These are my 5 tips for a balanced mix. Apply these in Pro Tools, FL Studio, Logic, Ableton, Cubase, Studio One, Reason, or any other DAW. ► Website: www.mixwithjer... ► Instagram: / mixwithjerry #mixing #mastering
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@GregoryStephenSchumacher Жыл бұрын
This video here will save someone watching 1000 videos on other channels rambling about how there are no rules in mixing. Excellent.
@amuku Жыл бұрын
Your explanations are so straightforward and understandable - thank you!
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching🔥
@saudrajaworld9 ай бұрын
True
@SabatierBeats Жыл бұрын
This is the best leveling/gain staging/panning video I have seen on YT. Well done! 👏
@jishnugoyal4397 Жыл бұрын
I'm so happy the algorithm decided to show me this! Great tutorial!
@khattobhazard1097Ай бұрын
Nah son i have seen a lot of videos but never seen someone who can explain not only different but away better, Good explanation always gives a vibe wich never puts you in a disappointed situation, in future if I could make myself a good mixing engineer i ll create a KZfaq channel and i ll name it mix with tom, peace ✌️
@Garvanzos20115 ай бұрын
Articulation level going crazy. You mentioned a few things that I kind of doubt it in the past but you made it make so much sense. I need to run to the studio right now.
@nauriakКүн бұрын
Very helpful, this was perfect for my beginner skill level to understand, thank you
@PivotLoL7711 күн бұрын
Other dudes out there makes 10s of minutes videos about nothing and you bro start spitting facts in the firsts few seconds. Thanks
@reimarie6266Ай бұрын
Amazing video thank you sooooo so much. The easiest to understand and straightforward
@juansusak Жыл бұрын
So well explained and straight to the point. Great content for real. Keep it up!!!
@ambulahdawon4016 ай бұрын
Bro,I swear you got the juice.Your explanation is very understandable and easy to grab . Thank you sir
@justwatch59703 ай бұрын
Thanks alot for this video, I was almost giving up on my music career because I been still struggling to get that perfect balance, I always did my leveling with all my fader up I think that is why I struggle to get the perfect level, I was overwhelming my brain, since this video I got my passion ignited again!!
@ironicanimations5 күн бұрын
0:08 this is when I knew this video is for me 😂💙
@beatboxer3454 ай бұрын
MY DUDE!!! Thank you so much for the post! I'm working on a project right now and I was getting a lot of static! I'm new to mixing, but love making music, thank you SO much for the post, it helped tremendously and this is one of my favorite things that I've made and I can't wait to hear the final project, thank you so much!
@beatboxer3454 ай бұрын
I'm back. dude. I cannot thank you enough. My mix felt ruined. There was static on on channels, removing some fixed it until re-introduced, and what I thought was perfect was far from it. Thank you so much for your post and content man. I'm working as hard as I can to get a song entered into a remix competition and your video made it possible for me to keep going. Thank you
@GloshJamal5 ай бұрын
Man you are the the greatest all the time. You have solved my biggest problems my you stay blessed. I thing you should also do a clear video about making the bass intrunments mono and the will be the best of you man
@roymwendwa5266 Жыл бұрын
You explain like a pro bro. Thank you
@jonnymak10792 ай бұрын
This is absolutly the best mixing video out there. I mix too, im moreused to counsles and oldschool stuff but ok enuff to work and mix stuff for people all around ...im from Philladelphia... now in Greece, you explaned it all easy to understand GReat video
@IamFkay Жыл бұрын
Jerry my man, your the real deal, I've watched so many mix and mastering KZfaq tutorials but they all haven't made any constructive impact in my production but hearing and seeing what you do man wow I'm really impressed, thanks for the wonderful tutorials you giving us!!!🔥🔥🙌🏽🙌🏽
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
Thank you!! I really appreciate those words 🙏🏼
@IamFkay Жыл бұрын
God bless you for the work you doing🙌🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
@iammusic8287 Жыл бұрын
Your tutorials are excellent bro. Thanks
@MendingSilenceАй бұрын
Wow, thank you so much. This really puts me at ease. It makes me feel more confident. I just started using FL studio coming off of GarageBand mobile and I’m just now starting to get the workflow making a beat and now I can focus on the mixing and leveling. After I get this down then the next step would be mastering. Do you have a video on mastering? You can send me?
@saintsithx2 ай бұрын
this video is gold ! Thank you man!!
@victorvikkylizzy48417 ай бұрын
i am so glad finding ur channel u are a great tutor
@benisheretomakemusicАй бұрын
great tutorial, thank you so much !
