Another great video, I would have had " make sure your kick is in key with your basseline", sometime pitch up/down your kick by 1/2 semi tone will be better than any other "mixing" process (IMO).
Thanks for the input bud :) I agree it would’ve been a good point to add, however no feel that this works best for EDM/Progressive and sometimes producers can get too hung up on tuning their drums/kick. I find that only 808 style kicks have a notable pitch compared to others. Anyway I think this would be a great idea for another video so will definitely work on it and no doubt you’ll see it on here soon :)
This only works if you're playing vamp on a pedal point or mode, or playing simple diatonic progressions. The minute you start doing anything more complex with chromatic progressions, or using modal interchange, that whole concept flies out the window. Another way of looking at it ; you don't need twelve chromatically tuned kick drums to play Jazz, Prog or Technical Metal. Playing Giant Steps would be a nightmare if were necessary to tune every kick in that way. For me, it's something I only do if it's possible, simple harmony, or neccessary, sustained drums with a definite tonal centre.
Why not the VU meter method?? Set a VU meter up and trim it so the kick hits 0, bring the bass up until it shows a 3db increase, and then your kick and bass will be perfectly leveled with each other. That along with side chain compression and everything nice.
Hey Fabian, would you please consider doing a video of tips on getting really big synth low end (808, Minimoog, et al) under control? Absolute headache.
Surprised you didn't mention Dynamic eq.Probably needs it's own video. Using Neutron to see where the masking occurs(another video maybe) The main problem for me( my whole life) is accurately understanding what is taking place in the low end and knowing how it should sound. Subpac has made a difference. Teaches your body how professional recordings feel vs how they sound.
hands down the best, most consise, well produced, helpful production tutorials around. This is the kind of information we needed on youtube 10 years ago when we were trying to make wubs. watching literally every one. you;ve helped reignite the oriignal passion I had for producing years ago in a way I didn't think possible. cheers mate!
I use a sidechained Deesser with a specific frequency on the bass track. Sidechained by the Kick. I often use around 40-60Hz (depends on the programm) I dont like the ducking effect on every track... so by only ducking the frequency and not the amplitude the power stays the same. You can also use a sidechained dynamic eq (fabfilters pro q3 dynamic eq i.e can be sidechained in the 3.10 version what makes it literally a deesser)
@@NoizeLondon Actully we were talking with each other once I posted the video I made in winter in my garden ;-) playing some looped guitar with Buddha Machine
@@NoizeLondon ok, I must be missing something as I'm relatively new to Ableton and music production but the actual numbers showing were -7.8 on the kick and -7.85 on the bass just before the image cut away ... Isn't that the peak? I apologize for my lack of understanding, I thought I understood until this moment and am afraid I have misinterpreted something along the way.
Noize London all good bro & yeah I have a lot just sitting on my computer. I’ve been doing more of the dj’ing side but want to get back into production as my main focus now Hence stumbling upon your tutorial videos again haha
@@NoizeLondon everything has a place frequency-wise. kicks should sit in one spot, bass should sit in another frequency range. I have my own theory and way I do things (its standard and the way it is taught in engineering school... at least it USED to be standard) and am not going to give away how I do it here. Its a little more nuanced when dealing with 808's.... but thats not what you said. You said KICK and BASS.
Engineering is very subjective. I feel as if you have taken this video very personally due to a comparison in what you learned. You’re right everything does have its place but there is always room for movement. For example a kick can range from 50 to 120hz which is a rather wide selection. A bass can also be similar but totally depending on the notes and octave in which it’s played. At the end of the day it’s important that we all share our methods, every engineer has different ones especially the pros. You buy into an engineers ‘sound’ not their schooling.
@@NoizeLondon I agree... we're on the same page about frequency overlap. But that doesnt take away from the point that each should have their own relative frequency range. I feel like the only people who argue that "engineering is subjective" are the people telling other people that its all about decibel levels.
@@shoeengine1161 Not at all, frequency ranges are important but that's not what I'm trying to teach in this video. The way you would mix a song compared to myself would be totally different and therefore subjective.
First you make some music, show it to us and after that you know if you are what you say to be ;) for now go to school and listen to your parents ;) good luck
Side chaining is more for an specific purpose ...an specific effect and sound. Not really a mixing approach in my opinion. To me side chaining doesnt mix anything...it replaces something. If you look at it that way you`ll know then exactly when its a good moment to use it and when you shouldn't .
