Mixing Hip-Hop Vocals with Derek "MixedByAli" Ali

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3 жыл бұрын

In this video, watch Grammy-winning engineer Derek "MixedByAli" Ali dial in the perfect vocal setting with the UAD SSL 4000 E Channel Strip plug-in.
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Introduced in 1979, the SSL 4000 E console brought a modern sound to the world, powering more Platinum-selling records than any other. Its bold, punchy character and incredible dynamics have made the SSL 4000 E a true industry standard and a bastion of modern recording.
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@kingech_B15 3 жыл бұрын

Sweater looks comfortable

@HotPocketsBoy Жыл бұрын

Why is this the top comment 😂😂

@bandybandy7485 2 жыл бұрын

What a good dood. Lot of the high level musicians seem like genuinely friendly people.

@ryanlehrman9015 3 жыл бұрын

Love these Mixedbyali + UAD tutorials

@MixedByS 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for UA this is the content I’m looking for! From the previous mixed by Ali I may have come across ungrateful but I’m not I love UA got all the plug in just not enough tutorials from the experts themselves out there.

@UniversalAudio 3 жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@yetispaghetti8235 3 жыл бұрын

It is mind blowing that Ali has gotten as far as he has in life thinking that each dot on the SSL EQ is 1dB when it is 3, especially since he used the boards before the plugins and is an SSL veteran. It's almost like the numbers don't matter or something

@OmoiSenpai 3 жыл бұрын

Simple Math :3 Yeah. Not going to lie. It almost feels like he is reading off of a transcript or something.

@yetispaghetti8235 3 жыл бұрын

@@OmoiSenpai At the same time if you look at the ssl boards he used for most of his career they don't have any numbers on the gain knob so you could he how he just never would have payed attention to the plugin since he's so advanced probably does everything by ear

@lockheartbleeding 2 жыл бұрын

use your ears to mix, not your eyes 💯

@DSKULLIST Жыл бұрын

Numbers don't matter indeed.

@alvarezgamers Жыл бұрын

Imagine trying to shit on a dude you will never ever come close to being like. Lol 😂

@rofbeats10 2 жыл бұрын

Its awesome to watch how the goats mix!1. Thanks for sharing this content

@whychris6430 2 жыл бұрын

I will always go with what Ali says

@poorhouz5051 2 жыл бұрын

Ali what upppp? I listened to that entire Kendrick Lamar project some years ago... That sh.. is mixed crazyyyyyyyy..!!! So much sonic atmosphere from song to song.. TIGHT.. the one when he says walls talk damnnnnn... it's a lot of elements in that song... And I listened to the entire Dre joint you mixed that Compton project... A lot of elements in that as well... Bro you a beast WIT IT!!! Salute

@Professor_Pat 3 жыл бұрын

Ali is a Legend.

@TracksAllDay 3 жыл бұрын

Yessir! Ali! ✊🏾

@erictorres5935 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing tool . Waiting for it to go on sale .

@gerrymcmillan8507 3 жыл бұрын

It was $119 during the summer sale, but if you missed it you'll likely get another chance during the Holiday sale. Though at that price it's a pretty good deal, if you can afford at least the 3+1 custom bundle, then you can get it for just $100 plus any other three plugins of your choice. The cost basis is even better for the 6+2 and 10+3 bundles.

@Narokx 2 жыл бұрын

No cap my ear has developed a lot, but I still struggle to hear the adjustments in release. Once I get that down I feel I will be so close to mastering compression (which is honestly one of the hardest things to have a solid grasp on)

@ricorvrnc8899 2 жыл бұрын

do it like its shown in the video, listen to the fastest release and then to the slowest to hear the difference, then come to the middle and find a sweet spot. if you dont hear a difference between the extreme settings lower the threshold and/or raise the ratio

@Matheus-ly6eu 2 жыл бұрын

I think it's tough cause there's a couple things you might be listening for, with the release - tone and dynamics. In terms of tone, a slower release is gonna result in a more muted high end. In terms of dynamics, a slower release is usually gonna be paired with a slower-ish attack, and that'd be when you're looking to control the projection of the vowels, stabilize it. When you're looking to actually shape the attack on a source, that's gonna be with a faster attack (try and exercise listening to the difference in 0ms of attack to 1ms, and so on... it's pretty mind-blowing) and with a faster release - but, in this situation, I find I'm usually setting the release in relationship to the upcoming attack, to make sure it releases completely before it, and not looking as much at the word that actually triggered the compressor. After getting the release in that sweet-spot so it's not choking the upcoming attack, you can then start listening for tone and do some minor adjustments with that in mind. That kind of explanation really opened my ears to compression - hope it helps you too! It's all about knowing what to listen for.

