In The Mix: Rema - Ginger Me
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- On this episode of IN THE MIX, I'm breaking down my mix of Ginger Me by Afrobeats superstar Rema. We also did Calm Down feat. Selena Gomez!
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Can’t tell you how excited I was when I discovered you did mix breakdowns!!
And to now find out you mixed this song?!
Even more amazing because this is literally my country’s genre!!
I’ve picked up so much from the video already and I’m just half way through!
I’d definitely appreciate more Afrobeats-centered mixes!🫡
If you want to check out one of my favourite artists, check out a guitar player named Adam Solomon, he plays highlife, so wonderful :)
Best mixing video ever. U not trying to be a sensei but like showing your little brother what you do. And for I've of the biggest artists in the world. Amazing.
Thank you! We're so proud of our brother Rema!
Yesssssssss
I feel like a king listening to how remas vocal is mixed 😁
Aww, thanks, Rema is a special dude, and I'm super grateful to have met him and continue to work with him!
Lead Vocals Mixing starts at 32:00 thank me later
Thanks later
Thanks for the helpful time stamp Lewis!! Glad you enjoyed!
@@djswivel i got a a question are the vocals pre processed i can imagine its compression already while recording but the vocals sounded tuned even without the effects is he really such a good singer ore did they use melodyne ore another instance of autotune before sending it to you
Crazy part is these break downs are old but the algorithm doesn't show the high quality vids its brazy great vid as always
Yeah! The vids are all 1080 its just for some reason they dont always default to it, thanks for noticing!
@@djswivel lol I meant quality as in quality
y engineering tutorials from real pro mixers wish I had saw these sooner
ahahah, THANKS KARDEAA!!! It's because the algorithm favors actual creators, I'm just a pro out here trying to help people who actually can tell the difference!!! Much love brother!
I love that you've done this! I will listen to this song with new ears knowing what you did with it now😍
once I hear that sound from that song I wondered who was behind it cos the sound was a different...in a good way...thanx brother
this has got to be the best way to learn mixing. this and BTS's in the mix videos are really insightful. thanks a lot!
Thanks for the help bro u did great job I always wondered who mixed that cuz that songs is just bloody clean now finally seen the master behind it. It actually took me 3hours to watch ur video 😁 been going back and front to grab some ideas 💡 though
awww...thanks JTEO!!! The producers did such a great job you can't forget that too....but we're certainly most proud of Calm Down!!!
Thank you so much for sharing knowledge
My pleasure!
Bass starts at 21:21. Didn't see it in the timestamp. Great Video. You're a genius
DJ Swivel man this is amazing, you are the real goat
Thank you so much!
Wish i could learn from you in person 🤩 this is amazing
Thanks for the kind words! I don't do much of them, but if you are truly interested you can go on my site and do the personal mentorship one-on-one!
Thanks bro
Thanks for the continued support!
Man I'm going to work hard and hopefully get one of these ⚡ It's so inspiring to see behind the scenes of a mix
Thank you so much for this ❤︎🇳🇬
Thanks for this high detailed review and update. I really enjoy you boss
Thank you boss! So proud of my brother Rema!
thank 🙌🙌🙌🙌
No problem 😊
So excited to learn. Thank you
You are the man swiv
Dj Swivel you are Amazing Bro
This is massive!! DJ Swivel!!🚀🔥 Thanks
Thanks Signal! Glad you learned something!
Yeahhhhhhhhhh!!!
Great job! Thank you!
You are welcome my friend!
Sweet mix
That's an ever sweeter name SOUL KISTO!
Top
YAY!
nice 1
REMA is the best!!! So proud of him, watching Calm Down blow up has been a joy!
Beast done it again ❤️
this is amazing you breaking all the sauce right there thanks man why i did not fall into this video before
So happy to see our boy Rema really taking off now! We did Calm Down too of course :)
@@djswivel when will you break the calm down track ?
You are amazing bruh,,,,,keep inspiring us
Dj Swivel U real Genius!) Pls can u make in the mix quavo bubble gum ?
Ha well, I didn't mix that song, but if you find out who did, and they'd like to show off how they mixed it, I'd be more than happy to feature it on the channel!
ohh dang ...we need them vmr presets you made !!
I love this video my man, learn something everytime
Dope
I have learned a lot, thank you so much 🙌🏿
Thakkkk youuu maaaannn i love you work on afrobeat music!!! : )
you're welcome Kiko! My continued work with Rema is one of my greatest pleasures!
@@djswivelhow many songs have you mixed for Rema. I love your work
Pretty much every song except for some outside features for other artists since that 2nd EP. Basically everything after Dumebi@@EbenezerBernard
@@djswivel Wow, I'm so grateful to you for putting out these videos. There aren't too many great teachers out there to learn from, especially in Afrobeats, as it's still a new genre with mostly home studio engineers. Rema is really loved in Nigeria, and I feel blessed to learn from someone like you, who has worked with Beyoncé and other greats, yet remains humble enough to share these nuggets for free. Please, if you ever get a chance to do another 'In the Mix,' consider doing another with Rema. Thank you so much, Dj Swivel
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This is Amazing bro!!!
Thanks for this Swivel❤️💯💯
Pls when is a new video coming 🙈❤️❤️
You're welcome T Crypto! Thanks for the support...we've got one in the works but have been super busy working on new plugins!!!
