This was phenomenal. One of the most insightful mixing lessons I've seen on RUclips. Super useful and deep - I love that it was not about techniques or plugins but rather concepts and ways of thinking.
I've asked this question ALL the time and no one answers it so I'm guessing it's a big mixing secret that pros don't want everyone to know so I understand if no one answers it. So my question is: When you do automation moves you will effect the gain levels going into processors and fxs causing the balance to change how do you automate so you don't effect compressors, eq's, reverbs, delay, masterbus processing ect.....?
You can choose the point of level automation. For volume automation you can choose "pre fx" which is before all the insert effects, or "post fx" which is after all those. For in-between points you can automate a volume plugin that you've inserted between EQ and delay, for example. If the automation does something that is not desired > time to tweak the routing, processing, automation...
Yes you can decide where you want to do automation in a signal path. You can even insert a gain plugin if it’s just about riding level. But the byproduct of a signal hitting processing softer or harder is actually what causes the impact of the dynamic change to become more apparent and/or more meaningful.
Yeah, for volume automation, I think most producers/mix engineers will use a gain utility and place it after all the other effects in the chain (so that it doesn't affect a compressor, for example) but occasionally they would put it before some other stuff, because they want to modulate the input gain into a plugin to drive it creatively. Some producers have a gain utility as the last plugin on every single channel and actually use that for mixing rather than ever touching the faders.
Want to learn more about automation? Check out our 'Are You Listening?' episode on automation in mastering! ruclips.net/video/2-4FpDUv9RI/видео.html
Thank you iZotope for choosing Enrique and give latin music a try. As the song said "you give it to me" Gracias desde Colombia. Un abrazo fuerte!!!
@@guillermocastromusic thank you for watching the new season!
Y'all are being to good with us... Every day I think I'm caught up, you drop another one. Bless you.
This was phenomenal. One of the most insightful mixing lessons I've seen on RUclips. Super useful and deep - I love that it was not about techniques or plugins but rather concepts and ways of thinking.
Love this! This is RUclips when it's best.
That guitar solo (which sounded like a crazy synth from another planet) was an unexpected treat.
I've watched a lot of hours on these topics but these 20 minutes just made me a better producer.
This series has been fantastic! I am recommending it to everyone I can. Thanks for putting so much time into it!
Pure passion and incredible insight.
Such a great series!! Full of wisdom!! Thanks for sharing!! 😊
I'm lookin forward to seeing Season 5 of mixing series. It is really great series.
This series is the game changer! Thanks guys!
Pretty sure Enrique used something from Daft Punk as his reference track here. Super nice track actually!
thank you for the 4 seasons of the GEMS!
Waiting for the next one!😉 So helpful👍👍🙏
Thanks for the fun lessons guys!!!!
Great show! More please.
Enrique, I love your sweet craziness, you're so creative. 😌
Wow, this was amazing. Mixing is primal, similarly to how performing is. Like an instrument of it’s own to use his words. Thank you!
Amazing. Can you do an episode on reverbs and delays? (Maybe that's already on its way, duh).
I really like your Musical conversations, thank you, ;-)
Some nice ideas in there..
This was great! Loved it!
I've asked this question ALL the time and no one answers it so I'm guessing it's a big mixing secret that pros don't want everyone to know so I understand if no one answers it. So my question is: When you do automation moves you will effect the gain levels going into processors and fxs causing the balance to change how do you automate so you don't effect compressors, eq's, reverbs, delay, masterbus processing ect.....?
You can choose the point of level automation. For volume automation you can choose "pre fx" which is before all the insert effects, or "post fx" which is after all those. For in-between points you can automate a volume plugin that you've inserted between EQ and delay, for example. If the automation does something that is not desired > time to tweak the routing, processing, automation...
Yes you can decide where you want to do automation in a signal path. You can even insert a gain plugin if it’s just about riding level. But the byproduct of a signal hitting processing softer or harder is actually what causes the impact of the dynamic change to become more apparent and/or more meaningful.
Yeah, for volume automation, I think most producers/mix engineers will use a gain utility and place it after all the other effects in the chain (so that it doesn't affect a compressor, for example) but occasionally they would put it before some other stuff, because they want to modulate the input gain into a plugin to drive it creatively. Some producers have a gain utility as the last plugin on every single channel and actually use that for mixing rather than ever touching the faders.
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Volumation 😅
TRASH 2.0 🤘😍