Fun Fact: The reason the transients change how we perceive how close/far the sound is, is due to the inverse square law! When up close to a sound source, loud transients will be more significantly louder than the sound's decay, and then this reverses as you get farther away. This is why the "close up" feeling is dramatized with headphones, and the "far away" feeling is dramatized with studio monitors. This also happens with compression; soft vocals that are super compressed feel close and intimate because we get the breaths and detail that only would normally come from being very close to someone's voice, and loud super-compressed vocals feel far away since, yknow, they're yelling and it isn't hurting our eardrums 🤓
exactly! so when used too much it gets fast near ur face which is in my observation the case and problem in a high percentige of music these days But being master of transients is a must, for sure!!! transient + highs + width =Lord of the Distance😆
I also love geeking out about compressors and I'm not a fan of one-knob-wonder plugins either, but I have a soft spot for Transient shapers. FL's Transient Processor is the best one I found so far and it's a really quick and easy way to dial in more punch, while offering you more control than some other transient shapers on the market. In the free realm of things though, Transpire and BitterSweet are great.
Thank you for the great tutorials and for your non-American style. No pushing merch or sponsors, no nagging to like & subscribe, no constipated face on thumbnails, no overinflated ego. Just sharing knowledge, a rare occurence on RUclips. Keep up the fantastic work!
I can’t stress how much mikes straightforward approach to videos makes his content so much no digestible than channels that do what you mentioned for every video
The best shit Fr, tired of these people starting their videos off with a hey hello and a dumb joke. Straight forward and I’m able to be less distracted bc you only speak of what the video says. Fr grateful for these vids
Its been 2 years now since I first learned FL Studio. When I started out, I have no idea what I was doing. This channel is the only manual I turn to every time I want to learn something. Today I am just commenting to say a big thank you from the bottom of my heart to you bro. Words can't express how thankful I am for your help. At the moment I have mastered the art of equalization, compression, mixer routing, side chaining, multiband compression, automating, gain staging, side processing, sampling, recording, vocal processing and many many more interesting staff just to name a few. Just within this two years I've already learnt so much and I trust no other but #In The Mix. I may never be able to reward you for everything but I pray God will bless you and your whole family with never ending peace and happiness. I also hope you'll hit more than a million subs and get recognized for the role you played in promoting FL Studio.🙏🙏
This is good but it should not be your only one. That only makes you to ignore any other subtleties this producer have not shown or might not even be aware of.
It might be important to note that, for some uses, following the transient shaper with a clipper or very fast compressor (think limiter) can really help to bring the snap in without having your peak level raise by however many decibels. It works great to maintain the body of the sound but also introduce some extra energy to the onset of the sound, does wonders in kicks, snares, and other percussive drums. Throwing a transient shaper without one could mess with bus processing down the road, or if you're accurately compensating for level changes, really drop the body of the sound
Most people will use the punchy part, but the soft/sweet part for shakers and many other loops works really good in Deep House and similar genres. Very nice video thank you 😊
A total waste of time. Another company giving you the run around when you try to download ..doesn’t let you download this…you have to download a big bundle of stuff you don’t want then try to find the application…which you cannot. Video is smiles and approval…why ? I found it a total waste of time.
The main difference between transient processor and compressor is that transient processor affect every transient and not just the ones that hits the treshold.
hi I have a question , which headphone should I buy for mixing and mastering as a beginner dt 770 pro (closed back ) or dt990 pro (open back) ?????cause with of these are of same price in my country
For mixing and mastering definietly go with the DT990 pro open backed. They really are designed with that in mind and will have a much more useful bass response for it.
Let me know if this worked for you! 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Plugins 1:10 - Punchy Drums 2:25 - Guitar 3:40 - Why is this underrated? 4:26 - Dynamic Percussion 5:20 - Drum Sound Design 5:50 - Is this right for you?
went back to a project with a transient processor on the instrumental and with the info from this video, I was able to correct the low end frequencies with the expander preset by turning the split frequency knob!
Hey! Thanks for your videos! Could you pls make one about the swing? It looks quite straigh forward, but if your project contains both drums and synths, looks like when you enable main swing, you then have to remove swing for every synth channel you have, so it wouldn't be affected by main swing. Well, maybe there's a better way of doing that which I don't know about?
Great video! My fav tranisent plugin is khs transient shaper which resently became free (it used to be payed). I like it because it has a built in hard clipper so you can add punch without it being too peaky and there is also a dip knob which lets you emphasize the transient without increasing it.
@@inthemix yeah do it! also all their main snapins are free now its just over 30 plugins plus the host plugin snapheap v2 that now has crazy modulators is free until mondday june 13th.
