Mixing & Remixing Masterclass w Jimmy Douglass [Kanye, Grimes, AC/DC, Justin Timberlake] MixCon 2020

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Mixing & Remixing Masterclass w Jimmy Douglass [Kanye, Grimes, AC/DC, Justin Timberlake] MixCon 2020

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Living legend Jimmy Douglass takes us under the hood of a remix for a track from The Dirty Projectors in this mix walkthrough and masterclass from MixCon 2020. Thanks to Soundtoys for supporting this free class. Check them out at soundtoys.com
Catch a LIVE Q&A with Jimmy after the premiere at • LIVE Mixing Q&A with J...
Special thanks to Dirty Projectors and Mz Poppinz for allowing us to take a closer look at this track.
Hear the full Mz Poppinz dance remix here: • Lose Your Love (Mz Pop...
Hear Jimmy's own remix here: • Dirty Projectors - Los...
Hear Dirty Projectors' original version here: • Dirty Projectors - Los...
With a career beginning as a teenager in the 1970s, Jimmy has worked with some of the biggest artists in rock, hip hop, R&B, pop and more.
His clients have included Aretha Franklin, Hall & Oates, Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, Foreigner, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Rolling Stones, Slave, Odyssey, Roxy Music, Gang of Four, Aaliyah, Missy Elliot, Ginuwine, Jay-Z and Kanye West, to name a few.
In this MixCon Masterclass, Jimmy opens up a mix in Ableton Live for the initial mix, and then takes it to Pro Tools for further mixing and remixing.
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@SonicScoop 4 жыл бұрын

Catch the full Q&A with Jimmy here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fMWjmqlqtbqyoaM.html Thanks to Soundtoys for making this free to the public! Check them out at soundtoys.com

@Nikkie_jurnigan Жыл бұрын

can you do More country Mixing

@anthonymetcalf660 3 жыл бұрын

I've gotten to the point where basic KZfaq tutorials don't really teach me much anymore so I started watching professionals at work. This guy is obviously a legend, but on top of that by just comparing/contrasting his approach and workflow he is a cut above so many others. I wrote down his name (a little ashamed of not already knowing it) and I'll be looking heavily into his work. These MixCon classes are freaking awesome.

@pablo.l 3 жыл бұрын

He's not only a great mixer, he's a great communicator with a very cool approach and philosophy in his mixing.

@chuckjuice1317 3 жыл бұрын

Jimmy is an incredible engineer and one of the most humble music behind the velvet rope stars you will ever meet. I was blessed to spend some time interviewing him for a magazine I owned/ published years ago.

@REBELDONOG 3 жыл бұрын

Mr Jimmy Douglass is one of the greatest and yet so humble! Much thanks!

@imslicc 3 жыл бұрын

ok, this might be the most impressive, straight to the point, pro mixing video i've seen. his ideas are like a laser beam going from his mind and materialize in the computer.

@Micah421 3 жыл бұрын

I was blessed to work with Jimmy down in Miami at The Hit Factory for almost a year back in 02-03. Great guy! I’ll never forget when he brought me into Studio F To hear a very rare Missy 5.1 surround mix. He’s full of experience, knowledge and wisdom. Thanks for sharing this!

@Whocares999 4 жыл бұрын

*dry dry dry in your face* Instant hit!. Great masterclass, thanks!

@ryansanta 3 жыл бұрын

This guy has a good vibe, he’d be part of the fam for sure. Much love and thanks for the insight Jimmy!

@weekndbella 3 жыл бұрын

The legend Jimmy Douglass

@1masterfader 3 жыл бұрын

Those harmonies were serious! On some Judith Hill type. WOW. Love your process. Just simple / subtle move. You're a Sen sei mr. Douglass.

@MikeHeebz 3 жыл бұрын

Watching yet another legend do what he does, amazing. Thanks to Jimmy, Justin & SonicScoop for putting these together! Peace, Love + Positive Vibes. =)

@Jamusictv 3 жыл бұрын

Jimmy is that dude. Awesome at what he does. 💯

@moano3271 4 жыл бұрын

hmmm, I gotta say, I love Jimmy and I really admire his history of works, HOWEVER...there are a couple of things in this video that makes me go "oh lordylordy!"...one example is at 10:43 where he talks about the bass. He says he added a compressor at the end of the chain to bring it all together. Well..that compressor has the sidechain On but with No input. That means the compressor does nothing, but still he says he can tell a difference ;) lol. But okay, he is just a human like everyone else..sometimes we get tricked ;) You all know how it is..we gotta critique everything here on the internet! hehe!.Great video anyways with a lot of great tricks, tips and insight! Inspiring :) Thank you very much to both SS and Jimmy :)

@dantei.1194 4 жыл бұрын

Good point! And eyes too, for catching this one! Meh... stuff like this makes me go facepalm. At least what he says when listening to... the lack of action of that compressor... is actually correct and pretty common way to use a compressor, especially with fast and/or funky bass lines. The peak:average level ratio without heavy compression tends to be huge.

@eigojiyouzu 4 жыл бұрын

Kinda hard to believe, i mean I never make mistakes either.

