Tom Elmhirst breaks down his mix of 'Rolling in the Deep' by Adele

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Full video available exclusively on mwtm.org/te-adele
Tom Elmhirst gives us a behind the scenes look at drum and vocal elements from Adele's smash hit 'Rolling in the Deep'
Filmed at Electric Lady studios in NYC, this exclusive series uncovers the magic behind the sound of Adele’s 2010 superhit ‘Rolling in the Deep’. With the Pro Tools multi-track session spread across a Neve VR console, the famed mixer Tom Elmhirst takes you through his analog signal chains and routing. Following an overview of his inserts, effects sends, busses, and mix chain, he comments on Paul Epworth’s rough mix and then starts a new mix himself. Within about twenty minutes, he feels that his new mix is sonically superior to his original version! Tom demonstrates his usage of VCA faders, parallel drum treatment, console EQ, vocal effects, automation, de-essing, and other techniques acquired throughout his illustrious career.

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@mixwiththemasters 2 жыл бұрын

Full video available exclusively on mwtm.org/te-adele

@NVtheEngineer 2 жыл бұрын

"When the production is right my job is just to not fuck up" - Every engineer's fear.

@almur88 2 жыл бұрын

if he is the one behind today's Easy On Me then he f*cked up big time. we get limiters and sibilants up in our face instead of Adel's vocals with zero crest factor whatsoever.

@nicklaskragbe1075 2 жыл бұрын

@@almur88 In the end It's all subjective if it was validated then that's what was wanted.

@levondarratt787 2 жыл бұрын

correct. Except Chris Lord Alge....

@almur88 2 жыл бұрын

@@levondarratt787 wha? He's behind this record?

@musikamusika1736 2 жыл бұрын

And boy is it easy to fuck it all up. All too common.

@gymshoe23 2 жыл бұрын

Her dry vocals are amazing

@JulianDavidMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, and that’s what turned the track into a hit record. Not the vocal effects.

@tiffanysmith1465 2 жыл бұрын

Those aren't his dry vocals. Tom didn't engineer the song he only mixed it.

@tiffanysmith1465 2 жыл бұрын

@@JulianDavidMusic really? How tf is that when you don't EVER hear the dry vocal in the final mix? The effects absolutely make the song a hit. Take the delays off and see how it sounds 😏

@JulianDavidMusic 2 жыл бұрын

@@tiffanysmith1465 I never said that the effects are irrelevant. But it's the performance that separates an ok record from a hit. Great effects and mixing won't turn a crappy performance into a fantastic one. Like, ever.

@STEVEFINNERTY 2 жыл бұрын

@@tiffanysmith1465 relax

@whyage3473 2 жыл бұрын

What a world we live in to see and most importantly hear a mastering engineer breaking down hit songs... wow.

@marcroube313 3 ай бұрын

mix not master

@lorenawieshamm46 2 жыл бұрын

I would even pay to get a record of Adele's dry voice, no effects, no mixing, no engineering, no production required...her voice is everything!🔥😱

@danerraz 17 күн бұрын

Have you ever seen her singing "To Be Loved"? There's a video in her youtube page... just Adele and a piano (Spoiler alert: the computer couldn't capture all of her talent, but still..)

@EtuBeatsTV 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I learn a lot on this technique of applying delays to add that atmospheric feel

@MrHamit64 2 жыл бұрын

yeah those I'd send to the Atmos speakers. Man it would be freeking awesome to hear this song in full Dolby Atmos. How ever many of the 32 or 48 channals of Atmos it takes up.

@phillyblunt138 2 жыл бұрын

Cool isn't how when solo'd they really clash and walk all over each other, but in the mix it works so well

@hamitcampos4989 2 жыл бұрын

@@phillyblunt138 Agreed. But this also shows 1 of the things the producers will have to figure out for 12 channal Atmos. How to get that well balanced mix but if you listen to only your Atmos speakers you would hear the bouncy echo stuff you heard when he soloed them. If I were a producer lots of that anbinence stuff goes to the hight speakers and the sides and backs. along with chorus stuff in the fronts and so on. Of course the main lead vocal goes to the center channal. Man I'd love to hear this tune in 12 channal surround sound.

@jaguarprovo 2 жыл бұрын

this was an amazing breakdown. the song is legendary

@AndyKingCo 2 жыл бұрын

This are the big leagues of mixing 🔥

@jonathanbyrdmusic 2 жыл бұрын

What a breathtaking voice.

@LJ1SPRODUCTIONS 2 жыл бұрын

Great breakdown! I love how detailed this one is.

@JonAnderhub 2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for the more than usual, in-depth look, at this mix. Nice job!

@vranco 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. What A sound engineer!

@analogrich 2 жыл бұрын

simple but very rich sounding. Adel's voice is just amazing.. she's talented, just as you are.

@pablobendimez9304 2 жыл бұрын

absolutely. But you could record me taking a shit and put Adele's vocals on top and would be a masterpiece

@OS-yg9fr 2 жыл бұрын

@@pablobendimez9304 let me smell it first

@sevchyk Ай бұрын

If you think it is simple, can you tell me if the send on the second delay is sent to the canyon completely or only to some degree with retaining a dry sound?