What I love about kHs plugins is that they are super lightweight and smooth to run for what any given one does. I could fill a few mixer channels with kHs plugins and still have enough processing headroom to be comfortable.
I never knew transient processor had so much details in drums ,and guitar samples, well this clicking problem was always a problem to me, now I think you are clearing all my doubts as always, 👍👍 , see you on next!!!
A limiter will be reducing the dynamic range of your audio and reducing impact. Transient processing usually tries to increase dynamic range and impact.
@[ ] a parallel limiter with a low threshold and slow attack might come close but it's still only looking for the signal crossing the threshold rather than looking for transients regardless of the threshold.
Your videos are brilliant, and you’re super great at explaining things. It’s a little different, but can you explain how the attack on a compressor is similar to the attack on an ADSR envelope ?
Increasing the transients also increases the volume, you can see it on the levels. Louder sounds better so it would be a lot easier to hear what is going on if you matched levels.
Brilliant! Please do a review/demo on Jaycen Joshua's 'The God Partice' - I'm absolutely loving it as a final mix buss processor and as a tasty limiter, but would love your insight!
If I'm using say a EQ, Delay, Reverb plug-ins where typically in the chain order would this go? I thought compressor related plug-ins typically go at the beginning.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 When God gives a gift He does not take it away. Romans 11:29
Thanks for the tutorial! Cant recommend Flux. It is extremely convoluted to install and asks to install Bonjour, which I dont need or want. Then the dll is missing as it installs it where it wants, and you need to move your whole library there Pass
Quality video as usual, I don't expect anything less from In The Mix, but I am gonna ask that you get In The Bed. You look exhausted in the eyes my friend : /. Creating content must take a significant amount of work.
Hi, greetings from Lagos, Nigeria. Can you please make a video or direct me to a video you've made on how to make the volume knob of my midi keyboard work in FL studio 11, please? I want to be able to make use of my volume knob when using my midi keyboard. Thank you.
Good video 👍. The "microdynamics" can make a huge difference especially on some old hardware that has sampled sounds that had the transients reduced due to the bit-depth challenges of the time. My Roland SPD-8 octopad punches up nicely with transient enhancement.
It is still so difficult to describe what transient processing does. But whatever the case maybe it's a really powerful tool to add to your inventory to bring songs to life.
Thanks. Transient design can a good tool to subtly automate as a finishing touch on certain tracks, after volume automation. To fine tune how the percussive energy is sitting on certain parts. A scalpel not a hammer....
also yall automate your pans. Yeah everthing needs it spaces, but yall be making stale rooms with no sonic movement of instuments. Let the instuments live and walk around in the space. trust me
when i use tranisent shaper style plugin, my meter will be signicantly increased. I am super nervous for that. It is so easy for a sound to clip. Does it matter? Or I could use a clipper to tame it out?
Logic Pro has one, but i feel it is not strong enough to process the attack. Does someone finds the same? I wish a transient processor that has so much power as some compressor plugins
Hey, so i recently ordered a focusrite audio interface (the one recommended in your video a year ago) and it gets here and i realize i have a usb microphone. is there any work around or adapter cords to still be able to hook them two together?
Very frustrated by the Flux install. No way just to install Bittersweet - only the flux center. When it got to the part where i had to choose between modify repair or remove I stopped. it looks like a great product but it's not worth screwing up my system for. KHS product won't download. i just get a message saying they'll email me. Is anyone else having the same problems?
I’m really sorry for all this bother. I didn’t have the same experience at all and it sounds very frustrating. Hopefully it is resolved soon. Maybe look for other plugins in the meantime?
Hi 👋 Michael. Great video. Although I own 3rd party transient plug-ins, I honestly didn’t dive too much into it. But this will change after seeing your video. Thanks.
Update (May 2023) I just made my own plugin! Check it out here: ruclips.net/video/-Xv4Ds4jTp4/видео.html
Thank you Michael, i will remember to check who's massaging me ;)
Great video btw 👍
But what if they are good at massage? (Btw: LYW Michael! Awesome content and very skilled ears)
Fun Fact: The reason the transients change how we perceive how close/far the sound is, is due to the inverse square law!
When up close to a sound source, loud transients will be more significantly louder than the sound's decay, and then this reverses as you get farther away. This is why the "close up" feeling is dramatized with headphones, and the "far away" feeling is dramatized with studio monitors.
This also happens with compression; soft vocals that are super compressed feel close and intimate because we get the breaths and detail that only would normally come from being very close to someone's voice, and loud super-compressed vocals feel far away since, yknow, they're yelling and it isn't hurting our eardrums
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Fantastic insights. Thanks for sharing them with us all!
