The 3 R's: 3 Simple Rules For Better Tracks

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@ivers1001 Год назад

OK I HAVE MY HAND UP MAN JESUS

@redactedmane 10 месяцев назад

finding your channel has been like finding a Rolex in a dumpster. RU-vid is rife with opportunists and not enough sincere educators. Your wry wit is reminding me that everytime I start to despise the internet, it redeems itself. CHEERS from across the pond.

@eliosix Год назад

I sat down yesterday to start a new track. The loop game was on. I had two reference tracks but slowly I began to slide into the creative zone and eventually got lost in it and forgot about the references. My loop was on fire! 🔥 Today I reopened the project and compared it to the reference tracks. They were wide as hell and sounded really good. My stuff sounded horrible. Narrow and lifeless. I started to empty all my knowledge to widen my sounds but nothing happened. It still sounded like crap so I thought I needed to look at my sound design. After way to long I realized I had the mono switch on on the master channel 🤦🏻‍♂️😅

@GoingOrbit 2 месяца назад

Then mono moses widened the red sea and let your frequencies flow.

@Zer0Spinn Год назад

I swear this channel is gold. Get well soon btw, I am dealing with a pint inflicted condition too right now so I feel your pain lol

@williamjennett7075 6 месяцев назад

Man these tutorials are some kind of god send, no pretence, no nonsense, no milking information out. Just down the line honest helpful content! thank you man!

@psidream69 Год назад

Really digging your channel, love how zero bs it is.

@Mopark25 Год назад

The start early tip may have just changed my life. I've always avoided using reference tracks for fear of feeling dejected when my stufd doesn't match up. This will help me get around that mental block.

@jomohogames Год назад

Mind blown! This channel has made my mixes better already. This will be an interesting experiment in the coming days. Get well soon brother!

@rumblamusic Год назад

Awesome tutorial. Thank you. I too have always been an adherent of references, but now I'll def pay even more attention to this

@Mr_Freduk 8 месяцев назад

Amazing stuff. Thanks for sharing

@lukebrenes 6 месяцев назад

Really appreciate all these videos B! The most helpful and well put together

@jdubbz_uk Год назад

Great video Ben. I really liked, and totally agree with, what you said about taking inspiration from different reference tracks for different elements of the track you're making. It definitely helps with creativity and also getting out of the dreaded stuck-in-the-loop mindset. I'd thoroughly recommend having a reference track with a strong drum mix to build a good foundation for your track, as well as a couple more with strong hooks for creative inspiration. That said, it depends on the genre you’re creating. Anyhoo......keep up the fantastic work & great to see your subs near the 20k mark and rising 😁

@jasongravely7217 Год назад

This channel is the best I’ve seen in years. Thank you dude!

@lukasdillon 10 месяцев назад

Great stuff

@MIKENOIX 11 месяцев назад

thanks really appreciate you sharing your knowledge.

@isaac10231 Год назад

I love the music timing of the 3 R's, nice touch.

@leejohnson197733 Год назад

I really like this info early on, makes complete sense. I will be putting these tips into practice

@alexrfrequency 11 месяцев назад

Me and good friend of mine have been in the studio many of times together, we both watched this video when it came out and today got back in the studio and remembered the advice from this video. We progressed so much faster and found the session much more enjoyable. Thank you for your advice, your videos have really helped.

@Rhekluse Год назад

I know I need to reference more so this video was quite helpful. Very well explained! Clear and to the point with a hint of charm. Thanks mate!

@jizzawizza23 Год назад

You are the man, man! :) love all of your content so far. Never disappoint. Cheers mate!

@stulan Год назад

Another priceless gem. This channel is pure GOLD.

@scrapsaudio7 Год назад

Killer video 🔥 straight to the point and everything made sense

@Jvssvl Год назад

Keep em' coming B, just keep em' coming 💯

@tzatziii 5 месяцев назад

The advice, the way you explain/share 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@JayThomasofficial Год назад

Incredible. .thank you for this . Just looked back at the last 18 years like …ooohh

@simonbarrett8628 8 месяцев назад

Refreshing this, I love it when I find a video that offers a different perspective on compression etc, I know referencing is important, but I will put more emphasis on this in future. Great channel this, well done Mr Bthelick.

