I think this was the most riveting video of yours I've seen. Much fun. As for the Sony/MCI I believe it is, I have spent many hours repinning Molex's, cleaning relays, replacing meter lamps and removing corroded razor blades from the base pan that were not only used for editing but also to cut lines of nose candy in the studio. I can vouch for what an incredible, never ending pain in the ass those are once they have a certain number of hours on them. As for the psych ward I like to borrow from a very American automotive RUclipsr, Rainman Ray, who says "We're all here because we're not all there."
New Plugin? Twist all the knobs and press all the buttons to see what they do. Then feel very stupid and reach for RUclips. Then if something unexpected happens try and find the manual.. But I agree; accessibility should be part of a review, as it accurately reflects the learning curve.
"Certainly, this part is very important. In my home studio, I was having signal problems because of too many devices connected, causing an overload since the household electrical system isn’t designed for studios. I ended up buying a power strip with a protection system to prevent equipment from burning out. Another point I found interesting in the video was when you said that the size of the studio doesn’t matter, but the vibe and how the work is done. This vibe is what people feel. Many famous people started this way. The key is to always do everything with maximum dedication and professionalism."
Hi from Down Under, Wytse :) Being in a somewhat older age group, but having been in music and audio for decades, one topic that many people don't seem to comprehend fully is the changing of one's hearing acuity and frequency-selective hearing loss. This is due to many things, including ageing itself. But by far the biggest cause is high volume sound, and repeated exposure to volumes that are way too loud. This may be in the studio, and perhaps more commonly, in a band or listening to a band live. I played in bands for decades, and almost NEVER did we need to mic up the drums for a live gig, unless it was in a stadium-type setting, or for a live recording. There is NO need to mic up drums in a pub, club, or even concert hall setting in most cases. As a result, my hearing is now quite selectively poor on anything above 2.2KHz. Good up to there, not a lot above that at all. And this raises the main point of my comment: There would be a lot in similar circumstances to me, who have to mix using a combination of hearing and vision. The ability to use all these new plugins in a DAW, with fancy graphical interfaces, with frequency spectral lines whizzing about, and the ability to "see" what audio changes you are making with EQ, compressors, effects, etc is vital. This whole digital in-the-box DAW-based audio engineering thing is a life-saver for all those of us who have "wear and tear" damage to our hearing. Without the fancy plugin graphics etc, we would have had to give it all away years ago. Or put up with scathing reviews of our mixes. But I am still able to do a pretty good mix using hybrid audio and visual sensory input, and others with way better hearing than me still say the mixes sound good. So thanks to the industry for developing all the fancy visual interfaces, and thanks to you for exploring them on our behalf. :)
Here's how I go about plugins as a regular user: I watch a review on RUclips, where people sat and made a lvl match demo on suitable material, quickly talked about all the features and maybe noticed some things, like: "Oh, guys, this plan just adds a smiley curve and a bunch of saturation with aliasing, don't waste your time!" And after that, if I'm interested in the product, I go test it myself. On the other hand, if there are no reviews for some plugin yet, and it attracted my attention enough that I decided to spend my time on it, I will still read the manual to know exactly what all these strange buttons do. Especially if they use some weird names or hide panels behind logos.
I ALWAYD download the manual before I get the new bit of kit, ALWAYS . I only buy secondhand but still, if I can find it .. .. and then I pretty much never look at it and just dive in. Complex things like control surfaces may be different.
I was someone who read the manual first. Now I just want to touch shiny buttons and get the manual out when I don't know how to do something I want to do. Just got a Head rush mx5 and am surprised how easy the user interface is. And I had to dig into the manual as well a few times. I like the surprise of discovering things first. And I agree with you that a user interface should be easy. Also depends on how much experience you have with the type of gear you have in front of you. I have certain expectations that some things should be 'basic' and easy. If that is not the case then that unit will not be for my workflow.
I'm just starting to integrate a full hybrid workflow in my studio and I would love to get tips. I'm starting to go crazy with two interfaces and two patchbays..
I Like these feedback video's! Sometimes it's good to clarify some things and even provide some extra info that wasn't in your other video's. I work in IT and we NEVER read a manual :) I think you can learn a lot more by discovering things on your own and it's much more fun that way. If i can't get something to work, i Google it, because the comminty had always better answers than a manual :) Keep on doin' what your doin', because i'm a fan of your honesty and directness.. I must be Dutch also (Yes, i am) :)
Yes, I read the manual. Maybe not immediately. I may open the plugin or install the hardware and use it for a few minutes first but I almost always read the manual shortly after installing.