@@inthemix Haha thank you! I learn from the best!!
This is genius thanks so much
@@TheNeatwork oh nice thanks a lot
exactly! so when used too much it gets fast near ur face
which is in my observation the case and problem
in a high percentige of music these days
But being master of transients is a must, for sure!!!
transient + highs + width =Lord of the Distance😆
I wanna be like In The Mix when I grow up
Wish you luck!
I also love geeking out about compressors and I'm not a fan of one-knob-wonder plugins either, but I have a soft spot for Transient shapers. FL's Transient Processor is the best one I found so far and it's a really quick and easy way to dial in more punch, while offering you more control than some other transient shapers on the market. In the free realm of things though, Transpire and BitterSweet are great.
👍👍👍👍
My man, I've been watching your videos for years, I appreciate all your work 🙏
Thank you for the great tutorials and for your non-American style. No pushing merch or sponsors, no nagging to like & subscribe, no constipated face on thumbnails, no overinflated ego. Just sharing knowledge, a rare occurence on RUclips. Keep up the fantastic work!
"constipated face" 💀😭
I can’t stress how much mikes straightforward approach to videos makes his content so much no digestible than channels that do what you mentioned for every video
American? Hmm that's one way to say capitalistic. XD
@@salt4821it's true because Americans don't eat any fibre lol
i usually click 'not interested' on all the constipated faces. why would they think I'd be attracted to that?
The best shit Fr, tired of these people starting their videos off with a hey hello and a dumb joke. Straight forward and I’m able to be less distracted bc you only speak of what the video says. Fr grateful for these vids
Its been 2 years now since I first learned FL Studio. When I started out, I have no idea what I was doing. This channel is the only manual I turn to every time I want to learn something. Today I am just commenting to say a big thank you from the bottom of my heart to you bro. Words can't express how thankful I am for your help. At the moment I have mastered the art of equalization, compression, mixer routing, side chaining, multiband compression, automating, gain staging, side processing, sampling, recording, vocal processing and many many more interesting staff just to name a few. Just within this two years I've already learnt so much and I trust no other but #In The Mix. I may never be able to reward you for everything but I pray God will bless you and your whole family with never ending peace and happiness. I also hope you'll hit more than a million subs and get recognized for the role you played in promoting FL Studio.🙏🙏
This is good but it should not be your only one. That only makes you to ignore any other subtleties this producer have not shown or might not even be aware of.
Thank you for all your tips Michael! We all little producers appreciate your work for us so much! ❤️
Too true
yes 👍
Yesss
Indeed!
It might be important to note that, for some uses, following the transient shaper with a clipper or very fast compressor (think limiter) can really help to bring the snap in without having your peak level raise by however many decibels. It works great to maintain the body of the sound but also introduce some extra energy to the onset of the sound, does wonders in kicks, snares, and other percussive drums.
Throwing a transient shaper without one could mess with bus processing down the road, or if you're accurately compensating for level changes, really drop the body of the sound
Fantastic idea. Thanks for sharing!
Great idea!
I almost feel guilty watching this channel... like I shouldn't have access to such amazing information for free or something.
Thank you so so much.
Most people will use the punchy part, but the soft/sweet part for shakers and many other loops works really good in Deep House and similar genres. Very nice video thank you 😊
I am so glad I found this channel. These videos are way too good and useful.
A total waste of time. Another company giving you the run around when you try to download ..doesn’t let you download this…you have to download a big bundle of stuff you don’t want then try to find the application…which you cannot.
Video is smiles and approval…why ? I found it a total waste of time.
The main difference between transient processor and compressor is that transient processor affect every transient and not just the ones that hits the treshold.
hi I have a question , which headphone should I buy for mixing and mastering as a beginner dt 770 pro (closed back ) or dt990 pro (open back) ?????cause with of these are of same price in my country
For mixing and mastering definietly go with the DT990 pro open backed. They really are designed with that in mind and will have a much more useful bass response for it.
Thank you so much for replying 🥰love what you r doing and your videos 💖
Let me know if this worked for you!
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Plugins
1:10 - Punchy Drums
2:25 - Guitar
3:40 - Why is this underrated?
4:26 - Dynamic Percussion
5:20 - Drum Sound Design
5:50 - Is this right for you?
went back to a project with a transient processor on the instrumental and with the info from this video, I was able to correct the low end frequencies with the expander preset by turning the split frequency knob!
Brother, you tell very clearly, thank you!
You succeed because you are able to explain things well without sounding pretentious. Thank you.
