8 Tips for Amazing Low End!
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Tips for Mixing Low End:
Monitoring - Can you hear the lows?
You can’t mix what you can’t hear. Should you get a sub woofer? Closed back headphones will give you an extended low end. The Blue Headphones I use have an extended low end, they are not that accurate, however I am used them. While you’re learning your room don’t be afraid to check in other environments. There is nothing wrong with the car test, or the boombox test, or any other multiple ways of double checking what you are hearing! Many amazing Mix professionals check their mixes on multiple systems. Once you’ve got the low end to translate on many different systems you will start to understand how it should sound in your own mix room.
Not All Low End Mix Tips are Created Equal
Mixing a live recorded Bass Guitar is very different from mixing a programmed bass line, also mixing a live Kick Drum is very different from mixing a programmed one.
Use A Frequency Analyser
Using a Frequency Analyser will really help you learn what you’re hearing, especially if you’re working in an untreated room with issues and using headphones that don’t have an accurate low end.
Don’t Boost What You Can’t Hear
If you work mainly on 4, 5 or 6 inch monitors you can create great mixes as long as you understand you won’t be reproducing super lows through those smaller speakers. Don’t boost the frequencies that the speakers can’t reproduce effectively, if you do boost them and they start to become audible then you end up with excessive low end which will become evident in other systems.
Don’t be afraid to high pass!
Create space in the mix for clean Low End for the Kick Drum and Bass. Take care of your high passing on individual channels rather than trying to fix on the stereo master bus.
Evening out Low End on Organic Instruments
Plug ins like Waves RBass not only adds consistent low end it also adds harmonics, which (particularly on programmed sounds) can add extra sonic characteristics to your bass sound. Programmed Bass Synths and Bass Guitars will stand out of the mix more if you add definition by adding presence, high mids and even saturation.
Keep Your Low Lows Mono
High frequencies are very directional, low lows are not. Keeping the Kick Drum and Bass centred. Removing low information from the sides will help them feel firmly in the sides, giving your mix more width.
Solve Your Problems inside of the Mix, not on your Master Bus
This is a big one for me! I like to find the issues inside of the mix and deal with them at their source. Trying to fix low end on your Master Stereo Bus (Mix Bus) should be a last resort, removing above 20hz will severely remove real low end and compromise your mix. So if you feel like you’re reaching for this area then look for the cause inside of the mix, looking at the individual elements that generate the low end.
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Do you have any favorite tips & tricks you use when mixing low end?
i'm struggling with this big time sir! having a listen now.
So good! Yes, let me think LOL!
You have to clean it up to big it up!
@@ragingchimera8021 cool! led zipplin could have been alot bigger then? in terms of sound. they were huge! hehe
Multiband compression on the bass seems to help sometimes, although I don't understand how the attack of compression works on low end, say 60-150Hz... are there transients down there that need to be let through, or does that information always come through in the higher frequencies? Thanks for the video!
One good tip I was given. When mixing, put a low pass filter that only allows 200hz and below on your output channel. Switch off everything but the kick drum and bass. Introduce the other instruments 1 at a time. If that instrument is interfering with bass or kick, put a HPF or EQ on it until it stops. Do the same with all the other instruments. Then remove the low pass filter on the output channel.
No Name yes! That’s a great tip! Also for those that have a sub you can solo it and see what else is rumbling away down there!
Great tip ! As a live mixing engineer, my first step "go to" tip is : hpf on all tracks depending on the lowest note an instrument can produce. Ex : 40Hz lowest four strings bass's note, 80Hz lowest 6 strings guitar's note. Most of the time, I end up to have the hpf up to 80Hz on basses and 100Hz to 150hz on guitars (depending on situation). Due to the slope of the hpf, I can assure you that the FOH PA can reproduce the lows you've think have took away. nonetheless, it's a very good idea to check out what happens in the "below 200Hz zone" and clear it when needed (and it always need it ;)) Hope i was clear enough, sorry for my frenglish. Cheers
Great tip.Thank you
@@kick2789 The tip came from the designer of the Mastering The Mix plugins, he knows his stuff. Your English is much better than my French!
shouldn't the snare also be below 200 Hz?
Sir, you have already prepared a special place in heaven. You're the biggest gift for all aspiring mixers.
