Holy hot damn I have been scouring the net forever for a video for insight on how raw tracks should sound with no processing and I can't believe no one has made this. Esp around capturing vocals. Thank you good sir
14:23 "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS MAMBO NUMBER FIVE! 🎶A little bit of Eq in my life A little bit of multiband by my side A little bit of mid to my guitar A little bit of R-bass goes quite far🎶 ... Or something like that is what I heard 😜 . The raw tracks sound fantastic by the way, and I know I am sounding incredibly whiny and ungrateful, but I wish you'd let them all play through together without any of the effects at all, i e. no compression or anything, so we can truly understand what basis you're working of. because this to me is completely finished. Any more polish and I can only imagine it becoming way too well-behaved. If anything, it could do with sounding a bit more "punk", for lack of a better word. But maybe that's just me on my third week of geeking out on 90s alternative rock and pop 👴 It's very instructive to know that you do put some in-the-box effects on at the recording stage though, and which ones, and it is very timely for me: we are in the process of building a beautiful, wooden house by a beautiful lake in the Tyrolean Alps, where I will have a beautiful, cirka 18sqf by 11sqf muaicroom (I feel like I'm jinxing it if I call it a studio or recording space) with a sloping roof along the longer side that's about 13sqf high on one side and about 5.6sqf on the other side, I think. Weird dimensions, but the raw walls and roof are all standing, and probably because it's all timber, it already sounds beautiful, even if the floor is still hard concrete 🤗 anyways: the reason it's so timely is that it's been an incredibly stressful year to build a house, with crazy price-hikes, sudden strickt lockdowns, delays and unavailable material, but your video finally brought a little bit of expectant joy back; I didn't know it was possible to make such a fantastic mix already at the recording stage 😊 15:07 I somehow thought you where a drummer? Or is it the mixing you do at church? I'm very sorry to hear about your dog. I still mourn the loss of my first dog, and she's been gone for 21 years now. A pet dog is family ❤️ Edit: Great record! I listened to it while talking a walk! I caught myself again and again trying to come up with vocal melodies!
Hey dude, firstly this was a revelation. "Intention" I say that all the time but continually fail to commit as I always distrust myself and hope I can fix, or manipulate later. I'm inspired to go with my gut now. Secondly, loss is such a personal thing, but it can also be a catalyst for change. Thank you for sharing, it has resonated with me so much right now.
Sounds great already! brah, this was much more useful than so many vids out there. Real down to earth and detailed look at the process. I always find it's best to get some fundamental production processing done right from the start. Finding the general sound and balance upfront solidifies the vibe so, yeah, later on you don't forget the feeling that was originally intended for the session. Absolutely I agree about the organic in the moment thing. Getting a sound that fuels the inspiration is always better for player performance. IMO always put in the time/work in the upfront. If your raw sounds inspiring and special, you've already won the production and mixing battles. The fix it later attitude, is the thing of mixing nightmares. Letting go of a pet companion is the pits. I always encourage people to think about the good life you provided for them and if you are a spiritual person, you can remember that their spirit is free of mortality's chains now.
Production is the beginning stage of mixing. A microphone is an EQ. The preamps and the room have a huge role. The player’s ability. The instruments and amps used and their settings.
Good insights and information. I struggle with getting my ideas recorded a lot. Lots of started projects, very few finished. As far as loss- grief has no agenda or timetable. You gotta do what's best and right for you. I'm headed over to give the album a listen now. Be good to you 🙏
awww man, so sorry about your doggie. i've had to do that, too, as a life-long dog owner. ooooof. hard to transition from that to talking about music, but, just wanted to say those drums sounded absolutely great. and i agree very much with 'baking' stuff in. it takes some experience to do it for sure - you can't (always) fake the frequencies that you don't capture, for example, which means you need to know how to capture what you need in the first place (probably a good argument for close-mic'ing, though i prefer not to do that whenever possible!). this was an excellent vid, bud, and it addressed a topic i haven't seen anyone else cover, but was dang near conspicuous by its absence! cheers...
