • @aaronfrye1195
    @aaronfrye1195 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you Rabea for this song and this breakdown. Although I’m a simple home recording guitarist, this is where I’d love to be with my mixes. Time to study. Cheers.

  • @ovivan79
    @ovivan79 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love this! So much great stuff you are sharing here. Thank you! I find it interesting with all the available compressors you'd likely have (UAD Complete at the very least I assume) you still chose Smash&Grab and the Logic Compressor for the Bass side-chain compression. It just shows how good most of the plug-ins have become these days and it's just a matter of finding what works for the situation. Love your clean and simple session and approach.

    • @ovivan79
      @ovivan79 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh, and the song has been on heavy rotation in my car since its release. :)

  • @autechrr
    @autechrr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video as always Rabea.

  • @jimmyx4599
    @jimmyx4599 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well done Rabea very good music piece sounds awesome man!.

  • @ChrisLT
    @ChrisLT 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This sort of stuff is always super helpful.

  • @jimmyr1888
    @jimmyr1888 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very informative man, thank you for this. You’re so much better at it than you think, which seems obvious to us and less so to you for some reason. Just so much all around talent impresses the hell out of me time after time. From a fellow drummer/guitarist…

  • @pbonemanband
    @pbonemanband 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Me as one man band. I really appreciated the mixing details. Thank you Rabea!!!

  • @ianarsenault
    @ianarsenault 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow that's super cool, interesting to see how doubling up the drum samples made the sound so much fuller.

  • @Curt-Mitchell
    @Curt-Mitchell 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This sounds killer. Thanks for the explanation! GGD trick really cool.

  • @at_at
    @at_at 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great stuff, Rabea!

  • @digital360
    @digital360 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lots more of these please! Your mixes sound great

  • @remedydrums2
    @remedydrums2 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    heard this explained a thousand times, but this hit different. Instantly replicated 🤘

  • @JamesUnityFuchs
    @JamesUnityFuchs 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    sounds fantastic......you are the vibe king

  • @MeasAgun
    @MeasAgun 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love it! Awesome composition and sound. Cheers from France 💜

  • @luisgeronimomarquezparra8990
    @luisgeronimomarquezparra8990 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow loved the song, great beat!

  • @tyman8173
    @tyman8173 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice one Rabea, I learned a ton from this.

  • @StaceyDouglas
    @StaceyDouglas 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks Rabea! Love this track!

  • @simclimie6045
    @simclimie6045 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    RABEA.... BECAUSE OF YOU
    NOW I USE BASS SYNTHS...
    A GREAT IDEA AND FILLS THE LOW END

  • @adamkollarSOOT
    @adamkollarSOOT 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    very useful, as I'm just learning how to mix/master, it's super handy. Thank You golden hand!

  • @skydonut
    @skydonut 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is fascinating@rabea .. thanks man

  • @kevinneil6196
    @kevinneil6196 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    YES! YES! YES!

  • @jumpbackgeno
    @jumpbackgeno 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yeah Bro thanks for listening, we dig this and remember a long time ago when you did Superior Drummer tutorials haha wow always a fan here🤘🏼

  • @garyoneill5648
    @garyoneill5648 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    awesome thank you bea, so many awesome tips :0)

  • @Morroh
    @Morroh 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this man, thanks for sharing!
    I found the parts about the small hidden synth bits really insightful. They add a nice subtle energy that gives the song just a bit more movement. Kinda of like a modern shaker/tambourine track.
    Iv always avoided side chaining the kick and bass because I thought it was more of an EDM production move, really works here though. If it works it works.
    The synth features on your plugin actually look really inspiring to play with, I’ll have to check it out.

  • @kasra3657
    @kasra3657 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank u for sharing man 🤟

  • @OZCover
    @OZCover 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video. Will be very useful 🤘

  • @TheOnlineMusician
    @TheOnlineMusician 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Super useful tips..love that piece.. Please do a theory analysis as well!

  • @Mateplaysguitar
    @Mateplaysguitar 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is gold, thank you!

  • @Cheximus
    @Cheximus 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No where to comment about Grinding Gears Vol 4 - the ending to Collateral Damage is just insane. I cant get enough!

