Good tips here. Also believe that taking too long on a project can cause you to second guess yourself on unimportant details. Go with what feels and sounds good and move on!
Agree, life goes on and good music will shine regardless of the mixing: what I mean is there is more than one way to mix a good song and make it shine. Then again if the music is mediocre, there´s not too much you can do about it.
@@peakingmantis5331 lmao no actually that causes u to want to throw the song in the garbage because a kid in his room typically not going to get comparable mix/masters to the pros.
This is exactly what's killing any form of art and creativity in the industry. This is why there will never be albums/cd's/downloads that sound as good, or are as mixed as well as those of the past. It's become a cookie cutter, crank it out as fast as possible, compress the utter life out of it world of stale, lifeless, and unoriginal music. While I'm sure he's technically "right" about it being the way to stay happily employed, it's dead wrong for the music industry as a whole, and what used to be an art of mixing.
@@brianjones8432 He's speaking to only one aspect of the art though (a small piece at that) and I think you are taking what he is saying for granted. Also, to say that there are albums that will never be mixed as well as it was in the past is very homer-ish and senile of you. Technology literally improves every moment. Negating the fact that people are doing what folks did in the past at a faster clip because of the quality of gear and tools is not smart.
He probably didn't mean it in a good way. You never know with him. He's a very blunt person, so I'm sure he meant it how he said it. Watch his Full Sail videos, he never hesitates to say what he think without a fuck giving.
@@davidpearson6346 lmao I think the puncture would would be considered uphill in an isolated environment, but since we have to combine it with the actual downhill, we are now just at a level playing field. However since we do not have water nor the ability to find or repair the puncture, we'd finally end up with a negative gradient of tan^-1(x) = puncture setback level * gradient of hill.
I love that "annoying frequency" seeking technique ..I've been doing it for a little, but I think I actually learned from one of those full sail videos leslie did
I learned how to do it by working with dialogue Mixers and editors who always had ringing in dialogue or etc. they’d simply find the frequency and completely remove it from the file with audio suite.
One question to always ask yourself when mixing a specifc track is "How important is this?" Spending hours to get lead vocal sounding right makes sense. Spending hours on one little sound FX, not so much
This is great finally someone who can get it quickly. I seriously get agitated with mixing engineers who do everything in extremes no matter how simply you explain it. What really stands out here is that you hear him say "try to understand the clients language". All I kept getting in my limited experiences were people that expected me to speak mix engineer lingo fluently and that meant multiple revisions for minute changes.
I learned everything i know about mixing from this man like 19 years ago on the 4TH AVENUE JONES records. I was blessed to be able to work with this man.
Thanks for featuring these interviews; Leslie really démystifies the process with a & b'ing right off the bat and taking us through the session. Very inspiring and encouraging. Yt originally recommended the mix video on Cardi B after listening Cardi ad nauseam 🤣 I could watch These a zillion times alongside trying out some basic thing I'm trying to learn. I find these so helpful.
I love this video. I became acquainted with Leslie starting with his Full Sail seminars that are uploaded here, where he takes the students through his process with a given song's session, similar to this video. I've probably watched this close to 5 times now.
What he did around the 8:00 mark is one of the most important things to learn when mixing. When I figured out how to do that with everything, my mixes got way better.
I've been having trouble with a mix. When i compare it to different commercial records it just sounds small. I've literally have 7 different versions so far. Finally I just had to come to realization and just send the mix.
Right? Obviously it works lol. I don’t usually go as narrow as he does, at least not at first. I use a wider band and sweep around till I find something annoying, then narrow the band until I have a good idea of where the issue is, and then go from there.
Very interesting. I remember sitting in on a mix session with Leslie Brathwaite with which he repeated "I DON'T EQ HI HATS" .... I guess tastes can change
Agree about the drums IF they are super simple like the example in most pop tunes/the Cardi tune he is working on. Anything with live room tracked drum where there are possibly phase issues etc. Or if its something like Sophie/Grimes/Aphex Twin stuff with crazy composed drums it is gonna take more time than 30 min. it just is. I appreciate his stance if you wanna maintain well paying gigs in the pop world circa 2019. However it is just not applicable to all situations.
