Awesome thank you so much! Maybe a tip for the limiter, if you play the loudest part of the mix, check session view to see the peak dB and then use the limiter accordingly so it never exceeds 0 dB when adjusting the volume in the limiter. I just tried this tutorial and my peak with everything else like glue compressor and eq activated it was -5.81 dB so I added +5.8 dB in the limiter, then it doesn't clip at all and keeps sounding consistent. Thanks a lot! Will upload my set this afternoon so hopefully RUclips doesn't screw it up
puting a lowcut on the overall mix i think that is not a good idea to do it this way to give that low bump because there's a lot of bad side effects (losing the proper dynamic of the kicks/percussions, make the high ends sounds a bit weird with asliasing sometimes) i was suprised nobody spoke about that in the comments
Thank you Chris it seems ironic that these tracks are already mastered are being mastered again but necessary as they have all been mastered differently in the first place and need to glue together as a coherent mix thank you for sharing I enjoyed the video.
A little tip on the Bax Eq Chris. Hitting that MS button and also unlink the controls, raising only the sides 1 dB on highshelf (little widening) and possibly 0,5 dB boost at 1.6-2.5 Higher 3.4 can get a bit too "spiky" to the ears ears. Small amounts on eq's can give plenty of flavor. I wouldn't go higher than 1.5 dB boosting. Limiters: Soft clipper and then FF L2.
@@chrisliebingofficial On a second note, the tracks are already mastered. What is happening is crushing dynamics even more. -14 LUFS is where to aim for a safe zone (RUclips -13 LUFS). I see a problem with FF Pro L1 that it's not catching intersample peaks (True Peak limiting) as FF Pro L2 does so You could use both if liking the sound of Pro L1, have that before Pro L2. All that is needed is volume automation before limiting into streaming target whatever that might be (RUclips, Spotify etc). Metric AB is a good helper.
It was a useful video. Though it would be useful at the end if you were to match the gain of the unprocessed and processed tracks. It is hard to tell the difference of the sound when the gain is not equal.
sounds incredible - you can really here it progress. i’m always pissed when comparing my mixes to the originals. there’s always something taken away when you record/limit/normalize/repeat. you need to add back what you took away
Wow, ich dachte Du nimmst den Mix auf und das war es. Jetzt wird mir klar warum deine Sets immer so Hammer mäßig gut klingen im Vergleich zu den Kollegen (innen). Ich mag Technikvideos die einfach gehalten sind, bitte mehr davon! Danke! PS: Fragen für Morgen sind notiert und landen im Chat.
Thanks, Chris for sharing. How about a short video of you working with the D16 Punchbox and how you develop some of those massive kicks or some tips using that plugin?
Let’s say I learned from a pop-rock mixing mastering engineer. He advised me to take out the faulty parts with eq, (we never highlight) 40 Hz and cut everything from 16Khz. (up and down) With a compressor, set it just enough so that it can't be noticed. (this is hard to explain, but I can show it) Then another question is how much you expose in a video is how real. Of course, not only is that the point, but the basics start here. I didn't fix a piece of music with that. Of course, mistakes start with mixing, let's never forget that. Then a classic example: Chris Liebing - Koller here the foot drum beats like bastard. : D Around 70 Hz, 4 dB is highlighted. Actually, what I can advise you to listen to is a lot of music with a special ear and you will feel the point.
Nice tips! That's a lot of gain reduction going on and in theory crushing the dynamics. However.... I've listened to your stuff for years and it always sounds great so who am I to question it 😂 lol
Thanks for sharing! Very helpful and yes, please do more videos like this. Would be fun to see a video like 'How to make Techno like Chris Liebing by Chris Liebing' :)
Awesome, thank you! It would also be interesting to know if you have any specific settings/features in Traktor you'd recommend/prefer or maybe some tricks or tips you wish someone would have told you earlier! (I'd honestly love a screen recording when you use Traktor, but maybe a magician shouldn't reveal to much of their secrets)
@@chrisliebingofficial That would be really nice to witness! And maybe for extra spice show us how you map your Maschine to manually add Snares, hihats, etc in sync with Tracktor :D. If it's not too much to ask, hehe.
