Multiband Dynamics is so much more than OTT

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OTT or "over the top" is a preset in Ableton's genius Multiband Dynamics device. This one preset defines a multitude of electronic genres that fall under the EDM category. Multiband Dynamics itself however is so much more than just the OTT preset. You can accomplish many tasks such as transient shaping, de-essing, resonance removal, and more. Something that you cant do with Xfer Records free OTT vst device. This video shows precisely how to do that as well as how important it is to tune the crossover frequency between the mid and high band to work with the material you feed into it.
00:00 - Intro
1:12 - Classic OTT FM Bass
2:42 - Xfer OTT vs Multiband Dynamics
3:21 - “Tuning” the mid/high Crossover
5:40 - Crossover Examples
8:01 - Creative Resonance Removal
10:15 - Multiband De-Esser
12:07 - Expander Transient Shaper

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@MadNoisy 11 ай бұрын

We got an OTT? Yeah you know me. 🤣🤣

@SeedtoStage 11 ай бұрын

TOP COMMENT.

@robbiep742 11 ай бұрын

Another video by Anthony. Another day I actually learn music production. This dude is the gold standard on YT.

@jackthehumanofficial 11 ай бұрын

agreed

@astrocide5266 11 ай бұрын

anthony is audio sensei

@machinate 11 ай бұрын

I use a lot of breakbeats in production, and my favourite use of multiband dynamics is using all three bands to do expansion. With a multiband expander you can reduce or outright REMOVE the room sound from crusty old breaks and make them sound like they were closemiced and tight. It's soooo underrated, and arguably the exact opposite of how a lot of people use it.

@SeedtoStage 11 ай бұрын

Thanks this is exactly what I'm talking about right here. The effect is incredible and super underutilized

@mignob Ай бұрын

trying this right now cheers

@Lazored1 11 ай бұрын

I tend to drop 3 multibands in a rack, and solo each range in each multiband, so that i can drop different effects on each range of frequencies

@partycle352 11 ай бұрын

That's a super cool idea!

@ItsWesSmithYo 11 ай бұрын

Also works great w/envelope follower for driving MaxForLive Vizzie based visuals 😎🖤🍭

@AlchemicalAudio 10 ай бұрын

Great idea! I also do this with auto filter in band pass mode. Add lfo to taste if you want to add some filter movement and panning.

@-LTUIiiin 11 ай бұрын

Using multiband dynamics for tackling resonance is actually such a good idea, definitely gonna use that

@englewoodmusic 11 ай бұрын

Yea I never thought. Def using it.

@connerogrady5035 10 ай бұрын

@@englewoodmusic watch for your phase going out 😅

@potatosan4250 10 ай бұрын

You can just use a dynamic eq too

@bloodpuke4146 10 ай бұрын

@@potatosan4250or Soothe 2

@-LTUIiiin 10 ай бұрын

@@potatosan4250 does stock ableton have that kind of effect?

@Mardial 11 ай бұрын

that expander transient shaper is new for me. thank you man. nice video as always

@ilyandilymusic 11 ай бұрын

The pacing of your tutorials are always just perfect. I also love that you clearly go over what you are doing, why you might want to do it and clever ways to use these stock plugins for a wide variety of use cases. You don’t just show us “do this it sounds good”. You lay a foundation of knowledge and give a spark of exploration to transfer what we learn about Ableton’s stock multi band compressor to use on any other plugin or any other sound design challenge we may have. Brilliant work as always. I hope you know how positive your influence is on my workflow as well as countless others. Much love!

@apexmusic7500 11 ай бұрын

Definitely the most comprehensive tutorial about Ableton’s OTT I‘ve ever seen! 🚀

@boonewallace 2 ай бұрын

Was going through @ChuckSutton's demo project for Ableton 12 today and realized he uses multiband dynamics in ways I definitely didn't think about or understand. Started raising all these questions about OTT and here this vid was exactly what I was looking for. Some of the bass processing chains in that project file are great examples of what you're speaking to. Pretty cool So thankful for what you and Chuck both do for Ableton community.

@tilersun Ай бұрын

A HUGE overlooked feature is the sidechain function. You can route two instruments in the same frequency spectrum to duck, say the mid range of one when a guitar and piano play similar chords. You do it by adjusting the threshold, attack and release of a single band for the frequencies you want to affect. The sidechain button is hidden by default, click the triangle to expand it. You're welcome.

