No video :(

"Down On Me" Mix Session Part 3 of 3 (Jeremih and 50 Cent) - Ken Lewis Breaks Down The Mix

Подписаться 16 тыс.

Просмотров 57 тыс.

50% 1

This is the full Part 3 of 3 How-to video tutorial of "Down on Me" mixed by Ken Lewis.
Grammy winner, Ken Lewis, shows you how he mixed "Down On Me" for Jeremih and 50 Cent, from start to finish. Ken breaks down all of his techniques and mixing tricks, offers insights into working with 50 Cent, and more.
Ken's client list includes BTS, Taylor Swift, Kanye, J. Cole, Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys, Ariana Grande, Drake, Fun., Eminem, 50 Cent, Jeremih, 2 Chainz, Mariah Carey, John Legend, Lenny Kravitz, Rick Ross, David Byrne, Lana Del Rey, and many more. Check out his website: kenlewis.com/
Please subscribe to Ken's current youtube channel, Mixing Night ( / mixingnight ) to see his latest content and join him LIVE the first Wednesday of every month at 8:00 PM (EST) where he shares his 30 years of experience in the music industry so that you can learn how to produce music and mix your songs.

Опубликовано:

21 авг 2024

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 182

@navboi12 9 лет назад

Camera man decided he'd rather be blurred out. We've seen you in the first 2 parts, the damage has already been done!

@SeanyStacks 10 лет назад

I got so into this, that i hit Command S, trying to save the session lol. Thanks Ken

@LeldaJordan 9 лет назад

I got so into it as well lol. I tried to enlarge the tracks. I felt so helpless when I got snapped back into reality

@SeanyStacks 9 лет назад

Lelda Jordan Thats funny, I guess we were living our dreams lol.

@LeldaJordan 9 лет назад

@MagicPlants 9 лет назад

Best comment ever!

@TheFruitionExperienceChannel 6 лет назад

And your comment is the best comment about the best comment ever! lol.

@MikeHeebz 4 года назад

Took me 8 years to find this & it's helped me more than most of these online tutorials....Ken is a real gem, thanks for sharing your knowledge. You are appreciated sir! =)

@youngjsin 11 лет назад

I paid 20,000 to go to engineering school and ive probably learned more watching you than i did the whole time i was there. Ive always wanted to just be a fly on the wall and watch some one mix a record from start to finish.

@Warmwinterz 9 лет назад

All of these videos are GREAT MAN. THANKS KEN LEWIS. I learned that reverb isnt used as much as i think on pop vocals. thanks for going over autotune and chromatic scale etc, that was very insightful. The Pitch blender and eventide effects really gave it a nice sounding effect. Great work, now i like this song lol

@Warmwinterz 9 лет назад

I think the radio just wore it out like all songs nowadays. One more thing ken, is there anyway that i can emulate that effect using waves doubler? unfortunately i don't have an eventide plugin.

@SinAsTheTic 11 лет назад

this is the only way many of us will ever get to learn real-time from the masters. thx so much and plz keep it coming

@TerenceKearns 10 лет назад

Fantastic. Very informative. Invaluable insight. Thanks so much. The final mix sounds brilliant.

@experiment0003 12 лет назад

ok this is a miracle! I watched 2 of 3 only yesterday! You don't know what you've done for me Mr. Lewis! Thanks.

@TheVidman5 11 лет назад

Thank you very much Ken for being that kind,to accept sharing your own techniques and do this that deeply. It's because guy like you exist that people like me who cannot afford to go to College to learn engineering, can hope to learn how things get done.God Bless you

@mikeymikehanna 11 лет назад

iv watched like 100000 video's of how to mix tracks, non of them helped me as much as this one man, thanx alot for the video, this is one of my fav' 50's tracks also, i thought that it was a minimal track mix, now i know how much work was on that joint, and how much tracks was on it, great work, sounds amazing, mixed like a boss :)

@lifeguard212 10 лет назад

Watched em all. No regrets! That was awesome, thank you.

