It’s like when you’re drawing, you need to do a quick sketch to make sure the structure and proportions are right. And from there... fine tuning. If you start with the fine details... you will probably make a mess.
Good stuff. I started recording/mixing back in the "good old analog days". I almost feel kind of bad for the younger people that have only known digital daws and such. Mainly because they have always had basically "unlimited" options for everything i.e.: track count, Fx (plug-ins), the number of mixes and tracks you can keep/use later. Too much choice can be daunting, and choosing what to use and when to stop is the key and really difficult. We used to be forced to make decisions quickly about what and how to record something, and live with them. There's a type of freedom in that. Also, about automation being underused, I agree. Way back then I remember having 2 or 3 people all with their hands on different faders doing a mix. It was crazy. But when I first saw automation, and had access to it with a daw, it was like magic to me and I couldn't wIt to use it as much as possible. I still feel that way to this day and automate all of my mixes as much as I can. Still magic to me. Peace.
Let’s keep in mind that Andy Wallace is purely mixing. He is not producing or making music. Mixing vs getting the right sound. Wallace isn’t spending time in the studio composing or tweaking sounds. Two separate activities.
@@Nikkimaya1 I think the point is that he can focuses on one thing only. When you're doing everything yourself (composing, recording, mixing, mastering) you can adjust things on many more layers and it can be overwhelming. Is it sounding bad because of the performance? The instrument original sound? The recordning? The mixing? Is it simply a bad song in the end?
None of that amounts to anything relevant about this idea of keeping it simple though. Even if you’re doing everything yourself, that’s all the more reason to keep mixing simple.
I've noticed that most gear heads love polishing turds of songs. It's almost like my guitar-collecting friends that can't play one of their 50 guitars. It's funny how the world works like that. I'll try to keep it simple, Graham. Thanks for the great video.
I literally just like trying to make bullshit sound good, because if you can achieve making something sound good, it doesn’t matter what it actually is.
I made a mix that I'm really happy with. Translates awesome. Sounds powerful And I completely forgot to add any complimentary eq curves. I went back and added them and the "glue" was gone and it sounded like garbage Almost shit myself
Excellent tips, Graham! Thanks a lot. I have often used the tip 1, the quick mix. But this video comes as a good reminder that I should continue that practice and do it more often. The three takeaways: 1. The quick mix. 2. Using only one EQ and one compressor for mixing. 3. Riding the faders, i.e. volume automation.
Great tips! Definitely strive to use these on my mixes. 100% agree on riding the fader to influence what the listener will focus on... Great psychological tip.
It's so interesting to hear how the experts are doing it. We can learn so much from their years of experience! I am still learning how to mix, but I hope I can be as good as Andy one day :)
Some great reminders here. I like the concept of the quick mix. I often get so focused diving deep and soon lose that initial perspective that really counts. Thanks!
Great points, I like the last one, riding the faders. I watched a Chris Lord Alge video and at the very end of his mix, after he's done all the eq, compression, effects, ect.. he does several automation passes with each finger holding a fader and like a conductor he cuts or accents as the song is going along, and then he play's it back, and if he hears a spot where he went to far or not far enough, he overwrites that spot and does this over and over until he has what he wants. This is a great way to get a dynamic mix, without doing this, a mix sounds flat and lifeless, and the listener attention may drift away, which is the last thing you want people to do. Thanks for the video, God Bless!
Lets remember hes only using eq and compression on a ssl board which does sound good, but also is recorded with a great mic in a excellent treated booth, going into a expensive preamp then into a expensive converter, n who knows if theyre eq’ing or compressing on the way in. So theyre stuff going into the rack is already full and warm and nice harmonics in the sound source. So dont think you can just record something in your room on your $200 interface and $200 mic and get the same results. Not saying its not possible to get very close with treating your room and decent equipment, but equipment does matter.
Andy proved technique is more important than anything in just one sentence. Everybody wants to know these extravagant and complex moves that will make a mix PERFECT but under-estimate the simplicity of perfection. I know I tend to WANT to make a thousand moves when starting off, but sometimes you dont really need to do much to get that mix where it needs to be.