Thanks alot for the insights of a worldwide smash!
I see you do alot of (what you even self describe as) basic editing. I havent seen a single UAD plugin on here or anything too fancy or advanced and it still sounds so polished.
Do you ever use UAD-plugins?
The way you give yourself headroom is what I do as a routine aswell. But do you ever gain stage before starting on a mix or do you have another philosofi on that?
Thanks alot again for the time you spend on showing us this! Its absolutely awesome!
Never used UAD. I'm sure they're great but a good plugin doesn't make the song. I have my own tools and others which have fit into my workflow for years, and don't see any need to switch it up.
Awesome breakdown Swivel! What was the recording chain?
hey firetracks! I didn't engineer rema's vocals, the producers of the track, The Elements, they might know!
Hey DJ Swivel, I forgot to ask this:
What's your approach to gain staging (if at all you do it)
What typical gain/volume levels do you start your mix from when you first receive the files?
I'd love to know
Thank you!
I think Rema's vocal had been tuned before being printed, it sounds like some light Melodyne
Can u do something like this with FL?
Hey Diano! For mixing, I don't use FL, even though we love using it to get smackin' drums!
Do u do parallel compression on vicals
Great video ❤
I watched this first a few years ago, recently trying to replicate the texture (Best in my book) of your vocal mixes on Ravage so i had quickly refer back to your "in the mix" series. I feel the raw vocal stems on this might have been recorded with some preamps settings looking at the wave expression on your screen, its a question?!! Thank you 🙏
I liked the previous intro better! Dj swivel dj swivel! That's kinda swell
Haha, well, there's a different intro for each show! I'm pretty fond of the Story Time intro too :)
31:16 wouldn't that delay still bounce back in the center with the "direct button" on the doubler enabled? Or am I missing something
Some, but it’s spread out throughout the stereo field. Having the center in anchors the delay a bit but it won’t feel like it’s covering up the lead as much.
Hey Swivel,
Do you use bands for processing? Like only applying reverb to mid frequencies. I know your sauce plugin does that with saturation.
I feel like it allows for more control I just never know when to use bands.
Great video!!
Thank you! Actually, using the sauce you can technically apply any effect to a single band, reverb included. The reality is, music is a world of infinite possibilities, and so I always say just experiment. Try putting the reverb just on the mis, and see what it does. You may find it helps glue your vocal to the track better. Train your ears, learn the tools, and then have fun. That's the best way to discover new tricks and techniques!
Hi Dj swivel, how loud(lufs) is the final track ?
What level should the beat be sitting at?
Hey Tyler Tyler! Here's the fun thing about mixing, levels are relative to each other, no matter what it says on the meters...what's most important is the balance of the beat to the vocal, and that may or may not change throughout different parts of the track. It's cliche to say, but use your ears and trust your gut, the more you do this the more it will sound natural to you! As long as nothing is distorting, then you can use limiting to get it up to the loudness you want. Hope that helps man!
@@djswivel It helped a lot. Thank you so much
You're welcome man!
Helpen
You're welcome for the help!
hey man did u compress the vocal before u started mixing it or not
Hey DJ Swivel! How much DB of GR do engineers approximately apply while recording through the LA2A / CL1B for pop/ rap artists? Is it somewhere between 3 and 5 db or is it common to use way more compression, up to 10/ 15db? Thanks & Greetingz! ⭐️
@@poppasmoke4933 3-5is a good place to start. It really depends on the vocalist, how dynamic they are, their recording technique, and the sound you’re going for on the song. But as a general rule, for basic control on the way in 3-5db is solid advice.
Why am I just seeing this 😢
ahaha, glad you enjoyed it!
HOW DO YOU AUTOMATE REVERB?
I like to automate the aux channels in Pro Tools :)
Hey Swivel, how do you see all the levels for effect sends on a track when you are in edit mode? Like @39:28
I don't need to see the send levels. I se the levels my ear wants to hear and then I kinda just forget about them unless there's a section where I feel those levels need to be adjusted. In which case I automate.
is this pro tools?
diablo
Please can somebody tell me which software he is using, is it FL studio or Cubase
Pro Tools!
@@djswivel
I noticed you didn’t SIDECHAIN your KICK to the BASS. Can you explain why please?
Not every song needs it
@@djswivel Please explain why. Please
@@tyyleerr If the kick and bass are sitting well theres is no need to get the bass out of the way for the kick.
@@kubolor1234 I don’t even know when the Kick is sitting well. I don’t know when something is clashing
@@tyyleerr you need to practice active listening to train your ears. It's all part of the learning process.
why don't you use any busses
Sometimes I do when they're necessary. But I don't have a clear rule that I need busses. For example, often times I receive files with many different styles of bass. A live bass, a sub bass, an 808, a Reese. They each require a different approach. Some need to be more dynamic than others. Some need sub frequencies, some don't. Some need to be filtered, some don't. Point being, it's easier to treat each element separately. Also printing stems with any sort of dynamics on your bus becomes challenging at times. That said, I do often use busses, I just use them more strategically and only when necessary.
Please can help on my music
What would you like help on?
Piepel de groetjes from mij
I will try to say hello for you, Rema certainly is busy these days with the success of Calm Down!