@BlackMagicEntertain 11 лет назад

You make it seem so easy! As an student in audio I have to say that this is one of the best resources I've come across. It was very helpful to see an example of not only how you mixed the song, but also to see what a session for an actual, commercially successful song looks like. We hear all of these songs on the radio, and I often wonder about this part of the process. It's rare that we get to see an actual session, so this was so helpful. Thank you!

@TommyWonder 12 лет назад

Best RU-vid series i've seen so far VERY, VERY informative. Thanks Ken

@ThraceMusic 12 лет назад

Such a great job on mixing this song ! It sounds extraordinary ! Great great job !

@ruebenanchan 12 лет назад

Hi Ken, this is a great, detailed video..thanks for taking the time out to share a lil' smthing from you bag of tricks!learnt a lot.

@turnemontone 12 лет назад

Beautiful! You just helped me step my game up my game a notch on the mixing and mastering side of my music....Thanks again :)

@billyhudson365 10 лет назад

U the MAN!! U got me open in this world 4real and I have a lot 2 learn but good lesson!

@martincongress5891 12 лет назад

well this is the most outline i see so far and respect for sharing the knowledge bless up omid from jamaica di sheek

@tinktwiceman 12 лет назад

This is just amazing! Thank you! I will be getting your whole collection of tutorials from your online school. These videos are truly a blessing from the sky. 50 is one of my favorite artist and I always wanted to see how his vocals are treated and you went into so much detail. You are great! you are my idol! haha Thanks once again! I'm definitely looking forward to your lessons from your online school.

@SteveZackMusic 10 лет назад

Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and skills, these vid's were very helpful. I'll see you at the Grammy's one day!

@telmomirandacomposer 11 лет назад

Ken, This session, is absolutely ridiculous. I'm such a fan of this mix even before I found out who mixed it!. I eureka'd a few times. And...I think your video was the final $0.02 I needed with regards to how I do my own mixes. Thanx! Much appreciated. One day I'll thank you in person. Cheers. Happy Holidays.

@samagbasi 12 лет назад

Well done Ken! Very well explained tutorials. Because of this 3 video series, I'm going to buy alot of videos on your online site. In other words, your free lessons did their job. :-)

@HighFlown 10 лет назад

jeez man you made this tune SLAP..i wish you went into a little more detail as to how and why your going about doing things...but all and all still learned a bunch from this!

@dividedsoulsent 12 лет назад

Another important point....SAVE AS YOU GO......see when the "ghost in the machine" happens and freezes on u, when you pull the session backup it reverts back to the last saved session. See at 4:30. He had to go back a reset the plug ins. Very Important. It will save a lot of time and misery. Thanks Ken!

@DaHypnotist 10 лет назад

Powerful, Thanks for the in-depth video of your mixing session...

@djvision1 11 лет назад

Wow Ken you have just gained another Fan, Follower and Student!! Great info!!!!!

@DeanBenn 12 лет назад

Thanks for posting this and I appreciate the hard work that you had to go through to get this up. I've been a musician from an early age but new to music production and this has really opened up my mind a bit. Once again thanks a lot :)

@BraytonBeatz 11 лет назад

I thought the way you turned a very mono vocal track into a natural sounding stereo spread with delay was very enlightening. I've only really messed with paning. That's just one of the many things I've learned in this mixing session. Thank you!

@jaroneaton8023 9 лет назад

The L2007 really brought out the vocals at 3:34. Nice one Ken. :)

@akingsent215 12 лет назад

When this song first came out, I knew it was a hit. Awesome job on the mix Ken!

@donnielarabee 12 лет назад

thank you ken for these informative video's . You really helped me alot=) thank you from the bottom of my heart.

@InternationalNova 11 лет назад

hey ken always been a fan of your work... im artist that engineers, mixes and masters my own music.. so learning tricks from amazing mix engineers like yourself is a blessing.. def surprised to see you like pan hard (100 to either side) on adlibs.....but def enjoy ur vids.

@femionikoyi4978 10 лет назад

Thank you very much boss.. Learnt a whole lot from this videos..

@VincePaulBeats 10 лет назад

for some reason I laughed really hard at 2:53 when you said "or one of these other things I've never used" lol. Anyways, your videos are incredible Ken, very inspiring.

@tabla03 11 лет назад

thanks Ken! this is priceless! i learn a lot.

