Mick Guzauski Masterclass on Pop and Funk Mixing [ft. Jamiroquai]

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7 жыл бұрын

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Mick Guzauski, critically-acclaimed GRAMMY-winning mixer for Daft Punk, Michael Jackson, Pharell, Mariah Carey, Chairlift and more walks us a real working funk/pop mix from the multi-platinum selling artist, Jamiroquai's latest release.
In this detailed mix walkthrough, Mick talks about everything from session setup to mix bus treatment to EQ'ing individual instruments as he dives deep, taking us under the hood on a track-by-track basis.
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@RS-pp7ng 7 жыл бұрын

Love Mick's enthusiasm, he sounds like a happy nerdy kid. The world needs more people who are this passionate about music.

@raphabmroque 4 жыл бұрын

YESSS HAHAH I Loved him

@TheOfcoursey Жыл бұрын

The recording engineer did an outstanding job on this track, most of the work essentially.

@SonicScoop Жыл бұрын

And the producer. And the musicians. As it should be! -Justin

@ThinkerThunker 2 жыл бұрын

So EQuing to get rid of unwanted sounds, making sure one instrument doesn't "interfere" with another, or EQuing to lift certain frequencies to add presence. Next, use compression to make sure your instrument or vocal performance is balanced. Then do some side-chaining to make gaps for certain sounds like high-hats to shine. Then of course you'll be using reverb and delays throughout. And don't try to make a LOUD mix. Just shoot for a balanced mix so that everything "sits" in the mix, in it's own frequency range. This is basically what I'm hearing all "Master Producers" saying.

@trackanalysis6369 2 жыл бұрын

@@blindmelonstubbly its basically a compression, but triggered by another instrument. It's mainly used for kick and bass, because they both exist around the same frequency. Whenever kick drum hits, the bass gets compressed and makes space for the kick, so it can be heard easier.

@The247t Жыл бұрын

What you also get is how he uses the gear.

@lukeGGlee Жыл бұрын

sidechain to prevent certain sounds from taking up too much space and causing other instruments to lose oomph

@deetgeluid 7 ай бұрын

It’s all about “masking”.

@enriqueolivares914 4 ай бұрын

The thing here is the recordings are basically spotless so very very minor processing is going to happen.

@DannySullivanMusic Жыл бұрын

Get Lucky has one of the best-sounding mixes I've ever heard. Kudos to this gentleman!

@alex_16035 10 ай бұрын

thanks to Mick, cherry bomb goes crazy too 😹

@KingGrio 3 жыл бұрын

02:20 Mix Playthrough 04:10 Workflow 06:11 Bass 08:25 Drums 15:34 Keyboards 20:45 Guitars 25:40 Backing Vocals 27:05 Lead Vocals 30:25 Master Bus

@3j5b88 3 жыл бұрын

@Thechacha380 6 ай бұрын

king

@OwensDrumming 5 жыл бұрын

What I love about this is that he’s not afraid to leave something alone if it already sounds good from the production. So many people take great sounds and feel the need to put a million plugins on them when actually little to no processing is required.

@silvan5348 4 жыл бұрын

true, but his "raw" material is really good already :p everything is edited and preprocessed

@Allenbass7 4 жыл бұрын

It may be that a lot of the sound engineering took place using outboard equipment, but the point is valid nonetheless.

@rodrigodelprat 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure it was fairly comprehensively mixed on an SSL by Matt from Jamiroquai before Mick got it. Between them they did an amazing job, whole album sounds massive.

@prod.lopezz5089 4 жыл бұрын

this is because of the keen ear. the more you train your ear the more you trust it to do what you want

@skillzmcgavern 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. The number of tracks with zero inserts was impressive. Amazing contrast in colors between the different sounds, which obviously he doesn't f*** with if already correct.

@arron3882 6 жыл бұрын

Half the battle of mixing is getting a great recorded audio, the record engineer rocks!

@ernestbuckley8671 4 жыл бұрын

Agree. Not taking anything away from Mick but yes, most of the tunes he mixes are recorded on exceptional gear by world class engineers recording world class talent.

