Good evening from the UK... At the moment I'm in the exploration stage... despite how long I've been doing this, I just used to tough it out and go 'commando', so to speak! Mostly because I lack the understanding and I didn't just want to rely on 'Plugins' to sound good... or at least better! Recently though, having jumped headfirst into the academy, I'm becoming more confident in trying out stuff... nothing major, 'Enverb' for some gated toms recently, 'Stereo Spread' cos' I'm basically lazy and it's helping the tracks sound more dynamic... out of stock stuff, have used 'Fresh Air' which is subtle but nice and 'Drip'... I know 😉... but it does actually add some much needed pizzazz, or seasoning if you like? My biggest discovery is 'Output'... subscribed to 'Arcade' which is a pretty cool repository for samples and is already changing my style and sound! I've said enough!! 😎👍
16 minute absolute masterclass in how to get amazing, clean, low-end in any mix. Not just a very talented mix engineer but also a great teacher. Love it.
I love how in the audio industry, people are like: - "Adding EQ there seems to sometimes add a little too much..." - *intensely waiting, I can't even imagine what word he could possibly use to describe the situation accurately, there are no words for this, right?... - "...woofiness." - *that's the one
Marc your content is such pro high quality, I’ve got to the point where I just follow your tutorials, Bob Huff, and maybe one other. Information overload from everywhere else, you guys are industry pros with real artist sessions and it’s a privilege to get these real world lessons. Thank you….
I love the Haas effect and have been using it on the overheads to create spread. Sounds huge! From mostly sunny, warming up & still relatively locked down Ireland! ☘️☮️🤘🏽🤠👍🏽☮️☘️
TAL AUDIO XL Chorus is amazing for spreading synth based sounds when they come and go leaving space for the main bass figure in the center..... its free.
It's a very warm chorus. Like nothing-above-6k on the modulated signal warm. The hass will retain your crispy higher harmonics but make them stereo. The TAL will keep your highs centered and create stereo out of the low-mids/mids. The TAL chorus sounds great, but if you want to create space for something in the center, it's good to be aware of the frequencies involved.
WOH!! Marc Daniel Nelson just recommended 'Stereo Spread'... he must have read my previous "Reply"... but yes, I concur... my fav recent discovery!! 🤓👍
Great video - Thank you! As a German native speaker I had to laugh about the title insert "Hass Effekt"... the Haas Effect is the pseudo-acoustic effect named after Herbert Haas. "Hass" is the German word for "hate". Not sure what the "Hass Effect" is, perhaps it's something about our history...
While I also like RBass. I’ve realized, after lots of testing, that MaxxBass does a better job at retaining sub-information while adding harmonics. You need to mess with all the parameters to dial it in, which is part of the secret- you have more control than RBass Therefore, I always use Maxxbass over RBass.
I've been finding PS22 Split from Waves audio a great version of the hass effect. I recently mixed a live recording of a rock trio and used PS22 to push the distortion gtr to the sides to make room for the screaming vocals down the middle. Worked a treat. I've used a lot of mono to stereo spreader effects and PS22 is my fav.
this was great! my first experience with the idea of HAAS on bass was from the David Moulton Audio Lectures like...25 years ago when you had to order the discs from Mix Magazine because there was no "online" ordering back then hahaha...everyone would look at me weird when I would use the HAAS effect on bass (I always high passed the effect to keep the mono low end clean) but in the end when I'd A/B it...they'd always choose the effected version...cool to see it showing up again 🙂
Some great tips here. I remember some years ago I was trying to achieve that wide big low end I heard on some tracks, and nothing worked because spreading you low end in stereo is "illegal"... and creating Haas effect with bass... "you are insane!"
Thanks Marc for this one. What I learned most from this video was a tiny detail when demonstrating your use of Vitamin. While soloing the lowest frequency range band you were still listening for clarity between instruments. (Kick, Bass, Synth) This was very helpful in finding a more precise definition of tonal centers for each instrument, all while exploring in the “mudd” range . It was a Captain Obvious moment for me on how to keep using critical listening within a given range instead of hearing just the range as a whole. Dive deeper.
Thanks for doing this video! We are working on a song with an almost identical beat to what Mac demoed and his recommendations nailed the low end for us.
Great video - again! as for big low end, the brainworx subsynth sometimes works great, too. otherwise the townhouse bus comp get´s used a lot over here.
Amazing video again from Marc!! Thank you so much Marc ( and Warren of course ) for sharing your "secret sauce" with us, who want to become great mixing engineers like you are!
Great video - amazing to see 29$ waves plugins still being used after so many years. The Rbass on the kick was anything but subtle btw :). Sounded great though.
Such a great video and a great lesson: thank you Marc Daniel! I am learning a lot from you! I wish I could spend time just watching you working on a mix.
