Mick Guzauski - a true master. Had a brief conversation with him at MixCon in NYC. Really nice and humble guy for someone with such a successful career.
Mick is a Genius, a master at what he does and has an undeniable passion for his craft! I have known him since the late 70's, and can say, he was destined for greatness from the start! This interview is incredibly generous of Mick, sharing these gems of engineering and mixing!! I hope all will realized that!! Congrats to Mick for another mega hit!!!
Thanks for Pensado's place! It takes me about three hours to watch one episode because I'm checking out the songs that are mentioned, searching various terms and equipment used and opening my own mixes to try different techniques. Invaluable source of mixing and general recording info. Thanks again!
Phooo! To all those people who hate on people with stuttering saying it shows stupidity, I believe this had the most amount of collective stutters yet most knowledgeable conversation. Awesome stuff, 3 years later.
I've heard from him in the past saying, work in 15 minute increments then take ear breaks (our hearing becomes compressed after about that time). Also pick yourself up a Sound Level Meter, if you have not, they're rather inexpensive (Radio Shack). Maximum mixing levels should be below 85dBs.
Probably one of the best episodes I have seen to date. Mick is just so humble, but very forthcoming with his knowledge and techniques. His portfolio is amazing and I am grateful that he made it on the show. Now to get back to making some more music so I can practice and develop upon his techniques!
WOW! this episode was a two year course.Please don't make us wait too long for a return.the best batters box in long time. it's all about the details. i wish all your guest would put a quarter of detail like mick did. thank you. killer show. this one is now in my top 5.
Amazing and special tip on the keyboard shortcut. Just made my F19 the show/hide detail view in live, pressing 3 buttons was driving me nuts, thanks !!!!
Wow that is truly an INCREDIBLE MIX ... massive bottom end reverb delays ... Thank You Dave for telling me about this Song (My All) and Mix Engineer Mick.. Great Show Guys
I can't complain about any of the guests you have, because this is such a great resource for all of us. Having said that, I wish you would have more guests like Mick. I love hearing the masters share their wisdom. These are my heroes (including Dave of course) who mixed music back when it sounded incredible to me. Now, here is my very selfish request that I have no right to make. Is there any way you could get Elliot Scheiner? Ok, I feel guilty for asking. Thanks for all you are doing!!
Amazing interview. I've just discovered this channel and it's fucking mind-blowing. Every single video is gold and I can use all the information. But the best thing is that there is context to everything.
I love the Island hardware n software thing! Great show what a nice guy too :D Thanks again everyone! :D still waiting Max Martin/ Hans Zimmer/ Bob Clearmountain and would love to hear more from Phil Tan, That episode was one that sticks out in my mind as one of the best :D
Fabfilter plugins are really amazing, I've been using them for some time, but it's nice to see more and more of "the big guys" use it. Thanks for another great episode!
The right side of a stereo track feeds gets processed and then the processed signal is panned to the left, and vice versa so that the effects seem "wider"
dave, u should have a quick into the lair ep. on ear protection and the prevention of hearing loss. perhaps discuss listening levels and yearly visits to the ENT for checkups? just a thought...
The show is amongst other things primarily about engineering (with everything that entails). My ears, sharpened by watching nearly all episodes, detected a detail that should be improved and I mentioned it. Has nothing to do with how much work is being put in the show or how much experience the team has. You failure to grasp that and especially your outrage over my request and your feeling of having to "defend" the show while there is NO ATTACK in the first place, SHOWS your immaturity.
Thank you, I feel vindicated. I see that I even cited Disco Stu so people would get it. And yet you're still the first person to acknowledge this in 2 years.
One of my favorites so far! Amazing insight into the new Daft Punk record. If I may make a request, I'd love to see a prominent metal producer like Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying) or Devin Townsend (Lamb of God, August Burns Red)...If metal's just not your thing, I totally get it but itd be a fun contrast and a particular interest of mine. Cheers.
Mixers rule. When I go to an outdoor concert and the middle section is occupied by the sound man on risers with giant-sized boards, moving sliders up and down for as many as 20 musicians (i've seen the same with neophytes who use an iPad and virtual sliders)--I'm filled with a mixture of dread and awe because what I hear has as much to do with the mixer as with the musician. (I'm someone who can no tolerate most of my Alfred Lion Blue Note discs because of the "Rudy Van Gelder piano"--Masterpieces like "Kind of Blue" and "Time Out" could have been made only in a spacious studio with engineers sensitive to the individual touch of a pianist. RVG's records bring every instrument to the front, brightm deep and clear--but at a cost. Some of the instruments are distorted, and the space is flat, not 3-dimensional. RVG means hard bop played with lots of fire but no ambiance or depth. Roy DuNann (Capitol, then Contemporary) captured a different sound from the same instruments.
In regards to "Get Lucky" it would have been interesting to hear what exactly the 2 Daft Punk guys role was. Somehow it sounds like most intruments were played by studio musicians, so what was their contribution actually ?
You mean besides writing the music, planning the album, coming up with the theme and feel of the album, performing their parts, and managing the entire process so their creative vision comes to life? You are right, I wonder what they were really doing for those 4 or so years working on this thing. We gotta get to the bottom of this.
Do you even know how much effort has been put in place to produce this video? This is not some 13 years old kiddo (as you seem to like this stereotype) doing some pointless vlog about how he got new beats for his birthday. It's a 50min video, with great sound and video quality, with clear editing, with people having enourmous experience on the music production, giving away their tips and points of view for the audience, for FREE. How can you assume, that defending someone's work is immature?
Question for Dave or anyone for that matter. If you find out your monitors lack certain frequencies. for an over exaggerated example. between 90hz n 200 are down by about 5db. could you put an eq on your output to compensate for the lack of frequency response? then remove the eq when bouncing. theoretically it kinda sounds right? Just I can't afford baddass monitors yet. Thankssssssssss !!!! :D :D :D :D hope u understand what I'm trying to say haha XD
dear Mick Guzauski, is there an item about depth,almost 3Dsound i hear in certain well-produced mixxes? i suppose you have to have very specialised hardware outboard gear? or can one achive this also with plugins? grtz marcel bosscher, netherlands
It's like someone is giving you a ferrari for free, and the only thing you have to say is : "well, the button to turn on the air conditioning would have been better in white." I have no words to describe how pathetic these guys are. Keep on sharing your passion and sensitivity Dave, it really means something to a lot of viewers. Cheers from france.