1 Step To Louder & Cleaner Mixes with Marc Daniel Nelson

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  • Опубликовано: 1 фев 2025

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  • @Producelikeapro
    @Producelikeapro  3 года назад +45

    What do YOU do to get cleaner mixes? Share your mixing tips and tricks with me below!

    • @Johnscompany
      @Johnscompany 3 года назад +5

      I take many care of gain stagin, sidechain proces, high passing. Saturación is your friend. Compresion its your friend. And all the stuff that I've learned from my friend warren.

    • @Johnscompany
      @Johnscompany 3 года назад +1

      @@stanleyc6225 i see the same.

    • @daniel.lopresti
      @daniel.lopresti 3 года назад +4

      I recently realised how effective mid-side processing on the master bus can really clean/clear things out for vocals, snare etc. to punch through the center.

    • @rudolfbaethge282
      @rudolfbaethge282 3 года назад

      I try to have a good phase correlation on the low end. I try..... :)

    • @LightsandMotion
      @LightsandMotion 3 года назад +6

      dip 300khz :)

  • @nicholasbohannan1673
    @nicholasbohannan1673 3 года назад +105

    Marc, you’ve helped me improve my mixing by 90%.. I really sucked bad at mixing but now I just suck! What an incredible human being and a legend in my book. I hope I get the privilege of meeting you someday! Thank you so much for what you do sir! 🙏🏻

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 года назад +7

      Fantastic! Yes, Marc Rules!!

    • @GoodxJ
      @GoodxJ Год назад +2

      which course or videos of his helped you the most ?

  • @Bring_MeSunshine
    @Bring_MeSunshine 3 года назад +9

    Where have WE been!! Where have you been, Marc? It's great to see you back, and with another great insight. For that reason, we'll forgive you. But don't let it happen again, right? Top flight, bro

  • @TheBrianLambert
    @TheBrianLambert 3 года назад +5

    Wow, that made an audible difference right away. Great tip!

  • @peteranders6893
    @peteranders6893 3 года назад +3

    Now I've seen it done 100 different ways. I've tried it myself 100 way, but this is the first time someone was able to explain it this well and allowed me to actually hear what is being taken out in this way. Every time Marc Daniel Nelson has a video on here, it's a complete revelation. It's unbelievable how good this guy is.

  • @roomofidiots
    @roomofidiots 3 года назад +37

    Also, adding a small amount of midrange saturation with something like fab filter Saturn is great for giving a bit more loudness. Genre dependent of course, but can really help elevate the track.

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 года назад +7

      Great tip! Agreed

    • @brycebryant85
      @brycebryant85 3 года назад +3

      Yes I recently started doing this and it is superb 👌

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 года назад +2

      @@brycebryant85 great stuff!

    • @GoodxJ
      @GoodxJ Год назад +1

      how do you go about that, just on the mixbus of whole mix ?

  • @pavs8736
    @pavs8736 3 года назад +54

    Very neat! Get the loudness bump without sacrificing the details. And a very good choice of music to demonstrate it on clearly. Thanks!
    PS: I'd like to point out that having had a chance to go back and review multiple videos from Marc, I've observed a constant trend. Aside from all of the videos having useful information and interesting insight, they all have something else in common: be it day or night, smooth piece of instrumental or loud hard rock -- in every video, at no point are both Marc and that dog, that you always see in the background, conscious at the same time! ..Now, I'm not suggesting that only when Marc goes to sleep, does the dog wake up, or that there is any sort of inception-like X-Files activity going on here.. but you're free to draw such conclusions. I merely share an observation 🙃🤫🛸

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 года назад +6

      Haha the dog is very happy and very relaxed at home with Marc!

    • @pavs8736
      @pavs8736 3 года назад +3

      that is indeed a very happy dog in a very comfy studio 👍

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 года назад +3

      @@pavs8736 haha indeed!

  • @joevining2603
    @joevining2603 3 года назад +4

    Great tip. I like how adding the clipper before the limiter helps keep the mix open. With just the limiter, the mix flattened out and lost the open soundstage of the unlimited mix, but the clipper allowed that to be retained.

