Top 3 most chill people on the planet: 1. Big Z 2. Big Z 3. Zach Caraher
@louishope7656
5 жыл бұрын
Alexey Filippenko 15:54
@MNRMNmixes
4 жыл бұрын
Top 3 best producers on yt: 1. Busyworksbeats 2. Big Z
@weaponx8491
5 жыл бұрын
"I'm not really gonna explain this because this video is so long already." Dude- I have all day and I'd watch a three hour video of you doing this. You're demystifying a lot of stuff for me. Keep it coming!
@mannie2747
5 жыл бұрын
yeah agreed
@MiketheNerdRanger
9 ай бұрын
Yeah, totally; this is something that needs to be explained in detail and often isn't. He must explain *everything.* If he feels it's going to take too long, then he should break it into parts. I don't care how many, *I will watch them all.*
@bruma9797
5 жыл бұрын
Would be great if you could make an overall tutorial about compressing / MB compressing, equalizing, just all FabFilter Plugins :-)
@pronavsandhu
4 жыл бұрын
damn even the raw mix is better than my mastered track lol
@adamj1947
3 жыл бұрын
i think its down to sound selection
@jammyd0950
4 жыл бұрын
anyone hear "smells like teen spirit" when he was working on the sub? 13:40
@nolandoubleu9179
4 жыл бұрын
Lol so happy I found this comment I thought I’d be alone
@silas_h
3 жыл бұрын
This man looks pretty high, ngl He gently mixed this buds into the tobacco
@jugg3rnog
5 жыл бұрын
your videos are so good, everything is always explained so well and your work ethic is great. i love watching literally any video you make just because of how thorough you are
@chucknkd
5 жыл бұрын
BIG Z, quick tip on a way to speed up your frequency checking process, after your A/B plug on the master, insert 5 FFQ2's with one for each range you check, that way you just turn them on and off instead of having to type the ranges in each time. great tutorials!
@ddi1976
4 жыл бұрын
I was thinking that as well. Or make and save 5 presets, one for each range.
@jiggisabores
5 жыл бұрын
You are fricking dicking awesome. Best Mixing Tut ever, period. You da Man!
@mannie2747
5 жыл бұрын
agreed
@rohinagrawal9727
3 жыл бұрын
before mixing: 0:56 after mixing: 46:08 :)
@WombieFerguson
5 жыл бұрын
BIG Z keep up the good work my dude. Your vids always inspire me to crank out some music.
@adamsimonsen3406
5 жыл бұрын
I've been dreaming of this video...
5 жыл бұрын
47 mins of pure gold!!! 🙌🏻 Thanks for sharing your workflow with us! ❤️
@Omega9724
4 жыл бұрын
Big z, this video could have been 5 hours long im sure myself and all your subscribers would watch...... Honestly amazing stuff your teaching and i appreciate your time and effort. Keep um coming...
@ajturgeon8719
5 жыл бұрын
Big thanks to BigZ! If anyone wants to know how I made any part of this track Let me know!
@Royy
5 жыл бұрын
make a production video tutorial :)
@MrOyar
5 жыл бұрын
and i'm gonna watch it over and over again in a few days.
@RaphyJmusic
5 жыл бұрын
Coming back to this video a week later because it has already changed my mixing life man! Referencing is so key, never really realized how much it can help
@mannie2747
5 жыл бұрын
me too! hahhaha
@RogerioValgode
5 жыл бұрын
What a great tutorial!! Love the concept of checking "band by band". You're awesome explaining things. Great content.