It would be of great interest of me as well, to see how one can map and connect the Machine to Traktor. I remember, Richie once said in a masterclass that someone else did the mapping for his Ableton Push (or something like that) and he offered to share the file with the guys who were attending the class.
@@000glen Using Maschine or any DAW or other sound producing software is possible by routing the sound into a deck that is set as "Live Deck". There are a few ways hardware and software that allow you to do that. On macOS for example there is "Loopback" rogueamoeba.com/loopback/ which gives you audio channels that can be routed between software. The most simple way is to have a real audio channel and use actual cables to route the sound back into Traktor. To also be able to sync the tempo there are a few ways. With Ableton Live you can use "Ableton Link", which will sync the tempo to any device/software in the same network that has it enabled. You can also sync the tempo by having Traktor output a MIDI-Clock.
Reasonable question that I'd like answered that others have pointed out. For a mix of tracks that are basically already mastered, what other that, say, compression and normalization is even really necessary?
Hi, I will be doing this from now on, I had been doing the same with the eq apart from the low cut. Also I was only using one Pro-L. Big thanks for the tips it will definitely help going forward 😁 Thanks for doing the video I am delighted I asked you now 😃
Will you share your A&H K2 settings for Tracktor? That would be an interesting video and a really preciouse config file, haha. I searched on the inet, and you did it once, but the file is gone and missing forever¡¡ In any case, thank you for this and DJ & Beers.... It makes my quarantine easier¡¡
I had some questions and I hope I do not seem too naïve :D. Would a good alternative to your compressor be say.. the API2500 that has auto gain? Also, would a possibly good alternative eq to the one you showed be maybe the Maag Eq 4? I am just trying to think of things that I already have as to not continually buy things lol. Thank you for the tutorial!
12 mins of "Oh f**k, that's how"! Just a question: Does this technique also works during a live set or is it better to apply as a post-mixing? I.e., with Loopback audio, I'm able to add the 4 decks of Traktor to 4 channels in Ableton, thus being able to apply effects, equalization and of course mastering. Actually, I'm trying a Model 1 look a like EQing, with the "Adapt. Q" option on every Sculpt section, and it really helps instead of manually adjusting. The last thing was literally this tutorial section! Many many thanks, as always, for all your efforts and knowledge sharings, really really much appreciated from all of us, techno loverz! Respect 🖤
Hey Chris, thank you for the nice tutorial. All your efforts in the past weeks with all the streaming and videos are one of the very few good things about the pandemic. DJs and Beers and your Streams are great entertainment. Please keep up! Maybe, a Video about making badass Techno-Kicks next? ;-)
Yeah saucool, sind ja eigentlich die grundsätzlichen Einstellungen. Ich liebe es auch die Höhen hervor zu heben. Einige Leute mögen es nicht, da es zu sehr "die Ohren belastet"🙄 Plug ins versuche ich soweit es geht zu vermeiden, Ableton muss es einfach können, aber da ist es schon manchmal ganz schönes Gefummel. Hast du denn schonmal versucht alles nur mit Ableton zu erstellen? Und wenn ich auf mein Techno Herz höre ist es mir eigentlich alles zu clean, denke ich dabei an alte Mixes die direkt von Platte auf Tape gingen ❤️❤️❤️ Dankeschön und keep the spirit✌️
I am curious about what your settings are for your exports(on the export tab). Or is that referenced in another video? Thanks so much. Also this video has really really helped me gain so much more control of the sound of the mixes that I am putting up on soundcloud. Thank you so so much for making this.
Question : Why do you record your mix (I guess in live shows ? or at home ?) with the Tascam recorder (which is a pretty good one) ? Don't you have a UA soundcard in your gigs, with the laptop where Traktor is played ? You can use its great AD converters to record the output of your mixer, right ? Maybe I'm wrong because I don't know very well UA systems. And, even if the files take more space in hard disks, you can record in 24 bits 48 kHz. ;-) Greetings from Paris, hope to see you back soon in our clubs in the next months. Thanks Chris.
