These are absolutely the most important lessons and exercises anyone in the audio processing and creating field can study and learn. Significant ear training paired with a basic simple EQ module or plugin will far outweigh any gear collection; If you're in the tracking world the same can be said for this ear training and simple microphone placement. I love this style of content, and I will always value anyone who takes the time to create and upload these kind of gems.
I completely agree, MAN Network! The ability to use any EQ effectively is much more powerful than having a very expensive EQ that you cannot use effectively. Thanks for watching!
I've been trying to articulate how I hear frequencies align with the natural resonances in my head, you just put to words the exact phenomena I've experienced.
This video made me realize how much I love mixing bass specifically, theirs such an art to it. Nothing better then going to a huge concert with amazing sound systems, I live for that. Thanks for the video man, really intersting look at this technique!
Wow! Are there others like you!? I had no idea! This is the key to unlocking the secrets of sound, hertz, tones, mixing and mastering. I've never seen anybody else on RUclips teaching this. Probably the most important part of the whole process. You are giving away the secrets to performing the magic. Thank you!
Literally the best piece of information I've learned in my career! Always had the opinion that you can't audibly fix what you can't hear, (ie. wanting to fix the low end of a mix but can't hear what's happening there) so I always went for newer and better audio systems; often adding a new speaker here or there. But this my friend, this is the true lesson to hearing what's where. Thanks!!!
This is insane. Iv heard the advice of sounding out the problem frequencies when attempting to cut but never associating it with an objective standard with assigned vowel sounds. Appreciate you Kyle
Cool way of distinguishing between frequencies with “E”, “I” “Oo”, etc. sounds. Sibilance and inner groove distortion are unfortunately issues certain vinyl records have. Thanks
Thank you!! As a musician who plays mostly by ear I really appreciate this. My technical understanding of music and theory is horrible even after playing for 20+ years. This will help my recordings out immensely 👊🏻💪🏻
Naming/Mapping octaves ... GOLD! I was more or less hearing the octaves correctly (from previous trial/error) ... this just cinched it all up. Keep up the awesome work.
That's the case for me. You just opened up this entire world for me. My ears are my weak points. This helps with more directed hearing immensely. Thanks.
This is great! Helpful in mixing vocals for sure along with full mixes. With this info, you'll know exactly where the problems are and what's causing them. Great video
A very simple visual and audible description of the different frequencies. Reminds me of a 'sound of music' "Do Re Mi' alternative for white noise 'O AH A EE' 😊
Amazing lesson. After my 20 years journey, this is the first time I see this association of frequency energy associated with our most basic speech sounds. Thanks!!
Wow nice one, this will be super helpful! Another trick I learned was to import 2 copies of a track into a daw and use phase inversion so they cancel each other out. Nothing will then be audible Then put an eq on one of them and anything you boost will suddenly sound (just within those frequencies boosted) A kind of soloing of frequencies of a song
I use airpods when casually listening to music, and as I'm familiar with them I use them for a majority of roughing in my mixes. I then switch to my krk monitors for finalising the mix, mainly to get a better representation of bass and above 16k. And I get pretty good mixes. It doesn't really matter what you rough your mix on, as long as you're familiar. Just finalise on some honest speakers
You have to adjust for the muddy base krk produces. And AirPods. If you can get flat monitors locally for a decent price I would pick them up. More reference points will give you a clearer representation of your values and mix.
@@Island_Bag tbh not many people buy IEMs outside of monitoring for recording/live rarely hear bout people mixing on IEMs. I find that I'll get a better translation to a wider audience using a common listening device. And finalising on monitors
Really great video! I’ve never really thought about correlating the frequencies with vowel sounds - it makes so much sense - thank you for pointing this out. And yes, my technique has been to boost frequencies then cut what I don’t want - but your point that any frequency sounds bad if you bump it up too much means I’ve probably been making unnecessary changes. So thank you again - I’ll pass this video on!
