I found I do something similar. I level everything using the channel volumes in FL (much easier than Fruity Balance & more convenient), so nothing is clipping and all elements are at the level I want them at (using ears not a meter.) Then I pull all the faders down so the kick is -12db ish. Then I bring up the volume (up to a decent LUFs value) after I've done my master EQ, saturation, then Multiband Comp/Stereo Separation. I used to use a soft clipper, but I don't know where in the chain to put it. Everywhere I put it, it just sounds off. Guess I don't need it!
The difference is the fader is post all effects But gain staging is the first thing you do so it is pre all effectsand the there is more headroom for effects .... Like if you put a saturator at like +48db but pull the fader down by -48 db then it is still gona clip it will be just lower in volume But if you put utility -48 db before saturator it wont clip...
gain stage as I make my beats, Create all beats in mono until you forget that you're in mono. get rid of the resonance peaks at your own discretion. Literally my process and it's proved effective every single time. wait til you separate the master channel to mono. the results will 100% blow you away after you forget that you're in mono.
Rayyan Khan Two very important reasons to mix in mono: 1. Mono is the worst scenario your track will be played in. If your song sounds good in mono, it will sound good on pretty much any audio play back device someone uses. 2. There’s actually a lot of playback devices that are still mono and even some clubs. Not to mention majority of the time someone is listening to music it will not be in a perfect stereo environment (listening to music on headphones or sitting in your studio with your speakers aligned) *bonus one* When you start getting into posting stuff on streaming services and measuring your song’s LUFS, having all clean signals and a very good mix will make it so you’re able to make your tracks loud like the professionals.
Could you elaborate on how to actually mix in mono? Is it as simple as putting a mono gain plugin on the master, set to 0db and bypassing on and off to compare? I'm using Serato Studio to make the beats, and mixing/mastering them in Mixcraft. Thanks
If you came here just looking for trap and beats tutorials, you better check out all his other vids and stay subscribed. This dude is one of the best teachers for music producing, it blows my mind that he isn't booming yet.
Hey Ed, I wanna thank you a lot, man. Your tips helped me a lot. Just made a dub hip hop beat and by applying the gain staging techniques you just explained, it remained sooooo spacy ... Nice ... And this I understand! Again, thanks man! I enjoy watching your videos.
As far as I know the reason everything sounds better when it's about -18Db gain is 'cause there are some plugins emulating workflow of analog mixing gear. For all of them this lvl is safe. If you put it higher even though you're not clipping you'll get some more unnecessary distorstion and noise
Thank you for this! I was about to throw in the towel fr. I truthfully don’t even know how I got to this video the night I did.. but this changed everything! Thank you 🤞🏽🤍
dude. real serious for a second: music dopeness aside, your videos are so much better in terms of quality and care about them details. hands down. loving it 👌🏼✨
I was going to ask you for a more in-depth video about gain staging ! The universe is unfolding to me! Thank you for this video, can’t wait to try this out
Dude you should make a video on acoustic treatment that you've done in your studio. Your set up is quite different than most I've seen, I'm sure there is a story there.
Keep putting in that work! Another solid, would love too see a video about the rest of your process to finish your track completely, mixing & mastering wise 🔥
EdTalenti i still watch that one to this day, but it doesn’t dive into your mastering chain & getting that mix loud, as well as some other advanced techniques that take your master to the next level 💪🏼
Whats the benefit of using utility at the end like this vs just adjusting the gain on the track to -12db as soon as you start putting sounds on it that way you don't have to go back and use utility?
The difference is the fader is post all effects But gain staging is the first thing you do so it is pre all effectsand the there is more headroom for effects .... Like if you put a saturator at like +48db but pull the fader down by -48 db then it is still gona clip it will be just lower in volume But if you put utility -48 db before saturator it wont clip...
if your in fl studio do not put any of those on your master, fruity soft clipper on default is the sauce for fl to make it knock when you push your drums hard
@@EdTalenti Woow dude no need to be aggressive and defensive, that is not how you reply to subs !! I didn't think you of all people would be so cruel and revengeful.
