Making Records with Eric Valentine - Weezer - "Mexican Fender" 

00:00 General Chat 41:42 Kick Drum 1:16:31 Snare Drum 1:27:49 Toms 1:39:23 Room Mics 1:52:32 Percussion 1:57:41 Bass 1:59:40 Guitars 2:20:04 Keyboards 2:26:20 Vocals 2:53:40 Music/Vocal Bus (Mastering) I love that drums get over an hour and bass gets under 2 minutes haha

These are unequivocally the best audio mixing videos on the web.

Holy shit! What a deep, deep breakdown...3 quality hours with no BS for a 3-minute song. Thank you, Eric and Butch!

Thank you for doing this. You are my favorite mixer and Butch is my favorite producer. I just watched Warren Huarts interview with Butch yesterday, so this is right on cue! That song could have been a Butch solo song. It's got him all over the writing and production. Love your videos Eric. Thank you so so much

Hey Eric. Thank you for making these videos. No one else is putting out such quality material! Most of the audio-related content on RU-vid is brief, surface level stuff in comparison. It's hard to find stuff that is applicable to working professionals. Your videos are so incredibly thorough and I learn something from every one. Best of all, they are authentic and devoid of any shilling or alterior motives. Thank you!

I am 55 and have been a full time professional for over 32 years, and I have to say that I really enjoy the hang! This feels a lot like popping in to the neighboring room back in the days, and getting a super nerdy chat with the colleague sitting there. That's the part I really miss since we all dispersed into our private caves... Love that you are so meticulous no nonsense about getting things right...no cutting corners, just devoted to the craft and passion for music. Keep it up...greatly appreciated! Cheers from Copenhagen

I see this 3 hour video in my feed and I am literally giddy with excitement because I am going to watch every second. Much love for Eric and Butch.

Brilliantly insightful

Once again WOW! Goodbye Netflix. Such wonderful conversations with guys at the very top of their game with exactly zero ego. So refreshing, educational, inspiring and FREE, just like the best things in life. RU-vid comments are always a cesspool with the exception of the comments on these videos. They demonstrate how incredibly grateful everyone is. What a time we live in.

Eric, your free videos span way more high quality information than any Mix with the Masters video I have seen or any other payed tutorial for that matter....thank you so much for doing this!

please have jake sinclair on your show

❤❤How the hell did I miss this on this channel?! Amazing stuff and ya’ll are hilarious!

“When will you guys come out?” “In about half an hour” Biggest studio lie ever! 😂

notifications from this channel is pretty much the most exciting thing in my life right now haha. thanks Eric amazing content!

I feel such privileged to be able to see my favourite music producer making detailed videos of his mixes. Thank you for doing these even if you don't have to. You are truely passionate about making music and you're an inspiration to many of us, if I may speak on behalf of your subscribers. Thank you M. Valentine!

This is the best audio engineer vlog on RU-vid. How there are only 7,200 subscribers as of now is a mystery. My guess is there will be a massive increase at about 40,000, because these are priceless. Wonderful job ERIC!!

If I can make a suggestion.... I would truly love to see you in the moment mix a song, so as you’re coming across issues I can hear your thought process and how you come to these choices in the moment. I love these too but a “live” mix would be yet another way to pico your brain. Haha thanks so much for these videos. Every one that comes out I get so stoked to watch!

"Set to stun," a term which is taken from Star Trek TOS, means to use the minimum-strength setting, the more moderate setting, on a phaser (the ray gun used by Enterprise crew members). "Kill" was the extreme, maximum-strength setting.

As Butch mentions early in the video, some fans can be unkind when their favorite artist tries to follow their muse and ends up doing something that's really different from what the fans are used to. I hope those people see this video and gain a better appreciation of the hard work and detail that went into this song and album.

3rd watch for me. One of my favorites. Your boosting of eq freqs that are the fundamental sound of each instrument into distortion-Saturn, Devil Loc sounds so damn good. I car hear rock drums sounding more industrial and splayed as the high freqs get saturated, tons! Such a clean aggressive sound. Thanks dudes

I would have watched many more hours of this. This is amazing content. Thank you!

I love both of these guys. So cool, but am I the only one who needs the music MUCH louder? please please please make the feed from the DAW louder!

I love how you panned the mics to how you guys are sitting.

Can I just say, this video (as well as being an awesome insight into a song I love), pretty much sums up my life: glued to a screen doing nerdy music stuff for hours on end, taking double or triple the time I told my wife it would take, while I ought to be participating in the nice relaxing family life on the other side of the door. "Barbecue? Nah, you go ahead, I need to deep-dive into VariMu compression and room mic panning. Save me a sausage."

