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@jakedeutscher7 ай бұрын
Man can’t thank you enough for the videos. I’m an FL Studio user, but your way of explaining things is some of the best I’ve seen on KZfaq. You helped me so much in the early days. It’s now been over 1 year of producing regularly.
@OscarUnderdog7 ай бұрын
Love to read it
@MateusMachinaАй бұрын
Completely agree. Im an FL user as well, but his videos explain basic fundamentals so well that it doesn't matter what program I'm using, I'm still able to apply what I've learned.
@piotr8037 ай бұрын
I really appreciate you talking about this topic. Still think you’ve omitted the most obvious treatment, which is adjusting the volume of your tracks. Most often it’s about getting the levels right and not even touching Eq or multi band compression. So instead of changing the tonality of the bassy tracks, most people should just reach for the track volume first
@OscarUnderdog7 ай бұрын
100% agreed, honestly.
@Byronic191345 ай бұрын
I would have clicked off this video so fast if he started talking about gain staging instead of what the actual title says.
@amado77607 ай бұрын
Love the video Oscar. Just a quick note that Tonal Balance Control is not from waves, it is from Izotope.
@naoredri44447 ай бұрын
Thank You (Slapping the table)
@Italliving6 ай бұрын
indeed it's IzoTope
@goabuoy6 күн бұрын
greetings from Goa!! must say you are one of the top guys givin' tips on production. you are appreciated!! thanks a lot!!
@jonsnow43727 ай бұрын
Another way to fix this issue is to keep your bass notes and kicks short with fast decays. Would probably help with this track as well. The high crest factor on tonal balance control seems to indicate that.
@eroero8307 ай бұрын
One of the problems of this is if you don't like that sound. Like. At all.
@nguyendannie449026 күн бұрын
I'm really grateful to you for the video, the way you explain is very easy to understand even I'm not good at English. And the main content of the video is the answer to my doubts for a long time.
@papagu_band7 ай бұрын
Tonal Balance Control is by Izotope and not by Waves. I also use it a lot.
@OscarUnderdog7 ай бұрын
Yeah, realised that just before uploading that I misspoke hehe. My bad.
@tonescapes96732 ай бұрын
As per usual,straight forward & easy metaphor to understand.cheers squire
@brianbergmusic52884 ай бұрын
Thanks for this healthier vegetable tray of EQ usage. I've relied too much on saturation to fake mixing in the past. It's sort of like using broad brushes (both saturation and layering) to smear the mountain range instead of removing what you need (in which buckets) to "tilt" the EQ in a needed direction. This more dub-house (correct me if wrong) track is a useful demonstration of this minimalistic approach. I also appreciate that this is not a top-down mixing approach -- I think it's an immature technique to do a master tilt EQ, especially if the mix isn't finished. There's something about how a clean mix breathes between the instruments that makes me happier than, say, a squashed master. The only person who has proven me wrong is Alan Parsons, but in his analog world, his use of compression/limiting was probably very subtle and controlled. I find myself pursuing a no-touch-master mix with a sensible -3db headroom and never being happy with mastering beyond gentle limiting to 0 (always feels like a set of compromises afterwards). I see some comments going into "Just use a highpass" mode. I'd rather have the organs and bells breath a bit instead of being completely sucked dry of their natural warmth. You could also sidechain stuff as well, but I'm getting tired of that sound these days. Maybe I'm getting old.
@markogalevski60887 ай бұрын
Hey Oscar, long time fan! I've got a suggestion you might like regarding multiband dynamics/compressors: Downward Expansion. I only know how to do it in Ableton's Multiband Dynamics, but the logic is as follows: You set a "below" threshold in band and set the compressor for that band to a negative ratio. As a result, all audio in that band from that track that is quieter than this threshold will get "expanded" downwards towards -inf dB. So lots of muddy tails (like your pads) will get pushed down even further, but the inital hit won't be affected.
@xrabbz20107 ай бұрын
LP filter at 0:21 had me thinking my finger was over my phone speaker 😅
@hamiltonservices3 ай бұрын
My number 1 on KZfaq. Every time I watch one your videos it makes me a better producer! Thanks man!!!
@alexanderfavell7 ай бұрын
Great content Oscar. Utilising frequency band compression and EQ is an evolving topic, yet with more experience becomes more fun compared to newbie days.
@danieljamesoconnor68003 ай бұрын
Very interesting. As a "livingroom muic maker", I sometimes feel a little overwhelmed by the flood of music/production related information I can get on the tube and to tell what is exactly important for me to know right now. Maybe I should finaly invest some good money into one of your courses... Great video and thanks for sharing! ✌️
@RogerWarszawa7 ай бұрын
Simply excellent 👌👍 Even by less than halfway through this video I had already sent myself the link to it, because I know for sure that I'll be referring back to all these tips a lot in the future. Thanks, Oscar, much love from Warsaw 😘
@Italliving6 ай бұрын
Looks Like a Small Mastering Video here , Niceness, thanks for the extra extra effort Oscar, sounding good, chill vibe
@lostinfinchley7 ай бұрын
Dude that was brilliant advice, big love!