@chillidawg4531 11 месяцев назад

Can’t believe this channel. Been binging your channel and making tech house music since I got home from work a week ago. I’ve been making music for years but I have improved SO much this week thanks to you

@KarsonMusic Год назад

Golden info! Thanks

@tan3104 Год назад

Absolutely gold

@Warroking Год назад

You totally nailed this video and I had so much fun with your 3 R's 🤟🏼😂 they took it to the point 🔥 thank you very much I feel growth on me after watching this 🚀

@wesleydavies1945 Год назад

Very helpful. I'm finding the more I learn, the less I actually have to produce my tracks. No other RU-vidrs really discuss this stuff, many thanks

@TrevorOuellette Год назад

I use my own professionally mastered tracks as a reference and that’s really helped improve the quality of my new songs. Keeps me from wandering too far off the path.

@Calvin-Kleinveld 9 месяцев назад

Massive tips!!

@michaeloliver6952 Год назад

Thank you for sharing your knowledge

@producermind9030 Месяц назад

Referencing is a must. Lovely video. Funny af

@1funk_music Год назад

Great video! You're right, we don't reference enough!

@FrankThePlank925 Год назад

Damn, good videos!

@MDullahan Год назад

Top video. One way I reference is using the Span VST2 version which allows easy setup of sidechaining. This overlays your track and the reference to give visual indicators and has helped massively. Metric AB is a also helpful plug-in which regularly goes on sale for around £30. Get well soon mate.👍

@VentureNW Год назад

One of the reasons why my 1st track in my template is "Reference" - now I need to get to using it. LOL

@etiennejulius1179 Год назад

Sage Advice. Thank you. 🙏

@FoxMCloud10746 Год назад

Best house music production channel, always recommend you!

@ManfredGerhard Год назад

Thanks for your effort in teaching quality stuff ❤

@Dacoljr Год назад

Oh nooo get better soon! You need more views this was some helpful knowledge!

@ItsWesSmithYo Год назад

This was my coffee tut for the day…spot on, hugs 😎🖤🤗

@universalvibe72 Год назад

The track is dope Great bass in the intro

@DOGGUYISH Год назад

absolutely stupendous content

@JonnyProperly 11 месяцев назад

LOVE IT!!! Ive been referencing other tracks for so long I can't remember and it is the way to go,.. so many benefits,.. I use Reference by mastering the mix sometimes and I also use XLN XO so when I saw it pop up on your screen I was thinking hell yes,.... such a powerful drum sequencer! I usually bounce the tracks to audio though because I just work that way 70-80% of the time in my productions,.... you forgot the 4th R though,.... It's REFEEEERENCEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! 😉

@diaquz Год назад

Your are the best. I can listen to you for hours 😂

@maikholmqvist Год назад

most underrated channel. ty sir

@chambre466 2 месяца назад

thx again

@DanHaycocks 4 месяца назад

Fantastic 🎉 listening loud and clear 👂 Interestingly, when I started using in ear monitoring to play live with 4 others, I would often begin with a bad mix… after 3 or 4 songs I would forget about it… I guess the normalisation concept explains this somewhat.

@paul6925 4 месяца назад

Aural compass! Great phrase. Also I appreciate the mention of the 20 minute rule. Very useful video

@JasonHersco Год назад

this channel is gold

@Powerphail Год назад

Speed up to 1.25 for the Mitsubishi version. Fwoar. Great advice. You've made me realise how so very little I directly reference...

@BenStereomode Год назад

Good one :)

@olevrmusic Год назад

Top Man

@bassyjay6281 3 месяца назад

That's mad, you said wakey wakey just as I was nodding off 😂😂 not because i think your tutorials are boring by any means but simply because I've been drinking wine all night and I'm watching this in bed 😂 great video again btheclick 👌time to reference i think 🎉

@YGAnthony Год назад

Hope you feel better!

@itsnayoo Месяц назад

love from Amman, you are rare man!

@isaac10231 Год назад

What I do is I'll make a groove, then send it to myself and blast it in my car in the morning when I go to work to see what I missed when mixing in my room.

@Bthelick Год назад

Yeah the car test is one way of resetting the ears, ideally you need others too and far more often.

@isaac10231 Год назад

@@Bthelick That's true. Another technique I use is changing headphones/earbuds. I have a couple that have pretty terrible frequencyresponses and they really magnify the tiniest of issues. I should use more reference tracks tho.

@MrJmhess77 Год назад

Hope you’re feeling better.

@skandergalla4133 Год назад

I would love a video of you sound designing everything in a piano house track like high strings, string stabs, ambient noise, ear candy etc. Taking a couple of minutes per sound then moving on. I could learn a lot from that, anyway keep up the great work !