Thank you Chris great insight 👍 I've just bought the tascam dr-40x, I'm really impressed with it. I was wondering why you opted for 16 bit instead of 24 bit? Is the quality not really noticible? Smaller file size is one advantage
Chris,I know im 3 years late but i have very important question.Doesnt the low cut introduce phasing (i know it does but idk if its damiging when its on already finished tracks where all elements are already mixed together) and also im almost sure YT and Spotify do not actually compress the signal but just turn in down to the treshhold of the given platform.Thanks in advance if anyone answers
Thanks for this. Since you're only dealing with one channel, why bother applying effects on the channel and also to the master? Wouldn't it be better to just have them all in one chain?
This may be a dumb question, but can this work with pretty much any genre or style of mixing? I mix a lot of heavier edm, dubstep, DnB, a lot of bass-heavy stuff, some of it can be distorted. Is it usually a better idea to mix more quietly and then post-process it?
Thank you! How did you get your mix without any peaks to begin with? When I used Studio One to record my sets, I was able to achieve that but with Ableton it is not the same.
Yeah, you click the audio track soundwaveso it shows the menu that has the transpose and warp button. You’re gonna see that it has a little box icon called Warp. It is clicked to be on, this sets the tempo to whatever your ableon tempo is on. You click it to turn it off and everything is just as it was recorded in your original mix I struggled with this too, thankfully ChatGPT rules
Hi Chris, Do you think putting the bump at 60hz makes it too thumpy? i tried it at 40hz and its perfect, also it gives a widening effect as the excessive thump interferes with the other elements in the mix.
Sound Of Frankfurt ! Rock on ! Go ahead ;-) and louder pls. Same with your online dj gig. Dein Sound sollte lauter und klarer sein wie bei Toolroom. Btw. Er ist nicht klar und sauber. Online mit Heatset via mobile. Mach weiter so. High & low. More bass. Thx more pump up da' volume due youtube. !! DU
"everything affects everything a little bit, so just keep that in mind"
sounds like a great quote about almost everything in life 😉
Thanks Chris! 🖤🔥🙏🏼
Everything means everything in all directions
Thank you for taking the time to share this with us. Looking forward to your next videos.
you are welcome.. took only 12 min. :)
I've put your EQ tips in to practice with a mix today and I'm over the moon with the results. The mix sounds fat and punchy.
Thanks Chris 😁
Legend! Thank you Chris and much respect!
Chris! Brian from Philly! That was CRAZY helpful! Looking forward to anything else you post! Thank you for sharing this with us!
That was super helpful - thank you, Chris!
Very welcome!
Awesome thank you so much! Maybe a tip for the limiter, if you play the loudest part of the mix, check session view to see the peak dB and then use the limiter accordingly so it never exceeds 0 dB when adjusting the volume in the limiter.
I just tried this tutorial and my peak with everything else like glue compressor and eq activated it was -5.81 dB so I added +5.8 dB in the limiter, then it doesn't clip at all and keeps sounding consistent.
Thanks a lot! Will upload my set this afternoon so hopefully RUclips doesn't screw it up
puting a lowcut on the overall mix i think that is not a good idea to do it this way to give that low bump because there's a lot of bad side effects (losing the proper dynamic of the kicks/percussions, make the high ends sounds a bit weird with asliasing sometimes)
i was suprised nobody spoke about that in the comments
His mix was mastered to begin with
Thank you Chris it seems ironic that these tracks are already mastered are being mastered again but necessary as they have all been mastered differently in the first place and need to glue together as a coherent mix thank you for sharing I enjoyed the video.
More like these is very much welcome Chris. :) More Ableton Live stuff. :)
Chris, du lässt das so unglaublich einfach aussehen. Dabei steckt da eine Menge Erfahrung ´drin. Danke, dass du das mit uns teilst!
gra nicht so schwer... einfach versuchen
A little tip on the Bax Eq Chris. Hitting that MS button and also unlink the controls, raising only the sides 1 dB on highshelf (little widening) and possibly 0,5 dB boost at 1.6-2.5 Higher 3.4 can get a bit too "spiky" to the ears ears. Small amounts on eq's can give plenty of flavor. I wouldn't go higher than 1.5 dB boosting. Limiters: Soft clipper and then FF L2.
Thanks. Will check. I actually like the sound of the FF L1 still best...