Super sorry if that came across as aggressive man! I didn't mean it like that at all. I just meant to clarify a detail about it. Nothing but love man 🙏🙏
1. Do you have any presets or plug-ins saved to your daw that come preloaded into your workspace when you open up a new live set? (ex: a limiter on the master track?) 2. How do you know when you have good sounds or samples? versus bad sounds/samples? What should I be listening or looking for? You have really helped show me how to fine tune my beats, please keep it coming!
@@EdTalenti seriously man, can't thank enough, i'm re working on a tune that i wrote 12 years ago, loads of tracks and instruments, i remade most of the drum bass guitars and keys, i like the song but the mix sounded like horse shit, i just applied the utility+span technique and it's crazy how that thing cleared up ! AMAZING Thank you again!
EDTALENTI thank you for this tutorial I really appreciate it and this is very helpful for me as a beginner . By the way that beat of yours is fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 I would appreciate to see the next tutorial be about layering , the layouts for beat making
Edi great video thank you man. I’ve been learning how to mix, have just learnt how to compress and level my kick with 808 and a pink noise technique. This will help with my claps and hit hats and much. More!! Keep up the work strong 💪🏼
Thnx so much for doing this video. Implementing gain staging into my mixes has made the hugest difference in the end sounds of my beats! Thank you Ed for sharing your knowledge.
i gotta say, I was gettin weird vibes from this guy's constant maniacal laughing but he knows his craft well! you've earned a new sub my friend, and i appreciate the knowledge you pass on to the community!
I’ve heard so much about this, but never have done it. You have made it very simple for me to understand it and I’m definitely going to be doing that like ASAP 🔥🔥🔥
In fl studio you have to turn down the volume in the sample. Then use the volume tool in the miscellaneous tab to turn it up without adding much more db. Watch busyworks beats the biggest mixing mistake tutorial for more explanation on why this works and to see what buttons it is.
Hello Love From India It's so much Knowledgeable Vedio Thanks a lot There are so many Questions in my mind till yet 1. Is Mixing should be done in mono if yes then Why? 2. When we render our Audio what should be the overall Track total volume is It will -18 or More? Please give your Reviews about them And Please make a full Vedio on mixing a proper Song with vocal and then mastering of it. ❤️❤️🇮🇳
Yow! you're on point with one bro. I am actually at that stage where am searching for answer for why my beat sound 💩. This video made me laugh like hell cuz I can truly relate to your story. You're officially my new teacher so don't mess up ok. thnx... Keep making gud work. Am fresh to this world of beat making...
Would be so cool if you could make a video on how you managed to make a living out of music production. What was the process or transition you had to take on between your regular 9-5 job and music production. Thanks!
I never had a 9-5 job so I wouldn't really know. I have always been hustling with music. I was a full time drummer since the age of 18! ✌️😁 That said tho, that's a great video idea and I'd love to explain how I started making a living with production specifically! 👍🔥
Dude. I know I'm super late to the party on this video, but great stuff here man. Been following you on instagram for a while now, legendary stuff bro keep to it. Subscribed.
Seriously one of the easiest best way and well explained, Specially the part when people don't use the best possible sound quality to start with. Great tutorial!
So after I turn it down can I now add a soft clipper to have room to increase power? Because now I just have good sounds that are low. I wish you went into detail on Saturation and soft clipper. I think that would make the video much more satisfying
There's a trick to add +6db to master track. So it's loud enough to hear and when you're done and ready to master you just remove that +6db and boom you have perfect 6db headroom
Changed everything in minutes bro, and this isn’t even getting INTO into mixing i know lol this is gold homie, thanks for all that you do- linknup if your EVER in San Antonio. Can’t wait grow my samples library and get to some new magic (fingers crossed on the 5 winners promo fam) lol 🤞🙋♂️
Im running ProTools 12 on a Mac Late 2012 to make beats. Im using structrure free as a sampler, and I cant figure out why when I take sounds from splice into Structure free, the volume and the overall sound is weaker, dimmer and lower then When I play it in Splice. Not sure what to do....
