Step 3 was taught to me by @CraigWilliamsMusic who also has a really good video on mixing here -kzitem.info/news/bejne/r62ks3uQaZx8m3o
@lxxwj
Жыл бұрын
PLEASE DO MORE MIXING VIDEOS!!! this is so helpful, ive never understood mixing more than i do now after watching this lol
@birddrugs
10 ай бұрын
I second this
@dracul74
Жыл бұрын
One thing I recommend is to put a limiter on the mix bus… not to actually use as a limiter, but to use as a mix checking tool. Often mastering will uncover issues with a mix. While you can try to fix them during mastering, if you can fix the big ones during your mix process imo you will get a better master. So when your mix is ‘close’… turn your limiter on and crank it up a bit. It will give you a sense of shrill spots, volume issues, etc.. Turn the limiter off, fix issues.
@hugorinville8526
Жыл бұрын
Just tried it. I'm really impressed by the power of the volume adjusting technique. It really forces you to choose the position of each element, and the constraint is helpful to go ahead. And it's soooo fast .... thanks for the vid! (watched a bunch of yours these days)
@RickyTinez
Жыл бұрын
Yes! I think that's where it's really powerful, just picking one and moving on. And if something is still out of whack you'll hear it later and adjust accordingly
@seandflemming
5 күн бұрын
You, my friend, are an excellent presenter and teacher. I love your style. Thank you.
@KidxVicious
Жыл бұрын
Perfect timing, man. Just finished a track and am about to start the mixing process; I have a bit of a workflow currently but I never really feel like I have a clear direction forward. Definitely going to try your method here as a framework and see if it helps me get a good result with less guesswork.
@phyxirian
Жыл бұрын
As someone who needs to get confident with mixing these videos lets me know that you do what sounds best to you. And while that's different for everybody you do pick up on stuff watching others. Thanks a bunch. Share the knowledge and love brother.
@RickyTinez
Жыл бұрын
Hell yea! Thanks for the kind words @phyxirian ! Dope name too btw
@hazmatforhumanity7318
Ай бұрын
Hey there friend. Just wanted to chime on again and let you know that this video got me over the hump. I watched Uta. Few different times while working on this album where the mix was just driving me crazy and your tips really saved my life man! I can't recommend this video enough for simplifying what has often been a very complicated process for me. Thanks friend!!!
@hazmatforhumanity7318
9 ай бұрын
Your videos have been so helpful for me in the lab. I'm always struggling with my mixes but you really simplify the process so I can really understand it. I hate the mixing and mastering part of the process. I just want to play with my toys and record col shit, but this makes it a much less painful experience! Thanks Friend!
@blackmateriaofficial2383
Жыл бұрын
Another tip: for generic reverb, that's just meant to push things a bit wider and back in the mix, use a single send channel effect for all those sounds. Saves on cpu, gells the sounds as they are in the same 'space'. Also eq out the low and low mids on the effect send. The reverb is just meant to be some top end sparkle and the overall mix will be more transparent and less muddy
@betley1400
11 ай бұрын
Great technique to stay away from perfectionism that can often ruin the mixes! Simple yet genius approach. Massive thanks for this video and your time Ricky!!!
@Quimmoo
11 ай бұрын
Sup, man, very neat vid, as always. One more tip for a smooth buttery bass is to use a multi band compressor on bass in your 25-50 range and add a vintage optic compressor (like LA-2A) and push it to "overdrive" just a little, so you almost don't hear the OD from compressor, just a bit of dirt. ~1 dB of gain reduction and you are set.
@fauxlamarr
Жыл бұрын
Love this! I’ve gotten so lazy with mixing. This is a great reminder that it really doesn’t need to be complicated.
@ColossusBall
Жыл бұрын
This is actually the best short-form mastering lesson on the internet. No joke.
@MrMarcLaflamme
11 ай бұрын
Just watched a recent @Bthelick video and he's a huge advocate for no compressors for mixing and also really pushes for not needing mastering either. If you can make a good enough mix you won't need mastering. It's a pretty awesome goal to shoot for.
@strangersun7721
Жыл бұрын
This is a great mixing video. It's a great example of how to get past the analysis paralysis that can happen.
@RickyTinez
Жыл бұрын
Yes, keep it moving!
@videosarchive8058
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Ricky! Just what I’ve been looking for. The creative inspiration is deep. Would love to see a video on making bass patterns using Ableton stock sounds. Recs for go to bass’s. ❤
@ACCOUNTANTB
Жыл бұрын
your videos are so great Ricky ! - cheers Rio / Brazil
@davidgoode7416
Жыл бұрын
Excellent advice, thanks...
@xlat808
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for some really great sounding and instructional content! I'm learning more about mixing, and this was super helpful.