@pianonoir997
4 жыл бұрын
I think there are Flaws in your Method and i try my best to adress them. First what i like to do in addition to the project setup and where i start mixing: i like to normalize the files to around -15 to -13 dB. After that I set up the Faders. I am using a Pink Noise as a Reference Comparing each Fader to the Pink Noise. Thats a great way to start a Mix and to get a good Starting Point. Faders Levels are a super essencial Part of Mixing and using the Pink Noise Method helps Nailing it. About the Workflow you have used in your video: You are giving People a Script to follow. And by itselfe Isolating Parts to compare to the Reference is an interesting tool, but there are some flaws in it. You are focusing on matching isolated values of your source signals to values of a reference. Rather than listening to your Song trying to figure out where you have issues in your song. In case of the reference those solutions might have worked. But in your case there is a good chance that it does not work. Maybe your instruments are strong in other Parts of the frequency spektrum and you are not supporting them. You have to get rid of issues in your mix and you are not even looking at those. Stuff that is fighting for the same frequenzy range or simply stuff that does not sound right. I hate to start to mistify a process that i am far from nailing myself. Where I want to point at: I think the issues i adress here are important to improve the quality of the result you got. Mixing with a structure from low end to high end is good. Using a Reference is also good. I have learned in a course that its nice to listen to the ref for a while (5-10 min) before every mix. I dont do it but it helps with the next step. Go mix without your reference first. Set your faders, go for the pink noise (or another thing that stays stable as a basic point 0 to match your faders to) and start there. After that you have a result that you can clean up. Where you see where issues are and where you can determine where you have to focus your attention in your mix. (By the way your Organisation Structure is great i love it.) When you get to a point where you are asking yourselfe about details in therms of for example how to apply eq to a kickdrum thats otherwise fine or if you should lower a high hat stuff like that.You know when you did your basic mixing and you can apply stuff to drag your mix into a certain direction where you are going for a certain taste. Than you can take some sneek peeks to your ref and steal ideas from there. I think its important to define certain goals in the mixing process. based on the issues in your mix when you are listening to it. Identifying what to adress based on listening and going for it in various ways is where people with experience are better than people like me. Also i have not figured out where i should stop and thats where i fuck up. And thats probably the point where you can go for the technique you are using but i would personaly stay away from matching the hole mixe to the reference. Another point i have to mention is you can sync your reverb to your project tempo to get it to sound more musical. I always go for try and error but roughly its /60000/bPM)x2 for pre delay x4 for short verb x8 long verb. Anyway i enjoy your content! I am still insecure in my own mixing so i usually ask an experienced engineer i know for feedback. After that he kicks my ass. A Project where i did to much production stuff to a point where i fucked up the vocals is pdbmc neu definiert also on youtube. Its german but ill add more stuff on his channel and maybe ill also improve. Have a super nice day :) I hope i was able to help!
@zoardfricska1233
4 жыл бұрын
Hey @Piano Noir! Could you elaborate on the idea of syncing the reverb and delay to the tempo of the track? It sounds quite useful
@pianonoir997
4 жыл бұрын
@@zoardfricska1233 I would use it as described in the text. Take 60 000 and divide it by the bpm value of the song you are mixing. Take the result and multiply it with 2,4 and 8 for shorter or longer reverb tails, and divide it by two for the value for your pre delay. So a Song with 105 bpm would give you (60 000/bpm) = (60 000/105) = 571.42 without the multiplier as a starting point. Divide that by 2 and you get (60 000/105)/2 = 571,42 / 2 = 285,71 that's you pre delay. And for a short verb decay you go with (60 000/105)*2 = 571,42 * 2 = 1142.85 ms. So you use that as a decay value. For a longer Reverb you can go for 8 as a multiplier. So this time it is: (60 000/105)*8= 571,42 * 8 = 4571,43 ms. Its a rule that you can use to set your reverb times in a musical way. The guy that showed me this said: "you can hear when the reverb is synced to the music it makes a difference". Honestly in my opinion its a quick and easy way to dial in settings with a purpose. Some other guys saying is rules are there so you know when you are breaking them ore something like that xD. (i use this trick but i usually forget the values for predelay and short and long stuff so i just start to write stuff in my calculator and try different Numbers) If it sounds great than there is the way to go. But doing things with a purpose is also nice so i hope i could help you with this :) Have a nice day :)
@VeteranxxxINF
4 жыл бұрын
When is your video coming out. I would like to critique it as well?
@pianonoir997
4 жыл бұрын
@@VeteranxxxINF Hy :) Does this go to me? i like using a dual core mac book pro from 2012 so i will probably run into cpu issues when i try to record and mix stuff at the same time. And i am a really lazy i get nothing done typ of guy at the moment. (but my 420 cbd stack is terminated and i am not planning to reorder something soon so it should get better) My comment is kinda like backseat gaming its easy to say hey here are issues and its obvioulsy something else to deliver something self made. I kinda hope i get back on some sort of track in terms of production and mixing. And if i get to a point where i am at the mixing stage for a project then i will remember your comment and try to get something done for you to critizise. I am far from nailing the process myself but i can try to include the stuff that helped me and i would love to get some critique on possible results. (Not being bothered by having a dual core cpu is a point where i am good at xD) This can take a while but i will keep it in mind. It would cool to get some critique. Also if you put this pdbmc neu definiert thing into youtube you should be able to find something to critizise. Its german and the guy used a cheap usb microphone but its something :)
@kiliankraus
2 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy that I can actually what is going on now!
