This was a great follow up. So you've defined how to use this tool. Now bring it together with a mix that uses distortion curves + subtractive EQ (cuts) to add flavor to a mix versus just using EQ (boosts and cuts)... maybe those differences aren't apropos and a different set of distortion vs. X is more relevant. But I think you can squeeze one more video out of this that focuses on bringing all that knowledge forward.
@@fakshen1973 I will revisit distortion in the future but as of right now this channel looks more like a channel about distortion than music. I want to cover other topics but I will eventually do more distortion videos
...but when the world needed him most, he vanished. I just found your channel and it's simply amazing. Hope you come back soon or at the very least that you're doing great on whatever you're pursuing. Thanks for the incredible education you're providing here!
I see you haven't posted in 6 months, and I'm bummed about it. I just found your channel, but its easily one of the best production channels on RUclips. Please don't stop!
I came here on a clickbait title "You're doing saturation wrong". I don't like to be told that what I'm doing creatively is wrong, so I clicked. To my surprise, this is exactly what I love out of RUclipsrs. Very detailed analytical and most importantly, the why's. It's far too often people can tell you how to do something but never the why. +1 fan
Fantastic. It's no mystery why your videos are standing out in such a crowded content market, especially one in which super-slick video production is the norm. You're offering a level of understanding, depth, detail and clarity that no one else is, filling in a major gap in the internet audio curriculum. This channel may end up getting real popular real quick.
Big time. This guy’s content is next level. In spite of his fantastic presentation, it’s not as easily digestible as the zillions of, “3 Amazing Eeeezy Tips to Make Your Mixes Sound pRoFeSsIoNaL” videos out there. I have a feeling I will be coming back to these for quite some time.
This is the best production channel on RUclips. Even as a professional audio engineer, I have never been more informed of intrigued by someone else’s studies with sound on RUclips. This man gets it. Puts in the work, and the brainpower and doesn’t just saturate you with opinions. He backs them with re-creatable scientific phenomena and mathematics which had me fully absorbing the concepts on both a theoretical and pragmatic level. Thank you Sseb, the true hero we all needed but didn’t deserve. Hope you’re doing well bro.
I reached a point with music production where I can't learn anymore from youtube vids. I already know all the tricks. I've worked with producers who are running festivals etc. and they have been my only source of new knowledge besides my own experiments. These videos have actually taught me something new. I love to know the inner workings and get more theory based with everything in music, and sound design has always remained a bit of a mystery. These videos have really filled that gap and saved me hours of research. Thank you so much. I hope you will make more videos in the future.
I can only repeat what already has been said. The video series on distortion/saturation is great. In contrast to most other production/music youtube videos you actually really explain what is going on, without drifting into the typical esoteric stuff that is not really grounded in anything factual. I was just going to binge some more of your content when I realized that you sadly did not upload any more videos :(. I really hope you will eventually come back to YT and produce some more of these high quality videos. Cheers
Love how in depth this series is, finaly someone appart from Dan Worall that explains WHY one would make certain descisions, not what descisions one ought to make
EVEN THOUGH THIS IS ALL YOUVE MADE AND ITS BEEN A WHILE THIS CONTRIBUTION AND INFORMATION IS GREAT. OUT OF ALL OF THE VIDEOS ON RUclips AND CREATORS THERE IS STILL SO MUCH BS AND USELESS INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO PICK THROUGH AND I WISH THERE WERE MORE CONTENT CREATORS LIKE YOU. EVEN IF YOU NEVER MAKE ANOTHER VIDEO THESE WILL ALWAYS REMAIN VALUABLE AND HELPFUL AND WILL STAND THE TEST OF TIME. IM A BERKLEE STUDENT, BEAT MAKE/PRODUCER, MIXING AND MASTERING ENGIENEER. THE WAY YOU BREAK DOWN DISTORTION IN THIS SERIES HAS HELP ME TO RETHINK MY APPROACH TO MIXING, MASTERING, AND SOUND DESIGN AND HOW I USE MY ANALOGE AND VST TOOLS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION.
