Mixing with Depth w/ Chris Lord-Alge | Ep. 3 - The Sound

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2020
  • Learn how to add depth to your mixes with the CLA Epic plugin: www.waves.com/epic
    Watch the full “Mixing with Depth” series: www.waves.com/depth
    Watch mix legend Chris Lord-Alge (Green Day, Muse) as he opens a session and shows you firsthand how he uses his reverb and delay methods to deliver true depth, space and dimension on vocals, drums, and the entire mix.
    Music: “2020 Vision”
    Performed by Bald Man
    Music & lyrics by Kurt Deimer and Benjamin Lake Trechsel
    Produced and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
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  • @waves
    @waves  3 года назад +33

    Watch the full series: www.waves.com/depth

    • @igormajdandzic7587
      @igormajdandzic7587 3 года назад +1

      Would be nice to have the song with the FX CLA talks about turned on and one version with FX off

  • @MartinMillerGuitar
    @MartinMillerGuitar 3 года назад +163

    It's a delight to watch masters at work.

  • @TheAffeMaria
    @TheAffeMaria 3 года назад +175

    Chris Lord Alge not only has Vanilla. He also has Chocolate. Strawberry. And Raspberry.

  • @blouistu101
    @blouistu101 3 года назад +51

    “You have to have the ambience talk to each other.” I love that.

  • @russangel
    @russangel 3 года назад +26

    This man is a total artist, his methods and technique are not only fascinating but awe inspiring. We are witnessing one of histories genius at work here.

  • @justindfrazier
    @justindfrazier 3 года назад +38

    I will now be naming my reverb returns “Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, and Raspberry”

  • @tomassalcedo1196
    @tomassalcedo1196 3 года назад +79

    Multiple reverbs on each bus, and delay plugins running through the reverb to soften the repetitions and make them blend into the overall mix better. Super useful and intuitive.

    • @huanhosedubo
      @huanhosedubo 3 года назад

      De acuerdo.

    • @BobJones-bh9qz
      @BobJones-bh9qz 2 года назад +1

      Like a guitar players pedalboard

    • @phoenixmediaforge
      @phoenixmediaforge Год назад +1

      Its amazing that he had to tell people that though.

    • @pepe7drum
      @pepe7drum Год назад +1

      So should I send my bus mixes to each mix bus instead of each instrument?

    • @Andybaby
      @Andybaby Год назад

      Is CLA sending the return from the delays.. into a 'regular channel' ( ie which has the same aux sends), and sending the delay to the reverb THAT way? (Ok, on my Mackie 1202 the effects returns go straight to the master buss..)

  • @ernestbuckley8671
    @ernestbuckley8671 27 дней назад

    Love CLA! His passion is contagious and his sense of humor is greatly appreciated. Keep rocking!

  • @roberthunt1540
    @roberthunt1540 3 года назад +12

    WTF just happened?! Reverb and FX are my Holy Grail. I just learned more about this in fourteen minutes than in the last four years. This man is such a great teacher. And now I want a big ass console with $75,000 worth of outboard reverbs ; - )

    • @kenbongaards554
      @kenbongaards554 Год назад +1

      Heck i'd give up my first born to have what CLA has!!!

  • @seibastudio3863
    @seibastudio3863 3 года назад +10

    I don't know what it is about CLA but watching his stuff always makes me THINK differently. Always something to learn!!!

  • @dennisgrammusic3414
    @dennisgrammusic3414 3 года назад +7

    you can't imitate that it has nothing to do with the console, he just has a talent to get everything out of a song ... admire this guy🙏

  • @GretschGod
    @GretschGod 3 года назад +5

    Phil X was definitely on this track. That BV and those solo licks are unmistakeable.

  • @GregoryStephenSchumacher
    @GregoryStephenSchumacher 3 года назад +10

    I was mixing multiple reverbs in the 80's but had no idea what I was doing, and there was no youtube or anyone sharing knowledge, and all knowledge was behind locked studio doors.
    Chris, man, that song is incredible. Wow.