  • @BlackenedNL
    @BlackenedNL 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really enjoyed this thank you!

  • @HaroldLem
    @HaroldLem 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very instructive and inspiring video 👍

  • @hoam1293
    @hoam1293 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    THANK YOU BEAAAA!

  • @j-fquevillon8134
    @j-fquevillon8134 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You're masterbuss top-down plugins is pretty intense EQ wise, but yeah if it works, it works!! Sounding good anyway! Keep it up 🔥

  • @cwwisk
    @cwwisk 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nice!

  • @lacyrytex
    @lacyrytex 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great walk-through! Would be great with a "Recording / Mixing" playlist!

  • @JayJayStudios1
    @JayJayStudios1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love your work Rabea!
    About Soothe 2 you mentioned in the Master Bus:
    It is kind of AI yes, but also not as far as I know. It is officially a "Resonance Surpressor", meaning it intelligently tries to surpress overshooting frequencies. It can go a lot in detail, but it is similar to an dynamic EQ or MultibandCompressor, but it is more intelligent. It doesn't really have fixed values, besides the one you see in the GUI.
    Gullfoss is very similar to this, but somehow it does it different hence the different sound. I normally use Gullfoss on the Master and Soothe on singular tracks. But whatever works and sounds good! 👍
    Be aware guys, lots of the plugins on the Masterchain actually make it louder (which always sounds better. Especially in case of Rabeas songs, since they are fucking awesome haha)

  • @drebrose1983
    @drebrose1983 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    smash and grab still killing it

  • @Manbearpigpork
    @Manbearpigpork 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this is so cool

  • @meggiefromdrogheda
    @meggiefromdrogheda 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you!

  • @omynel
    @omynel 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your bass tones are always so utterly nasty 🤘😤🤘

  • @will_guitarmusic
    @will_guitarmusic 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sensacional ❤

  • @callumvernon7053
    @callumvernon7053 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Use your ears, not eyes. Like you said theres many ways of doing things and I absolutely agree with you on that. The one thing I always suggest to people is high pass, as it’s the most important regarding headroom and cleaning up the mix. The one thing you can’t gain overnight is experience of mixing different instruments and timbres together, once you know how to “glue” the frequencies together it’s only upwards from there!
    Something I’d recommend with your mix is to use the gain plugin to essentially level your mix first so that the faders have the best resolution. Gain staging is very important too.

  • @Thryce23
    @Thryce23 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good shit man 😝

  • @1siriuswolf
    @1siriuswolf 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That death git part so effing wicked 💀

  • @Schpacky
    @Schpacky 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of your best mixes to date my guy! Were you using the neve 1073 bakes intothe guitars? And if so what was the settings? Love you brother looking forward to your future releases!

  • @olivierjezequel
    @olivierjezequel 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice ! Thanks for that detailed video ! I use Logic too and always struggled with mastering. The new AI mastering they released with the latest update has solved a lot of that for me. But it is probably not open enough to specific controls for you ;)

  • @rockprophecy2897
    @rockprophecy2897 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Top Drawer!

  • @Clinthopanonymous
    @Clinthopanonymous 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have a part in one my songs that I use your synth basically just like this. Put it on a clean guitar, layer that bad boy and it just fills up a room.

  • @GreigSills
    @GreigSills 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing walkthrough mate. Def helped me a lot. 1 quick question though, do the GGD drums have the processing on them (turbo switch etc.) or are they the raw sounds?

  • @lilian896
    @lilian896 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Like the Soothe.★

  • @MASTERRIFFS
    @MASTERRIFFS 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    cool

  • @BeHeardStudio
    @BeHeardStudio 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Super cool Rabea!
    I'm pretty sure you heard about Flatline 2 right?
    That would replace JST clip and Pro-L2 alltogether and it sounds so mean!
    Saving on audio engine load + Sounds so good, why not!
    I really love your songs, keep them coming!
    Rock on!

  • @robphegan90
    @robphegan90 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome content loving the mix breakdowns. How do you run Neural DSP standalone into a virtual mixer in Logic Pro?

  • @defmu3825
    @defmu3825 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    20:22 I love the fact that you consider this bass tone as a "clean bass".🤣 Sounds great though!