I really hope you start making videos again, man! I think you've got a great attitude about everything, and there aren't people who make enough of this kind of content!
Wow I know I'm late to this but I don't think I've ever come across a creator capable of really explaining these principles in a way that's so practically helpful as well. Thank you!
Wow, I felt like I was being taught by a music professor in a university or a paid course! The way you explain things that are seemingly complex at first sight in such an easy to understand way is incredible! We need more people like you on RUclips. I hope you can make more videos like this in the future, even if they're not as long, just short but insightful tips would be appreciated too. 😊
Brilliant work!!! The whole 3-part series on distortion feels more like a high-quality Uni lecture than a RUclips video really. Thank you so much for all your work.
Your videos should be watched by EVERY mixer. This is advice I’ve never heard before, actually using the science behind these decision making processes is incredible. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Noise reduces the perception of harsh high harmonics!!! Holy Moly, this is golden. I am learning synthesis through Syntorial and have been wondering for couple months. Why every synth has noise knob? It is to tame harshness. Now I know why ppl add background noise either rhythmic or not. So many questions answered in 3 short videos. Thank you!
Don't stop. Keep the vids coming. I've learned more in your few vids than in the hundreds of other vids out there. So, if you're reading this comment - Please keep them coming! Excellent work!
Finally, RUclips pushing some quality content........I discovered your OTT video and then watched every single video in the channel as of now without blinking once. You are doing great in respect of creating tutorials on topics that nobody discusses about. This is the exact stuff I am trying to figure out myself. I would love to see a video on compressors, the type of compressors, how it affects a signal before EQ, after EQ, before Saturation, and After saturation.......what are transient designers/processors and what problem do they solve compared to compressors.....etc..... As of now, I am fully hooked on your style of explaining and the subtle comedic gems inside of the videos. Will be looking forward to more videos. Ps. I am so happy that you blew the fuck up....guess its time to make a comeback?
Man. These videos are so good and hit all the right buttons for me. It's just such an engineer thing though. It won't help most people mix an album or pick out the right gear like other videos that most people would be searching for but it is still an invaluable tool. Even for non engineers like myself who just really want to understand the tools at their disposal to hopefully make something different to someone making new hardware we can all learn something from this. Demand makes it much harder to make this into a successful RUclips series and pushes stuff like this back into a space where, as a creative in the studio space or even someone developing music tech, you have to get lucky enough to meet someone who can understand and help you with this kind of knowledge. This is the type of understanding and knowledge that is severely lacking on the internet especially in such an educational format.
These videos blow everything else out of the water. So good! I'd love to see one on phasers. Haven't found one yet that really makes the concept click. Also vocoders, which are extra interesting because of their history, but are still very mysterious to me
I recently saw a video where a girl was flipping through male Disney characters in the “would you?” context. She landed on Shang from Mulan and was all like “this is the man you would think about for the rest of your life. He would rock your world one time and you would be ruined for everyone else.” I feel like this is exactly what sseb just did to us musically. I need this level of intellectual substance and depth in my life again 😫😩😭
Thank you for your video @sseb I finished all your videos, I couldn't get enough. I found them very easy to digest, albeit the content was really complex. You are a natural and clearly you have a talent for this. I hope to see more videos from you in the future. I wish you success in whatever project you're working on now.
I watched all of your videos on one breath. There's some true gold there for us goldmines! :) please don't stop making such videos, I'm already addicted ❤. Thank you for this content and comprehensive smart presentation.
In a scene "saturated" with "this plugin is amazing" videos your channel is a lifesaver. A nice future video would be on limiting for loudness and using reverb as a mixing tool.
Most underrated RUclipsr... most videos I've seen they be like "yeah just add this and add that" no explanation whatsoever yet they want thousands of views and likes but they don't provide any info about it
Casually makes the best video about distortion. I especially enjoyed the mix of great visuals, reference sounds and clear voice over. He also gave a nice sprinkle of history lessons on the top. I had considerable but blurry knowledge on this topic, but this video definitely helped me clear out and separate the different information making it much easier to navigate what type of saturation to reach for in different scenarios. Thank you!