Wow!! Thanks ever so much
I concur vehemently! Warren you are a treasure!
I’m new to this party but I have to agree wholeheartedly.
As far as mixbus solutions go, last night I was going through a mix and I fixed everything on the mixbus. But I felt guilty about it. So then I used my Linear Phase EQ and Multiband compressor as a guide for what I wanted to fix.
Like I realized I liked my mix better when I cut 2.4khz. So then I went through every single track and figured out what was causing a hump in that area. I found it. I fixed it.
Then by the time I did all this, the mix sounded better without those mixbus plugins. So I removed them. And not only that, but the mix retained more of it's energy when I fixed it in the mix than when I fixed it on the mixbus.
I should frame this comment!! Very well said!!
I’ve got to say my friend, what is wonderful about your video’s, isn’t just the encyclopedia of knowledge you have from working within the industry, it’s how you don’t alienate your audience. Thank you for what you said about headphone’s and using them productively. There’s many people who make these video’s who make you feel that it’s impossible without a Neve console, SSL etc.
you’re a good guy.
Wow! Thanks ever so much! That’s very kind of you to say
"I can't mix, what i can't hear" is my new excuse to my wife for why i need new shit.
Oh, thank you for that!
Haha Thanks ever so much Richard!
Well said.
Cant hear it? Do the dimebag move: CRANK IT! *HARD*
Need that sub, and new $100 headphones, baby
Im gonna get Warrens face tattooed on me with script that says "Doin' Marvelously Well"
Haha I wouldn’t! But thanks
After a year hiatus from recording, this channel and Warren has inspired me to get back to doing what I live doing best.🙂
Wow! That's amazing to hear Randal! Welcome back!
That's awesome Randal. Maybe that break will breed new exciting ideas!
@@induhgo_ agreed 100%!
@@Producelikeapro !!
I’m a student in music production, and a long haul truck driver. You could say I mix with the bare minimum. I use audiotec headphones I mix with. Then I test on my custom sound system in my truck and apple headphones. It’s what I got. But it works. Love your videos Warren. You give me motivation and inspiration and tons of ideas. Thank you
100% agree! I learned how to get my low end to sound good in a plane using earbuds! You gotta know what sounds good to get it right! Such great tips!
Thanks ever so much!!
I watched this in 2022 or so ... back again in 2024. There's more information here now 😂. So many things you can only understand on practise. I picked up a huge amount of info again. Thank you so much 🙏
"WHATEVER IT TAKES"...…....thank you!! 😊🙏
I don't have a studio, I'm in my bedroom....not a pro tuned space. I made a few absorber panels which help some, but it has taken a lot of time to become more confident in my space. LOTS of car checks, lots of burnt "coasters"...….I do what needs to be done for everyone involved to be happy.
RTAs are indispensable for me.....I get heat for referencing with them. I'm told "mix with your ears not your eyes". I get that concept, and in many ways, agree.....BUT, if you don't have a well tuned room, you need some help so you know what's actually happening. I use SPAN from Voxengo, and it is my FRIEND! 😁
Always appreciate hearing people at your level pointing out the reality most of us live in.
Hello young man, your video showed up in my feed, most likely because I am a guitarist and write my own music
🎵🎶🎵 ll :🎸 + 🍗 sticks + a🐟 bass =MUSIC Thank you for your video. I have been playing guitars since I was 16 and I am now 59
I record using a Boss BR - 8 Recording Studio and I also own a left-hand Mexican Fender Stratocaster. I recorded 7 CDs of my music, where I play all the different parts, that make up a song. After watching your video and other similar to yours. I plan to remaster my music using the techniques learned here. To thank you very much! I am a disabled musician and your contribution here is most valuable to me. Thank you very much!!! 😀👍
every day is a school day .. you never stop learning ..even if you've been at it for over 20 years you learn something new with each session. Lots of great tips out there ..you'll discover what works for you but one thing is certain... you need to put in the time
Yes, agreed Nik! I'm always learning!
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I love this comment! Yes! Everyday is a school day. Learn as much and apply. Dnt b afraid to make mistakes..itl make us all better. Good day!