@illegalgiant_ 11 ай бұрын

have clicked a few of these and clicked away when they were not instructional and actually teaching me not only the workflow, but what is happening. cheers dude thanks for the educational content. loved the example for the piano man. ive been slapping back too many eqs on things!

@therealajnelson 4 ай бұрын

I can't wait to try this out on my mic'd acoustic guitar tracks. Great video Anthony!

@DokterRyConn 11 ай бұрын

I found that using Multiband Dynamics for drum transients (last example in the vid) was a great way to understand the complexities of this device overall. I recently recorded several isolated drum hits on an acoustic drumkit with a cheap Tascam handheld recorder and then used Multiband Dynamics to bring useable life to the samples. It was a fun way to learn the device by trying to tame some of the "never-ending" tom ringing by squashing the problematic band and then expanding/emphasizing the frequency bands that were lacking for each unique drum recording.

@partycle352 11 ай бұрын

Super cool! Yeah this way of adding presence and saturation to sounds is not too familiar to me, so it's really inspiring to hear this kind of resourcefulness.

@chrisw1462 10 ай бұрын

You always find ways to get the most (and best) out of Ableton's built-in instruments and effects. And even better, you make great videos to show us how, too! Thanks for all the excellent work you do!

@LostLegendTrance 11 ай бұрын

Finally a multiband dynamics video where you actually learn how to use the thing! Great video as always!

@harrymoschops 3 ай бұрын

Great exposition of multiband dynamics, very useful

@gyur6 11 ай бұрын

I’m so grateful for you sharing your hard earned skills with such an elegant and humorous style. Cheers

@Alex.FilipDUB 11 ай бұрын

Last kick it's actually the kick I always look for. Just so great and fulfilled

@Topcatyo. 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. I started following after one of your videos on Saturators, a tool I had no idea how to use until this year. Multiband Dynamics has been another one of such tools idea, so this video has been incredibly useful. After learning what it does, I realize that so many problems I've tried to fix through other methods could have been handled with the Multiband.

@adbmusicify 10 ай бұрын

Once again, I'm finding your videos to be the most helpful, thorough, and specific to actually expanding my creativity and music production toolbox

@povilasl5383 10 ай бұрын

the thing at 8:00 minutes is absolutely crazy cool, thank you for sharing this valuable info!

@pywidem5823 11 ай бұрын

I sometimes use it as a kind of multiband gate, with the expansion controls. Kinda like a complex sidechain input into a normal gate

@pocketsofoceans9248 10 ай бұрын

great vid. thank you for synthesizing the thousands of redundant videos on KZfaq while adding a bunch of new helpful info. No excessive explaining. just straight demonstrations. Subbed.

@thegiodome 11 ай бұрын

"AbletonSs multiband DynamicsS iSs sSo Sssuper uSsefull"😅 Loved that haha.

@RSKT_music 11 ай бұрын

Amazing content as always Anthony. Thanks for creating this!

@danieljaeger2982 Ай бұрын

Okay, for someone who's made and recorded music for 20+ years, this guy's tutorials are the best I've come across. Once you're beyond the basics, this guy will help your mixing get to the next level, for sure.

@wes_the_scifi_guy 11 ай бұрын

It’s great to see how beautiful a device like this can do soooooo much. It put a new perspective on it as I really didn’t think about the transient I kinda mess with tone shaping but he made so much easier to understand

@markusshoggu 11 ай бұрын

this is a fantastic video! thanks! very well done.

@malcolmlongaker580 10 ай бұрын

This is GOLD. I’m already understanding multiband compression more by watching this one video than I have by trying to learn about it for like the last year 😅

@entheogenetic 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for the class! Great example

@infinitedurr 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic video! This is all really useful insight.

@DanLaDue 10 ай бұрын

Loads of new and useful tips. This was awesome thank you !

@blache_gotre 10 ай бұрын

this was SO GOOD I love you

@tholos6630 11 ай бұрын

one of my fav things that I learned from Anthony is just using OTT at like %10 -- just to give something a little bit of juice. But now I've got a bunch of new ways to play with OTT. Thx!

@tholos6630 11 ай бұрын

And yeah, the examples with the kick drums? That's super useful and can make an imperfect sample usable. Neat.