Thanks. I appreciate that. "you can't fake what you dont capture" i like that. Yeah, that goes right along with the bass player who wont change the strings but wants to be more present in the mix.... Can't hype whats not there.
thanks for the great video! really interesting to see what you consider raw and hear about the process behind your tracking. I think since I record my own stuff in-the-box, I've definitely thought my stuff sounds terrible, but then I put a little bit of eq or compression from a plugin to emulate the signal path that one might find in the studio. like, on a lot of these raw tracks, it seems you put them through a 1073 on the way in, or maybe through a compressor. but ON THE WAY IN, which, when you're in your bedroom, is hard to afford. I'm rambling, but I'll say I've found it helpful to think of a little bit of eq or compression on a track isn't Mixing but instead part of the production process. sorry to hear about your pup, it's always hard
Great vid, thanks. Always nice to hear perspective. Drum sound is great...(I play percussion and the drum timing/feel does vary quite a bit in bars/a little uncomfortable; although I wouldnt want to hear it quantised either; if thats ok to say). LP on snare/fat transients...always a good thing and gets the pop much more focused without squeezing it; really appreciate you painting with your mix :-) AEA ribbons are just the best...the more time I spend, the more details and application I find; If I could only have 1 mic it would be the r88 with a Millenia STT1 (and I have a LOT of mics). Such good info...its so true that its about the moment and the people...fixing it later always seems to lose something...just irons out something. Thats why spending time with each other...brewing the songs makes such a diff. My puppy is nearly 14...3 years past his 'use by' (staffys normally only get to about 11) so Im looking down the barrel of him getting slower and slower...but they are like family and its always tough saying good bye...peace be with you guys. Really nice tracks btw.
@@RecordingStudioLoser Maybe...when you are in the right place...you can put a little icon of your lost buddy on the bottom right as your watermark and immortalise him/her a little. Im just a total pet person now...despite not letting my girls have cats through their childhood...now we have a siamese and tonkinese but they still dont trust the old guy :-) Let me encourage your name change to "Recording Studio Journey"...that has been the most accurate of any who dare to tread the path. Looser??? def not...not matter how long its walked...every day is a school day a wise man once told me
Adam from hop pole studios does full mixes live on his channel. Best place to go imo if you guys are interested in getting a better intuition to how much “mixing” really does and how tracks should sound before, during, and after mixing.
Hey, great video - you are inspiring me. But on this specific vid I am not quite getting it. What you are showing appears to me like premixing during the recording session so that folks hear something close to final sound. But you are not really tracking the premixed tracks, are you? You are still recording the post-preamp raw tracks like everybody else, so you could undo all your premix work during final mixing. Am I picking this up right?
@@RecordingStudioLoser Ok, thanks - that makes sense and is a great process - by the end of the tracking session you’ve gor 80% of the mix already done likely. I’ve seen some vids by Steve Albini - he does exactly the same I think. Just leaves the question to me how you find the time to do the premix during tracking? When I have a bunch of musicians in my studio I am typically quite busy getting them set up until tracking starts. And once „tape is rolling“ I don‘t want to make changes to the mix to not distract them while they are playing. When do you actually do the premixing?
Great messages, great video, thanks. Do you tone hunt and "bake" the mix going in, while the band is present? How do you manage the time it takes, if the band is waiting for you? I find that hard to manage and justify with an all-fired-up band sitting around ready to go.
Well we all talk between songs about the next ones looking at the charts. And listening to references. There the players get excited and start to tone hunt on their own and we talk back and forth. It doesn’t take long because of them mutual vision we establish. Guitar player finds his own tones. Sometimes I’ll retune drums. Keys player will make adjustments. And we get rolling.
excellent channel and fantastic setup ! definitely honed in a your particular sound which is excellent by the way, as I checked out your spotify good work. what about this though, seems you definitely have your comfort zone as far as certain procedures and workflow but do you ever get booked by like sick metal or obnoxious rap or just crazy experimental bands that you're just like damn I do not know where to take this! or does always kinda work itself out as you go along or are you without a doubt "I'm gonna do this this n this" a confidence thing or just massive amounts of trial and error etc? much love man great channel I'll check in. scott
oh yeah I do literally all kinds of music. I can only really share the ones I have permission to though…. I love metal. That’s my background as a player. Around here it’s not huge. So I don’t put it much on the site. I’ve gotten to work with some amazing bands. A few who have since become pretty big I won’t divulge who because 1-I m not super proud of the work I did anymore and 2- I don’t want to pretend to take credit for, or latch onto to their success. I would love to mix a solid metal band now though.