For Haas-fx there's a nice free plugin called "QuickHaas" - it does what it says on the tin. Love it. I usually dial in the delay in mono as to mitigate mon-artifacts /comb-filtering as much as possible, then fine-tune in stereo. Works wonderfully
Your videos are DA BOMB. My top bass plugins : 1) UAD LITTLE LABS VOICE OF GOD Nothing beats the warm big sound for a FAT 35-45hz sub. Perfect to enhance kicks too... So versatile, you can use to enhance any source really, from 3-500 Hz and it just sounds so much warmer and bigger than anything else. 2) BOZ DIGITAL LABS BARK OF DOG (FREE) A bit like RBASS but I prefer the sound and it's FREE!! Nice for kick and sub. I personally never got on with Vitamin. Sounded harsh on everything to me imo. Thanks so much for all your brilliant videos! Always so articulate.
Love the dynamic element that Vitamin adds. I've not used it for a while to be honest, might be time for me to dust it off haha! Absolutely love these videos! Thanks again Marc :)
Specially when u talk or explain the process i hear a ringing like the " Snare Ring ' , i was confused if it's coming from my monitors , i check several audio but it's sound clean, i played back your video it came out again BTW Thanks for everything knowledge you share with us
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Good evening from the UK... At the moment I'm in the exploration stage... despite how long I've been doing this, I just used to tough it out and go 'commando', so to speak! Mostly because I lack the understanding and I didn't just want to rely on 'Plugins' to sound good... or at least better! Recently though, having jumped headfirst into the academy, I'm becoming more confident in trying out stuff... nothing major, 'Enverb' for some gated toms recently, 'Stereo Spread' cos' I'm basically lazy and it's helping the tracks sound more dynamic... out of stock stuff, have used 'Fresh Air' which is subtle but nice and 'Drip'... I know 😉... but it does actually add some much needed pizzazz, or seasoning if you like? My biggest discovery is 'Output'... subscribed to 'Arcade' which is a pretty cool repository for samples and is already changing my style and sound! I've said enough!! 😎👍
RBass is #1 and apart from that, I like the low end boost's from PulTec EQ Emulations 😎
SPL Vitalizer is a beast on low end
Like a pirate on the high seas I be using Rs in Waves! Ahoy Warren!!
The Lovend from analog obsession is super on bass
16 minute absolute masterclass in how to get amazing, clean, low-end in any mix. Not just a very talented mix engineer but also a great teacher. Love it.
RIGHT??!!
haha "its subtle"...with Rbass on, my whole studio went BROOM BROOM BROOM!!! Love this plugin
Haha me too!
The dog sleeping on the couch looks like the best job there!
Weimaraner - linked to Germany again :-)
Awesome again!!!! MDN!!!
@@philipgalaura760 Atticus is a full time sleeper :)
@@marcdanielnelson317 just like me 😅
hahahaha!!! i was just about to comment!
I love how in the audio industry, people are like:
- "Adding EQ there seems to sometimes add a little too much..."
- *intensely waiting, I can't even imagine what word he could possibly use to describe the situation accurately, there are no words for this, right?...
- "...woofiness."
- *that's the one
What we really need is a review of audiophile-quality lava lamps.
It's official, Marc Daniel Nelson is my new guru .
Thanks, Marc! The just right balance of philosophy and real world application is what makes your lessons so valuable.
Marc your content is such pro high quality, I’ve got to the point where I just follow your tutorials, Bob Huff, and maybe one other. Information overload from everywhere else, you guys are industry pros with real artist sessions and it’s a privilege to get these real world lessons. Thank you….
Been using RBass for over 18 years. Love that plug-in! One of the few must haves.
Awesome low end is always a tasty topic, thanks for sharing!!!
Love how he says :"This guy" for the plugins lol:)
What a masterclass!
Thanks ever so much
I love the Haas effect and have been using it on the overheads to create spread. Sounds huge! From mostly sunny, warming up & still relatively locked down Ireland! ☘️☮️🤘🏽🤠👍🏽☮️☘️
Still chilly enough today, for me.. Gwan the Irish!
Ampeg B15 also available native from Plugin Alliance.
I can't even express how much I value Daniel's tutorials. Thank you very very much!
TAL AUDIO XL Chorus is amazing for spreading synth based sounds when they come and go leaving space for the main bass figure in the center..... its free.
LX. But yes, it’s amazing. Along with the Arturia Juno chorus.
It is great. I also love classic chorus, an old plugin, but very good for some classic sounds, just as the name suggests ;)
Will give it a try, always love to test new ways to improve that bass !