  • @michaeltablet8577
    @michaeltablet8577 3 года назад +15

    I am so grateful for all I've learned on this channel! Thank you Marc and thanks again Warren! God bless you all!

  • @violetnoise3956
    @violetnoise3956 3 года назад +135

    Marc = instant click!

  • @gcarlson
    @gcarlson 3 года назад +10

    Absolute gold mine. It's not just the information, it's the presentation. One small example- having the in/out display while I've got everything running thru my monitors makes it that much easier to experience what Marc is demonstrating. Many other techniques, too. Love it Warren! This channel is a f***ing gold mine.

  • @evanfoster9078
    @evanfoster9078 3 месяца назад

    Thank you Marc and greetings from Seattle! Grateful for you and all at Produce Like A Pro!

  • @mcghmusic
    @mcghmusic 3 года назад +2

    Best RUclips video of the year. This solved so many problems/questions I've had for such a long time...

  • @RogerWessel
    @RogerWessel 3 года назад +2

    Another great tip from Marc ! Thank you !

  • @liquidaudio_
    @liquidaudio_ 3 года назад +1

    Haven't been here in a while but I have just been reminded of how much I enjoy Marc's videos! Love his explanations and his tactics, always very eye opening.

  • @SmartHobbies
    @SmartHobbies 3 года назад +2

    The “2 plug-in cocktail”. I love it. Thank you for sharing this ingenious idea.

  • @sodenmac7252
    @sodenmac7252 3 года назад +4

    This video surprised me. My last two plugins on master bus are exactly the same with Marc, and it's how I use the clipper as well. Great tips! Thanks for sharing these!

  • @kelvinfunkner
    @kelvinfunkner 7 месяцев назад

    WOW! this was uploaded two years ago, and I'm mastering a project today where I totally needed this!!!! I've been using multistage limiting for years (where I use the first one just to lift the level but making sure there's absolutely NO reduction on the meter, and then using the second stage for the bulk of the heavy lifting, but it's never truly sounded great. NOW THIS!!!! This sounds so good! Who knew clipping could actually sound CLEANER in the end lol....such an awesome and timely video for me right now! Thanks so much!

  • @tisbonus
    @tisbonus 3 года назад +2

    My dude, I truly appreciate and enjoy your vids. That is my motto "...just one more clean db". I find with a balanced mix (not mine, they tend to be all over the place) once you pass 10db lufs or maybe 9.5db lufs is where the mix tends to fold in. Getting below 9db lufs and retaining clarity and punch is difficult for most. Thank you for the insight!

  • @antcall6779
    @antcall6779 3 года назад +10

    Yessssssss!!!!!!! Marc is back!!!!! It's been too long since a marc vid😁 great as always marc and thanks Warren 🤘

  • @erikzobler
    @erikzobler 5 месяцев назад +2

    I instantly like this guy. No fluff > all useful information. He even taught me, (an old dog) some new tricks. And hey, how can you hate on a guy (not that I would, but so many do...) who has a REAL Fairchild AND a TubeTech in his rack over his right shoulder.

  • @AVDRE
    @AVDRE 3 года назад +2

    always a pleasure seeing Marc Daniel Nelson on the channel

  • @mariostresow9755
    @mariostresow9755 2 года назад

    Thanks for the calm and profound way to present this method. Greetings from Hamburg, Germany.

  • @Shimmernut
    @Shimmernut 4 месяца назад

    Best teacher and most inspiring engineer I know of! I learned so much and everytime I watch Marc's videos I want to mix mix mix mix : ) and I'm really getting better at it!
    Thank you!
    I was wondering - hope you read this - you are doing this on the 2bus, but wouldn't it work just as well or better to clip just the snare track?

  • @HotelPools
    @HotelPools 3 года назад +1

    Thank you!

  • @oldmenwithnewguns5997
    @oldmenwithnewguns5997 Год назад

    One of the greatest tutorials I ever seen. Helped me 100%!