Excellent. Just Excellent. It is such a pleasure to spend 45 minutes listening to somebody who REALLY knows what they are talking about. I would gladly listen to 45 minutes more on this topic.
Hi foleyvideo thanks ever so much!!
Exactly
Seeing the Bass guitar in action, really helped send home the concept. Thank you
Thanks ever so much!
The car test is king.
I agree!
So great to have an actual pro talk about this.
Too many newbies trying to sound like pros in YT.
I honestly love the inconsistencies of live instruments. I love the challenge of working on them and nothing sounds cooler to me than when I don't turn all the wave forms to a brick and you get some natural automation I get to accentuate from the energy and power that the players put into their instruments. Esspecially with drums, strings, and horns. Generally speaking a group of people playing live and doing so well sounds freaking amazing
I hear 100% Odin! I love live instruments as well! So much fun to mix!! Real performances and amazing musicians are what I love!
I think this applies only to certain genres. you have to really be sure of what you are doing if you are to compress that much on a jazz track, for instance. you 'd be pushing your role in the mix. if the musicians are good, that is. if not..
Warren, you continue to be one of the best (if not the top) production/mixing educators on the web - thanks again! For me, low end has been the bane of my mixing existence, and it's taken many years to get it figured out in my home studio. Ultimately, the answer was: 1) Installing enough treatment, with consultation and purchase from GIK Acoustics 2) Proper speaker placement, using excellent free advice and calculation tools from the great Carl Tatz 3) Buying Sonarworks Reference 4 for speakers and headphones. Note that I have two sets of monitoring setups, each of which use subwoofers. I agree that using a sub is tricky, but if you buy a good 'audiophile' sub and follow best practice for positioning and integrating it with your mains, then use Sonarworks to smooth out the response at the sweet spot, it's great! I also bought Sennheiser HD600 phones for use with Sonarworks because they are one of the flattest response you can get (HD650 good also). Finally, all of your great advice on mixing low end (high passing, etc) has been invaluable. I also do some tricks with sidechain ducking the bass during kick hits, which helps a lot. Thanks again!!
Hi T W Tobin wow! Thanks ever so much for your incredibly generous comment my friend! Thank you for sharing your insight and experiences that really helps us all!
this is the most complete information on the low end I have seen. Thank you. You confirmed a lot of tricks I use.
Thank you Max!! Fantastic! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Warren! what a killer you are man, so thankful for all the beautiful sharing of your knowledge and expertise. Blessings!
Thanks ever so much!
Some bass players play grooving parts with one finger (index), to keep almost equal velocity. Thank you for precious tips!
Yes, I work with many players who only use one finger for 90% of their performance!
I’m way steadier pumping with one finger too. Whatever gets the job done
This was spot on. I hate mix and recording tutorials when their demo is programmed instruments and nothing is live.
Thanks for your comment! There’s a lot of tutorials using programmed drums, which of course is perfectly fine, but yes, that’s not helpful to those people mixing live drums who have a much greater set of issues to deal with than merely using triggered sampled sounds
I learn new knowledge everytime I watch this video. I mean everytime, thanks, Warren.
Thanks ever so much
@@Producelikeapro Good coaching, great instructions & sharing. Thank YOU ever so much.
same here! after rewatching this a few times, i decided to make my own video on low end management too. Never can have too many tips and tricks out there!
Your knowledge is a gift to us all. But IMHO, your ability to communicate is your greatest gift. Thank you.
I can’t thank PLAP enough for helping me with my Low End Mixing. Knowing how to mix my low end has “transformed” my mixes. Less muddiness in my tracks is the end result! Side chain on Kick & Bass Guitar helps a great deal too 😎👍 Awesome video Warren 👍👍🎸🎼🎤😎
Hi Martin Winterstein-Smith thanks ever so much my friend! I’m so glad to be able to help! You are an amazing part of your community!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
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Usually, having the low-lows Mono is a great idea, unless we're taking electric guitars into acount, mostly in Metal. Those guitars tend to "become one with the bass" and if their low-end becomes all Mono, they sound weird or even weak. This only happens sometimes, not always.
Great video as always, the "not all low-end tips are equal" really got me in.
Haha yes, indeed! Most of the Low End Tips videos I've seen are using programmed drums etc and that doesn't take into account the issues with have with live instruments!