Andy Wallace has mixed almost all the music that I ever liked. How many times did I like an album and was surprised to see he mixed it again. Recently I've heard Jeff Buckey's Grace for the first time random on TH-cam and I though what a song and what a mix. OK, I went to check who's done the mix and there he is again...the guy is incredible.
Great advice and using Andy as an example how to do it right is great. Back in 1981 I did an EP with the band I was in doing the producer/engineer role as well as playing (I was the only one with a clue about the studio stuff and we got the studio time for free). The recorder was a Tascam 80-8 half inch 8 track so it was record 6 tracks and bounce. Lot of DAW users would benefit from limits of that setup, once you bounce you're committed so you learn to do it right.
Saw a FOH engineer in Las Vegas - Legions Theatre - ride the faders for an Elvis impersonator and Marilyn Monroe . Doing the show 3x a day, he knew right when to punch it to get more dynamics, MORE of a show. Well, well, Andy Wallace likely influenced this engineer some 30 years ago also. I am still using this technique today, making recorded music engaging for the singing audience. Your first 40 videos were on some private Facebook forum and I could not ever reply. This is the first I've seen on You Tube. Therefore, THANK YOU FOR THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF AUDIO INFORMATION COMING OUR WAY. After years of trying, I finally mixed one song that is stunning, thanks to you.
I agree about keeping it simple... I'm fairly new to DAW's and have been using Abelton with great success for recording and mixing Jam Tracks.. following basically these very steps... I keep it simple and have been getting great results... thanks for posting this video :)
I rarely comment anything here, but your enlightening video made me really happy right now because I just realized what was really bothering me for ages: relying too much on the gear and blaming my simple setup in making amateur mixes. These 3 tips prove I was wrong and I kinda knew it all the way, just didn’t have someone so legendary as Andy Wallace encourage me. Thank you for this, Graham!
Great stuff! This channel has tremendously helped me in my mixing journey for the past 3 years! Graham even replied to my email twice as to how he helped me gain traction and have local artists get my services as well... keep it coming Graham! always love you sharing valuable information to us!
I think people need that gear thing because maybe it would get them to another level mentally. It is of course much cooler to mix on a console than dragging automation lines with the mouse. But a good DAW controller can do a great job here and costs a fraction of an ssl for example. I do love consoles and gear a lot but making an investment in good acoustics will do much more to your mixes than awesome analog gear. I see nice gear all the time but it seems room acoustics doesn't matter to people that much but it has far more impact on sound than plugins etc. Great video Graham!!!
Day 1: the mix sound awesome Day 2: mmm The bass sounds weird, maybe a cut at 1k Day 3: where are the drums? Day 4: mm I should cut some harshness of guitar Day 5 and 6 and 7 8 9 10 FUCK THIS MATERIAL!!
I agree with everything here, but there is one key difference. Andy works in studios that have perfect acoustics and works with professional musicians that can actually play their damned instruments really REALLY well and he has access to all the greatest gear (yes I know gear isn't everything, but at that level gear is something). They know how to place the mics in the exact right spots, etc. Most of us home mixers often work with amateur musicians in less idea conditions and when we finish recording there are already a host of problems - dynamics going out of wack, people being way off time, loud floor noises, lots of pops and clicks coming from somewhere, people who have a hard time playing with real authority and drive, phasing issues, etc. I bet if I had the tracks that Andy gets before mixing then I could create a pretty damn solid track too! Certainly not as good as Andy, but in that world everyone is so professional and so good at their jobs that by the time you get the tracks it's already 85% mixed.
All of Andy’s points make a hard argument. Give Andy nothing but stock resources and he’s still going to give you a bonafide Andy Wallace production. It’s in the ears and hands, not in the wallet.
You are really great! Thank you for this video, for all of them! You're helping our community in so many ways. I'm so grateful for your videos and expertise...
I'm currently shopping around for my main plugins to use 90 % of the time. I need and want plugins that actually do what they're made for which sadly not all plugins do. Accurately that is.
Not "pointless" energy, look at the biggest Mixers, Manny Marroquin, Jaycen Joshua etc they use A LOT of outboards and they make up about 70% of today's music so I'd say the outboard gear is significant and saying otherwise is just plain ignorance.