If you need some network engineering support, please let me know. I have been in the realm for my whole career now and at home, I still mangle around with it. I even ordered Adam Audio A7V via Thomann (and hopefully with kickback to you) which has an Ethernet connection for remote control. I would never consider running audio synchronization over Ethernet because it adds a lot of latency differences as the mode of operation per processed network packet is as soon as possible, not as synchronous as possible.
I have learned to read at least a bit of the manual in the beginning to understand how not to harm the thing. I did this by misinterpreting the on/off switch behavior of a certain bit of kit that went against every other bit of kit in turning off procedure. I pressed more firmly thinking it was not responding BUT it was a timing thing. Now it is in the box of stuff that needs repaired.
I would absolutely LOVE to get an in-depth look into your hybrid mixing workflow and how you go about recalling and printing tracks etc... I have almost entirely stopped using my analogue hardware (except my fully recallable Wes Audio bus comp) due to the fact that using the equipment slowed down my workflow so much
@@jhorconguero5808 oh yeah, fair enough haha! I actually even watched a big portion of that video. But I think it would be nice to have a separate shorter video, where he explains his hybrid mixing approach in detail. For example, I still don't quite understand how exactly his printing method works in reaper. he always did it so quickly (and presumably with custom shortcuts?). Please correct me if I'm wrong, though!
I usually don't read the manual for plugins. But I do refer to one if I'm stumped. I'm pretty sure I've got some plugins that have some cool features which I don't know about though, so I should read them more often. I definitely read manuals for my hardware synths front to back
A compressor with labels on the knobs and dials - would never occur to me that it’d need a manual. Unless it was something visually that I didn’t understand or was ambiguous like ‘bias’ I’d be interested to read the intent to hear if what I thought made sense relative to the manual.
Hi, I never read the manual until I find out something dosen't work in the way I expected, thenI grumble to myself and re-write anything that seem might be useful in the manual in to one single bullet-point list that I hope will prove useable. Manuals (not pointing at Kazrog) frequently repeat various poorley written segments in illogical order which dry me crazy and waste my time, energy and patience with those particular companies.
I never read the manual unless a problem appears. But I always try out the presets to have an overview what's possible and most of the time, good presets are like "the job is done". And I like screws and scratches 😉
when it comes to a new plugin, if i don't see a video from you, i typically wait or if it's really interesting, try out the demo (if available) and play around, ima tech savvy details type of person, so reading the manual helps a lot on gathering ideas on how to use it and what it's not recommended to use it for, from there try on a live mix and see the results for myself
Ik ben groot fan van je Wietse, Ik ben contrabassist met een bescheiden yt channel mix soms concerten voor de filmpjes en heb veel geleerd van je.🙏❤️Ik zag een filmpje van een gast die probeert op jouw succes mee te liften door een Neg filmpje over je T-mu filmpje te maken. Als mede yt snap je meteen wat hij aan het doen is. Trek het je niet aan. Je blaast al die gasten weg met die inhoudelijke filmpjes over bv Masteren👍👍Als je een Contrabas wilt opnemen voor een filmpje, voor bv mic test, no problem. Hugs 👍👍Daniel
I like you precisely because you go about it instinctively. Each channel reviewer does their thing. The only common denominator is that they be somewhat entertaining in their own way. Most people do not read manuals, at least not sequentially or entirely. People don't even use their car's blinkers FFS.
I'd be very interested to learn about your solar power system in another video! Considering doing one myself, in Athens. You said you don't use a battery except for a few months? So direct from solar panels to the studio, you don't get fluctuations? anyway would love a tour if you like :)
I figured out that reading the manual BEFORE the actual purchase makes a lot of sense because a lot of times after the reading I realize that I don’t need that new plugin at all and that way I can fight my GAS syndrome.
If I am looking for specific functons, I will read a manual before buying, otherwise I jump in and only go to the manual if I am not getting what I want out of any gear. If I read every manual, I would never actually get work done.
I watch the videos first.....then i use the plugins based on what i remember from the videos....then i read the manual last. This happens over the span of a week or so.
