When I chopped the sample I listened to the parts that I could use to make a pattern that has no gaps. I teach this method on my live help sessions. Lock in and learn. 💯
Is there a way to individually process (eq/compression/reverb etc) each drum sound? Like eq kick one way, the snare a different way, big reberb on snare but none on kick and so on?
@DaDrankKang Yes, I've done that but say you use an eq or reverb doesn't that affect all the drums? I want to individually mix each drum sound separately.
Hey Drank, this is REALLY good info. You are definitely an inspiration for me and others, no doubt!!! For those of you that are not on board with the Drank & the SFG, you are missing out🎉. Yes, please keep making follow-up videos JUST LIKE DIS!!! So we can keep making music!!!!!
Dang Kang, you deserve a "Drank" for this one Mane! I (and anyone else who is Paying attention)Always Learn something useful from Your uploads. I have heard about Backwards Mixing but it wasn't demonstrated the way you did it. It makes it more Native to me since yu did it in the MPC software. Thanks again.
The level setting tips are gold. I’ve done variations of it for decades. However, the backwards mixing tips are similar to the “Top Down” mixing technique which has been getting some outsized attention lately. I personally choose to not use this technique as it is a subtractive mixing technique instead of an additive mixing technique. It’s easier for me to work bottom up building my layers and effects on top of each other applying the bulk of my effects and dynamics to the individual elements or sub mix busses instead of the master bus. While my situation is a bit of “old dog, new trick,” I do feel that while the end results MIGHT be the same with either technique, the technique does tend to influence the result. Within the DAW or MPC itself, our concern is usually less about clipping within the channels as 32 floating bits makes it a non-issue for the mixer section, but it is an issue for the plugins that have specific thresholds. It is always best to follow best practices in level setting regardless of DAW or “real” audio gear. The real analog outboard gear has to be treated very precisely and is not tolerant of sloppy technique. I’m spoiled (and influenced) by my years of live sound mixing, where we configure the channels and all the channel processing so the faders sit at “unity gain” for the “normal” level. My mix is 95% there and I only need to touch the faders for guitar solos and normal variability during the performance. Because of this, I also tend to set my DAW and MPC up the same way. I don’t adjust the trim/gain knobs for what we call “gain staging” these days, I adjust them for the mix. Within reason, of course. I will gain stage the channel input so it hits the gate and compressor with normal predictable settings, but will gain up/down things (level set) so the fader itself is unity. When building a mix, I personally always start bottom up, by establishing the drums and bass at the levels I want. (A good start point is with the peaks of each setting at -9dB). Then I keep adding my layers (pads, samples, leads, vocals). The end result is my mix hitting around 0dB give or take. That’s where my master compression and limiting kicks in and keeps the levels and LUFS happy. The only exception is when I’m doing audio for video, or anything with a lot of spoken word as we work backwards by starting out with the vocal/voice and add the music and effects underneath. Anyway, good advice, and I always glean something useful to either directly incorporate or give me ideas on how to do something totally different. For example, you EQ’d into the compressor. Depending on the situation, I might do it into or out of the compressor, or both. EQ into the compressor so the compressor compresses the channel correctly and predictability and is influenced by the right frequencies. EQ out of (after) the compressor for tone. (Then let a light the buss glue compressor address the level variances). Yes, all methods are still an iterative process.
I've found over the years that mixing is not an exact science. You can use whatever gets the job done. How you use it is based on the knowledge you choose to take in. I stay open to new ideas and new techniques always. My way is never the only way. 💯
@@DaDrankKang, over the years I’ve mixed over 3000 live shows/events/etc. A couple years ago I got into DJing. I learned a whole new set of mixing techniques from DJing that I now use to mix rock bands! And in my own music productions, that gave me another set of skills. Nothing teaches you more about your production and compositional techniques quite like testing your tracks out at the club. We put a lot of importance into production quality, when in reality, it’s about the composition. LoFi proves that success isn’t predicated on sonic perfection. The vote on your track is instant-just watch people enter or exit the dance floor.
I try and teach people to expand their thinking. A lot of plugins are free and way better. I'll try and make something that shows the use of stock plugins. 👍🏾
@DaDrankKang like I say love what u do bro but most of us don't have the same tools u use like me. You are my inspiration to have gotten the mpc but like to see how u build a song just from the mpc itself or a list of what exact plug-ins u use to see if it's in our budget.
How did you adapt to the way it’s structured where it groups the drums together then all the add in instruments have there own track. Vs Making say 8 tracks at 12barloop Drums melodies everything have individual tracks Then jump into song mode And paste the 12barstamps out to build the song how you want then draw in the fade in/out with the knobs if you wanted or Evan add a riff to the stamped out song I don’t understand in song mode why you still see notes maybe it’s me and I’m going about structure wrong with it
I don't use song mode. The work flow is old and out dated to me. I was doing the same exact thing with my MPC 2000xl years ago. I create 16bar loops in the MPC then export stems and arrange in Reaper DAW. I have older videos showing this process. That is where my projects end up to be recorded on or sent out. That works for me and my goals. Someone else may not have the same goals. 👍🏾