I think the major problem today is people trying to make all things in box.. whit poor recording without outbox gears, trying to resolve all things in the mixing in the computer
Not disputing these words of wisdom. But.. Having tracks delivered or recording himself, that already sounds “right”, (mic placement and choise,) really helps on this approach. ;-)
You've been catalyst in my growth as a musician. Seriously, thank you so much. I've have worked on mixes for years, sometimes just on one song. My goal this year is to chill and just approach it with minimalism.
Well since I got the wavves ssl bundle it's all I use. I don't think I pretty much need anything else too ahahaha. First through ssl channel and IF I REALLY NEED IT through ssl eq and comp. But most of the time the channel is just fine. Now the automation tip is a really good idea that I always overlooked
I like how a lot of the advice on this channel isn't so much about what you should do, but instead what you should avoid doing. I find I learn a lot from mistakes and errors, success stories don't do much for me. Thanks for another great video :)
well thats the thing, andy is not standing there making the music as well, he focuses exclusively on the mix there is a big difference you need hours of creative flow + mixing , thats why its so hard , losing touch with the mix etc
i love the idea of simplifying the process of mixing to faders, eq, and compression bcus i feel like theres always more to learn about mixing with different plugins or whatever to get me overwhelmed about how my mixes sound
As an artist, we have tossed so many mix's from mixers that were automated. Now, if you clear it with the band sure, or they are in the room during the mix, no probs. Changing the songs intent, focus, drive or energy is up to the artist's not the mixer. Your job is to mix the artist's intent, not yours, it is their art, not yours. Some of the best music ever recorded has zero automation! Seek the artist's intent, and you will lose less.
So the moral of the story is stop piling on plugins to polish your turd mixes. Get the sound right at the source and use less processing like Andy Wallace.
I'm definitely the world's worst when it comes to taking forever to mix songs. (I've averaged one song a YEAR due to burnout from perfectionism). Recently, I finished recording a new(ish) song and paid for someone to create a drum track-something you suggested on the last VIP Live Q&A, and it was totally worth it! Now it's time to mix, and I want to get it done quick so it won't become yet another abandoned project. I just need to trust my gut, get the mix, and get on with the next project. Great video. Hope to see you at the next VIP Live Q&A.
Hey Graham I'm not sure if it was Andy Wallace that was talking about this trick, but have you heard of the "opposite pan" send trick for guitars? (Guitars panned left have their reverb and delay sends panned right and vice versa.) What do you think of it?
good stuff. nothing surprising here, but I've had a chance to learn first hand from Phil Ramone, Jimmy Jam, and others, so yep this is all sound advice. consider buying the channel strip and master buss compressor directly from DUENDE, who makes the SSLs. why buy a slightly cheaper imitation from waves or slate or universal when you can buy the real actually software that DUENDE makes themselves. but I do recommend 3rd party software from SoundToys, they rock.
Not gonna lie he's done some good work back in the day, but some of his later work really leaves a lot to be desired, the mixing on ADTR Bad Vibrations, is actually kinda shockingly bad, the EQ is all over the place, way too bass heavy and nothing has any definition. Same goes for AX7 The Stage and Linkin Park The Hunting Party, to me it sounds like he did his quick mix and left it without checking if it actually translated to other systems.
True! Less is more... Specially the "fast mixing" approach brought us a lot of advantages. Always make sure you keep enough "dB air" free for the mastering process. Great video, well explained.
In music composition and production, less is definitely more. I've learned that the hard way over the years... not just for mixing plugins but also with VSTs and parts/arrangements in general !
Excellent video, Graham! People forget what a HUGE DIFFERENCE a good production makes over the mix. Record like the world is going to end, the sound has to be there. Then have fun mixing those great sounds.
My biggest mistake mixing was watching any tutorials on how to mix. Including yours. My best mixes date back to 2004 when I didn't know much, but knew what I wanted to hear. I just played with it until it sounded good. I had some rules - Kick at -3 db, Bass at -6 db, Snare at -3 db, Hi-hat or similar at -9 or -12 db peak level, compressed. Limiter on the master buss, from the beginning. Those mixes sound great in cars, even though I, obviously, didn't mix them in cars but on shitty Hi-Fi speakers. After learning more about mixing and getting better gear I find my self unable to achieve the same standards. What's wrong with me? Am I allowing your workflow and experience to affect me too much?
