How to Fix Your Mix in 6 Steps
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2 ай бұрынWhether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, mastering the art of mixing can be a challenge. Here's a simple mixing tip to achieve that perfect mix every time... #shorts #bestmixingtip #mixingtutorial #mixingtips #abletonlivetutorial #musicproduction #edmtips
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@shawnmurphy4757 2 ай бұрын
Great short! I would add one step before all this though - gain staging. Set all faders to 0 dB (no gain and no reduction) add a utility to each track and adjust the volume via the utility so that each track peaks around -12 dBs. Then follow the rest of the steps. This makes mixing in the right volumes via the volume sliders much easier
@jhm8614 2 ай бұрын
What’s the difference? Seems like just an extra step
@shawnmurphy4757 2 ай бұрын
@@jhm8614 Hello! There are a few advantages to gain staging in this way. I'll focus on two. First, the relative volumes of each track are identical prior to moving the sliders. That way, when you start mixing the volumes, the sliders give you an accurate visual representation of the relative mixed volumes. You can easily see that track 2 has lower volume than track 1, but higher volume than track 4, or whatever. Second, it makes mixing with volume automation much easier. If you ever use automation on the volume sliders only to realize that when you're done, the overall volume is too high, moving the slider undoes all your automation. Well, you can apply the automation to the utility's volume knob instead. That way any movement of the slider doesn't destroy your volume automation.
@EDMTips Ай бұрын
YES! Love this 😎
@kaihamasaki9307 Ай бұрын
@@shawnmurphy4757gainstaging is a relic of the past and doesn’t matter as much if you’re 100% ITB. If you’re working with analog gear then gainstaging is still needed
@emiel333 21 күн бұрын
You also have a better resolution on the faders themselves. This is important and most people aren’t aware of it. Just take a look at the -dB scale next to the fader and you know what I’m talking about.
@kaihamasaki9307 Ай бұрын
So many other things factor Into getting your mix downs sounding like a professional track. When I first started, I was obsessed with spectrum analyzers and gainstaging, which was a total waste of time. I spent most of my sessions nerding out about levels instead of creativity. The most important thing is sample/sound selection… you can write a track that is the same loudness as your reference track, but it won’t sound as good if you didn’t use good sounds and samples. Knowing what sample or preset sounds great and knowing what sounds bad comes with experience and time spent in the DAW.
@dam936 Ай бұрын
Sound selection is a part of producing. This is a mixing tutorial
@aymaneeljahrani2280 9 күн бұрын
It’s all about sound selection , stereo processing and bus processing to make things loud. Any spectrum tip is just someone that exploits people’s anxiety to create content !
@bobrv8 2 ай бұрын
Been using this tip for a year and it works perfectly. Low end on my tracks in my DJ son's nightclub sound fantastic. Thanks Will.
@EDMTips 2 ай бұрын
You’re welcome, glad you’re using it already! 🙏🏻🙌🏻
@Cytasis 2 ай бұрын
great one, you also can compare the LUFS to your reference. And for the master stage do the same but with a louder Reference to match it with Clippers/limiters at the same level.
@EDMTips 2 ай бұрын
Absolutely!!
@emiel333 21 күн бұрын
Useful
@EDMTips 20 күн бұрын
Glad you think so! Hope you can apply this in your next track :)
@DjSimplyE 2 ай бұрын
THIS IS ACTUALLY EXTREMELY USEFUL FOR ME! THANK YOU!!!
@EDMTips Ай бұрын
You're welcome, glad it helped! 🙂
@darrenrobinson8317 2 ай бұрын
Aways good tips Will 👍🏼
@EDMTips 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Darren!
@na_der Ай бұрын
Will, THE man!
@EDMTips Ай бұрын
Cheers, glad you liked it! 🙂
@IanSolano Ай бұрын
Yes, it’s that simple! Will with the fire 🔥
@EDMTips Ай бұрын
Cheers, Ian!