I was listening to Black Sabbath’s Paranoid album the other day, and especially on the song Iron Man i was impressed with how stinking massive the guitars and bass sound. The bass is in the left channel and the guitar is on the right and man! It sounds amazing
I appreciate this video because it makes me feel not so conscientious about my less than ideal listening/mixing environment.
"Schnizzel-ton." My new favorite adjective.
1 Schnizzel-ton = ~480g
@@davelordy - Ha - yes - give or take a smidge-weight.
Warren, that was simply the best tutorial video I have ever seen on mixing low end! Thanks and may Jesus bless you.
such smart processing man, fucking legend
Thanks ever so much!!
When I find myself resorting to guessing, and wasting time in the process, I come here for the answers. Simple. Thanks a million!
Wow! Thanks ever so much
This video from 5 months back relates well and is useful; 'Mixing Basics: Bass - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro'
Thanks ever so much Brian!
I just want to take a moment to thank you for your videos. They are all so helpful, packed with not just technical information and hands on real-world examples, but also more general, almost "philosophical" principles that never lose sight of what we who make music are trying to accomplish: to make great-sounding, moving, emotionally affecting pieces of art. I've been a musician, guitarist, and songwriter for a long time, and although I've been exploring recording and production for some time, I still consider myself a novice at that craft in many respects. Lately, I've been struggling with a lot of what's happening in the world, socially and politically. My mood has not been good. But, as it has all my life really, working on music never fails to lift me and make me feel better. Artists may not be the most important people on earth, but we have our little thing to contribute. I can't thank you enough for helping me carry on with what I believe to be my little contribution to a better world.
Droppin the BEST knowledge on Production. A+++++++
Hi bcoe2 thanks ever so much my friend!!
my process for good low end is 1: High quality EQ that can be pushed 12DB or more to boost the lows in kick and bass. Then multi-band compress only the bass under 150hz. Make sure kick and bass have different resonant peaks. The 'pro' sound is chunky low end with a bit of distortion to taste hitting a compressor with fast attack and moderate release. Thats pretty much it. As long as the starting signal is dynamic this will work really well.
Great subject ! Watching now !!
Thanks ever so much!!
Mixing is like life balance is everything.
indeed! it is also relatively subjective and gotta go off feeling. sometimes the best mixes don't actually follow every rule. i did a vid on low end management on my channel after rewatching this one a few times!
Fantastic job here! My Dad and I are just mixing my first couple of singles and the low end has been a challenge on one of the songs... I’m sure your tips here will clean things up ❤️
Hi SkyeHigh Stapor that’s amazing to hear! Happy to be able to help!!
You DO know how to get a good bass sound in your room, so much that I am referencing a mix with one of your tutorials... and learning a lot!
Wow! Thanks ever so much! I’m glad to be able to help
Hello Warren ! I really enjoyed this episode. Loved the bass guitar tip's !! Cheer's !!!
Hi Edwin Crain thanks ever so much my friend! I’m glad to be able to help!
I'm gonna try that trick of splitting the bass spectrum on two tracks. Sounds neat.
Fantastic
I’ve mixed through a radio before and got good results
That's amazing to hear Freddy! Thanks for sharing!
This is the best video on mixing the low end I've ever seen. This cleared up so many possible issues a learning producer may encounter when mixing the low end.
Your advice about keeping the low sub region clean to make it fatter is a game changer. The advice on the dynamic range of real instruments vs virtual instruments was also something I found to be incredibly useful.
Warren's positive attitude about making reasonable compromises to deal with less than ideal circumstances is so much more helpful than the same old "NEVER USE HEADPHONES THEY LIE!!" type "advice".
Thanks ever so much my friend! That comment really means a lot! I’m so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
@@Producelikeapro Both can be useful in different situations for sure! To me, it sounds like you're using the Blue cans as a temporary check on the lows - would you *really* do an entire mix on those front-to-back? Thanks for all this amazing content dude, you truly put the PRO in producer.
@@OwenAdamsMusic thanks ever so much! The answer is Yes and No! Haha I have plenty off mixers only on headphones, however I do prefer to mix mainly on speakers and check on headphones!