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Great stuff Graham and well pointed out how simple is genious.
He also mixed Meteora by Linkin Park! Andy Wallace the mix king
Also city of evil by a7x
@@NikoSatiaNuryanto Not onle Coe, but all albums from this album.
Mixed Hybrid Theory, Meteora, and The Hunting Party
It’s like when you’re drawing, you need to do a quick sketch to make sure the structure and proportions are right. And from there... fine tuning.
If you start with the fine details... you will probably make a mess.
Good stuff. I started recording/mixing back in the "good old analog days". I almost feel kind of bad for the younger people that have only known digital daws and such. Mainly because they have always had basically "unlimited" options for everything i.e.: track count, Fx (plug-ins), the number of mixes and tracks you can keep/use later. Too much choice can be daunting, and choosing what to use and when to stop is the key and really difficult. We used to be forced to make decisions quickly about what and how to record something, and live with them. There's a type of freedom in that. Also, about automation being underused, I agree. Way back then I remember having 2 or 3 people all with their hands on different faders doing a mix. It was crazy. But when I first saw automation, and had access to it with a daw, it was like magic to me and I couldn't wIt to use it as much as possible. I still feel that way to this day and automate all of my mixes as much as I can. Still magic to me. Peace.
You missed mentioning one of the best albums of all time that he mixed: Jeff Buckley's "Grace".
Let’s keep in mind that Andy Wallace is purely mixing. He is not producing or making music. Mixing vs getting the right sound. Wallace isn’t spending time in the studio composing or tweaking sounds. Two separate activities.
And your point is....?
@@Nikkimaya1 I think the point is that he can focuses on one thing only. When you're doing everything yourself (composing, recording, mixing, mastering) you can adjust things on many more layers and it can be overwhelming. Is it sounding bad because of the performance? The instrument original sound? The recordning? The mixing? Is it simply a bad song in the end?
None of that amounts to anything relevant about this idea of keeping it simple though. Even if you’re doing everything yourself, that’s all the more reason to keep mixing simple.
Ehem, Andy does producing also..
@@DrSamE not my point
I've noticed that most gear heads love polishing turds of songs.
It's almost like my guitar-collecting friends that can't play one of their 50 guitars.
It's funny how the world works like that. I'll try to keep it simple, Graham. Thanks for the great video.
I literally just like trying to make bullshit sound good, because if you can achieve making something sound good, it doesn’t matter what it actually is.
I made a mix that I'm really happy with. Translates awesome. Sounds powerful
And I completely forgot to add any complimentary eq curves.
I went back and added them and the "glue" was gone and it sounded like garbage
Almost shit myself
Excellent tips, Graham! Thanks a lot. I have often used the tip 1, the quick mix. But this video comes as a good reminder that I should continue that practice and do it more often.
The three takeaways:
1. The quick mix.
2. Using only one EQ and one compressor for mixing.
3. Riding the faders, i.e. volume automation.
Customer's DO NOT pay me for the gear/software. They pay me for my TASTE.
I really appreciate that Andy regards the art making more than the gear. We got into making music because of the joys, not the toys :)
Great tips! Definitely strive to use these on my mixes. 100% agree on riding the fader to influence what the listener will focus on... Great psychological tip.
I agree
It's so interesting to hear how the experts are doing it. We can learn so much from their years of experience! I am still learning how to mix, but I hope I can be as good as Andy one day :)
The classic old tip "less is more"
Some great reminders here. I like the concept of the quick mix. I often get so focused diving deep and soon lose that initial perspective that really counts. Thanks!
Great points, I like the last one, riding the faders. I watched a Chris Lord Alge video and at the very end of his mix, after he's done all the eq, compression, effects, ect.. he does several automation passes with each finger holding a fader and like a conductor he cuts or accents as the song is going along, and then he play's it back, and if he hears a spot where he went to far or not far enough, he overwrites that spot and does this over and over until he has what he wants. This is a great way to get a dynamic mix, without doing this, a mix sounds flat and lifeless, and the listener attention may drift away, which is the last thing you want people to do. Thanks for the video, God Bless!