There is ONE gainstaging video. It’s within the clip to zero series by baphometrix. Why did I say that? Because… he delves into the requirement of the analog emulation plugins -18 lufs design. If you haven’t sat in on his series yet it’s AMAZING. 20 videos or so ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ that’s six(!) star quality hehe Now, distortions sound beautiful & silky instead of angry. Top stuff check him out
I will pick three people in the comments to win a copy of my RIP SPEAKERS VOL.1 DRUM KIT 👍⬇️
I would absolutely love to win a copy .
I need the real deal good , high quality drum kits
Ok, also i agree
Oh yes papa Talenti bless me with some hardass drums
Good video bro, i needed this kind of video, peace and love 🔥👍🎹
I found I do something similar. I level everything using the channel volumes in FL (much easier than Fruity Balance & more convenient), so nothing is clipping and all elements are at the level I want them at (using ears not a meter.) Then I pull all the faders down so the kick is -12db ish. Then I bring up the volume (up to a decent LUFs value) after I've done my master EQ, saturation, then Multiband Comp/Stereo Separation. I used to use a soft clipper, but I don't know where in the chain to put it. Everywhere I put it, it just sounds off. Guess I don't need it!
The simplest techniques are the most effective. Mad respect for showing how important signal flow is.
That is very true. Happy you liked the video! 🙏
The difference is the fader is post all effects
But gain staging is the first thing you do so it is pre all effectsand the there is more headroom for effects ....
Like if you put a saturator at like +48db but pull the fader down by -48 db then it is still gona clip it will be just lower in volume
But if you put utility -48 db before saturator it wont clip...
The easiest Ableton gain staging tutorial I've seen so far
🙏💯🔥🎹
Truly!!
gain stage as I make my beats, Create all beats in mono until you forget that you're in mono. get rid of the resonance peaks at your own discretion. Literally my process and it's proved effective every single time. wait til you separate the master channel to mono. the results will 100% blow you away after you forget that you're in mono.
wait why do you go on mono
@@RayyanKhanRayyanKhan Cause Mono doesnt lie. You can hear Muddyness better. And you hear sounds better that interfiere with eachother
Rayyan Khan Two very important reasons to mix in mono:
1. Mono is the worst scenario your track will be played in. If your song sounds good in mono, it will sound good on pretty much any audio play back device someone uses.
2. There’s actually a lot of playback devices that are still mono and even some clubs. Not to mention majority of the time someone is listening to music it will not be in a perfect stereo environment (listening to music on headphones or sitting in your studio with your speakers aligned)
*bonus one*
When you start getting into posting stuff on streaming services and measuring your song’s LUFS, having all clean signals and a very good mix will make it so you’re able to make your tracks loud like the professionals.
Could you elaborate on how to actually mix in mono? Is it as simple as putting a mono gain plugin on the master, set to 0db and bypassing on and off to compare? I'm using Serato Studio to make the beats, and mixing/mastering them in Mixcraft. Thanks
If you came here just looking for trap and beats tutorials, you better check out all his other vids and stay subscribed. This dude is one of the best teachers for music producing, it blows my mind that he isn't booming yet.
I started doing this in Logic Pro by adding Gain to every track. It’s life-changing.
I know it's so simple but it changes everything!
Bro I didn’t understand how to do this can you help me out by dming me on IG @sully_1507
Gain staging you mean? Just adding gain would just... make it louder
Bro, this is a game changer haha - YOU WEREN'T LYING AT THE BEGINNING. EVERYTHING sounds cleaner. You're awesome
Thank you for breaking it down and simplifying. Great videos!
I appreciate you so much bro
Now I gotta buy something from you just to show my gratitude 🙏🏾😭 stay blessed
Always helpful. Thanks so much !!!!
Made an Audio Rack with Span and Utility. Works perfectly! 👌🏻
Awesome!
Great vid man been stuck on your channel for a minute appreciate all the tricks and tips for real. 🙏🙏
🔥🔥🔥 Thanks for the tip!! Def have to try those out.
I promise it will help! Thanks for the comment man 🙏💯
Love every piece of your tutorials
Thanks man!
@@EdTalenti always bro
This is what I've been looking for. Thank you thank you thank you.