@@chrisliebingofficial On a second note, the tracks are already mastered. What is happening is crushing dynamics even more. -14 LUFS is where to aim for a safe zone (RUclips -13 LUFS). I see a problem with FF Pro L1 that it's not catching intersample peaks (True Peak limiting) as FF Pro L2 does so You could use both if liking the sound of Pro L1, have that before Pro L2. All that is needed is volume automation before limiting into streaming target whatever that might be (RUclips, Spotify etc). Metric AB is a good helper.
Thank you for sharing magic tips once again Chris!
It was a useful video. Though it would be useful at the end if you were to match the gain of the unprocessed and processed tracks. It is hard to tell the difference of the sound when the gain is not equal.
sounds incredible - you can really here it progress. i’m always pissed when comparing my mixes to the originals. there’s always something taken away when you record/limit/normalize/repeat. you need to add back what you took away
Wow, ich dachte Du nimmst den Mix auf und das war es. Jetzt wird mir klar warum deine Sets immer so Hammer mäßig gut klingen im Vergleich zu den Kollegen (innen). Ich mag Technikvideos die einfach gehalten sind, bitte mehr davon! Danke! PS: Fragen für Morgen sind notiert und landen im Chat.
I would love to see your hardware to software usage in coming up with a song idea. FabFIlter 4TW! You are the best brother!
ok.. I dont really have Ideas myself.. but lets see
Sehr cooles Video, einfach erklärt und sehr verständlich und wirkungsvoll (zumindest bei meinen Mixen :D)
Liebe Grüße!
Thanks, Chris for sharing. How about a short video of you working with the D16 Punchbox and how you develop some of those massive kicks or some tips using that plugin?
nice job done here. with you i mastered first time my mix from club live. love ya my master. schranz forevah.
Thank you Chris. Keep these videos coming
Dear Chris, thanks for this super helpful an pain simple video. Big Fan! See you at the dancefloor
Let’s say I learned from a pop-rock mixing mastering engineer.
He advised me to take out the faulty parts with eq, (we never highlight) 40 Hz and cut everything from 16Khz. (up and down)
With a compressor, set it just enough so that it can't be noticed. (this is hard to explain, but I can show it)
Then another question is how much you expose in a video is how real.
Of course, not only is that the point, but the basics start here.
I didn't fix a piece of music with that.
Of course, mistakes start with mixing, let's never forget that.
Then a classic example: Chris Liebing - Koller
here the foot drum beats like bastard. : D
Around 70 Hz, 4 dB is highlighted.
Actually, what I can advise you to listen to is a lot of music with a special ear and you will feel the point.
THX a lot @chris. Just the basics help me make my mixes sound a lot better 🙏🙏🙏
Great to hear!
Phenomenal thanks so much for the pro tips and tricks 👍🏻 Amazing Chris!
Thanks master! It could be great to have some studio sessions, maybe of your track too much show
Thanks for sharing!!!😮
Nice tips! That's a lot of gain reduction going on and in theory crushing the dynamics. However.... I've listened to your stuff for years and it always sounds great so who am I to question it 😂 lol
Thanks for sharing! Very helpful and yes, please do more videos like this. Would be fun to see a video like 'How to make Techno like Chris Liebing by Chris Liebing' :)
Man you're a legend, I didn't even realize you had a youtube channel
Awesome, thank you! It would also be interesting to know if you have any specific settings/features in Traktor you'd recommend/prefer or maybe some tricks or tips you wish someone would have told you earlier! (I'd honestly love a screen recording when you use Traktor, but maybe a magician shouldn't reveal to much of their secrets)
I dont have any secrets :) I keep that in mind.. maybe another video
@@chrisliebingofficial That would be really nice to witness! And maybe for extra spice show us how you map your Maschine to manually add Snares, hihats, etc in sync with Tracktor :D. If it's not too much to ask, hehe.