Lets remember hes only using eq and compression on a ssl board which does sound good, but also is recorded with a great mic in a excellent treated booth, going into a expensive preamp then into a expensive converter, n who knows if theyre eq’ing or compressing on the way in. So theyre stuff going into the rack is already full and warm and nice harmonics in the sound source. So dont think you can just record something in your room on your $200 interface and $200 mic and get the same results. Not saying its not possible to get very close with treating your room and decent equipment, but equipment does matter.
Yeah, what happened during tracking ?
Great advice, spending too long on a song is a big problem for me.
Andy proved technique is more important than anything in just one sentence. Everybody wants to know these extravagant and complex moves that will make a mix PERFECT but under-estimate the simplicity of perfection. I know I tend to WANT to make a thousand moves when starting off, but sometimes you dont really need to do much to get that mix where it needs to be.
Andy Wallace has mixed almost all the music that I ever liked. How many times did I like an album and was surprised to see he mixed it again. Recently I've heard Jeff Buckey's Grace for the first time random on TH-cam and I though what a song and what a mix. OK, I went to check who's done the mix and there he is again...the guy is incredible.
Great advice and using Andy as an example how to do it right is great. Back in 1981 I did an EP with the band I was in doing the producer/engineer role as well as playing (I was the only one with a clue about the studio stuff and we got the studio time for free). The recorder was a Tascam 80-8 half inch 8 track so it was record 6 tracks and bounce. Lot of DAW users would benefit from limits of that setup, once you bounce you're committed so you learn to do it right.
Saw a FOH engineer in Las Vegas - Legions Theatre - ride the faders for an Elvis impersonator and Marilyn Monroe . Doing the show 3x a day, he knew right when to punch it to get more dynamics, MORE of a show. Well, well, Andy Wallace likely influenced this engineer some 30 years ago also. I am still using this technique today, making recorded music engaging for the singing audience.
Your first 40 videos were on some private Facebook forum and I could not ever reply. This is the first I've seen on You Tube. Therefore, THANK YOU FOR THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF AUDIO INFORMATION COMING OUR WAY. After years of trying, I finally mixed one song that is stunning, thanks to you.
I agree about keeping it simple... I'm fairly new to DAW's and have been using Abelton with great success for recording and mixing Jam Tracks.. following basically these very steps... I keep it simple and have been getting great results... thanks for posting this video :)
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I rarely comment anything here, but your enlightening video made me really happy right now because I just realized what was really bothering me for ages: relying too much on the gear and blaming my simple setup in making amateur mixes. These 3 tips prove I was wrong and I kinda knew it all the way, just didn’t have someone so legendary as Andy Wallace encourage me. Thank you for this, Graham!
Great stuff! This channel has tremendously helped me in my mixing journey for the past 3 years! Graham even replied to my email twice as to how he helped me gain traction and have local artists get my services as well... keep it coming Graham! always love you sharing valuable information to us!
His bass tone comes from spx90. Outboard. Program 13 or 14
I think people need that gear thing because maybe it would get them to another level mentally. It is of course much cooler to mix on a console than dragging automation lines with the mouse. But a good DAW controller can do a great job here and costs a fraction of an ssl for example. I do love consoles and gear a lot but making an investment in good acoustics will do much more to your mixes than awesome analog gear. I see nice gear all the time but it seems room acoustics doesn't matter to people that much but it has far more impact on sound than plugins etc.
Great video Graham!!!
Day 1: the mix sound awesome
Day 2: mmm The bass sounds weird, maybe a cut at 1k
Day 3: where are the drums?
Day 4: mm I should cut some harshness of guitar
Day 5 and 6 and 7
8
9
10
FUCK THIS MATERIAL!!
Andy Wallace changed the sound of rock forever.
Your videos are simply the best man. You allways try to seek for the big perspective and cut the gear bullshit. So encouraging!
Here's a clip of Linkin Park explaining working with Andy Wallace. th-cam.com/video/k2Tu5uJ3FYs/w-d-xo.html
amazing tips for begginers like me.... really appreciate it!... thanks... greets from Mexico!
Nice work! Hope you're doing well Graham - we miss you!