Жыл бұрын
its so nice to see somebody actually making it simple and not trying to sell tons of plugins. thanks for that, bro!
@andrew71017
Жыл бұрын
I’m a mixing engineer myself who came through university studying it. While there is a lot of crap, generic mixing tutorials on KZitem that teach you nothing but bad habits, Ricky’s tutorials are absolutely fantastic. This is probably the most helpful music mixing tutorial I’ve ever seen! I wish I’d have come across something like this when I started. I’ve just downloaded that gorgeous apogee limiter too. Thanks Ricky !!!
@LeftCat
11 ай бұрын
Holy crap. I usually reference pink noise and mix my levels against that. It works ok. But I just followed your suggestions in this video and got my levels sounding AMAZING very quickly.
@DXC673
10 ай бұрын
needed this video like 2 years ago 😭🙌
@illegalgiant_
Жыл бұрын
thanks dude. been wanting to move a bunch of stuff out of my digitakt and this has been a daunting part of this process. appreciate your candor and vids man
@shannonia81
Жыл бұрын
You are Mr Uncomplicated - in the best sense. What a great straightforward video. Thanks!
@AppleJoosh420
7 ай бұрын
This is the most eloquent explanation of mixing that I’ve heard. Thank you so much
@rekall76
Ай бұрын
i've always firmly held a belief that eq'ing for each timbre (so they're allowed to occupy their own space) is far more effective than compression ad nauseum
@eliaswarg6818
11 ай бұрын
Ive mixed stuff since the early 90s, and this still teaches me "new basics". Well tweaked!
@ericmosh
Жыл бұрын
THIS IS.. SO GOOD! Thank you for sharing this!
@henommusic1229
Жыл бұрын
Yo dude, don't make me take notes to your sessions :-D Killer tips to get in the ballpark. I've been struggling with mix lately because I went too far ahead of my skills with my ambitions. Get back to basics - start with volume and EQ and arrangement and let those build the tracks. This is exactly what I needed in this space of time. Appreciate you!
@RickyTinez
Жыл бұрын
yes! some of my best "mixed" tracks are on my old MPCs which only had volume adjustments haha. But what really helped them, I think, was the final output of the L/R outs. I have a hunch that it glued it all together well. Where a DAW might try to leave it as transparent as possible. Either way, volume, EQ, some effects to add width. done!
@ceetronic
Жыл бұрын
I've watched a fair few mixing videos, but this has been the most easy to follow and understand. Can put into use straight away! Thanks Enrique! ❤
@philipbard2333
11 ай бұрын
Just applied the -6db recommendation to a track I was mixing for my band and it got me to a really good place really fast. Thanks, Ricky.
@konaritoikka
Жыл бұрын
I love that -6db idea you are talking about. My mentor teached me technique where think that - 3 db is little and -6 db is much. So if you feel that sound is too loud move it -6db and if little too loud move it -3db and vice versa.
@bassguitar2709
11 ай бұрын
while using meters to get you in the ball park, I'd still dial in some fine level adjustments using your ears, the clap is a bit hot at -12 in my opinion and should be around -14/15, always use your ears, also mix very low monitor volume, you can hear when elements appear and sit in the sound bed, mixing is all about practice and knowing your monitors, always good to leave space on the master bus around -10/12 db for the Mastering stage, also good to have a Reference track to compare against, no matter what genre youre mixing,
@andrewcampbell8938
Жыл бұрын
i think this is one of the best videos you've made. Nice one! Thx
@ales_shi
8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing these tips! It helped me a lot! I was usually struggling to set the levels right and now I can do it not only by ear and the results are great! Sending love!
@farshidrodsari
Жыл бұрын
Amazing timing. I've been devouvering mixing videos the last days and this came just when I needed it. Thank you for sharing all this knowledge Ricky. Love
@forsale313
10 ай бұрын
This method works for me. Thanks for the Gem.
@JimmyLem
Жыл бұрын
I used to use something like this way back... In the mid-90s, Tascam dbx NR cassette 4-track of about 12 or so instruments - rock stuff...gtr, keys, electric bass, a Boss DR-550 mk1 and all sorts of little percussion things - into a Dolby C NR Sony tape deck (metal tape), to manually make my masters to run copies off of. I learned it somewhere, may have either been my training on 2" 16 tracks or the Home Recording book by Peter McIan and Larry Wichman. You make great vids with an honest take on things - thank you!
@OnemoreRisingSuns
Жыл бұрын
Thank you.. what a great, informative video. Massive simplified help.
@Jim_KYB
Жыл бұрын
I generally try and stick to 1 reverb (Vintage Verb) on a bus for my drums and instruments. I used to use individual reverbs on inserts when i started out, but found it would make my mixes opaque/foggy. I use a bigger ambient verb with a low blend on vocals.