Like you, I always dive into the plugin, but if I see anything unusual or something I don't understand, I refer to the manual. Love your videos by the way. I can see how much effort you put into it. keep it up as always 🙏
I think your initial impression without reading Is important. I think you should experiment with hardware and software first and then reference the manual if things are not making sense. Some hardware there are very important things specific to function or wiring that require reading.
I read the manual after I test it out. Interface should be intuitive. That being said, I’m not making videos reviewing plugs. If I was I’d be fully informed at some point to make a fully complete review. But I understand the grind and time might not be available
the thing about clickbait is for the youtuber to think ahead and make a conceptual difference: 1 nerds, that are almost immune to advertising schemes and trickery, because they lack a certain instinct that is meant to be triggered. they become everyone's enemies. some become super rich and may buy your shop. 2 smart and active people that eventually get extremely bored with all these schemes. same with media and politics. their experience helps to avoid things. 3 those who want to live like that, driven by impulse and things they see, like in the extreme its the AHDS people, they are like hunter-gatherers, getting along quite well too.
There is a danger zone in the middle. At first you read the manual because it's what you were taught to do. Then you reach an age where you think you kind of have the basics figured out and might not really bother to. Then you reach another age where you don't have a snowball's chance in Hell of using it without the manual. After that no amount of tutoring will help you.
Re: reading the manual, my suggestion would be to split the review in 2 parts. You can conduct the first part without reading the manual, to observe how intuitive the UI is and what feeling you get just "diving in". Then, pause the recording, read the manual, and continue. While this might take more effort, it would be the best of both worlds. A review in which you criticize a piece of software because it doesn't meet your expectations is not that helpful if those expectations were unfounded because the software was never designed to meet them. To quote Einstein: you shouldn't judge. fish for its ability to climb trees. This is what reading the manual (after the initial test) can help you avoid.
When it comes to new plugins, I often dive right into it but most of the new plugins that I use are really self-explanatory. But I do catch myself reading the manuals for mostly compressors because of their attack and release times (e.g. Presswerk, Unfairchild, UAD Vari Mu, ELI Arousor, etc.) and I also test them in Plugin Doctor when I notice something weird or interesting. I also do read manuals for tape emulation plugins like the Ampex 102, u-he Satin and so on because tape emulations are quite new to me and I do not understand everything perfectly by now but I wanna use them correctly in the future. Small request by the way: some of your videos support automatically generated english subtites while others get translated from dutch to english even though you only speak english in your videos. I am german and I do understand everything perfectly but I want to read subtitles anyway. Is there a chance that you can go in your video settings and change the video language to english by default so this issue gets solved? I would really appreciate it! Thank you for your awesome content!
I read manuals when I get stuck.😂👍 and I do get stuck now and then or miss a cool ability for months or longer. [Edit] At the end you said when you are mixing for the three or four days a week. What are you doing the rest of the time or do you enjoy long weekends?
I do check manuals sometimes, but have to say many are just more confusing then informing. Many have just a few pages with not much info anyway. That should be improved
Hi white, hybrid mixing video would be really cool, especially from you. Also I noticed that I can't play your early access videos in the background on my phone (yes I sold my soul for RUclips premium) it says this function is not available. I thought maybe there's an option to chnage that or something. Your videos are awsome as always!
To answer your q about how we approach new plugins: I am a huge fan of manuals. There are good ones and bad ones, but I always find them interesting. Whenever I get a new plugin, I always try it first without glancing the manual, but after a few minutes of tweaking the knobs and switches, I read what they actually are supposed to do and whether my conclusions about them have been right. In addition to that, many plugins have functions you would never figure out without reading the manual, and a well written manual always has tips and clues of how to use the plugin efficiently and creatively - especially now that many of the new plugins do not directly copy the hardware logic most of us are used to. So, thumbs up for manuals from here!
Interesting video as always, perhaps you could mix the message answering and your week work routine together. That was a great and interesting video format😜 And an other subject, could you make a review of chromaglow, the analogic saturation plugin on logic, I will be very curious to have your point of view 🤘🤘🤘
When it comes to why youtubers make certain desicions before becoming a youtuber I thought it was all about making a viewer happy with your content, that's fals, you want to make viewers happy, which is different...
Requirement to read manual just to find some very relevant user exposed controls in the plugin is ridiculous beyond being even laughable. I mean, we are not talking about some super powerful admin functions you can do to destroy your whole business, computer or even just the software. We are talking about _USER INTERFACE_ that is supposed to be *USED.* So, I don't think that was any kind of mistake in the Karzog review.