I can only agree with the other comments-absolutely fantastic content, great explanations. I suspect I’ll watch these a few times to get it all but have already learned so much. Thanks from a new subscriber!
your videos are so good at explaining the fundamentals of one subject, it's really amazing the amount of basics I can learn from just one video, really help me understand what is happening and what to expect while mixing. please come back with more videos, it's been 7 monthsss
This series is the absolute best content I've come across on production/sound engineering. And that includes paid stuff. I hope you're doing great wherever you are. It would be nice to hear from you again.
Love all your content man - really cool and enlightening stuff! I think a natural progression would be a look at compression - maybe inc. the various styles of hardware emulating compressors that are around and what is best for different functions
Great video! I clicked this randomly from my youtube suggestions... I guess the algorithm works sometimes, eh? So many things clicked while watching this video and terminology (like Asymmetric vs symmetric curves) that I've heard but never really bothered to understand is now clear to me.
Your videos are by far the most in-depth and knowledge rich I have ever seen. Honestly a masterclass. I don't know what happened to you but I hope you're good man. Anything you would have to talk about would be a gold mine.
Your videos are absolutely killer man, can't wait for your return. I love the amount of detail you present and you clearly stick out because of it. Video topic idea: the math and methods behind pitch and time stretching. It's not a topic I often see talked about yet these tools are used constantly by music producers. There's numerous underlying topics there concerning sampling theorem and I'm sure it would be an interesting rabbit hole that could span multiple videos.
It makes me happy that you showed examples using izotope trasher. It's my most used distortion and the fact that it shows the actual distortion curve is perfect! Thid video really helped understand how distortion is mathematically and digitally applied. Thanks!
This video was A LOT MORE USEFUL than your highly technical video where you went off on tangents about the Fourier transform, without really showing functions... I've just been using distortion plug-ins without paying attention to the saturation curves, but this is straight forward enough that it's worth experimenting with! THANKS FOR THIS!! GOOD WORK!!
That was a science lesson. Your series of videos is excellent. You've clearly studied audio engineering to an exceptional level and present it very well. The only disconnect I have here, is how does this relate to the real world? If you're using a saturation plugin with a graph type input, then you can easily see what type of distortion is being applied. But if you're using one that doesn't (like Decapitator or Tape sims for example), how do you know what type of distortion that's using? The only thing we can go on is what it sounds like as we try things. How do you know if the plugin you're using is symmetrical or asymmetrical?............Hang on a minute, you're not going to suggest we read the manual are you? That's sacrilege!
I demoed the difference between symmetric and asymmetric at 14:22. It's pretty easy to to build up an ear for the differences. Experimenting is really the quickest way to figure it out, but it doesn't take long to hear the differences in tone and once you figure it out you can apply that to any plugin where the curve isn't shown.
What a fantastic cap to a phenomenal series of videos. I’d love to see more examples of what we should be listening for. Reverb would make a really great topic. Especially if you approach it the same way you did with saturation.
Amazing! These are the videos I need, not the ones I deserve. Don't know if this is too big a topic but maybe you could explore loudness. I make electronic music (and I think you do too). Old engineers say crushing the master is stupid and DJ´s say its necessary. I've done nole tests on limiters and have to say the result is scary awful but I still think there's something really satisfying about a square master with kick drums smoothly transitioning to sub. Dan Worrall has some awesome videos on why crushing the master is stupid, but I think it might be interesting for someone with more sensitivity towards electronic music to explore the areas of grey. There's no right answer but I'm still interested in your two cents. Anyway thanks for the videos!!!
1:20 Hey! That's me! Great job my man. These videos are a genuine contribution to the discussion of audio for music production. Five videos and you're already up there with the greats. No kidding.
thanks so much for the series of EQ and clipping (also comp lol) you get me to the door to really understanding what I am mixing (still have lots more to work on...) I think it helps 90% of mixing skills looking forward to you talk about the width and depth for sound! thanks a lot!
