You and Pensado seem to be the only ones of all these videos whatever the subject matter, who truly know what you're talking about and can explain it in a way that's clear to those who don't. Thank you for all you do, salute sir.
Hi Warren, it´s incredible what´s possible in these days. I´m an analog guy and recorded back in the days a lot on real tape machines like Otari 24 or Tascam 8 Tracks. I have to say that nowadays the plugins are getting better and better. Even the free ones like the saturation knob. Great stuff and as always: Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge!!! Rock on and greetz.
Hi +Carlos Goethe I agree plug ins are so amazing these days!! We are truly blessed!! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
That analog channel did justice! It really showed how the peaks were limited but perceived loudness increased. Reminds me of the UAD Fatso... Good Vid!
I think about this stuff all the time. My theory as to saturation, and why tape gave us that, and why we like it and need it, is that we live in a physical world, and tape is a physical medium. And there are commonalities, repetitions, across different platforms of physical reality. As human beings we live in a narrow band of frequencies, both in sound and light, that we can hear and see. So tape gave us that same thing that is in all of life. Saturation. Ones and zeros are like that. But we don't hear ones and zeros, and they are converted back to audio to be audible. Because they didn't go through a physically saturating process, we need to run them through those things. I pulled my hair out in 90's digital mediums. There was no RUclips, there was no one saying, hey, you HAVE to have tube pres, or something. Man I think God every day for saturation and harmonics, how it reigns in a tone and gives it a place to sit. Saturation is love.
On the Klanghelm, I have found it works best if you use the trim control to get the signal to bounce around 0db on the plugin's meter, then adjust output to level match. Great videos as always! Hardest working man in show business.
Killing it as always! I love saturation and I tend to over-use it, I need to be more subtle about it, but it's reassuring to see that other people are as excited as I am about these things! Rock on!
This was a great tute/demo!! To be honest I didn't really have any idea as to how to use saturators in the mix, but this video really did open my eyes! Thanks Warren!
Hi +Jared Rieger Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! I'm am very glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Thanks Warren - I was mixing a track this morning and had split the bass into three frequencies, I think I shall re-visit and have a play around with some satch... Cheers!
Hi +Deauxpe Thanks very much! If you watch my How To Arrange videos you'll see what I use on the drum kit as far as processing etc. Have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hi +David Mack Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Thanks for the tip!! I've heard that's great!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Don't know if any of you have seen this, but I recently came across an ebook by German producer Moses Schneider called 'The Alternative Workbook'. Really interesting read of about 100pages. He devotes a whole chapter to bringing out character in drums with odd mic placements and distortions. Lot of good and well explained audio examples. Well worth the $9!
Hi, the bass sound is incredible! Have you used the Sontronics DM1B to mic the cab? Do you remember the amp and the padal used? Sorry last question: if the bass player uses some distorion pedal, do you print the DI with the distortion or clean (before the pedals)? Thank you!
Hi +Davide Donvito Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! I have used the Sontronics DM1B and it sounds great! I also use the Lewitt LCT 550 as well which sounds amazing! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Thanks again Warren. I've been using the SoftTube quite a bit lately and really like, I typically use it in parallel processing on vocals, bass, fiddle, drums. Studio One V3 now has a track splitter which makes parallel processing really easy.However, after watching this video, am I to assume that doing it parallel probably won't tame the transients?
Hi +Mike Lamanna Great comment! Yes parallel is amazing at bringing energy to tracks! But in order to tae the transients you'll need to bus both the main track and parallel tracks together and lightly compress/limit them to tame the transients. Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Here's an interesting thing I discovered. Whilst modding an old USB interface for someone so they could use it as a stand alone preamp, as the driver loaded, the processor would check the power and then turn on the different step up rails. It made an interesting difference with the negative rail shut off and being at only -5v. So, I noticed, when a player strums, mutes, or hits hard, you get heavy transients just on the top or the bottom of the wave form, depending on the phase. So, I'm going to build a hardware saturator or compressor so I can tweak each half of the wave, above 0v or below 0v, separately. I'm sure if someone was a good plugin programmer, they could do it in software as well.
Hi +Rabi Ben Lavi Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Wow thats fantastic!! Great trick! All the best things are discovered accidentally!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Produce Like A Pro It would be a good plugin if someone wrote one. Duplicate or replace one side to the other and such. Just effect one half. Even on a proper balanced signal, sometimes you get more transients or clips on only one half of the wave with no way to get rid of them short of a do over.
Tnx for ur response warren,i think u didn't get my question,yep in VTM there is a link button between input and output for compensation ,but even if i unlink it ,the meter in my DAW will be increased when i increase input,but in saturation knob percieved loudness obviously is increased but when i look at the meter in my DAW processed and unprocessed signal are the same,but processed one is much much louder,but in VTM if i push unlink button and increase input,the volume will be increased in my DAW's meter too,it means that compression doesn't occur in VTM.if i am wrong tell me,tnx man
Hi +Jim Gahagan great question! I usually have groups for Drums, Rhythm Guitars, Lead Guitar, Key's BVs etc all of these will be bussed and may have a McDSP Analog Channel primarily. This is my main go-to bus compressor. I hope that helps! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Warren try the Kclip incredible saturator and I also use the J37 it has a setting called bass DI I also use the NLS by waves and the reel ADT by waves has the same effect as a Massey tape head, The reel ADT mimics the saturation effect that John Lennon always used in his voice along with the tape delay.