@MrBujum 9 лет назад

Ken, you're great. but really, how on Earth did you manage to mix entire sing with zero low-cutting ? Is it due to great production or did someone did all that 'dirty work' beforehand ?

@bielakbeats 9 лет назад

wow!! awesome vid thank you so much , really enjoyed watching you mix. you rock . I would love to ask you some more in depth questions

@SunD3VIL007 12 лет назад

Really awesome video Ken. I appreciate you taking the time to put this together as it no doubt helped me with some general techniques related to compression and reverb. Just wondering though, at this stage what kind of interaction will you have with the producer of the track (if any)? Do you ever request changes to samples (like if a kick doesn't have enough low end or something)? Thanks again!

@MagicPlants 9 лет назад

This is stunning amazing beautiful and insightful.

@MagicPlants 9 лет назад

You got it brother! *****

@ProducerDeclare 9 лет назад

Wish you did the FULL mix in PT so we could see your EQ's, Comp. on the music :) You could use the SSL Plugin's for it

@zbox98 8 лет назад

Ken I was surprised to see you didn't automate volume at all. I was hoping you could tell me when would you would do that and why didn't you need to on this track? Thanks a ton for these high quality videos, you are really offering something that is hard to find on RU-vid. I learned so much!

@zbox98 8 лет назад

Hey Ken, thanks for the response. That's really nice to hear considering some professionals have these incredibly detailed volume automations that must take hours and hours to create. Mike Senior in Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio seems to think that if you don't have these intricate automations on leads your mix won't stand next to other commercial mixes. Do you do anything else to create some dynamic range in the vocals, or are you able to get away with a static volume most of the time because you are working in hip hop? Or is this a technique you use for vocals in all genres? Thanks again, z

@zbox98 8 лет назад

Thanks for your answer! I knew you worked in different genres, that's why I asked if this is a technique that varied depending on the genre. Honestly your answer is a relief - I'm glad not everyone thinks dialing in automation super tediously is absolutely necessary.

@NikosCee 11 лет назад

Just want to say I appreciate these videos alot! Has helped me a lot & I hope you continue to help make such amazing songs!

@REKANIZREKORDZ 11 лет назад

no matter how great/informing/interesting a vid is them lame ass youtube haters have to make their presence known.. why would you dislike this vid .. anyway this shit deserves a lot more views.. THANKS KEN STAY UP AND BE SAFE

@D3TOSS 10 лет назад

why is the guy in the background censored? :D

@NEWERAENT361 12 лет назад

you showed me soo much thrugh this 3 vid series inspired me alot lol

@DJHazadous1 12 лет назад

Loved it. I just feel great that my workflow and processing is extremely similar except for the effects. Need to grab those Lexicons, and that Eventide sounds amazing, as does the Sound Blender. Nice for adding depth to the vocals. Also great when the production is so sweet. Makes life so much easier. Thanks for the love Ken.

@strawberriemusic 11 лет назад

WOW! You are one of the best Engineers I have heard of! What tips do you have for Mixing Kicks and Bass's ?????

@mackabooey 10 лет назад

Thanks for doing this Ken, awesome video! But is it just me or are we not hearing the changes made on the mix bus processing towards the end? I do not hear a change even when you are boosting 5 or 6 db of gain on the Slate FG-X. I'm not going crazy right?! haha.

@madandmean4285 11 лет назад

Ken love ur work, am gonna order some tutorial on ur website, u inspires us all!

@NRESounds 12 лет назад

Never experienced anything like this on youtube! Best by-far!!! everything I watched up to this point has to be excluded... Alot of ppl talk about cutting the low end on vocals, here u boosted it n gave it presence. It didnt sound thin. The mix was built around the vocals rather than taking the vocal, n trynna fit em into the the track! Excellent work. Headed over to ur site!!! But i use Logic :-( n waves plug-ins as well as Izotope 5

@virtuoz17 12 лет назад

Thank you Ken, this helped alot

@KLOGHL 12 лет назад

god bless you.i feel like i learned something.you have my ear. and subscribed.

@Crates94 11 лет назад

Yes.

