Mad ironic, I was just saying bruh I need a good video so I can fix my drums and make em punch more cuz they too thin to even get off to artists. Super clutch, needed this. BTW Congrats on the HNHH breakdown dropping!
nick Mira how to lower it is put the soft clipper when it goes over 0.0 db put izotope ozone maximizer lower the character and put the threshold down to make the beat louder THIS IS FOR PEOPLE THAT DONT KNOW HOW TO LOWER IT
Instead of having the limiter on the master, could you do it on a seperate channel and route just the drums you want too it ? or would that be adding extra of the sounds
The amount you turn down all of your channel volumes before limiting is the same amount of gain you want to add back with the maximizer/multiband. For example, I turned all of my channels down to around -6db, and then when I added the maximizer, I looked for the gain and increased that by 6db. BEWARE, if you add the Parametric EQ to the master as he does in the video, pay attention to how much you increase the frequency bands. For example, if you're turning down all the tracks by -6db, and then turning up the low end frequency band by 2db, you won't want to raise your master gain by any more than 4db, otherwise you'll have actual clipping on your master, which is not good. It's a lot easier done than said lol. This practice is called GAIN STAGING, and you'll hear it more and more as you get into more advanced production. You basically want to have make sure however much overall gain an effect is adding, that you balance it out by reducing it again before moving onto the next effect. A bit more complicated than that, but the principle itself is sound.
FOR FATTER DRUMS I USE MAXIMUS PRESET "PUNCHY DRUMS 4" THEN EQ2 BOOST 2.0DB AT 160HZ AND 350HZ, THEN I BASS BOOST %40 AT 90 HZ. SOUNDS AMAZING TO ME. ALSO ADD A SOFT CLIPPER AT -3 DB STEADY.
all i do is link all my sounds (808s, samples melodies etc) except the drums and percs to a mixer track and just automate the volume so that it sidechains with the kick. helps to control the sidechain more if u dont really have knowledge about compressors ;)
I was just trying to learn side chaining and I hate the fruity limiter.. thanks for this mira.. congrats on the plaques.. fruity peak controller, all these years ignoring that lil thing.. woow.. Thicc Mira Power User
So you don't think clipping can ruin the dynamics of a song? Or is that just too much clipping. Also we're you talking clipping in the Master or on the seperate mixer tracks because it didn't seem like you were clipping in the Master (clipping is going past 0dB correct me I'm wrong?) I've heard people say you can clip as much as you want on the mixer tracks as long as the Master doesn't clip.
why is it that when I link my bass with the peak controller to the kick, it does the opposite and raises the volume of the 808 instead of lower it? Edit: when in the link menu I figured it out. The left dropdown under the "Internal controller" tab has an option to invert the effect.
Unless you know the key for the kick, you shouldn't really move it around on the grid. Sometimes it won't matter, but often times moving a kick to a different part on the grid will make the song just feel/sound off a bit. Use Auto-Key or a tuner to tune kicks! I see so many producers that tune 808s, but don't bother tuning kicks and other instruments!
Nick common, left out the secret my guy - Use a soft clipper. Put a soft clipper like T-Racks Classic Clipper on your master. Have your output set to -0.1 and increase the gain. Instant Punch! Check the beats on my channel for proof that this works.
