Rule 4B : be aware of sitting still for too long. Many years ago, in my 30's I got a thrombosis in my leg because of sitting recording and mixing for 5-10 hours a day. Get up walk around every 40 minutes guys... thrombosis kills you! I am a big fan of this channel and as a friend I want you to know, this is a genuine WARNING ⚠️ blood clots can move from the leg into the lungs and YOU DIE! All the tutorials and equipment in the world mean nothing if you aren't here to enjoy the process. ❤️BE SAFE ❤️ LOVE FROM LONDON 🇬🇧 x

I think we found a hidden gem fellas!

This series is one of the best on KZfaq. I feel like i should have paid for this information and visuals. Hope to see more soon!

Videos like this one teach in a couple of minutes what it may take lots of us years to realize and actually comprehend when learning what it is to mix, great work.

Another great video again Joe!

Nicely done Joe

I really needed this..

HEART HEART SIR JOE..THANK YOU

Tks joe！

Rule #4 is so true yet often overlooked!

Thx joe!

Thanks a ton for making these videos 🙌🏻💯

Before the pandemic, I didn't know anything about recording, editing and mixing... A couple of months later, after watching your 100 presonus studio one tutorials and your mix together, I'm able to hear and fix some stuff I've never heard before. Keep on doing such a great job it's so helpful for people like me. A big thanks!!

Love your channel man. Keep up the great work.

Mate,you’re the light!

Bro, this channel is such a great help. Thank you

This was great thank you for sharing

Great content man. Very grateful.

Great advice, thank you!

That's Huge! Great job! Thank you so much!

Thanks for making this available to all Studio One enthusiasts ;)

That last rule was legit. Thanks a lot joe!

WOW...yet again Joe, this is SUPER helpful!

I think that a reasonable exception to the "zero plugins" rule is phase plugins or button. It can make a massive difference for drums.

Thank you so much!!

Really good advice!

Favorite videos to watch

I love your training approach, thank you Joe!!

Thank you for making the most simplest transparent video! Great stuff ma man!

Great video man! Always learning from you! :D You the man!! Thank you 🙏

thanks Joe

Thanks Joe... Cool explanation.

grateful painting

Love using the mixtool for this

you are awesome

These r great. I'm grateful I found this channel

So amazing thank you for this I had no idea👏🏽🤙🏾

This is outstanding advice.

I love these Rules videos! They have definitely helped out

Thank You

Great presentation. Thanks. That static mix in the beginning is so important.

Great vids man! You’ve made it very simple to understand

Really nice advises! Thanks a lot!

very simple to understand # BIG UP JOE

Just subbed, really appreciate your videos!

You make everything seems so easy and you really know what you talkin about. I love your lessons!

Joe man,i love u man. Keep up the good work i learn a lot.

This is probably one of the most useful KZfaq channel I ever found. Good job!!!

Absolutely great videos. Clear simple breakdowns. I love them

I love you Joe! Btw, great music on Apple Music.

Thank you.

I am so happy to have found your channel. Your comedic timing is impeccable and logic is very helpful. A+ material

Your videos are a godsend for ppl who want to start mixing. I’ve even been taking notes over them! Keep up the amazing content.

Thank you Joe. This video opened up so many things in my mind that I was doing wrong

So helpful as always Joe - love how you break these down and get us focused on the basics. Cheers. (And this format is so engaging - love these vids)

Good pratical Information and theory, thanks for sharing !

Thank you. It gives us the bigger picture. 👍

I am really new to this topic and im already loving it..the way you explained! marvellous thanks a lot Joe!

One of the best tutorials on basics of mixing! Thanks!

This is basically my 3 years progress in one video. You killed it. I'm totally agree with you. And thanks for making this video.

Your videos are so great! I learn so much from you and I actually feel like I'm progressing after each one of these lessons :) keep it up because we all need this

God! This is the best thing I've heard about mixing on the internet.... You're a gem man!

Very helpful

Wauw! Like your pedagogical frequencies

great video. perfect blend of being entertaining and educational.

Great stuff, thank you! As someone starting recording in a DAW at 57, your advice is priceless. “Fly Me to the Moon”? You’re no “spring chicken” yourself 😉

The 4th rule was really an incredible one 😍😍👌

i did a mix after watching this video and it helped so much, thank you!

