STOP! This habit may be harming your mixes…
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Plugin presets may seem handy, but I think they can seriously hold you back!
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Good point Mike about using presets and inhibiting the learning process! Thx.
What a great video, Mike. I don't think I've seen this addressed in quite this way. Like most people, when I started out I did use presets as a starting point, and even now I will pull something up from time to time and then tweak it, but everything you are saying is spot on. Another indicator on how variable presets are is the fact that within any plug-in, you will see many presets by different engineers for the same instrument, and there will be huge variations in their settings. But as you correctly pointed out, they are good starting points for beginners to understand the general concept to shaping the sound.
Yes I agree with this. I use these presets as a guide or a basic starting point then start to adjust to fit the particular vocal performance to suit. It's all about finding that sweet spot and the presets should not be the end all. Mixing is adjusting to taste.
Thanks, great job. I often mix live sound in our church and find my self sweeping through EQ frequencies and cutting, rarely boosting. I use you “C” word video to help teach the new sound techs about compression. Thanks.
Great informational video, Mike. I never used EQ presets in plugins because I'm one of those people that grew up using a hardware mixer, so I was used to tweaking my signals on my own anyway. And like you said, every mic has its own EQ pattern anyway, and you can practically pre-mix a song just based on the tone of the mic you use. The only time I use presets is as a starting point for compression, but I always make modifications to fit the mix.
I know people that only use presets and when I hear their mixes I'm always like wtf it sounds really good
Great lesson, thanks Mike.
I use presets pretty often, actually, I just modify them more or less heavily depending on use case. I also make my own presets sometimes.
As I'm sure many have, I learned this the hard way. I think the same also applies to plugins that claim to make things easier or sound great.
I'm getting much better results now just using basic plugins and using my ears.
Nice to see you well, Mike.
Totally agree. Sometimes I use presets as a starting point and then fiddle about until I hear what I'm looking for. Great video!
Wise words, as always. Thanks Mike
Ouch! That hurt.
I left a video comment on the Discord channel but I also want to say thank you for pointing me to Distrokid and saving me a bit!
Very good video. Indeed, presets are often unusable due to different input sources than the one had, who created the preset. It is rather meant as a starting point, not as a quick way to mix. That'S why, when Mike asked in the group about the three most important things, I had "trust your ears" as one point. If it sounds crap, it most certainly is crap. If it sounds like there's no change, there most certainly isn't a change. And my second point "pause from time to time", is closely related to the first point. Don't let your ears get used to what you hear. Always listen to something completely different before coming back and making another decision. Else your ears will get fatigue.
Very interesting and well explained Mike - so glad when you said there was no difference between the compressed and uncompressed drums. I often have trouble hearing compression effects but thought I was a lost cause for a moment there!
Hi Mike, I loved your video, really, really explanatory. About the guitar stuff, I can say that the player himself is a big, big part of the resulting sound, regardless of the guitar itself and the plugin used. And I'm sure you'll agree with me! As usual, great information you deliver to us. Thanks a lot.
Great teachings for those that are willing to listen. Thanks Mike.
Great video, as always. I will also take a look at your other compression video. It is a topic of some confusion for beginners. Nice one Mike. Thanks. :)
Thanks Keeonra :)
excellent lesson
Hello Mike ! Nice to see you again ! Thank you for this advises !
You too! Thank you :)
Another video that's right on time. I use the presets constantly but now I will delve into the dark arts. But first off to the compression video. Thanks Mike
Nicely explained...
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Thanks Mike, I learned alot!
Thanks for watching Christopher!
thoroughly enjoyed this!! now plz excuse me as I head off to the compression tutorial :D cheers mate!
Great video, Mike! Simple and easy to understand!
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Great tutorial Mike perfect for newbies
I'd agree the presets aren't always helpful though I have to say I do like the Izotope assistant stuff to get a quick starting point but then that's not a preset.
Absolutely! I think importantly, this is a case where the plugin analyses the audio, before applying settings. Very cool.
Sometimes I look at a preset on a plugin just to see what settings the plugin manufacturer "thinks" would be appropriate for a scenario. They can be good starting points to learn from, but I agree, you get better results when you think about your own specific case :)
I've never once used a preset in any plugin other than synths..I don't know why you would? The sound is gonna be totally different to what the manufacturer was desgning the preset around anyway
Thank you, Mike! I'm a beginner in audio production, and I have been learning a lot from your videos, can't thank you enough! I have a question, though I pretty much have an idea what you will respond from watching the video: I'm thinking of buying a yamaha mg12xu mixer to use both as an audio interface and a mixer. It has a built-in single knob compressor? Do you reckon it could be any good? Cheers!
Do you already have an interface? What music are you planning on making? If what you currently have can already serve you to make a good quality piece of music, I'd usually just abstain from getting new gear, until I can truly feel the limitation/wall preventing me from creating what I want.
@@radiofloyd2359 hi, thanks for the reply! I am currently using a yamaha ag06 mixer , and I am very happy with it. The only problem is it has only 2 inputs, and I need at least 4 for my use case (most likely 6 or even more in the future). For the type of music, at the moment I am experimenting with rap, techno, pop and rock. I do have a lot of quality gear, and for now I am covered on that side, as I said, my only limitation is the number of inputs on the ag06. Thanks again for the reply!
Hey!
Uhhm my quick impressions was: were those two vocal takes "gain staged" to the same level before applying the EQ?
I think some minor difference in gain.
It wouldn't be possible for the gain staging to be identical because had an inline preamp and compressor on the signal.