One of the best video’s I’ve ever seen on distortion. I learned so much, and got a lot of old lingering questions cleared up. Really how to hear more from @sseb
I just discover the channel, simply the best distortion tutorial I have ever seen, the channel seems to be inactive since a while but i hope new stuff will be coming soon, keep up the amazing work you've done here, you're the 3blue1brown of music production
Your videos are immense, mate. Hope you return with more. There are loads of techniques I’ve been using for years in mixing that I don’t understand the science behind. The theory of synthesis and exploring the different types would be bloody brilliant. Hope you’re good!
Bro that’s the answer we’ve been looking for ! Wish I discovered your channel earlier ! What you ve said on ur tuts took us ages to figure out … thanks so much !!
Dude hoooly shit never ever stop making these types of videos, ive had a full education on music production and no one came near this class of explaining topics on audio. keep up the good work man! ;)
Crossover distortion was also a problem in consumer level "Hi Fi" stereo amps up to the late 1980s when "Class A" amplifiers did away with the problem - at the cost of, well, _money,_ as well as sacrificing efficiency. Nice video. I won't remember all of this, but I now have a much more solid handle on the buttons and dials in my plugins. 😉
What topic should I cover now?
Techniques on adding depth to a mix would be nice , maybe proper methods of gain staging.
anything that would help me make loud mixes that sounds dynamic and not squished would be awesome!
Could you do a Full mixing project? Or maybe a video about recordings or vocals
This was a great follow up. So you've defined how to use this tool. Now bring it together with a mix that uses distortion curves + subtractive EQ (cuts) to add flavor to a mix versus just using EQ (boosts and cuts)... maybe those differences aren't apropos and a different set of distortion vs. X is more relevant. But I think you can squeeze one more video out of this that focuses on bringing all that knowledge forward.
@@fakshen1973 I will revisit distortion in the future but as of right now this channel looks more like a channel about distortion than music. I want to cover other topics but I will eventually do more distortion videos
This dude just made some of the most in depth videos explaining advanced mixing techniques and just dipped
big sad for me cuz I just found his videos and they are the best
Agree. I need more this is amazing.
don't get me wrong, I liked the videos. but for the mainstream they are way too nerdy
@@Jaburu people need to get away from that perception. This is informative and thorough. Not gimmicky and half ass like the rest..
@@mondrian5620 I don't disagree with you. but his content is just not youtube-ie
...but when the world needed him most, he vanished. I just found your channel and it's simply amazing. Hope you come back soon or at the very least that you're doing great on whatever you're pursuing. Thanks for the incredible education you're providing here!
hope it doesn't take 100 years to find him again
Of course. I just found him now!! I think God just took him because he was too brilliant for the earth. 🤣🤣 Please come back!
Everything changed when the saturation stacked...
Genuinely some of the best RUclips content I've ever seen in my life
Dude.. don't disappear on us now, we still need far more wonderful videos from you.
I see you haven't posted in 6 months, and I'm bummed about it. I just found your channel, but its easily one of the best production channels on RUclips. Please don't stop!
i know right? where the f is the master!?
Quality takes time
@@joeclarmusic alot of time hahahha
I came here on a clickbait title "You're doing saturation wrong". I don't like to be told that what I'm doing creatively is wrong, so I clicked. To my surprise, this is exactly what I love out of RUclipsrs. Very detailed analytical and most importantly, the why's. It's far too often people can tell you how to do something but never the why. +1 fan
Thank you! Unfortunately clickbait is a necessary evil, but I think it's fine as long as the viewer gets value out of it and doesn't feel cheated.
ayyyy
@@clydehawkins123 lololol
Same here on distortion seeing as that’s the main element of my tracks 😂
Thank you for this series on Saturation.!
Fantastic. It's no mystery why your videos are standing out in such a crowded content market, especially one in which super-slick video production is the norm. You're offering a level of understanding, depth, detail and clarity that no one else is, filling in a major gap in the internet audio curriculum. This channel may end up getting real popular real quick.