@bsmiet8949 3 жыл бұрын

I lost count of how many times I went ahead and equalized my ass off on an bypassed equalizer.. my head did the transformation work, because I knew what change I was expecting, my head simply "put it there". Long story short.. in the end I usually realize the Equalizer is bypassed... fun fact: If I switch it ON the changes I made are usually pretty much exactly what I intended to do. It's the weirdest thing. I'm willing to bet that the compressor would do great work if he unchecked the sidechain.

@morganthem 3 жыл бұрын

Experience tells you what sounds good, but it also *tells* you what sounds good

@conanliquid 3 жыл бұрын

I do this with students sometimes. I sit there EQing and compressing, twiddling knobs etc, and looking at them and nodding and saying "Yeh!! Booom! Check this!!! Oh yeh!" Pulling the bass face. But I am doing nothing. In bypass. They are all nodding and saying "Yeh man, that's it! Killer! Dope!" I say "Mix with your ears. Close your eyes!" Point made.

@adart2496 3 жыл бұрын

God, this man is wonderful. Really good teacher.

@sagcap7927 3 жыл бұрын

I've been seeing Senator Jimmy D's name on Timbalands productions for years. I got the chance to see him face to face at a Red Lobster in Garden Grove California with a beautiful lady that night. And actually it wasn't face to face because I'm 5' 7" and he's like 6' 5" lmao. Anyways! He's one of my favorite audio engineers. And I love his work.

@Darksagan 3 жыл бұрын

Great times being able to see the greats processes.

@Rabeats2018 3 жыл бұрын

Haircut always on point! Video presentations and contents always straight to the points! Was pleasant to watch. Great job for ya'll. Thanks!

@BlackenedNL 3 жыл бұрын

Jimmy is one of my favorite people in the music bizz. It was great to see his MWTM episode with the Justin Timberlake song as well!

@adl0815 3 жыл бұрын

That was fun to watch! So much knowledge in there. "If it ain´t fun why you´re doing it?" stuck with me the most, as i am overthinking things so much and getting frustrated often. So thanks for the entertaining ans insightful walk through! 😃

@silofuse 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jimmy. Appreciate your time. Learned something today for sure. I like the trinket loop you added. Also, thank you SonicScoop. I love MixCon.

@lebontv6921 2 жыл бұрын

Great charisma and presentation style.

@noiseinthebasement8139 4 жыл бұрын

Great stuff. Love to hear Jimmy describe what he's hearing and thinking as he approaches the mix.

@donniebobb74 3 жыл бұрын

It's nice to watch/hear perfect ears do the thing ✌️

@SetoNess 3 жыл бұрын

Such a great video. Thanks Jimmy Douglas for sharing your experience!

@donniebobb74 3 жыл бұрын

"IS THAT AN ONION?" Is my new shit while mixing. 😂😂😂

@manrez5295 3 жыл бұрын

That 119 move is so genius. And actually only works with the stuff he added

@MacReviewzOnline 3 жыл бұрын

Jimmy is really cool! And seems genuinely nice!

@willierice2461 Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@phoenixbenjamin 3 жыл бұрын

Jimmy is a great guy brother

@SunnyLicious 4 жыл бұрын

What a great video. Tons of gems.

@SonicScoop 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@luckystrke 4 жыл бұрын

Great guy. Thanks for this 🙏

@kristianalexanderpedersen7382 4 ай бұрын

I like that he has a favourite shirt for ableton and another for pro tools

@TraxtasyMedia 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing work, thanks for the insights, I learned a little bit. Keep the well work up.

@mrliestudio 3 жыл бұрын

Jimmy Douglass nice guy!!!

@bsmiet8949 3 жыл бұрын

I love what he did to the kick and bass in pro tools. But I gotta say this bettermaker limiter is more than a limiter to my ears. It's taking sounds, saturating them, widening and making them louder all at the same time. I have to work harder to get the results the bettermaker simply delivers. Also another thing to take away from this is: "If it isn't fun, why are you doing it?" I do a lot of things for other reasons than fun and I think that's valid, but when it comes to sounddesign this sounds like very solid advice!

@BradDollar 3 жыл бұрын

So much great advice in this vid!

@I-0-0-I 4 жыл бұрын

This is so cool. Thank you!

@eigojiyouzu 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome job! Thanks for the invaluable insights

@artiseworks8030 2 жыл бұрын

Absolute Genius!

@sgfdancecompany 4 жыл бұрын

Bravo!!!!

@CarlyonProduction 3 жыл бұрын

Love this track. Really well put together. Mostly stock ableton stuff too (during the production stage)

@yannickwerther2464 3 жыл бұрын

lol that compressor in sidechain mode ...

@Frank.Zimmermann 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, freakin' awesome!! Thank you so much!! 😍👏

@SonicScoop 4 жыл бұрын

AGREED! Thanks for checking it out.

@basehead617 3 жыл бұрын

such a great guy

@MixChecks 3 жыл бұрын

The EXIT door is blocked. Looks like he's trapped in there.