  • @aeons_light
    @aeons_light 3 года назад +17

    This is probably the most useful mixing video I have ever watched.

  • @mickeymiguel2726
    @mickeymiguel2726 Год назад +3

    CLA is Mixing effects and the same time creating a new effects, purely Genius

  • @ErnieDouglas
    @ErnieDouglas 3 года назад +2

    55 year old sound tech/engineer/mixer/producer here. Been using multiple hardware classic reverbs intertwined on single channels/groups/multiple groups/stereo mix... & multiple delays interwined with those reverbs since my I got my first Yamaha R1000/Rev 7/SPX90, Lexicon PCM 40/60 reverbs and Roland SDE3000/RE201 Tape Space Echo, Deltalab Effectron & Korg SDD3000 delays back in the early to later 80's. F**** ME I'm gettin' old!

    • @madmuso5
      @madmuso5 3 года назад +1

      Perhaps you can answer a common question people have. When he has the vocals solo he can pull up any of the fx return faders and you can hear the vocals being effected. So the vocals are being sent to every fx unit. Then he does the same with the drums and gtr solo. So how does he set the fx returns faders for the drums without it stuffing up a different balance he wants for other instruments? Something im not getting when it comes to the routing it seems.

  • @IamSooConstipated
    @IamSooConstipated 3 года назад +45

    Introducing CLA One-Knob. Just turn the knob and get 4 different reverbs, a quarter note delay, a slap echo, a 3k bump, some stereo chorus, and some analog overdrive warmth. Put it on anything, including the master bus, just like Chris! LoL

    • @damienlott
      @damienlott 3 года назад +2

      You missed the 8th note delay and the ursa, the rest is right.

    • @manifestgtr
      @manifestgtr 2 года назад +1

      Also, it automatically detects the input source and conforms perfectly 👍

    • @dr4g0n76
      @dr4g0n76 2 года назад +3

      The funny thing: I guess this is CLA Epic VST now. Isn't it? haha. So it's existing now.

  • @user-sd7eb6jq9y
    @user-sd7eb6jq9y 3 года назад +19

    I like it when he mentions the icecream flavors.

    • @golddee2040
      @golddee2040 3 года назад +1

      he lost me at raspberry. I don't know what it is, but it seems raspberry cheesecake and ice cream are just so fake.

  • @MacReviewzOnline
    @MacReviewzOnline 3 года назад +3

    I'm also closely watching the way CLA speaks - and the mannerisms... There is something fascinating about it. The pauses...the inhaling I'm a sound engineer, but I'm also in the film/dialogue world - so he defiantly has a special rhythm going on.

  • @stephenbruce5431
    @stephenbruce5431 3 года назад +2

    This is one of the most ridiculously fantastic tutorials I’ve ever watched. There’s nothing more inspiring than learning from a master. Great stuff!!!

  • @cc11studio
    @cc11studio 3 года назад +1

    Great session as always Chris. This song ROCKS!

  • @janijszentkiralyiofficial
    @janijszentkiralyiofficial 3 года назад +2

    CLA is king ! I love watching him and everytime inspires me to go and work on something and be creative !

  • @RichieCastellano
    @RichieCastellano 3 года назад

    This is a really fun series. Thanks for doing it!

  • @1siriuswolf
    @1siriuswolf 3 года назад

    Effing brilliant Chris! Thanks for everything you do. Be safe and well brother 🌙

  • @TheTombstone99
    @TheTombstone99 3 года назад +4

    Great Advice on the multiple Reverbs. Highly appreciated

  • @philippgrunert8776
    @philippgrunert8776 3 года назад +10

    This is the single best Video on mixing i have Seen... Ever... Period

    • @SamBorgman
      @SamBorgman 3 года назад +1

      Same here.

    • @MixChecks
      @MixChecks 3 года назад

      Have you seen his other videos though?

