Pretty same low cut as in the video according tuning of kick and also trying to make kick a bit shorter to give more space for the bassline. Depending on music genre, I also tend to cut low and right after add a clipper if dynamic is not important, some of my client like very smashed sounds, so clipping right after can be a good thing to maintain dynamic and add extra harmonics.
Room treatment Sub or speakers that can go that low Finding what instrument needs to “own” the low end or how it will best be shared mostly kick/ snare/ bass Separating out sub while “mixing” mid instruments and editing especially in the beginning Tracking low instruments correctly for desired result
Using a spectrum analyzer for the subs cause most of our speakers dont play any sound below 40-50hz, so you can always have control and a guide to achieve the sound you want
I pretty love the way he says multiple times that is his own approach and not THE one approach to mix like many others do. This is why this kind of tutorial is much more valuable than many other. Learning from everyone else feeling if way better than learning that will say "this is how to mix this". Interesting approach and great artistic point of view, thanks for sharing this!
@@EmilianoCaballeroFraccaroli It definitely help, hearing some nice tips from others is always a good thing especially when shared with caring. It gives keys to try, experiment and find our personal tastes
I like the idea of withholding the the full sub-bass for the chorus (or other section) - which was touched on here but not fully explored. Would love the see/hear more examples of how to do that.
Automating your sample kicks and drums to play only in the chorus helps. As well try having a parallel send from the bass to a sub harmonic generator plugin , and open that aux only in the choruses :)
just as I was struggling with my low end you drop this video! Love you as always Warren for giving useful tips. and this time again with Emiliano. I should watch this on my monitors.
Explained very well. Simple but effective, ive been learning loads from this channel. Over the past few months. I'm really digging into my mixes now for my band, trying to get the best possible results. And when I have an Idea, I can usually find and answer or explanation as to how to execute that from this channel.
Your advice of using HPF makes lot of sense, however... May I ask what would you say regarding mixing low-end in headphones if a typical end-user listening environment is based on a ported loudspeaker? Studio headphones are nearly perfect low freq low-distortions devices, 2nd order with f-3 < 20Hz. Ported loudspeakers / subwoofers are 4th order with port tuned on ~ 30...50Hz, with self-RT60 reverberation time of ~150ms or so, and port distortions at -25...-15dB. Thus a headphone-mixed low-end might sound quite differently at various end-user environments - and not controllably different.
I hear movement with automated frequency boost, evoking emotion dynamically basically. Like a nice boost in the chorus. You don't really hear it as much as feel it. So many things we learn, forget, relearn, and even rediscover. I have actually forgotten more than I know lol... ALways thought that was a strange saying, until almost 60 yrs old lol
i don't really get it, so what you're saying is that you can terminate high pass filters and introduce lower frequencies to duck down the overall level of the sample a bit? If so, wouldn't that make it more challenging for some speakers or theater systems to try to play the full frequency range, thus resulting in less precision etc?
And that’s totally ok! This is, at the end of the day, art. Follow your instincts. It is good to have the tech knowledge on why this can help, but at the end of the day, it comes down to how you hear music and what is your artistic statement. Trust yourself :)
I've just tried it on some kicks and actually lost headroom. Beefy dance kicks with a lot of 40 to 50hz and lost 0.4db headroom on my meters. I suspect in these cases, the front transient is the loudest peak (not the sub) and all the 6db filter is doing (other than removing low end) is adding resonance, which is showing in the meters. I guess his method must be kick specific, like 808's as they don't have as big of a front end transient?
Bass or low end frequency is very able to lie to your ears. Bass frequency travels approximately 30 feet so as most of us produce and mix at home that usually means bass build up. I personally use a product by Sonarworks to flatten the room as it were and I have a small room. These tips are fantastic and I like the idea of EQ difference when moving to the Chorus for impact. But again I would stress know your working enviroment so that your ears are not lied to. Cheers.
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Pretty same low cut as in the video according tuning of kick and also trying to make kick a bit shorter to give more space for the bassline.
Depending on music genre, I also tend to cut low and right after add a clipper if dynamic is not important, some of my client like very smashed sounds, so clipping right after can be a good thing to maintain dynamic and add extra harmonics.
Room treatment
Sub or speakers that can go that low
Finding what instrument needs to “own” the low end or how it will best be shared mostly kick/ snare/ bass
Separating out sub while “mixing” mid instruments and editing especially in the beginning
Tracking low instruments correctly for desired result
Using a spectrum analyzer for the subs cause most of our speakers dont play any sound below 40-50hz, so you can always have control and a guide to achieve the sound you want
High-pass sub frequencies on the sides. It will give better definition to the bass and more headroom by eliminating phased out energy.
tube comp, neve eq and tape. done.
I pretty love the way he says multiple times that is his own approach and not THE one approach to mix like many others do.
This is why this kind of tutorial is much more valuable than many other. Learning from everyone else feeling if way better than learning that will say "this is how to mix this".
Interesting approach and great artistic point of view, thanks for sharing this!
Thank you, I really appreciate that. I can only speak from my own mind and I hope that the way I hear things can inspire others in their own journey 👏
Absolutely! Agreed 100%!
@@EmilianoCaballeroFraccaroli It definitely help, hearing some nice tips from others is always a good thing especially when shared with caring. It gives keys to try, experiment and find our personal tastes
I like the idea of withholding the the full sub-bass for the chorus (or other section) - which was touched on here but not fully explored. Would love the see/hear more examples of how to do that.