@stamecec2003 3 жыл бұрын

pop version please lovely song big mix amazing i cant find this version online please release this

@user-cm8lq6xz7d 11 ай бұрын

broo he just pullout the joemeek plugin thats wild 2023

@komsfon 3 жыл бұрын

Great work and cool guy! Thank's!

@govindasoniofficial2239 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome 👏 thank you so much 😊

@CareerDropout. 4 жыл бұрын

Jimmy Douglas sounds like he was introduced to this session around the same time we did. Great Guy best this tutorial sounds very impromptu. Lol

@palsheldon6520 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man... This was great...

3 жыл бұрын

Loved this

@trackwasher 3 жыл бұрын

awesome teaching

@dennisniclescobas8009 3 жыл бұрын

gracias !

@thegroove2000 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent.

@thegroove2000 3 жыл бұрын

The mix in ableton is good so a solid foundation to work with.

@MajorGRecording 4 жыл бұрын

The pops and clicks at the beginning and ending of the bass playing were driving me nuts when it was in solo. I would have had to put fade in and fade outs on the bass track or clean it up somehow. It didn't seem to poke out as much in the mix but it did add some noise. Guess it's just my CDO. What's CDO? OCD, put in alphabetical order! That Bettermaker sounds nice!

@VANXMUSIC 3 жыл бұрын

enjoyed this thanks

@janukomski6728 3 жыл бұрын

and I felt bad for mixing stereo bass track with added mono subbas. Sounds nice though, I love it

@chiobeo13 3 жыл бұрын

LOL, "That's What She Said!" @40:53

@sonnybrasco9735 4 жыл бұрын

Jimmy is dope. His Passive but all the way effective approach is really dope. Looks like he's not even working

@Iamfeelzmusic 4 жыл бұрын

Nice use of the abletunes production template

@sounddesires8506 3 жыл бұрын

9:43 best part :)

@HomeGrownPoetry 3 жыл бұрын

"The Mix Raw That Came From The Other DAW" Bard Bars 20:42 - 20:46

@bubz75 3 жыл бұрын

Cool 😎 MoFo 🙏🏾🔥🙏🏾

@rootsextra Жыл бұрын

👍🏾💯🔥

@jamesangusmusic Жыл бұрын

Wtf the bettermaker on/off 😱

@e.apollis2877 4 жыл бұрын

is this Booker T`5times 5times 5times 5times 5times Grammy winner brother?😮

@ronfrancois 3 жыл бұрын

Boogie 'oogie 'oogie

@KapaDeFreitas 3 жыл бұрын

I noticed the Melodyne sweetness... am I crazy too? :D

@minoda3104 2 жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@stamecec2003 3 жыл бұрын

where is the tutorial full mix please

@Adgravacoes 3 жыл бұрын

brasil na cola

@q-rogue4424 7 ай бұрын

Im not gunna lie, this mf funny af without even trying. He a legend tho

@RS-pp7ng 3 жыл бұрын

Great job but seriously... can anyone show Jimmy Douglass the wonders of keyboard shortcuts?

@musamusashi 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe he's not in a hurry, and he still reached to the very top of the game ;)

@funkygh 4 жыл бұрын

I like the talkback mic he's using. This is the Dirty Projectors? WTF happened to them? They used to be one of the coolest live bands around...

@ritchiehemphill5860 4 жыл бұрын

IMO they were one of the greatest circa 2009 and are just great now, but this is a remix and not that representative of their modern work

@SonicScoop 4 жыл бұрын

It’s a dance remix. The original version is more unconventional, like you’d expect from them: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ftpxlsp22b_Dc4E.html

@sebastiandior1315 3 жыл бұрын

What neves was he using as master?

@cornerliston 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to see and thanks for sharing. One thing I wonder why the producer didn't do is cleaning up the bass, all those double notes sounds … not so nice. Almost as if they didn't hear this issue when doing the remix. But nice bass sound from Jimmy. And the curious should listen to Depeche Mode Waiting for the Night, especially the outro. : )

@adart2496 3 жыл бұрын

I can't hear what the Ozone is doing.

@patkelly3966 3 жыл бұрын

What's jimmy been smoking then?

@apolicum 3 жыл бұрын

36:17 =D

@gforsyth4 3 жыл бұрын

Justin needs to get in the gym, work on chest only and buy a tighter T Shirt... right now!

@SonicScoop 3 жыл бұрын

Lol, my chest is like the most overdeveloped part of my body. Too much incline bench :-) You're right though, that is a badly fitting t-shirt. My peak before all the gyms closed was benching 225 at a bodyweight of 150 which is not too bad. But I try not to flaunt the goods too much. I'm going for the Ned Flanders aesthetic here: Ill fitting shirts hiding the solid rock that lurks beneath. X-D -Justin

@jjjjjjjjjjonathan 3 жыл бұрын

Jimmy is absolutely wonderful but this isn’t even music. Listening to sound like this for too long will kill your soul. This is emotionless drivel. It’s daytime dad dance. Fake. Meaningless. Nonsense.

@TraxtasyMedia 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, we're not here to talk about the song, we are here to learn about engineering music, how to do things right inside a mix and just a friendly reminder: everything you hear is music or sound. Neat advice from me: just don't watch the video.