@Bthelick Год назад

Did you see the 2 Paul Woolford vids? Or my first live video?

@lasertaco1452 Год назад

loved the tech house tune

@brosifmcjoseph644 Год назад

when's the next livestream? As always, killer job on the video man. So happy to find this channel

@Bthelick Год назад

Last Sunday of the month 6pm GMT 👊. Thanks for the support

@ThePhantomJack Год назад

Reference! 💎

@ezenelex 5 месяцев назад

2:49 so you're telling me if i have a 20min track then everyone will think its a good mix? jokes, good words man

@Bthelick 5 месяцев назад

🤣

@takiidabeats589 Год назад

nice sharing 💖✨💯💯

@jonzfilms Год назад

You rock.

@jonzfilms Год назад

An educated man with the spirit of freedom. What's not to love and respect. Skills.

@eartimevibes5994 Год назад

I think the best tracks ive made have come from using reference tracks and i feel like theyre at a level were i want to show people. With that said i guess time will be a factor but i cant get my drums to slap like say D.O.D which is the style i like. What i tend to do it run the D.O.D track on one channel and mine on all the other channels while im making it and say like its the first drop i play both one after another the kick from a professional some times makes me want to turn off but i guess its a long road. practise makes perfect and all that 😇

@Mavkor 10 месяцев назад

ur the goat m8

@michaelmoreno5154 Год назад

Love it, please share more about this topic. Some examples why we should not use VST meters to reference directly. Thank you :).

@Bthelick Год назад

by all means use meters to help, just don't rely on them!

@hpuredatalover Год назад

You're like a better, calmer Dan Worrall. This is peak production content, I absolutely love your delivery!

@CantHandleMikeHawk Год назад

2:00 laughed and started dancing

@claysoul_music Год назад

Brilliant stuff cheers. Should you be able to share what settings are you running on your SPAN?

@Bthelick Год назад

No problem. drive.google.com/file/d/1DiZ70Ni0SJJ1-loGuigUbUHs0rLbTz9b/view?usp=drivesdk 👊

@outrid3r Год назад

Shipyard, good choice to be fair 😂 great video too

@xFlyingFlip Год назад

comment for the algorithm . Thanks mate

@billaveda6408 3 месяца назад

Hands up. Head down.

@finbeats Год назад

5:25 haha… wait till you see my studio

@TraceJDR98 Год назад

Nice half-life logo on the side screen :) and great video as always

@Bthelick Год назад

Half life?? Where?

@Zer0Spinn Год назад

@@Bthelick5:25 on the laptop haha

@BuzzaB77 Год назад

@@Zer0Spinn oohhhhh yeah almost forgot that was my desktop good spot 👊

@TraceJDR98 Год назад

@@BuzzaB77 yeah it's easy to forget stuff that is always there, similar to hearing your mix over and over without reference x)

@iyoseioshv549 Год назад

That fisrt background tune was banging

@Bthelick Год назад

Just the first??? 🤣🙏

@tallandsman6780 4 месяца назад

Good day Bthelick. i think that its might be a good idea to make a video about setting instrument levels by relative volumes concept. matching volumes by a reference is great idea, however it needs something to compliment it,mainly to set the levels of small effect and such(to improve workflow).

@Bthelick 4 месяца назад

I don't have any methods for setting levels. You set levels where you want them! Other than making sure the kick dominates in dance music , and making sure the vocals are clear in pop tracks, there are no methods. How is setting levels to the reference not useful? If you don't yet have 10,000 hours of ear training and a great treated room, that's the only way you're going to be able to judge it! Unless you mean something else by "setting levels" ? Are you looking for relative fader dB numbers?

@tallandsman6780 4 месяца назад

@@Bthelick setting the instrument to a reference is extremely useful and important. i find it very good for setting the core instruments,like kick bass and leads. instruments i prefer to set them as u mentioned, by listening to the kick level as a audio encore to compare to. i think i mentioned it because i did an amateur mistake by setting the levels just where it felt good to me, without mixing in relation to the kick(in our case). i used to do that in the past but neglected this simple practice. the results ended poorly as i my last published mix(i should have compare old vs new mix). maybe some newcomers and more experienced will benefit of a reminder in a form of video in your channel, that's the reason for the comment. personally i prefer to always use reference tracks and listen to then every 20 min or so and ido have a somewhat treated room and sonarworks+a few years of experience. patience and dedication.