@@Producelikeapro Checking on headphones is helpful！I will check it on my mobile phone after headphones. Sometimes I think there is something wrong when I check on the mobile phone but I have no idea to fix it.
@@刘逸辰-g2c Phone test has become essential for me, too. Stuff may sound OK everywhere, until I play it at night on my phone with no earbuds. It's such a brutal critic, worse than desktop PC speakers! Quite difficult to get things sound right also on those garbage mini speakers, especially if the music is busy and depends much on the low end, because that's just going to be lost there, mostly.
SubPac is fantastic!! I feel from 10hz up to 150 hz without any problems!! Recommend for every home studio!!!
My general (massively oversimplified) HPF guidelines are to roll off anything below 30hz on the kick, anything below about 80hz on the bass, anything below 100-150hz on snares and guitars, 150-200hz on vocals, etc...
These figures are completely arbitrary and can vary wildly depending of course on the program material...as they should. Nothing is concrete nor should it be with art...and mixing is very much an art.
Point is that each instrument is given its own space to breath in the low end. This also allows speakers, any speaker, to push sound waves as efficiently as possible. It robs efficiency when the speaker is reproducing vocal microphone rumble at the same time it's trying to push the kick and bass guitar.
Lack of the simple HPF (high pass filter) is THE biggest reason a new engineer's mixes sound bland, muddy, and lifeless. Go back to any of your early mixes and apply a HPF to each track. It's like lifting a muddy wet veil off your ears.
It is one of the biggest "eureka" moments in any early engineer's career. That powerful tight low end comes from what you CUT not what you BOOST.
Hi Geek Therapy Radio thanks ever so much for sharing your insight and experience!!
The secret is take care by cutting too much. Some instruments as guitar or horns can sound weak or without its natural body. The tip is using first a LPF and hear what you are cutting.
@@manobap yes, indeed!
The fundamental frequency of the E string of a standard tuned bass is 41.2hz, not sure I'd want to get rid of that
@@DenniWintyr Indeed. I'ld say it's a better idea to find the fundamental frequency of the kick and make a standard cut to the bass there instead of a high pass.
triangle a good starting point but the music lowest wave length worth taking into the algorithm. This is good advice
One String my go to 🎸always informative great vid 👍🏻
Thanks ever so much Ryan!
Dude your information is invaluable. In a world of subscriptions and classes, thanks for still providing so much excellent, free content.
Thanks ever so much Adam!
I'm loving that song.
Thanks ever so much
One of your tips here is to turn of the subwoofer. Man, this was an complete eye or better ear opener. I did that yesterday and it was like "WOW"... I have no professional room, the low end subwoofer problems you talked about... all mine. Turning it off was the best tip in the last 2 years after watching a trillion youtube videos... Thanks!
I really thank the Lord Jesus Christ for this channel. You have so many students you never met. Thanks again for these tutorials
You can just call him, "Warren."
@@churchoicemorighteous1506 Oh lord :-D
It’s a good thing to give thanks to The Lord! Thank the Lord for his mercy and his blessings, music being one of Many
And I thank you for the best response I've seen!
Amen !
This chanel is best. Many many thanks Warren for all that tips and tricks.
Thanks ever so much!!
I’ve just moved my studio to my second floor. At the moment, there are no acoustic treatment in the studio. The room is built with natural untreatned wood. The acoustic ain’t bad, but I have problems with the bass flowing in the room. So I’m using my Beyerdynamic DT990 pro and my DT770 pro to help me with the references.
This video is Platinum.
Thanks ever so much!
"The Lowlows" might be a good band name. :-)
Great video.
Hi casimsalabim haha yes! Great name indeed!
Another awesome video full of invaluable nuggets of gold. Thank you, Warren. You are my go-to man for all things sound and mixing.
Bass is where I'm at as a bassist. I try to manage as much as possible before my signal hits an interface. It starts with pickup blending between a Precision and Jazz depending on how rounded I need the overall sound to be. I typically use active Basses so I next manage whatever onboard EQ that provides, my No1 is a 2016 Fender Deluxe Active Precision so that is fairly basic. Amp or Sansamp pedal settings are next in line and my current needs for the onboard EQs here is fairly flat, just a little Bass and Low Mid boost and cut a little from High Mid and Treble.