Hi,warren i have a question,when i put saturation knob not only the track becomes fuller but also percieved loudness gets louder and louder but when i put VTM tape machine on it ,it just becomes fuller but perceived loudness is the same,whats the difference between these two saturation plugins?!! It means that in VTM compression and limitation doesn't occur?
Hi KiuMars Tr great question! There are many potential things at play, the main one sounds like automatic gain. The VTM is very sophisticated and is modeling tape, so it will compensate for additional level. This allows you to audition it and see if works without having to rebalance your entire mix due to a big level change. Have a marvelous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Cool video. One thing I'm wondering though. Why Don't you have your monitors spaced the same distance as your listening position, I thought that was the ideal spot. The speakers Under the Genelecs (Yamahas I think?) Look like they're almost Physically set in mono. They cant have very good stereo imaging the way they're set-up.
Hi +EnBeez the EmCee Yes I agree! The Yamahas almost never get used! I just mainly use my Genelecs and then reference very occasionally in mono on the Yamaha NS10's! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Hi +Fezzler61 Thanks very much! I usually use either my Yamaha Pcifica or Gold Top Les Paul through my Marshall JMP with a Marshall Cab Mic'd with an SM57 to a BAE 1073 - UREI 1176. I hope that helps? Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Thanks Warren for video.Would you be able to make video how to turn those EDM kicks to some more natural real acoustic ones with warm vibe using saturation or tape vst?
Hello! I am trying to use the Softtube Saturation Knob in Protools first. I have downloaded the plug in, however it will not show up in my Protools. Any ideas on how to access and use the plug in? Thanks!
Dear Warren, first of all, thank you so so much for all your videos, I've learned a ton and your presentation style is wonderful. While watching I noticed that you don't have a massive gain increase when using the Softube Saturation Knob. Whenever I push the saturation it also gets massively louder and I have to use a trim plugin afterwards. Is this a feature of ProTools that you have automatic gain compensation?
Excellent! My kick and snare always seem to be the main transients in every mix, and they're always what's driving any master bus comp/limiter. I'm anxious to try this technique and see how it can help my mixes. A bit of a "behind the scenes" question: how do you capture both your commentary and the computer audio when you do these mixing session videos?
Hi +Chad Prewett Great stuff! Glad to be able to help! The computer is recording the screen and the mic is being recorded separately! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Warren, do you find yourself switching from 64bit to 32bit because of VST's? Some really awesome 32bit VST's I've collected, but when going 64bit I miss some of them and then I make 2 sessions 32 and 64, then bounce my tracks after a rendering.
Hi +Richard Kurbis (PAINFINGER) Great question! Only in Pro Tools 11 are we at 64bit and I'm not actually running that in this session. But I can imagine that will be an issue on my next upgrade, coming soon! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren!
+Produce Like A Pro I thought that Blue Cat host Plug in you were running allowed VST's to used within Pro Tools 64bit AAE / AAX plug format? Maybe I got that wrong , I was just looking @ it in a Sweetwater catalog then click this vid & it looks like you were running it. If not do you know of a "wrapper" or hosting plugin that would allow 32bit VST plugs to run 64bit? I've seen Russ do AU in PT 11 I believe it was.
This was quite some time back but I would really like to ask you - Why did you use the PatchWork to put in the SGA1566 & how was the GTR tracked?, mic'd w amps or in the box and with what? That was really nice, what you've got there! I like your UTbs - THANKS! You got me a new bunch of plugins! I'm sure you've checked out Kush' I just got their Omega set & Decapitator with SoundToys sale. NICE WORK there!
Like this idea of five quick items in a short video......this is a great idea!! Hope you have recovered from NAMM, now a quick question can I use this on female vocals?? Thanks Tony
Hi +Roy Orbit Thanks! No I was listening on my lap top through headphones, I also mix in a Hybrid way through my Console using my Genelecs and NS10's. Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hi Warren, Been catching up with your videos and subscribed. Mega content. Brilliant. A completely newbie question. Could you explain a transient in more depth please? Apologies for the beginner question, just want to get my head around it properly. Many thanks.
Hi +Neil Newsome Great question! A transient is a short-duration sound at the beginning of a waveform that occurs in musical sounds, noises or singing etc. So it's very important on percussive instruments etc. I hope that helps? Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Any chance of us having a look at your red plated Thermionic Culture Vulture if you still have it? Certainly not a must have piece of gear at the price, but having grown up on bands like Depeche Mode, Ministry and The Prodigy, distortion/saturation isn't always "seen and not heard".. if there's a suitable audio metaphor!