Hey! Thanks for your videos! Could you pls make one about the swing? It looks quite straigh forward, but if your project contains both drums and synths, looks like when you enable main swing, you then have to remove swing for every synth channel you have, so it wouldn't be affected by main swing. Well, maybe there's a better way of doing that which I don't know about?
I just now noticed, you've decided to switch to macOS?
Can you make some videos for FL Studio Mobile ?
Great video! My fav tranisent plugin is khs transient shaper which resently became free (it used to be payed). I like it because it has a built in hard clipper so you can add punch without it being too peaky and there is also a dip knob which lets you emphasize the transient without increasing it.
How did I not know about this one, I'll link it in the description too!
@@inthemix yeah do it! also all their main snapins are free now its just over 30 plugins plus the host plugin snapheap v2 that now has crazy modulators is free until mondday june 13th.
@@lawinter1949 just downloaded the 30 plugin package I don't need most of them but the visuals look irresistible 🤌🤌
What I love about kHs plugins is that they are super lightweight and smooth to run for what any given one does. I could fill a few mixer channels with kHs plugins and still have enough processing headroom to be comfortable.
Can I use the Transient on my Master channel?
I never knew transient processor had so much details in drums ,and guitar samples, well this clicking problem was always a problem to me, now I think you are clearing all my doubts as always, 👍👍 , see you on next!!!
On the day that I finally meet you, I will download your musical brain🤣😂🤣
Isnt this the same effect as increasing/decreasing attack of a limiter plugin?
A limiter will be reducing the dynamic range of your audio and reducing impact. Transient processing usually tries to increase dynamic range and impact.
@[ ] a parallel limiter with a low threshold and slow attack might come close but it's still only looking for the signal crossing the threshold rather than looking for transients regardless of the threshold.
Your videos are brilliant, and you’re super great at explaining things. It’s a little different, but can you explain how the attack on a compressor is similar to the attack on an ADSR envelope ?
Increasing the transients also increases the volume, you can see it on the levels. Louder sounds better so it would be a lot easier to hear what is going on if you matched levels.
Love from india ❤️
nice tip on the tambo. i always find them a bit too transient on a mix esp cuz theyre never in time
Brilliant! Please do a review/demo on Jaycen Joshua's 'The God Partice' - I'm absolutely loving it as a final mix buss processor and as a tasty limiter, but would love your insight!
Would you please make a tutorial on how to do vocal slides/glides like Owl City? I feel so stupid for not knowing how to do that.
Big please
This came out *just* in time; I'm working on a future bass type beat and I can't get the kicks to punch through for *nothing.*
This vid single handedly saved a few of my tracks, two thumbs way up 👍👍. Especially excited to learn how to push sounds forward and back in the mix!
Quick, simple, and straightforward. Awesome work as always Michael. Keep it up.
Sounds sweet, but how Transient Processing causing on LUFS, LRA, DR and dBTP?
Thanks bro. Your engineering info is of help to many. Be blessed
Thank you Very much! Your efforts and tutorials are highly appreciated! Thanks for being an enormous source of inspiration!
This is my free exercise music production, thanks for many exercise video you make 👍
Random question lol How do you record a video while using your microphone like an adapters from the microphone system to the camera or something ?
Screen record the computer, voice over with separate mic, edit in the software like Final Cut.
The way I do it is to record the audio into an external recorder (like a mixpre, zoom, tascam etc) and they sync up the audio and video when editing.
'I'm not a fan of plugins with one knob that makes everything sound better' ...
Just say it, Soundgoodizer! Just say it Micheal!
If I'm using say a EQ, Delay, Reverb plug-ins where typically in the chain order would this go? I thought compressor related plug-ins typically go at the beginning.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9
When God gives a gift He does not take it away.
Romans 11:29
Thanks for the tutorial!
Cant recommend Flux. It is extremely convoluted to install and asks to install Bonjour, which I dont need or want.
Then the dll is missing as it installs it where it wants, and you need to move your whole library there
Pass
Quality video as usual, I don't expect anything less from In The Mix, but I am gonna ask that you get In The Bed. You look exhausted in the eyes my friend : /. Creating content must take a significant amount of work.
Hi, greetings from Lagos, Nigeria.
Can you please make a video or direct me to a video you've made on how to make the volume knob of my midi keyboard work in FL studio 11, please?
I want to be able to make use of my volume knob when using my midi keyboard.
Thank you.
Am I the only one who gets random volume spikes when using the Bittersweet FLUX plug in? I'm too scared to use it now
Helo sir can u please make a music out of song...random song..if u r down please reply me..i whill share you the music🙂
Your video More Helpful Thanks 🙌❤️
Good video 👍. The "microdynamics" can make a huge difference especially on some old hardware that has sampled sounds that had the transients reduced due to the bit-depth challenges of the time. My Roland SPD-8 octopad punches up nicely with transient enhancement.
