NOLLY MIXING MASTERCLASS - Cymbal Processing
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5 жыл бұрынAdam "Nolly" Getgood walks through a rock song in this mixing masterclass, focusing on mixing cymbals that are bright and crisp without getting harsh or brittle.
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@ElMoShApPiNeSs 5 жыл бұрын
I feel like Nolly would enjoy using a pair of ribbon mics as overheads.
@NewJourney 3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@GreyManFaustus 5 жыл бұрын
This is the most comfy-looking studio I've ever laid eyes on.
@LucasEklund 5 жыл бұрын
Wow, gonna' try that gate trick on the rooms, i'm mindblown right now haha, thanks for the intel! :)
@mybiggrin 3 жыл бұрын
I just finished the drum portion of this masterclass, which took me days, and I learned A BUNCH and my drums sound AWESOME now. Thank you.
@eden_machine 4 жыл бұрын
This is exactly what my snare needed. Nolly, I love you.
@ZachHayesRB 3 жыл бұрын
Holy shit that sidechain room mic trick is incredible. It's the perfect way to get that splashy, explosive snare sound I've been looking for!
@austinjamesweimer3388 5 жыл бұрын
Captivated by this series. Keep it up!
@fondfarewell2 5 жыл бұрын
great job on the new single nolly, the quality of production is better than anything I've ever heard, did miss seeing you in the video though.
@BearFulmer 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information Nolly, you are truly helping to make people better at this
@Apomorph 3 жыл бұрын
Dude that gate/expander trick on the rooms is so sick
@Eurodrummer666 4 жыл бұрын
I managed to tame nicely my harsh OH recording applying advices from this video. Thank you Nolly.
@renauddurand630 2 жыл бұрын
Good amount of knowledge in this video . Thank you!
@williammusicman 3 жыл бұрын
okay...so yesterday i was wondering how i can make a snare sound explosive. i didn't know expander is the answer for room mics. good thing i saw this vid! thanks!!!❤️
@armandomago4403 4 жыл бұрын
Love you Nolly
@jobulog4545 2 жыл бұрын
Great vid.
@tightsoundrecords2981 5 жыл бұрын
Nice stuff
@TheoYoungMusic 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Noll :)
@privacee1845 2 жыл бұрын
them room mics sound so goddamn good
@rickbiessman6084 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, this has been super informative, yes, this has inspired me, and yes, I shall head over to getgooddrums.com! :D Thanks so much Adam, I love your mixes and it’s priceless to hear from you how you do them!
@BlackenedNL 4 жыл бұрын
What about the panning of the overheads? Do you usually pan all the way?
@gregedenfield1080 3 жыл бұрын
man those cinema monitors are the hottest vid screens I have ever used.
@luito5089 5 жыл бұрын
Great stuff! Digg'n this channel.
@megyalilaballad Жыл бұрын
What room mics did you use for this video? They sound very ‘full’.
@xplanet2112 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, the gating trick is one I’ve heard before but it’s something I like to use.... when I’m mixing in my spare room.... for nobody to ever listen to 😂😂
@ryanshook8284 3 жыл бұрын
With that drastic of a cut on the cymbals, why not use a ribbon mic or just turn them down altogether? What you've done surely sounds better - just genuinely curious.
@fatlazycabs1688 5 жыл бұрын
That room sounds incredible. How is the snare cutting through that much without having the cymbals p*ssing in the mics is baffling
@djentlover 5 жыл бұрын
Matt hits the shit out of his snare
@vincentbrisson-composer5859 5 жыл бұрын
If you want you could bump up the mids a little bit it should help a bit but dont overdo it because its affecting the whole room
@moritzschiekel2272 5 жыл бұрын
@@djentlover no only drumer is hitting something is the pc its just sampels von ggd
@djentlover 5 жыл бұрын
Moritz Schiekel I know but I assume Matt recorded the samples. Also the room they recorded in was very nice.