“Your protools flammed” -Butch Walker

This is so Awesome! Your video's are great and I'm a huge Butch Walker fan. I've been waiting years for in depth nerdy audio production stuff video with Butch, and two come out in the same week (the other being with Warren Huart who also has a great interview with you). I also want to thank you for recommending the soothe plugin which I bought after watching your studio interview with Warren). This channel is amazing and I can't wait to learn more from you Eric. Thank you so much!

Thank you Eric and Butch, great music and conversation!!!

Eric Valentine is the fucking goat. I appreciate the hell out of these videos.

GREAT episode!! I can't believe I'm watching this for free, there is still some good in the world

Theres a party going on and your in the studio. Classic

Goddamn - couple of legends. So generous to share this. Thanks tons.

this is one of, if not THE best mix vid on RU-vid not only from a technical perspective, but also entertaining with an unmatched sense of realness from two amazing minds. humble, unrehearsed and 100% "big time". kudos, fellas.

Fabulous. Thank you ♦️

Ric Ocasek produced Bad Brains and Bad Religion (plus others) before Weezer... he had a solid punk rock/new wave production resume prior to Weezer.

Whatever that thumping is during the preamble, it made me think someone was at my door. Got me wondering how I can highpass youtube.

I know next to nothing about the recording and mixing process, and this was absolutely FASCINATING to me. Not least of all because I am a HUGE fan of both of these guys, and it was super cool to see them break this whole song down, and talk about what they did and why. Butch is just THE BEST.

Eric you’re an absolute genius and beautiful human being, thank you for putting so much work in making these videos, they have made all the difference in my own mixing

The snare part is great. I found some old tracks that weren't the greatest recordings. Challenged myself to mix them again. These videos are a wealth of ideas. Thanks.

Great episode guys, my favourite yet. Interesting to see Butch's productions broken down (fine work there) and Eric i've learned a tonne from you since the channel started. Cheers!

Thank you guys. What a privilege go through a mix with someone whos in the top of the game. A genuine big thank you. You are the best.

This could have been 15 hours long and I would have still been disappointed that it couldn’t be longer. Thanks for this guys! I aspire to one day make it on both of your radars. Thanks for sharing your talents! You both are giants in the mind of this small town GA boy.

Definitely one of the best channels for mixing education out there.Cheers Eric really great stuff

Finally get to see how you use the Orban. I get it now. Every one of your vids is a master class. Thank you so much. Please keep em coming!

you don’t want the kick drum hits right on the grid ! it kills groove.

I’m geeking out hard on this. The joy I got out of the phasing and eq of the snare sample.

Fun to listen to Butch talk - he's so enthusiastic about the process and the music! Good stuff, thanks, guys.

Recorded my first record at HOS, Eric is awesome!

Everything about this channel is perfect ! Some methods here I know I'd never learn anywhere else. Also love the general vibe, it's all really friendly (and Butch's kid coming in was a cute part, what a rocking dad he is !)

Finally arrived to the point where you mentioned the slate FG-X. Haven't used the lopunch and details in years but dynamic perception is gold, use it on my parallel drums all the time. That session was so cool, I hope the bbq was great. ^^ Thank you Eric!

I would pay to be a fly on the wall when you and Butch hang out! Wow that was a great episode.

Eric. Thank You for sharing your accumulated wisdom with us. I love watching your show and gain a ton if insight from it.

God I love these videos so much! Thank you so much for these!!! Butch is hilarious!

Just subscribed. Great job Eric! Very fun to hear both of your guy’s thoughts broken down into what made the song work. Started engineering in the late 80’s / early 90’s and MAN! What a great time to pickup tricks and hear tracks broken down.. feel so lucky to be living in 2019 !

Leslie at 99x was the bomb....miss those days

Wow so happy I just found your channel. This is sick stuff, please keep making these videos. Learning tons of little tricks that are gonna make a huge difference in my productions!

That accidental offset on that jam lead @2:15:27 sounds magical!! great job guys. At first i thought Brian laid way back on one of the guitars on purpose. The whole mix sounds perfect!!

Thank you for making these videos and sharing your knowledge and experience. I learn so much from them! Best regards!

