MUST-USE Soft Clipping Techniques For LOUDER Mixes ✅

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Wondering about how to use a soft clipper in a mix?
Toronto mixing engineer 5PiECE demonstrates how while exploring 5 soft clipping techniques you can use to get louder, fuller mixes. This is perfect for anyone wondering how to get louder mixes in general.
Watch and learn as he applies soft clipping to kick drums, snares, basses, drum groups and even the final master of his track.
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📖 VIDEO CHAPTERS 📖
0:00 Overview
0:06 What is a Clipper?
0:37 Soft Clipping vs. Hard Clipping
0:47 Why Use a Clipper?
1:15 The Promise of This Video
1:30 DistroKid
2:32 What Sounds Should I Apply a Clipper To?
3:27 Technique 1
7:06 Technique 2
10:43 Technique 3
13:10 Technique 4
18:00 Technique 5
24:45 The Difference Between a Clipper & Limiter
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@EricTuba-t5v 2 күн бұрын

Great tutorial ❤. Well explained . I tried it and it worked perfectly. Thanks bro

@xaronwhite5376 3 ай бұрын

I was waiting for this one thank you!

@5piece 3 ай бұрын

I got you! Hope you enjoyed it 🙏🏼

@salvaloco13 3 ай бұрын

fire!!! clippin it up!

@5piece 3 ай бұрын

Gotta do it! Hope you pick up a couple extra strategies here

@johnnykempt 3 ай бұрын

Great stuff. Perceived loudness and headroom. Keyboard is in the perfect position :)

@5piece 3 ай бұрын

Yup, the big two! Thanks for tuning in 🚀

@johnnykempt 3 ай бұрын

@@5piece Welcome brother

@KennyLauderdale 3 ай бұрын

Thanks

@5piece 3 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! 🙏🏼

@Hive5ive 2 күн бұрын

Do you gain stage after you clip 1 or 2 dbs? Or do you leave it be? Also, on windows ( I know you're on mac), you can hit the shift key to override standard clips 2 increment thing and fine tune it to the number you want, just an fyi.

@mlady4783 3 ай бұрын

I been looking for this exact type of tutorial for months, excellent job explaining. thanks

@5piece 3 ай бұрын

I got you! Glad it was helpful 🙏🏼

@DavidEHarrisMusic Ай бұрын

In standard clip Input section what do I set the gain and clip levels for? After that in chain I have Ozone 9 with threshold of -6Db and ceiling of -3Db.

@ash19981 2 ай бұрын

Hey man thanks for this amazing video, wondering if you can help with this, I am using t racks classic clipper, when I use clipping in my mix buss channel do I need to gain match as well? Or do I just leave it as that

@dopethenerd 2 ай бұрын

You should always gain match bro, I use the TR5 Classic Clipper too and gain matching definitely helps dial in the sound.

@5piece 2 ай бұрын

The real answer is to use your ears and judgement to decide. While gain matching is a popular topic in audio engineering, the reality is, we don't always need to do it. I think its important to gain match at first to understand how your sound is being affected in order to make a calculated decision, and after doing so, SOMETIMES it makes sense to then drive the level and gain stage it to exactly where you like it and where it sounds good. With me, I typically do gain match (on average) BUT Sometimes I drive sounds higher, and other times I make them lower. I really don't think there is one answer you should always adhere to, I just think its about your taste, judgement and own personal experimentation at the end of day - regardless of what anyone says. Mixing "rules" are meant to be broken after all ;)

@TraxtasyMedia Ай бұрын

If I use drums via MIDI, I assure myself that, everything is balanced in dynamics, by using this simple method: the higher an instrument is inside the frequency spectrum, the lower the velocity should be. This also applies for piano pieces. So you're already able to safe tons of headroom before even start mixing

@5piece Ай бұрын

Makes sense! Definitely applies to the first level of gain staging, simply managing the dynamics of a performance. Taking it up a notch and handling levels, and doing advanced stuff like what I discussed in this video can help take it over the top! 🚀

@Godofpeace1 3 ай бұрын

But distrokid close my friend youtube comment session why?

@5piece 3 ай бұрын

Not sure what you’re referring to exactly. I recommend your friend reaches out to DistroKid directly for help with their unique situation

@DaemunRapz 3 ай бұрын

Distrokid didn't do that, KZfaq did. If the content is on KZfaq music then KZfaq does not allow comments. DistroKid does not actively control any accounts on KZfaq they do not have the legal grounds to do anything with your content other than release and if the service requests it of them remove content they have released.

@THEOFFICIALRAM 18 күн бұрын

@@DaemunRapz I use to work for one of the YTM projects, when you release music through any distributor, your music gets put on YT Music and YT as an art track video (which are linked together). Your friend has to contact support to merge his page and the topic channel containing the art track video of song(s) they have released so that they match your friends releases on your friends page (basically cleaning and matching the friends page) .Art track videos are auto generated video uploads with your cover art playing the song. The song for streaming uploads on youtube music. go to "send feedback" when you click your channel pic on the top right if you're on a computer. Its very important that your friend uses distrokid to claim his official artist channel first before doing any of the above. It will expedite the process.

@IcemanTheDj 3 ай бұрын

6:50 TIP for you: Inside the daw's mixer there is no cliping!!! Only the master output is important not to clip (when you export in 16 or 24 bit) !

@5piece 3 ай бұрын

I know what you mean - you’re basically saying (if I’m not misunderstanding) that clipping / overloading an individual channel isn’t “bad” so long as the master output isn’t overloading. What I was trying to emphasize there is we can use a clipper to create headroom when things get hot, which therefore helps preserve headroom on the master output as well since it goes that way and combines with everything else in our mix. I realize I didn’t say it as explicitly as that obviously, but I think the logic applies. Perhaps a video dedicated to “properly overloading mixer channels without consequence” is in order 👀 Still a great tip especially for anyone who needs the insight! Thanks for sharing

@IcemanTheDj 3 ай бұрын

@@5piece Sure, no problem! Good clip though!

@5piece 3 ай бұрын

@@IcemanTheDjappreciate you! 🙏🏼

@NUANCEZONRISE 3 ай бұрын

U know this is a great idea to add some grit on vocals, I normally use it on instruments, but ima try something new thanks to u🫡