True, but it still shouldn’t be taking 8 hours. What I do to maximize my efficiency on drums is send each track to a subbuss, so I have one subbuss for all the kick mics, one for all the snares, etc. Then I go through the individual instruments and make sure there’s no phase issues, ie the kick in and kick out mics. Once the individual tracks are in phase, I do the same thing with the entire kit, and then check phase with the other instruments. Honestly, depending on the kit, that might take up to 30 minutes. After that, it becomes just eqing and compressing the different subbusses. That definitely shouldn’t be taking 8 hours or whatever. Maybe 2 if it’s crazy complex, but if you’re treating the kit as a single instrument instead of a million little tracks, it goes faster, at least for me. Also, if the recording engineer knows what she’s doing, then the only phase issues that would need fixing are the bass guitar lol.
You did that Sweep technique with the EQ on the word "Money" - now I cannot not hear that annoying sound in that part of the word! haha never noticed before.
When he challenges "spending 8 hours mixing drums" I'm almost certain he means electronic drums (usually that's like 4 highly polished channels with no acoustic or level variations) as opposed to mixing recorded drums, which can include input engineering of finding the right sound in the room and how to mic the drums in the first place, doing some sample takes, doing some front end engineering, doing some editing, splicing, and possibly drum replacement, and only then getting to the point where you can start mixing them into the track.
He said specifically "mixing drums"... not recording them and so on. He's a mixing engineer, which means he's only doing the mix. Besides, a well-recorded acoustic kit is very easy to mix, and usually requires less work than electronic drums which sound you need to carve and modify a lot with EQ to get it right.
@@jas_bataille, I have been to quite a few studios, and know a lot of engineers and I don't think any of them would agree with this generalization. If you have drums recorded at a top notch studio by a top notch studio drummer, it still takes substantially more work to mix than electronic drums
Cool vid, but why they put those gys with a huge Console when all is ITB? maybe to make it more legit? a huge SSL just for monitor Section and to rest your arm...
Blue Matrix does it matter? Would the video be more effective with just the laptop? I sum on the 4K. Like most of us. Not entirely impractical to be in this room even if yur using 8 faders. Most f these guys are hybrid mixing these days
The room is acoustically treated for mixing and he more than likely has several different monitors to test the track on. Also it's probably just where he works?
@@himeshhewawasam I think his room is other, I remember as all white, with Focal Speakers www.soundonsound.com/people/inside-track-pharrell-williams-happy unless he chage....but ll videos of audio products are in HUGE Consoles, besides Maserati that keep it real without hype....and sure is not leslie...are the companies behind...
@@davidpearson6346 I work out of a studio on occasion but it's a digital console. In that case you're right it is more of a controller for sure. I personally find it easier to mix on a console when you have physical faders instead of scrolling around your digital mixer. It's a lot more of an intuitive feel and you can focus more on listening as opposed to making small movements with the mouse. With great software modelling like that of Steven Slate and Waves etc, using a console for sound is pretty irrelevant. I know a lot of people say that consoles sound better/different, but several double blind tests show that even engineers can't tell the difference between the console and it's modelled software counterpart.
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If you tell me you pushed it to pull something else up, then I can understand that because of the slopes on that pultec. But you gonna have my cousin making his dog freak out smiling.
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tbh i just wanna have a beer with the dude he seem mad chill
VESHZA he is super chill. Doesnt drink though 😂
VESHZA Facts
That man high af 😂😂
Same for real.
Good tips here. Also believe that taking too long on a project can cause you to second guess yourself on unimportant details. Go with what feels and sounds good and move on!
Agree, life goes on and good music will shine regardless of the mixing: what I mean is there is more than one way to mix a good song and make it shine. Then again if the music is mediocre, there´s not too much you can do about it.
Another thing is referencing, constantly switch from your mix to a professional mix which will help you make those tough decisions.
@@peakingmantis5331 lmao no actually that causes u to want to throw the song in the garbage because a kid in his room typically not going to get comparable mix/masters to the pros.
You don't get enough shine man. The GOAT, you really saving these rappers. 🙏🏾
THE 33 DISLIKES CAME FROM 33 ENGINEERS WHO SPEND 8 HOURS ON DRUMS
😂😂😂😂
IT'S ALL BS. MAKING YOU THINK THAT IT WAS MIXED IN THE BOX WITH A BUNCH OF PLUGINS AND NOT WITH THE BIG MIXER IN FRONT OF HIM
@@crazyfoxxx how u gonna mix digital drums with that big mixer?? Lol wtf
LMAO
@@gusdee4844 using softwares trying to emulate the real things in his studio? are you that stupid?