It would be of great interest of me as well, to see how one can map and connect the Machine to Traktor. I remember, Richie once said in a masterclass that someone else did the mapping for his Ableton Push (or something like that) and he offered to share the file with the guys who were attending the class.
btw, I am no dj or producer, I just like gathering information. perhaps for future use, hahahaha
@@000glen Using Maschine or any DAW or other sound producing software is possible by routing the sound into a deck that is set as "Live Deck". There are a few ways hardware and software that allow you to do that. On macOS for example there is "Loopback" rogueamoeba.com/loopback/ which gives you audio channels that can be routed between software. The most simple way is to have a real audio channel and use actual cables to route the sound back into Traktor. To also be able to sync the tempo there are a few ways. With Ableton Live you can use "Ableton Link", which will sync the tempo to any device/software in the same network that has it enabled. You can also sync the tempo by having Traktor output a MIDI-Clock.
Awesome tips Chris, thanks for this. Love you
OK brother thanks so much for the work
Chris, thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge with us!
thanks for the tips. very useful!
Great video and amazing tips. Will be trying this out on my mixes. Thank you for this
Great! Thanks Chris!
Love the cambridge eq 🔥
very nice tips, chris. would like very much more tips on producing and mixing
Reasonable question that I'd like answered that others have pointed out. For a mix of tracks that are basically already mastered, what other that, say, compression and normalization is even really necessary?
Hi, I will be doing this from now on, I had been doing the same with the eq apart from the low cut. Also I was only using one Pro-L. Big thanks for the tips it will definitely help going forward 😁 Thanks for doing the video I am delighted I asked you now 😃
Thank you for this great video Chris!
Will you share your A&H K2 settings for Tracktor? That would be an interesting video and a really preciouse config file, haha. I searched on the inet, and you did it once, but the file is gone and missing forever¡¡ In any case, thank you for this and DJ & Beers.... It makes my quarantine easier¡¡
I had some questions and I hope I do not seem too naïve :D. Would a good alternative to your compressor be say.. the API2500 that has auto gain? Also, would a possibly good alternative eq to the one you showed be maybe the Maag Eq 4? I am just trying to think of things that I already have as to not continually buy things lol. Thank you for the tutorial!
Cheers for that
Sooo great tutorial big thanks maestro.
Danke Chris dafür. Super.
very helpful! Thank you Chris
12 mins of "Oh f**k, that's how"!
Just a question:
Does this technique also works during a live set or is it better to apply as a post-mixing?
I.e., with Loopback audio, I'm able to add the 4 decks of Traktor to 4 channels in Ableton, thus being able to apply effects, equalization and of course mastering.
Actually, I'm trying a Model 1 look a like EQing, with the "Adapt. Q" option on every Sculpt section, and it really helps instead of manually adjusting. The last thing was literally this tutorial section!
Many many thanks, as always, for all your efforts and knowledge sharings, really really much appreciated from all of us, techno loverz!
Respect 🖤
Hey Chris, thank you for the nice tutorial. All your efforts in the past weeks with all the streaming and videos are one of the very few good things about the pandemic. DJs and Beers and your Streams are great entertainment. Please keep up! Maybe, a Video about making badass Techno-Kicks next? ;-)
Yeah saucool, sind ja eigentlich die grundsätzlichen Einstellungen. Ich liebe es auch die Höhen hervor zu heben. Einige Leute mögen es nicht, da es zu sehr "die Ohren belastet"🙄 Plug ins versuche ich soweit es geht zu vermeiden, Ableton muss es einfach können, aber da ist es schon manchmal ganz schönes Gefummel. Hast du denn schonmal versucht alles nur mit Ableton zu erstellen? Und wenn ich auf mein Techno Herz höre ist es mir eigentlich alles zu clean, denke ich dabei an alte Mixes die direkt von Platte auf Tape gingen ❤️❤️❤️ Dankeschön und keep the spirit✌️
Thanks Chris this it very helpful for me.
I am curious about what your settings are for your exports(on the export tab). Or is that referenced in another video? Thanks so much. Also this video has really really helped me gain so much more control of the sound of the mixes that I am putting up on soundcloud. Thank you so so much for making this.
Yes it was helpful ty
THANK YOU
Thank you for sharing!
Nice i use a supercharger like everihing when play maschine live for track and rest similar just mouve rumble and use ozone 9 ellements so.....its ok
This was helpful ,thank YOU !