    • @philippgrunert8776
      @philippgrunert8776 3 года назад +1

      @@MixChecks yes, it was this one that clarified a series of Things though

    • @MixChecks
      @MixChecks 3 года назад +1

      @@philippgrunert8776 Gotcha. My biggest take away from one of his other videos is not being afraid to make drastic moves. I think he cranked 15dB of Hi shelf EQ on some Muse guitars.

    • @philippgrunert8776
      @philippgrunert8776 3 года назад

      @@MixChecks i though find myself boosting highs less and less and rather use slight Saturation (exept for Drums). Gives a Smoothie top end imho. It ist the Same Delay/Reverbs for me. I Generally Mix to dry and He Just boosts the reverb to the max. But i am No pro, what do i know. Thanks for pointing it Out!

  • @jdigital1
    @jdigital1 3 года назад +1

    Absolutely BIG difference in Sound and Dimension! Great workflow and techniques🤘

  • @floydlacayo3283
    @floydlacayo3283 3 года назад

    Thank you very much for sharing this essential knowledge Mr. Alge and Waves. 🙏✌️

  • @MoghulVeyron
    @MoghulVeyron 3 года назад +2

    The separation in this mix is awesome

  • @AkashMathuria
    @AkashMathuria 3 года назад

    This has opened up a new perspective altogether for me to mix my songs! Lots of love and respect :)

  • @Doctorfingertips
    @Doctorfingertips 9 месяцев назад

    Inspiring! I'm truly grateful Chris Thank you so much for sacrificing so much to make these educational videos. God bless you.

  • @loveistheonlything3626
    @loveistheonlything3626 3 года назад

    What a great man. Thanks for gving us a glimps of your wisdom.

  • @jetdeleon
    @jetdeleon 3 года назад

    This is so great. Thank you so much CLA!

  • @SamBorgman
    @SamBorgman 3 года назад

    This was probably the most helpful and secret pro tip I’ve ever learned. Thanks Waves and CLA!

  • @Suyarmanto27J2020
    @Suyarmanto27J2020 3 года назад

    It's really amazing how Chris combines the effects of delay and reverb in one nice sound

  • @maininsanestudiostudioflor3119
    @maininsanestudiostudioflor3119 3 года назад

    Thank you soooo much!!! larger then life mixing! sheer bliss;)

  • @troykane
    @troykane 3 года назад

    Great Video. There is so much to this mixing. Having it explained like this is awesome.

  • @srinip
    @srinip 3 года назад

    This is an eye-opener, for sure!

  • @hannahmillington5781
    @hannahmillington5781 3 года назад

    I love the full tilt on the faders then his ear tells him where to back them off to in a fraction of a second. Talk about experience.

  • @teddinardo8944
    @teddinardo8944 3 года назад

    rock on Chris keep up the great work with waves

  • @uriel-heavensguardian8949
    @uriel-heavensguardian8949 3 года назад

    I love watch you work!!! You’re absolutely awesome!!!!

  • @joaomardegan8263
    @joaomardegan8263 3 года назад

    Amazing, thank you so much Waves Audio

  • @CrownofAegis
    @CrownofAegis 3 месяца назад

    Wow… the best block of instruction yet.. thank you!

  • @leonardobadilla3374
    @leonardobadilla3374 3 года назад +32

    I love the camera view showing us how the console has been set up by Chris, very nice idea !

    • @damienlott
      @damienlott 3 года назад +3

      Yes, that's huge. And it haven't happened before. I would like to see the other side of the desk

    • @ctld5266
      @ctld5266 3 года назад +1

      @@damienlott it show the // instrument buss eq never easily seen on others video tut. It show Drum crush eq. The pcm 42 eq, and snr+kcik // eq betwen organ and throw channel

  • @homeworldmusic
    @homeworldmusic 3 года назад +1

    I feel like I should be paying for this demonstration. Geez, such a good teacher.