@@RecordingStudioLoser and that's another thing... everytime 99percent of the time I say "damn I'm getting pretty good at this I'm getting better" I been saying that for 15 years. it's a Neverending strive for better. like golf kinda. can always get better. it's rather frustrating at times because we'll always hear a mix done in the past and automatically be like oh I woulda shoulda coulda ..
I think I just manged to delete our message thread ! It’s going really well 🤪🤪🤪 I’m an idiot and an old washed up one at that ! Apologies sir ! Just keep rocking - you’re killing it !
I say pre-mix. I always record some improvised demo and MIX that as good as I can first. THEN I can just replace the placeholder tracks with the real song and spend the bulk of the time in the writing/recording phase and hear basically what it will sound like when it's done immediately.
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG DUDE!!!!! THis has been my question for YEARSSSSSS!! they NEVER let that part be KNOWN.. where should i start from with NOTHING DONE !? Thanks
Hey, I got a question, what is on your main wall panel going into your control room? I’m having a lot of second guessing with the inputs I’ll need, I know I’ll need things like trs inputs and other inputs, but what would you recommend besides xlr? Also, is there any reason to not make all the xlr inputs combo xlr/trs?
Some people say don´t record hot - so leave a lot of headroom - but i see people´s Pro-Tools sessions and the tracks have very little headroom a lot of times. When i go and record DI guitar or bass or vocal i´ll record it around -6 to -20 db. What´s your philosophy on that? Am i missing something? What can i research to get a better grip on the subject?
I’m not a good example here. I run Burl converters that meant to be hit hard… I will say most converters don’t work like that. There’s no hard and fast rule but knowing what your converters are calibrated to can help
Thanks for this, really would love if you went more into depth And soloed the Kick / kick out, do you roll off the high end on the kick out mic "to tape" ... talk about the DisStressor and 1084 you used on the snare? solo that up.. It's raw but I see all these plug-ins that are not baked in? I'd love to see what the isolated tracks sound like. Phase on your overheads? Where did you have to flip phase ? What about those condenser earthworks on snare and Toms - So much involved in getting great "raw tracks" But not explained? What I mostly get from this video is that my Raw tracks should sound great. Cool but how is that again ? Hahaaa title is clickbait ish - with titles like that you'll have sponsors in no time. 🍻
Hey. Yes that’s the hard post covering literally everything in one video. I have other buses that go into s deep drive on phase and drum mic placement and mic choices so it felt redundant to go back through. I agree with you though. Just have to pick those topics and try to make a video that’s not insanely long
You've got a pretty bold title and some emoji's saying that other videos don't talk about what Raw tracks sound like. But we are not really hearing the "raw tracks" The title of this video should be just make your RAW TRACKS NOT SOUND LIKE 💩
You say the name of the channel so fast it sounds like you said "Resident Loser" errr or is that what you meant to say? Anyway, THIS is good content and very spot on.
Hey man. Loved this video. I haven’t been recording for that long and this was really helpful. I’ll be recording drums soon on my focusrite saffire pro and octopre. I’ll also have a WA273 eq and focusrite isa one available. Where would you recommend using the preamps? The WA273 on overheads and isa on snare or maybe 273 on kick and snare and isa one on a mono overhead? Would love to hear your thoughts! Greetings from Belgium. Sorry to hear about your dog. May all the memories bring you peace and strength!
Cool. That’s what my gut feeling was telling me so i’m glad to hear that from you. It gives me more confidence. If you were asked just to record and someone else will mix the song, would your proces be the same like in this video? Would you send the tracks with those plug-ins on like they would have been recorded with outboard gear?
Hey, quick question! What do you do when you receive project files from artists who've used a ton of plug-ins to either achieve a sound they want or fixing issues with their recording equipment? In other words, the RAW tracks are garbage, lol.
Most cases I’m getting consolidated files. So I’ll never know what the plug-in chain was. In that instance it’s like a mindset shift. You have what you have in front of you. So you make it work. Unless there are glaring issues then you send it back and ask them to fix it.