@MemeMix_Melodies 10 ай бұрын

Best of the best, thanks for your work ❤❤

@maxwellbliss 10 ай бұрын

This changed the game for me. Thank you!

@griffingibson4389 11 ай бұрын

ive never touched the crossover. THANKS!

@ivers1001 11 ай бұрын

Goated production channel. LOVE

@ChristopherRoberts 10 ай бұрын

What an amazing video. I've learned something new in every single video you've put out. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

@tylerkowalik 10 ай бұрын

This video is amazing brother thank you

@marianolarocca-ionique5027 2 ай бұрын

best video i saw so far on ott

@sjoerdldt1984 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video! I have been looking for a good video about multiband compression. Im now gonna use it way more! Thanks

@daniiltsipilev 10 ай бұрын

Amazing tutorial video, I absolutely love this new find! ❤ Thanks for making videos

@ezzmark 10 ай бұрын

Wow the trick with the piano really explained it! Awesome, thank you!

@mixingmadesimple 10 ай бұрын

This was excellent, thanks!

@HUSH.11.1 11 ай бұрын

This is the vid I’ve been waiting for

@VAKABULARDJ 10 ай бұрын

Great work as always!

@atomicdogg7801 10 ай бұрын

Super dope tutorial man thx!

@thetessaverse 8 ай бұрын

During 10:35 (Multiband De-esser); that sound is called Silibance Sound. I became an audio engineer in 1993, and this was something I learned in school. I am so out of the loop however when it comes to MIDI these days. These lessons are intriguing and satisfying to watch as well as still understandable. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

@robertobreve8623 10 ай бұрын

Omg 😱 learning so much from this video

@Dubadub.mp3 9 ай бұрын

ive learned so much! I ve never heard about OTT. Must been living under a rock. haha😅 Going to start using OTT with your tips! Thank you so much for sharing🙌

@DJDrue 10 ай бұрын

great video! an excellent summary, thanks for such an informative primer on the multi-band compression plugin!

@OnlyYouAreRight 10 ай бұрын

I'm just discovering the world of multiband dynamics. You are an excellent guide dear sir!

@KOMETKID 10 ай бұрын

Broooooo. Great video thanks so much!

@archimedesvizuals1108 10 ай бұрын

I just started using Multiband dynamics, so this is perfect timing on the upload, thank you as always 🙏 see you at Secret Dreams ✌️

@charlexguitar 11 ай бұрын

Great content as usual, gracias, saludos desde México.

@djrandalldean 10 ай бұрын

super useful and right to the point. Thanks!

@fazt_lane 10 ай бұрын

Very useful video about OTT. Thanks bruv

@djanishanand 11 ай бұрын

Wow. Thanks for this

@zbagis1787 10 ай бұрын

Very interesting and easy to follow! Had no idea i was missing this

@JUSTO33344 11 ай бұрын

Actual new data into my brain I'm so happy I'm gonna cry ❤

@shuashock 10 ай бұрын

Dude I learned more about compression than the whole entire life combined before this video. Nice job

@JBorda 9 ай бұрын

Dude that was awsome

@flyoverfredusa 11 ай бұрын

super helpful, thanks man !

@zacharysibilski7597 10 ай бұрын

thank you this helped a lot

@misplacedmusic3582 10 ай бұрын

Amazing tips!

@anthonygio9961 11 ай бұрын

Most informative OTT vid tut ever

@scaramanga7196 11 ай бұрын

Great vid! Thankyou

@ManicGuitar 5 ай бұрын

Great info, haven’t used for expansion before but something new to try. Personally use multiband comp for side chain compression to have different ducking per frequency spectrum

@jreber 11 ай бұрын

Very informative video. Thanks.

@jimbob6726 11 ай бұрын

Thanks, great stuff!

@endonyxoneaudio8644 10 ай бұрын

14:28 these are my kind of kickdrums #hardcore❤

@nickhappy1110 10 ай бұрын

Teach me more please!!!

@Artek604 10 ай бұрын

New headphones? Gee, they're HUGE :o :D A fun fact - Multiband Compressor device and the OTT preset were created by Claes Johanson while he was working in Ableton and is now a co-founder and lead developer for Bitwig.