@kidR0BOT 6 ай бұрын
What about a series where you take a novice mix and give them a few tips to help them out 😅
@LukeGibsonSS 5 жыл бұрын
IMO I think the increase of the drum bus on the fill was a bit overkill. Also I checked on 2 pairs of headphones (Beyerdynamic 880 Pros and a pair of cheaper ones) and through studio monitors and couldn't hear the whistling frequency mentioned with the cut at 3:15 not sure if that's down to KZfaq's sound quality not translating the audio as well or just you using much higher end monitors making it stand out more.
@Swany473 5 жыл бұрын
Make sure you're watching at 1080p, I heard it clear as day when he bypassed the EQ
@LukeGibsonSS 5 жыл бұрын
@@Swany473 What you listening on? I just did it again, decent volume at 1080p and still couldn't hear any great difference.
@Swany473 5 жыл бұрын
@@LukeGibsonSS I'm currently using Audio-Technica ATH-M40x's but also have KRK Rokit 5's and AKG K240's. Maybe that's just a frequency range you could use more practice looking for? Sorry man, I don't have much else info, don't know why you're not hearing it
@LukeGibsonSS 5 жыл бұрын
@@Swany473 probably just going deaf in my old age lol I've been at it almost 20 years, so I doubt it's lack of practise
@Swany473 5 жыл бұрын
@@LukeGibsonSS Haha I gotcha, well all I can say is that the frequency is definitely there! lol
@vincentbrisson-composer5859 5 жыл бұрын
Im not sure about the cut at 6k i mean it sounds more clean but it takes out a little bit of the punch and life out of the cymbals in my opinion
@joelbousquet1156 5 жыл бұрын
If youre a fan of harsh slicing cymbals ruining an otherwise balanced mix, Id say leave out the bell cut.
@vincentbrisson-composer5859 5 жыл бұрын
@@joelbousquet1156 Nolly does this but a lot of sound guys dont do that cut
@joelbousquet1156 5 жыл бұрын
@@vincentbrisson-composer5859 its about depth, and I dont want upfront sounding cymbals that are in my listeners face the entire song. The theory being that darker sounds sound further away and have a perceived depth compared to brighter sounds that seem closer.
@vincentbrisson-composer5859 5 жыл бұрын
@@joelbousquet1156 It's pretty subjective :)
@the_BattleGoose Жыл бұрын
@@vincentbrisson-composer5859 I think its more than something that's subjective. Long exposure to harsh cymbal sound will fatigue listeners, maybe not producers, but certainly regular listeners.
@thedutchdjentleman 5 жыл бұрын
Second
@jakeamano 4 жыл бұрын
The Dutch Djentleman yea you were 8th.
@nikcrosina 4 жыл бұрын
so at 2:50 or so, on the EQ pop-up, if these graphics are to be trusted you are just essentially cutting the overall volume down. Not selectively EQing the signal. you might as well, turn the signal down a bit, no? I think the bells of your EQs are a bit too wide, and the cut between 5-7k is way to much. you are taking the sizzle of the overheads way down, almost away completely. But I do realise that this is largely a matter of taste, how far you take these things, and if the final mix is great - who cares ;)
@crystalfunky 4 жыл бұрын
Great information and good video quality, but there's no connection or eye contact with the viewer. And I find the moving camera quite annoying and unnecessary but thats just me.
@lfox02 5 жыл бұрын
Nobody here.
@KPG76 Жыл бұрын
Doesn't this method reduce the cymbals to a generic sound with no character whatsoever? I mean, what is the point of purchasing $2k worth of cymbals if someone is going to cut all the highs?
@danielthomas8507 Жыл бұрын
Because that's how it works in recording studios, live is where you can enjoy your cymbals in a more natural environment 😉
@KPG76 Жыл бұрын
@@danielthomas8507 I 've been doing my own mixing for nearly 15 years and I will beg to differ. Surely it 's much faster to aggressively cut all the ”offensive” frequencies across a broad spectrum. But that just reduces everything to a generic ”psss” sound. But if you have really nice cymbals recorded in a nice room then it really pays off to put the time and the effort to let them be heard. Even if this means going measure to measure to automate volume, compression and dressing.
@whatskraken3886 3 ай бұрын
yes. This is my main complaint with nolly