@@RecordingStudioLoser That's good advice. In the past, when I've mixed for people they've sent me their full project files and I've been able to make adjustments down the line as needed, but I'd like to get my workflow down to just taking stems in and doing the mix that way so I'm not feeling responsible for all of those little tweaks in their plug-in chain. Thanks man! You really have a great community built up on here, I hope you keep it going!
ugh that missed snare on the second bar hurts every time almost as much as the chord progression. sorry to be that bitch. anyway this video was highly informative - i have the opportunity to start working for a known mixer doing their mix prep stuff remotely so im just trying to gather as much info on that as i can and this was such a good help thanks jeremy as always :)
this is the most important thing I tell everyone. shit going in = shit coming out 🤷the recording should sound pretty fucking great on it's own if it's gonna stand a chance in the mix phase. if you're working with samples, simply pick good sounds. can't polish a turd
Oh that all makes so much sense, I really like where you're coming from and going with this, this is so close to the way I've always imagined to work of I had a studio and musicians as you have the opportunity to work with. Meanwhile is just me and my semi pro 'bedroom-studio' setup?living room actually, but really, :20 percent loving room, 25 % this lab and 55% studio, sharing most the living space really for recording setup, so make that 75% studio, for a skewed 120% loving my dream at last at 55. This is the exact way I'm working right now., as you described in your closing adgument. Having chit my hehe wrote some time ago on 4 track cassette and atari pre-cuvass Sreinberg, and the conservatory. Made me al realiseer the whole thing is in the tracking, the mixing is just a finishing touch. I am so much inspired though now by hoe much more I can add to the tracking with all this fiture=now tech and just Leamington what I can do mixing as if I am in the near required '70's studio just in that magic box.
I showed what they were doing…. Either way software or hardware… raw is what your getting while Recording far as I’m concerned. You get what’s right for the sound you’re after. What you want the player to get and react to.
no vocal how good are they if the cant share hmmmmmm isit auto tuned be neat to hear becayse to many ever do. looking forward to the raw vocal record and mix
Yeah, this method is even more so for me, because I only use a Tascam 688 cassette recorder. There are only 8 tracks so I have to print effects and consolidate tracks. Very tedious process, but sounds much better than protools and plugins in the end...
Yeah I did the video on my normal template. But after uploads it seems like it’s cooking. Not sure what happened there. It’s in the universes hands now.
Fix it in the mix really just means not to be getting stuck on mixdown when you’re writing. I mix as I go but anything detailed gets left until the end
Go stream the new record open.spotify.com/track/1L69NFhOherebwal24OClt?si=654e99d4b5614f9e
“Nolly trick” on a non-metal channel? Right on! Glad to see everyone learning together for the better
Periphery is secretly one of my favorite bands.
@@RecordingStudioLoser I like that
Judging by just the title, one of the best topics that we never talk about!
Holy hot damn I have been scouring the net forever for a video for insight on how raw tracks should sound with no processing and I can't believe no one has made this. Esp around capturing vocals. Thank you good sir
CRUCIAL CONTENT! 💯👏 Thanks for Sharing!
What a unique idea for a video! Im grateful for the algorithm for once, you've got yourself a new sub sir!
14:23 "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS MAMBO NUMBER FIVE!
🎶A little bit of Eq in my life
A little bit of multiband by my side
A little bit of mid to my guitar
A little bit of R-bass goes quite far🎶
... Or something like that is what I heard 😜 . The raw tracks sound fantastic by the way, and I know I am sounding incredibly whiny and ungrateful, but I wish you'd let them all play through together without any of the effects at all, i e. no compression or anything, so we can truly understand what basis you're working of. because this to me is completely finished. Any more polish and I can only imagine it becoming way too well-behaved. If anything, it could do with sounding a bit more "punk", for lack of a better word. But maybe that's just me on my third week of geeking out on 90s alternative rock and pop 👴
It's very instructive to know that you do put some in-the-box effects on at the recording stage though, and which ones, and it is very timely for me: we are in the process of building a beautiful, wooden house by a beautiful lake in the Tyrolean Alps, where I will have a beautiful, cirka 18sqf by 11sqf muaicroom (I feel like I'm jinxing it if I call it a studio or recording space) with a sloping roof along the longer side that's about 13sqf high on one side and about 5.6sqf on the other side, I think. Weird dimensions, but the raw walls and roof are all standing, and probably because it's all timber, it already sounds beautiful, even if the floor is still hard concrete 🤗 anyways: the reason it's so timely is that it's been an incredibly stressful year to build a house, with crazy price-hikes, sudden strickt lockdowns, delays and unavailable material, but your video finally brought a little bit of expectant joy back; I didn't know it was possible to make such a fantastic mix already at the recording stage 😊
15:07 I somehow thought you where a drummer? Or is it the mixing you do at church?