@EsoaTuke3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much on how you explain and go through the process. Iam a beginner and i hope very much that you will make us a complete video step by step from start to mixdown in FL studio.. Thanks and God bless you bro...👍👍👍🇸🇧🇸🇧🇸🇧 Solomon Islands
@Macho_Beats Жыл бұрын
One of my new favorite channels. I need you to be my FL Mentor? Been trying to gwt my Brain to learn it for years. 😂
@KevyJBeatzАй бұрын
Great info. Bro!
@atypeandshadow2 ай бұрын
I used these tips on my Deathcore tracks and guess what they worked. I used the plugins I had available and it got the job done.
@ronsinclair6192 ай бұрын
Thank you .
@bluecardiacrecordscardyboy958 Жыл бұрын
Can you please do a part 2 please where you add effects and master👏
@samuraimuts7 ай бұрын
am glad i found your channel🔥🔥
@roseyftb5 ай бұрын
this man really the goat
@MELOPSMUSIC6 ай бұрын
Very interesting, you talk about the basis !!!! Add on recording gain staging (at recording and mixing).
@yoslattybeats Жыл бұрын
this is really very useful information. thank you teacher🤝
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
Let’s go! Glad I could help 🔥
@kalebbrink7510 Жыл бұрын
So glad I found this channel!! Rare to find REAL valuable information on KZfaq. Appreciate you Jerry your channel has helped me a TON
@LoveAman3338 ай бұрын
Vow ❤thank u soo much dear for giving important knowledge point to point....
@gbn57506 ай бұрын
Thank you Jerry
@christopherbanda9788 Жыл бұрын
You are powerful brother
@Go_CeddyDaBlakk2 ай бұрын
What if all my drum stems are in one track. Same with the instruments, for example the piano and guitar etc are all in one track. Should I still pan the drums to one side and instruments to the other?
@iamwick3dest350 Жыл бұрын
Omg again, sugar Berry's beat, lovely ♥️🎛️🎧
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
Glad you like it!
@HyperVerda12 күн бұрын
Having only one ear pod, I couldn't follow the side channel L and R headphones, fucked me up 😂
@Rikkodiene Жыл бұрын
great tutorial i have a better understanding of mixing now
@amuku Жыл бұрын
Could you make a video on your bus process for drums, instruments and vocals?
@TMGabby7 ай бұрын
you really save my life thank you so much 😍😍🥰🥰
@crazymike170610 күн бұрын
I wish more engineers would see this video
@davewilliams1056 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. This is a sparse, EDM example. Starting with the kick at -10 dBFS is a high level. I think -14 dBFS for a full live band with production might be better, especially w/o bussing. I just got the TC Electronic Clarity M and read the mix bus should come in at -23 - -18 LUFS and peak no higher than -6dBFS. This has caused me to pull my levels down quite a bit. I do this with trim plugins so the faders can stay closer to 0 (unity). I also always bus all my groups. Clarity M is a great product. Also, without cymbals and overheads, this isn't the best example for balancing. Sorry I can't PM constructive criticism on KZfaq. You have good lighting and resolution, but your face is way too tight in the frame. Keep it up.
@JohnJohnCrusher Жыл бұрын
I agree. Take his suggestion down another 3-6 dB and start there imo
@GhostsInSpace_ Жыл бұрын
What I love about this video is how clear it is. Well spoken. Quick questions - monomaker - does that go on the master bus or on all tracks? Thanks!
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
There’s no right answer, but my preference is to do it on the individual bus level. So I like to have it on the All Drums bus instead of the master bus. The Instrument bus is usually guitars that I recorded in mono so I don’t need it on that and the same with the All Vocal Bus. Most things living in the low end are the kick, bass, and the bottom end of the snare. For me, they all end up at the All Drums bus so that is the easiest place to put the low end in mono.
@scaz218116 күн бұрын
Wouldnt it be better to initially level out the instruments by changing the gain instead of the volume?
@ProdByRishhh Жыл бұрын
Thankyou!! Jerry
@TheRealCalijokes015 ай бұрын
Beat fire 🔥sauce
@michaelandersson190411 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!
@phyzydon96164 ай бұрын
thanks bro
@PatrickObiang Жыл бұрын
BRAVO!