  • @electricwhiterabbit
    @electricwhiterabbit 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sounds great. Curious why you didn't print the drum tracks? was the latency good enough with them?

  • @JoePacheco
    @JoePacheco 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video! Thanks for the insight! I'm curious, did you get this mastered or did you master it yourself? I'd love to know what your final level was when you submitted it to streaming platforms. 😊
    Thanks!

  • @zackdaniels4110
    @zackdaniels4110 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Anyone else so entirely lost on music production that even this very well put together and described video means absolutely nothing?

  • @MarkHolden73
    @MarkHolden73 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for this, I'm only just getting back to mixing and certainly not a pro. Just a thought on phase (yes its your ears that make the final decision) would it be an idea to bounce the midi for the kicks to separate audio tracks then you can see (I feel the comments about using your eyes already) what the phase alignment is like. A full phase flip may not of been required depending on how the sample was recorded. nudging or delaying the kick may have a better result. I'm only thinking out loud here and I'm sure Dave will have much better advice. Your Kick here sound fine to me :)

  • @RSCOTTRKS
    @RSCOTTRKS 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I Wish UAD would release "FATSO" in Native format............Do more vid's like this dude........I'm sponging this stuff up !

  • @BoogieMan568
    @BoogieMan568 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the song. And stunning guitar tones :-) You look tired mate🙂

  • @qaijuana
    @qaijuana 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I can't unhear MJ's Beat It from 6:50 onwards ahaks!

    • @clemlvn9598
      @clemlvn9598 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha

  • @TheRealFoxeR
    @TheRealFoxeR 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey Rabea, could you do a run-through of how you edit videos like this?

  • @rishabhbose29
    @rishabhbose29 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey Bea, how are those Gene's treating ya mate. I believe those are the 41s right. I have a Neumann 2.1 setup at my Home Studio. Planning to get a pair of 41s with a 7350. But they will leave me broke as hell.

  • @Pure_KodiakWILD_Power
    @Pure_KodiakWILD_Power 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting information, brother. It would be cool if we could also sit in on some of your writing sessions-- once the song has been released and copyrighted, etc, if you're worried about that kind of thing.

  • @sunhead-x
    @sunhead-x 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I would SO SO SO MUCH LOVE to get access to your backing tracks (minus lead guitar), and i would definitely pay for it!!

  • @chrija03
    @chrija03 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Not sure if this has been covered before...but what gear are you using to play-in your drums? What's the e-kit your playing and how are you getting midi into logic?

  • @XSUFFOKATEX
    @XSUFFOKATEX 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Question...when you are tracking your rhythm guitars are you using different amps? Or are you just panning the same amp L/R to make it sound wider?

  • @geoffnightingale9290
    @geoffnightingale9290 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do you draw automation or use a write fader controller? Epic mix.

  • @JUNK_ZONE
    @JUNK_ZONE 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Am I missing something or is my Logic just not up to date? I can have a stereo bus for guitars in Logic X now?

    • @RabeaMassaad
      @RabeaMassaad  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah haha! When you create a bus, you can check if it’s mono or stereo. Near the top of the strip where you’d see input - should have a mono stereo button.

    • @JUNK_ZONE
      @JUNK_ZONE 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RabeaMassaad Oh word. Thanks, dude.

  • @0threeeeee
    @0threeeeee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would love to see mix breakdown on parade of rage

  • @yigit_kuru
    @yigit_kuru 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I NEED THAT DRUM PRESET! 😮

  • @brandangullison4989
    @brandangullison4989 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dorje is one of my favourite bands

  • @ysteinhansen5300
    @ysteinhansen5300 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How many cortex's do you possess Mr. Massaad?

  • @jdubbs9655
    @jdubbs9655 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for the share! What bit rate and khz resolution do you record at?

    • @RabeaMassaad
      @RabeaMassaad  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks!
      24Bit - 44.1

    • @jdubbs9655
      @jdubbs9655 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you. I would have guessed 32 Bit at 48khz. Amazing the results you got!@@RabeaMassaad

  • @IndyRockStar
    @IndyRockStar 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    do you only do instrumental music? Do want vocals, or can't find a fitting vocalist?