+Produce Like A Pro : )) just I'll comment the same I've shared in other channel : ))) I really think you'll fall in love as never with this stuff (Acqua -I'm just using the free stuff of Acqua, and Orange, and have the CDS, 3rd party, stuff- and Nebula).. take into account Warren that the page of Acustica Audio is a bit off-date.. so, practically, all the Acqua stuff is running 64 bit .vst .AU Win/Mac.. . and it is practically also a fact AAX Native.. so, I suggest you try out the free Acqua stuff (specially Ochre and Acqua Vox -Red eq recomended, in my case not work in my system, if you're in win I think) and work with it.. you would amaze in my opinion : )) Regarding system and CPU inquiries.. yes, is hungry, but not impossible if you are not in a new PC/Mac.. I'm working in a old, really old Mac Book Pro 2.66 2 Dual Core 4 gb Ram (OSX 10.9.5), and I'm working fine with 3 instances (and it is stable, completely): AcquaVox, Ochre and Orange; plus other stuff like ProQ2 (2 or 3 inst) and native stuff (by PT) on PT 12 Native.. and, on the other hand, the CDSoundmaster stuff works great in Logic X with 32 Lives and Blue Cat Audio Patchwork. And.. please, just for the record, I'm just a simple user.. that want to share my feelings.. trying to do a better world : )))
Curious, If you don't mind me asking, What headphones are you using for mixing? Great work by the way! I learn a lot from your approach. Very detailed and fun!
Hi +SleepNoMore720 Great question! In the video I am using Extreme Isolation headphones which I use every day fro tracking, they sound great, are really comfortable and also give you great isolation so there's zero headphone bleed! I mix using Ultrasone Headphones which I LOVE! I highly recommend both sets of headphones! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren!
+SleepNoMore720 That was my question too. So Extreme Isolation is a brand. The Sennheiser I'm using wasn't cheap but they are bass boosted. They deliver clear high frequencies, better then AKG but bass and hi-freq's together and there's only audible bass coming out. I have to have EQ running on everything, youtube included so I need another set. Back in time cheap headphones had poor bass but now cheap headphones are bass boosted like cheap big membrane mic's.
+rawstarmusic I was actually looking into the sennheiser 600 and Beyerdynamic 900pro 600 ohm. This will be the first time investing in a good pair so I'm really taking my time to find the right ones with a flat response. Warren didn't say the model of the Ultrasone pair he is using. The ones I found from that brand were mostly dj headphones. Gonna a look further into it as I hear a lot of good things about that brand. I need a pair strictly for mixing.
Hi +Abraham Chapman I love it too!! That's a Spitfire!! I'm a huge fan of Aviation and my Studio, Publishing, Film and TV Licensing companies are all called Spitfire! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hi +producer_fuji Thanks for the great question! Check out my Vocal Tips Video ruclips.net/video/syudb_B1x_A/видео.html Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
you rock bro, and I appreciate you reviewing that mix for me the other day, I dropped some of the doubles, out of the verse, and it really helped bring out the chorus, alond with your vocal thickening trick! Thanks Warren!
Hi Warren, cool video! I particularly like the way you explained the bass treatment - I've been doing a similar thing for a long time now, as I kind of stumbled across this "multiband" bass method mainly using different guitar amp simulators for the saturation and distortion while mixing a client's track. In fact, back in 2011, posted my "discoveries" here: forum.recordingreview.com/f8/ace-bass-36754/ ... and I've been using basically the same approach ever since. Speaking of saturation, have you tried out any of the Slate stuff? Obviously, you have the real SSL desk, so I guess that's where you'd go for any subtle saturation... but for myself, working completely ITB, Slate's Virtual Console Collection and Virtual Tape Machine have been pretty much indispensable. I use them both on just about every track on the mix, and while their individual effect is pretty subtle (depending on how hard you drive them), the cumulative effect is really worth it IMO. Thanks again!
Hi +Coldroom Studio Fantastic stuff!! Yes I have to reach out to Steven Slate (he's lives down the hill from me actually! Ha) and get to try his plugins! They seem very good indeed! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hi Warren, love your work!! Over the past few years, I’ve gotten heavy into UAD hardware and their software. I️ haven’t seen you talk much about their plugins. I’d like to hear what you have to say about them.
Hey, Warren! Since you mentioned in the very begining of the video, is there any style of music you prefer mixing digital? What do you think are the advantages of mixing in box? And if you don't mind another question, what, in your experience and opinion, would determine using a real tape or a plugin for saturation, for exemple? Would that be the cost, ease of use, the client's budget, the possibilities that a plugin give you (I mean in the case of the kick drum saturator, you could choose where it would saturate, low, neutral or high frequencies)? I mean, nothing is gonna sound as real as the real thing, right? So why use a saturation plugin when you can saturate on a real tape (of course for this question I'm assuming you HAVE a tape recorder, wich I don't know)? Well, sorry if I asked a question that felt unconfortable, no need to aswer at all. Best regards!
HI +Diogo Sarcinelli Thanks for the great questions!! I love mixing both in the box and through the console! I do both, sometimes I've mixed on my lap top and have been unable to beat it through my SSL! Plug in saturation plug ins are incredible and can do so much so easily! Yes I love been able to choose what frequencies you overdrive! I am truly blessed to have a Studer A80 2" 24 track and it sounds amazing, I use it with CLASP. But I don't use it all the time! Each album/EP/Song or artist demands a the right approach and each approach can be quite different! My favourite style of music to mix? Haha Honestly anything as long as it's amazing!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
+Produce Like A Pro I actually never heard of CLASP before! Did my research and found very usefull information! Hahah! Wonderful tool! As always, thank you!