Leslie is without a doubt one of my favorite mix engineers. He has mixed some of my records and records I've produced. Always top notch! Great video.
Congrats man!
Oh cool never heard about you happy to checked, I subbed your active youtube channel
he's right about the importance of being fast and efficiency, spot on
but he isnt lol
This is exactly what's killing any form of art and creativity in the industry. This is why there will never be albums/cd's/downloads that sound as good, or are as mixed as well as those of the past. It's become a cookie cutter, crank it out as fast as possible, compress the utter life out of it world of stale, lifeless, and unoriginal music. While I'm sure he's technically "right" about it being the way to stay happily employed, it's dead wrong for the music industry as a whole, and what used to be an art of mixing.
@@brianjones8432 agreed
@@brianjones8432 yeah but the faster you can work physically the less good ideas escape your grasp
@@brianjones8432 He's speaking to only one aspect of the art though (a small piece at that) and I think you are taking what he is saying for granted. Also, to say that there are albums that will never be mixed as well as it was in the past is very homer-ish and senile of you. Technology literally improves every moment. Negating the fact that people are doing what folks did in the past at a faster clip because of the quality of gear and tools is not smart.
I like how he said “it’s all down hill from there” but he meant it in a good way lol always good to see masters at work
He probably didn't mean it in a good way. You never know with him. He's a very blunt person, so I'm sure he meant it how he said it. Watch his Full Sail videos, he never hesitates to say what he think without a fuck giving.
Lol it means that it's just coasting from here. Like if you were going for a bike ride or a hike. When it's "all downhill from here" it means its easy
probably meant downhill as in pretty easy. as to say "the ball is rolling"
@@davidpearson6346 lmao I think the puncture would would be considered uphill in an isolated environment, but since we have to combine it with the actual downhill, we are now just at a level playing field. However since we do not have water nor the ability to find or repair the puncture, we'd finally end up with a negative gradient of tan^-1(x) = puncture setback level * gradient of hill.
I love that "annoying frequency" seeking technique ..I've been doing it for a little, but I think I actually learned from one of those full sail videos leslie did
Can you drop the link or explain a little what you mean by “annoying frequency”
Famous Twins sounds buzzy on the ears. Scratchy.
I learned how to do it by working with dialogue Mixers and editors who always had ringing in dialogue or etc. they’d simply find the frequency and completely remove it from the file with audio suite.
@@famoustwins2x I mean... did you watch the video??? He found an annoying frequency. Just use your ears.
@@famoustwins2x Use an EQ that gives you an FFT analysis. You might simply be able to see exactly where the annoying frequency is.
One question to always ask yourself when mixing a specifc track is "How important is this?" Spending hours to get lead vocal sounding right makes sense. Spending hours on one little sound FX, not so much
Precisely.
This is great finally someone who can get it quickly. I seriously get agitated with mixing engineers who do everything in extremes no matter how simply you explain it. What really stands out here is that you hear him say "try to understand the clients language". All I kept getting in my limited experiences were people that expected me to speak mix engineer lingo fluently and that meant multiple revisions for minute changes.
Such a level headed approach to mixing.
Full Sail Alumni... Leslie did a talk while I was attending. Very personable & a wealth of knowledge/experience. Great upload.
I learned everything i know about mixing from this man like 19 years ago on the 4TH AVENUE JONES records. I was blessed to be able to work with this man.
Awesome :)
It’s dope that both the producer and mixer have breakdowns of the process for this song! It gives a glimpse into how “Money” came to be a hit
Thanks for featuring these interviews; Leslie really démystifies the process with a & b'ing right off the bat and taking us through the session. Very inspiring and encouraging. Yt originally recommended the mix video on Cardi B after listening Cardi ad nauseam 🤣
I could watch These a zillion times alongside trying out some basic thing I'm trying to learn. I find these so helpful.
I love this video. I became acquainted with Leslie starting with his Full Sail seminars that are uploaded here, where he takes the students through his process with a given song's session, similar to this video. I've probably watched this close to 5 times now.