Hey Ed, I wanna thank you a lot, man. Your tips helped me a lot. Just made a dub hip hop beat and by applying the gain staging techniques you just explained, it remained sooooo spacy ... Nice ... And this I understand! Again, thanks man! I enjoy watching your videos.
Oh my god i've been waiting for this video for ages now haha thanks ed
Hahaha hope it was worth the wait!
@@EdTalenti it was worth it man, I enjoyed it more than you can imagine, thanks again
As far as I know the reason everything sounds better when it's about -18Db gain is 'cause there are some plugins emulating workflow of analog mixing gear. For all of them this lvl is safe. If you put it higher even though you're not clipping you'll get some more unnecessary distorstion and noise
That is exactly it! 👍
Thank you for this! I was about to throw in the towel fr. I truthfully don’t even know how I got to this video the night I did.. but this changed everything! Thank you 🤞🏽🤍
Always the best tutorials! This is the sauce that we need to know! Cheers from Italy!
Ayyye grazie bro!
There was a famous producer that said gain staging is how he gets his beats to come out right
yea all of em
Been a sub of this guy for a long time, hes the real deal
dude. real serious for a second: music dopeness aside, your videos are so much better in terms of quality and care about them details. hands down. loving it 👌🏼✨
Thank you so much man that means so much 🙏💯
i finally understand what gain staging is. thank you!
Great video bro. You did a great job explaining and showing us step by step. I encourage you to CONTINUE that process. It's a big help. Thanks again
I was going to ask you for a more in-depth video about gain staging ! The universe is unfolding to me! Thank you for this video, can’t wait to try this out
hahaha yes! So happy you enjoyed it 🔥
Dude you should make a video on acoustic treatment that you've done in your studio. Your set up is quite different than most I've seen, I'm sure there is a story there.
Keep putting in that work! Another solid, would love too see a video about the rest of your process to finish your track completely, mixing & mastering wise 🔥
I will definitely do that! I have an older video with a full mix but it's pretty long (and pretty old lol)
EdTalenti i still watch that one to this day, but it doesn’t dive into your mastering chain & getting that mix loud, as well as some other advanced techniques that take your master to the next level 💪🏼
Yes it has improved so much thanksgiving beats
🙏🙏
Whats the benefit of using utility at the end like this vs just adjusting the gain on the track to -12db as soon as you start putting sounds on it that way you don't have to go back and use utility?
I have -16 utility as a default on all midi and audio tracks..
The difference is the fader is post all effects
But gain staging is the first thing you do so it is pre all effectsand the there is more headroom for effects ....
Like if you put a saturator at like +48db but pull the fader down by -48 db then it is still gona clip it will be just lower in volume
But if you put utility -48 db before saturator it wont clip...
if your in fl studio do not put any of those on your master, fruity soft clipper on default is the sauce for fl to make it knock when you push your drums hard
I see what you're saying but keep in mind, this is not so much for your master but more for the individual tracks 👍💯
@@EdTalenti Woow dude no need to be aggressive and defensive, that is not how you reply to subs !! I didn't think you of all people would be so cruel and revengeful.
Super sorry if that came across as aggressive man! I didn't mean it like that at all. I just meant to clarify a detail about it. Nothing but love man 🙏🙏
@@EdTalenti LOOL im just kidding man
Big 1400 lmao
Thank you for this and your previous mixing video. Im SUPER Thankful. Wish you musch success.
🙏
Grazie mille per questo video Ed, forse il migliore che abbia mai visto sul mixing 👍
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1. Do you have any presets or plug-ins saved to your daw that come preloaded into your workspace when you open up a new live set? (ex: a limiter on the master track?)
2. How do you know when you have good sounds or samples? versus bad sounds/samples? What should I be listening or looking for?
You have really helped show me how to fine tune my beats, please keep it coming!
This was one of the most incredibly helpful videos I've ever seen on Mixing. Really - thank you [life saved]
Thanks ED, i don't do hip hop beats at all, but learning is learning, and it's a great tip that i'm gonna apply right away!
Awesome man I'm happy this helped!