@Starbrou3 ай бұрын
This one pure gold Cheers buddy
@kalmarnagyandras6 ай бұрын
This idea of thinking in octaves is really cool. This was real "lightbulb" stuff, and you explain it really well! You can use the dynamic feature of Fabfilter Q3 to replace the multi band compression if you want to decrease the number of plugins the signal goes through.
@DielectricFailure7 ай бұрын
Oscar… these tutorials are awesome! Thanks again cuz my low end quickly gets sludgy.
@alangreen1422 ай бұрын
Isotope Tonal Balance is a god send, it has has helped my mixes so much especially in the low end👍
@RhombicChthulhuSONIC5 ай бұрын
Haven't subbed for a few months but with all the help with music you have given just on youtube, I'd be damned if I didn't subscribe to your channel. Appreciate the vids I have learned a ton from them.
@WolfGamingWoH7 ай бұрын
just what i needed, keep up the good work
@williambrandon96607 ай бұрын
your videos recently have been worded in an excellent manner. words matter and youre using them effectively kudos
@buenoaires6 ай бұрын
Really really nice Tutorial
@Drunk-on-Bleach6 ай бұрын
dude your track preview at 1:20 gave me super "shlohmo bad vibes" vibes rly nice
@vertigomusiccc7 ай бұрын
Lovely way you have explained mixing process! Definitely reinforced things I've learnt since starting couple months ago in a much simpler way. Also more importantly you make mixing sound fun and link the musical octave side to frequency scientific side of prod which I think is super important! Have a good one mate earned urself a sub :)
@b00ts4ndc4ts7 ай бұрын
More of this content if you have the time please, this is so helpful and so important to understand. I love the theory, song structure and music development but the mixing and mastering is where I need to put more work in. Thanks so much ❤
@naed9music7 ай бұрын
Another awesome video, thanks for the help!
@evanericson70707 ай бұрын
I could listen to that loop for hours! Great job, Oscar :)
@grizzybass80824 ай бұрын
Thank you very much.
@Silent_Gaze5 ай бұрын
so nice man. that's sweet.
@JamesWilliams-em2is7 ай бұрын
"Quantum Physics" is my new safety word...❤
@GuayusaPure7 ай бұрын
Im not in that music style you do, but I always enjoy the approach and explanation. I'm glad you are on 270k. Anyways you deserve more
@hettovennik28877 ай бұрын
Great vid, definitely (one of) the biggest problems when producing in 'bedrooms' and esp for beginners, but i kept mixing too much bass for ages haha. All these tools we have right now in 2024.... 🙌
@onebrum7 ай бұрын
Oscar your tutorials are simply the best :). Happy new year 2024 !
@quantummonastery7 ай бұрын
very helpful Great video!
@barrieabbott79463 ай бұрын
thank you so much for this tutorial ...👍👍👍
@Sanny.V7 ай бұрын
One of your best videos, great job Oscar!
@bombeijo7 ай бұрын
Super nice video, wasnt aware that the tonal balance could solo the specific frequency/bands. Thanks for sharing the knowledge as always! 🙏
@AcidCortex17 ай бұрын
Bucket analogy FTW. Thanks Oscar :)
@theproductionpark82653 ай бұрын
Great video 🙌🏻
@robertgarvansnyder46657 ай бұрын
Really loving that track idea, Oskar
@arjanpetersen4 ай бұрын
I usually use voxengo span for this. You can side chain the vst with your reference track or material. And have both your and ref track are compared and shown.
@AgentOrangeTheDJ7 ай бұрын
Another banger video man, tnx
@marcus2687 ай бұрын
what helped me is Eventides Equviate, it can learn a reference track EQ, and apply it to your mix. Problem with headphones for everyone is: too loud high frequencys, so your tonal balance is screwd, because you compensate with more bass. Better mix wirh low volume small speakers, imstead of head phones.Use these to even out the room.
@Shon3047 ай бұрын
Love the sound of thia track! A bit of acid pauli style
@LookingInwardly3 ай бұрын
Very helpful video, many thanks! 🙂
@musical.shamim2 ай бұрын
very good mixing tips ♥
@zitronekoma307 ай бұрын
2:16 "This is a plugin from waves" has iZotope logo on the top right haha. Good video tho, keep it up!
@OscarUnderdog7 ай бұрын
Hahaha just noticed that before publishing and I facepalmed pretty hard.