Honestly, i disagree with the linus tech tips thing. He hides behind his audio department because he knows jack s*** about audio production. Opinions aside, I would love to see a video on Hardware Inserts, and would actually love to chat to you about that. Being a visually impaired producer, i find it difficult to use Mixing Desks properly, so I will be using hardware inserts (once I get my studio 😂).
Someone removed a like for being apple? Oh no. Like okay who ever hates apple, let them hate, same for windows and Linux. On one hand how is it so offensive to remove a like - I don't get it. On the other hand, it's just one like of many, doesn't change much. Yeah, subjectively I've never had good experiences on apple products, so obviously I dislike them, but I also have my gripes with other OS's. I live on windows 10 cuz I dont want to upgrade and it's approachable from user and developer side, so if I wanna do something, it is definitely supported, plus gaming. I love the saying "what ever floats your boat" and thats why such a rage fueled comment makes me chuckle. It's ridiculous. Same story can be applied about daw wars too
No need for another "I explain RUclips" video. There are lots of them out there and roughly in a year all of this might change again. As for the manual reading discussion: sure, I read the whole Cubase manual to understand how Cubase works ... but seriously: I barely read the manuals on software. I just click around, turn knobs, try different combinations of shift, alt and control keys and that's it. However, hiding settings somewhere in the UI like the company's logo or the unit's name is not helpful. If you do something like this as an instrument developer, then provide visual indicators via mouse-over changes that there is a clickable element.
"Smart-ass" Linux users apparently read the manual, because they tell others to RTFM. ;) It's like with headphones. People want the measurement curve, but that doesn't really tell you how the headphones sound. It might give you an indication (what to expect). We all have slightly different shaped ears and such so a pair of headphones sound different depending who listen to them. What sounds good to you might sound bad to me. I heard latency is "the best" on the MAC. It's worst on Linux and somewhere in between on Windows.
worst audio driver award goes to windows for sure. Linux will require real-time kernel and some setting up but once you're done it's almost as good as in macOS
that Mac mini rant was the most ignorant thing I've seen in a while. the guy's stoped in time, Macs aren't really expensive anymore unless you want to, the base M4 Mac mini is a steal tbh. Also the audio drivers in macOS are simply the best available for low latency audio
I won't have time to watch to the end of your video right now, bit I see the "your monitors are junk" topic coming up. If people don't recognise those Accuton drivers used .. their opinion isn't worth listening to. Obviously, it's down to implementation .. but that can only be judged by listening.
So you lied. What else is new? Every you creators do is 'bend the truth to make it fit YOUR narrative'. You are just a pimple on the face of journalism. Bye now.
Please please please please. If you want to improcve your life in general and to stat using ALL your belongings at their full potential, PLEASE READ THE MANUALS. You have no ideas how many OWWW moments you could get in life from simple gadgets.
I think this was the most riveting video of yours I've seen. Much fun. As for the Sony/MCI I believe it is, I have spent many hours repinning Molex's, cleaning relays, replacing meter lamps and removing corroded razor blades from the base pan that were not only used for editing but also to cut lines of nose candy in the studio. I can vouch for what an incredible, never ending pain in the ass those are once they have a certain number of hours on them. As for the psych ward I like to borrow from a very American automotive RUclipsr, Rainman Ray, who says "We're all here because we're not all there."
New Plugin? Twist all the knobs and press all the buttons to see what they do. Then feel very stupid and reach for RUclips. Then if something unexpected happens try and find the manual.. But I agree; accessibility should be part of a review, as it accurately reflects the learning curve.
"Certainly, this part is very important. In my home studio, I was having signal problems because of too many devices connected, causing an overload since the household electrical system isn’t designed for studios. I ended up buying a power strip with a protection system to prevent equipment from burning out. Another point I found interesting in the video was when you said that the size of the studio doesn’t matter, but the vibe and how the work is done. This vibe is what people feel. Many famous people started this way. The key is to always do everything with maximum dedication and professionalism."
a yes to the hybrid setup video!