I'm very sorry to hear about your dog. I still mourn the loss of my first dog, and she's been gone for 21 years now. A pet dog is family ❤️
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Great record! I listened to it while talking a walk! I caught myself again and again trying to come up with vocal melodies!
Hey dude, firstly this was a revelation. "Intention" I say that all the time but continually fail to commit as I always distrust myself and hope I can fix, or manipulate later. I'm inspired to go with my gut now. Secondly, loss is such a personal thing, but it can also be a catalyst for change. Thank you for sharing, it has resonated with me so much right now.
What a great channel! I love watching these.
Awesomely Done....Sounding like an album I’d certainly have...⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
That sounds great! This is going into my favorite videos list for sure
Hi profile photo twin 👋
how do you not have a million plus subs you got one of the best channels out here man.
Sounds great already! brah, this was much more useful than so many vids out there. Real down to earth and detailed look at the process. I always find it's best to get some fundamental production processing done right from the start. Finding the general sound and balance upfront solidifies the vibe so, yeah, later on you don't forget the feeling that was originally intended for the session. Absolutely I agree about the organic in the moment thing. Getting a sound that fuels the inspiration is always better for player performance. IMO always put in the time/work in the upfront. If your raw sounds inspiring and special, you've already won the production and mixing battles. The fix it later attitude, is the thing of mixing nightmares.
Letting go of a pet companion is the pits. I always encourage people to think about the good life you provided for them and if you are a spiritual person, you can remember that their spirit is free of mortality's chains now.
Love this kid and this channel
Right on!
Can I just tell you, kudos on comin up with fresh ideas for your vids!
Super impressed with your album too. Congratulations 🍾
Thanks dude. That means a ton! Glad you like it !
Production is the beginning stage of mixing. A microphone is an EQ. The preamps and the room have a huge role. The player’s ability. The instruments and amps used and their settings.
Agree 100% we worry to much about preamps and compressors. When it’s the tones and getting it right early matters.
This is a killer vid, brother, Love it!
Good insights and information.
I struggle with getting my ideas recorded a lot. Lots of started projects, very few finished.
As far as loss- grief has no agenda or timetable. You gotta do what's best and right for you.
I'm headed over to give the album a listen now.
Be good to you 🙏
Dude you need so many more subs…🤦🏽♂️ im in college now and you’ve literally taught me more information than they have! Thank you!
awww man, so sorry about your doggie. i've had to do that, too, as a life-long dog owner. ooooof. hard to transition from that to talking about music, but, just wanted to say those drums sounded absolutely great. and i agree very much with 'baking' stuff in. it takes some experience to do it for sure - you can't (always) fake the frequencies that you don't capture, for example, which means you need to know how to capture what you need in the first place (probably a good argument for close-mic'ing, though i prefer not to do that whenever possible!). this was an excellent vid, bud, and it addressed a topic i haven't seen anyone else cover, but was dang near conspicuous by its absence! cheers...
Thanks. I appreciate that.
"you can't fake what you dont capture" i like that. Yeah, that goes right along with the bass player who wont change the strings but wants to be more present in the mix.... Can't hype whats not there.
you album is really good. love the shoegazey sound these days... really reminds me of this will destroy you and SOM. nice done.
thanks dude I definitely listened to both of those groups a ton. We have a whole other album from that session that has yet to be released
listened to ur top 5 tracks on spotify. It's a vibe
Holy sweater, Batman! Looking dapper!
thanks for the great video! really interesting to see what you consider raw and hear about the process behind your tracking. I think since I record my own stuff in-the-box, I've definitely thought my stuff sounds terrible, but then I put a little bit of eq or compression from a plugin to emulate the signal path that one might find in the studio. like, on a lot of these raw tracks, it seems you put them through a 1073 on the way in, or maybe through a compressor. but ON THE WAY IN, which, when you're in your bedroom, is hard to afford. I'm rambling, but I'll say I've found it helpful to think of a little bit of eq or compression on a track isn't Mixing but instead part of the production process.
sorry to hear about your pup, it's always hard
Great vid, thanks. Always nice to hear perspective.
Drum sound is great...(I play percussion and the drum timing/feel does vary quite a bit in bars/a little uncomfortable; although I wouldnt want to hear it quantised either; if thats ok to say).