Automating your sample kicks and drums to play only in the chorus helps. As well try having a parallel send from the bass to a sub harmonic generator plugin , and open that aux only in the choruses :)
@@EmilianoCaballeroFraccaroli Thanks very much for your reply! I'm gonna give that a try on this song I'm working on...
Low cut/shelf bellow 80hz when u want bass but not sub
I've probably said it a thousand times before but one more time won't hurt. I love this channel!!
Thanks ever so much Michael!!
just as I was struggling with my low end you drop this video!
Love you as always Warren for giving useful tips. and this time again with Emiliano.
I should watch this on my monitors.
Glad to hear !
Thank you for the advice.
Emiliano Rocks!
Thanks for another video. I was just watching a bunch of your old videos!
Thanks ever so much
Explained very well. Simple but effective, ive been learning loads from this channel. Over the past few months. I'm really digging into my mixes now for my band, trying to get the best possible results. And when I have an Idea, I can usually find and answer or explanation as to how to execute that from this channel.
Emiliano is such a fantastic engineer!!!
Ohhh thank you!
Yes, he certainly is Ady!!
Emmy is back! Great to see him on the channel again.
Thanks for inviting me !
Insta like. What a great tip. Automating details is really truly something that sets amateur mixes apart from pro ones. Those subtle moves add up!
Lots of tiny moves indeed !
Emiliano! Awesome to see you in the PLAP channel! Great tips as usual! Keep up the good work and hope to see you in the Future ❤️
Thanks man!
very good insight that even small amounts of dB headroom can add up when mixing low-end.
Little by little one goes far!!!!! Thank you!!! Saludos Emiliano, gran tip!!!
Glad to help !
He's fantastic! Such knowledge and insight
There's only so much room. I love mixing in a standalone. The feeling will be correct, less cluttered.
Excellent tip Emiliano It was very well explained. thanks a million.
Glad to help!
Short but sweet!
Haha thanks!
It's not easy to come across really valuable information like this. Thank you! Un saludo Emiliano!
Saludos !
Yes! Emiliano Rules!
@@Producelikeapro so do you!
Very informative video, thank you for that !🙏 what brand are those red speakers on the console ???
Thank you Emiliano! Every little bit helps❣️
Thanks Audrey!
Glad to help !
Great job on this video. This guy explains things awesome-ly.
Thank you!
Excellent as always, thank you.
Your advice of using HPF makes lot of sense, however... May I ask what would you say regarding mixing low-end in headphones if a typical end-user listening environment is based on a ported loudspeaker? Studio headphones are nearly perfect low freq low-distortions devices, 2nd order with f-3 < 20Hz. Ported loudspeakers / subwoofers are 4th order with port tuned on ~ 30...50Hz, with self-RT60 reverberation time of ~150ms or so, and port distortions at -25...-15dB. Thus a headphone-mixed low-end might sound quite differently at various end-user environments - and not controllably different.
I would say do your best with what you have and that the lack of equipment serves as inspiration for creativity and clever thinking :)
Mi tocallo, saludos de México.
I hear movement with automated frequency boost, evoking emotion dynamically basically. Like a nice boost in the chorus. You don't really hear it as much as feel it. So many things we learn, forget, relearn, and even rediscover. I have actually forgotten more than I know lol... ALways thought that was a strange saying, until almost 60 yrs old lol
Really helpful and well explained.
Anytime someone busts out fletcher Munson you know they know their shit. Truly is the secret to clean mixes that translate
Thanks for your words. This is a never ending learning path and I learn every day. I am happy to help!
i don't really get it, so what you're saying is that you can terminate high pass filters and introduce lower frequencies to duck down the overall level of the sample a bit? If so, wouldn't that make it more challenging for some speakers or theater systems to try to play the full frequency range, thus resulting in less precision etc?
Never knew the manager of Manchester City, Pep Guadiola also moonlights as a sound engineer/mixer
Futbol is tight money so I gotta do it!
Cool song.
Thank you!
Wonderful video! 😀👍🔥🔥🔥
Thank you!
Thanks Alexey!
Actually hearing from my system, that low end that you removed was really nice but i understand that not everybody will be able to hear it
And that’s totally ok! This is, at the end of the day, art. Follow your instincts. It is good to have the tech knowledge on why this can help, but at the end of the day, it comes down to how you hear music and what is your artistic statement. Trust yourself :)
anyone know what studio monitors those are? Seems like it has bullet tweeters
I've just tried it on some kicks and actually lost headroom. Beefy dance kicks with a lot of 40 to 50hz and lost 0.4db headroom on my meters. I suspect in these cases, the front transient is the loudest peak (not the sub) and all the 6db filter is doing (other than removing low end) is adding resonance, which is showing in the meters. I guess his method must be kick specific, like 808's as they don't have as big of a front end transient?
Bass or low end frequency is very able to lie to your ears. Bass frequency travels approximately 30 feet so as most of us produce and mix at home that usually means bass build up. I personally use a product by Sonarworks to flatten the room as it were and I have a small room. These tips are fantastic and I like the idea of EQ difference when moving to the Chorus for impact. But again I would stress know your working enviroment so that your ears are not lied to. Cheers.
I thought it was 24 ft max wavelength ?
Two turn tables and a microphone.
"you killed my father, prepare to die"
Great video :)
Montoya !
Pep Guardiola ??
Hahaha not the first time he’s heard that
Omg. Pep guardiola ?
Xdxd entiendo más este inglés
I m 70. Tell ya. I mix all upfront. Mono. Phil s been my master !!! Hate panning
Yuck!
He distorted all instruments to hell and the autotuned voice even more. Thanks but no.