A BETTER Way to use REFERENCE MIXES. 

AMEN BROTHER!!!

If Kush controlled my lipstick, he’d have saved many pigs.

Does anyone else feel like they're in a therapy session when Gregory Scott talks? Either way, good info and thanks for these vids!

"...put it out there, it's art" I'm gonna frame this on my wall, right in front of me.

“Put it out there. Its’s art”. Loved that. We get obsessed with “technicals” but need to focus on the “art”. Cheers for that

This man literally said "make quicker decisions when mixing, don't spend too much time on a sound" Tried it and my mixes never been the same 🔥🔥

THE bastion of true mixing knowledge

This channel has taught me about how mixing is so much more about perspective, mindset, and instinct rather than methods and specifics, and it's the most valuable and effective lesson I've ever taken away from video instructors like this.

I’ve been trying to formulate a big enough ’thank you’ for answering my question with such grace for the past hour, but I have difficulties finding big enough words (english isn’t my native language), so I write it in capital letters instead - THANK YOU! I think you gave me more insights in 10 minutes and 22 seconds than I’ll ever get again. And again - thank you!

Very wise words: "Use the reference more as a brain reset"; and "Could your mix sit in a playlist with the references?" Big picture thinking. And trusting in our art. Thanks Gregory.

"chasing a reference is overriding your instinct"

Prince once said "If I ever hear my bass player - I'll fire him".

My daughter is 22 now, but when she was 8 or so I was working on a record with some fairly emotional content. She came up to the studio to say goodnight while I was mixing. She sat a while and when I looked over she had tears in her eyes. It was a beautiful moment and I knew the mix was in the right place.

Anyone else worry Gregory might start a cult one day? Because at this point I'd do anything he says to be honest

Prince was a visionary: mixing for Bose speakers before then even existed lol

Who else about to play when doves cry to hear the bass?

Secret inside source: “When Doves Cry” was used as a reference track for Metallica’s “..and Justice for All” album. Hehehe..

You are the only person I've come across that speaks about music emotionally and practically rather than just technically.I love your videos❤️. P.S : Your voice is angelic😍

Listen to commercial mixes through your monitors for an hour everyday. Don't mix in your own bubble for days, and then listen to references. Listen to the references in order to understand your monitors.

I thought I was the only Prince non-fan on the planet, however my respect for the skill is huge. He was, the man. Another great video.

I was having a lot of screentime today so I listened to this video on my phone, laying down staring at the ceiling, without watching it. Then I realised something. Your videos are splendidly done. But it would also be great if you had podcasts. I'd listen to them for hours, again and again. That'd be a whole another kind of chill.

Get your stuff out there. "It's art." Exactly - great advice to keep in mind.

This just changed my whole perspective on my songs. I always felt like there was a standard, thank you for stating that there's not. Your advice is so reassuring for me who's just beginning. Gregory Scott u da man!

8:33 “They’re different songs. They don’t need the same treatment, they don’t need to sound the same.” 👏👏👏💯

That deflated feeling of comparing yourself to mixes you admire is insidious. This one changed my life Gregory keep doing what you're doing.

"Use your mix as a brain reset." Yep!! This is exactly how I use my reference tracks! I've always thought of it as a bit of a palate cleanser for your ears

I have an artist that I've mixed several EP's for..... but when he sends me his tracks, he often points me to a couple 'reference tracks' on RU-vid, and asks me to try to make his music sound kind of like those tracks. Uggghh... I hate that. What I prefer to do is simply listen to his song, and mix it to what I believe is the best version of itself that it can be. I base my mixing decisions on a lifetime of music listening, and my own internal compass. To be respectful... I will go and listen to his reference tracks.... usually just once to see what inspired him.... but I can't say that it's ever influenced my mixing. The artist ends up loving my mixes, and coming back to me, so I guess it's working.

No ppl can dislike these words of wisdom .a legend

Thank you as always for really valuable stuff, Gregory.

So much value on this channel, it's crazy

crikey this bloke talks sooo much sense and his explanations are so detailed... man a champion

I needed to hear this so badly. The confidence to commit to just what the song needs

I must give you a MASSIVE thanks: Because of this video I decided to put my first song out there. Otherwise my perfectionism and hesitation would've driven me up a wall and it would've never been released... Is it perfect? Far from it. Am I happy and proud of it regardless? Yes! Although I've heard it a million times already, I still play it. It's part of my journey, and I wanted to give people some laughter(It's a funny song) in these trying times.

Thank you! You are the Oracle on mixing!

Awesome, as always. Thanks Greg

100% on-point. Reference mixes are not an exact science. Super useful for overall perspective, yes, but different songs are... different songs! ADPTR Metric AB on my master buss has been a game-changer for me: level matching, killer metering, and seamless, *instantaneous switching* between the reference and my session. Has saved me loads of time and enormously streamlined my reference process.

hell yeah, new kush!

The buildup in each episode from intro to when the theme music fully drops gets me so hype now! I’m sitting like, “yes, yesss, yessssss!” waiting for that knowledge drop. Thanks for covering this, have had lots of questions on it myself!

I love the sense of relaxation these videos induce. They're so helpful, and, imo, very necessary as the studio can become an incredibly sweaty and stressful place. Thanks for the vids!

Thank you Gregory! Your advice is really valuable!

Great question, great response! Thankyou Kush

Always the most brilliant. Thank you again for your thoughts

Thank you so much, Gregory!