I agree with everything here, but there is one key difference. Andy works in studios that have perfect acoustics and works with professional musicians that can actually play their damned instruments really REALLY well and he has access to all the greatest gear (yes I know gear isn't everything, but at that level gear is something). They know how to place the mics in the exact right spots, etc. Most of us home mixers often work with amateur musicians in less idea conditions and when we finish recording there are already a host of problems - dynamics going out of wack, people being way off time, loud floor noises, lots of pops and clicks coming from somewhere, people who have a hard time playing with real authority and drive, phasing issues, etc.
I bet if I had the tracks that Andy gets before mixing then I could create a pretty damn solid track too! Certainly not as good as Andy, but in that world everyone is so professional and so good at their jobs that by the time you get the tracks it's already 85% mixed.
Honestly this is 100% correct your 1st mix is usually the one the less you use to more you get in sound quality
All of Andy’s points make a hard argument. Give Andy nothing but stock resources and he’s still going to give you a bonafide Andy Wallace production. It’s in the ears and hands, not in the wallet.
You are really great! Thank you for this video, for all of them! You're helping our community in so many ways. I'm so grateful for your videos and expertise...
I'm currently shopping around for my main plugins to use 90 % of the time. I need and want plugins that actually do what they're made for which sadly not all plugins do. Accurately that is.
Hi Graham,
Are you saying balance the mix even before throwing plug ins? Will try that. 🤩 thanks.
Not "pointless" energy, look at the biggest Mixers, Manny Marroquin, Jaycen Joshua etc they use A LOT of outboards and they make up about 70% of today's music so I'd say the outboard gear is significant and saying otherwise is just plain ignorance.
I think the major problem today is people trying to make all things in box.. whit poor recording without outbox gears, trying to resolve all things in the mixing in the computer
Not disputing these words of wisdom. But.. Having tracks delivered or recording himself, that already sounds “right”, (mic placement and choise,) really helps on this approach. ;-)
Nick Nayme yes!!!!!
You've been catalyst in my growth as a musician. Seriously, thank you so much.
I've have worked on mixes for years, sometimes just on one song. My goal this year is to chill and just approach it with minimalism.
Excellent presentation of Andy Wallace. Thank you :)
Well since I got the wavves ssl bundle it's all I use. I don't think I pretty much need anything else too ahahaha. First through ssl channel and IF I REALLY NEED IT through ssl eq and comp. But most of the time the channel is just fine. Now the automation tip is a really good idea that I always overlooked
I like how a lot of the advice on this channel isn't so much about what you should do, but instead what you should avoid doing. I find I learn a lot from mistakes and errors, success stories don't do much for me. Thanks for another great video :)
well thats the thing, andy is not standing there making the music as well, he focuses exclusively on the mix
there is a big difference you need hours of creative flow + mixing , thats why its so hard , losing touch with the mix etc
i love the idea of simplifying the process of mixing to faders, eq, and compression bcus i feel like theres always more to learn about mixing with different plugins or whatever to get me overwhelmed about how my mixes sound
Like the idea of bringing up something at the start of a chorus and dialling it back. Worth the price of entry alone. Ta, jedi Graham.
Really stretched this 2min video out to get that ad revenue huh
As an artist, we have tossed so many mix's from mixers that were automated. Now, if you clear it with the band sure, or they are in the room during the mix, no probs. Changing the songs intent, focus, drive or energy is up to the artist's not the mixer. Your job is to mix the artist's intent, not yours, it is their art, not yours. Some of the best music ever recorded has zero automation! Seek the artist's intent, and you will lose less.
Excuse me andy if you read this . Looking for different mixes you may have kept of bands . Would be really cool 🙌
Simplicity is the key for everything
So basically the gear he uses was used when it was recorded.
So the moral of the story is stop piling on plugins to polish your turd mixes. Get the sound right at the source and use less processing like Andy Wallace.
I'm definitely the world's worst when it comes to taking forever to mix songs. (I've averaged one song a YEAR due to burnout from perfectionism). Recently, I finished recording a new(ish) song and paid for someone to create a drum track-something you suggested on the last VIP Live Q&A, and it was totally worth it! Now it's time to mix, and I want to get it done quick so it won't become yet another abandoned project. I just need to trust my gut, get the mix, and get on with the next project. Great video. Hope to see you at the next VIP Live Q&A.
