How to Fix Masking

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@aajmusic6888 2 жыл бұрын

Having muddy mix or masking between instruments ..Believe me..Turn that MONO switch On.Mixed Everything in MONO (Eq, Compressor, Saturation,)then switch back to stereo and feel the magic.🔥

@listenfidi 2 жыл бұрын

yeah but this is good only for beginners

@AbyssProducing 2 жыл бұрын

@@listenfidi no such thing as only for beginners, it’s a fundamental approach

@listenfidi 2 жыл бұрын

@@AbyssProducing no it's not, when you have a decent setup with a decent room and a decent ear, you know where to put each element in the stereo field in a cohesive way that is going to translate to any speaker in the world

@jdnd2023 2 жыл бұрын

@@listenfidi To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar, one of the best mixed albums of the 21st century, was mixed almost entirely in mono

@DEADBUNNYMUSIC 2 жыл бұрын

@@listenfidi when the pros use mono technique it becomes more magical!

@siin875 2 жыл бұрын

Those spectral masking graphs are top tier sauce - I never realized there was such a wide “fallout” of potential masking from frequencies so low on the spectrum. Fascinating stuff.

@nimanajafii 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy watching your videos and I use the tips you provide in this regard and I am very glad to meet you, thank you for making instructional videos, we support you on KZfaq

@josse9843 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for those tips. I bought gullfoss eq because of you and ... it's really nice !!

@Vambibuda 2 жыл бұрын

This is truly the most advanced channel when teaching mixing techniques. 💪

@chriskemp466 2 жыл бұрын

what a superb video! I learnt so much here, thank you x

@streetpyramids 2 жыл бұрын

little by little the knowledge sinks in, good one thanks!

@Music-et6mf 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate the interesting topic. The definition of masking, I believe, refers to the "difficulty in hearing" caused by two sounds occupying the same frequency band. Yes, indeed, when there's a lot of 250Hz frequency, the mix tends to sound muddy. However, this is because the fundamental tones tend to concentrate around 250Hz. Masking occurs in any frequency band, not just at 250Hz. It has been explained that the 250Hz sine wave masks the 500Hz, 1kHz, 2kHz, and 4kHz sound, but this might be slightly inaccurate. I believe it's more accurate to say that the sound becomes unclear at 250Hz because the fundamental frequency of instruments that have 4kHz overtone overlaps with 250Hz, rather than stating that the 250Hz masks the 4kHz sound. I think masking occurs only between two sounds that exist in the same frequency range.

@starsandguitars2050 2 жыл бұрын

Another WOW Video. Your channel is simply the very best. Thank you.

@RohFlowz 2 жыл бұрын

Yo I want to thank you personally man... you've answered some questions no one's been able to tell me the answer to

@phadrus 2 жыл бұрын

This is, in my opinion, one of the singular best videos on this channel and one of the best and most unique mixing videos on YT. Really well done.

@jasonhalstead4292 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@JTFuller 2 жыл бұрын

I cosign that dude..

@matukoyz 2 жыл бұрын

your content is insane dude, im really thankful! 🙌

@oliverquach9614 2 жыл бұрын

If anyone else wants to know, the song is ‘mindme feat. Le June - Hold you one last time’. That aside, I don’t know how you do it but your videos often gives me a surge of inspiration!

@sageaudio 2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome - great to hear that! Thanks Oliver! SageAudio.com

@ixxirecords26 2 жыл бұрын

Total banger of a video guys. Also love this song, super infective.

@kurtm6345 2 жыл бұрын

That was really helpful, thanks!

@ashleyneptune3239 2 жыл бұрын

NEXT LEVEL, thank you SAGES of audio. Could you follow up this by a tutorial on complementary frequencies : )

@neilmaile2442 2 жыл бұрын

1.3K likes. 0 dislikes. I rest my case. Good quality information

@patkelly8309 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating, thank you.

@MiracleDee 2 жыл бұрын

This video is AMAZING. Thankyou for such useful information. 👍🎶🙏🙏

@pillzaxx 2 жыл бұрын

Love you're videos bro!

@musiceverheard 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Last EQ Only two knobs need to change

@dariusmines 2 жыл бұрын

This video and song is so good!

@Keroser1983 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing knowledge!!!!

@aguantecaju 2 жыл бұрын

In my opinion the best channel to learn production, you should make a channel in Spanish, or easier to put subtitles in Spanish, it would be very good

@JTFuller 2 жыл бұрын

WHAT THE FLIP!!!!! DUDE, YOU JUST DROPPED A GEM MAN....