@@EdTalenti seriously man, can't thank enough, i'm re working on a tune that i wrote 12 years ago, loads of tracks and instruments, i remade most of the drum bass guitars and keys, i like the song but the mix sounded like horse shit, i just applied the utility+span technique and it's crazy how that thing cleared up ! AMAZING Thank you again!
Very nice will try today for sure!!
Also you need to make sure that your gain inside of sampler/simpler plugin set at -12db too (in case if you touched it during writing a beat)
👍💯
You've become my favorite RUclips for tutorials 👍
EDTALENTI thank you for this tutorial I really appreciate it and this is very helpful for me as a beginner .
By the way that beat of yours is fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I would appreciate to see the next tutorial be about layering , the layouts for beat making
Ayyye super happy this was helpful man!
this is one of the best tutorials i ever watched tbh
Dude, that makes me so happy 🙏
Edi great video thank you man. I’ve been learning how to mix, have just learnt how to compress and level my kick with 808 and a pink noise technique. This will help with my claps and hit hats and much. More!! Keep up the work strong 💪🏼
Thnx so much for doing this video. Implementing gain staging into my mixes has made the hugest difference in the end sounds of my beats! Thank you Ed for sharing your knowledge.
It's crazy how much difference it makes! Most underrated aspect of mixing for sure 🔥💯
This has helped me so much! Thanks loads man, gain staging is so important !!
It really is!
i gotta say, I was gettin weird vibes from this guy's constant maniacal laughing but he knows his craft well! you've earned a new sub my friend, and i appreciate the knowledge you pass on to the community!
Menomale che hai parlato di gain staging, ho visto un paio di video a riguardo ed erano tutti troppo teorici, invece il tuo va dritto al punto! 🙏🏽✌🏽
🙏🙏
Awesome. Thank you 😊
I’ve heard so much about this, but never have done it. You have made it very simple for me to understand it and I’m definitely going to be doing that like ASAP 🔥🔥🔥
Best bro 💯 I want you make video finish beat with plugin vst .
In fl studio you have to turn down the volume in the sample. Then use the volume tool in the miscellaneous tab to turn it up without adding much more db. Watch busyworks beats the biggest mixing mistake tutorial for more explanation on why this works and to see what buttons it is.
Definitely! 👍💯
Cool tutorial man!! This beat inspired me again to do some music!
Bye gonna make some fire now 🔥🔥💯🙏
Ayyyye this is the best kind of comment 🔥🙏💯
The nerdy stuff is the best stuff💯🔥🔥
I am right with you on that one! 🔥💯
Hello Love From India
It's so much Knowledgeable Vedio Thanks a lot
There are so many Questions in my mind till yet
1. Is Mixing should be done in mono if yes then Why?
2. When we render our Audio what should be the overall Track total volume is It will -18 or More?
Please give your Reviews about them
And Please make a full Vedio on mixing a proper Song with vocal and then mastering of it.
❤️❤️🇮🇳
Great one Ed ! Simple and effective.
Happy you liked it!
"you start mixing it..."
*boosts 30hz by 12db*
I'm dead. That's a sub.
Such a good tutorial. Thanks Ed!
Super happy you liked it man!
Learned it through trial and errors. Really important stuff
💯🔥
perfect tutorial, and man the beat is INSANE 😱😱😍
Happy you liked the tutorial and thanks! 🔥🙏💯
Thank you, it's very helpful!
our boi ed flutenti on the mix!
😂😂
Thank you so much for all you do Ed! You’re a true G. So grateful 4u
Happy to have you on here bro 🙏🙏
Yow! you're on point with one bro. I am actually at that stage where am searching for answer for why my beat sound 💩. This video made me laugh like hell cuz I can truly relate to your story. You're officially my new teacher so don't mess up ok. thnx... Keep making gud work. Am fresh to this world of beat making...
Thanks man !! That one really helps my beats :)
I'm just watching the beginning of the vid and bro this beat at the beginning is sooooo insane 😍
Ayyyye thank you brother 🙏💯
Bravo!!! And grazie!!
oldie but goodie here. great info
Great video brother, really digging the vlog style!!!