  • @jacquelamontharenberg
    @jacquelamontharenberg 3 года назад +1

    This is a great tip Daniel. I can definitely hear what you are doing and will give it a try... I am a smooth jazz producer. To prevent low end mud buildup, I use HP filters on instruments I know will have excessive low end (synthetic, bass, kick etc). And to brighten up I will EQ as necessary. I do not use a limiter on my master mix bus.. During the final mix,, I allow at least -6 db. min to -3 db max to give the mastering Engineer headroom to work with. When I am doing the mastering, I usually use several limiters in-line on the master channel to get my final level.... Thank you

  • @dashobradors
    @dashobradors 3 года назад +3

    Every MDN video is pure gold! Love this trick! I’m gonna use it!

  • @qlyde
    @qlyde 3 года назад +7

    Marc has been my favorite since the UAD series he did a few years back, so pumped that Warren has him on here, it’s like a little hidden MDN channel inside Produce like a Pro 🙌🏼

    • @MikeHeebz
      @MikeHeebz Год назад

      What UAD Series did he do & do you have a link to it?! Thanks. =)

    • @qlyde
      @qlyde Год назад +1

      @@MikeHeebz Road To Vinyl! With Vintage King! I think links will auto delete the comment so you’ll just have to search it

    • @MikeHeebz
      @MikeHeebz Год назад

      @@qlyde Appreciate that. I'll check it out. Thank You! =)

  • @patricksperspective99
    @patricksperspective99 3 года назад +1

    You just got yourself a new subscriber sir

  • @lincolndaviscomposer
    @lincolndaviscomposer 3 года назад +4

    My initial thought on chopping off those transients with the clipper was that it would destroy them and make the track sound flat (like the limiter did when pushed hard) Amazing how it does the exact opposite and gave them more punch.

  • @jacobcarrisalez2477
    @jacobcarrisalez2477 3 года назад +2

    You my friend are very generous! Thank you Marc and thank you Warren.

  • @MGtheVisionary3030
    @MGtheVisionary3030 Год назад

    Mr. Nelson...thank you so much. I dig the info, it is informative. What's even Mo'betta is that you eliminate distractions and I can both hear and follow you. I am OCD and I have Misophonia (yeah, look that one up). As a result there are MANY informative videos I cannot even attempt watch do to un-edited mouth noises in addition to annoying presenters who cannot go a sentence without using "And Ummm", "Like", and a myriad of other annoying presentation mistakes.
    Thank YOU!
    -mg!

  • @mindstuff417
    @mindstuff417 3 года назад +1

    Yes...I went and tested this on a mix I finished today and this def made it fill out more and feel tighter. Great advice...thx!

  • @MoveUpMedia
    @MoveUpMedia 3 года назад +2

    I’m a simple man. I see Mark and I hit the like button.

  • @sitartronic
    @sitartronic Год назад +1

    what's the name of this song? great mix and amazing vibe!

  • @indyawichofficial1346
    @indyawichofficial1346 Год назад

    Those are some great treasures spilled over here. Great stuff, perfect explanation, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ advice !

  • @cadolar
    @cadolar 3 года назад +1

    Marc, thanks a lot. Very well explained and demonstrated. Great teaching. I learn a lot from your videos. My favorite series on the PLAP channel. P.S. Your sense of humor makes the videos even better.

  • @MrZarlton
    @MrZarlton 3 года назад +4

    Always dropping gems! Thank you.

  • @nogoj5689
    @nogoj5689 2 года назад

    I really enjoy watching watch Daniel Nelson at work is love and passion for shaping and creating a wonderful mix is something that I have as well the information he provides is priceless keep them coming

  • @charlienelson2395
    @charlienelson2395 3 года назад +1

    Marc is my favorite guest you have on the channel!

  • @reziahamed9255
    @reziahamed9255 3 года назад +1

    Mark... You are always the BEST !! Never thought you'd be using standard clip being a pretty old plugin. ... Thanks a bunch to Marc & Warren for all these goodies.... !! :)

  • @AdamStachelek
    @AdamStachelek Год назад +2

    Incredibly useful technique here. So many limiters have this listen feature. Great tip.

  • @DavidDiMuzio
    @DavidDiMuzio 3 года назад +3

    This is a truly awesome tip!