Thank you for all the kind words!
100% agree
Big time. This guy’s content is next level. In spite of his fantastic presentation, it’s not as easily digestible as the zillions of, “3 Amazing Eeeezy Tips to Make Your Mixes Sound pRoFeSsIoNaL” videos out there. I have a feeling I will be coming back to these for quite some time.
@@sseb_music When you coming back, these videos are some of the best out there
@@sseb_music will you return? People fear you're deceased.
This is the best production channel on RUclips. Even as a professional audio engineer, I have never been more informed of intrigued by someone else’s studies with sound on RUclips. This man gets it. Puts in the work, and the brainpower and doesn’t just saturate you with opinions. He backs them with re-creatable scientific phenomena and mathematics which had me fully absorbing the concepts on both a theoretical and pragmatic level. Thank you Sseb, the true hero we all needed but didn’t deserve. Hope you’re doing well bro.
I reached a point with music production where I can't learn anymore from youtube vids. I already know all the tricks. I've worked with producers who are running festivals etc. and they have been my only source of new knowledge besides my own experiments. These videos have actually taught me something new. I love to know the inner workings and get more theory based with everything in music, and sound design has always remained a bit of a mystery. These videos have really filled that gap and saved me hours of research. Thank you so much. I hope you will make more videos in the future.
I can only repeat what already has been said. The video series on distortion/saturation is great. In contrast to most other production/music youtube videos you actually really explain what is going on, without drifting into the typical esoteric stuff that is not really grounded in anything factual. I was just going to binge some more of your content when I realized that you sadly did not upload any more videos :(.
I really hope you will eventually come back to YT and produce some more of these high quality videos. Cheers
Love how in depth this series is, finaly someone appart from Dan Worall that explains WHY one would make certain descisions, not what descisions one ought to make
EVEN THOUGH THIS IS ALL YOUVE MADE AND ITS BEEN A WHILE THIS CONTRIBUTION AND INFORMATION IS GREAT. OUT OF ALL OF THE VIDEOS ON RUclips AND CREATORS THERE IS STILL SO MUCH BS AND USELESS INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO PICK THROUGH AND I WISH THERE WERE MORE CONTENT CREATORS LIKE YOU. EVEN IF YOU NEVER MAKE ANOTHER VIDEO THESE WILL ALWAYS REMAIN VALUABLE AND HELPFUL AND WILL STAND THE TEST OF TIME. IM A BERKLEE STUDENT, BEAT MAKE/PRODUCER, MIXING AND MASTERING ENGIENEER. THE WAY YOU BREAK DOWN DISTORTION IN THIS SERIES HAS HELP ME TO RETHINK MY APPROACH TO MIXING, MASTERING, AND SOUND DESIGN AND HOW I USE MY ANALOGE AND VST TOOLS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION.
He's back! Some of the best explanation videos on RUclips :D
I really hope you start making videos again, man! I think you've got a great attitude about everything, and there aren't people who make enough of this kind of content!
Wow
I know I'm late to this but I don't think I've ever come across a creator capable of really explaining these principles in a way that's so practically helpful as well. Thank you!
Wow, I felt like I was being taught by a music professor in a university or a paid course! The way you explain things that are seemingly complex at first sight in such an easy to understand way is incredible! We need more people like you on RUclips. I hope you can make more videos like this in the future, even if they're not as long, just short but insightful tips would be appreciated too. 😊
I found this channel today, and I'm very bummed that there are only 5 videos. PLEASE make more videos 🙏
These are the best goddamn videos thinking about mixing and music production i have ever seen.
agreed, I hope the creator knows he is missed
Your channel fill up a great emptiness in the audio mix education community. I really apreciate that, thank you very much. More videos, please. 😬
This is best youtube tutorials on sound, period. Dude, please come back, hope you ok and wish you well.
Brilliant work!!! The whole 3-part series on distortion feels more like a high-quality Uni lecture than a RUclips video really. Thank you so much for all your work.
Please come back dude. Just found your channel & would love some more content!