  • @alexcriptoman676
    @alexcriptoman676 3 года назад +1

    These awesome old scool mixing techniques!!
    Warren Huart from "Produce Like a Pro", Gregory Scott "The House of Kush", presenters at "Mix with the Masters" and now Chris Lord-Alge, all this knowledge is pure gold.

    • @kodykindhart8230
      @kodykindhart8230 3 года назад

      Mix bus tv
      Rick beato
      White Sea studio
      Super secret studios 🤫🤫🤫

  • @MarlonKingShow
    @MarlonKingShow 3 года назад +1

    What a good lad our Chris is. Some solid demonstrations there. Cool track, reminded me a little of the TMNT soundtrack if it was blended with The Darkness.

  • @petey604
    @petey604 3 года назад

    Love those guitars at the beginning!

  • @Future_ology
    @Future_ology 3 года назад

    Thank you for painting the picture. Very exciting

  • @MichaelDTaylortHEMADProducer
    @MichaelDTaylortHEMADProducer 3 года назад +1

    Thank You! A lesson i needed to hear....

  • @jettjaguar8150
    @jettjaguar8150 3 года назад

    thank you for the outstanding content ..... sounds amazing ....

  • @Elonmuskchanneltv
    @Elonmuskchanneltv 3 года назад

    Straight up jewels!

  • @alchemydrive
    @alchemydrive 3 года назад

    What a great teacher!

  • @resington
    @resington 3 года назад +2

    Phil X! Incredible singing on this.

  • @jd-wg6cj
    @jd-wg6cj 3 года назад

    Thanks for sharing this. Really really useful.

  • @Aldorelaxingguitar
    @Aldorelaxingguitar 3 года назад

    Nice explanation and you can really hear how they combine to create a full sounding mix! Ciao, ALDO

  • @LesVegasMusic
    @LesVegasMusic 3 года назад +6

    My God! This has been the best part of my week for the past three weeks! I look forward to it and always can't wait for the next episode. I absolutely love seeing Chris working on the board - a very rare experience that can be absolutely be translated in the box. I am so very thankful for this series. So nice of Chris and Waves to produce this and with no mention or promotion of Waves plugins. My respect for Waves has always been high, but producing this kind of content and making it accessible to all for free - well now you've got a dedicated customer forever. I can't thank you enough. ✌🏼❤️

    • @ctld5266
      @ctld5266 3 года назад +1

      there VOD of CLA on Puremix and Mixwiththemaster where he remix full songs (Daughtry , Muse, etc...)

    • @phadrus
      @phadrus 3 года назад +1

      Oh, I’m sure the product promo is coming :) It’s good though.

    • @MixChecks
      @MixChecks 3 года назад

      @@phadrus Does promoting a free product count?

  • @DanUpdegraff
    @DanUpdegraff 3 года назад +31

    Off topic, but its interesting how "old school" console mixers seldom had their head in the sweet zone between the speakers and still managed to make good choices.

    • @damonwicketts1638
      @damonwicketts1638 3 года назад +2

      I've always wondered about that, they clearly have to move across the console to make changes.

    • @SamBorgman
      @SamBorgman 3 года назад +15

      Or maybe the sweet zone is wider if the studio is well built?

    • @davidasher22
      @davidasher22 3 года назад +17

      You only need to reference from a sweet spot. You don’t need to keep your ears there for the entire mix. Also, the more you know your room the less important that specific spot becomes. I’m sure at certain points in the mix CLA will center himself and take a good listen.

    • @Charlyfromthenuclearcity
      @Charlyfromthenuclearcity 3 года назад +7

      @@damonwicketts1638 From a personal experience, I like listening from different places in my room. It makes me hear things differently, with a sound less "direct" more relatable to how people are actually going to listen to the song.

    • @martinheath5947
      @martinheath5947 3 года назад +9

      One of the best places to listen critically to a mix is from outside the room with the door open

  • @mickeymiguel2726
    @mickeymiguel2726 2 года назад

    Flawless explanation of the mixing game

  • @marzdeep88
    @marzdeep88 2 года назад

    game changing info!!! Mind Blown!