  • @davidtushishvili6938
    @davidtushishvili6938 3 года назад +1

    thank you Warren for this video ,always looking forward to something new from Daniel. nice trick.

  • @john4157
    @john4157 3 года назад +10

    Really good mix. The song sounds really 3 dimensional. I like the mix without the limiter

  • @christianbiend4458
    @christianbiend4458 3 года назад +1

    Marc Daniel salut from France you guy inspire me a lot this is gold gem’s

  • @asmarosyoussef
    @asmarosyoussef 3 года назад +3

    I always use a clipper before the limiter, it helps maintain at least 70% of the pleasant transient
    Sometimes i go back to mixes and add clippers to individual tracks or busses and adjust accordingly
    KClip by Kazrog and StandardClip are my favorite.

  • @J-DUB-F1
    @J-DUB-F1 3 года назад +2

    Really good demo of this technique. I've really been trying to understand better, the relationship between limiters and clippers. The order you use them in a mastering chain is something I'm trying to dial in....also where a compressor comes into the picture. I wish more limiters featured a solo preview 1-1 feature like the Pro L2.

  • @RocktonRoad
    @RocktonRoad 3 года назад +1

    This was sick, big difference with sir clip in the chain! Sub’d, great teach🙏🏻

  • @G-Doggy
    @G-Doggy 3 года назад +1

    What a great idea/tip! I wonder if using a multiband clipper would be even better on the way in, to get a more surgical clip. I've never used one, but see they exist. Definitely trying this. Thank you!

  • @valik-stu
    @valik-stu 3 года назад +2

    Glad to see you again! Thank you for your advices

  • @briancase6180
    @briancase6180 3 года назад +1

    Yay! I use this technique too! I'm so happy to find validation. But, my ears aren't trained as well, so I often over-do it and need to have someone tell me that there's too much distortion. Thanks for a great video. I think some people think the clipper comes after the limiter, and that can make sense, but not usually! And I should add that I use standardclip too because it allows such high quality in its filters.

    • @marcdanielnelson317
      @marcdanielnelson317 3 года назад +3

      10-15 % rule Brian. When you like it come back 10-15%

    • @briancase6180
      @briancase6180 3 года назад

      @@marcdanielnelson317 Under control? :) I'm not there yet. :) But, yeah, I think that's the problem. Just a little green on the standardclip clip meters.... Thanks!

    • @stephenbeyer
      @stephenbeyer Год назад

      @@marcdanielnelson317 Can you spell out this rule for me, please? Do you mean when you like a mix, leave it alone and spend a fraction of the time that you did up to that point? Thanks in advance!

  •  3 года назад +1

    I love these Marc videos! He's such a chill guy.

  • @paulEmotionalaudio
    @paulEmotionalaudio 3 года назад +4

    Good to see MDN back on the Tubes… interesting useful and snappy as always! ❤️

  • @RoryButlerMusic
    @RoryButlerMusic 3 года назад +4

    Marc's always a great inspiration with these videos!
    In Reaper I believe you can do this distortion monitoring with any plugin using the Delta setting in the plugin window for those without a limiter with a monitoring option like Pro L!

  • @AlexeySolovievMusic
    @AlexeySolovievMusic 3 года назад +2

    Wonderful video! love all videos with Marc on this channel! Thank you so much Marc and Warren

  • @jfilbert
    @jfilbert 3 года назад

    Ever since I heard the Crave EQ in transparent mode I have been on a mission to save my transients. Thanks for this. Gold!

  • @matthewmcclure3181
    @matthewmcclure3181 3 года назад +2

    Really glad I saw this video. I've been using both of these tools for the past 6 months as the last two plugins on the master bus, but always with StandardCLIP as last in chain. There's a setting called "Final Maximizer - use after Limiter" which is predominantly how I've been applying this plugin. I guess after a while my brain wired to think StandardCLIP is designed to always be used after the Limiter. Complete brain fart... I know. Thanks Marc, I'm going to try applying the approach you just demonstrated.

  • @RyanMcMusic
    @RyanMcMusic 3 года назад +1

    Wow, this is a great demo, I face this issue all the time- definitely need to try this!

