Hey Graham, another awesome tip! I recorded the album of my band and your mixing/mastering videos helped me a lot. Keep it up with this great work man. \m/
It's logical and easy, yet I've never thought of this technique before... :O I have to try this :D that's why I love this channel, you always learn new things ;)
Amazing series dude! Learned a lot from this. I'd love to see tutorials on how to specifically emphasize different elements/frequency ranges of a song (sub, bass, piano, vocals etc.)
what's up buddy? I'm from Brazil. really liked your channel. I would like to take a doubt. you prefer to record with acoustic drums and a condenser microphone or recording with electronic drums?
6:44 hahaha, good stuff there. Seriously, next time you make an intro, just make Sticks and Stones the music. It's pretty much your theme anyways! God bless, keep rockin' for God man.
If I have the stems, I work with those instead. Actually relying on an Eq on the master fader is kind of like a mixing faux pas unless you're doing it for inspiration or mastering but then I'd use a Linear Phase Eq instead.
I couldn't wrap my head around, why I should treat the problems of individual signals on the master bus? Also +1 for linear EQ on the master bus. Why would you introduce phase issues on the master bus if you don't have to? Maybe if you are short on time and you have to mix the song within 2h.
I'm pretty sure he does. It wouldn't make much sense to remove it, if you build the rest of the mix around this EQ move. Do it and leave it or don't do it at all I guess.
So my question is, most Mix Engineers won't start mixing until all the song/parts are recorded? Last time I mixed I kind of adjusted things as the tracks were completed. I just do home bedroom mixing though.
I think it's because when you change the volume using the master fader, it changes the level going into the channel before any plugins, and not the levels after the plugins. All the other faders change the volume of the channel after the signal has been through the plugins on that channel. @superdertie
Yup, he mentioned exactly this in another video, can't recall which. I think he said this is a ProTools thing too and wasn't sure if any other DAWs master fader are mapped the same.
This may be a dumb question, and it has nothing to do with this video, but is there a way to turn down the volume of a guitar when recording other than turning down the knob on the interface or on the guitar? The reason I ask is because the knob on my interface is already all the way down, and if I turn it down in the guitar it'll lose tone. If I turn down the fader in the daw it gets quieter but the levels still stay the same (close to clipping or clipping)
You could try using a DI box. The classic Behringer Ultra-DI has a couple of 20dB attenuation switches (plus you'll use the mic input on your Audiobox instead of the instrument one, and that alone could solve the issue). That said, I have a bigger Presonus interface and I never had such a problem. Maybe your guitar output is just too hot: you could try to lower the pickups a bit. By the way, is your guitar passive?
Not lower in that sense :) You can adjust the height of the pickups by turning the small screws that attach them to the body. If they are (physically) lower - farther from the strings - their electrical output is also lower (weaker).
Most of the heavy EQ has been done on the individual tracks, so if something drastic has to be done on the bus then something would be very wrong with the mix in the first place. Anyway, great job explaining it Graham. I wouldn't have put the the 3k boost in (sounds a little sibilant) but that's just me.
Frank55 idk what your listening to this on but the difference is apparent on my mixing headphones. Also, i notocrd you said "if" you use eq. You should always use an eq somewhere in a mix or else your not going to get the best sounding mix for the project. Not using the tools available to you to improve your mix is only limiting yourself.
Did I go rudely responding to you or your comment ??? No. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. If you don't like it then fuck off and troll through every comment here and reply to them as well in the same abnoxious manner. Piss off and mind your own business.
Thanks for a great series, and -as always - for your generosity. God bless!
Hey Graham, another awesome tip! I recorded the album of my band and your mixing/mastering videos helped me a lot. Keep it up with this great work man. \m/
It's logical and easy, yet I've never thought of this technique before... :O I have to try this :D that's why I love this channel, you always learn new things ;)
your have the virtue of sharing your knowledge in a very very good way
Amazing series dude! Learned a lot from this. I'd love to see tutorials on how to specifically emphasize different elements/frequency ranges of a song (sub, bass, piano, vocals etc.)
Hey Graham, thank you for your videos I always like to try different things during our mixes.
Another great video
Thanks for all the info, I've learned so much from these videos.!
The bass feels a little phasy around 50Hz
I think it's worth considering the idea of leaving global EQing entirely to the mastering engineer (or step, if it's the same person doing the mix).
If I understand it well, buss EQ'ing is used at the very beginning of the mixing process, not the end.