Wow, so great to get to watch you guys go over all this, thanks!

great video in so many ways... only 70m in, but had to comment on that tip to overcompensate the track delay to then make space for a delay (lol) on the track you can slide around in real time while playing back without the glitchiness is choice, can't believe I didn't think of that. I use Ableton Live but it's the same there; must have something to do with how how the CPU calculates the buffer because yea it sounds like it needs to catch up or has to wait to incorporate the ms or sample delay you are sliding around trying to finesse.

Love the shirt, Eric! Thanks for the series, enjoying learning your process, influencing my own work. Gear envy aside, now I want that shirt!

Hahaha, best video ever! Eric, you are a BEAST! I've been a fan of Butch since his hair metal guitar slingin' days, so good to see one of my favorite artists/producers on here with you!!!! I've had the pleasure of having short conversations with him over the years at his shows, and you're right, he's one of the coolest/most genuine folks to talk with! Being an independent artist I'm hoping to one day get the chance to work with you both at some point. All the best to you both! Thanks for the inspiration!! Cheers

Love seeing these new vids with Butch, this and the one with Huart

Very cool!

You guys' enthusiasm is infectious!

This is great

used to see Butch play in Atlanta ...during the good ol days

Thanks for doing these! Eric is an absolute weapon. Keep 'em coming!

So much talent. Thanks for this.

I love these videos! Thank you soo much!

the slate fg-x sounds amazing. that was a game changing plug in for me along with the uad stuff.

so much info. WOW! Very talented guys.

1:41:00 ish. Jason Corsaro, rest his rock n roll soul, was a godfather of rock production and creative mixing at Power Station! The generation just after Clearmountain.

As much as I have a man crush on this man for his productions, I just can't even with that beautiful teeth

Shout out to the lizard climbing up your wall at 26:24

Epic mixing video!

guitars 01:59:42 🤪

Calrec CM1050?Fat English SDC popular on snares and overs.Hebden Sound is the current company,never compared the current crop of mics though.

Romeo Void Never say never “ I might like ya better if we slept together “ was produced by Ric Ocasek , way before the weezer stuff

2 fn Geniuses!!

Amazing episode as usual Eric thank you so much! If I could make a request to mix your commentary just a bit lower in these videos, when I try to turn up my monitors to hear the subtleties in the music the talking is super loud

I might be super slow but I just noticed you don't use reverb on drums. Or just sometimes reverb inserted over the room tracks.

Hi Eric. I just discovered your channel, and I really like the content you upload. I've been producing for a loooong time but I live in a tiny town in Sweden and networking here is impossible. When I say impossible, I really mean it. I'm basically the only one here with the level of knowledge that I have. I get complimented all the time for the quality mixes I make and productions I produce, but I've always had a really hard time finding the right people to work with due to my geographical position. TL;DR: Do you have any advice on how to go about finding professional opportunities?

Thank you so much 🙏❤️

Really good stuff! Eric - do you have a Twitter? I’m a huge 3EB fan. Would love to see you do a video with a couple former members (Kevin & Arion) or just a video of you going through the album. I also liked the Sinomatic album too. Nice work & thank you!

pretty sure the snare mic is a Calrec CM1050

haha I'm luvin Butch more and more each week (been seeing several videos with him this month). Great down to earth dude and funny! Loving your videos too man. We use very similar techniques but mine were born from necessity before I had a nice room and nicer gear. Very clever are you. Thanks for sharing.

2:56:45 any chance you could be willing to to go more in depth about this process?

Thanks for this ! any chance we can get that ice cube and kick 62 ? :) Curious to hear them and why you chose them. tnx

At 2:55:50 was he doing the Randy Castillo head drum smash?

oh man that throbbing sub in the intro...

Is there an instrumental available anywhere?

Totally having the no display numbers problem with Soundtoys. Super irritating. (@ 1:45:48)

SSSHHH! Stop talking about those old Orban EQs. One of the few pieces of amazing kit from that era that still flies under the radar. They will become insanely expensive if you’re not careful.

Very Cool 🎸🎧🎼🎤👍🏻

These videos are so so brilliant! thanks EV!

Props to Toni Visconti for detuned snares per his Berlin sessions with Bowie!

"Wurst"-Mic by Moses Schneider... :) cool

wtf is up with the tempo fluctuation in ur session? v curious

Really hoping you get Stephan Jenkins in for a breakdown of a 3EB jam!

Outstanding content, EV. Really. I don’t use a lot of supplemental samples on drums, but I feel like Logic has really eclipsed Pro Tools in this regard. Drum replacement and doubling with phase locked accuracy is a snap in LPX.