It's a very warm chorus. Like nothing-above-6k on the modulated signal warm. The hass will retain your crispy higher harmonics but make them stereo. The TAL will keep your highs centered and create stereo out of the low-mids/mids. The TAL chorus sounds great, but if you want to create space for something in the center, it's good to be aware of the frequencies involved.
liked before the video even started because I love Marc so much!
You guys truly do phenomenal work. I’m sure we can all agree that this is priceless advice.
Never thought of using the rbass on a snare. Thanks for the tip! ✌
Man, this is so good. I really like the Trackspacer plug in to make room for bass and kick.
Love LOVE that synth Bass!
RBass is probably my favourite Waves plugin and I have nearly all of them.
WOH!! Marc Daniel Nelson just recommended 'Stereo Spread'... he must have read my previous "Reply"... but yes, I concur... my fav recent discovery!! 🤓👍
Great video - Thank you! As a German native speaker I had to laugh about the title insert "Hass Effekt"... the Haas Effect is the pseudo-acoustic effect named after Herbert Haas. "Hass" is the German word for "hate". Not sure what the "Hass Effect" is, perhaps it's something about our history...
I got the Metric Halo Thump free a few years back and it's a decent solution.
So great to see more videos with Marc! Thank you so much Warren!
Never thought about using HASS effect on Bass. Good learn today!! Thank you very much for sharing, Master Marc.
These are very valuable lessons using stuff most of us have sitting in our plugins folder! Cool
Marc is awesome as always.
That was excellent. Great demo of each plugin and really great explanation of 'why'. Cool track too
I am learning so much from you and taking a lot of notes! You communicate everything so clearly with excellent examples! Thanks Marc!
Thanks Marc! I have all these plugins and I will definitely try all this.
Love the fact no one could quite tell you how the R-Bass sounds - I suppose in the end what truly matters is that it makes things sound "AWESOME"!
This is still a great go-to video for getting good low end.
Some great low end tips!! Brilliant video and track! Thanks for sharing 😀
This is an awesome video!! I love myself the RBASS. very very useful for every single low end issue I’ve had so far!
While I also like RBass. I’ve realized, after lots of testing, that MaxxBass does a better job at retaining sub-information while adding harmonics. You need to mess with all the parameters to dial it in, which is part of the secret- you have more control than RBass Therefore, I always use Maxxbass over RBass.
I like this guy. Glad to see more of him on the channel
bass seems to stay pretty pure even after plugin treatment. Great info for the chaps
Marc is amazing. Thanks for new lessons. Everytime I watch his videos I learn something great new. 🤘 Thanks from Germany
Michael
Greatbtip on the HAAS effect. I like your goofy ness at the end of the video. 🤣
Thank you! What a great quick dive and I already own 3 of the 4.
I've been finding PS22 Split from Waves audio a great version of the hass effect. I recently mixed a live recording of a rock trio and used PS22 to push the distortion gtr to the sides to make room for the screaming vocals down the middle. Worked a treat. I've used a lot of mono to stereo spreader effects and PS22 is my fav.
It's actually called "Haas-Effect". "Hass-Effekt" would mean hate-effect in german, by the way, sounds like a dope band 😄
2:19 was when I first saw and my heart melted
Very intriguing use of Haas effect. Thank you friend.
I love my Saturation Knob!
I always learning about not much. little things change big sound.
Thanks Marc! and have a fun!
What a great video, I was thinking MV2 was going to be one of your favorites. I was wrong 😃. I'm going to try your technique out. Thank you Mark!
MV2 is more for controlling dynamics, but a definite gem for low-end material.
this was great! my first experience with the idea of HAAS on bass was from the David Moulton Audio Lectures like...25 years ago when you had to order the discs from Mix Magazine because there was no "online" ordering back then hahaha...everyone would look at me weird when I would use the HAAS effect on bass (I always high passed the effect to keep the mono low end clean) but in the end when I'd A/B it...they'd always choose the effected version...cool to see it showing up again 🙂
Some great tips here. I remember some years ago I was trying to achieve that wide big low end I heard on some tracks, and nothing worked because spreading you low end in stereo is "illegal"... and creating Haas effect with bass... "you are insane!"
love what that r bass did with the snare.....great vid guys
Always something here to take in! Thanks Marc!!
Thanks Marc for this one. What I learned most from this video was a tiny detail when demonstrating your use of Vitamin. While soloing the lowest frequency range band you were still listening for clarity between instruments. (Kick, Bass, Synth) This was very helpful in finding a more precise definition of tonal centers for each instrument, all while exploring in the “mudd” range . It was a Captain Obvious moment for me on how to keep using critical listening within a given range instead of hearing just the range as a whole. Dive deeper.
Glad you caught that...
Thanks for doing this video! We are working on a song with an almost identical beat to what Mac demoed and his recommendations nailed the low end for us.
More Marc, please! Thank you.
This was A great video, thanks Marc for sharing this.