If the mixing has been done properly I can see no massive need for a mastering engineer to use EQ on the master
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Great video! Thank You!
YOU ARE A GOOD TEACHER!
what's up buddy? I'm from Brazil. really liked your channel. I would like to take a doubt. you prefer to record with acoustic drums and a condenser microphone or recording with electronic drums?
6:44 hahaha, good stuff there.
Seriously, next time you make an intro, just make Sticks and Stones the music. It's pretty much your theme anyways!
God bless, keep rockin' for God man.
If I have the stems, I work with those instead. Actually relying on an Eq on the master fader is kind of like a mixing faux pas unless you're doing it for inspiration or mastering but then I'd use a Linear Phase Eq instead.
I couldn't wrap my head around, why I should treat the problems of individual signals on the master bus? Also +1 for linear EQ on the master bus. Why would you introduce phase issues on the master bus if you don't have to? Maybe if you are short on time and you have to mix the song within 2h.
Hey Graham nice video! Do You leave the EQ on in the mixdown rendering before mastering?
I'm pretty sure he does. It wouldn't make much sense to remove it, if you build the rest of the mix around this EQ move. Do it and leave it or don't do it at all I guess.
nice video thanks
So my question is, most Mix Engineers won't start mixing until all the song/parts are recorded?
Last time I mixed I kind of adjusted things as the tracks were completed. I just do home bedroom mixing though.
Thanks.
Great vid! Why do you have submixes going to a master then to an aux then another master?
I think it's because when you change the volume using the master fader, it changes the level going into the channel before any plugins, and not the levels after the plugins. All the other faders change the volume of the channel after the signal has been through the plugins on that channel. @superdertie
Yup, he mentioned exactly this in another video, can't recall which. I think he said this is a ProTools thing too and wasn't sure if any other DAWs master fader are mapped the same.
Saludos Amigo
Should a linear phase EQ be used in this scenario?
Yes. Here are two linear phase EQ examples : Fabfilter Pro-Q2 (in linear max mode) or Waves Linear Phase EQ. Similar priced.
Played back in HD listening on DT150 cans but not hearing varioation on off, I get principle but but... :(
This may be a dumb question, and it has nothing to do with this video, but is there a way to turn down the volume of a guitar when recording other than turning down the knob on the interface or on the guitar? The reason I ask is because the knob on my interface is already all the way down, and if I turn it down in the guitar it'll lose tone. If I turn down the fader in the daw it gets quieter but the levels still stay the same (close to clipping or clipping)
It's not going through anything before the interface
Audiobox usb
You could try using a DI box. The classic Behringer Ultra-DI has a couple of 20dB attenuation switches (plus you'll use the mic input on your Audiobox instead of the instrument one, and that alone could solve the issue).
That said, I have a bigger Presonus interface and I never had such a problem. Maybe your guitar output is just too hot: you could try to lower the pickups a bit.
By the way, is your guitar passive?
It is a passive guitar. You can lower the volume on a guitar's pickups? I have never heard of that before.
Not lower in that sense :)
You can adjust the height of the pickups by turning the small screws that attach them to the body. If they are (physically) lower - farther from the strings - their electrical output is also lower (weaker).
2x speed Graham sounds like Chris Traeger from Parks and Rec.
Hey my friend, I'm trying to contact you to have my upcoming album tracks mastered. please get in touch. Cheers
It's so subtle, you hardly hear any difference!
(If you use an EQ, you should hear it. Otherwise it is useless...)
Most of the heavy EQ has been done on the individual tracks, so if something drastic has to be done on the bus then something would be very wrong with the mix in the first place.
Anyway, great job explaining it Graham. I wouldn't have put the the 3k boost in (sounds a little sibilant) but that's just me.
Frank55 idk what your listening to this on but the difference is apparent on my mixing headphones. Also, i notocrd you said "if" you use eq. You should always use an eq somewhere in a mix or else your not going to get the best sounding mix for the project. Not using the tools available to you to improve your mix is only limiting yourself.
Bri Bri amen
Alice in Chains....lol
Can't really hear any difference between the EQ on and off.
Seems and sounds like a waste of time.
Did I go rudely responding to you or your comment ???
No.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. If you don't like it then fuck off and troll through every comment here and reply to them as well in the same abnoxious manner.
Piss off and mind your own business.
Seriously train your ears man , I can hear a difference with non- flat consumer level headphones, such a noob !
You have really bad ears , so sad.