@markichsen9705 4 жыл бұрын

@@ernestbuckley8671 Yeah, it's always a joint effort. But also knowing which tracks to leave untouched or only apply subtle processing on makes a great engineer. Someone unexperienced might have tweaked things a lot more... unnecessarily.

@snoolee7950 4 жыл бұрын

I think you mean 100%

@maxreaper25 3 жыл бұрын

@@ernestbuckley8671 this the lamest excuse 😂😂 you can have great material and still make it bad Taking it the next level is truly the art of it Recording it well is an art but long as the recordings aren’t clipping, that’s about half of that battle.

@ernestbuckley8671 3 жыл бұрын

@@maxreaper25 I have mixed tunes where friends were playing on tracks to world class session players. My friends are good musicians but they do not make a living playing. The tracks with the world class session players were not only easier to mix but those mixes sounded a whole lot better. I can tell you that when you work with world class talent, you start to look like world class talent. Mick is a legend, no one is taking that away from him. He has a track record that is unmatched. All I'm saying is, the musicians and singers make a world of difference.

@sly9687 4 жыл бұрын

love how authentic this guy is

@Adam-hs1ft 4 жыл бұрын

I love how Mick was sponsored by UAD but spent just as much time talking about FabFilter and Soundtoys. A lot of integrity there, and a great mix!

@WheelieMix 6 жыл бұрын

Clever trick with the HH sidechained to kick for groove enhancement !

@allexfenty 6 жыл бұрын

Right!? Very clever

@youmilkpack 5 жыл бұрын

agree! also note he put sidechain on the snare also.. not common

@casparwijn 5 жыл бұрын

classic ;-)

@rodrigovilleda764 7 жыл бұрын

This Mike Wazowski is a genius! Now i understand. A big eye for the Music Production!

@jesuschrist6105 5 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

@jonskili 4 жыл бұрын

Like how can you not like this guy

@esjel9804 4 жыл бұрын

It cannot be understated how important a great recording and arrangement help create at a great mix.

@grdalenoort 7 ай бұрын

Yes, and would love to see a rundown of what mastering did after the mix.

@fpsekond 7 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed that. You guys got the audio and mic levels just right which makes it a pleasure to listen to aswell as a pleasure to watch. So many other channels get this so wrong and it shouldn't happen on an audio related video. Thanks again.

@erikbraund12 7 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@scotthstevenson 5 жыл бұрын

YEs yes yes !

@AdamSpade 4 жыл бұрын

This even happens on blockbuster movies so how fortunate are we here?

@callumwalsh6184 4 жыл бұрын

YES!! Haha I watched a lecture thing Joe Dart gave at berklee I think and you couldn’t hear his bass for your life

@Skindred727 4 жыл бұрын

Shout out to this guy and the high quality production of this video.

@Hugoknots 4 жыл бұрын

just thinking about how a great mix starts with something essential - a well recorded and good composition/arrangement.

@SonicScoop 4 жыл бұрын

Truth!

@ThatOtherRaccoon 4 жыл бұрын

I remember hearing this song for the first time 2 years ago. Hard to believe that it's only 3 years old. I love the work Mick did on this. Every instrument is given equal space.

@sagauer 4 жыл бұрын

Recording is great, I really like how much dynamic range he leaves in the mix and he doesn’t over compress anything

@skiro5823 Жыл бұрын

This guy mixed the best album of the 10's RANDOM ACCES MEMORIES

@juno6 7 жыл бұрын

Generous and humble person. Love him.

@MakeMajor 5 жыл бұрын

to have it look so flawless and easy takes decades of experience, props!

@HarryVarthakourisOfficial 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Such great bits and pieces we can all learn from

@PhilHeesen 7 жыл бұрын

Lots of great information there! Thanks SonicScoop and thanks Mick!

@JornLavoll 4 жыл бұрын

it seems that Mick's greatest trick is infusing his enthusiasm and happiness into the music :) what a cool guy

@koreanfriedchildren 4 жыл бұрын

I could watch Mick talk through his mixes all day. So cool!