  • @nedim_guitar
    @nedim_guitar 2 года назад

    That's a great track to make the example very clear! The transients are definitely not the same. This tip will solve some of my issues.

  • @Joey-rp5vg
    @Joey-rp5vg 3 года назад +1

    Great video Mark. Thanks very much

  • @fakshen1973
    @fakshen1973 3 года назад +5

    Such a simple yet powerful trick to have in the toolbox.

  • @n.6548
    @n.6548 3 года назад +1

    How to not like this guy? What an inspiring person and what a genius in the Studio.

  • @TerenceKearns
    @TerenceKearns 3 года назад +2

    DEFINITELY more snap on the front of that snare. Wow. Great tip!
    I need to focus in more on my limiting/clipping game.

  • @flyoverfredusa
    @flyoverfredusa Год назад

    just absolutely the best teacher

  • @LouisLinggandtheBombs
    @LouisLinggandtheBombs 3 года назад +2

    Fantastic advice as always. The cleanest and most transparent clipping method that I’ve found is just to push Cubase’s channels into the red before routing it to a group track for the next stage of processing. They must have coded the program to try to avoid distortion artifacts at all costs! That method uses one less plugin too! It may well work with other DAWs too!

    • @xanderpills
      @xanderpills 3 года назад

      I'm not a Cubase user, but in a modern DAW and the "32-bit floating point architecture", you can only clip your signal if it comes out clipped from the master output. I doubt there is any clipping happening unless Cubase has some sort of console emulation going on.

  • @nolenfoxx8109
    @nolenfoxx8109 3 года назад

    Marc, your videos are always the best man. Keep it up!

  • @NateJDrums
    @NateJDrums 3 года назад +3

    Every video is so useful!! 🙏🏾 Thanks!!!

  • @bazzzzz6175
    @bazzzzz6175 3 года назад +2

    Wow! Marc always kills it.

  • @prod.zainxaidi8155
    @prod.zainxaidi8155 2 года назад

    Marc have a very mysterious and great personality.

  • @MoreMeRecording
    @MoreMeRecording 3 года назад +1

    Thanks again for featuring Marc. I really listen very hard to what he says and demonstrates.

  • @Rgdonaire_07
    @Rgdonaire_07 3 года назад +1

    Great trick! Learned something new today! I will certainly use this in my mixes!

  • @kenntakac5034
    @kenntakac5034 3 года назад +1

    I have been using this for some time, it is a great technique!

  • @MadACeTeeMack
    @MadACeTeeMack Месяц назад

    Great video and awesome technique.

  • @glicmathan1771
    @glicmathan1771 Год назад

    Marc, this was very educational! I want those plugins now! That demo track is seriously cool and hypnotizing. I vote for more instruction using that track! Thank you for sharing your expertise!

  • @Urk0000
    @Urk0000 2 года назад

    Just one clean dB extra is exactly where I’m at. Picked up the clipper you used, which is brilliant, practiced with it including the limiter monitor check on Pro-L (didn’t know about this either) and was able to achieve what I needed. Very valuable tip, many thanks:)

  • @erikkroll2154
    @erikkroll2154 3 года назад +1

    Thank you Marc and Warren!

  • @deepspacemusicofficial9671
    @deepspacemusicofficial9671 3 года назад +2

    More of such content from You too Warren

  • @ashleyneptune3239
    @ashleyneptune3239 3 года назад +1

    killer track unlimited

  • @muziekkamer
    @muziekkamer 2 года назад +1

    📯Hi Marc, this sound track sounds great, can I listen to it in full somewhere on Qobuz or somewhere else? thanks for this inspiring video. usually I use 2x Pro L2🔊

  • @gregormarini
    @gregormarini 3 года назад +2

    That was great! Thank you!

  • @pickleman5041
    @pickleman5041 2 года назад

    Wow, never seen this video or this process. Dude is a Ninja! Clever.