Thank you brother! 🙏
Would be so cool if you could make a video on how you managed to make a living out of music production. What was the process or transition you had to take on between your regular 9-5 job and music production. Thanks!
I never had a 9-5 job so I wouldn't really know. I have always been hustling with music. I was a full time drummer since the age of 18! ✌️😁
That said tho, that's a great video idea and I'd love to explain how I started making a living with production specifically! 👍🔥
@@EdTalenti Looking forward to it! Thanks man
Can you please do a complete breakdown of this beat........ 😁I always enjoy comin to this channel, great content bro
Thanks, man!
Dude. I know I'm super late to the party on this video, but great stuff here man.
Been following you on instagram for a while now, legendary stuff bro keep to it. Subscribed.
OG Days 2019 🔥🔥🔥
Seriously one of the easiest best way and well explained, Specially the part when people don't use the best possible sound quality to start with. Great tutorial!
THANK YOU BROTHER
Great vid, but I've already known about this from your general mixing tutorial (which was incredibly helpful
Thanks man!
This is a dope tutorial man, everybody needs to hear about this as it literally changes a mix upside down!
It really does! 🔥
another great video man , appreciate it.
Thanks for checking it out brother!
One very good tip, if you mix loud your ears will get tired faster, you can hear some things better
Ed - love the video! I am using Cakewalk. Do I use the volume inside of the individual Vsts or the Gain switch on the mixer? Thank you for your time!
you did it again =) very nice and simple explanation! thanks for this..
Great tutorial man
Thanks dude!
v helpful keep these coming man!
I definitely will thanks man! 🔥💯🙏
RUclips is cracked. Notification comes 3 HOURS after release. Still hard tho🔥🔥
Dang haha
Doesn't matter tho, happy you made it here 👍🔥
WHAT THE HELL
@@c0lder622 WHYYY
ED THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS
It Still Happens Now
So after I turn it down can I now add a soft clipper to have room to increase power? Because now I just have good sounds that are low. I wish you went into detail on Saturation and soft clipper. I think that would make the video much more satisfying
why hasnt anyone replied? please help!!!
Please, for the love of God, help!!
@@marcomartinez89 it’s just gain staging
There's a trick to add +6db to master track. So it's loud enough to hear and when you're done and ready to master you just remove that +6db and boom you have perfect 6db headroom
@@ghastlyshimmer cool trick!!
Man, grazie mille per il tuo aiuto (or something like that 😅) ! Thank you for sharing the knowledge with us 🙏
hahaha that was perfect actually! Thank you so much bro
this helped so much! thank you 🙏🤝
So happy to hear that!
Thank you brother! You're doing so great, keep it up!
I appreciate that man! 🙏
Changed everything in minutes bro, and this isn’t even getting INTO into mixing i know lol this is gold homie, thanks for all that you do- linknup if your EVER in San Antonio. Can’t wait grow my samples library and get to some new magic (fingers crossed on the 5 winners promo fam) lol 🤞🙋♂️
thanks bro❤️❤️❤️🔥
Thank you !
• thanks for another dope video ed, needed inspiration and you came outta nowhere 🙏 •
Ayyyye appreciate the love bro!
Thank you so much
Im running ProTools 12 on a Mac Late 2012 to make beats. Im using structrure free as a sampler, and I cant figure out why when I take sounds from splice into Structure free, the volume and the overall sound is weaker, dimmer and lower then When I play it in Splice. Not sure what to do....
My Guy, Thank you.
dang the cut be bustin
thanks this helped a lot
super happy to hear that 🙏
This is crazy it helped me a lot thank you😍
It's really easy and it makes everything better I can just say thaaaaaanks.
Super happy to hear it helped you! 💯
Thank you !!
His story in the beginning was soooooooooo me lmao
There is ONE gainstaging video. It’s within the clip to zero series by baphometrix.
Why did I say that?
Because… he delves into the requirement of the analog emulation plugins -18 lufs design. If you haven’t sat in on his series yet it’s AMAZING. 20 videos or so ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ that’s six(!) star quality hehe
Now, distortions sound beautiful & silky instead of angry. Top stuff check him out