Why do I get the feeling that after recording these you push a button and the wall opens up, and there, behind bullet proof glass in a hermetically sealed climate controlled robe humidor (rumoured to be of qualude feuled Hugh Hefner design) is a red velvet robe. After robing up and shooting your cuffs two security guards open a door with a gargoyle peep hole and instantly you are flanked by the beautiful and interesting people. Another gargoyle door and you walk in, nod to Barry White at the piano and then the real after dark begins...
It's like if God wanted to explain sound to man and thought I'm gonna need a Jesus Two point O to get this stuff across to them. And then God created Gregory Scott. And he did look upon his creation, and did send him upon the earth. And he did educate man that there was a reason he made him with two ears and one mouth. And man did understand "oh I'm meant to listen twice as much as I talk. I get ya". Then God thought, mmm tomorrow's Sunday. I reckon I'll have the day off.
Once again, Gregory is shoveling the gold out the door for free. It's the stuff like this that makes an instant difference in how I RELATE to the music, not just how I hear it. Also, a big "YES, PLEASE" to the idea of a whole episode on making that bass sound good.
This channel has a wealth of great info. You’re constantly covering angles of production that I’ve never heard anyone else discuss. I’ve been mixing for about 20 years and never learned this technique. Thanks for all you do man and keep up the awesome videos
OMG!! - I haven't heard this spoken of in a long long time - and I still do that in the digital age. I had only just started in the late 80s early 90s - and the guy who I saw do that technique was none other than.... Brian Eno. I was brought into a school that had won lottery funding as a music teacher with "some" skills in mixing to help launch a lottery funded music department with recording studio.... the guy who designed it was Brian Eno. I saw him do that very technique and whilst he didn't explain it as brilliantly as you just did - he said "you gotta feel the beat as well as hear it" .... awesome!!!
Usually I take your advice seriously and listen to your videos analytically, but this is on another level. You, my friend, are giving real value with these videos and I hope more people will notice it. Thank you a lot for this pure gold!
If the end result sounds good it absolutely doesn't matter how you reached it. You can even put your butt against the rubber surrounding of the woofer and this way achieved the most amazing kick+bass relation ever heard by human kind. However I advise you to watch out who you tell this original mixing technique to. 😂 Bottomline(Pun intented): If you have good trained ears, NOTHING matters. Nobody's ever going to know what plugins you used on what and if the plugins were even intented for that sound. Use plugins on sounds they were not intended for. It makes for the most interesting creative sounds. Let all restrictions go and make some art. 😉
Man, you're freaking owning it with your whole attitude like it was the most natural thing in the world to do. Right from the start. Like: What? You've never touched your woofers while mixing? Really? Ya man. You're my man. I love your videos.
Dude this tip literally changed how I mix my low ends. It really works wonders. Can't thank you enough for content like this. The best channel I've come across in years.
I've done the "feeling the speaker" trick for decades now and everyone looks at me like I'm insane. I've always sworn that I can feel the details in the transient of the kick and snare better than I can hear it. Especially after listening for more than 15 minutes straight imo. Also feeling the air flow from the ports if you have ported speakers. An overly loud sub freq will result in an obscene and disproportionate volume of air coming out of the ports even though you may not hear the freqs themselves. A well mixed low end usually will make the air coming out feel like its resonating with the key of the song.
In all the years I have been on this mixing journey I have never encountered this way of thinking/visualising, let alone sensing, the kick/bass relationship. And in just a few short minutes of Kush-Time my mind is expanded, my eyes and senses are opened some more, and my morale and enthusiasm gets a boost of excitement. I can’t wait to try this out!! Once again I want to say a huge thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. 🙏👍
It's amazing how much you can highpass that kick and still have it wallop. For setting level, I'll send just the kick and snare through the mixbuss compressor, hitting both at equal amounts. Then bring in the bass with the kick and do the same thing. After that, start moving up the highpass until the kick feels tight and out of the way of the sub of the bass; like you, sometimes up as high as 50-60hz. At that point, the groove of the kick is enhancing and playing nicely with both the bass and the snare. I haven't tried the finger trick, though. It's now on my to-do list for tomorrow!
Mixing is art and science mixed together. I learned from an old school guy who cut his teeth in the 70's and 80's. Your educational approach reminds me so much of him.
DUDE!! thanks yet AGAIN! whoop whoop, why is it that in all my years of education from pro's and actual experience.. you still bring the most sense to this whole mixing gig than anyone else ever has?
Oh man, what a game changer. I started feeling the speaker and I saw instantly how the kick was fucking with the continuity of the bassline. I tucked it back an RCH and suddenly the kick was supporting the bassline and BOOM, the groove was happening! Thanks for this man. Pure gold
Amazing advice. Best channel on mixing as far as I’m concerned. You actually focus on how to make audio musical and artistic more so then just “technically” right like so many other channels. And guys, if you haven’t checked out Gregory’s band Sneaky Little Devil, DO THAT RIGHT NOW! Incredible music, super creative, and some of the dopest mixes I’ve ever heard. This guys definitely practices what he preaches. Thank you mix Jesus 🙏
The whole after hours series are great, but this video contains the single most useful piece of information I 've learned in the last fifteen years. Almost life changing for me. Thank you so much.