With this fairly basic setup I can adjust on the fly with just my volume and pickup sweep controls when going from slap to finger style, blues to rock to rockabilly and so on. I also run very minimal effects, just some light compression on the amp and I'm done.
It does make my life much easier in this regard though that said I'm not playing heavy metal so this is not a heavily saturated kind of setup.
As always your tips are greatly appreciated, have a great one mate.
The voice of David Attenborough. The face of Joe Pesci. Schnizel-ton?
Haha I look like Joe Pesci? Haha thanks
Everything here is 1000% true. I wish this had come out 20 years ago so I didn't have to figure it out on my own. This is GOLD!
New word= “Shnizalton” @ 9:42
Haha yes, indeed!
Thank you for bringing this word to light!
If you can't afford acoustic treatment, or are working in a temporary space, bring in all the clothes you have, like the hamper if it's not solid, and open all the doors and windows. The clothes will absorb sound and the windows will prevent it from reflecting or resonating.
If you wanna know what bass traps do for your room, stand by an open window and talk out of it. Then stand in front of a wall and talk in front of it. The difference in what you hear is what absorption does.
If you want proper treatment, you'll want at least 15% coverage with 4" rigid or 1'-thick fluffy panels. Make sure to cover your first reflection points first to create a Reflection Free Zone. Look up 'the mirror trick' for acoustics. Ideally, you'll go further with up to 8" rigid or 2-3' fluffy covering a greater percentage of your large surfaces. You're aiming for < +-10dB SPL deviation and 20dB of decay within 150ms above 63Hz at your listening position.
These are not commandments, just decent guidelines that I've followed myself.
I mix electronic music, and have just started to place a mic in my studio to record. I've learned so much by listening to you talk and interviewing huge studio techs. Thanks a million for posting your knowledge on here.
I really don't know if I'm getting better at mixes with your videos Warren, but I'm having the time of my life trying to get there. Learning all the time is so much fun when it is about something you love and with audio it seems like it is a never ending source of knowledge, because just when you think you know it all, there's more and more. Watching your videos is an amazing and fun experience and it is just like sharing your knowledge with someone who is as passionate as you, more like getting geek on a wonderful topic, as always THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR!!!
That track is dope 👌 can tell when ppl are really passionate about their craft
Thanks ever so much
One thing I've learned is that the area from 100 -250hz is often very cluttered as many instruments have fundamentals in this area so lots of masking going on. So, After getting kick and bass guitar leveled What i like to do is low cut everything else at 250hz for start. Then ill bring up the freq analyzer for each to determine eaches fundamental. If it falls in the 100-250hz area ill lower the low cut to bring it in and a/b it comparing to see if its fundamental is really needed. Often you can either completely cut it or reduce its energy a bit and it still sounds good. This keeps that area uncluttered and lowend clean.
Honestly I just learned a “shnizzle ton”
Haha thanks ever so much! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Fantastic video. So helpful to understanding a major blind-spot for many beginners.
What an amazing video... very valuable information...priceless... Thanks a lot... 🙏🙏🙏
Thanks ever so much!
Doubling (or splitting in live mixing) channels for a different processing is the awesome trick! Some kind of witchcraft🔥👍🏻
I mean, technically your bass IS louder, but only the little pocket that got boosted with an eq band. It's all incremental volume changes, in places or over the whole, no matter which tool one uses. Another great video, thank you!
Thanks... great Video.... event when I thought I don't have issues with my low end... very interesting and helpful.
Thanks ever so much!!!
This is awesome! Some parts of this are revelatory for me! Thank you!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks Warren for a well thought out video for explaining about low ends. I certainly appreciate your time to show others how you do things in your studio.
Fantastic & very helpful AGAIN! ✊🏾
Thanks ever so much!!
That bassline…can’t get this out of my head now “you and me, baby, ain’t nothin but mammals let’s do it like they do on the discovery channel” 🤣
During the 80s when I used to mix in lots of different rooms, I used to always take a master recording copy and play that in the room so that I would know what it sounds like compared to my previous understanding of my own mix.
Excellent video!
I use a beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 250 ohm. Recently, the 8-year-old USB pre-amp I used to run it from my laptop burned out. I replaced it with a Dragonfly Red, which did not come cheap.