@iamspohr 2 ай бұрын
You can route the reference track as a sidechain signal into SPAN in order to overlay both spectrums on top of each other for easier monitoring
@WyattWinters Ай бұрын
dawg how did I not know about this until just now
@f.herumusu8341 Ай бұрын
That's a great tip ... if you dance to your spectrum analyzer. Otherwise: Use your ears to mix, not your eyes. This visual kind kind of mixing could be already done better and faster by an AI.
@JoDawne Ай бұрын
Very cool
@albertsoria9019 Ай бұрын
Smooth!
@EDMTips Ай бұрын
Cheers! 🙂
@DOGRAmusic_ 20 сағат бұрын
🔥🔥
@TzahiShahak 2 ай бұрын
Amen brother 🙌❤
@EDMTips Ай бұрын
Appreciate it! 🙌🙏
@petegough7729 2 ай бұрын
Amen brethren. ❤
@EDMTips 2 ай бұрын
😎🙏
@GoogleAccount-kw1mz Ай бұрын
Now I’ve been exporting stems from reference tracks and matching the eq that way
@EDMTips Ай бұрын
Glad to hear that! 🙌🏻
@davidbythew 2 ай бұрын
Hell Yeah!
@EDMTips 2 ай бұрын
😎🙌
@deepsoul585 2 ай бұрын
Amen 😎 Brother 🙏🏻🔥🫶🏻
@EDMTips 2 ай бұрын
Appreciate it! 🙂🙏🏻🙌🏻
@skurgelockproductions 2 ай бұрын
Amazing! I instantly subscribed
@xaviermorel6352 Ай бұрын
Thx
@EDMTips Ай бұрын
You're welcome 🙂
@waereman 2 ай бұрын
I was wondering why I need spectrum analyser for) Ty mate
@musicbykronix 2 ай бұрын
Good tip
@EDMTips 2 ай бұрын
Cheers, glad you liked it! 🙂🙌🏻
@musicbykronix 2 ай бұрын
@@EDMTips Yes indeed
@webguitars 2 ай бұрын
Nice
@EDMTips 2 ай бұрын
Cheers, glad you liked it 🙂
@kalatopia 2 ай бұрын
Using Ableton Lite and not having things like spectrum analysis make writing hard. Simple 3 Ch EQ and moving that mid spectrum around as my peak/ valley creator. Can't wait to upgrade, but I feel like working with the limitations is teaching me a lot that I'll probably be overwhelmed with choices again like it was first opening the DAW. Thank you for all of your tips. Even without some of the specific tools, you teach great principles along with the technical suggestions.
@SaltSpirits 2 ай бұрын
It doesn’t make writing hard. It makes mixing hard. And there are a milion free visual analysis plug-ins anyways
@NoyaD9 2 ай бұрын
He's using voxengo span which is free
@andrewstate9537 2 ай бұрын
Do one for FL please
@NoyaD9 2 ай бұрын
This is really DAW agnostic
@hirozopel 2 ай бұрын
I just noticed you look like the camp director from Camp Rock
@EDMTips 2 ай бұрын
Oh dear... I guess... Thank you?
@fabianadastra 2 ай бұрын
Shouldnt you first set the reference track to external audio so that it doesn't go to the master channel and its plugins ??
@BiodigitalStuff Ай бұрын
This is cool. I just use my ears and a banging sound system. But I'm no pro.
@EDMTips Ай бұрын
Glad you found it helpful! 🙂
@emankayker8257 2 ай бұрын
interesting... but why did you edit the music in the end out of sync! : D
@nebula_music 10 күн бұрын
What is this track..?
@yardleylfc 2 ай бұрын
Ah okay .so my clap and snare should be separate from my whole drum clip/track ready to master?
@tilsgee 2 ай бұрын
Great... Unfortunately, I'm a FL user. Idk how to recreate this
@12danielwb 2 ай бұрын
Song name ?
@alxd5068 Ай бұрын
let’s not mention the reference track is a mastered published song tho…
@CM-xr9oq 2 ай бұрын
Mix with your eyes?