I don't think I've ever believed anything anyone has ever said as much as I believed you with the way you delivered the line, "...that's a really deep 808" at 1:54!! Great work, as always.
Man, your videos are so fucking informative! It’s hard getting good foundation when you’re self taught and you find yourself making a heap of shit sounding mistakes that are just simply rooted in lack of foundation. Thanks for these videos!
Thank you so much Gregory for being our mentor! Unlike many other RU-vidrs, who repeat the same crappy advice over and over and even charging money for that. You provide a very unique perspective on mixing and you do so for free. You sir have my greatest respect! PS: Maybe you can do some sort of a collaboration with Warren Huart, who is also an excellent teacher here on YT. Would love to see that :)
Wow, lessons like these are just gold. Funny, I just noticed someone else below thought the same thing! This is my second or third listen, but it's making more sense now that I've heard a big kick demolish the low end of my last mix in the car test. That excessive excursion just holds everything else hostage until the kick settles back, and if your song is uptempo, you just have no low end. Only a massive lonely kick pushing out everything below 1k. Thanks, Gregory!!
Discovered your channel a few days ago. Thanks for this great in depth knowledge... By far the best production content out there. And all of this for FREE! Thank you mate and keep up this great work!
I am facepalming, and saying "ooooooooooh my gosh" throughout your videos - Ive not been able to learn these on my own, and no one covers this kind of "feeling" the music... in this case literally. Thanks man, you rock - looking forward to the next video
I'm gonna be honest, when I had been taught this by my mentor (who came up in the 90's) I was always self conscious about doing it. Like it was weird. This has been a life saver in my untreated room while money is a bit tight for sound correction. Thanks for the killer free advice and wisdom in general!
I really dig that "two finger" technique"! That's why I like a tight " clicky" kick sound. Your high pass advise is great also. I usually do high pass my drum bus with a slight bell filter bump depending on what kick sound I'm using. And I love your channel! Please keep this great stuff coming!
Brilliant video...I’d completely forgot about this tip. I got taught this back in the 90s but as I got older I got lazier and stopped doing it I’m gonna start doing it again
🤣 At this point I leave that in just to annoy my 3D guy, he writes about once a week to beg me to replace it with his UHD 6k Rec.7020 render-farm pile of glossy corporate perfection , "no charge, just take it!!" I think my productions/mixes are kinda the same, I got a lo-fi hi-fi kinda ear so things that are polished smooth coexist comfortably with things that are weirdly janky. Life is good! 🕺
Thank you once again for a clear focus on the important stuff. A good reminder that sound is vibration. If it isn't tactile and working as a physical thing then it will never sound right to the tiny little receivers in our ears
I have a pair of Neumann KH120s that have a metal grill over the woofer, no matter how much I try I can't feel anything! 😜 Back in the late 80's I bought my first pair of pro speakers, of course they were the Yamaha NS-10's, and of course I heard about two tricks when using them. The first is the one Gregory talks about, the second was taping a tissue over the tweeter. I was just starting out so I just blindly followed the crowd, which to be honest I still do today! Great content as usually Gregory!!
Such great teaching ability. Wish I had you at uni. Or found you years ago before I went uni. These subtleties have been so great for me. So thank you.
Some people choose a warm glass of milk before bed, others have a cup of cocoa. I recommend one of Gregory's videos before going to sleep. Not only does his voice soothe you to sleep, but you get to dream about all sorts of wonderful Kick and Bassy goodness.
Gregory, your use of the membrane as an erotic metaphor to thrill the audiophile community into extasy is outstanding! It‘s time. Create those sensual audio books with witty prose from the world of iconic studio equipment. Or just read user manuals from your heart… Genie is out of the bottle, now that we know - you owe it to humanity… 👏 😄
Man, you're good. The video production, the intro and outro music, the whole vibe of the video. AND THEN, the nuggets of wisdom you give. It's just too much. You own this niche and second place isn't even close!
my montiors have poor low end and my room sucks, so i use alot of plugins like tonal balance control to visually check my low end, but this is Amazing, best advice ive heard in years. smooth voice guy delivers again.
Danke, Herr Doktor Professor! Ha! "got my finger on the Woofer..." Very cool trick, my man! You're absolutely right. LOL... that poor little speaker, omg :)
So freaking helpful! With a home studio and neighbours I've been have such a hard time feeling the low end clearly. Loved the idea of the subpak for the tactile sub info but this trick is so simple and so effective! THANK YOU!
This is interesting. I just got myself a Subpac after struggling to hear bass properly in my space. I found myself naturally/instinctively applying the same principles. The Subpac is a great thing. I know it looks a bit gimmicky, but it's so, so useful for knowing what's happening in the low-end and how the kick and bass can fight each other.
Dang! This is an awesome tip. Just used it on a mix and discovered my low end was so weak in comparison to my reference! love your videos and how you explain without using a DAW! flippen learn so much! Thank you for sharing your knowledge 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