@DJHERO68510 ай бұрын
Thank you
@smpmusiclinksstudio2769 Жыл бұрын
Thanks 🎉
@Nullscr1pt19 күн бұрын
If i am further into my song and i have compressors, eq, delays, reverbs all setup, should I bypass all of those and set my levels first? then bring them all back in with effects and adjust the effect levels? or could I do it with the reverb already there or compressors already there
@spitmazta101626 күн бұрын
After watching this I realized I was doing a lot of stuff wrong. Time to fix that
@user-rp9dq8se8t6 ай бұрын
So should you record after or before setting levels? You obviously want some loudness to catch your groove when you're delivering your vocal performance for instance
@mrmorpheus970711 ай бұрын
Bravo
@11dremoss11 ай бұрын
Great
@geraldleesesideburnsg33827 ай бұрын
So one question. if my bass guitar is recorded in mono I don't have to worry about the low end phase issues right? This video has been very helpful thank you. I have a progressive rock song I am working on that gets very busy is certain parts. I was told I should always use a reference track and to use the Reference 2 plugin if my room isn't treated very well. I have some acoustic pannels behind my desk and monitors but i still put my headphones on to double check things are sounding ok because I'm not sure if my monitors are re-producing the sound as accurately as they maybe could be.
@donellstreet4595 Жыл бұрын
You nice man
@ilovecats2603 Жыл бұрын
Liked and subscribed!!!! I do the same when it comes to balancing starting with the kick/bass and building on that, but at the end my mix sounds too bass heavy, should I worry about that? If I cut the lowend of the kick and bass with a low shelve then the overall track sounds weak, this is where I'm confused. Any ideas how to overcome this situation? Thanks in advance!
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
My strategy is to increase the perceived loudness of the kick and the bass. This way you don’t have to turn them up as much to get the low end you’re probably trying to achieve. A good strategy for bass is to create a duplicate copy and use heavy distortion/saturation on the copy to create harmonics in the midrange and then use eq filters to isolate this harmonically-rich midrange. Now you have the original bass and then also a easily-heard bass that’s actually living in the midrange where our ears can hear it better. Blend these 2 to taste. Kick drum will benefit from parallel saturation and/or compression if it needs more presence. I will make some videos on this topic.
@ilovecats2603 Жыл бұрын
@Mix With Jerry you are awesome that would be great ty!
@LilLingLing6789Ай бұрын
Hi if I have a lead guitar and rythem guiter Do I put rythem to left then lead on the right or make Rythm to the left then Rythm to right on two separate tracks Then lead to the left and then another track with lead on the right?
@mixwithjerryАй бұрын
There are endless possibilities. Just experiment and always remember to have something to balance out the sound on the other side.
@MosesT363 ай бұрын
Something I don't understand , should I level mix before any processing and then post gain after processing?
@TheBearAndTheBull10 ай бұрын
I love this video, I've been recording for years and falling at this hurdle then giving up... so 100 plus songs incomplete. Few questions. When you brought the guitars up when they were centered to the correct level, did you need to adjust their volume when you then panned them ? The reason I ask Is im good at levelling when its all through the centre and always come undone when I normally pan my guitars then try to set the level.. being able to set the level correctly in the centre then pan left/right and done would solve a lot of my issues. Was this tutorial in terms of having the kick the loudest track universal for all genres ? for example I do indie rock mainly would this be the template for this also ? Finally I use EZ drummer to create midi drum tracks using the kits thats come with it, most of them when selected use overhead mics.. this means there is bleed from kick/snare etc.. so when trying to set kick first then snare I may hear the rattles of the hi hats... I could mute overhead but then this too would also give me a false sound after I've set the kick/snare levels and reintroduce the overheads. Thanks for any further advice.
@BigLew4Christ8 ай бұрын
Don't over think it dude just go with the heart ❤
@MrWilloch18 ай бұрын
with paning of hi hats . Should i both pan to right or left and randomize so the paning variets for each hat?
@lochishaunkalu7007 Жыл бұрын
amazing tutorial bro, i watched a video where you advised to do levelling on the channel rack... does that still apply? because you levelled with the mixer faders here..
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
Yeah I always use the channel rack first. I just used the volume faders in the mixer for this video because it’s just general advice that isn’t specific to FL Studio. It was easier to visually represent what leveling is with the mixer.
@user-rp9dq8se8t6 ай бұрын
I see a problem in this. The faders volume are post plugins...
@SpacedOutDoonie Жыл бұрын
You should level mix in the channel rack instead (pretty sure thats a gain staging method). The mixer faders are the last part and should barely be touched really. Most times theyre like on 0db cuz everything was leveled/gain staged in the channel rack then in the plugins afterwards.
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
Yeah I have a gain staging video for FL Studio that goes over setting the volumes in the channel rack first, but this video isn’t supposed to be FL Studio specific. Just thought it would be easier for beginners to visually see the faders moving.
@SpacedOutDoonie Жыл бұрын
@@mixwithjerry Oh gotchu. Ima check that out too thanks.
