Have you ever used serial compression on bass before? Leave a comment!

What a bunch of ungrateful and ridiculous comments. Who cares if you don't like the music? Did you learn something or not? This is a really well done tutorial. In my opinion 'Musician on a Mission' presents some of the most concise, clear and informative audio tutorials on the web. As someone else mentioned, having a track with snippets of very different genres to reference against quickly is a stellar tip.

Hahaha... all the comments about what he should do with the song. I agree with most, but still was able to look past it and learn from what was offered. More importantly his SPEAKING VOICE was pleasant, concise, informative, and to the point. So many youtube videos out there with, "umm... uhhhhh", heavy breathing, awkward pauses, annoying speaking voice, out of balance mix of audio to music, useless diatribe, etc. This video is actually really good. Thanks MoaM.

I like the looped part where someone is smashing someone's face into a midi keyboard, the clanks makes it hella tight.

i'm just sad that there is a person who thought that piano riff was a good idea

Fantastic video! The best explanation of compressor settings I’ve seen. And bonus points for showing comparison against your reference track. First tutorial I’ve seen that’s done that.

Thank you, I love this video because the music your working on is as crazy as the stuff I struggle with most of the time! Cheers

This is really very helpful. You always have just the right tip. Appreciated.

Thank you so much! I think I've learned more about mixing these past few days with your videos than I have in my entire life. Keep up the great work!

Compression/s really made difference in d mix. Really nice technique. Thank you

As soon as you referenced 15 Step and Coffee and TV, I knew I was in safe hands. This was great, and genuinely helpful for an issue I'm working with on one of my productions. Thank you!

MOAM....this is exactly what I needed since I decided to mix and master my record on my own this time. Appreciate you guys and love this channel. Thank you!

I've been doing it for a long time now without even dealing it. And it never works for me, hence why I'm here to find out how to make my low end more powerful and crisp, without getting in the way of the kids and highs. Thanks Aloy. I've been watching tutorials for a little over a week or 2, and they've helped me immensely. I've done music as a hobby for years and never realized why my tracks weren't hitting the way professional ones do, or how I wanted them to. And these tutorials are one step closer to the way I need them to sound. So thanks! Maybe I'll take this hobby more seriously now.

I've typically had success with getting the first compressor in the chain to just hit at the higher transients (with maybe 1 to 3 DB reduction) then use the second compressor to hit the signal with hotter gain reduction (7 to 10DB)

As a bass player I can sheepishly admit I've never used channel serial compression on bass. It's the only way to do warm fudgy vocals (especially female), but the idea there is to use a higher ratio on the first one to catch peaks and present a more controlled level to the second "character" compressor with a lower ratio. Now I need to try it on bass!

This really helped me bring some sense to some flubby loose low end i had plaguing me. Thank you and i look forward to watching more videos!

I used to, but forgot with time, that was a great video to remind me that we got so many possibilities, but sometimes hesitate Thanks

The biggest thing I got from that was checking multiple references : ) Gonna do that more. THanks :)

I'm the only one who likes the weird piano, apparently. Great tutorial man!

Tnx 4 tips Mr. Genius... another good one...i've seen at least over 3oo dvds and let me tell U, U R one of the best...

This was extremely helpful and clear. I could hear the difference even on an iPad thank you very much, I like music. Something different for a change.

A first I was cringing at that piano loop but I heard it so much, I got used to it and now I like it! A great reminder to write what 'you' want to hear, not what everyone else does. Great tutorial!

Being struggling with bass sound for yonks, so thanks for this, great video.

Great video, been using compressors for years and still learned some things. Great explanation of how to actually tweak the parameters!

Hi! Yes i have used serial compression before and it works very well.

Honestly, I was skeptical at first watching that this would squash the bass too much, but I tried it on a Cubase track and I have to say it definitely improved the "sit" of the bass. I'm producing a country tune and I laid down a bass track that I didn't originally expect to keep. I was experimenting with a new bass (maple neck 78 P with flats) and it was kind of buzzy, so I rolled the tone all the way off. I was more interested in how the bass played rather than how it sounded. But it felt pretty good. Well, by the end of comping I ended up liking the bass track a lot so I wanted to keep it, but it just was too diffuse and not really sitting in the mix well. Which wasn't surprising given the bass set up at the time and, um, lack of prep (I *really* didn't expect to keep the track :). Anyway, after using these techniques, I found that the bass mix was improved so much that I actually will keep it. I love the consistency the compressors give it, and since my track is more staccato, syncopated, and busier than the demo, I'm still getting the transients I want. It'll be interesting to try this on a track with other bass setups (Jazzes, roundwounds, "normal" tone settings, etc.) Thanks for the tip!

This channel is heaven sent, thank you so much

Great tutorial! Thanks so much. Can't wait to try it!!

good timing i'm needing to cut thru better, i'm not a bass player so i'm using virtual instruments and been tryin all kinds of fun...i'll be watchn thanks...

for the saturation part.. I recommend parralel routing there.. and using a linear phase EQ on both channels (or just good pdc).. to get a crossover ... and then saturate the low (or the whole) signal on the saturation channel.. and cut the lows afterwards with the phase linear EQ (on that saturated channel) .. so you get the additional harmonics of the lows in the mix... wihtout adding more lows to it... (which allready come from the unsaturated channel) because of the lp eq you can also sculp quite nicely in which area you want these harmonics more and less ... (linear phase EQ because of the summing of both channels... if it wouldn't be linear phase you would get some unintended cancelations)

Nice presentation. Well done and easy to watch. Points well made. Thanks

Great tip. Thank you! I haven't tried serial compression very many times and definitely not on a the bass. Will try this out.

These "out of tune" guys know nothing, great track and great tutorial. I salute you!