  • @treeoflifeguitars
    @treeoflifeguitars 3 года назад

    "I also have raspberry" Love it!

  • @ShivSagar010
    @ShivSagar010 Год назад +1

    Thank You Very Much!
    🙂🙏

  • @papankunci
    @papankunci 3 года назад

    this is Phenomenal!

  • @blacknessfallsmusic969
    @blacknessfallsmusic969 3 года назад

    Very well explained, very good!

  • @vibhanshubiswas8729
    @vibhanshubiswas8729 3 года назад

    This is gold!

  • @mickeymiguel2726
    @mickeymiguel2726 Год назад

    This man is out of this world

  • @nolanneal
    @nolanneal 3 года назад

    What's amazing to me is... Chris doesn't HAVE to do any of this stuff. He's made more money than God mixing records. Literally the best job in the world .. He's only doing these videos and promos because he has a passion for making records sound amazing - and he wants you and me to make OUR records sound better!
    Point blank.
    Anyone in the YT comments making fun of or picking on CLA because he sells plugins.... well, you're just bad because YOU ain't selling plugins.
    Chris Lord Alge is a legend.
    And we should all be grateful that he and his brother Tom've been kind enough to share the euphonic formulas that took them decades to concoct!

  • @steveg219
    @steveg219 3 года назад

    Great stuff!!

  • @jasonfrancis3482
    @jasonfrancis3482 3 года назад

    Excellent !!

  • @sugathwallage
    @sugathwallage 3 года назад

    Excellent work

  • @kelvinfunkner
    @kelvinfunkner 3 года назад +4

    first few videos felt like warmups running in place and going no where...this was the MAIN EVENT so far!!!! Loved it....probably my favorite Waves video ever. Any chance at getting a template or presets after this is all done???? now THAT would be epic!

  • @bigkid757
    @bigkid757 3 года назад

    Chris’ Epic plugin is awesome

  • @ulissespacifico
    @ulissespacifico 3 года назад

    So GOOD !!!!

  • @user-ls5uw1bz1c
    @user-ls5uw1bz1c 3 месяца назад +3

    I am a complete newbe. Chris lost me at "mixing with depth". I will come back to this video in a few years. Right now Chris might as well be teaching Hebrew. I am lost and confused. But I do admire his studio.

    • @gillihansmobilewelding
      @gillihansmobilewelding Месяц назад

      Good luck brother. My advice is focus on learning eq and frequency manipulation above all else. Then, learn compression. Everything else is sprinkles in a cup cake.

  • @PereRevert
    @PereRevert 2 года назад

    Oh man, that SONY Reverb alone makes his iconic drum sound...just listening to that Reverb I know is a CLA mix, the Bricasti adds some character too but for me that SONY is key. An eye-opener for sure. The plugin developper that makes a software emulation of that Reverb will be my hero, and of course it will be an instant buy for me.

  • @RobbDizzl
    @RobbDizzl 3 года назад +25

    Looking forward to the „CLA Depth“-Plug-in reveal.

    • @KenMyrheim
      @KenMyrheim 3 года назад +3

      "OneKnob CLAer" :)

    • @codeblk3169
      @codeblk3169 3 года назад

      @@KenMyrheim lol

    • @paulallen6849
      @paulallen6849 3 года назад +4

      The screenshot of the plugin looks like a bank of faders. I'm expecting his fx auxes/buses in a plugin. Overlapping reverb/delays etc. Not sure if that will be the black friday plugin....

    • @TinoSchulz1990
      @TinoSchulz1990 3 года назад +2

      @@paulallen6849 I think that might be it. Like a StudioRack on steriods.

  • @digitaltrash_
    @digitaltrash_ 3 года назад

    Unreal rich sound, wooow! Analog power!!!