Amazing video Joe - Just mixed a song with 47 tracks - spent time on the static mix - bus compression and EQ - amazing. (And a few Ben Holmes tricks!!) Thanks for sharing your knowledge

You are 100 % right.... I try to apply it for myself

These rules, like you others in this series, are very good. Well done.

Rarely leave comments but found u a few days ago . You're soo good . Thank you!

Great Video, especially #3 just learned that technique from G-Rex and Hekler putting compressors, etc. on channels for sends instead of individual channels

Man, your videos are so so so helpfull! Thank you a lot! PS: It would be suuuper nice if you do a Rule Video of mastering!

Ten to the end was hilarious!

Sir u r great teacher I salute u u honestly explained everything. I love this

Awesome videos, only seen these rule videos so far but very useful for newbies like me. High quality presentation and all, bruv. Thank you

These rules videos are so good Joe! It's all laid out dead simple - great job! You should make these into posters so we can stick it on the wall next to our desks!

I frigging love this. With all that's going on, I'm mixing the worship sessions of our church before broadcasting and I've had to record drums with 6 mikes, but directly to stereo because I just don't have enough channels. It has been a challenge because I don't have as much control over the drums post recording, but I've learned so much as it has forced me to nail the tracking part really well and invest time at the miking and tracking so that I can work on the mix with, essentially, a drum bus. So that step of working on things as a bus definitely adds up. This makes so much sense. Thank you!

These are facts

Oh MAN... SO GOOD. Subscribed (Came here after the compression rules and it's so amazing how much you simplify this stuff)...Gotta know the rules to break them

Thanks for video. Totally agree, you gotta get that balance right from the start. I enjoy getting my mix buss going after. that. I like The Slate Tape plugin and Virtual console with a little EQ and Mixbuss compression. Once I get that right then I start mixing my individual tracks.

After two years of mixing and mastering my own tracks and now watching this, your videos has really helped make sense to me why a lot of my tracks feel over-processed and squashed, and it's definitely because I didn't get these foundations right from the VERY beginning. Your method is truly the epitome of the "less is more" concept, and although it feels so opposing to my natural habits of JUST SLAPPING PLUGINS CAUSE IT FEELS GOOD, this method really does make sense and it really begs me to question why I am doing what I'm doing, and is it really the best way to achieve what I want. Thank you again! Binge watching all your stuff and its all slowly coming together for me, can't wait to apply these methods on the next track I'm mixing! Cheers!

Thank U Sir...and your confirmantion...on rule no 4...is out of this world...thanx

I think I may finally be getting it, cause I found myself yelling "balance" and "no plug-ins" before it popped up. Your knowledge and presentation styles has been the biggest help for my music, Mr. G, and for that I thank you.

Very helpful summary. You're right. The boxes do help. I have my own mini boxes myself but I think you've nailed the big ones. I was surprised with Box 4. I've always used this but I never realized it till you actually put it on this video. It was an a-ha moment for me. Thank you! You're a great teacher!

Wah..great 👍

I've basically been trying to throw everything I thought I knew about mixing in the trash because I'm never thrilled with my mixes. I watched a 5 part youtube series on mixing from scratch on the RecordingRevolutions channel and I followed it for a new song I was mixing and the results were drastically better. I stumbled across your page today and watched the 3 rules of EQ and 6 rules of compression videos and they made a lot of sense. One thing I noticed about myself is when I get a mix to a place I think is good, I think i'm done and then I find myself tweaing/changing things for the next 2-4 weeks. It feels like an endless rabbit hole I put myself down, I would love to be able to get a mix where it needs to be and be able to walk away from it without constantly hearing things I think need to be tweaked.

Again: thx a lot!

Thank you so much dude, i feel my life will change soon

This channel is insanely good

Wow, this helps a lot especially for beginner like me ✌️

I don't know much about music and even less about making music. However, I learn a lot from my friend who is an audio engineer. I must say that, it has many analogies to photography - I am a photographer. I can recommend this episode in its entirety to those who are interested in photography. The last bit simply push me into the chair. This is exactly what I always telling to my listeners about. Well done Sir. You've got subscriber.

As a complete convert to the Gilder method for a few years I can honestly say this video knocks it out of the park in showing how it should be done. Fantastic information, in an easy to follow video. What more could you ask for?

The rule 4 really speaks to me :)

Nice drawings Joe!

Joe The GREAT✊🇳🇬🇳🇬

RIGHT!

Good looking

tears in my eyes, duly noted 😂