@TheChromaticz355 12 лет назад

there are plugins that shows phase indicators which helps u know when the signal is out of phase that means is not gonna sound in mono

@FaZ112233 11 лет назад

Great videos man, thank you!! You gave me some insight in using different plugins on sounds other than their intention is, such as the Maxxbass or the Puigtec EQ for warmth on vocals.. Loved that! I understand this was a fastmix of what you really did but do you often find the settings you want as quickly as you did now or do you go in deeper and more precise during an actual mix?

@JRockOfficialTV 11 лет назад

Gotcha. Thanks.

@texbanks1839 10 лет назад

Look like hella fun man.

@michaeltracksuitaudio 11 лет назад

Your a beast! Thanks heaps for that video.

@leandrolehart8847 10 лет назад

amazing videos..thanks Ken

@ThiagoBeatriz 10 лет назад

Cool!

@iNicky777 8 лет назад

Why is the guy in the back bllured now?? He wasn't bllured before :D Amazing song by the way, really great tutorial, most of youtube tutorials just say the principles of their mix and you can rearly find some real top chart songs like this explained so theank you!

@danielpaananen1903 12 лет назад

Thats because he has all the audio routed to A5-6, or his "SSLmixbus", so the signal runs through the SSL and then back into tools. The audio for this video would have taken from the SSL before it when back into tools. That puts the master fader in protools after in the signal chain and also it explains why Ken can hear the changes and we can't. At least i assume that is the reason.

@i_red_panda 10 лет назад

genius.

@lowedv 11 лет назад

this was incredible im bout to check out yo site now. im gonna make you my mentor, i go to school for audio production and i need some great tips like this.

@els1f 10 лет назад

That was incredible! Thanks a lot. How do you keep all those kicks together and coherent like that? There's so much low end information that doesn't clash at all.

@shayeasy 10 лет назад

yeah, loved this series but was surprised at the lack of discussion regarding the kicks and low-end, which is a pretty prominent part of the song and what i tend to have the most trouble with. he did mention a lesson on his website about compressing hip-hop kicks.. will be checking that out.

@smash461986 10 лет назад

shayeasy Sidechain multiband compression. Basically send the kick to a multiband compressor on the bass and have it duck the low end of the bass when the kick is played. Thus making room for the kick's transient to create that punch. Of course you can do the same thing with a normal compressor but it ducks the whole bass, which can create a pumping effect. Which is actually quite cool if done properly.

@ausermane5926 9 лет назад

Ken, thank you so much for posting this series. This mix is fantastic. Very informative, please keep them coming! Just wondering what influences your decision to mix on the ssl vs itb. In my experience (w/ a midas venice) mixing through a console obscures some transient information and fine detail but provides a more engaging soundscape. This might not be right for all material however (and may also be a product of other variables - a/d ,etc). Was curious of your opinion, if you have done any a/b comparisons. Thanks!

@ausermane5926 9 лет назад

***** I definitely agree on all fronts. I just found the difference interesting (when a/b'ing off the d/a with good headphones). It is most apparent on material with busier, digitally synthesized percussive parts. Was just trying to confirm if it was unique to my setup or not, as the venice spec doesn't seem too far from the AWS. Also was curious if you have used the H3000 Factory alongside a hardware Eventide device or ST Crystalizer for that microshift thing, and if you have a preference.

@ausermane5926 9 лет назад

***** Yea the widening thing is preset 231 on the H3000. Most 3000s that are in studios are just permanently on 231 lol. It's great. It's just a +/- 9c pitch offset and 0/25ms delay offset. Crystalizer actually is pretty cool for this if you reduce the splice/delay to very short and set a small pitch offset in the tweak menu. But yea the hardware H3000 units have curtis chips and good analog stuff in the output stages. Even the wilder fx just sit really well with the source, nothing sounds bad on that machine. The newer ones are awesome as well. Just really inspirational boxes that are difficult to replicate using even crazy plugin chains bc of the extensive randomization. Good idea w/the octave delays, gotta try that!

@nandoblondemobydick5438 7 лет назад

First take is always the best :-)

@AudioSchoolOnline 7 лет назад

first take is rarely ever the best.