@darkskinwhite 2 жыл бұрын

take a very sloppy sounding snare or hihat and play with the release on there. take it to extremes and just play with it that can help a lot. vocals are so variable it can be hard to hear but to learn it I really recommend a loose transient sound (loop/oneshot so you know exactly what to expect to hear as you change it)

@djfreerman 2 жыл бұрын

More of these please!

@PCAChelseaTV 3 жыл бұрын

ALIIiiiiii Was waiting for this hope to see more from you!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Jamusictv 3 жыл бұрын

Ali is a beast ! 🤙

@updown5238 3 жыл бұрын

Expert mode engaged, great thank ya.

@UniversalAudio 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@kevinyounkins214 3 жыл бұрын

Each dot on the EQ represents 3db. You boosted almost 2db of 8k, You are doing 6db cut at 300hz and a 3db boost at 320hz.

@money_mogul 3 жыл бұрын

I had to rewind it to confirm for myself as well, and then had to make sure somebody else saw the same lol. Thanks.

@AndroidGamingApps 3 жыл бұрын

I think he adjusted the Release without the comp. being activated

@kevinyounkins214 3 жыл бұрын

@@AndroidGamingApps He has it engaged. He A/Bs it on and off at the end.

@UniversalAudio 3 жыл бұрын

The comp was in circuit. Remember, the SSL doesn't show gain reduction until there's 3dB of it. So you can be compressing and no lights will light in the GR area.

@AndroidGamingApps 3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinyounkins214 Thanks

@SouthPhilly28th Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@humwergeo855 3 жыл бұрын

ALI is the best !

@storchhot 2 жыл бұрын

They never show us 100% only 20%

@haaezii3987 15 күн бұрын

Facts

@Curtis-qg4ir Күн бұрын

Underrated comment

@odrizz1454 3 жыл бұрын

Preach ma boiii

@audiospectra 3 жыл бұрын

These days, I've been calling everyone ma boiii haha...

@darkskinwhite 2 жыл бұрын

man, that is a nice sweater.

@marcwilliams548 Жыл бұрын

“Let it run, Ali!”

@DavidMohMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bros for the free lesson

@mdhedayethossen5008 3 жыл бұрын

SSL Channel a plug ins make all sounds Professional and industry level \m/ rock-oN

@hinky7729 Ай бұрын

Does anybody know why his levels are so low? Never saw this kind of gainstaging before

@karvn1148 3 жыл бұрын

GREAT TUT! some more beat focused tutorials would be great, kick and bass, and overall frequency balancing

@baddiezone Жыл бұрын

2:00 ❤

@m.o.n.d.e.g.r.e.e.n 2 жыл бұрын

as sylvia massey says in her book, sometimes they should just remove all labelling from Eqs and compressors and just let engineers use their ears. dude here defs is going on ears mostly as far as i can see which is actually fine with me and i much prefer the "turn a knob till it sounds better" approach to the fkn accountant style engineers who are like "i scoop 1db at 340hz off my snares" etc which just feels so unsexy

@kaotikhorror 11 ай бұрын

My man, I love your technique. I am a very simple self-producer, what do you recommend as far as overlaying vocals with separate L+R overlays n such? I basically use mixpad (free download) and was wondering if you can give me an idea of how to give your vocals a better presence without flooding it or making it too muffled.

@ashenone3427 2 жыл бұрын

Do you guys have any courses that will teach us how to mix our our records?

@UniversalAudio 2 жыл бұрын

Check out Puremix!

@supa-hero7184 2 жыл бұрын

Could we get a tutorial for mixing vocals with low budget equipment?

@demo6402 2 жыл бұрын

Did he say “big ass SSL BOARD” 🤗

@NealCaen Жыл бұрын

funny thing is all the actual hardware stuff emulated in plugins is behind him lol

@danybbeatz 3 жыл бұрын

️‍🔥️‍🔥️‍🔥️‍🔥️‍🔥️‍🔥

@lionroots11 Жыл бұрын

Hi great session thank you, When you use the compressor i was wondering why does it not show the gain reduction meter showing when compressing?

@hinky7729 Ай бұрын

Because the levels are very low - he doesnt get much compression out of it. I asked the question in the comments, if that is on purposes - I cant explain why he does that. But hey - he is the master, not me.

@ojvic7297 3 жыл бұрын

Y’all know he uses the ssl board right??

@audiospectra 3 жыл бұрын

It's also important to mention that he doesn't use the board on individual channels but only for bussing.

@thesoundmajors9097 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@thesoundmajors9097 2 жыл бұрын

@@audiospectra facts!

@tootory9506 3 жыл бұрын

How come when I load this plug-in in ProTools it adds delay to my track? I thought it was supposed to be using the DSP from the shark chips?? Please help what am I doing wrong?