Congrats on getting on the Pensado's Show!!! Was wondering why you were not on it yet. For anyone who has not seen it check it out here ruclips.net/video/CGlZVrPoJJc/видео.html
Hi +blood lord (Chaotic Sonics) You ROCK!!! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! I always look forward to your input!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
+Produce Like A Pro Have you heard his work? He reminds me of you & I started in that he had started recording with what he had & has done some interesting trx EDM type stuff not my cup of tea but he did a track w/(found objects) , remember the Pink Floyd record made with "Found objects" instead of instruments? I'm not sure if he even knows about that album but it go's to show a very creative young man that will be a fine engineer / producer in this age of Digital heaven for recording at home or where you might be with master's like you sharing your invaluable knowledge & experience. ihmo.
Watchman4u Thank You! I haven't listened to Pink Floyd, a bit before my time. Do you know the album or songs done with recording found objects? I'll check them out.
blood lord Well you gotta hear The WALL , Michael Jackson used that album as a reference it's like THE best Recorded record ever. Also "Dark Side of The Moon" & "Wish you were here". those are the best oh & "Animals" Btw Darkside of The Moon had the 1st Loop on Record as far as I know, Roger waters recorded sampled & looped the 1/4" Tape around a Mike Stand back to the Playhead on the Tape Deck then recorded the Loop a real loop running around a Stand across the Room maybe 20 feet of tape,also step sequencers stuff that TDM uses now. What I was referring to was The Album "Found objects" was an album that's not well known it's pretty rough lol but very creative. They used what was laying around Rubber bands pot's pans… Also a neat story of creativity the band Judas Priest the Metal band did the album of there best stuff in John Lennon's house & the used the drawer from the kitchen w/the silver ware in it to make the sound FX of Giant Metal Feet Marching…lol that's a cool story when I heard that record it was Like EPIC I could See The Metal Gods Giants Crushing ALL W/Iron Feet lol turn out it was John Lennon's spoons & forks & the Living room is where the cut the drums…that room is on a John Lennon album cover.
Watchman4u Cool! I'll write them. Yea there is a lot that can be done with random objects lol. I recorded a little music box with two mics pitch up and down notes i couldn't get out of it then turned it into a sample pack. Used it on a symphonic metal song i made called "lone wolf" in the beginning. Thought of using an egg slicer as some kind of harp,but it was a difficult task lol. maybe one day.
+Produce Like A Pro I do not know if this is asking too much yet could you critique my recording I produced and wrote? soundcloud.com/nikolasdimoulas/darkness-1
![Quando Rondo - Life Goes On [Official Music Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/eIf3fhMXAow/mqdefault.jpg)
You and Pensado seem to be the only ones of all these videos whatever the subject matter, who truly know what you're talking about and can explain it in a way that's clear to those who don't. Thank you for all you do, salute sir.
Thanks you ever so much! I really appreciate it!
Hi Warren, it´s incredible what´s possible in these days. I´m an analog guy and recorded back in the days a lot on real tape machines like Otari 24 or Tascam 8 Tracks. I have to say that nowadays the plugins are getting better and better. Even the free ones like the saturation knob. Great stuff and as always: Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge!!! Rock on and greetz.
Hi +Carlos Goethe I agree plug ins are so amazing these days!! We are truly blessed!! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
That analog channel did justice! It really showed how the peaks were limited but perceived loudness increased. Reminds me of the UAD Fatso... Good Vid!
I think about this stuff all the time. My theory as to saturation, and why tape gave us that, and why we like it and need it, is that we live in a physical world, and tape is a physical medium. And there are commonalities, repetitions, across different platforms of physical reality. As human beings we live in a narrow band of frequencies, both in sound and light, that we can hear and see. So tape gave us that same thing that is in all of life. Saturation. Ones and zeros are like that. But we don't hear ones and zeros, and they are converted back to audio to be audible. Because they didn't go through a physically saturating process, we need to run them through those things. I pulled my hair out in 90's digital mediums. There was no RUclips, there was no one saying, hey, you HAVE to have tube pres, or something. Man I think God every day for saturation and harmonics, how it reigns in a tone and gives it a place to sit. Saturation is love.
it's really awesome to see a veteran engineer dude using the same freeware plugins i use everyday. :D
Hi +GODSON Official Music Aw shucks thanks!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren!
It's regular uploads on this channel and I like that. Thanks for the videos, I watch them all.
Hi +rawstarmusic Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
On the Klanghelm, I have found it works best if you use the trim control to get the signal to bounce around 0db on the plugin's meter, then adjust output to level match. Great videos as always! Hardest working man in show business.
Killing it as always! I love saturation and I tend to over-use it, I need to be more subtle about it, but it's reassuring to see that other people are as excited as I am about these things! Rock on!
Hi +noisesoundtonevibe Haha I hear you! Love using it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
You sir, are about to have many more followers. Congrats!
This was a great tute/demo!! To be honest I didn't really have any idea as to how to use saturators in the mix, but this video really did open my eyes! Thanks Warren!