@AbinThomasMusic Жыл бұрын

Your videos are amazing! Big ups to you guys. However, in my humble opinion the playback example could be a little longer (at least by 5 seconds more than the current length) so as to clearly understand the difference that's there before and after. Cheers.

@sageaudio Жыл бұрын

Great to hear you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts/feedback! SageAudio.com

@iammoon8208 2 жыл бұрын

this was very helpful!! can you teach us how to equalize a piano???

@NikolausBrocke 2 жыл бұрын

Very good video with valid information. Unfortunately too short😔.

@PatrickObiang 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo! 👊🏿

@Avatar7x7 2 жыл бұрын

The conclusion I come away with from this post is get the Gulfoss plugin ! Soothe 2 clears up resonances, does that have the same effect ? Removing the bad stuff ?

@GGenesum Жыл бұрын

can compressors induce phase issues like eq does ? what is the interest of a linear compressor algorithm ?

@aryarifqipratama Жыл бұрын

intinya. low frekuensi yang menyebabkan masking frequeny high. sehingga triknya kita up high frequency instead of low frequency

@PharaohLawLess1 2 жыл бұрын

I ❤️ Gullfoss

@alonzomilligan6181 2 жыл бұрын

What’s the artist name singing the song

@vincecrow4512 Жыл бұрын

Where did you get that spectral masking graph? Just curious. Awesome stuff!

@sageaudio Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I found the original version of it in a study on masking (some scientific paper, can't remember the exact one), then recreated it for the video.

@Shayjammin 2 жыл бұрын

what is your opinion on mixing with clippers instead of compressors to tame peaks and boost perceived loudness?

@itsnrv1817 2 жыл бұрын

interesting idea. i’ve only really used clippers in combination with a limiter on the battery but they did sound like something worth trying

@yikiokumoofficial 2 жыл бұрын

Clippers are better for me because I can boost the audio without damaging the audio. Keep on trying

@itsnrv1817 2 жыл бұрын

@@yikiokumoofficial but that’s not necessarily true. a clipper can damage your audio just the same as compressor depending on the parameters you’ve set on either hardware/plugin. i will say i agree that you can kind more leverage through clipping before too much damage gets done

@EzyoMusic Жыл бұрын

Clipping can be more transparent than compression or limiting in some cases, like when controlling peaks.

@jasperisawesome2000 2 жыл бұрын

love your channel, but please A/B with the same part of the song or track. Its not a fair comparison.

@connerogrady5035 Жыл бұрын

My instruments tend to get a little muddy and my mixing has recently been shifting towards cutting that 250 haha

@SAZIZMUSIC Жыл бұрын

I have a question. In what order should we do 1. Resonance control eq 2. Subtractive eq 3. Additive/tonal shaping eq and 4. Unmasking eq ? Can you make a video on this topic please ?

@sageaudio Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the question and watching the video - I'd start with subtractive EQ and combine that with unmasking (so subtractive EQ and unmasking work in tandem within the same processor/insert). Then resonance reduction, lastly additive/tonal shaping.

@SAZIZMUSIC Жыл бұрын

@@sageaudio Thank you very much 😍

@azstudio8628 Жыл бұрын

Sir Can you Share a template of this mastering Project with us..?? Sage Audio...

@artist79 Жыл бұрын

In second point when u said that 500 hz will mask 250 by 30 db. Then does it mean that in order to hear 500 clearly. We need to reduce 250 by 30db in equalizer?

@sageaudio Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Don't reduce it by 30dB - a small change will make a big difference.

@GGenesum Жыл бұрын

why should one ever not use oversampling ? is it only to reduce CPU charge ?

@sageaudio Жыл бұрын

The main drawback with oversampling is extra CPU usage. Another, much smaller issue, is very small latency compensation when using higher levels of oversampling - this will have a mild negative impact on transients, similar to linear phase processing, but to a lesser extent. SageAudio.com

@user-od4pi5gx5e 2 жыл бұрын

wow

@danepaulstewart8464 Жыл бұрын

Good points… BUT… This really applies just to mixing finished recordings of course. The STRONGEST way to avoid both masking and the “cocktail party” effect is in the COMPOSING and ARRANGEMENTS. Even in the mixing phase, we do have some control over how the composition and arrangements are delivered to the listener’s ears. While the techniques shown here are indeed valid, it is also VERY important to not only understand music composition and arrangement, but also how the instruments themselves are played. Historically, most of the best producers and recording engineers have had a strong background as a musician, or at least a strong musical education or knowledge background. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@sageaudio Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts - absolutely. It's always best to have the best possibly recorded signal before mixing. That said, that's not always an option for engineers, so tips like these/a good understanding of what's causing masking are helpful. But like you said, composition, proper recording, and thoughtful arrangement play a big part as well.