He is 100% on Being EFFICIENT! IT's the to all product management and delivery
What he did around the 8:00 mark is one of the most important things to learn when mixing. When I figured out how to do that with everything, my mixes got way better.
Glad to hear. If you simply went through your mixes and got rid of things you didn’t like Vs adding frequencies.... your mixes will be better.
2:00 you figure out their language ... you develop a language with them ... love that !!
love the punch on the 808 and the keys match perfect to the 808
I love the way this guy does he's mixing
I've been having trouble with a mix. When i compare it to different commercial records it just sounds small. I've literally have 7 different versions so far. Finally I just had to come to realization and just send the mix.
I like this guy. He seems cool and knows nuance.
Dude got straight out of red dead redemption with that surname lol
He's actually a gamer! maybe a live twitch with him playing RDR?
@@mixwiththemasters go for it! (Full episodes tho, not only snippets ^^)
ahahah stoooopid ⚰️
Mix with the Masters = Life! ❤️❤️
I can say he is really hard working mixing engineer by his eyes 👍🏻❤️
Love your approach to mixing.
I have heard that extreme peak seeking technique affects your objectivity, but it is how I was taught and still use it regularly
Right? Obviously it works lol. I don’t usually go as narrow as he does, at least not at first. I use a wider band and sweep around till I find something annoying, then narrow the band until I have a good idea of where the issue is, and then go from there.
‘i’m trying to find the most annoying sound possible’
>finds it
>both of my cats look at me, insinuating that i should choose different content
Man, Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.
Top tips here. Great speaker and professor!
Nice dezent work. Thank you.
rip me, just spent 8 months mixing my drums on one song.
So eloquent my guy! Master of the craft.
Great video bro. I learned a lot from this.
Very interesting. I remember sitting in on a mix session with Leslie Brathwaite with which he repeated "I DON'T EQ HI HATS" .... I guess tastes can change
Heihachi Honda yeah people change all the time.
I mean it all depends on the style, what you're going for and the sample/recording. You dont always want to use the same blueprint for every hi hat
LESLIE bro you break thing’s down to a T my guy. Good shit man!
Agree about the drums IF they are super simple like the example in most pop tunes/the Cardi tune he is working on. Anything with live room tracked drum where there are possibly phase issues etc. Or if its something like Sophie/Grimes/Aphex Twin stuff with crazy composed drums it is gonna take more time than 30 min. it just is. I appreciate his stance if you wanna maintain well paying gigs in the pop world circa 2019. However it is just not applicable to all situations.
True, but it still shouldn’t be taking 8 hours. What I do to maximize my efficiency on drums is send each track to a subbuss, so I have one subbuss for all the kick mics, one for all the snares, etc. Then I go through the individual instruments and make sure there’s no phase issues, ie the kick in and kick out mics. Once the individual tracks are in phase, I do the same thing with the entire kit, and then check phase with the other instruments. Honestly, depending on the kit, that might take up to 30 minutes. After that, it becomes just eqing and compressing the different subbusses. That definitely shouldn’t be taking 8 hours or whatever. Maybe 2 if it’s crazy complex, but if you’re treating the kit as a single instrument instead of a million little tracks, it goes faster, at least for me.
Also, if the recording engineer knows what she’s doing, then the only phase issues that would need fixing are the bass guitar lol.
knowing on what to spent time on and knowing on what to not spend time on, thtas BEING EFFICIENT
4:40
This whole video was nuggets lol. Thanks Leslie! Your mixes hit!
Thanks Leslie! Good info.
This is a very insightful video, thanks.
Very good video. Lots of tips in here.
He Works very Clean Respect! I know that language too ✌🏽🌋
You did that Sweep technique with the EQ on the word "Money" - now I cannot not hear that annoying sound in that part of the word! haha never noticed before.
Wish he would do this for every track,....
When he challenges "spending 8 hours mixing drums" I'm almost certain he means electronic drums (usually that's like 4 highly polished channels with no acoustic or level variations) as opposed to mixing recorded drums, which can include input engineering of finding the right sound in the room and how to mic the drums in the first place, doing some sample takes, doing some front end engineering, doing some editing, splicing, and possibly drum replacement, and only then getting to the point where you can start mixing them into the track.