LP on snare/fat transients...always a good thing and gets the pop much more focused without squeezing it; really appreciate you painting with your mix :-)
AEA ribbons are just the best...the more time I spend, the more details and application I find; If I could only have 1 mic it would be the r88 with a Millenia STT1 (and I have a LOT of mics).
Such good info...its so true that its about the moment and the people...fixing it later always seems to lose something...just irons out something. Thats why spending time with each other...brewing the songs makes such a diff.
My puppy is nearly 14...3 years past his 'use by' (staffys normally only get to about 11) so Im looking down the barrel of him getting slower and slower...but they are like family and its always tough saying good bye...peace be with you guys.
Really nice tracks btw.
Thanks for the kind words man!
Give that little guy a scratch on the head for me.
@@RecordingStudioLoser Maybe...when you are in the right place...you can put a little icon of your lost buddy on the bottom right as your watermark and immortalise him/her a little. Im just a total pet person now...despite not letting my girls have cats through their childhood...now we have a siamese and tonkinese but they still dont trust the old guy :-)
Let me encourage your name change to "Recording Studio Journey"...that has been the most accurate of any who dare to tread the path. Looser??? def not...not matter how long its walked...every day is a school day a wise man once told me
Adam from hop pole studios does full mixes live on his channel. Best place to go imo if you guys are interested in getting a better intuition to how much “mixing” really does and how tracks should sound before, during, and after mixing.
Your pet dying is tragic for you man.. don’t feel weird about feeling sad about it. I think about my dog that passed three years ago almost everyday.
This is great, love the approach, very similar to how I work :)
Hey, great video - you are inspiring me. But on this specific vid I am not quite getting it.
What you are showing appears to me like premixing during the recording session so that folks hear something close to final sound. But you are not really tracking the premixed tracks, are you? You are still recording the post-preamp raw tracks like everybody else, so you could undo all your premix work during final mixing. Am I picking this up right?
I could undo. Yes. But most of the time the little decisions along the way compound on each other and. I stick with what I have. -for the most part
@@RecordingStudioLoser Ok, thanks - that makes sense and is a great process - by the end of the tracking session you’ve gor 80% of the mix already done likely. I’ve seen some vids by Steve Albini - he does exactly the same I think. Just leaves the question to me how you find the time to do the premix during tracking? When I have a bunch of musicians in my studio I am typically quite busy getting them set up until tracking starts. And once „tape is rolling“ I don‘t want to make changes to the mix to not distract them while they are playing. When do you actually do the premixing?
Great messages, great video, thanks. Do you tone hunt and "bake" the mix going in, while the band is present? How do you manage the time it takes, if the band is waiting for you? I find that hard to manage and justify with an all-fired-up band sitting around ready to go.
Well we all talk between songs about the next ones looking at the charts. And listening to references. There the players get excited and start to tone hunt on their own and we talk back and forth. It doesn’t take long because of them mutual vision we establish. Guitar player finds his own tones. Sometimes I’ll retune drums. Keys player will make adjustments. And we get rolling.
7:05 Pro Tools is such a weird DAW; that just sounds like a bug!
Awesome!
regarding the scratch vocals i was hoping youd transition in like. "they asked me not to share this, But this is educational"
excellent channel and fantastic setup ! definitely honed in a your particular sound which is excellent by the way, as I checked out your spotify good work. what about this though, seems you definitely have your comfort zone as far as certain procedures and workflow but do you ever get booked by like sick metal or obnoxious rap or just crazy experimental bands that you're just like damn I do not know where to take this! or does always kinda work itself out as you go along or are you without a doubt "I'm gonna do this this n this" a confidence thing or just massive amounts of trial and error etc? much love man great channel I'll check in.
scott
oh yeah I do literally all kinds of music. I can only really share the ones I have permission to though….
I love metal. That’s my background as a player. Around here it’s not huge. So I don’t put it much on the site.
I’ve gotten to work with some amazing bands. A few who have since become pretty big I won’t divulge who because 1-I m not super proud of the work I did anymore and 2- I don’t want to pretend to take credit for, or latch onto to their success.
I would love to mix a solid metal band now though.
@@RecordingStudioLoser funny you mentioned that.