My wife chastised me for spending so much on the USB DAC when she doesn't need one for her earbuds on her laptop. I explained that I need flat response so I can hear the full frequency range. That's why the DT770 250 ohm. And, I need a DAC that can drive it, so the Dragonfly Red.
She still doesn't get it. But, thank you for the affirmation! It is so true that with the right cans (and DAC/preamp) you CAN hear the low end. And, that makes it adjustable, as mentioned in the excellent tips.
FWIW, it was painful having to listen to the laptop output on these cans until the Dragonfly arrived.
Thanks! :)
😄😘🥁🥁🥁thud, thud, thud, boom, thud, 🥁🥁 you are the MAN, Warren🤘🏻👍
Just commenting to nod thankfully also for the extra effort of even including an excellent summary in the description (in addition to the fantastic video, but others have already appreciated that properly :) ).
So amazing attention to detail, and a wonderfully thorough approach in general... In this day and age, it almost made me cry! :)
Thanks, mate!
Thanks ever so much my friend
Thanks for your contribution to helping young artists Warren! It’s very appreciated.
You’re very welcome!
Warren, finding your videos has re-activated my passion about mixing. After a decade of live mixing coming to a screeching halt, your content has helped me so much in as much at home and streaming work I can find. I wish I could afford the academy, perhaps when all of this is over. I just wanted to thank you personally for going so in-depth and not being afraid of the long form video. Cheers.
So glad that someone else uses headphones to mix on...
Also, thanks for highlighting the need to listen in different ways, in different places... Where you're listening has A HUGE difference to what you're listening to (the car is one of the WORST environments - weirdly, often the true acid test for many a mix IMHO).
As a side note - one of the best places I heard music in that wasn't a nightclub or a gig place - was the old Cyberdog store in Camden.
It was just so good.
In a remix I finished recently - I used the highpass trick on a reverb.
There was a big subbass synth tone going into it and the rumbling from the verb was just eating everything.
Highpass saved the day 😊
Such a fantastic video, thanks a million!!
Thanks ever so much!!
👋 Thanks Warren
Always enjoy your tutorials 👊
I have some low frequency hearing loss in both ears so low end has always been a problem for me. And I've produced on very small Altec Lansing speakers for years which gave virtually no low end perception at all. I had to figure it out by ear, it was incredibly difficult. I think low end is hard for everyone, and I also think high end is easy for everyone. Anyone can make a bright track, but if we can't figure out how to get a nice low end, it just sounds like clear but brittle music.
In addition to everything Warren has stated, I will say that the best thing in my opinion to help you understand what you need to do, is to simply listen to what you're trying to emulate. Put on good headphones, closed or open, both if you can, and also use monitors and try to get your low end to match whatever music you're emulating. If you can get it close, you're good. Adjust if needed when you play on different speakers like your car speakers or some other type.
70 people can´t take Warren doing marvelous free vids :-)
Haha thanks ever so much
Superb video Warren! SO MANY GREAT TIPS!!! Thank you so much for sharing all them pro tips! You are awesome :-)
Regardless of any negatives I mix in headphones. Always knowing the sound in any situation.
Hi Robert Cain indeed! Whatever works! I have mixed in all kinds of environments on all kinds of systems, ultimately we work with what we have access to!
Thanks so much for all the great advice and tips. After 20 years of recording and mixing, mostly myself, My mixes and tracking have been flat. Now, they translate to different rooms, headphones, speakers WAY better. I am 70 and learning every day. The cool part is I have a great New mini studio and it is really great. Cheers! And keep up the good work.
Yes indeed. I always test my mix though the home and car stereo to check the listeners perspective. Old style these days maybe but I learned it from a colleague who has been recording for years. Thanks Warren...
More great advice. Thank you
Thanks ever so much!!
I'm so happy you mentioned the car..that's my "audition " room sometimes I thought I'd have a good mix then when I take it to the car it's more Muddy than the outside of my car....
Excellent advice as usual. Listened twice
Thanks so much Warren!!
Thanks ever so much!!
Thanks to your free videos, the low end tricks; my overall mixes have massively improved, the kick drum and bass sound significantly better.
Truly good tips, some of them totally new to me... thank you so much Warren, from the heart!