One mistake though when you applied saturation, you left it on the reference track so the first didn't do anything. I watch a lot of your videos, and familiar with the references you usually use - that's why I noticed. Nice taste by the way. :) And very good videos. Keep it up!

Thank You! That was an excellent walk-thru! Bass Guitar sounds awesome

Yes I have used it before. but now after watching this I must say that I didn't know what was I doing. now I am going to reproach this technique with my live rig. Thank you very much. This is in fact so simple but effective removes all the mysteries and awesomeness of 90% of all this must have preamps, saturations, eq, the best sound is indeed just in a properly compressed bass guitar and all three rest becomes simply unnecessary.

those attack and release tips did a lot for me. thanks!

I like the overlay of the audio spectrum over the video when the audio is playing. Nice touch.

Refound this video & wow, it's done more to sort my bass sound out than I can believe, thank you!!

I've used this method for a long time and I'm glad people like ypou can explain it so well for people that are starting off. Right on

I liked the amount of references you used - a thing to remember

No, I did not use serial Comps. really want to try it! Your track sounds really nice, making references sound poor.. thanx for teaching!

Different tastes to different stiles of music, thats ok. The tutorial on compression itself - and thats what counts here - is superb! Thanks for your great tips!!!

Never have used two compressors on bass. But I do use other equipment to achieve a great bass sound. Thanks for the insight and tips.

Thanks a lot brother... Usefull video

I actually found this super useful, and being a fan of jazz, and life hip hop, I actually really like the piano part. There is such a thing as atonality/polytonality and dissonance guys, look it up. He's just got a vibey track, and awesome bass! Cheers dude!

Not used this technique much but never really ever been completely satisfied with my bass sound. So will be using much more in future.

I haven't used serial compression, just one compressor and saturator and I never got a consistent bass sound. This will surely help, thanks! Cheers!

I must say the piano in this piece of music was beautiful.

I have not tried this. Will look at it and see how I go. Thanks ;-)

Amazing as always!

simply awesome, helped me with dancing loudness of the bass track in death metal recording

“Serial compression” sounds like a disorder. Lol

Can you do a video focusing on mixing instrumental songs. I work with instrumental post rock and find that the problem I run into is without the vocals the guitars become the focal point, become the vocalist almost. So where in the frequency range should I emphasize the guitars to make them the star of the show like a vocalist would be. Normally we mix them more in the back to let the vocals shine through. Any advice from you or anyone reading this would be much appreciated. Thanks all. :-)

Thanks that was very valuable. I find the bass cutting through the mix while keeping a solid kick challenging on some songs.

Thanks for the reminder for real. It's been a while.

y'all r tripping this piano is next level

Read all the comments first and was like guys the music is not that bad what are you all talking about... and then it came on 0.o

Your kick sounds awesome super phat and clear!🤘🏻🥇cheers i enjoyed your lesson. Thanks

so helpful. love your videos thank you infinitely

What's the difference between saturation plugins, and just EQ boosts?

why ppl chattin so much about the piano track, its a bass compression tutorial. why else u here? get taught fool

16 step as a reference track. Perfect choice, I use that one too

Amazing tutorial and amazing music

Yes. I use a limiter and compressor

That piano is marvelous! Can you give me its sample?

Thanks. Great tutorial. Great example song. Loved the final bass sound. Subscribed!

superb info, seen alot of tutorials on comp and i finally get setting release. thanks for not just saying set attack n release to taste. this has helped alot.

what the actual hell is this piano

A good sounding bass track helps when the piano isn't on LSD

Awesome. Thanks for the tips.

I have not and will try this - Great info! - Thank you!

after teaching almost 200 billion people

The music killed this tutorial.

Great tips! It does seem that the "Low End" whether it be the bass or kick is where I hear problems with mixes that I get. High passing all the tracks that don't have any business down there does help but I haven't tried doubling up on the compressors. I'll give it a whirl Thanks again.

Thank you so much!! It works just fine 👌🏻

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As good as this tutorial is, the track you are mixing makes this a hard watch. Literally one of the most annoying sounding tracks I think I have ever had to listen too. This probably highlights why i could never be a mix engineer.

thanks. needed this

Great video - thank you

0:29 That guy is a programmer, not a musician lol.

No compressor in the world can save that track

I use this technique on Vocals, albeit subtly, and ive used it on Keys and guitar, though I have not thought to use it on Bass before that I can recall. I like the idea and I have a country western song to mix this weekend that i was not thrilled with the bass on, Think i'll try it there and see what i can get. Good concept either way i'll be putting this in the must try category.

Thanks, great video! 👍🎶

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I could not listen to this. Had to turn it off. That "music" track was way too grating to listen to repeatedly.

Yes - I often run the bass through an 1176-style comp followed by a LA-2A-style comp, followed by Roundtone to add some saturation, so I'd agree with the good advice in this vid. Thanks!

Thanks for the info :) Its a learning progress. I have problems finding the right Bass for my beats.

TUNE THE KEYBOARDS PLEASE!!!!!!!!!

Tell me that tracks a joke?

Awesome...great sound ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Great video. Thanks!

Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!! Throw the piano out of the window. It's like a Chinese cat singing to a man who's spinning plates on sticks. Great tip though. Thanks.

what a disgusting piano chord, so unpleasant for ears, so out of track tuning...

Great video, very informative. The bassline is programmed in a way we could actually hear the difference between settings. Also the attack and release times were always somewhat confused to me, but this video cleared the matter a lot. Thanks for share your knowledge.

Helpful. Thank you!

out of tune amk?

How on earth can you pick a demo track with that awful piano sound? Had to turn it off

Sounded good to me thank your for the tricks

Well done mate!! Spectre is great for freq. selected saturation as well. Thanks -