@@RecordingStudioLoser righton would definitely checkout what you could do with some of that shredder stuff
@@RecordingStudioLoser and that's another thing... everytime 99percent of the time I say "damn I'm getting pretty good at this I'm getting better" I been saying that for 15 years. it's a Neverending strive for better. like golf kinda. can always get better. it's rather frustrating at times because we'll always hear a mix done in the past and automatically be like oh I woulda shoulda coulda ..
It is like golf! Haha. Just when you think your getting better you realize you stop suck. This is me everyday😂😂
I think I just manged to delete our message thread ! It’s going really well 🤪🤪🤪 I’m an idiot and an old washed up one at that ! Apologies sir ! Just keep rocking - you’re killing it !
where can I find the At2020 mod that you mentioned? I'm not sure if they're all the same or not. Love the video!
microphone-parts.com/products/at2020-microphone-mod-kit tell them I sent you
I say pre-mix. I always record some improvised demo and MIX that as good as I can first. THEN I can just replace the placeholder tracks with the real song and spend the bulk of the time in the writing/recording phase and hear basically what it will sound like when it's done immediately.
I agree about that 100% . Fix it in the mix... it is not bullshit .
I just saw the end of this. I’m so sorry about your dog.
Once i had realized this I started watching these tutorials for hints on the original sound. I find myself doing less and less EQ stuff
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG DUDE!!!!! THis has been my question for YEARSSSSSS!! they NEVER let that part be KNOWN.. where should i start from with NOTHING DONE !? Thanks
Hey, I got a question, what is on your main wall panel going into your control room? I’m having a lot of second guessing with the inputs I’ll need, I know I’ll need things like trs inputs and other inputs, but what would you recommend besides xlr? Also, is there any reason to not make all the xlr inputs combo xlr/trs?
Some people say don´t record hot - so leave a lot of headroom - but i see people´s Pro-Tools sessions and the tracks have very little headroom a lot of times. When i go and record DI guitar or bass or vocal i´ll record it around -6 to -20 db. What´s your philosophy on that? Am i missing something? What can i research to get a better grip on the subject?
I’m not a good example here. I run Burl converters that meant to be hit hard… I will say most converters don’t work like that.
There’s no hard and fast rule but knowing what your converters are calibrated to can help
Thanks for this, really would love if you went more into depth And soloed the Kick / kick out, do you roll off the high end on the kick out mic "to tape" ...
talk about the DisStressor and 1084 you used on the snare? solo that up..
It's raw but I see all these plug-ins that are not baked in?
I'd love to see what the isolated tracks sound like.
Phase on your overheads?
Where did you have to flip phase ? What about those condenser earthworks on snare and Toms - So much involved in getting great "raw tracks"
But not explained?
What I mostly get from this video is that my Raw tracks should sound great. Cool but how is that again ? Hahaaa title is clickbait ish - with titles like that you'll have sponsors in no time. 🍻
Hey. Yes that’s the hard post covering literally everything in one video. I have other buses that go into s deep drive on phase and drum mic placement and mic choices so it felt redundant to go back through.
I agree with you though. Just have to pick those topics and try to make a video that’s not insanely long
You've got a pretty bold title and some emoji's saying that other videos don't talk about what Raw tracks sound like. But we are not really hearing the "raw tracks" The title of this video should be just make your RAW TRACKS NOT SOUND LIKE 💩
You say the name of the channel so fast it sounds like you said "Resident Loser" errr or is that what you meant to say?
Anyway, THIS is good content and very spot on.
Haha yeah I say “resident loser Jeremy here”.
But I try to say it as slurred as possible. I need to enunciate more. 😂
@@RecordingStudioLoser LOL - I always think you're trying to say name of the channel. You up in Nashville???
Indiana actually. Just north of Indianapolis.
What mic mod kit for the at2020?
Hey man. Loved this video. I haven’t been recording for that long and this was really helpful. I’ll be recording drums soon on my focusrite saffire pro and octopre. I’ll also have a WA273 eq and focusrite isa one available. Where would you recommend using the preamps? The WA273 on overheads and isa on snare or maybe 273 on kick and snare and isa one on a mono overhead? Would love to hear your thoughts! Greetings from Belgium. Sorry to hear about your dog. May all the memories bring you peace and strength!
If those 273s are independently controlled use that on snare. I’m most of the time putting saturated stuff of snare and kick.