Your contact lenses make you look like Emperor Palpatine. Sorry, it's true.
in 1991 andy wallace mixed nirvana - nevermind and sepultura - arise
Agreed, nothing like orchestrating with tactile faders and initial perceptions!
well, the recording process is very important too, so... XD
Abel Vallés haha yeah exactly
the best lesson I have learned from him is to hype up the high mids as much as possible. that's where the energy is.
Too much jibber jab, number one rule of film “show, don’t tell”
Maybe you should learn to effectively listen. It's not jibber jabber, it's really good advice
Great video
Hey Graham I'm not sure if it was Andy Wallace that was talking about this trick, but have you heard of the "opposite pan" send trick for guitars? (Guitars panned left have their reverb and delay sends panned right and vice versa.) What do you think of it?
M I’ve seen G do a vid on this before. He likes it
This dude speaks like he’s a street vendor who sells shitty things but talks like it’s the best thing you can get
the gear obsession is an anxiety coping mechanism. something you can control
liked the way you summed up the stuff buddy, its about the impact!
Creed, Limp Bizkit, chevelle
Would there be any way I could talk to you personally ?
good stuff. nothing surprising here, but I've had a chance to learn first hand from Phil Ramone, Jimmy Jam, and others, so yep this is all sound advice. consider buying the channel strip and master buss compressor directly from DUENDE, who makes the SSLs. why buy a slightly cheaper imitation from waves or slate or universal when you can buy the real actually software that DUENDE makes themselves. but I do recommend 3rd party software from SoundToys, they rock.
I can't thank you enough! Awesome content.
Recycling other videos ?
Not gonna lie he's done some good work back in the day, but some of his later work really leaves a lot to be desired, the mixing on ADTR Bad Vibrations, is actually kinda shockingly bad, the EQ is all over the place, way too bass heavy and nothing has any definition. Same goes for AX7 The Stage and Linkin Park The Hunting Party, to me it sounds like he did his quick mix and left it without checking if it actually translated to other systems.
Automate those faders!!
True! Less is more... Specially the "fast mixing" approach brought us a lot of advantages. Always make sure you keep enough "dB air" free for the mastering process. Great video, well explained.
Annnnnnnnd SSL’s are the best thing on earth for mixing. 🤫
Like literally you have Pink Floyd pulse in your eyes lol
Yes a first quick mix is like a first draft of a novel. I’ve always done this before going deeper, thank for the great content!
In music composition and production, less is definitely more. I've learned that the hard way over the years... not just for mixing plugins but also with VSTs and parts/arrangements in general !
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My quick mixes bounced out for friends to listen to new songs usually are 75% done. When I over-think it the music suffers.
Like if Graham is better than Andy !
All of this information, is intuitive
This is a great commentary.
You’re amazing ! Thank you for the knowledge! Would be amazing if you can let me know how my mixes came out on my channel ! Thank you!
Why you have so creepy looking eyes?
Thank You!!!
Great job!! thanks
Super important tips
Thanks for the recap of the key takeaways! Good to know, and encouraging and inspiring. Your hard emphasis on them helped to drive their importance.
Excellent video, Graham!
People forget what a HUGE DIFFERENCE a good production makes over the mix. Record like the world is going to end, the sound has to be there.
Then have fun mixing those great sounds.
Is your hair turning gray..?
I agree! 100%
My biggest mistake mixing was watching any tutorials on how to mix. Including yours. My best mixes date back to 2004 when I didn't know much, but knew what I wanted to hear. I just played with it until it sounded good. I had some rules - Kick at -3 db, Bass at -6 db, Snare at -3 db, Hi-hat or similar at -9 or -12 db peak level, compressed. Limiter on the master buss, from the beginning. Those mixes sound great in cars, even though I, obviously, didn't mix them in cars but on shitty Hi-Fi speakers. After learning more about mixing and getting better gear I find my self unable to achieve the same standards. What's wrong with me? Am I allowing your workflow and experience to affect me too much?
Nebojša Nikolić I think you’ve sacrificed your ears for an “academic” approach. Just my opinion though
this is a great video
brilliant video
Love you man...
Great video.
My last mix consisted of 95% Waves SSL E channel. I used the EQ and compressor on almost every track it worked well and it glued the mix together.