@RaneRaps
5 жыл бұрын
DUDE! I was watching part 1 of your mixing tut last night and was when is the part 2 coming?! Crazy how a good night's rest was all I needed for this to drop lolol. Thanks a ton. About to watch this and soak up the knowledge ^^
@scottiethompson5839
5 жыл бұрын
Do you have any tips on how you trained your ears to detect the unwanted frequencies etc?
@akivamelloul9364
5 жыл бұрын
Big Z Rulz
@itsleejames
5 жыл бұрын
Please make “how to make a remix” 🙏
@8bit_misfit
4 жыл бұрын
I love how you used the references while isolating frequencies to listen to individual instruments. I had typically done the same thing with my references but did so while listening to all the instruments and trying to match low end overall for instance. Just going instrument by instrument and building up from the drums is a pretty sick (and quite useful) idea. Thanks for another tool in the mixing tool belt. Brilliant, thank you.
@djronakdelhi
Жыл бұрын
Wow this is gold, i've never seen this strategy before. I tried mixing with reference but failed to do so but now i know how it should be approached. Thankyou
@flowdreas5351
3 жыл бұрын
I noticed that you never moved the faders. Is this intentional or do you save that for automation? Also, should the gain for each stem be around -17 to -12 (or some other uniform level) before you start comparing to the reference track?
@ethanhorrigan8970
5 жыл бұрын
Closing your eyes is the most simple yet one of the most effective tricks when mixing, really good habit to get into
@JBorg97
5 жыл бұрын
can you do a quick vid explaining the spacing between plugins on the channel strip?
@willmfield3542
5 жыл бұрын
how do you separate the mixing of the tracks between the different sections? Wouldn't tracks have to be eqed differently in the verse to the drop so would affect how the drop mix sounds?
@michaelmcchesney8608
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Zack do you think you could make a tutorial from a scratch empty logic pro x project and make a song through and through like a full tutorial you should sell on your website lol 😂
@crxyy6252
Жыл бұрын
This video is gold. Could you PLEASE do it with a blank body produced track? Like adamn killas "adamn superstar" for example Like and sub
@odelldna
5 жыл бұрын
The problem is that the end product just is brain-dead epilepsy inducing noise...
@AB-el5oy
4 жыл бұрын
Why do you use a muliti-band compressor at 16:38 instead of EQ?
@carnivorejayy
5 жыл бұрын
reference plug ins are the key to levelling up your mixing game from what I can see
@DeSanKwuh
5 жыл бұрын
legit!
@madvbecity1418
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome and yet transparent tutorial video!
@Aquiiin
5 жыл бұрын
Good job Big Z! When you say you're mixing the verses after the drop, how do you do this - like are you changing the whole balance in automation where it need to be changed regarding the already used plugins, or do you copy the verses on new channels so the have their own eqs comps reverbs etc.? Otherwise how do you do it without destroying the already achieved balance? Or do you mean that you are only mixing the elements that are playing in the verses towards the already mixed stuff from the drops? This always confuses me a bit ... Thank you!
@kiliankraus
2 жыл бұрын
great video, how do you know when to compress in a frequency as opposed to simply turning that frequency down?
@TatKedMak
Жыл бұрын
Why use a folder stack and buses instead of just using a summing stack and doing the same things as you would on the bus track? Is that equivalent? Or do you do this for a particular reason? Thanks brother!
@Yoursless97
Жыл бұрын
You audio...unmix sound good vs mix sound: great audio ready to radio..and me unmix bad audio vs mix audio sound terrible 😢
@gogamusic
3 жыл бұрын
Love it thank you!
@willmfield3542
5 жыл бұрын
should i remove side chain from my stems before the mixing stage?
@Oupz
4 жыл бұрын
Idk if you still need this but I think it’s a good idea to remove all plugins except for the ones that severely impact the sound. Things like reverb, delay, and sidechain should go on the stems and not the actual sound itself. Things like distortion, compression, eq, etc should be on before stems are exported and then used if needed after exporting stems.