Awesome video concept, thank you for sharing this! Never really thought of frequencies this way, but now it makes sense why I can make vowel sounds with a synthesizer. So well explained, thank you!
you're such a great teacher. i've been struggling to find courses that make sense to me, but you've compiled information so perfectly. thank you so much! the articulation paired with the visual + audio references help a ton!
Practice is everything. This reminds me that I wasn't able to hear the bass in music when I was a teenager. Then I bought a bass, started to learn and, years later, I couldn't NOT hear it.
For producers on a budget (i.e. studio quality headphones), I’d like to add to the sub and bass mixing tips with some of my own. Instead of separating it to body locations, Isplit the three bass octaves into “power” classes, with the 31Hz octave being “low-power”, and then subsequently “mid-” and “high-power” for the next two. It works out like this for me because I noticed a consistency across (most) systems that those three bands tend to scale in volume just like I described, where the extreme low end takes a substantial amount of power to drive correctly, while the “high-power” octave is naturally (too) strong and contribute to that classic “mud” if not controlled. Obviously “mid-power” bass is easily both strong but also separated from the rest of the bands enough it doesn’t create interference, so often I just check to see if it scales evenly to my ears, which works well for such a small group of octaves.
@@VenetinOfficial C0 is 16Hz, the pitch of the 32-foot pedal on an organ. C1 is a piano's lowest C, the low C on a five-string bass guitar that you don't have on a four-string. C2 is a cello's lowest note. C3 is a viola's lowest note, the lowest C on a guitar. C4 is middle C.
i've wanted to get better at this kind of ear training for a while now, but never really knew how i should go about it. the ideas in this video finally got something to click for me, and i feel a lot more capable of tackling it now. this kind of training is invaluable! thank you so much!
Thank you so much for the link and the free PDF. I think sharpening this skill will help us to appreciate all the arts and sciences we've learned so far.
This is why that automated EQ sweep trick used in a lot of song intros sounds like it's going oooooouuuuaaaaaaaeeeeee as the EQ spike sweeps up and opens more of the spectrum. 🤯🤯🤯
Very cool, practical and invaluable info for any live or studio audio engineer or tech! I’ve worked for more than one ⭐️ or diva who would describe monotor mixes as too “eeh-eeh” or too “oink--oink”, it behooves us as engineers to the artist to translate this from a creative standpoint to our more articulate and scientific perspective
I remember doing this training back when I was at a very prestigious music school. We had to listen to Pink Noise with different boosts and Q's and be able to identify it. The vowel technique is an awesome entry shortcut. But as the video mentions you will really have to learn the fundamental frequencies of various instruments etc. and really work the lower end out in your mind. It takes practice. So this is not a "one simple trick" gimmick. Will it help immediately? Yup. Will you master it immediately? Nope. Gotta put the time in guys/gals. This is why all the great engineers are graybeards by the time you notice them.
These are absolutely the most important lessons and exercises anyone in the audio processing and creating field can study and learn. Significant ear training paired with a basic simple EQ module or plugin will far outweigh any gear collection; If you're in the tracking world the same can be said for this ear training and simple microphone placement. I love this style of content, and I will always value anyone who takes the time to create and upload these kind of gems.
I completely agree, MAN Network! The ability to use any EQ effectively is much more powerful than having a very expensive EQ that you cannot use effectively. Thanks for watching!
I've been a sound engineer for 7 years already, this has been the best explanation to date I've heard for these key frequencies. Thank you so much!
I have watched countless videos on YT about mixing, but nothing has been as helpful as this!
I've been trying to articulate how I hear frequencies align with the natural resonances in my head, you just put to words the exact phenomena I've experienced.
Grazie.
Thanks, sdandone! Glad this was helpful for you!
This has been a genuinely game changing video for me. Thank you for posting.
This video made me realize how much I love mixing bass specifically, theirs such an art to it. Nothing better then going to a huge concert with amazing sound systems, I live for that. Thanks for the video man, really intersting look at this technique!
true2, concert live dvds are best
To everyone who may read this I hope y'all make it let's keep grinding 🙏🏽
Respect
Mf facts breh
❤
Eins acht sieeeeeeeeebeeeeeeen
Wow! Are there others like you!? I had no idea! This is the key to unlocking the secrets of sound, hertz, tones, mixing and mastering. I've never seen anybody else on RUclips teaching this. Probably the most important part of the whole process. You are giving away the secrets to performing the magic. Thank you!