@1stapproach7 ай бұрын
That would have been my smartass contribution, too, had you not been earlier!! 😀👍
@philfiebz7 ай бұрын
The bucket-metaphor is brilliant. I noticed that this track has a pop arrangement. Maybe you could make a video about it, would definitely be interesting. Let’s go with “CamelPhat ft. Ali Love - Spektrum” and “Rodriguez Jr. - Pegasus” for today. Until next time!
@OscarUnderdog7 ай бұрын
Definitely spending a lot of time thinking about pop music recently! I'd say expect to see more on the channel!
@cavedwellersound6 ай бұрын
Learned so much from this one, thanks!
@kasperemil43517 ай бұрын
Good video! Sick track - hope it gets released
@davidpurple36987 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot. Or another approach is to realized that you have the wrong sound in your chords and move them away from the 100 Hz area. Sound selection is an important factor as well
@PeterKiMusic7 ай бұрын
Eye opening. Very much appreciated!!!
@larsegholmfischmann65946 ай бұрын
This is really helpful for me since I often end up in that muddy bass situation. Now all I have to do is go back and do this on all the tracks I've made recently.... there's 27 of them.... yikes :D
@Gino_5677 ай бұрын
Oscar im really vibing with that track. Can we get a track breakdown? There are some sounds in there i wish i knew how to make
@rmatson7 ай бұрын
Another great lesson! Thanks!
@wavedrive44517 ай бұрын
Thank you for the quallity content! Keep it up! :-)
@djbigpump7 ай бұрын
Awesome videos. Another gold mine of information
@peterelfman7 ай бұрын
Another great tip and great video.
@tonye90457 ай бұрын
Nicely explained, Thanks very much.
@ElemuntDesign7 ай бұрын
something ive noticed with low end is the more i take out the more powerful my track can feel, its a weird phenomenom, i think its something to do with the headroom being made which lets you push the master more, which in turn flattens the spectrum more when a compressor or limiter gets more room to work with.
@OscarUnderdog7 ай бұрын
Definitely think you're right about that.
@FrankyDigital20007 ай бұрын
Multiband compression and dynamic EQ is the key.
@ralfmoss7 ай бұрын
It sounded really good before that last tweek 😅 Nicky explained, tnx.
@DJAmpero7 ай бұрын
Thank you for this insight into taming things. I mix and produce a lot with headphones, as I don't have the space allowance for a studio and i always find myself in a lowend bog
@stuartboldt84417 ай бұрын
always great. thanks. please keep up the excellent work X
@colinlaney-s9x7 ай бұрын
Best explaination ever ❤
@ottonelli_music7 ай бұрын
Love your videos man
@daudamusic7 ай бұрын
Very nice video! I was wondering, why don't you cut the low frequencies of for example those chords completely? I try to cut out all frequencies that the individual tracks don't 'need', why leaves room for the elements that should be emphasized in that frequency range. You seem to be a bit more moderate in your approach (bringing down the low frequencies of the chords rather than low cutting completely)
@marcus2687 ай бұрын
with complete filtering the low end you kill the depth of your sound, try it, Oscar knows quiete a bit, its legit advise.
@PhilDanielsStorr7 ай бұрын
What a nice video!! Thanks!!
@elmarhinz30767 ай бұрын
Important stuff. However for me EQ-ing is often a kind of fixing problems, that sit before. Why not moving up an instrument into the 100 or 200 Hz region? Or doubling it and then balance the loudness. I underline, what you already said, half of the range of the keyboard sits below 256 Hz. There is not just "bass". There are three different octaves at least. All should be covered by instruments. Wall of sound! Especially the range between 128 Hz and 256 Hz is important, as many cheaper "midrange" devices can still play these. There shouldn't be any rhythmic pattern, that only plays below. Overtones are not enough to express the rhythm, if the base is cut off . You already have this issue with the kick drum and you only hear the overtones on cheaper devices. When choosing the kick, it ideally needs to sound nice in the range above 200 Hz without the rest. And still fulfil its rhythmic function! I try to think like a classic orchestra first. They can't fix problems by EQ-ing. They have to control the sound by the right choice of instruments and loudness.
@andyholton79597 ай бұрын
Good education thank you 🙏
@TheParadigmShiftTV7 ай бұрын
Is there any cheaper plugin that does the same thing as tonal balance control? $200 USD is like 5 million Canadian dollars...
@richtrelo7 ай бұрын
Always great content from you. Very well explained and nice bucket analogy.
@VPROXE-HELLRAISER7 ай бұрын
Or just use a reference track of your favorite genre. If your mixing at -6 dB max lower the reference -6dB put a lowpassfilter on and cut around 150Hz. Then use Span(free) to see where your reference track is hitting. Now adjust your bass accordingly.