Thanks much Michael. Your instructional vids are always clear and succinct. I learn a lot from you.
Thanks ♥️💯. Your fl studio Best Teacher
It is still so difficult to describe what transient processing does. But whatever the case maybe it's a really powerful tool to add to your inventory to bring songs to life.
I try to think of it as a compressor with a pretty slow attack time and a super fast release. Can get a relatively similar sound by doing that
What about 808 and kick on a bus? Useful to add transient shaper for more punch in the low end section?
Can you make a video on the difference between good samples and bad samples? This would be much appreciated! 🙂
Thanks. Transient design can a good tool to subtly automate as a finishing touch on certain tracks, after volume automation. To fine tune how the percussive energy is sitting on certain parts. A scalpel not a hammer....
Sleepless eyes.....
I was thinking this kind of plugin would work well on vocal harmonies when you just want to push up the lead vocals from behind?
also yall automate your pans. Yeah everthing needs it spaces, but yall be making stale rooms with no sonic movement of instuments. Let the instuments live and walk around in the space. trust me
when i use tranisent shaper style plugin, my meter will be signicantly increased. I am super nervous for that. It is so easy for a sound to clip. Does it matter? Or I could use a clipper to tame it out?
Does Ableton Live have a similar native plugin for transients as FL has? :)
Is your Mastering Services still off? Button not working..
i take your advicesfor music but take mine as designer, you should grow a beard :D
Please which studio monitor do think is the best under €200, that I should buy?
Thank you so much Michael! This was exactly what I needed for my mixes and drums 😊
Let's go!
Logic Pro has one, but i feel it is not strong enough to process the attack. Does someone finds the same? I wish a transient processor that has so much power as some compressor plugins
not a lot of bedroom producer dont like watching thse type but plot twist its all sauce in here, you will find more gems 💎💎
Wow nice wan brother *** please give us run down of your new set up please I see you have m1 MacBook and a ssl+
im ashamed to say but i learnt everything from you Mike,I owe u alot
The decrease of loudness war is way to dynamics tracks (more punch and other pluses) 😄
On the snare and clap it really just sounds like it's if u just use the boost tool in any sound in FL. Is that pretty much what it does?
When i downloaded the flux plugin and open flux center its just a black screen please help
Hey, so i recently ordered a focusrite audio interface (the one recommended in your video a year ago) and it gets here and i realize i have a usb microphone. is there any work around or adapter cords to still be able to hook them two together?
Does clipping do same thing when you clip the transients give space like what you did by reducing the transients in a transient shaper ?
man i think all plugins should have the option to visualize the waveform of the output vs input
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don't forget to add a clipper on the drum bus to catch those aggressive transients :)
Make transients more concise for converting audio to midi?
Does this technique work on vocals? I Love your work🙏
So...should I add this before or after compression?
Excellent video and wonderful presentation as always!
People can hate in waves all they want but no plugin comes close to Smack Attack 😎
So can we use transient processing in every elements of the project ?
Even on the vocals?
Never rushing again to use a compressor... Thanks brother 👏🏽
Hello. Great video. I've got a question to ask... how you recently selected any winners? I'm just making sure it is you and now someone imitating you.
Don't worry it's just a spam bot with my icon. Of course it's not me if it isn't my official profile.
Bless up my G....Love from KENYA
Man I’ve seen this guy for years in turning 25 now and I see him like the same
I wish I knew information like this earlier, I'm honestly fascinated how much of a difference a little bit of transient processing can do.
Very frustrated by the Flux install. No way just to install Bittersweet - only the flux center. When it got to the part where i had to choose between modify repair or remove I stopped. it looks like a great product but it's not worth screwing up my system for. KHS product won't download. i just get a message saying they'll email me. Is anyone else having the same problems?
I’m really sorry for all this bother. I didn’t have the same experience at all and it sounds very frustrating. Hopefully it is resolved soon. Maybe look for other plugins in the meantime?
Onest!
Is this similar to Ableton’s Drum Buss?
Hie how to yur free saturations plugings
A bit of topic maybe but does anyone know the name of the outro song?
downloaded bittersweet but when i refresh the plug in list , it doesn't pop up where do i go to use it?
Thank you mate,I need to watch more of ur stuff
Please make a tutorial about finding a key of a song manually
Michael going for that 1 million 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hi 👋 Michael. Great video. Although I own 3rd party transient plug-ins, I honestly didn’t dive too much into it. But this will change after seeing your video. Thanks.
he forgot to mention to get clean mixes use only Fruity loops