One of the best production channel on YT. I really like how you stay super casual while mixing crazy extreme music :) Thanks for these super helpful videos man
Automation is always the last part of the mixing process for me. And I'm not shy about it either. I know you said you do it in small amounts but I love playing with the idea that people really don't notice how low or high something has gone, as long as they can hear the main focus of that track. I found the larger the automation changes then the more space and dynamics are pushed into the song (even dense mixes).
I was about to comment "but what about using an EQ high shelf to reduce the highs on the rythm guitars when the solo kicks in?", but I remembered that this volume change in the rythm guitars actually makes a contrast with the rest of the song, making the song more interesting. Great tips dude.
Thanks a lot for the very useful information, Bobby. I enjoy your content very much because you go straight to the problems and the tips to get them solved without endless talking and talking. Awesome - that's the way to go!
Love your videos dude keep up the good work!! 💪 I'd really love some mastering tips/video! Like specific mastering chains to get that punch and volume just right for listeners
Amazing video as always, Bobby. Please, do a "heavy drums compression tips" video when you find the time, I'd love to make my cymbals sound like pumping when hit hard.
As a general rule, since the rhythm section is almost always at a much lower register than lead guitars, I typically high pass my leads fairly aggressively, but I very rarely do any low passing at all since the only thing the leads are really competing with in the 7.5k+ region are they symbols and maybe vocals if you have someone that sings with a falsetto. You do a very good job of explaining why its useful to high pass leads fairly aggressively, but if anything it seems like you should be compensating for that by giving them more room in the upper register, where they aren't competing with the chugs as much.
Interesting! I've found that aggressively low-passing creates a lot of extra space for cymbals and other high end stuff. Different strokes for different folks!
@@FrightboxRecording I guess it depends a lot on the genre too. I do a lot of Doom Metal type stuff with lots of downtuning and sustained power chords, so that 200-1k range is always a battle, and by the time I'm done mixing I always have to lower the cymbals because otherwise they sound way too loud compared with the rest of the kit, so in that context it doesn't really matter whether the leads are low passed, but for tech death it may be different.
I have spent 3-4 hours per day for the past week or so just trying to fix some of my past mixes that sounded like shit unless I was playing it through real good speakers and I had made almost zero progress until I found your channel. Subbed and on the email list now. Would love to see more Reaper content related to mastering/balancing tracks in the future.
Once again, super usefull stuff. I'm in the process of attempting to learn more about mixing and once I've finished a track or two I'd love to hear what you think of a beginner following your advice (and using your guitar tones!)
I would like you to make a video about mixing metal with loads of instruments around the guitars such as orchestral instruments, organs, synths etc. I would to see how you approach such mixes.
Probably a stupid question, but will a stereo imager do the same thing as the stereo delay is used to do here? Great tips for someone like me who's been playing guitar and bass for decades, live and studio, but rarely had opportunities to sit behind the console.
Awesome video, great content! Thanks for what you do Bobby. Unrelated question...What effect is happening on the guitar track at 3:59? Is the guitarist bending the note or are you throwing in a brief pitch shift down? Or both? Thanks!
Hello Kevin! I didn't record this track, I only mixed and mastered it. I'm pretty sure it's just the guitar player using the wammy bar combined with the tracking engineer's editing to make it sound choppy. Thanks for watching, Kevin!
Do u offer a glossary of terms? Sometimes.. I have no idea what your talking about solely because of one term here an there, I'm definitely a beginner n could us that small advantage,.. in a huge way-- ALSO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING ALL THIS DEFINITELY ACTIONABLE INFORMATION!!
That tip on the stereo delay for the guitar solo is 🔥 🔥How do you feel about sidechain compressing the rhythm guitars with the lead guitars vs. the volume automation you talked about?
When you use your delay to 'stereoify' your mono track it makes tons of phase issues. If you listen that on mono sum or a mono speaker like a phone those leads simply just inaudible. I would prefer to record duplicates.
I've never had an issue. 20ms, in my experience, is too much of a delay for there to be phase issues. In mono it sounds like a super quick slap effect. I've been doing it like this for over a decade and no one's ever complained.
I know you're talking about the sound but it made me laugh. xD *Guitarist plays killer riff and solo *"as you can tell, not very impressive!:" xD 03:58