Hi +Jared Rieger Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! I'm am very glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
BRILLIANT!!! I was getting really excited just listening to the bass and drum tracks!
Hi +Gareth La FANTASTIC!! Yes it's great fun being able to try different saturation plug ins!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Thanks Warren - I was mixing a track this morning and had split the bass into three frequencies, I think I shall re-visit and have a play around with some satch... Cheers!
Hi +Brad Thomas Fantastic! Let me know how it goes!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren!
you are on a roll, warren. do you sleep at all?
Hi +imaginarytube Haha yes barely ever at all! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Great drives! None of these are brittle or "digital" sounding, just nasty and powerful. Love it!
Hi +Christian Schonberger Fantastic! Yes great plug ins, very happy indeed! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Great vid! Would you consider talking about the processing of these drums? They sound amazing!
Hi +Deauxpe Thanks very much! If you watch my How To Arrange videos you'll see what I use on the drum kit as far as processing etc. Have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren
testing the SGA plug , daaamn , really good , BIG THX Warren !
HI +PROJACKED Fantastic! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Another great free saturation plug-in worth checking out is the Camel Crusher!
Hi +David Mack Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Thanks for the tip!! I've heard that's great!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
That Softube Saturator is sweet! And, free too! Go get it peeps!
Don't know if any of you have seen this, but I recently came across an ebook by German producer Moses Schneider called 'The Alternative Workbook'. Really interesting read of about 100pages. He devotes a whole chapter to bringing out character in drums with odd mic placements and distortions. Lot of good and well explained audio examples. Well worth the $9!
Link: www.mosesschneider.com/#!shop/cc39
Hi +Mono Henrik Wow fantastic!! I'll have to check it out!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
That tune has a nice groove.
Have you check out the huge plugin pack from variety of sound? There is so much cool analog stuff in there
shatterd glass audio is great with having no money for amps and just using VST this is one I use so often. This one is ,realy great
Hi, the bass sound is incredible! Have you used the Sontronics DM1B to mic the cab? Do you remember the amp and the padal used? Sorry last question: if the bass player uses some distorion pedal, do you print the DI with the distortion or clean (before the pedals)? Thank you!
Hi +Davide Donvito Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! I have used the Sontronics DM1B and it sounds great! I also use the Lewitt LCT 550 as well which sounds amazing! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Thanks again Warren. I've been using the SoftTube quite a bit lately and really like, I typically use it in parallel processing on vocals, bass, fiddle, drums. Studio One V3 now has a track splitter which makes parallel processing really easy.However, after watching this video, am I to assume that doing it parallel probably won't tame the transients?
Hi +Mike Lamanna Great comment! Yes parallel is amazing at bringing energy to tracks! But in order to tae the transients you'll need to bus both the main track and parallel tracks together and lightly compress/limit them to tame the transients. Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
+Produce Like A Pro: Cool! Thanks for the tip.
Hi +Mike Lamanna You're welcome! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Here's an interesting thing I discovered. Whilst modding an old USB interface for someone so they could use it as a stand alone preamp, as the driver loaded, the processor would check the power and then turn on the different step up rails. It made an interesting difference with the negative rail shut off and being at only -5v. So, I noticed, when a player strums, mutes, or hits hard, you get heavy transients just on the top or the bottom of the wave form, depending on the phase. So, I'm going to build a hardware saturator or compressor so I can tweak each half of the wave, above 0v or below 0v, separately. I'm sure if someone was a good plugin programmer, they could do it in software as well.
Hi +Rabi Ben Lavi Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Wow thats fantastic!! Great trick! All the best things are discovered accidentally!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Produce Like A Pro It would be a good plugin if someone wrote one. Duplicate or replace one side to the other and such. Just effect one half. Even on a proper balanced signal, sometimes you get more transients or clips on only one half of the wave with no way to get rid of them short of a do over.
Hi +Rabi Ben Lavi Great idea! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hey Warren! Great vid! Have you tried the Ferric TDS, or the Ferox? Both are free and sound amazing! Keep up the good work man!
Hi +Robert McClellan I haven't yet tried them! Thank for the great tip!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Tnx for ur response warren,i think u didn't get my question,yep in VTM there is a link button between input and output for compensation ,but even if i unlink it ,the meter in my DAW will be increased when i increase input,but in saturation knob percieved loudness obviously is increased but when i look at the meter in my DAW processed and unprocessed signal are the same,but processed one is much much louder,but in VTM if i push unlink button and increase input,the volume will be increased in my DAW's meter too,it means that compression doesn't occur in VTM.if i am wrong tell me,tnx man
Thanks for videos! can you touch on what type plugins you prefer on buss vs. track? and on avg. how many busses do you run?
Hi +Jim Gahagan great question! I usually have groups for Drums, Rhythm Guitars, Lead Guitar, Key's BVs etc all of these will be bussed and may have a McDSP Analog Channel primarily. This is my main go-to bus compressor. I hope that helps! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
That guitar is Killer! Reminds me of the Late sixties...
Hi +Mikey Lee Thanks very much!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Warren try the Kclip incredible saturator and I also use the J37 it has a setting called bass DI I also use the NLS by waves and the reel ADT by waves has the same effect as a Massey tape head, The reel ADT mimics the saturation effect that John Lennon always used in his voice along with the tape delay.