Hi from Down Under, Wytse :) Being in a somewhat older age group, but having been in music and audio for decades, one topic that many people don't seem to comprehend fully is the changing of one's hearing acuity and frequency-selective hearing loss. This is due to many things, including ageing itself. But by far the biggest cause is high volume sound, and repeated exposure to volumes that are way too loud. This may be in the studio, and perhaps more commonly, in a band or listening to a band live.
I played in bands for decades, and almost NEVER did we need to mic up the drums for a live gig, unless it was in a stadium-type setting, or for a live recording. There is NO need to mic up drums in a pub, club, or even concert hall setting in most cases.
As a result, my hearing is now quite selectively poor on anything above 2.2KHz. Good up to there, not a lot above that at all. And this raises the main point of my comment:
There would be a lot in similar circumstances to me, who have to mix using a combination of hearing and vision. The ability to use all these new plugins in a DAW, with fancy graphical interfaces, with frequency spectral lines whizzing about, and the ability to "see" what audio changes you are making with EQ, compressors, effects, etc is vital.
This whole digital in-the-box DAW-based audio engineering thing is a life-saver for all those of us who have "wear and tear" damage to our hearing. Without the fancy plugin graphics etc, we would have had to give it all away years ago. Or put up with scathing reviews of our mixes.
But I am still able to do a pretty good mix using hybrid audio and visual sensory input, and others with way better hearing than me still say the mixes sound good. So thanks to the industry for developing all the fancy visual interfaces, and thanks to you for exploring them on our behalf. :)
Here's how I go about plugins as a regular user:
I watch a review on RUclips, where people sat and made a lvl match demo on suitable material, quickly talked about all the features and maybe noticed some things, like: "Oh, guys, this plan just adds a smiley curve and a bunch of saturation with aliasing, don't waste your time!"
And after that, if I'm interested in the product, I go test it myself.
On the other hand, if there are no reviews for some plugin yet, and it attracted my attention enough that I decided to spend my time on it, I will still read the manual to know exactly what all these strange buttons do. Especially if they use some weird names or hide panels behind logos.
I ALWAYD download the manual before I get the new bit of kit, ALWAYS . I only buy secondhand but still, if I can find it ..
.. and then I pretty much never look at it and just dive in.
Complex things like control surfaces may be different.
I was someone who read the manual first.
Now I just want to touch shiny buttons and get the manual out when I don't know how to do something I want to do.
Just got a Head rush mx5 and am surprised how easy the user interface is. And I had to dig into the manual as well a few times.
I like the surprise of discovering things first.
And I agree with you that a user interface should be easy.
Also depends on how much experience you have with the type of gear you have in front of you.
I have certain expectations that some things should be 'basic' and easy. If that is not the case then that unit will not be for my workflow.
I never read the manual and I RARELY do those built-in tutorials even.
Would love a video about levels of analog equipment going in. Like options for -10, +4 and high gain.
We have hundreds of plugins and devices. They could have at least make the extra panel more obvious.
If I had a Studer, I'd use it. All the time. I'd probably try and make tea with it.
I'm just starting to integrate a full hybrid workflow in my studio and I would love to get tips. I'm starting to go crazy with two interfaces and two patchbays..
I Like these feedback video's! Sometimes it's good to clarify some things and even provide some extra info that wasn't in your other video's. I work in IT and we NEVER read a manual :) I think you can learn a lot more by discovering things on your own and it's much more fun that way. If i can't get something to work, i Google it, because the comminty had always better answers than a manual :) Keep on doin' what your doin', because i'm a fan of your honesty and directness.. I must be Dutch also (Yes, i am) :)
I only check the manual if something doesn't make sense/have a specific question I think it could answer, which is not very common
Latency Compensation for hybrid mixing would be interesting
Yes, I read the manual. Maybe not immediately. I may open the plugin or install the hardware and use it for a few minutes first but I almost always read the manual shortly after installing.
If you need some network engineering support, please let me know. I have been in the realm for my whole career now and at home, I still mangle around with it. I even ordered Adam Audio A7V via Thomann (and hopefully with kickback to you) which has an Ethernet connection for remote control. I would never consider running audio synchronization over Ethernet because it adds a lot of latency differences as the mode of operation per processed network packet is as soon as possible, not as synchronous as possible.
I have learned to read at least a bit of the manual in the beginning to understand how not to harm the thing. I did this by misinterpreting the on/off switch behavior of a certain bit of kit that went against every other bit of kit in turning off procedure. I pressed more firmly thinking it was not responding BUT it was a timing thing. Now it is in the box of stuff that needs repaired.