@a10aleks7 ай бұрын
Another awesome video! Oscar! I have also learned a ton from your videos! =)
@user-bn9qp9xk1t7 ай бұрын
super helpful 🙏
@mma46965 ай бұрын
well done. Keep Going 🐼
@wm29227 ай бұрын
Great tutorial ❤
@HenningUhle7 ай бұрын
Amazing stuff, Oscar. Some of my work sounds a bit wobbling in my car stereo. I think, exactly here is where I can change something. But, holy moly, producing music can be expensive. I'm always asking myself if those premium plugins are really required. If you follow some people on KZfaq who show you how to make this or that, they always tell you, buy this and buy that. Is there really no possibility with the stock plugins? I like the way you explain those topics. It's great how easy you can clean up your mix. Now, let's see if the stock plugins or the free plugins do the trick as well.
@OscarUnderdog7 ай бұрын
Hiya Henning! Yeah you're right, I'm a bit annoyed I only showed a paid plugin workflow here. Alternative workflow could be: Solo the lowest band on the Ableton Multiband plugin! Then it's up to you to do that on a few reference tracks and maybe use a free loudness analyser plugin (I think Melda have one?) to see how loud that low end really is then. Then apply that to your own mix!
@HenningUhle7 ай бұрын
@@OscarUnderdog Well, YouLean would do, too. But you are right, the Multiband thing in Ableton would be worth a try. Thank you.
@BeatMax20237 ай бұрын
Very helpful video! :)
@professorscrim53037 ай бұрын
Fu*king love you Oscar!! ❤
@jonnjones7 ай бұрын
really cool! So far I've just been low cutting the bass on the intruments that clash with the bass/kick so it's good learn other techniques. Btw for those that don't have fabfilter Pro-MB you can use multiband dynamics in ableton
@Symbiosis-Earth7 ай бұрын
Great video as always! I agree your way of presenting the information and the content you share is amazing. I noticed you said Tonal Balance Control is by waves when its Izotope. Looks like a great plug-in tho.
@PeanutButterAM7 ай бұрын
Maybe I missed it if you had a specific reason, but it’s pretty much a hard rule that you don’t start with adding processing in the master of you have access to the individual channels when you’re “fixing” and issue (obviously buss compressors and such are different). This causes more issues. Thanks for the videos but this may be confusing some of the newer mixing buffs.
@Macacos5 ай бұрын
Small detail, tonal balance control is an iZotope plug-in, not Waves.
@MarMoro7777 ай бұрын
Great topics
@zodiacman5877 ай бұрын
this is very good , thank you for the tutorial , did you release the project or no ? cause I think it s really good
@fcfc7 ай бұрын
I've seen somewhere the tonal balance boundaries are closed to the PinkNoise spectrum
@aphel9097 ай бұрын
I quite like the track (loop).
@NahTrust7 ай бұрын
thanks so much for these vids man, so helpful. Do you remember the name of that 90s techno track you did a video on recently where its just 31 8th notes of a guitar sounding note, then the 32nd note slightly off beat and has a slightly different pitch? Just super repetitive but the hook of the change makes you anticipate the whole way through. Sorry cant seem to find the video anymore!
@OscarUnderdog7 ай бұрын
Renato cohen pontape i think! Its on youtube!
@NahTrust7 ай бұрын
@@OscarUnderdog that’s the one thanks!!
@xgmode7 ай бұрын
I’d rather use a dynamic eq instead of a multiband compressor to tame the low-end stuff, to preserve the phase.
@JimJohnMarks7 ай бұрын
This is a great insight! Curious on this particular track you were demonstrating the fixes on... you did a video almost a year ago about decay tails. This track you're working on seems to have a decay tail problem more than an EQ'ing problem. While recognizing you wanted to take what you had near to hand to demonstrate the method you wanted to teach, in terms of actually turning this track into a finished piece you're going to publish, would you actually address the decay tails rather than just doing some elaborate version of tilt EQ'ing? Do those chords really need to ring out that long? Honestly just curious. Is there a time to ignore the decay tail rule & this is an example?
@anticontraband6 ай бұрын
very good vid 👌
@n1c3s437 ай бұрын
really great video! Too bad tonal balance control ain't sold alone anymore:/
@XnazxulX7 ай бұрын
So not sure if fhis is the right place to post this underdog but I’m struggling with for bass whether to keep it wide (which seems like now in 2024 peeps are saying monoing the bass isn’t always needed now) or mid side eqing the bass TO make it mono. Anyways as always your vids are always helpful 😊
@samprock7 ай бұрын
Bad a$$ ba$$ is important! Importantly not overdo it is a “challenge”😂 Right on!
@seansley5 ай бұрын
Would have HPF the chords track from the outset, it doesn't need the sub frequencies
@JimJuno4 ай бұрын
Quick question... If on an EQ8 the low-end frequencies go above 0 db does that mean it's going to automatically translate to the bass distorting when exporting the track and playing it in let's say car speakers or studio monitors?