Hi,warren i have a question,when i put saturation knob not only the track becomes fuller but also percieved loudness gets louder and louder but when i put VTM tape machine on it ,it just becomes fuller but perceived loudness is the same,whats the difference between these two saturation plugins?!! It means that in VTM compression and limitation doesn't occur?
Hi KiuMars Tr great question! There are many potential things at play, the main one sounds like automatic gain. The VTM is very sophisticated and is modeling tape, so it will compensate for additional level. This allows you to audition it and see if works without having to rebalance your entire mix due to a big level change. Have a marvelous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Cool video. One thing I'm wondering though. Why Don't you have your monitors spaced the same distance as your listening position, I thought that was the ideal spot. The speakers Under the Genelecs (Yamahas I think?) Look like they're almost Physically set in mono. They cant have very good stereo imaging the way they're set-up.
Hi +EnBeez the EmCee Yes I agree! The Yamahas almost never get used! I just mainly use my Genelecs and then reference very occasionally in mono on the Yamaha NS10's! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
+Produce Like A Pro thanks for reply, was just wondering. Subscribed, good channel!
Hi +EnBeez the EmCee Great stuff!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Awesome video. Signal chain for guitar? Pedals?
Hi +Fezzler61 Thanks very much! I usually use either my Yamaha Pcifica or Gold Top Les Paul through my Marshall JMP with a Marshall Cab Mic'd with an SM57 to a BAE 1073 - UREI 1176. I hope that helps? Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
thanks for the tutorial can I ask what headphones you have on and if there any good for mixing cheers Rich
Thanks Warren for video.Would you be able to make video how to turn those EDM kicks to some more natural real acoustic ones with warm vibe using saturation or tape vst?
Hello! I am trying to use the Softtube Saturation Knob in Protools first. I have downloaded the plug in, however it will not show up in my Protools. Any ideas on how to access and use the plug in? Thanks!
Dear Warren, first of all, thank you so so much for all your videos, I've learned a ton and your presentation style is wonderful. While watching I noticed that you don't have a massive gain increase when using the Softube Saturation Knob. Whenever I push the saturation it also gets massively louder and I have to use a trim plugin afterwards. Is this a feature of ProTools that you have automatic gain compensation?
Excellent! My kick and snare always seem to be the main transients in every mix, and they're always what's driving any master bus comp/limiter. I'm anxious to try this technique and see how it can help my mixes.
A bit of a "behind the scenes" question: how do you capture both your commentary and the computer audio when you do these mixing session videos?
Hi +Chad Prewett Great stuff! Glad to be able to help! The computer is recording the screen and the mic is being recorded separately! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Warren, do you find yourself switching from 64bit to 32bit because of VST's? Some really awesome 32bit VST's I've collected, but when going 64bit I miss some of them and then I make 2 sessions 32 and 64, then bounce my tracks after a rendering.
Hi +Richard Kurbis (PAINFINGER) Great question! Only in Pro Tools 11 are we at 64bit and I'm not actually running that in this session. But I can imagine that will be an issue on my next upgrade, coming soon! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren!
+Produce Like A Pro I thought that Blue Cat host Plug in you were running allowed VST's to used within Pro Tools 64bit AAE / AAX plug format? Maybe I got that wrong , I was just looking @ it in a Sweetwater catalog then click this vid & it looks like you were running it. If not do you know of a "wrapper" or hosting plugin that would allow 32bit VST plugs to run 64bit? I've seen Russ do AU in PT 11 I believe it was.
This was quite some time back but I would really like to ask you - Why did you use the PatchWork to put in the SGA1566 & how was the GTR tracked?, mic'd w amps or in the box and with what? That was really nice, what you've got there! I like your UTbs - THANKS! You got me a new bunch of plugins! I'm sure you've checked out Kush' I just got their Omega set & Decapitator with SoundToys sale. NICE WORK there!
Love these videos!
Thanks ever so much Troy! You Rock! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Like this idea of five quick items in a short video......this is a great idea!! Hope you have recovered from NAMM, now a quick question can I use this on female vocals?? Thanks Tony
Hi Warren thx so much. Priceless information like always.
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Hi +Tom Boc thanks very much!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Awesome vid,do you always mix with headphones?
Hi +Roy Orbit Thanks! No I was listening on my lap top through headphones, I also mix in a Hybrid way through my Console using my Genelecs and NS10's. Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hi Warren,
Been catching up with your videos and subscribed. Mega content. Brilliant.
A completely newbie question. Could you explain a transient in more depth please?
Apologies for the beginner question, just want to get my head around it properly.
Many thanks.
Hi +Neil Newsome Great question! A transient is a short-duration sound at the beginning of a waveform that occurs in musical sounds, noises or singing etc. So it's very important on percussive instruments etc. I hope that helps? Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Thanks for the reply. Great stuff.
P.S. I discovered you and your great channel through Scott Bass Lessons.
Keep up the marvellous work! :)
Hi +Neil Newsome Great!! Scott Rules!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
wander what vance powell would say but the wideness on the kit??
love that guitar sound at 10.30 man
Glad you enjoyed the guitar sound! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing! Many thanks Warren
great video warren
Hi +producer_fuji Thanks very much!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
awesome vid warren!