I would absolutely LOVE to get an in-depth look into your hybrid mixing workflow and how you go about recalling and printing tracks etc...
I have almost entirely stopped using my analogue hardware (except my fully recallable Wes Audio bus comp) due to the fact that using the equipment slowed down my workflow so much
There is a total mix session where you can see all of his ways to do that on his channel, a very, very very long video😜
7 hours long!
@@jhorconguero5808 oh yeah, fair enough haha! I actually even watched a big portion of that video.
But I think it would be nice to have a separate shorter video, where he explains his hybrid mixing approach in detail. For example, I still don't quite understand how exactly his printing method works in reaper. he always did it so quickly (and presumably with custom shortcuts?). Please correct me if I'm wrong, though!
Hells yeah on your algorithm/decision making findings. I’d love hearing what’s worked for you etc. 👍
No i do not read the manual, only if i get stuck or i just do not understand what it's supposed to do.
I usually don't read the manual for plugins. But I do refer to one if I'm stumped. I'm pretty sure I've got some plugins that have some cool features which I don't know about though, so I should read them more often. I definitely read manuals for my hardware synths front to back
A compressor with labels on the knobs and dials - would never occur to me that it’d need a manual. Unless it was something visually that I didn’t understand or was ambiguous like ‘bias’ I’d be interested to read the intent to hear if what I thought made sense relative to the manual.
Hi,
I never read the manual until I find out something dosen't work in the way I expected, thenI grumble to myself and re-write anything that seem might be useful in the manual in to one single bullet-point list that I hope will prove useable. Manuals (not pointing at Kazrog) frequently repeat various poorley written segments in illogical order which dry me crazy and waste my time, energy and patience with those particular companies.
I never read the manual unless a problem appears. But I always try out the presets to have an overview what's possible and most of the time, good presets are like "the job is done". And I like screws and scratches 😉
when it comes to a new plugin, if i don't see a video from you, i typically wait or if it's really interesting, try out the demo (if available) and play around, ima tech savvy details type of person, so reading the manual helps a lot on gathering ideas on how to use it and what it's not recommended to use it for, from there try on a live mix and see the results for myself
Ik ben groot fan van je Wietse, Ik ben contrabassist met een bescheiden yt channel mix soms concerten voor de filmpjes en heb veel geleerd van je.🙏❤️Ik zag een filmpje van een gast die probeert op jouw succes mee te liften door een Neg filmpje over je T-mu filmpje te maken. Als mede yt snap je meteen wat hij aan het doen is. Trek het je niet aan. Je blaast al die gasten weg met die inhoudelijke filmpjes over bv Masteren👍👍Als je een Contrabas wilt opnemen voor een filmpje, voor bv mic test, no problem. Hugs 👍👍Daniel
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I like you precisely because you go about it instinctively. Each channel reviewer does their thing.
The only common denominator is that they be somewhat entertaining in their own way.
Most people do not read manuals, at least not sequentially or entirely.
People don't even use their car's blinkers FFS.
i never read the manual. i just dive straight into it and if further understanding is needed i search youtube tutorials 😁
I'd be very interested to learn about your solar power system in another video! Considering doing one myself, in Athens. You said you don't use a battery except for a few months? So direct from solar panels to the studio, you don't get fluctuations? anyway would love a tour if you like :)
I figured out that reading the manual BEFORE the actual purchase makes a lot of sense because a lot of times after the reading I realize that I don’t need that new plugin at all and that way I can fight my GAS syndrome.
I FORCE myself to read a manual after messing with the plugin for 5 to 10 minutes. I don't WANT to read the manual but I have learned it helps a ton!
If I am looking for specific functons, I will read a manual before buying, otherwise I jump in and only go to the manual if I am not getting what I want out of any gear. If I read every manual, I would never actually get work done.
Just dive in....................................
I only ready manuals when the thing is not going well, in ANY case. Also plugins
First I dive in, then if it seems to have merit then I read the manual. About to read the Reaper manual.
Sometimes you use the Lewitt microphone and sometimes you use the Sennheiser MK4… is there a reason you choose one over the other?
I watch the videos first.....then i use the plugins based on what i remember from the videos....then i read the manual last. This happens over the span of a week or so.