@fradav68 Год назад

Great content as always, thank you 🙏 I reference flipping back and fore from Spotify but from your mono comment I understand I should import a ref track into my DAW. But I don’t know how 🥴

@Bthelick Год назад

Spotify has extremely low bitrate playback. If you don't want to buy a wav off beatport at least try to find a good copy on YT , the official artist "topic" channels have the cleanest audio generally. Those can be ripped too 😉

@fradav68 Год назад

@@Bthelick Thanks a lot for info, didn't even realise you could buy wave files online, huge help!

@San7hos Год назад

Ok dude...black books. I can see we share a bit of spirit there. Good one, again ;)

@vjcodec Год назад

Great tip mate! The three most important things a manager does: One is get the money. Two is always remember to get the money. Three is never forget to always remember to get the money. Shep Gordon - supermensch documentary

@AutPen38 Год назад

When hiring, human resources managers should always check the references.

@rachidow2125 Год назад

Again, great vid! I´am using reference tracks for composition, but still learning when I hear a sound, that I can recreate it a bit. The mixing tip for the right volume of the vocals,is great and I learned that a few weeks ago. But I do have a question about mono. Which channels are playing in mono in most professional tracks? Like is the bass and kick for example mono and all the other things stereo?

@Bthelick Год назад

I mean to play and judge everything in mono. For the final track most things are stereo in some fashion but only as a 'bonus' to a good mono track. Kicks are typically mono yes . You can do what you like as long as the mono mix sounds strong

@rachidow2125 Год назад

@@Bthelick Thank you for responding & clearing it up! I do use mono for mixing, but turn it off when exporting. It´s a utility on the master. (only use the mono function) Keep up the good work.

@Bthelick Год назад

Yep that's all I meant. As long as they don't sound completely different when you switch 👊

@Skrenja Год назад

5:24 "You do not have this studio." Me with a _very_ similar setup: 🤓

@JayThomasofficial Год назад

i watch this so many times i love it. thank you again.. do you have a tutorial on how to set up the reference track. channel so you can by pass it , have the volumes correct so its not mastered twice etc (pardon bad terminology)

@Bthelick Год назад

Yes simple, I don't have anything on my master channel! (Except metering). I leave the references at 0 so I can match my track to them. Then by the time I'm done matching sounds to the reference, my track doesn't need mastering and i release it just like that. I barely even have to mix too because the sound selection is usually so close! "The best mixes don't need mastering" - Bob Katz. Having said that, it must be said it takes a lot of ear training and experience to be able to work like that so if you want to work with things in your master you can direct the references to go straight to the sound card output and not through master channel. Just look in your routing options.

@JayThomasofficial Год назад

@@Bthelick Thank you so much for this response, knowledge, and your time =) I am grateful. I am learning so much from your videos. You are awesome. I am seeing the last decade + of me trying to teach myself flash back to me in moments now as in like "oh ok well thats why i kept having that issue, etc "the every 20 mins change your reference thing was the biggest aha moment. I cant thank you enough. Do you have a tutorial showing how you would go about setting up a reference track or a few? I am searching for a gain staging one now too and maybe another one or combo video where you explain how to have the kick maybe start at -6b or -10 i forget and then mix the snare for example to it , bass etc. Then how to check ( a/b) the refference track ( do we check the reference with our ears ( not solo_ as well as maybe look at a spectrum analyzer so we can also check( pardon possible bad terminology or explanation here) the shape of the kick ( as well as the frequency.. ( in my head im picturing/ thinking i prob should not just be trying to match the SPIKE eq ( where it says the root nore etc etc) but the whole 80-120 curve of the eq ..i overthink things can you tell. thank you for your time. ( no worries if you are busy and dont have a holiday set aside to read all this. nevermind respond. im just really happy i found your work. i feel leaps and bounds ahead of where i was for years now once i started watching your content. (ps im a artist. id love to make you some of my woodworking art as a thank you for all you have given to me (with your teachings/videos.) i usually make someones logo , fave word/ phrase or symbol out of wood and add led lights to it ( looks great in studios / offices etc) jlmk.. i can send you my IG if u would like one.. so you can see my work ..( ty again)

@Bthelick Год назад

yep you are definitely over thinking it! don't be looking at numbers use your ears. Put the reference track at the top of session and swap to it as you search for kicks in your library and try to match the level and tone. you can't have rules like all kicks stay at -6 or whatever, because that's not how sound works! -6 at 50hz? -6 at 150hz? -6 RMS, at peak or LUFS??? what does -6 mean? does it equate to what your ears hear ? no. most measurements on saw channel faders are digital peak meters which tell you absolutely nothing about sound. a -6 peak sound can sound half the volume of a -12 peak sound depending on density so don't rely on any meters just match it to the reference by ear as best you can. You can use meters to find problems (like checking sub levels that your speakers can't recreate etc) but not for overall judgement. Your audience won't be listening to your tracks with meters! 👊

@GrimsBar Год назад

Hell ya!