Literally the best piece of information I've learned in my career! Always had the opinion that you can't audibly fix what you can't hear, (ie. wanting to fix the low end of a mix but can't hear what's happening there) so I always went for newer and better audio systems; often adding a new speaker here or there. But this my friend, this is the true lesson to hearing what's where. Thanks!!!
This made me realize how good my ears have been at recognizing sounds. I’ll surely use the guide to improve it more
Love how articulate you are in your videos. some people say 1 kilo-hert when talking about frequency, but you correctly say 1 kilo-Hertz.
Thanks!
Wow! Thanks for the contribution, Shantanu Saha! And thanks for watching!
Thanks
Thank you , fitriyandi films!
This is probably the most useful and very pertinent video about audio frequencies I've ever watched. Well done and thank you !
Glad to help, Thomas!
This channel is an absolute gold mine. Can't thank you enough for these tips. This gave me another great tool to use for frequency ID.
Wow! Thank you, Fastronaut. I'm very glad to hear you're enjoying the videos!
Immediate impact and improvements for sure. Great video. Concise, helpful, easy to understand, and instantly applicable.
10/10
Wow game changer here. I was stuck with incorrect EQ knowledge until this video. Amazing. Thank you for this gem
This is insane. Iv heard the advice of sounding out the problem frequencies when attempting to cut but never associating it with an objective standard with assigned vowel sounds. Appreciate you Kyle
Been producing for 20 years, and even though I know this stuff, I never thought about it quite like this. excellent video.
man you are the most professional in this field i have ever seen!
Man Audio University is one of the best Channels on RUclips globally❤💪🙏🎤🎧
Cool way of distinguishing between frequencies with “E”, “I” “Oo”, etc. sounds. Sibilance and inner groove distortion are unfortunately issues certain vinyl records have. Thanks
Thanks for watching, Nick!
Thank you!! As a musician who plays mostly by ear I really appreciate this. My technical understanding of music and theory is horrible even after playing for 20+ years. This will help my recordings out immensely 👊🏻💪🏻
Naming/Mapping octaves ... GOLD! I was more or less hearing the octaves correctly (from previous trial/error) ... this just cinched it all up. Keep up the awesome work.
That's the case for me.
You just opened up this entire world for me. My ears are my weak points. This helps with more directed hearing immensely. Thanks.
Man! people like you should have the best of public funding just to ensure you have the best of lives, so thankful! cheers
dude this is so good, i frequently refresh my ears with your video. thanks!
This is brilliant. Can't believe I've never learned this before. So helpful thank you!
I am mind blown , really simple method but so effective to learn the differences in tone from each frequency
I appreciate your content, trying to learn frequencies is the latest obstacle I've been trying to push through nice to have references
I’m glad to hear this is helpful! Keep going - you’ll be surprised how quickly you’ll hear the difference!
I’ve been a Pro Engineer since the mid ‘80’s and I find this as an easiest way to explain hearing sounds for EQ adjustments… Very good.
This is great! Helpful in mixing vocals for sure along with full mixes. With this info, you'll know exactly where the problems are and what's causing them. Great video
Love these ear training guides. Very very helpful. Thank you Kyle.
I’m glad to hear that you’re finding them helpful, Lasantha. Thanks for watching!
This was helpful! Thanks
A very simple visual and audible description of the different frequencies. Reminds me of a 'sound of music' "Do Re Mi' alternative for white noise 'O AH A EE' 😊
Amazing lesson. After my 20 years journey, this is the first time I see this association of frequency energy associated with our most basic speech sounds. Thanks!!
That's absolutely brilliant, I have never thought on having this sort of reference for hearing the frequencies. Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
As a vocalist, this video helped out so much with trying to understand why certain things work
Yes! This has had an immediate impact on my guitar tone using my parametric eq
Wow nice one, this will be super helpful!