@MikeHeebz 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mick for taking time to share the knowledge behind the mix, always learn something new & interesting!!!

@djvoid1 7 жыл бұрын

Such a buttery smooth sound

@RS-pp7ng 7 жыл бұрын

definitely. it's his blueprint. sounds exactly like his work on the daft punk's album.

@cankutbayhan 7 жыл бұрын

wouldnt say it was this much balanced dynamically, vocals especially, sucks on DP...and crunch guitar chords at second phase of the chorus are sounding off of the proper mid freq mix, like a phone simulator

@jinxypoes1 7 жыл бұрын

how do you get that silky sound?is it the convertors or is this bounced thrue a ssl console or what?can somebody tell me?

@djvoid1 7 жыл бұрын

It's technique not tools.

@AlbertoDati 7 жыл бұрын

it's recorded properly.

@ozty2000 7 жыл бұрын

Mick's presentation is awesome. Great talent

@IsawUupThere 7 жыл бұрын

Wow. Thank you for uploading those!

@HermanvanGelder 6 жыл бұрын

pure F**ing gold right here! Love the artist, his album and the engineer.

@tecnica-de-voz 3 жыл бұрын

23:11 when he reveals the real secret of this amazing mix :) fantastic presentation.

@DJURBANBG 3 жыл бұрын

what a joke

@jesselavigne3545 3 жыл бұрын

Truth lol

@mrmozez1500 6 жыл бұрын

I love this guys mix on this song! Very crisp and still warm. Very nice!

@Georgie_B_ 5 жыл бұрын

What a nice guy! A total legend for sharing a lot of awesome methods too. An incredible, invaluable production lesson.

@OriginalRaveParty 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome work Mick. You own this sophisticated pop funk mixing style.

@casparwijn 5 жыл бұрын

I really Love that with good productions like these, there really Isn't much need for very intrusive mixing/doctoring . I always tell clients that the better the production/recording the less processing I need to do.. when something is produced really well, as mixers, all we need to do basically is balancing the instruments carefully.. It's really nice to see this illustrated by a world famous band mixed by a world famous mixer ;-)

@froggyleggy 3 жыл бұрын

Not just a genius at his craft, he seems like a very nice man :)

@hansonigor 6 жыл бұрын

Great for learning and thanks a lot! In this case, personally I think huge ‘pre-mixing’ work was done in the recording process (eq, compression, etc) when putting everything into the DAW, and it is possible a lot of obvious things were made in the production stage - so it sounds so clean and overall great

@thepeople6248 5 жыл бұрын

Straight to the point, very enthusiastic guy...Oh man, I love this man. Thank you for the Video sharing full of knowledge 💎

@TheDazlermac 7 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks for publishing.

@doyouknowwhodariusminesis7854 7 жыл бұрын

Man, these lessons are KILLING!

@busywl69 5 жыл бұрын

this guy loves his life! nice vid! this is knowledge.

@BAwesomeDesign 6 жыл бұрын

Going to buy this album now... hadn't heard it before this video. Great work!

@DaveToneMusic 7 жыл бұрын

Really great! Even the video was well mixed! :)

@kevgilroy1 7 жыл бұрын

Mick is the Best.... Love You Mick!

@youmilkpack 5 жыл бұрын

I LOVE stuff like this, when do you ever sit beside a guy mixing awesome Jamiroquai?

@jeremybarnes7873 4 жыл бұрын

Time well spent. Takes a playful approach and a keen ear to know when you've "got it", and just get the cohesion happening, mix done. Overprocessed is the norm, and this goes to show how far a little here and a little there will take you, once everything occupies its own space. Textbook "Do", y'know?

@epicwizedome 7 жыл бұрын

This is amazing! Thank you!

@artbincredible 5 жыл бұрын

This was great! Thanks Mick.

@spacemanpope1805 4 жыл бұрын

Mick Guzauski is such a master. Hopefully one day I can be that great.