Hi +Abner Who? Hahaha YES it is!! I hope you guys are doing marvellously well!
Any chance of us having a look at your red plated Thermionic Culture Vulture if you still have it? Certainly not a must have piece of gear at the price, but having grown up on bands like Depeche Mode, Ministry and The Prodigy, distortion/saturation isn't always "seen and not heard".. if there's a suitable audio metaphor!
Yes! True, down, dirty ROCK n roll!
Hi Warren, I have a lil' query for you, please. What do you think about Acustica Audio (Italian company) Plug-ins?
Hi +LoL I'll have to try them out and get back to you! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
+Produce Like A Pro
: )) just I'll comment the same I've shared in other channel : )))
I really think you'll fall in love as never with this stuff (Acqua -I'm just using the free stuff of Acqua, and Orange, and have the CDS, 3rd party, stuff- and Nebula).. take into account Warren that the page of Acustica Audio is a bit off-date.. so, practically, all the Acqua stuff is running 64 bit .vst .AU Win/Mac.. . and it is practically also a fact AAX Native.. so, I suggest you try out the free Acqua stuff (specially Ochre and Acqua Vox -Red eq recomended, in my case not work in my system, if you're in win I think) and work with it.. you would amaze in my opinion : ))
Regarding system and CPU inquiries.. yes, is hungry, but not impossible if you are not in a new PC/Mac.. I'm working in a old, really old Mac Book Pro 2.66 2 Dual Core 4 gb Ram (OSX 10.9.5), and I'm working fine with 3 instances (and it is stable, completely): AcquaVox, Ochre and Orange; plus other stuff like ProQ2 (2 or 3 inst) and native stuff (by PT) on PT 12 Native.. and, on the other hand, the CDSoundmaster stuff works great in Logic X with 32 Lives and Blue Cat Audio Patchwork.
And.. please, just for the record, I'm just a simple user.. that want to share my feelings.. trying to do a better world : )))
Hi +LoL Wow you really love them! I will have to try them out!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
+Produce Like A Pro
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For vst guys check out AXP Soft amp.
Curious, If you don't mind me asking, What headphones are you using for mixing? Great work by the way! I learn a lot from your approach. Very detailed and fun!
Hi +SleepNoMore720 Great question! In the video I am using Extreme Isolation headphones which I use every day fro tracking, they sound great, are really comfortable and also give you great isolation so there's zero headphone bleed! I mix using Ultrasone Headphones which I LOVE! I highly recommend both sets of headphones! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren!
Nice! Thank you for the quick response. I appreciate the valuable info!. I'll definitely look into those headphones.. Cheers!
Hi +SleepNoMore720 You're welcome!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
+SleepNoMore720 That was my question too. So Extreme Isolation is a brand. The Sennheiser I'm using wasn't cheap but they are bass boosted. They deliver clear high frequencies, better then AKG but bass and hi-freq's together and there's only audible bass coming out. I have to have EQ running on everything, youtube included so I need another set. Back in time cheap headphones had poor bass but now cheap headphones are bass boosted like cheap big membrane mic's.
+rawstarmusic I was actually looking into the sennheiser 600 and Beyerdynamic 900pro 600 ohm. This will be the first time investing in a good pair so I'm really taking my time to find the right ones with a flat response. Warren didn't say the model of the Ultrasone pair he is using. The ones I found from that brand were mostly dj headphones. Gonna a look further into it as I hear a lot of good things about that brand. I need a pair strictly for mixing.
Warren Tell us about that bountiful picture of a WW2 plane behind your head. I personally love that stuff so
Hi +Abraham Chapman I love it too!! That's a Spitfire!! I'm a huge fan of Aviation and my Studio, Publishing, Film and TV Licensing companies are all called Spitfire! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
what is your headphones there ?
Hi +fabio iafisco they are Extreme Isolation Headphones. Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
your welcome thank you for the knowledge .
if possible and you do a vocals video and use plugins with saturation ""?
Hi +producer_fuji Thanks for the great question! Check out my Vocal Tips Video ruclips.net/video/syudb_B1x_A/видео.html Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
you r lovely man,, thank for these vedios
try PSP mix saturator, its free and awesome on subgroups for vocals, like especially for chorus Buss
Hi +pausa831 Perfect! Yes I have PSP stuff Rules! Thanks for reminding me! You Rock! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
you rock bro, and I appreciate you reviewing that mix for me the other day, I dropped some of the doubles, out of the verse, and it really helped bring out the chorus, alond with your vocal thickening trick! Thanks Warren!
Hi +pausa831 Of course! Glad to be able to help!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
So many of these tracks clipping. Does Warren ignore all the rules of gain staging?
Hi Warren, cool video! I particularly like the way you explained the bass treatment - I've been doing a similar thing for a long time now, as I kind of stumbled across this "multiband" bass method mainly using different guitar amp simulators for the saturation and distortion while mixing a client's track. In fact, back in 2011, posted my "discoveries" here: forum.recordingreview.com/f8/ace-bass-36754/ ... and I've been using basically the same approach ever since.