Man I’m so glad I found your channel, seriously everything you talk about is exactly what I want to know.
Your videos should be watched by EVERY mixer. This is advice I’ve never heard before, actually using the science behind these decision making processes is incredible. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Noise reduces the perception of harsh high harmonics!!! Holy Moly, this is golden. I am learning synthesis through Syntorial and have been wondering for couple months. Why every synth has noise knob? It is to tame harshness. Now I know why ppl add background noise either rhythmic or not. So many questions answered in 3 short videos. Thank you!
Don't stop. Keep the vids coming. I've learned more in your few vids than in the hundreds of other vids out there. So, if you're reading this comment - Please keep them coming! Excellent work!
Finally, RUclips pushing some quality content........I discovered your OTT video and then watched every single video in the channel as of now without blinking once. You are doing great in respect of creating tutorials on topics that nobody discusses about. This is the exact stuff I am trying to figure out myself. I would love to see a video on compressors, the type of compressors, how it affects a signal before EQ, after EQ, before Saturation, and After saturation.......what are transient designers/processors and what problem do they solve compared to compressors.....etc.....
As of now, I am fully hooked on your style of explaining and the subtle comedic gems inside of the videos. Will be looking forward to more videos.
Ps. I am so happy that you blew the fuck up....guess its time to make a comeback?
The veritasium of music production
Your videos are super helpful. You go in depth while still making these concepts easy to understand. Please come back!
Man. These videos are so good and hit all the right buttons for me. It's just such an engineer thing though. It won't help most people mix an album or pick out the right gear like other videos that most people would be searching for but it is still an invaluable tool. Even for non engineers like myself who just really want to understand the tools at their disposal to hopefully make something different to someone making new hardware we can all learn something from this. Demand makes it much harder to make this into a successful RUclips series and pushes stuff like this back into a space where, as a creative in the studio space or even someone developing music tech, you have to get lucky enough to meet someone who can understand and help you with this kind of knowledge. This is the type of understanding and knowledge that is severely lacking on the internet especially in such an educational format.
I bet this guy scored some crazy job and that's why he hasn't dropped a video in a while! He's gotta be wicked smart...
More videos please sseb!!! We miss you! No one else compares!
hey, please make more videos. this is exactly the content I need. no one else is explaining things like you are
These videos blow everything else out of the water. So good! I'd love to see one on phasers. Haven't found one yet that really makes the concept click. Also vocoders, which are extra interesting because of their history, but are still very mysterious to me
You right. Modulations would be amazing...
I recently saw a video where a girl was flipping through male Disney characters in the “would you?” context. She landed on Shang from Mulan and was all like “this is the man you would think about for the rest of your life. He would rock your world one time and you would be ruined for everyone else.” I feel like this is exactly what sseb just did to us musically. I need this level of intellectual substance and depth in my life again 😫😩😭
bahahaa that's so well said honestly
this channel is a literal gold mine. Thanks so much Sseb
Thanks for the kind words on my videos. I appreciate it :)
Thank you for your video @sseb I finished all your videos, I couldn't get enough. I found them very easy to digest, albeit the content was really complex. You are a natural and clearly you have a talent for this. I hope to see more videos from you in the future. I wish you success in whatever project you're working on now.
Stellar work, thank you. I'm sure your take on the clip to zero mixing style would go down a treat in a future tutorial.
I watched all of your videos on one breath. There's some true gold there for us goldmines! :) please don't stop making such videos, I'm already addicted ❤. Thank you for this content and comprehensive smart presentation.
Just Wanted to Let You Know That Your Explanation Really Helps! Thanks a Lot! 😊
I specifically look your channel up every month or 2 just in case you uploaded again 😢
so good again, I just wanna comment on all of these to get them pushed in the algorithms lol really hope this channel gets the attention it deserves
I opened whole new world for my self. Bro just talk about anything, u have probably best way to explain things!
In a scene "saturated" with "this plugin is amazing" videos your channel is a lifesaver. A nice future video would be on limiting for loudness and using reverb as a mixing tool.