@angurishudesu Жыл бұрын
Thats just a workflow preference honestly, I do most of my volume balancing in the mixer
@CaptainVelveeta10 ай бұрын
@08:10 it looks like your guitar has NO frequencies what-so-ever living in the vocal space...was that done previous to the video or did it just work out that way. I'd like to see how it was done.
@GrisibagageSnnaa-qz6zw5 ай бұрын
Hello. I'm one of the people confused on where you should turn the levels down? I'm in FL but the only place I find to turn are by the faders..??
@mixwithjerry5 ай бұрын
In the channel rack/step sequencer each sound will have their own volume knob and pan knob on the very left side. You can also double click any sound and it will pull up tons of settings for that specific sound that will include a volume knob.
@GrisibagageSnnaa-qz6zw5 ай бұрын
@@mixwithjerry wicked. So what volume should be set for each respective element to get that depth and clarity?
@mixwithjerry5 ай бұрын
@@GrisibagageSnnaa-qz6zw really depends on the song. I usually start with kick and snare and have them peaking no higher than -9dB and then blend everything in around that.
@restaurangebola16896 ай бұрын
Faders are post plugins so you should never turn those down
@mixwithjerry6 ай бұрын
Yeah I always use the channel rack first. I just used the volume faders in the mixer for this video because it’s just general advice that isn’t specific to FL Studio. It was easier to visually represent what leveling is with the mixer.
@restaurangebola16896 ай бұрын
@@mixwithjerry that's regardless of daw. Faders are always post plugin
@user-fl8uv8mb2j6 ай бұрын
@@mixwithjerryso where should you be turning down the sound while setting levels?
@mixwithjerry6 ай бұрын
@@restaurangebola1689 Well I use FL so I can’t speak for other DAWS, but google seems to disagree with what you’re saying.
@mixwithjerry6 ай бұрын
@@user-fl8uv8mb2j volume knobs in the channel rack
@JohnJohnCrusher Жыл бұрын
Jeez if I started with my kick at -6dB I'd end up way past 0 once the other elements are in place. I use kick + sub together at about -12 to -10. I aim to end up at -6 to -3 with everything
@JohnJohnCrusher Жыл бұрын
But yes the overall concept is valid. Good advice for those unaware of where to start
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
Yeah but if you start with your kick at -6dB and then use a clipper to get it down to -8db or -9dB you give yourself more headroom without an audible difference in perceived loudness. Same with the snare. I also like to duck the 808 anytime it plays together with the kick. That prevents the peaks from rising whenever the kick and bass sun together. Some techniques that have helped me.
@odesamusic8 ай бұрын
Hi, why does FL Studio double up the volume of sound when we create a bus? is there any way around that?
@mixwithjerry8 ай бұрын
You have to unroute it from the master if you route it to a bus. Otherwise, you have 2 copies of the same sound going to the master.
@odesamusic8 ай бұрын
@@mixwithjerry Thanks bro, life saver
@lochishaunkalu7007 Жыл бұрын
also, for the plugins you used to make low frequencies mono, do we put them on the master track?
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
If you only have access to the master and it hasn’t already been done by the person mixing then yeah, but if you’re the one who is doing the mixing then putting it on the busses will work best.
@lochishaunkalu7007 Жыл бұрын
@@mixwithjerry Thanks man. Can the shadow hills plugin be used alongside RBass for low end frequencies?
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
@@lochishaunkalu7007 Definitely. RBass for harmonics and shadow hills for slight compression and monomaker function. Those 2 are on my drum buss most of the time.
@LonelyStarOfficial3 ай бұрын
I didn't get it
@808chant9 ай бұрын
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@user-xt5ms1eo2e24 күн бұрын
Put a fruity balance on slot 1 of every mixer channel ull be using and lower the gain on fruity balance down Distortion sucks while producing. Dostortion kills ur creativity bc your ears get tired from the distortion that u can't appreciate tje tones of each sound
@AforismiDAutoreAD2 ай бұрын
ten minutes where you explain nothig...where is the secrets?
@paxtream100 Жыл бұрын
secrects ? Lol
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
Salty about free content 🧂
@paxtream100 Жыл бұрын
@@mixwithjerry all good
@paxtream100 Жыл бұрын
@@mixwithjerry i mean are there really SECRECTS when it comes to music making especially nowadays? i dunno
@mixwithjerry Жыл бұрын
@@paxtream100 It could be a secret to some. I’m not sure why you think you are the one who gets to determine that for every beginner though. It’s an engaging title meant to get people interacting with the video, which it looks like has worked.