@orbitorsteve3742 2 ай бұрын
Nothing is the same style as I'm producing... I think it's music for aliens.
@j.v.f.8736 2 ай бұрын
Not easy to use if there are guitars, pianos, synths etc all in the mid-highs, is it?
@EDMTips 2 ай бұрын
Easier than not using it, though. You can also roll off the lows or mids to help
@chadvanderlinden9548 2 ай бұрын
Wait! Could you run through it again, only FASTER?
@EDMTips 2 ай бұрын
I certainly could 🙂
@alexposch2872 2 ай бұрын
How to mix with your eyes... 😢
@brendanmccurry428 Ай бұрын
You’re the only person in the comments talking sense. Christ like
@Ruskall 2 ай бұрын
Won’t let me have both analysers open at the same time
@EDMTips 2 ай бұрын
Preferences, plugins, check the box for multiple plugins. You're welcome :)
@bmd_videos 2 ай бұрын
🤔
@Agent56000 2 ай бұрын
My toxic habit is that I keep breaking rules regardless
@KochiAvenue 2 ай бұрын
You’re suppose to. This is basically mixing by numbers. There are no “industry standard” mix settings. It will always vary dramatically between genre’s and styles. Trust your ears more than your eyes when you’re mixing music.
@Agent56000 2 ай бұрын
@@KochiAvenue Yeah that is true. I really hope my ears get better tho. Been at this for 2 years and i see improvement but when i listen to avicii or martin garrix it almost makes me shutdown. I wont give up tho
@KochiAvenue 2 ай бұрын
@@Agent56000 aye been there man. Took me probably 5 years to get my mixes sounding the way I wanted them on all types of speakers. You can consume all the mixing tips and tricks in the world but it really is all about practice and seeing for yourself how plugins function and when to use them. The best advice I could give anyone is to crank those parameters and get a really good sense of how different plugins manipulate your sound, then tone it back from there. Do that with all plugins, different compressors at different levels, eq’s, time based effects, etc. Familiarize yourself with your ingredients then it gets much easier to cook.
@WeeShaa Ай бұрын
Is he using the mouse with his left hand?
@EDMTips Ай бұрын
I am suing a trackball, in this instance with my left hand. I like switching them to give one or the other a break :)
@audomarocan6296 2 ай бұрын
Nmms usas ableton eso ya te quita mucho como productor
@baileyaaronsimms1 2 ай бұрын
I can fix it in 1, just format your hard drive ezpz
@EDMTips 2 ай бұрын
Oh dear... that bad?
@aymaneeljahrani2280 9 күн бұрын
Lol
@EDMTips 9 күн бұрын
Cheers!
@aymaneeljahrani2280 9 күн бұрын
@@EDMTips this is a video that suits anxious people that produce bad music and think that the problem is mixing. This technique is probably used by no one in the industry because a kick drum is not all about low end. And a good kick drum that fits a track doesn’t need any magic… if it does, it needs heavyweight changes (sound design) or replacement. you have videos where you show some good tips, but that one is merely for content creation !
@sergioponce7951 Ай бұрын
What??
@EDMTips Ай бұрын
What what?
@lannyfce4786 Ай бұрын
I don’t find this useful, is there a way to follow for less?
@EDMTips Ай бұрын
😆
@whatiftoday Ай бұрын
WTFFFFFFF
@EDMTips Ай бұрын
Eh?
@PapaGinseng_ Ай бұрын
That works .. not. For any style other that EDM.
@EDMTips Ай бұрын
Let's agree to disagree :)
@PapaGinseng_ Ай бұрын
@@EDMTips Cool. Dream on :-)
@justinhoffman1111 2 ай бұрын
i mean you dont even need a ref track lmao - you could have just said set your most important element to -12db now bring each of importance after that, boom you balanced your mix by yourself without listening to other peoples music and using your own brain and ears to determine that lol
@JohannesLabusch 2 ай бұрын
Wow, this is the least musical thing I've ever seen.
@EDMTips Ай бұрын
Thanks for the feedback!