Question : Why do you record your mix (I guess in live shows ? or at home ?) with the Tascam recorder (which is a pretty good one) ? Don't you have a UA soundcard in your gigs, with the laptop where Traktor is played ? You can use its great AD converters to record the output of your mixer, right ? Maybe I'm wrong because I don't know very well UA systems. And, even if the files take more space in hard disks, you can record in 24 bits 48 kHz. ;-)
Greetings from Paris, hope to see you back soon in our clubs in the next months. Thanks Chris.
thank you, this is extremely useful
tnx Chris !
Thank you Chris great insight 👍 I've just bought the tascam dr-40x, I'm really impressed with it. I was wondering why you opted for 16 bit instead of 24 bit? Is the quality not really noticible? Smaller file size is one advantage
Chris,I know im 3 years late but i have very important question.Doesnt the low cut introduce phasing (i know it does but idk if its damiging when its on already finished tracks where all elements are already mixed together) and also im almost sure YT and Spotify do not actually compress the signal but just turn in down to the treshhold of the given platform.Thanks in advance if anyone answers
Great vid💪🏻
thank you for this dude!
danke chris für gute tutorial
Thanks for this. Since you're only dealing with one channel, why bother applying effects on the channel and also to the master? Wouldn't it be better to just have them all in one chain?
I don't know why anyone would put a time based process on the master.. You're comment saved me from watching, Thanks!
i'm totally new to ableton and just wondering how do I recognize each track's BPM and edit them to a faster or slower BPM...
Amazin stuff
Thanks a lot for this tutorial ! :)
Do you do something to harmonize the volume of the DJ mix? I often have a lot of volume variations in my mixes
thanks a lot!
You're welcome!
Nice, sowas is doch ma ganz korrekt für Leute die an der Grundsteinlegung einer Aufnahme interressiert sind. Finde ich gut^^
why limit it, when the internet will do it for us later on? :)
Danke
thank you for this m8 🙏
Is there a certain headroom you aim for before limiting?
What can I do if I just have the plugins that comes in ableton?
This may be a dumb question, but can this work with pretty much any genre or style of mixing? I mix a lot of heavier edm, dubstep, DnB, a lot of bass-heavy stuff, some of it can be distorted. Is it usually a better idea to mix more quietly and then post-process it?
Thank you! How did you get your mix without any peaks to begin with? When I used Studio One to record my sets, I was able to achieve that but with Ableton it is not the same.
Chris, can you put track markers using fab filter?
another one with a track please
I leave that up to Mastering engineers :)
anyone know what to do when it comes to the bpm? Is there a way to automate it when you switch bpms with each different track?
Yeah, you click the audio track soundwaveso it shows the menu that has the transpose and warp button. You’re gonna see that it has a little box icon called Warp. It is clicked to be on, this sets the tempo to whatever your ableon tempo is on.
You click it to turn it off and everything is just as it was recorded in your original mix
I struggled with this too, thankfully ChatGPT rules
Hi Chris, Do you think putting the bump at 60hz makes it too thumpy? i tried it at 40hz and its perfect, also it gives a widening effect as the excessive thump interferes with the other elements in the mix.
forget about adding EQ. just limit
So if you don’t have warp on it will
Play all the songs at the correct bpm? Do i set the bpm to that of my first song ?
Vielen Dank!
what if It's not reading the wav track?
Kannst du bitte den Link hinterlassen für Plug-Ins welche du hier benutzt hast.? DANKE
gerne, sind in der Beschreibung nun
@@chrisliebingofficial dankeee :)
What about effects? Chorus echo or reverb? What’s a radio station use?
Sound Of Frankfurt ! Rock on ! Go ahead ;-) and louder pls. Same with your online dj gig. Dein Sound sollte lauter und klarer sein wie bei Toolroom. Btw. Er ist nicht klar und sauber. Online mit Heatset via mobile. Mach weiter so. High & low. More bass. Thx more pump up da' volume due youtube. !! DU
Barbarella here. Don't tell our secrets..
Interesting but without expensive plugins you're stuck when following this tutorial
What software are u using
Nice! Track ID?
Gregor Tresher - Quiet Distortion (Wigbert Remix)
cut above 16 khz because u wont hear it anyway
Track id? :)
Gregor Tresher - Quiet Distortion (Wigbert Remix)
WOW WTF AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE
i mix and master for weeks just for chris liebing to trash my mix with a limiter lol