Your videos are seriously insane. I don't comment or have notifs on for any channels except yours
MORE PLEASE! By far the most informative and engaging music production content I have seen. KEEP IT UP!
Most underrated RUclipsr... most videos I've seen they be like "yeah just add this and add that" no explanation whatsoever yet they want thousands of views and likes but they don't provide any info about it
Please come back dude, your vids are seriously by far the best ive seen on youtube
The perfect production channel doesn’t exi…
My man out here using Manim with audio tutorials 😍
3b1b would be proud
Casually makes the best video about distortion.
I especially enjoyed the mix of great visuals, reference sounds and clear voice over. He also gave a nice sprinkle of history lessons on the top.
I had considerable but blurry knowledge on this topic, but this video definitely helped me clear out and separate the different information making it much easier to navigate what type of saturation to reach for in different scenarios. Thank you!
Man. This is very high quality content! I don't know why you stopped posting but i'd definetly love to see more of it
I can only agree with the other comments-absolutely fantastic content, great explanations. I suspect I’ll watch these a few times to get it all but have already learned so much. Thanks from a new subscriber!
Really, really hope this guy comes back lol
I paid thousands for music production courses and learned more from you in an hour
hats off! Serious, no bullshit jokes, no sellout, purely scholar presentation, audio/visual examples...
your videos are so good at explaining the fundamentals of one subject, it's really amazing the amount of basics I can learn from just one video, really help me understand what is happening and what to expect while mixing.
please come back with more videos, it's been 7 monthsss
I'm just binging your entire channel now. These vids are so goated.
This series is the absolute best content I've come across on production/sound engineering. And that includes paid stuff.
I hope you're doing great wherever you are. It would be nice to hear from you again.
Love all your content man - really cool and enlightening stuff! I think a natural progression would be a look at compression - maybe inc. the various styles of hardware emulating compressors that are around and what is best for different functions
Please come back your videos are incredible
Great video! I clicked this randomly from my youtube suggestions... I guess the algorithm works sometimes, eh? So many things clicked while watching this video and terminology (like Asymmetric vs symmetric curves) that I've heard but never really bothered to understand is now clear to me.
Your videos are by far the most in-depth and knowledge rich I have ever seen. Honestly a masterclass. I don't know what happened to you but I hope you're good man. Anything you would have to talk about would be a gold mine.
I absolutely love the level of detail you go into in these videos. I don't even know what topic i want next, i just want more!
Dude!! These are phenomenal videos, hope you come back!
Your videos are absolutely killer man, can't wait for your return. I love the amount of detail you present and you clearly stick out because of it. Video topic idea: the math and methods behind pitch and time stretching. It's not a topic I often see talked about yet these tools are used constantly by music producers. There's numerous underlying topics there concerning sampling theorem and I'm sure it would be an interesting rabbit hole that could span multiple videos.
It makes me happy that you showed examples using izotope trasher.
It's my most used distortion and the fact that it shows the actual distortion curve is perfect!
Thid video really helped understand how distortion is mathematically and digitally applied.
Thanks!
I cannot get enough of your videos to the point where I rewatch them..
This video was A LOT MORE USEFUL than your highly technical video where you went off on tangents about the Fourier transform, without really showing functions... I've just been using distortion plug-ins without paying attention to the saturation curves, but this is straight forward enough that it's worth experimenting with! THANKS FOR THIS!! GOOD WORK!!
That was a science lesson. Your series of videos is excellent. You've clearly studied audio engineering to an exceptional level and present it very well. The only disconnect I have here, is how does this relate to the real world? If you're using a saturation plugin with a graph type input, then you can easily see what type of distortion is being applied. But if you're using one that doesn't (like Decapitator or Tape sims for example), how do you know what type of distortion that's using? The only thing we can go on is what it sounds like as we try things. How do you know if the plugin you're using is symmetrical or asymmetrical?............Hang on a minute, you're not going to suggest we read the manual are you? That's sacrilege!