Cool. That’s what my gut feeling was telling me so i’m glad to hear that from you. It gives me more confidence. If you were asked just to record and someone else will mix the song, would your proces be the same like in this video? Would you send the tracks with those plug-ins on like they would have been recorded with outboard gear?
Hey, quick question! What do you do when you receive project files from artists who've used a ton of plug-ins to either achieve a sound they want or fixing issues with their recording equipment? In other words, the RAW tracks are garbage, lol.
Most cases I’m getting consolidated files. So I’ll never know what the plug-in chain was. In that instance it’s like a mindset shift. You have what you have in front of you. So you make it work. Unless there are glaring issues then you send it back and ask them to fix it.
@@RecordingStudioLoser That's good advice. In the past, when I've mixed for people they've sent me their full project files and I've been able to make adjustments down the line as needed, but I'd like to get my workflow down to just taking stems in and doing the mix that way so I'm not feeling responsible for all of those little tweaks in their plug-in chain. Thanks man! You really have a great community built up on here, I hope you keep it going!
ugh that missed snare on the second bar hurts every time almost as much as the chord progression. sorry to be that bitch. anyway this video was highly informative - i have the opportunity to start working for a known mixer doing their mix prep stuff remotely so im just trying to gather as much info on that as i can and this was such a good help thanks jeremy as always :)
finally
this is the most important thing I tell everyone. shit going in = shit coming out 🤷the recording should sound pretty fucking great on it's own if it's gonna stand a chance in the mix phase. if you're working with samples, simply pick good sounds. can't polish a turd
Do you auto align your drums ?
No I do it by ear/eye. I’ve actually got a video on drums phase. ruclips.net/video/LXq-Qexs6oE/видео.html
Oh that all makes so much sense, I really like where you're coming from and going with this, this is so close to the way I've always imagined to work of I had a studio and musicians as you have the opportunity to work with. Meanwhile is just me and my semi pro 'bedroom-studio' setup?living room actually, but really, :20 percent loving room, 25 % this lab and 55% studio, sharing most the living space really for recording setup, so make that 75% studio, for a skewed 120% loving my dream at last at 55. This is the exact way I'm working right now., as you described in your closing adgument. Having chit my hehe wrote some time ago on 4 track cassette and atari pre-cuvass Sreinberg, and the conservatory. Made me al realiseer the whole thing is in the tracking, the mixing is just a finishing touch. I am so much inspired though now by hoe much more I can add to the tracking with all this fiture=now tech and just Leamington what I can do mixing as if I am in the near required '70's studio just in that magic box.
It would have been nice to actually hear all your drums without plugins.. like the title of the video implied. 😔
I showed what they were doing…. Either way software or hardware… raw is what your getting while Recording far as I’m concerned. You get what’s right for the sound you’re after. What you want the player to get and react to.
no vocal how good are they if the cant share hmmmmmm isit auto tuned be neat to hear becayse to many ever do.
looking forward to the raw vocal record and mix
It was a scratch take up to that point my dude. If not released yet. I can post it when it’s cleared.
Maybe my brain is spoiled by quantized fake drums but that snare felt slightly off in a non-swingy way.
Oh yeah it’s not tightened at all there’s some mistakes.
But that’s kind of the point. To show that is some tracks sometimes.
Raw tracks... ? Seems I missed that bit.
Yeah, this method is even more so for me, because I only use a Tascam 688 cassette recorder. There are only 8 tracks so I have to print effects and consolidate tracks. Very tedious process, but sounds much better than protools and plugins in the end...
Id like to hear that
Video is better than the Audio
making a nice recording session is less work for future me while mixing haha
Extreme Sibilance
Yeah I did the video on my normal template. But after uploads it seems like it’s cooking. Not sure what happened there. It’s in the universes hands now.
"a Little bit of 250...." A LITTLE BIT? -10dB isn't a "little bit" :D
Case of using my ears not eyes
@@RecordingStudioLoser sure... but "little bit" is under 3dB or so. over 6dB is already quite drastic. We're talking about logarithmic scale here...
The rithem is wondrring to much to my taste. Kick/snare feels late.
It sounds too good! Do better (worse)! ;)
Christ, my raw tracks sound like ass.
Fix it in the mix really just means not to be getting stuck on mixdown when you’re writing. I mix as I go but anything detailed gets left until the end
Stopped listening when I heard your VO clipping.
Yep. Don’t claim to be a pro at video production 😂