@DaveSmithHayes
Жыл бұрын
I refrain from moving the mixer level at all and do everything with utilities. It allows you to boost way above like you mentioned, but then you can just throw effects on the line after utility.
@shaftpunk84
Жыл бұрын
This was maaaaad useful. Thanks so much for what you do.
@jokmenen_
Жыл бұрын
Great video. I was sceptical at first about looking at the peak meters instead of using your ears. But your argument about removing decision paralysis is really legit and i can see it speeding up my process. Gonna try it soon!
@distantcomets
Жыл бұрын
Thanks @Ricky! This is a really straightforward approach to getting to that clean mix we all need. I always struggle with this and end up spending too much time on it and throwing a hodge podge of plugins at the problem. Conveniently, I'm about to mix up a batch of tracks from this summer, so excellent timing!
@gilesbowkett
10 ай бұрын
I like how 2 minutes into the video you get so into your own track that you forgot what you were going to say - sign of a good session
@daniberlanga
11 ай бұрын
Que buen vídeo Ricky. This was awesome, and I have been mixing for many many years. This is almost like a framework for a quick draft mix, and then you can go ballistic with the traditional tweaks. Love all your videos and love your music, house with beautiful pad progressions, a bit like in the mid 90s. Keep up the great work!
@jabbarindabenz
11 ай бұрын
This video is a jewel
@0711RC
10 ай бұрын
Thanks! Great video!
@lfarrolas
11 ай бұрын
This is public service, Ricky. More than that! Thanks!!!
@NineTo5Golf
Жыл бұрын
This is gonna be a game changer for me. Creating beats to edit my vids to has been a challenge because I'm always towing the line between having elements that sound interesting and sit in the mix well without getting annoying or distracting because the main focus is the video. Using this as a guideline will help bring so much more consistency to the tracks, keep up the great content!
@RickyTinez
Жыл бұрын
That's why it's so difficult for me to make music for my own video haha! It's like to competing things playing at once. I applaud your efforts in that goal
@sativanative
Жыл бұрын
i appreciate you deeeplyyy, im never too too dissapointed in my mixes but i know this gon help tha level up s/o ricky, much love to you gang
@bipedal_earth_roamer
Жыл бұрын
The real magic here is how well you mix your voice-over with the rest of the track.
@conduit-seoir
Жыл бұрын
Lol so true
@conduit-seoir
Жыл бұрын
It's probably a little side chain compression 😆
@puckingfunk
11 ай бұрын
This was great, thanks!!
@RuthGingerMusic
11 ай бұрын
Oh my days Ricky!! This is so helpful!! Thank you ❤
@xselfcreative
Жыл бұрын
Cheers for the info shows another take how to approach mixing. Have a good one. ✌️✊
@channelite
Жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your videos every saturday, it’s like a ritual.
@rodvik
Жыл бұрын
Great vid. Really helpful when you gave specific -db per element. Thank you 🎉
@codebycandle
11 ай бұрын
delicious with pleasant presentation. long live 'haws musik.'
@MrScarabey
10 ай бұрын
You give so much in one video, thank you)
@deltamumusic
Жыл бұрын
Cool idea and nice tips. I'm gonna try this out later. Thanks a bunch for the info
@DavidDeLuge
Жыл бұрын
Great video! I've bookmarked this and will be referring to it again. 🙏
@e4bigler
Жыл бұрын
Great tips ! One of the hardest thing for me is panning. Would love to see some experimentation around that topic
@RickyTinez
Жыл бұрын
Yea panning is extremely difficult haha. I'll put a sound to one side then think its missing from the other side. So then I add a sound over there and now my track is too cluttered! Its tricky. Also, for my style of music and where it's usually played, having extreme panning might be a downfall since a lot of clubs are mixed mono, or wires extremely weird to have music playing throughout a building
@user82938
10 ай бұрын
Hell yeah Wedgehead Pinball.
@morgue_file
11 ай бұрын
Beautiful track, please release this one 🙌🏽
@dsvoid
Жыл бұрын
The tricks in this one definitely helped with a track of mine, thanks
@alsoulmusic
11 ай бұрын
Great tutorial! Getting your levels right does make things so much easier. I have been using a plugin called mix monolith that works on a similar principle as you are describing. It combines the utility aspect with having different gain levels for the type of track you are mixing. I start every mix with it on every channel. I don't use a lot of compression and always wondered if that was wrong. You have put my mind at ease.
@hippez
11 ай бұрын
Sick video G🔊
@fonclairmusic
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Perfect timing for me 😇
@snacksonaplane
10 ай бұрын
Thank you🙏👊
@CircuitHorizon
11 ай бұрын
Good tips!
@djmsquared
Жыл бұрын
Great track and great mixing tips! Thanks for sharing!