@nandoblondemobydick5438 7 лет назад

You do it very well, by the way i listen to Lea, great singer, thanks for all

@JorgeGarcia-hk6nq 11 лет назад

Nice Work

@DJSGZ 12 лет назад

Hey brother Ken, that's a really great session. But why didn't you add the MaxBass plugin on Jeremih's vocals? It sounded great on 50 :)) Thnx for the Tip by the way, it sound great on my vocals as well! The session was helpful, I learned a lot! Many Thnx.

@HighVisionVids 9 лет назад

what do you think of Studio One 3? is it true that alot of audio engineers are going from Pro Tools to Studio One? and do you think i should start learning Pro Tools since its the studio standard?

@eddyblaze8769 11 лет назад

anybody see the blurred guy in the back hahaha anyways awesome work, good to see a pro show his work flow!

@REKANIZREKORDZ 11 лет назад

whats good ken. first off thanks for your vidz and for sharing top of the line knowledge and know how, its truly appreciated for so many reasons.. im in the process of mixin my second album and im shootin for the fences especially with the mix you have been a priceless asset to me learning whats needed. i am confused on how some of your vocal tracks were getting mixed in mono and some in stereo could you please elaborate just a little. if so thank you very much

@LuffyNDragneel 10 лет назад

This was great I really learned a great deal. I will definitely share this with all my friends. I know you use a mic which cost about 10,000 so def better sound. I have a question i'm not an expert or anything I'm actually starting out. My question is when you are recording an artist do you use any plugins? And if so can you send me which ones in order so I could integrate it in my pro tools session. I would be so grateful thank you.

@videoeditors 12 лет назад

Hi Ken, I recall Dave Pensado announcing death of mono not too long ago :) Some albums are mixed using around 50 percent pan on non-centre parts and other albums go 100 percent and wider. Personally, I like 50 more & occasional sounds wider, the ones that don't play continuously.

@luweybeatz 10 лет назад

Hey Ken Lewis! Great work. Was this track later passed on to a mastering engineer, or was the buss work you did the mastering?

@Jonathan-ec9pp 8 лет назад

Hi, Ken! Man, this is a great tutorial! Thank you!! I'm definitely gonna be checking other lessons @ ASO... I have one question: Why do you use the A7s? I mean, I'm sure you could afford a more expensive pair of monitors (I don't know, let's say the Event Opals...) Is it because you know them so well, that you're used to them and you know what to expect, maybe..? I'm asking this because I'm planning on buying a pair of Adams A7X, and I was wondering how you feel about them..

@ampstudios 12 лет назад

great videos. very informative.

@hijo407 8 лет назад

love it but i didnt see what type of reverb you used on main vocals ?????you didnt show it can you tell me

@hijo407 8 лет назад

***** thanks so much do you have any temple that we can get c

@jordieg 12 лет назад

yeh i figure it had something to do with that. There are some interesting stuff going on in the 2buss that would ve great to hear.

@MikeDreBeatMaker 11 лет назад

You're job is so amazing ! I never seen that in my life, the only thing I found annoying is your plug-ins because I don't have the same as you, I have whole Waves plug-ins and I don't know which to take to have the same (or almost) effets ! (Sorry for my english, I'm french but I hope you understood me) ! :)

@joshondakeys 12 лет назад

Great Mix! I watched the whole mix and realized you do not cut off the low end on that many tracks. Is this happening on the analog board or are you just not doing low cuts? Just wondering because we are taught to cut lows on many things. So just wanted to see what your take was on it. Thanks

@xDayan 11 лет назад

Ken, thank you for the videos. I must say very informative, If I may ask, how did you get a start in the music business. I'm interested, but frankly not sure where to start. Anyways thanks alot

@frederikschjoldan4792 9 лет назад

GREAT JOB, thanks for sharing, it makes me realise that i´m pretty much over mixing my vocals:) lol, btw the inserts on the master isn´t audible peace

@frederikschjoldan4792 9 лет назад

i totally trust you, those plugs looks so good that even without any sound going through it still did the job:) by the way i just watched your vocal mix video, great stuff looking forward to see the rest of the vocal bundle. i noticed in the 50 mix your headroom before the master was really low like -14 or something, would you recommend that for any mix? thanks

@ulugbekulugbek 12 лет назад

VERY, VERY informative. super man

@eurotheater 8 лет назад

I'm not hearing your processors after you started working on the sub groups. The bx_digital M/S at 17 minutes, or the Ampex or the FG-X. Are my ears just too fatigued after a long night?