I demoed the difference between symmetric and asymmetric at 14:22. It's pretty easy to to build up an ear for the differences. Experimenting is really the quickest way to figure it out, but it doesn't take long to hear the differences in tone and once you figure it out you can apply that to any plugin where the curve isn't shown.
What a fantastic cap to a phenomenal series of videos. I’d love to see more examples of what we should be listening for. Reverb would make a really great topic. Especially if you approach it the same way you did with saturation.
Your videos are awesome! Learned more in an hour or so than I did in a year at college lol whens the next video?
Amazing! These are the videos I need, not the ones I deserve. Don't know if this is too big a topic but maybe you could explore loudness. I make electronic music (and I think you do too). Old engineers say crushing the master is stupid and DJ´s say its necessary. I've done nole tests on limiters and have to say the result is scary awful but I still think there's something really satisfying about a square master with kick drums smoothly transitioning to sub. Dan Worrall has some awesome videos on why crushing the master is stupid, but I think it might be interesting for someone with more sensitivity towards electronic music to explore the areas of grey. There's no right answer but I'm still interested in your two cents. Anyway thanks for the videos!!!
Please come back and make more videos. These are the best videos on youtube
insane amount of knowledge here, given to us for free in a very processable manner. incredible job
1:20 Hey! That's me! Great job my man. These videos are a genuine contribution to the discussion of audio for music production. Five videos and you're already up there with the greats. No kidding.
just binged all your videos! the perfect sweet-spot for me between deep audio signal theory and practical applications! please come back!
thanks so much for the series of EQ and clipping (also comp lol)
you get me to the door to really understanding what I am mixing (still have lots more to work on...)
I think it helps 90% of mixing skills
looking forward to you talk about the width and depth for sound! thanks a lot!
One of the best video’s I’ve ever seen on distortion. I learned so much, and got a lot of old lingering questions cleared up. Really how to hear more from @sseb
YOUR VIDEOS ARE GOLD & GEMS!!!! I don't comment on RUclips and this is my first time, but I have to say this is *chef kiss*. The quality is superb.
your videos are so good and opened my eyes to a lot of possibilities. come back king 😩🙌
Don't know if it's intentional but that was one clean thumbnail preview
please don't stop uploading brother
I just discover the channel, simply the best distortion tutorial I have ever seen, the channel seems to be inactive since a while but i hope new stuff will be coming soon, keep up the amazing work you've done here, you're the 3blue1brown of music production
“Bedroom lick” spotted. Sick video btw
Brilliant! Everything is diligently explained. Hats off, good sir.
Your videos are immense, mate. Hope you return with more. There are loads of techniques I’ve been using for years in mixing that I don’t understand the science behind.
The theory of synthesis and exploring the different types would be bloody brilliant.
Hope you’re good!
This stuff is addictive! I don’t do music production, but this is must-have content.
Just found your 5 incredible videos today, thank you so much! Hope life is treating you well
love this series! learned a lot I appreciate your effort and visual teaching style
Bro that’s the answer we’ve been looking for ! Wish I discovered your channel earlier ! What you ve said on ur tuts took us ages to figure out … thanks so much !!
Dude I just watched all your videos and they are amazing, would be so glad to see more
Cover all basic DSP audio effects! & perhaps compare digital to analog? & virtual analog effects’ attempts at recreating analog inefficiencies
3blue1brown + In The Mix = sseb
Dude, these videos are so freaking impressive!!!
This is some of the best content I've seen on RUclips. Thank you so much for these videos! Hope you are doing well.
Your videos are more informative than the paid course I had! Thanks!
Dude hoooly shit never ever stop making these types of videos, ive had a full education on music production and no one came near this class of explaining topics on audio. keep up the good work man! ;)
I love how you use clickbaity titles and then actually deliver..! good job thanks
Crossover distortion was also a problem in consumer level "Hi Fi" stereo amps up to the late 1980s when "Class A" amplifiers did away with the problem - at the cost of, well, _money,_ as well as sacrificing efficiency.
Nice video. I won't remember all of this, but I now have a much more solid handle on the buttons and dials in my plugins. 😉