Like you, I always dive into the plugin, but if I see anything unusual or something I don't understand, I refer to the manual. Love your videos by the way. I can see how much effort you put into it. keep it up as always 🙏
I think your initial impression without reading Is important. I think you should experiment with hardware and software first and then reference the manual if things are not making sense. Some hardware there are very important things specific to function or wiring that require reading.
I read the manual after I test it out. Interface should be intuitive. That being said, I’m not making videos reviewing plugs. If I was I’d be fully informed at some point to make a fully complete review. But I understand the grind and time might not be available
the thing about clickbait is for the youtuber to think ahead and make a conceptual difference:
1 nerds, that are almost immune to advertising schemes and trickery, because they lack a certain instinct that is meant to be triggered. they become everyone's enemies. some become super rich and may buy your shop.
2 smart and active people that eventually get extremely bored with all these schemes. same with media and politics. their experience helps to avoid things.
3 those who want to live like that, driven by impulse and things they see, like in the extreme its the AHDS people, they are like hunter-gatherers, getting along quite well too.
I don’t normally read the manual. I just go to RUclips tutorials after using it for a while on my productions
There is a danger zone in the middle. At first you read the manual because it's what you were taught to do. Then you reach an age where you think you kind of have the basics figured out and might not really bother to. Then you reach another age where you don't have a snowball's chance in Hell of using it without the manual. After that no amount of tutoring will help you.
Re: reading the manual, my suggestion would be to split the review in 2 parts. You can conduct the first part without reading the manual, to observe how intuitive the UI is and what feeling you get just "diving in". Then, pause the recording, read the manual, and continue. While this might take more effort, it would be the best of both worlds. A review in which you criticize a piece of software because it doesn't meet your expectations is not that helpful if those expectations were unfounded because the software was never designed to meet them. To quote Einstein: you shouldn't judge. fish for its ability to climb trees. This is what reading the manual (after the initial test) can help you avoid.
When it comes to new plugins, I often dive right into it but most of the new plugins that I use are really self-explanatory. But I do catch myself reading the manuals for mostly compressors because of their attack and release times (e.g. Presswerk, Unfairchild, UAD Vari Mu, ELI Arousor, etc.) and I also test them in Plugin Doctor when I notice something weird or interesting. I also do read manuals for tape emulation plugins like the Ampex 102, u-he Satin and so on because tape emulations are quite new to me and I do not understand everything perfectly by now but I wanna use them correctly in the future.
Small request by the way: some of your videos support automatically generated english subtites while others get translated from dutch to english even though you only speak english in your videos. I am german and I do understand everything perfectly but I want to read subtitles anyway. Is there a chance that you can go in your video settings and change the video language to english by default so this issue gets solved? I would really appreciate it!
Thank you for your awesome content!
I read manuals when I get stuck.😂👍 and I do get stuck now and then or miss a cool ability for months or longer.
[Edit] At the end you said when you are mixing for the three or four days a week. What are you doing the rest of the time or do you enjoy long weekends?
een goede stoel een kopje koffie en ja,.. de gebruiksaanwijzing.
I NEVER read manuals!
If it sounds good it's good.
I do check manuals sometimes, but have to say many are just more confusing then informing. Many have just a few pages with not much info anyway. That should be improved
I would take it a step further and say I wouldnt even consider buying most things without first having read the entire manual
Yeah, read the manual if you HAVE to, but just dive in... That's what I do.
Hi white, hybrid mixing video would be really cool, especially from you. Also I noticed that I can't play your early access videos in the background on my phone (yes I sold my soul for RUclips premium) it says this function is not available. I thought maybe there's an option to chnage that or something. Your videos are awsome as always!
That is really weird!!!
Plugins have manuals? 😮
First I watch your video review then I dive into it ;)
I usually watch a bunch of launch video's and see the finer details in some.
To answer your q about how we approach new plugins: I am a huge fan of manuals. There are good ones and bad ones, but I always find them interesting. Whenever I get a new plugin, I always try it first without glancing the manual, but after a few minutes of tweaking the knobs and switches, I read what they actually are supposed to do and whether my conclusions about them have been right. In addition to that, many plugins have functions you would never figure out without reading the manual, and a well written manual always has tips and clues of how to use the plugin efficiently and creatively - especially now that many of the new plugins do not directly copy the hardware logic most of us are used to. So, thumbs up for manuals from here!
RTFM!!!