Another trick I learned was to import 2 copies of a track into a daw and use phase inversion so they cancel each other out.
Nothing will then be audible
Then put an eq on one of them and anything you boost will suddenly sound (just within those frequencies boosted)
A kind of soloing of frequencies of a song
I use airpods when casually listening to music, and as I'm familiar with them I use them for a majority of roughing in my mixes. I then switch to my krk monitors for finalising the mix, mainly to get a better representation of bass and above 16k. And I get pretty good mixes. It doesn't really matter what you rough your mix on, as long as you're familiar. Just finalise on some honest speakers
You have to adjust for the muddy base krk produces. And AirPods.
If you can get flat monitors locally for a decent price I would pick them up. More reference points will give you a clearer representation of your values and mix.
Consider getting in to iem’s
@@Island_Bag tbh not many people buy IEMs outside of monitoring for recording/live rarely hear bout people mixing on IEMs. I find that I'll get a better translation to a wider audience using a common listening device. And finalising on monitors
thank you for this dense high quality format of complicated mixing technique information
Really great video! I’ve never really thought about correlating the frequencies with vowel sounds - it makes so much sense - thank you for pointing this out. And yes, my technique has been to boost frequencies then cut what I don’t want - but your point that any frequency sounds bad if you bump it up too much means I’ve probably been making unnecessary changes. So thank you again - I’ll pass this video on!
Subtractive EQ is the way.
Awesome video concept, thank you for sharing this! Never really thought of frequencies this way, but now it makes sense why I can make vowel sounds with a synthesizer. So well explained, thank you!
Another great lesson and help for the aspiring amateur. Easily explained! Thank you so much.
One of the dopest videos I seen... Good info for engineers... Just sent this to the entire staff... 💥💥💥
Thanks for sharing, My Weigh!
Within 19 seconds of this video, I subscribed.
Great information love it 💯💯💯
Glad you like it, Lyoni!
@@AudioUniversity keep it Coming bro💯
Excellent lesson. Love your content. Thank you for the training.
Glad to help!
this is nice !
you're such a great teacher. i've been struggling to find courses that make sense to me, but you've compiled information so perfectly. thank you so much! the articulation paired with the visual + audio references help a ton!
Glad to help!
Thank you love you're videos
Glad to help! Thanks!
Practice is everything. This reminds me that I wasn't able to hear the bass in music when I was a teenager. Then I bought a bass, started to learn and, years later, I couldn't NOT hear it.
😂😂😂😂 So your ears 👂 are now drawn to the bass in any piece of music you hear.😂😂😂
This is actually incredibly helpful, thank you so much!
Holy cow! This was so eye opening, thank you!
Glad it was helpful, Henry! Thanks!
For producers on a budget (i.e. studio quality headphones), I’d like to add to the sub and bass mixing tips with some of my own. Instead of separating it to body locations, Isplit the three bass octaves into “power” classes, with the 31Hz octave being “low-power”, and then subsequently “mid-” and “high-power” for the next two. It works out like this for me because I noticed a consistency across (most) systems that those three bands tend to scale in volume just like I described, where the extreme low end takes a substantial amount of power to drive correctly, while the “high-power” octave is naturally (too) strong and contribute to that classic “mud” if not controlled. Obviously “mid-power” bass is easily both strong but also separated from the rest of the bands enough it doesn’t create interference, so often I just check to see if it scales evenly to my ears, which works well for such a small group of octaves.
I think 31Hz is more or less the lowest A on a piano.
Thanks for sharing these tips, Venetin Official and Saricubra!
@@saricubra2867 31Hz is just under a low C, actually (C0 or C1 depending on what your "middle C" is).
@@AudioUniversity no problem! i figured i'd pitch in to help make these tips more universal :D
@@VenetinOfficial
C0 is 16Hz, the pitch of the 32-foot pedal on an organ.
C1 is a piano's lowest C, the low C on a five-string bass guitar that you don't have on a four-string.