Invaluable stuff this. MDN is a legend!
I REALLY LOVE enhanced subbass. Either a distorted filtered sinewave, or a filtered saw or square wave.
MArc great like always, thanks so much for share your knowledge
I love that the Haas effect is on this list. Love playing with the Haas effect. Sometimes a bit of phase correction and boom!
How do u correct the phase? I appreciate the Haas effect, too. But it often destroys the mono compatability.
@@calvinschatzke5899 I use Waves InPhase for it. Brilliant for making sure things are in phase
Gosh, I wish my dog would lay down and be still like that while we are talking!!! Good info too.
Thanks, Kenny! Hes a nice buddy
I already had R bass (never used it, I will now), but this video just sold me on Vitamin.
Thanks ever so much Joe!
the haas thing is cool dude! i also love to use chorus on bass, works very often!
Ya I've been using this on almost anything at times....GAME CHANGER when I discovered it
Thanks ever so much!
Great video - again!
as for big low end, the brainworx subsynth sometimes works great, too.
otherwise the townhouse bus comp get´s used a lot over here.
Amazing video again from Marc!!
Thank you so much Marc ( and Warren of course ) for sharing your "secret sauce" with us, who want to become great mixing engineers like you are!
Great video and a good reminder by Marc in regards to these well known plugins. Digital audio at it's best. And how to use it ;)
I have tight wire low end in my mixes too😁 Thanks again for these vids.
Great video - amazing to see 29$ waves plugins still being used after so many years. The Rbass on the kick was anything but subtle btw :). Sounded great though.
Fantastic Advice yet again from Marc. Love it
Such a great video and a great lesson: thank you Marc Daniel! I am learning a lot from you! I wish I could spend time just watching you working on a mix.
Thank you Lorenzo!
Thanks for this use case for Haas, now I have a reason to try it. Also man I could listen to Aaron Sterling all day
Master at work ❤️
The bla-bla-bla is my default plug in! Just ask my friends. Thank you Marc for this peek into your toolbox.
Yes - keeping the bla & bla balanced w/ the bla is always tough.
I'm obviously doing it backwards because I have way too much alb-alb-alb in my mixes.
i think im in love with this guy :D absolutely superb video
Thanks for sure!
Thanks for sharing us your experience! 🙏
Really really interesting, as usual with Marc Daniel. Thank you!
Love the MDN stuff, Warren! Thanks to both of you.
i really enjoyed this video and your explanations, well done! clean low end... i feel that same. lets be friends
Thanks for the video. Learned something new today. 😊
Awesome tips Marc! Thanks!
“It’s subtle” broooo I’m listening on air pods and that rbass is making ALL the difference... purchasing now!
For Haas-fx there's a nice free plugin called "QuickHaas" - it does what it says on the tin. Love it. I usually dial in the delay in mono as to mitigate mon-artifacts /comb-filtering as much as possible, then fine-tune in stereo. Works wonderfully
Your videos are DA BOMB.
My top bass plugins :
1) UAD LITTLE LABS VOICE OF GOD
Nothing beats the warm big sound for a FAT 35-45hz sub. Perfect to enhance kicks too... So versatile, you can use to enhance any source really, from 3-500 Hz and it just sounds so much warmer and bigger than anything else.
2) BOZ DIGITAL LABS BARK OF DOG (FREE)
A bit like RBASS but I prefer the sound and it's FREE!! Nice for kick and sub.
I personally never got on with Vitamin. Sounded harsh on everything to me imo.
Thanks so much for all your brilliant videos! Always so articulate.
vERY SLICK WILL!
"The low end is all Fuckey" love that
Love the dynamic element that Vitamin adds. I've not used it for a while to be honest, might be time for me to dust it off haha! Absolutely love these videos! Thanks again Marc :)
As usal, clear, knowledgeable and usefyul, thanks :)
Wow…. VERY candid and extremely USEFUL lesson here. 😎👍👍
Well done, Sir.
Well done indeed.
Haven't watched this yet, but I am just going to say, thanks for this amazing video :D
How killer is that damn snare?!!
always great content from PLAP!
Solid advice, and very well presented
Free ones that I love: bx_subfilter and Bass Professor Mark II
such a cute dog :D very awesome stuff you have to tell! Thanks for this content and greetings from EU :)
Great teacher ever...thank you Marc
Great video guys! Thanks for sharing...
Thank you Marc! Great information and of course plugins :). I'm also a big fan of the Waves MV2.
RBass is an AK47 for lowend! Works always and never let me down! thx for great vid guys.
Agreed 100%
Specially when u talk or explain the process i hear a ringing like the " Snare Ring '
, i was confused if it's coming from my monitors , i check several audio but it's sound clean, i played back your video it came out again
BTW Thanks for everything knowledge you share with us