@vadimmartynyuk 6 жыл бұрын

Mick Guzauski = best mixer . Period

@justice6480 2 ай бұрын

He did an amazing job with daft punk

@Maxxbeats 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome. I had the pleasure of working on a song mix of an artist I produced named SVALA at his home studio back in 2000. It was the first time I saw a SONY Oxford console. His work is amazing!

@siewierap 7 жыл бұрын

im so much love this guy

@JJDPROMEDIAPRODUCTION 4 жыл бұрын

I really like the plugins and mix Mick did on the Antelope Audio Orion interface. Those ( Antelope Plugins) are killer!

@changedahanddlessss 4 жыл бұрын

that lil side chain high hat pump hahaha... dude your cool mick.

@miguelpessanha 5 жыл бұрын

Forget about the mix, what a production!!

@Delawiz 7 ай бұрын

A genius at work. Thank you for the information Mick. This is like a teacher showing you exactly where to read coz that's where the exam is coming from.

@JunkyardSam 4 жыл бұрын

It's a good song with an amazing mix. This guy is a big ball of mixing talent!

@rikukivilinna8914 6 жыл бұрын

Master at work. Loving this.

@huberttorzewski 4 жыл бұрын

This oxford eq on the master bus is adding a lot of polish :)

@MrPianoMatt12 4 жыл бұрын

that sidechained hh was so sick never thought to do that before

@tommyvicari9970 4 жыл бұрын

In my opinion one of the greatest mixers in the world!

@aldomendez2211 3 жыл бұрын

Love this!

@IvanLitvinovMusic 7 жыл бұрын

so cool to see this stuff!

@harrisondewolfe2846 Жыл бұрын

You don't need to do much when everything is recorded beautifully!

@SonicScoop Жыл бұрын

That is one of the secrets of great mixing for sure... great recording! -Justin

@shanehagan 4 жыл бұрын

this guy is awesome.. great vid

@franklinnino1246 4 жыл бұрын

WOW! love him

@lamachineamixer 5 жыл бұрын

The Alpha Compressor is probably the plugin that shaped the mix the most in that session, with all the beautiful distorsion from the warm fonction... yet, he pass on it so fast!! Maybe he didn't want people to notice his secret ? ;-)

@williamkaylor1191 6 жыл бұрын

Mick is the real deal. That's why he's there and we are all commenting.

@loejewis 4 жыл бұрын

Love this guy

@JohnnyBargeldBoom 4 жыл бұрын

Love this guy!

@AllanGildea 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful guy, fantastic track, great video. Cheers.

@mooselessness 3 жыл бұрын

A+ energy from this man

@PaulMorhen 3 жыл бұрын

Such a great insight, brilliant video

@noworries12 4 жыл бұрын

he is a genius...love his mixes for Walter Afanasieff

@jaryddentremont2292 5 жыл бұрын

I love this!!

@Zakuti 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@dburgessnotburger Жыл бұрын

Amazing skills!

@joakobaker 4 жыл бұрын

watched the hole thing, amazing

@sabadodomingo4340 6 жыл бұрын

Great decision on the side chain in the hi hat

@Mr.Jessecr 5 жыл бұрын

This man is awesome

@jetdeleon 3 жыл бұрын

Studio One has the input control for each track. Really helpful indeed.

@kikon88 4 жыл бұрын

A masterpiece... a masterclass

@bubz75 7 жыл бұрын

Smooth Mix

@audiomaximo 5 жыл бұрын

mick, you are the best!

@FilizCuvalciFizi 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.

@superdertie 7 жыл бұрын

Woah! Where did these come from? Haven't started watching yet but Mick Guzauski is one of my favourite mixers of all time. Thank you

@SonicScoop 7 жыл бұрын

From SonicScoop.com 'natch : ) Check out more here on our KZfaq page, kzfaq.info and at sonicscoop.com We've got a TON of great videos just like this one.

@JobThako 7 жыл бұрын

SonicScoop, this is really amazing. I'm down here in South Africa and information is really scarce this side. would love to subcribe to your school on mixing.

@FUTrading 7 жыл бұрын

+Job Thako You have the internet, you have literally all the information of everything ever lol