@ejmikk
Жыл бұрын
The -6db thing with just peaks doesn't actually make sense though. For example, if you saturate/clip your kick and compensate for the peak volume, the perceived volume of the kick is gonna be louder, while the peak stays the same. If you use samples, you have no idea what kind of saturation or other dynamic processes have been done to the samples, so just using -6db peak differences for the mix is just gonna give random results. Peak metering in general is not at all useful for judging how people hear things, it's just there to help you not clip the master. Loudness based metering like LUFS or RMS is much more useful for judging how people actually hear things. I am a professional mixing engineer and there really aren't almost any tricks or workarounds besides having good monitoring and experience. That said, the best actual "trick" is to just use reference mixes and compare your mix to them and try to achieve the same punchyness/balance/groove.
@OfficialDomshe
Жыл бұрын
Sick track! ❤
@thegeenius
11 ай бұрын
break Down! ,, thank you sir,, super valuable info
@likebutton963
11 ай бұрын
You earned yourself a sub. I know it's not much, but it is the only way the little guy (me) could show you appreciation.
@smacksalad
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Ricky!
@MrBeatIndication
Жыл бұрын
Good lord... this is a perfect feel good mixing lesson. 🤝
@locket104
Жыл бұрын
Wow new to the channel and production love your videos been here for the last two and im learning stuff so good. Will have to go into the archives and look for more mixing vids but more of that mate fantastic! Thankyou
@RickyTinez
Жыл бұрын
Welcome! And thanks for the kind words @Locket104
@TheBezerraFamily
Жыл бұрын
I have to rewatch this video over and over again !
@landonh3535
Жыл бұрын
Sweet video man, I use a VU meter for this, especially getting the kick and bass balanced. It works a lot better than peak meters because sometimes the perceived volume is louder or quieter and it can be tough to get the right balance with those elements. For example, -3 on the VU meter can show a different peak value for the kick depending on the sound of it. So the VU never really lies like the peak. For kick bass, try kick at -3 on the VU and then when bass hits with the kick they should peak at 0 VU. Give it a shot!
@RickyTinez
Жыл бұрын
Exactly what Tejada was telling me! Do you have a preferred VU meter? He uses a plug-in I can't remember the name of
@nodz007
Жыл бұрын
Klanghelm VUMT bro @@RickyTinez I like your technique better though as it works well with all the other elements in the mix
@edo9117
11 ай бұрын
Great content, thank's Ricky!
@domeniquexander_
7 ай бұрын
Great Video as always my man 🔥👊🏼 For these ‚hard‘ transients i use the gm audio clipper. Also a great tool for these kind of things. Cheers, d 🙂
@christoroppolo8742
Жыл бұрын
I’ve been using logic on the iPad pro for film cues and sound design with killer results too!👽✌️
@joeyasaperson
11 ай бұрын
good stuff
@illhellmuss420
Жыл бұрын
great tutorial, sweet track!!! 💚🙏🏻💚
@jimshannononsounds
Жыл бұрын
Awesome content Ricky. This video could have been epic if it were a live stream.😂 Love your stuff.
@ChrisP3000x
Жыл бұрын
Great stuff, man!
@Protectaline
Жыл бұрын
Such a useful video that I will definitely keep coming back to. Interesting that your initial mixing process goes from the kick through the percussion then onto the bass.I must have watched 100 other videos where the kick then the bass take priority.
@RickyTinez
Жыл бұрын
I like to get the drums nailed down, That to me is the most important for my house music. It is one instrument, it also should be able to live on its own without a bass or chords or main sample. If all elements turn off in the middle of the track and the drums are groovin' the dance floor don't stop
@robdechamber3973
Жыл бұрын
Simply beautiful :)
@Jbrunel510
Жыл бұрын
Track is bangin man, really sick tune.
@GabeWilliams
Жыл бұрын
I learned so much, wow
@DieAndereKoelscheToen
Жыл бұрын
The real MVP.
@Zeisslermusic
Жыл бұрын
Wauuu this tips are dope ❤🇩🇰
@Pheekofc
Жыл бұрын
Great job. I made a similar video some months ago and I’m happy we do things in same ways. 🎉
@sjlearning149
Жыл бұрын
I can hear some phase weirdness from those high Q factor EQ settings. I would suggest using lower q factors unless there is a need for surgery. Using a lower q factor and setting the frequency a little more extreme + adding a little volume to make up for the loss near the cutoff is a better plan for normal situations.
@andrij.demianczuk
Жыл бұрын
I’d love to hear why some artists are moving to logic from Ableton. I just went the opposite direction last year and couldn’t be happier. I do also compose in Ableton’s session view which is much better than Logic’s take on it IMO.
@kyivnewbachdad1017
Жыл бұрын
Need arranging video of this track. Ricky pls !!!
@iambadd
Жыл бұрын
A good segway video would be mastering this same track :)
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