@UniversalAudio 3 жыл бұрын

For low latency operation you want to load the plugin in our Console app and "direct monitor" from there.

@tootory9506 3 жыл бұрын

@@UniversalAudio no I understand that for tracking. I'm referring to mixing, I thought with the Apollo connected UA plug-ins didn't add to my "delay compensation load" or tax the Mac because they were getting their DSP from the Apollo and my UAD OCTO satellite?

@UniversalAudio 3 жыл бұрын

They do not tax the CPU but they do have their own processing delay that PT compensates for automatically, just like every plugin. It's typically around 1000 samples.

@tootory9506 3 жыл бұрын

@@UniversalAudio OK I get that! I thought maybe I had a setting Unchecked or something thanks a lot! Btw- I love the 88RS- I track through it to "tape" all the time! Is there a way to copy presets you create on the 88RS in ProTools to the 88RS that loads inside Console ?

@UniversalAudio 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!! Click on the folder icon in the lower part of the plugin GUI and you'll find Copy/Paste. Or just save the preset in the UA preset system and they'll show up in both places. Let us know if you have any follow up questions.

@kchapman1145 5 ай бұрын

💯🙏

@hichamsawme 4 ай бұрын

Ali baba

@SupernovaSun77 3 жыл бұрын

See how low the vocals are recorded? People record way too hot these days. Peak at -18 it looks like.

@Micahtmusic 3 жыл бұрын

..you literally can’t tell in the final mix unless there is clipping. all music software uses float math to calculate the samples and then is converted to analog on the way out, there is no too hot, there is no too quiet, it’s all just math

@dr.strawberry5773 2 жыл бұрын

post example of major release of vocals clipping. or are u talking about amateurs/yt content?

@thlgnd 2 жыл бұрын

-2 dB can be considered hot but still doesn't clip. Your point is irrelevant and trivial.

@quest4747 Жыл бұрын

1:43 could have justed used a pultec

@thelabose1023 3 жыл бұрын

UAD i appreciate the quick response with ALI.. can we get a 1hr/2hr mix with 808's being tucked into a low sub synth, and a big duty kick... y'all know what i mean... something different from a gtr and live drums... much appreciated

@himdownstairsmusik 3 жыл бұрын

Bro, come back to TWITCH

@thesoundmajors9097 2 жыл бұрын

For real!!

@heneedsumilk3488 3 жыл бұрын

I dont even think he knows that he compressed the signal before eq'ing it. The EQ DYN SC button wasn't pushed in... Listen kids, if you wanna learn how to mix, dont listen too much to these celebrity mixers. Ali is dope, and he's good at what he's doing, but he knows jackshit about the actual physics behind his craft. He understand his tools, and goes by feeling - an ability takes years to develop. Now, drop to your knees, and start worshipping Dan Worrall. Study his youtube channel (also fabfilter's yt channel), and beware, it's not going to be intuitive, and most of it wont make sense the first time watching: But you will learn real shit. None of this "ohh too much compression = very bad" - shit. There are no rules.

@AngeloDopwell 2 жыл бұрын

dobe

@megasuperboy1000 Жыл бұрын

Yo is that Brent Faiyaz?

@kinggokubeats5008 Жыл бұрын

Buddy look like Roman Reigns

@mrbeatlow9711 3 жыл бұрын

Not happy with the UA customer service they didn’t honour a plug-in promotion after I bought their products.

@SupernovaSun77 3 жыл бұрын

If you miss a promotion you won’t be honored. If it was an honor promotion that would be different. Don’t be mad at that. There’s better ways to spend that energy bro.

@UniversalAudio 3 жыл бұрын

Did you miss a deadline? Did you not have a receipt? What was the reason?

@SupernovaSun77 3 жыл бұрын

@@UniversalAudio I swear I love how attentive you guys and gals are. Amazing company.

@UniversalAudio 3 жыл бұрын

😍We do our best!

@lazarusrize 3 жыл бұрын

If I can contribute any vocals, please let me know.

@Zifahrimas 3 жыл бұрын

that compressor isnt doing anything

@audiospectra 3 жыл бұрын

It is working, I think you're looking at the gate meter and not the compressor meter. Anyway, you can hear the compression if you listen carefully especially when clips the bypass.

@Dismiacs 3 жыл бұрын

@@audiospectra its really not doing anything but turning the volume up , threshold is at minus 10 and the signal is at -27 /-18 max so no compression is happening .

@kevinyounkins214 3 жыл бұрын

@@Dismiacs Compression is happening. You won't see a light until 3db of compression. He's also gain staged correctly. -18db is a good thing. So -20db threshold is giving him 2db of compression.