I dont read the manual. I often forget that a manual even exists
Interesting video as always, perhaps you could mix the message answering and your week work routine together. That was a great and interesting video format😜
And an other subject, could you make a review of chromaglow, the analogic saturation plugin on logic, I will be very curious to have your point of view 🤘🤘🤘
When it comes to why youtubers make certain desicions before becoming a youtuber I thought it was all about making a viewer happy with your content, that's fals, you want to make viewers happy, which is different...
Tips and tricks would be nice:)
Data driven? Money driven like all of us.
Has Lennart ever been in any of your videos?
Requirement to read manual just to find some very relevant user exposed controls in the plugin is ridiculous beyond being even laughable. I mean, we are not talking about some super powerful admin functions you can do to destroy your whole business, computer or even just the software. We are talking about _USER INTERFACE_ that is supposed to be *USED.*
So, I don't think that was any kind of mistake in the Karzog review.
I never read the manual, takes to much time.
Influencers should not get anything for free...the credibility drops in the same way the pice for them does.
Honestly, i disagree with the linus tech tips thing. He hides behind his audio department because he knows jack s*** about audio production.
Opinions aside, I would love to see a video on Hardware Inserts, and would actually love to chat to you about that. Being a visually impaired producer, i find it difficult to use Mixing Desks properly, so I will be using hardware inserts (once I get my studio 😂).
I got $400 off of my Apollo x6 Gen 2, plus $150 in rewards by asking for a lower price😁
Someone removed a like for being apple? Oh no.
Like okay who ever hates apple, let them hate, same for windows and Linux. On one hand how is it so offensive to remove a like - I don't get it. On the other hand, it's just one like of many, doesn't change much.
Yeah, subjectively I've never had good experiences on apple products, so obviously I dislike them, but I also have my gripes with other OS's. I live on windows 10 cuz I dont want to upgrade and it's approachable from user and developer side, so if I wanna do something, it is definitely supported, plus gaming. I love the saying "what ever floats your boat" and thats why such a rage fueled comment makes me chuckle. It's ridiculous. Same story can be applied about daw wars too
No need for another "I explain RUclips" video. There are lots of them out there and roughly in a year all of this might change again.
As for the manual reading discussion: sure, I read the whole Cubase manual to understand how Cubase works ... but seriously: I barely read the manuals on software. I just click around, turn knobs, try different combinations of shift, alt and control keys and that's it. However, hiding settings somewhere in the UI like the company's logo or the unit's name is not helpful. If you do something like this as an instrument developer, then provide visual indicators via mouse-over changes that there is a clickable element.
"Smart-ass" Linux users apparently read the manual, because they tell others to RTFM. ;)
It's like with headphones. People want the measurement curve, but that doesn't really tell you how the headphones sound.
It might give you an indication (what to expect).
We all have slightly different shaped ears and such so a pair of headphones sound different depending who listen to them.
What sounds good to you might sound bad to me.
I heard latency is "the best" on the MAC. It's worst on Linux and somewhere in between on Windows.
worst audio driver award goes to windows for sure. Linux will require real-time kernel and some setting up but once you're done it's almost as good as in macOS
that Mac mini rant was the most ignorant thing I've seen in a while. the guy's stoped in time, Macs aren't really expensive anymore unless you want to, the base M4 Mac mini is a steal tbh. Also the audio drivers in macOS are simply the best available for low latency audio
No manual. Interactive help in the plugin welcome. But reading a manual? Meh…
Macs expensive? Oh god, this is not true since the release of m1. Now PCs are expensive haha
I do read manuals first. Who else?
I won't have time to watch to the end of your video right now, bit I see the "your monitors are junk" topic coming up.
If people don't recognise those Accuton drivers used .. their opinion isn't worth listening to. Obviously, it's down to implementation .. but that can only be judged by listening.
These click bait titles feel very off brand from you, but I guess you need to use them for RUclips algos to work.
Yu look mirrored Wytzee and this is prove of Mirrored Wolrd and wich is proof OF THE MATRIXX!!!
So you lied. What else is new? Every you creators do is 'bend the truth to make it fit YOUR narrative'. You are just a pimple on the face of journalism. Bye now.
Please please please please. If you want to improcve your life in general and to stat using ALL your belongings at their full potential, PLEASE READ THE MANUALS. You have no ideas how many OWWW moments you could get in life from simple gadgets.
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