Speaking of saturation, have you tried out any of the Slate stuff? Obviously, you have the real SSL desk, so I guess that's where you'd go for any subtle saturation... but for myself, working completely ITB, Slate's Virtual Console Collection and Virtual Tape Machine have been pretty much indispensable. I use them both on just about every track on the mix, and while their individual effect is pretty subtle (depending on how hard you drive them), the cumulative effect is really worth it IMO.
Thanks again!
Hi +Coldroom Studio Fantastic stuff!! Yes I have to reach out to Steven Slate (he's lives down the hill from me actually! Ha) and get to try his plugins! They seem very good indeed! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Where can I find this song
Good stuff man.
Top class sir!
Hi Warren, love your work!! Over the past few years, I’ve gotten heavy into UAD hardware and their software. I️ haven’t seen you talk much about their plugins. I’d like to hear what you have to say about them.
soft would be the sun... Or maybe the earth? Fuck nvm. Point is I can't thank you enoughfor these tutorials. I've been playing guitar for
Hey, Warren! Since you mentioned in the very begining of the video, is there any style of music you prefer mixing digital? What do you think are the advantages of mixing in box? And if you don't mind another question, what, in your experience and opinion, would determine using a real tape or a plugin for saturation, for exemple? Would that be the cost, ease of use, the client's budget, the possibilities that a plugin give you (I mean in the case of the kick drum saturator, you could choose where it would saturate, low, neutral or high frequencies)? I mean, nothing is gonna sound as real as the real thing, right? So why use a saturation plugin when you can saturate on a real tape (of course for this question I'm assuming you HAVE a tape recorder, wich I don't know)?
Well, sorry if I asked a question that felt unconfortable, no need to aswer at all.
Best regards!
HI +Diogo Sarcinelli Thanks for the great questions!! I love mixing both in the box and through the console! I do both, sometimes I've mixed on my lap top and have been unable to beat it through my SSL! Plug in saturation plug ins are incredible and can do so much so easily! Yes I love been able to choose what frequencies you overdrive! I am truly blessed to have a Studer A80 2" 24 track and it sounds amazing, I use it with CLASP. But I don't use it all the time! Each album/EP/Song or artist demands a the right approach and each approach can be quite different! My favourite style of music to mix? Haha Honestly anything as long as it's amazing!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
+Produce Like A Pro I actually never heard of CLASP before! Did my research and found very usefull information! Hahah! Wonderful tool! As always, thank you!
Hi +Diogo Sarcinelli Wonderful! Yes I did the whole last Aerosmith album using it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Awesome!
Congrats on getting on the Pensado's Show!!! Was wondering why you were not on it yet.
For anyone who has not seen it check it out here ruclips.net/video/CGlZVrPoJJc/видео.html
Hi +blood lord (Chaotic Sonics) You ROCK!!! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! I always look forward to your input!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
+Produce Like A Pro Have you heard his work? He reminds me of you & I started in that he had started recording with what he had & has done some interesting trx EDM type stuff not my cup of tea but he did a track w/(found objects) , remember the Pink Floyd record made with "Found objects" instead of instruments? I'm not sure if he even knows about that album but it go's to show a very creative young man that will be a fine engineer / producer in this age of Digital heaven for recording at home or where you might be with master's like you sharing your invaluable knowledge & experience. ihmo.
Watchman4u
Thank You! I haven't listened to Pink Floyd, a bit before my time. Do you know the album or songs done with recording found objects? I'll check them out.
blood lord Well you gotta hear The WALL , Michael Jackson used that album as a reference it's like THE best Recorded record ever. Also "Dark Side of The Moon" & "Wish you were here". those are the best oh & "Animals" Btw Darkside of The Moon had the 1st Loop on Record as far as I know, Roger waters recorded sampled & looped the 1/4" Tape around a Mike Stand back to the Playhead on the Tape Deck then recorded the Loop a real loop running around a Stand across the Room maybe 20 feet of tape,also step sequencers stuff that TDM uses now.
What I was referring to was The Album "Found objects" was an album that's not well known it's pretty rough lol but very creative. They used what was laying around Rubber bands pot's pans…
Also a neat story of creativity the band Judas Priest the Metal band did the album of there best stuff in John Lennon's house & the used the drawer from the kitchen w/the silver ware in it to make the sound FX of Giant Metal Feet Marching…lol that's a cool story when I heard that record it was Like EPIC I could See The Metal Gods Giants Crushing ALL W/Iron Feet lol turn out it was John Lennon's spoons & forks & the Living room is where the cut the drums…that room is on a John Lennon album cover.
Watchman4u
Cool! I'll write them. Yea there is a lot that can be done with random objects lol. I recorded a little music box with two mics pitch up and down notes i couldn't get out of it then turned it into a sample pack. Used it on a symphonic metal song i made called "lone wolf" in the beginning. Thought of using an egg slicer as some kind of harp,but it was a difficult task lol. maybe one day.
Josiah Leming is the sh*t.
Hi +Nikolas Dimoulas Yes Josiah is great!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
+Produce Like A Pro I do not know if this is asking too much yet could you critique my recording I produced and wrote? soundcloud.com/nikolasdimoulas/darkness-1