  • @tinakohler5055
    @tinakohler5055 3 года назад +1

    Simply wonderful your videos! Thank you for your generosity!❤

  • @MikeHeebz
    @MikeHeebz Год назад

    Love the StandardCLIP plug in. Thanks for sharing this very insightful video & sharing your knowledge MDN! Peace, Love + Blessings. =)

  • @CPurner
    @CPurner 3 года назад +1

    What do you feel the limiter is accomplishing in this example? What would the result be if only the clipper was used? Thanks for these great videos!

  • @3str
    @3str 3 года назад +3

    This makes so much sense it hurts!
    Thanks for sharing.

  • @themetalicarus0284
    @themetalicarus0284 3 года назад +3

    This is an interesting technique and i can hear that it works in preserving more of the original punch. My question is, WHY does it work? If the clipper is shaving the transient off anyway, surely that would mean it's gone before hitting the limiter? Just curious. Thanks :)

    • @marcdanielnelson317
      @marcdanielnelson317 3 года назад

      The limiter is in theory compressing the transients and the clipper is doing what you say. :Cutting off". Sometimes, not always but sometimes cutting off works much better than limiting.

    • @themetalicarus0284
      @themetalicarus0284 3 года назад

      @@marcdanielnelson317 Thanks for the reply Marc, I give this a try and it certainly does yeild clearer more transparent results! Keep up the good videos, loved your vocal automation one too. Thanks!

  • @arshanlakdawalla
    @arshanlakdawalla 3 года назад +2

    Lovely video and process. Why are advertisements still at a higher level that I need to grab the volume bar instantly?

  • @MrCibrianko
    @MrCibrianko 3 года назад +2

    That’s a great tip. Thanks for sharing. I’m a big fan of your channel. Thanks!

  • @ectyka
    @ectyka 3 года назад +2

    Subtle but huge. Awesome brother Marc.

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 года назад +2

      He’s the man!!

    • @ectyka
      @ectyka 3 года назад

      @@Producelikeapro You're the man as well, thank you.

  • @BLACKSYNTH
    @BLACKSYNTH Год назад +1

    Clipping is great, I use kclip 3 from Kazrog, especially on my new song I’m working on , on drum bus, some times crunchy bass and things, very sparingly, keeping the input low and just shaving the top a little makes it stand out a little bit whilst also stopping it peaking to high, really does give my master bus limiter less work to do, I have also started making my mix a little more dynamic than I normally would, the end result being able to bring it together more forgivingly.

  • @bjoneill74
    @bjoneill74 Год назад

    I somehow just found this. Extremely useful information! I already hear a difference in drum transients.
    I suppose I should come out from under my rock more often!

  • @scottfaircloff9530
    @scottfaircloff9530 3 года назад +1

    thanks again, Marc!!

  • @briankingart
    @briankingart 3 года назад

    Brilliant, Dr. MDN!

  • @mixingmastering
    @mixingmastering 3 года назад +1

    ridiculously great result

  • @jjboogie1
    @jjboogie1 3 года назад +3

    What a dope lesson. Love this and love learning knew cool things I can do with plugins I use every day.

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 года назад +1

      Fantastic! Thanks ever so much J J! Yes, Marc Rules!!

  • @KrystleCarissa11
    @KrystleCarissa11 3 года назад +1

    He’s back:-)

  • @fwqfqwqfqwf7106
    @fwqfqwqfqwf7106 3 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for bringing us such a creative mixing or mastering technique.
    But I do have a question on this. By putting a clipper before limiter, you give the limiter more headroom to compress and squish things. That hundred precent make sense. The thing is that the punchiness actually can be taken by the clipper now. So instead of being tamed by limiter, it is now tamed by the clipper. What will be the difference between that? Cause both of them are setting a brick wall on a threshold. I ask this because I do notice that it actually made a difference by just slap a limiter alone.
    Just give me a little bit hints, and I will be grateful.

    • @realchrisma
      @realchrisma 3 года назад

      The hard clipper works in a different way than a brick wall limiter, it reduces the amount of nasty sounding artifacts.

  • @allpdmusic
    @allpdmusic 3 года назад +5

    Marc..I bought that SIR plugin based on another video of yours and I think it could be one of the most under rated plugins out there. (very cheap as well) I'm going to make a video about it eventually. Great job as always! You guys are the best!