@BusyTrack 8 лет назад

+eurotheater same for me

@fonte935 11 лет назад

Ken, I think we probably got the feed from the SSL and not the out from PT after it goes back in through your mastering chain. Brilliant mix though!

@videoeditors 12 лет назад

Hi Ken, do you worry about mono compatibility at this point in time? The reason I ask is that whenever I mix and push stuff wide it doesn't sound too good in Mono. When I mix and don't push main parts too far out ie keeping them within 50% panning it sounds way better in Mono. Thanks in advance. Big thanks for posting your wisdom man.

@TacticalEarProductions 11 лет назад

Thanks for the great series. I was wondering if these plugins require some special hardware to run or if they can just be purchased and run on any sort of hardware. To clarify, I am using a basic audio interface with my macbook and I'm wondering if that would be enough to run pro tools with the UAD and other plugins you have.

@MoneyKobaine 12 лет назад

Thanks alot!

@beaufromDudstown 11 лет назад

Just wondering why you bounced to 24bit? Does the CD do the duplication from 24bit to 16bit for you? thanks so much for all your help Ken. big fan of the clips at your Audio school by the way.

@poliart83 7 лет назад

Looks like in video there is no difference when you engage plugins on the mix bus. Maybe issue of routing while recording. For exapmle - when you tweak bx_digital no difference in sound here in video.

@MsMoozes 9 лет назад

it seems like is no change at the end of the video ,no matter how you turn the knobs ,it seems like is mixed the final version of the music to the video..... i noticed when you,ve put the brainworx plugin, so you turned down the middle channel and there was still the same full stereo sound to it.... could you remedy this please thanx.

@rafahaddad4803 10 лет назад

Tanx man ! But when i listen to this song now . I don't enjot it like before .. Cause i saw how u made it hhhhhh !!

@gatlinproduction 11 лет назад

Wow You Mix Just Me. Wow. Hey What Console Is That? Great Job

@MarvelousProductions 12 лет назад

That Brainworx plugin! My goodness!

@TheKingDareal 8 лет назад

Hey Ken, I've brought 70% of your tutorials. But I have a question about samples. For Drake Type songs how would you mix that sample and drums around it, or the type of mixing a young guy did on a singer by the name of Bahja Rodriguez EP - It Gets Better?

@bubnjarovski 11 лет назад

hi ken, you don't use busses (aux) haha why? do you ever put tape emulation on master buss before you start a mix, and mix to it? gr8 video btw. thanx man

@r3FMusic Год назад

Thanks.. Can you enable subtitles for the video?

@videoeditors 12 лет назад

@Chromaticz: I feel that many mixers are not too bothered with mono as their mixes are super wide during main parts, so there is no way they would sound great on mono as volume will change in some parts and make mix sound different.

@peterjacobboehm2412 9 лет назад

Hey brother Ken, love what you do, quick question, I'm just going through video now, haven't finished this one yet but do you ever use melodyne? is there a reason you like auto tune better, I'm jw because I'm learning to use them but honestly i dont have a musical ear to differentiate notes yet, so i would love your insight on using both, thanks- Pete

@peterjacobboehm2412 9 лет назад

***** thank you so much for that knowledge, it makes sense that the mixers job isn't to correct the singer, what do you use to tune 808's? I'm in school and learning on a toft studio atb and i have always had a passion for music as an artist now I'm transitioning into becoming a mix engineer, i love learning and practicing, i will probably be getting ur 10 min drills soon and beat makers one for the non musical ear ppl like me, i do use my midi keyboard a lil but i def need to learn notes. thanks for your response and keep these videos coming ken!

@TobyTC 12 лет назад

Ken, I noticed you are hitting the SSL summing section extremely hard, do you do this for a certain effect? If so could you describe the difference in sound your looking to achieve. Thanks Toby