@Archos1988 Год назад

Once again thanks for the truth bomb. It Is a bit like the same philosophy... As "less Is more" .

@JayDubb_ Год назад

❤

@cryptout Год назад

yes I still forget to reference enough and then after a few hours am afraid to check hahah

@Bthelick Год назад

Haha 🙏

@jonathangozzo6051 Год назад

I'm binge watching your channel since I discovered it yesterday. So, as a new follower, I have already a demand ! ^^ Could you make a video on balancing/mixing the elements, and develop on when there is enough elements ? I abandon so much projects (well, almost every project) just because it always sounds bad, or sometimes, its sounds good, but when I compare to my reference it seems there's someting missing even if there is as much elements... Or it just doesn't sound punchy...

@Bthelick Год назад

Well it just takes time , Did you watch my 3 simple steps video?

@jonathangozzo6051 Год назад

@@Bthelick I watched quite randomly. Maybe I still haven't seen this one... I'll check it out. Thank you.

@jonathangozzo6051 Год назад

@@Bthelick Ok, nice one

@Bthelick Год назад

Sorry if that sounds like a non-answer but it's one of those things that I can't teach. Unless we literally had a brain transplant with each other I can't show you what I hear! It's like trying to describe how I see the color orange! What if our oranges are different?! Hope that makes sense, but if you can't hear the balance of your kick vs your vocal etc then you can't hear it yet! There's no magic "make the kick -2 and vocal -6" nonsense that could ever work reliably. It just comes down to practicing active listening more to your references.

@San7hos 5 месяцев назад

Btw, I was thinking about referencing and I probably need a backwards guide. Often, I have a musical idea that I'd like to finish but struggling to find a matching reference to it :D

@joshsmith7720 Год назад

Would love to see you do a video on rominimal and mircohouse!

@Bthelick Год назад

can you link some artists I haven't had to make any yet?

@joshsmith7720 Год назад

@@Bthelick arapu, raresh, silat beksi, mihai pol

@markksantos Год назад

i love your content, please post a 101 beginners tutorial on how to start making music pleaseee

@Bthelick Год назад

a proper course is planned at one point for sure. Let me know where you're at so I can gauge the level. Do you have a daw yet?

@markksantos Год назад

@@Bthelick i dont even known what a daw is :(

@Bthelick Год назад

Ah ok in that case we're getting in somewhere already! D.A.W. is Digital Audio Workstation. It's the general term for the type of main software program used to record and make music like the one you see on screen in my videos.

@markksantos Год назад

@@Bthelick Got it! Now you can tell I'm a complete noob 🤣 I'll pay for your time, please let's do a call!

@Bthelick Год назад

@@markksantos gotcha. I'd love to but the music & videos ARE my time right now. if I took on any 121 then the 12many has to stop! To start you don't need anything other than a daw and a computer to run it on. that's all. I use a daw called Ableton Live but tbh any daw is absolutely fine, they all work in a similar way. Live is not that cheap, but it is very easy to use. There are free daws available though like Waveform Free which is fantastic. Grab yourself a daw an have a poke around!

@MikelSeijas Год назад

The snack ar ok, but... a floppy disk in your table???? 🤣🤣🤣 ♥

@Bthelick Год назад

Drinks coasters!

@ilyandilymusic Год назад

While I agree with just about everything in this video, I feel one of the most important R's is definitely "reference". Other than that, great video!

@stevenshaneyfelt Год назад

Referencing is also a tip

@ATLAS_NORTH_WEST_SV 5 месяцев назад

👍🏻

@bulentkazar 8 месяцев назад

hi Greetings all layers of music are built depending on Emotions This is my idea to use so many references It makes the song a little mathematical, that is, similar songs come out in the mold, especially when certain sounds are trending in electronic music We can also hear it in my mind, projects such as templates to be a little more Original I think that reference can be used anywhere in the project to be a little more As I said, as I said, it is just an idea for me, since I do not study music for me and I have limited knowledge about mathematics in general, maybe I think this way What do you say Thank you for your sharing