  • @famusaaa
    @famusaaa 3 года назад

    Wow this was great insight I figured there were more than just adding one reverb or delay to get the job done. I’ll take this into consideration

  • @dirkbrouns5293
    @dirkbrouns5293 3 года назад

    Nice video. Honestly - the magic is in his ears. Setting this up in a DAW is actually very straight forward and I would argue that with an 8 fader controller you can actually do much more than on a console the way CLA is doing it.

  • @QuabmasM
    @QuabmasM 3 года назад +57

    How much you wanna bet that he will do it in the box using the new Black Friday plugin that comes out this week? lol

  • @HankAstral
    @HankAstral 2 года назад

    amazing insight

  • @dulmin_perera_3
    @dulmin_perera_3 3 года назад +1

    It was inspiring !...

  • @christianbiend4458
    @christianbiend4458 3 года назад

    This guy is a genius!!!🔥🔥🔥

  • @JacobRestituto
    @JacobRestituto 3 года назад

    he's a great teacher

  • @yourgen1891
    @yourgen1891 10 месяцев назад

    Tanks a lot from Paris.

  • @TheBlackhat97
    @TheBlackhat97 3 года назад

    He makes me wonna cook. joks away so inspiring, being good at somthing & being humble about it, it's the real vanilla.

  • @mickeymiguel2726
    @mickeymiguel2726 Год назад +1

    A flawless Genius

  • @Dmaccabees
    @Dmaccabees 3 года назад +1

    🔥Master Engineering🔥...💯😎

  • @MountainViewStudio
    @MountainViewStudio 3 года назад

    You inspire me!!

  • @TheFRiNgEguitars
    @TheFRiNgEguitars Год назад

    Actually a good song that almost all other tutorials lack, A-Plus!

  • @MrArchie800
    @MrArchie800 3 года назад

    Nice track!

  • @StewTheTrue
    @StewTheTrue 7 месяцев назад

    guys a total G

  • @ivanhdez7948
    @ivanhdez7948 3 года назад

    Bravooo!!!

  • @dwaynearthur1476
    @dwaynearthur1476 3 года назад

    Wow , he’s doing what I have been dreaming of doing but couldn’t explain.

    • @MixChecks
      @MixChecks 3 года назад

      CLA - "Making dreams a reality since 2020"

  • @krsticmilosh
    @krsticmilosh 2 месяца назад

    Well the truth is that digital is never going to replace analogue because the only thing that digital does is replicating analogue sounds. So always thank you very much this is very educational.

    • @MariJu1ce
      @MariJu1ce 2 месяца назад +1

      imo the best digital stuff is the plugins that don't try to emulate, there's a lot of stuff you can do digital that you cant analog too.

    • @krsticmilosh
      @krsticmilosh 2 месяца назад

      @@MariJu1ce truth, but still all the best music production is like this 90% analog

  • @insideaudio7164
    @insideaudio7164 3 года назад

    LEGEND!

  • @phoenixmediaforge
    @phoenixmediaforge Год назад

    Thanks Chris. I'm not going to bother watching the "in the box" episode though because you will never get me to stop using my consoles. Yes, plural, lol.

  • @Turkermusic
    @Turkermusic 3 года назад

    Amazing

  • @NathanBoehm
    @NathanBoehm 3 года назад +6

    B a l d m a n

  • @andrewarbogast1
    @andrewarbogast1 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for the video. Never thought to use multiple reverbs on drums. I tried abbey road plate, abbey road chamber, a room verb and a gated reverb. It will be my new go to moving forward!!!

    • @owentilbedtime
      @owentilbedtime 6 месяцев назад +1

      Did it cause cpu issues? My first thought was to do the same but I’m sure it would crash ?

    • @andrewarbogast1
      @andrewarbogast1 6 месяцев назад

      @@owentilbedtime no issues for me but I went away from using multiple reverbs on drums. Using one really good plugin sends seems to work just fine.