@AbhishekAichMusic
Жыл бұрын
Thank you sir
@jrapp654
5 жыл бұрын
People always say reference tracks are so important, but until now I never understood just how useful they were. Eye opening video thanks my guy
@mannie2747
5 жыл бұрын
yeah me too hahhahah
@nacxzitmusic8951
4 жыл бұрын
You're a pro bro nobody is teaching this on youtube
@nixonvonnixon
4 жыл бұрын
Wait u are mixing Arizona before they got signed? Is this the same group that sings nostalgic?
@fiinstrumental
5 жыл бұрын
Man you are a KING man thank you soooooo much for giving uss a leson on this so NICE peace.
@heybrrd
5 жыл бұрын
I literally just woke up. Hello
@jul3nzo998
5 жыл бұрын
Z! after that, i added a limiter and my kick clipped already at +1.2! Help me plz 🥴
@camilo8063
4 жыл бұрын
"mixing is just a 1000 little changes that add up to something greater"
@jonhutchinsmusic789
2 жыл бұрын
the big sigh right after he started the A/B process is me after I hear every professional mix against mine hahaha
@MrOyar
5 жыл бұрын
absolutely amazing! thank you for this great tutorial. this video is exactly what i needed these days!
@adamreist6208
5 жыл бұрын
when he's EQ the bass it sounds like smells like teen spirit haha @ 16:55
@y4go650
5 жыл бұрын
Adam Reist Ikr hahah
@MichaelSandroBertl
4 жыл бұрын
is it just me or is the (sub)bass line at least 50% smells like teen spirit?
@MRKsound24
3 жыл бұрын
how do you know whether to use an eq or multiband compressor?
@mikeredblue772
5 жыл бұрын
Thank You Bro! You are the most honest and your lessons are super helpfull! You are the best
@georgemarcus8617
2 жыл бұрын
Hi sir i need template but the page is not available after i clicked that link
@b9dger
3 жыл бұрын
Always watch the ads before Big Z's vids. :-)
@joevargo922
Жыл бұрын
Anybody else notice the baseline is almost smells like teen Spirit
@jelanmaxwell4762
4 жыл бұрын
Great video! Any advice on mixing for mono?
@therealblunderbuss
4 жыл бұрын
Nice explanations. Thanks!
@tanishkshrivastava6822
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing, how always simple things have the most results.
@MalikAmer87
2 жыл бұрын
Great video please make more videos in detail like this one
@RaphyJmusic
5 жыл бұрын
Mastering the Mix Reference is a plug-in I prefer over MagicAB now too 👌
@leaningtower73
5 жыл бұрын
That's my favorite reference plug-in. You can easily isolate each frequency range and A/B your track with the reference track
@RaphyJmusic
5 жыл бұрын
Deepak Murthy yeah. but there’s a still a skill in mixing with a reference which I have to develop
@leaningtower73
5 жыл бұрын
@@RaphyJmusic the main secret is to isolate each frequency range when you compare your mix to a reference track. Another very important thing is to listen to the whole mix not only one instrument or vocal but to the whole mix
@RaphyJmusic
5 жыл бұрын
Deepak Murthy will keep this in mind, thanks! Do you do gain levels first?
@leaningtower73
5 жыл бұрын
@@RaphyJmusic Yes. It's always a good thing to compare your mix and the reference material with the same volume, because you have a balanced hearing perception
@lievenoosting1688
5 жыл бұрын
this is really a learning experience, this channel needs more sub!
@kappakd
5 жыл бұрын
What's your screen resolution?
@QWERTYMUZX
3 жыл бұрын
Compare Unmixed: 0:40 Mixed : 1:07
@PvKAmsterdam
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, great video! Thanks
@tommybesu1972
4 жыл бұрын
what programs is he using ? does he use ?
@liljgthetruth4909
3 жыл бұрын
Should've did a part 2🤝🥴
@tevo4555
3 жыл бұрын
Kakashi the mixing cloning
@Zenytonine
Жыл бұрын
My cpu dislike this video😅😂
@TopMusicArts
5 жыл бұрын
Really? Try to take complex track. This one has good mixing and vocals already.
@RaphyJmusic
5 жыл бұрын
nawh u can hear how much more improved it sounds
@TopMusicArts
5 жыл бұрын
Raphy J We are good team. With good ears.