He said specifically "mixing drums"... not recording them and so on. He's a mixing engineer, which means he's only doing the mix. Besides, a well-recorded acoustic kit is very easy to mix, and usually requires less work than electronic drums which sound you need to carve and modify a lot with EQ to get it right.
@@jas_bataille, I have been to quite a few studios, and know a lot of engineers and I don't think any of them would agree with this generalization. If you have drums recorded at a top notch studio by a top notch studio drummer, it still takes substantially more work to mix than electronic drums
I like this guy. No bullshit attitude.
Hi hats you want the “crispy crackly thing” 😂😂😂 wisdom from the GOAT 🐐
Thanks Les
This video is so useful!
great eq technique!!
Very Helpfull Video💥💥
Wow, this is dope .. thanks
Thank you.
Eq is the greatest plugin of all time
Great tips you never stop learning you can't be a dinosaur. Always learn great stuff
much love from houston 💕
If this monthly script was alil cheaper or on sale for an annual purchase; I’d be obliged ! A lot to learn here
5:30 - "What got you here won't get you there."
When he 360-no-scoped that resonance twice.
Cool vid, but why they put those gys with a huge Console when all is ITB? maybe to make it more legit? a huge SSL just for monitor Section and to rest your arm...
Blue Matrix does it matter? Would the video be more effective with just the laptop? I sum on the 4K. Like most of us. Not entirely impractical to be in this room even if yur using 8 faders. Most f these guys are hybrid mixing these days
I guess to look professional
The room is acoustically treated for mixing and he more than likely has several different monitors to test the track on. Also it's probably just where he works?
@@himeshhewawasam I think his room is other, I remember as all white, with Focal Speakers www.soundonsound.com/people/inside-track-pharrell-williams-happy unless he chage....but ll videos of audio products are in HUGE Consoles, besides Maserati that keep it real without hype....and sure is not leslie...are the companies behind...
@@davidpearson6346 I work out of a studio on occasion but it's a digital console. In that case you're right it is more of a controller for sure. I personally find it easier to mix on a console when you have physical faders instead of scrolling around your digital mixer. It's a lot more of an intuitive feel and you can focus more on listening as opposed to making small movements with the mouse. With great software modelling like that of Steven Slate and Waves etc, using a console for sound is pretty irrelevant. I know a lot of people say that consoles sound better/different, but several double blind tests show that even engineers can't tell the difference between the console and it's modelled software counterpart.
Came with the knowledge 💿💎💪🏼
great tips, thanks
That was a good lesson.
His face at 9:02 LOL
Lmao. I’ve replayed this like 10 times haha
Yes sweeping 🧹 is very important! I’m starting to do the same in Ableton
I like this dude
Did 'money' change to `Marie` while listening to it on repetition for anyone else?
I like the video series. I just can't understand how the "Annoying Frequency" didn't result in her being completely muted.
Lmaooo stupid
i hear it!!
Thank you
27K boost.
Be respectful when commenting. The difference between a wise man and a foolish man is that a foolish man is too foolish to know he's foolish, but a wise man is wise enough to know he needs more wisdom. Make your comment reflect which of these you are striving to become.
Dope
This is GOLD. Thank you for posting this
Money
mom: what you doing over there?
me: money money money money money money money money
Whistling sound on money
true master! 🙌
Wouldn’t be surprised if Evan and his compressor go missing tomorrow
I thought he would be showing his work flow on the console.
Yeah you know what your doing.
7:47- 8:20 is a fat mood
When I turn up my 27k, my dog goes crazy.
Any word on whether he’s related to Wayne Brathwaite the bassist?
Which program is he using?
What is this program?
You can't hear it you might be able to feel it but 27khz if you can hear that as a human you unique.
Amen!!!
ITS KNOW ON LEARN ON HAVE TO BE EFFICIENT AND NOT MAKE VERY THING A PROBLEM
What do you want in 2021?
Me 8:00
Stay Fresh! That´s the secret...
I dip it!
Why did he boost 27k? We cannae hear that high
I keep thinking hes the professor from interstellar
good video...wheres the music magician hans zimmer's one huh
Could someone please tell me what daw he is using? Thank you in advance bless
Protools
If you tell me you pushed it to pull something else up, then I can understand that because of the slopes on that pultec. But you gonna have my cousin making his dog freak out smiling.