C2 is a cello's lowest note.
C3 is a viola's lowest note, the lowest C on a guitar.
C4 is middle C.
i've wanted to get better at this kind of ear training for a while now, but never really knew how i should go about it. the ideas in this video finally got something to click for me, and i feel a lot more capable of tackling it now. this kind of training is invaluable! thank you so much!
And yet again, clarity! I bow to TEACHER with great respect. Lol thanks again
Thanks, s r reed!
immediately subscribed ❤ congrats 👏
Very Helpful! OMG Thank you for this!
Glad it was helpful!
Amazing advice! Have downloaded the guide and it's brilliant practise.
Glad it was helpful!
Wild. This is succinct, clear, and instantly useful.
this is goated asf
Thank you! It actually helped me A LOT and itãs the first time I hear. I'll download the material on your website, have a wonderful day.
Glad to help!
clear example of learning something new everyday
Thank you so much for the link and the free PDF. I think sharpening this skill will help us to appreciate all the arts and sciences we've learned so far.
Man this is amazing! 😢
Great info..., I had never seen it explained this way. Very helpful.
excellent video & super useful information. thanks!
I was just thinking that I should start practicing this and rewatch your video on it…then my next recommendation was the video 🤯
This is why that automated EQ sweep trick used in a lot of song intros sounds like it's going oooooouuuuaaaaaaaeeeeee as the EQ spike sweeps up and opens more of the spectrum. 🤯🤯🤯
That’s right! Good ear, Zachary. Thanks for watching!
Thanks men this really made a lot of impact on my listening skills
Glad to help, Akan! Thanks for watching.
You just changed my whole approach to mixing. I have never considered frequencies as vowel sounds.
Glad to introduce you to this, Kyle! Thanks for watching!
Thank you. I’ve learned so much from your channel.
Glad you’re finding Audio University helpful, Bill! Thank you for watching!
This WORKs!! Wow! What a big help. Thank you!
Wow! What a great lesson
Man this is life changing
Very cool, practical
and invaluable info for any live or studio audio engineer or tech! I’ve worked for more than one ⭐️ or diva who would describe monotor mixes as too “eeh-eeh” or too “oink--oink”, it behooves us as engineers to the artist to translate this from a creative standpoint to our more articulate and scientific perspective
Great point! Thanks for watching, Steve!
Thank you so much for creating this video definely gonna put in arsenal!!
Glad to help!
Clever indeed, and well articulated. You got my sub, looking forward to exploring more of your content.
Going to listen to some tunes now. Great vid 🔥so helpful for me right now
Glad to hear it! Thanks, David!
Really awesome stuff!
anyone else get freaked out while listening at night? no? ok....
Someone spent their childhood listening to ham radio transmissions in the dark...
Watching this at 1am. I'm am bothered.
Wow. This was extremely helpful
I first learned it here! Thanks
This is valuable information I wish I’d known about earlier
Priceless video, many thanks
I have no words to describe how this guy can make me tear up with just his voice
Awesome video. Thanks dude.
Very educating! Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Nice approach, always good content. Thanks
Thanks for watching, MeTuber!
this is awesome! and spooky....really spooky when watching this at night D:
Wow! Thanks for this valuable information! Keep up the great work!
Glad it was helpful to you, Robin! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this piece
Thanks for watching, The humble theory!
I remember doing this training back when I was at a very prestigious music school. We had to listen to Pink Noise with different boosts and Q's and be able to identify it. The vowel technique is an awesome entry shortcut. But as the video mentions you will really have to learn the fundamental frequencies of various instruments etc. and really work the lower end out in your mind. It takes practice. So this is not a "one simple trick" gimmick.
Will it help immediately? Yup.
Will you master it immediately? Nope.
Gotta put the time in guys/gals. This is why all the great engineers are graybeards by the time you notice them.
👏👏👏👏 I love your channel.
Thanks, Rodrigo!
absolutely! thank you for sharing.
C'est de l'or, comme toujours 👍
this is so helpful!! thank you!