@coreybeshoar8703
Жыл бұрын
It definitely sounds better after mix. Sounds brighter. But top music arts, you have a solid point. I feel this was not the best song so use in order to do a mixing tutorial since it was already pretty well off.
@MiketheNerdRanger
9 ай бұрын
Huh? No, it just used good sounds. It definitely still needed the mixing. If the song sounds absolutely horrible, you may need to just reproduce parts of the song.
@sayadalibhatakurki9656
5 жыл бұрын
which studio her that u r using
@MK-me4vf
4 жыл бұрын
Bro ur videos are the JIZZ
@merakiimusic3993
5 жыл бұрын
Where did you get these stems??
@Josh_GS__
5 жыл бұрын
which is that AB plugin?
@andreazulato8360
5 жыл бұрын
Can you make a remake of bombai by dyro?
@Minerro
5 жыл бұрын
Was the track gainstaged before mixing?
@YarinItach
5 жыл бұрын
Good question
@jamescarson4272
5 жыл бұрын
On his website he says that all the stems should not be clipping or like -3 dB so probs
@vlmrsounds
5 жыл бұрын
This is what i call a high quality tutorial!
@phagelife8312
5 жыл бұрын
You are the real deal. ❤️
@profoundpro
4 жыл бұрын
Love Metric AB! Fantastic mixing.. is there a reason you don't use Metric AB's tools that allow you to solo frequencies vs Fab's? Appreciate the video, very informative to watch your mix decisions.
@simke123
5 жыл бұрын
Good job, but it was a little 'boring' to so often listen to Zed's referenced track while you were mixing your track...i was skipping that part so i guess i didnt miss any good tips there :D
@Boguszmusic
5 жыл бұрын
Thats killer. Thank You. Do You have vid explaining how side chains work ?
@ApostolLuis
4 жыл бұрын
WOW!!! NO ONE SHARES THAT TYPE OF KNOWLEDGE. Thanks Big Z. You are one humble guy with a lot of talent. RESPECT.
@ollyburhouse2464
4 жыл бұрын
HEY BIG Z, would you always recommend finishing your track and bouncing your stems before mixing? I have always just mixed whilst I went along... Thanks for your tutorials
@RamonCalvoMusic
5 жыл бұрын
So what exactly are you doing with side chaining the reverb on your vocal track? Is it making it so the reverb only kicks in when the vocal stops? Is that just something automatic you apply in your mixing because you didn't really listen to it and just added it
@doter-fe8li
2 жыл бұрын
thank you big Z )
@Emmeno
Жыл бұрын
This is one of the MOST interesting mixing tutorial I've seen on here. Just earned a subscribe.
@jamesvghn
5 жыл бұрын
The one really annoying thing about your channel is that I didn't know about it 3 years ago. Don't know what we have done to deserve these quality vids. Legit turning my adblocker off just because I feel guilty getting these for free. Big ups my G
@peterjon2758
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting man. I always start by volume balancing everything in mono before touch any compression, eq, or plugins... I find It usually backfires on me to look at individual tracks and adjust without the context of the whole mix.
@QUDASCIENTISTTV
4 жыл бұрын
Great video man!
@MohamedMagdi790
4 жыл бұрын
I envy Mac users, Logic is a much simpler and easier DAW than Pro Tools.
@MrFakeMusic
6 ай бұрын
tnq for your help ❤
@liljgthetruth4909
3 жыл бұрын
Do you do hip-hop n rnb
4 жыл бұрын
Super Hero of the producers world! Marvel should put you into their planet in the next movie as a new hero haha :) Thanks a lot!
@embiebie3063
5 жыл бұрын
the solo leads are to short needs more release , decay so they sound more acoustic in whole mix , compress the lows an highs mband for a dynamic mix , the kick vocal and leads are fighting for attention , focus on vocal and kick , leads stereoize to the sides more ,thats my opinion
@riptruo
5 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial as always man! much love from Barcelona. I have a question, which channels do you use to get better at mixing? Im really curious on that, cause I watch BIG Z buuuuut which channels watch Big Z actually?
@letscompose8560
4 жыл бұрын
Big Z, you rock.
@MatheusCruzMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Please Big Z, make it available for ableton live, a lot of people use ableton and would like to purchase these tamplates! you rock!!
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