@meya3521 10 ай бұрын

damn this what super i after producing so long you end up changing vids at some point bc you already learned something, or in a better way. This overall was just so great. thanks for putting out this content this video was a big game changer for me

@ProfessorSaibertin 10 ай бұрын

Awesome stuff, thx.

@jackthehumanofficial 10 ай бұрын

honestly this de esser trick is GENIUS

@jayhinz5150 10 ай бұрын

yo dude just wanted to say thanks for the great information you share with us all your very good at this, its not for everyone youtube has proven that but the producers world is better with you in it doin your dang ol thang! peace out my man!

@lo_end_frequencies2626 11 ай бұрын

I use it for vocals to control the mids and lows for the plosives without having to adjust the eq as much

@mimisaiko 11 ай бұрын

Thank you man, I literally don't utilize this beast enough.

@the_nuckelavee 10 ай бұрын

thank you Anthony. i am a [beginner] software dev and i am making a DAW designed for a guitar player (or in fact for ANY performer). i mean a DAW dedicated for live performance, w/o a [UI/UX] clutter usual to a traditional DAW design and with all specifics needed by a live performer. your tutorial IS SO concise! i have much better understanding of compression subject now. btw i have Digitech Bass Sqeeze a two band bass compessor (surely, x‑over is adjustable). i have forgotten to mention -i have forked Audacity v2-4-2 to make my own DAW of it.

@jakeforshey1671 10 ай бұрын

I didn't know that about multiband expansion! Thank you my dude. On the note of features you didn't mention, sometimes using a multiband dynamics as a sidechain tool is more helpful than a regular compressor as it lets you compress part of the sound out of the way rather than the whole signal. Love your content and thank you for all your FX/Instrument racks!

@robdechamber3973 11 ай бұрын

Thank you !

@gooneybird808 10 ай бұрын

You’re a hero

@andykon8725 10 ай бұрын

I use this mainly to tighten my breaks! Happy to learn another technique, and an awesome one too

@SnakehornMusic 11 ай бұрын

Finally, a decent video about ableton's mbd compression. Thanks!

@ulysseschaslus2048 10 ай бұрын

Great video 👍🏼

@ember.dubz. 10 ай бұрын

My favourite effect in multiband dynamics is the reduce ambience preset

@ItsWesSmithYo 11 ай бұрын

Ungaming the game this guy is…thanks for inspiring 😎🖤🍭🙌

@joeykalina7096 11 ай бұрын

Goldddddd! thank youu

@bllymusic9614 10 ай бұрын

Giving out the sauce I see , that's good shit

@theowels5773 11 ай бұрын

Very interesting vid. One thing i'd like to add for anyone who sees this that i thought of when you said about xfer's OTT not having adjustable crossovers is that kilohearts mulitpass has a "N.O.T.T" preset which is basically OTT, but as it's literally an instance of multipass with a compressor loaded on each three bands, you can go in and tweak it, the crossovers, amounts of downwards and upwards compression etc to your heart's content to get the effect you want if standard OTT isn't doing it for you

@djGreenALERT 10 ай бұрын

I use the multiband Dynamics plugin for something VERY different (I rarely use the OTT preset) I take old 80's tracks that have been very poorly mixed, create three instances of the track and place a MD on each of the 3 channels soloing bass for one, mids for another and highs on the 3rd. By using a combo of the 3, I can improve and enhance the track The fine adjustment of the crossover on all three tracks is actually where the magic happens.

@nicolasrouiller3885 10 ай бұрын

Mind blown again!

@OperculumAudio 11 ай бұрын

I wish FL's Maximus has a sidechain feature like Ableton's OTT. It would be really nice to be able to have an internal sidechain compression for the kick to measurably duck low end to a specified amount.

@SalamiMommie 10 ай бұрын

best ott video ive seen

@drstupid1 10 ай бұрын

Very good video thanks

@Rowe4900candymachine 13 күн бұрын

I never use multiband dynamics for ott compression really but I get a lot of use. If you sample a kick with a hi hat combined with it you can gate the high frequencies and eliminate the tail of the hi hat while keeping the attack in the highs of the kick. You can also do bass sidechaining with the kick but only on the lower frequencies that compete. It's also one of the best guitar noise gates you can use cause you can have it cut out high frequencies without effecting the sustain of middle and low frequencies.