Such wisdom, grateful for these tips

Gregory's voice always soothes me

Thank you thank you thank you! This was a genuine question. Your videos are just the best. Every time!

Sage wisdom! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience.

I'm already a fan. This man knows things

I always forget to reference. I'll continue forgetting. If it's okey for me, it's okey. No need to follow references with devotion. I will only use them just to reset my mind. That's the whole point. I feel I am better mixer now xD. No really, top advice as usual, blessings for these unvaluable lessons Gregory!

The best of the best!! Thank you Sir Kush, and Happy Holidays!!

Excellent topic, Gregory! You nailed it with this one. Stay safe in the new year.

Brilliant! That is such helpful advice, thank you Gregory

i always smile watching your videos. Thanks for sharing your mindset and!!!!

Really appreciate your approach to many of these topics. Not just doing it because other people are saying to-- doing it if it feels right in your art process.

Love your videos man! Keep up the great work!

Loads of brilliant points made in these videos! I ended up watching the one about how to listen to compression and this is fifth one in a row and they've all touched on situations that are very much relatable with a coherent, no bullshit approach. Also the whole atmosphere is very satisfying to me, from the very pleasing speech sound quality and music to the visual characteristics. Kudos, sir!

I love this channel. Such a fresh perspective.

Love you Master-Kush thank for all that love of teaching 🙏🙏🙏

Thanks for speaking my language and making so much sense. Such great vids. Gratitude!

This is probably my favorite episode so far. Great thoughts on maintaining the identity of a song/mix, even if it varies from the norm.

Knowledge AND Wisdom!!! These videos are so helpful Gregory, thank you!

Brilliant. That’s it. Mix lifesaving advice, yet again. Thank you!

Gregory - I’ve been mixing (seriously) for around 2 years, so still relatively green, and all your videos seem to be coming at just the right time for me - so thank you so much, you’re really helping me out loads - Keep it up! 👊

Your perspective truly has width and depth and that's not a poor attempt at a mix joke. Your take on mixing is always quite grounding. Thank you! 💙

I have a degree in Audio Arts and Acoustics. The mix coaching in class wasn't nearly as good as Kush After Hours.

I love your videos so much that most of the times I add each one of them in my favourites. Keep it up!

Excellent advice! I don't use reference tracks very often because I don't find chasing stuff works very well. To use a few different tracks for a reference "feel" is definitely a different approach. This I will be doing for sure. Thanks Gregory!✌

This is definitely one of the best mixing-related channels on RU-vid!

Some of the best tutorials out there!

The smartest thing of the whole year! Subscribed🔥

This video was right on time for me. I almost fell into the rabbit hole of trying to get songs to sound and feel like references a bunch of times.

I don’t even really use reference tracks, just love listening to this man talk and learning about this kind of stuff regardless

thank you again for this! really love this channel

Amazing insight. That's exactly how I approach things for a long time!

Greg, you always save my day!

Damn... This was a very timely video. I often just blindly chase the reference mix and it's energy but most of the times it is just causing unnecessary stress when in reality my track is sounding already pretty balanced and would work for what I intended to achieve with it. Thank you crazy man!

I was very surprised recently to listen to some of my favorite music from my childhood and realize how much of the mix was hanging out in the low-mids. It was surprising because I have no interest in mixing my stuff that way, but it remains really emotionally important music for me. It was a revelatory moment of realizing just what you're saying, there's no "standard" sound, it's just what makes it feel right.

Thank you Gregory Scott. This was very helpful!

Excellent advise as usual

I'm in a moment in my life as a mixer where I'm starting to like my work's results, but sometimes I stumble over some doubt anyway. I just wanna say that these series of videos are really important to me, they make me keep going because they speak about things that are so intimate of this job that hardly anyone would understand. Most of the time are just the kind of things I need to hear. Thank you so much mr Gregory Scott!

Excited for next video ! Please

This is the second of your videos I've watched, and both times I've shared them on Facebook as examples of understated brilliance and wisdom. I'll have to go through the entire library, but it's good to let them percolate in my consciousness one at a time for a couple of weeks.

this channel is such a bless, you giveaway some of the most useful, esoteric concepts. Can't thank you enough

Hey Gregory, great video once again, always an enjoyable and interesting listen 🙂 Thanks for all your great content this year and wishing you a happy festive season 🎄✌🏼❤️

Mate- you're so so on point with EVERYTHING you're saying. Cheers GS !

Awesome as usual, and yes, definitely the chill side of therapy, or a cool conversation with an older brother!

Love your great advice. Thanks, my friend!

This is pure gold! Wise words, Greg. That's something I'm still struggling with, but not anymore...

Exceptionally well-thought out and presented approach to this subject. Thanks.

Thank you Gregory. I've only recently discovered your channel and I love and appreciate your contrarian approach. A lot of it is common sense, a lot of it is validation, and it's really helpful to get your non-traditional slant on things. It's a really nice angle to fold into the rest of the mixing tutorials out there. It broadens and enhances my perspective and for that I thank you.

Great video. It is truly art.

Gregory, I am really digging these. Learning a ton. Thanks man.

...again, thank you for this perspective!

Man, I love your interest in these topics, your wisdom, and your wonderful aesthetic 🎵

Awesome video, Gregory. Very insightful :)

Thanks! Again very useful advice, and reassuring!! Thank you

I like your mindset, I think this helps more than chasing a *sound*, thanks for your videos.

I appreciate your videos so much

best vibe I got in 2020! You rock!

Awesome advice as ever - so much respect!!