@guprovasi 2 жыл бұрын

What a voice 😍

@sodiumlights 2 жыл бұрын

It really is a superb production.

@shorerocks 2 жыл бұрын

Good god. These vocals are so killer.

@luciasouilla5755 Жыл бұрын

Lovely! I like this last version

@ajja 2 жыл бұрын

Great mix, Tom.

@nguqobo2261 2 жыл бұрын

4:58 We couldve had it alllll o'n in the deep. Vocalists are so amazing they can sing something without singing it.

@gonzomuse 2 жыл бұрын

I've always loved this mix. Great to hear it all broken down.

@citizenworld8094 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Sincere man too.

@fogwalker4803 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ...So much Tom for all this great knowledge you have imparted about this pop masterpiece... in just 5 min no less.... Ya really gave it a shot of audio adrenaline !!...But.. You could make a great demo with even an old Fostex 4tr cassette recorder if Adele was singing the track. HAHA.. Just leave..LOTS OF SPACE!!!

@neve2254e 2 жыл бұрын

Got to love that Neve VR.

@sevchyk Ай бұрын

Which VR number is that?

@mikemorrisonmusic 2 жыл бұрын

I love it!!

@ABlueDahlia 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating

@JesseWilsonMusic 2 жыл бұрын

flip so good!!!

@theonlinereviewer6139 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve never seen a session this organized

@mrfleamino9350 2 жыл бұрын

Great , thank you for all this information

@9biel 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. :D

@bhargavdobhal5327 7 ай бұрын

Thank You 🙌🙌Very Helpful Video🔥🔥.

@matthammond1737 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting and inspiring

@RoadRamos Жыл бұрын

Tom, lo que te quiero no tiene nombre.

@mikolajgrzywacz 2 жыл бұрын

impossible to unlike that masterpiece

@DocFUNKist 2 жыл бұрын

Extremely possible. It's pig pile of s... overated just like the beatles were. Zero talent

@thatrainyboy1670 2 жыл бұрын

@@DocFUNKist who hurt u today 🤨

@BukanIbuMu 2 жыл бұрын

@@DocFUNKist lol you looked like the most bullied and beaten kid in high school

@langadubazana 2 жыл бұрын

OMG I freaking love this recording! So cool to see this.

@OliverZhang 2 жыл бұрын

So much valuable knowledge in this video! Great content

@luciasouilla5755 2 жыл бұрын

marvellous

@tasteapiana 2 жыл бұрын

Tom looks like he was just rescued from a failed attempt to summit Everest 30 minutes before this was filmed after he spent 2 weeks clinging to a rucksack with another climber in it (who didn't make it) 1,000ft down the north face from the peak, they wanted to evac him directly to hospital but he was like ''NO! I have a Mix with the Masters session to film! GET ME TO MY STUDIO NOW!''.

@neivmusic 2 жыл бұрын

LOL adele mashup kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m6eTdcuXzp3KZWQ.html

@J77199 2 жыл бұрын

You thought of all that just then huh

@MelomanTheNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Don't worry, he has that same look while slamming a slice of gross LA pizza

@user-ht9fr6eh9u 2 жыл бұрын

yeah or he was just tired

@matthewcullen3034 2 жыл бұрын

@@user-ht9fr6eh9u "tired" cocaine is a hell / lovely drug

@DevinDeVore 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous

@christopantz 2 жыл бұрын

adele is a fucking once in a generation talent

@josh44026 2 жыл бұрын

She didn't make the instrumental

@PrinceWesterburg 2 жыл бұрын

I always thought there was either a faded out second vocal or tape print through but its just a tape delay as unruly as the producer's hair! Great video, nice to hear inside the track and man the distortion on that reverb!

@sevchyk Ай бұрын

The question is what specific delay plugin is that.

@RangeWilson 2 жыл бұрын

"Dude, *I* mixed that track? Really? That was, like, seven years ago! OK, if you say so... let me figure out what I did..."

@percyjackson4455 2 жыл бұрын

I almost didn't understand anything he said but yeah, right. All I learned from this is that there are literally indefinitely many options how to mix a record and that's enough for me already :D

@broheme8922 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much my reaction.

@TOBU__ 2 жыл бұрын

impressive asf

@oneman49instruments 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Awesome drum sound!

@ReneSerna1021 2 жыл бұрын

wow!

@khalillahbichi4943 8 ай бұрын

Sounds amazing ! Can someone tell me what those reverbs in the lead vocal ? thanks

@januardmosia3949 2 жыл бұрын

Adele sounds beautiful

@JeffDaytonMusic 2 жыл бұрын

So cool. All brilliant, no hype.

@MountainViewStudio 2 жыл бұрын

Tasty elements for fx Vox

@user-ht9fr6eh9u 2 жыл бұрын

All that work, talent, years of experience, training and sufferance and a singer gets given the words, given the music, given the production, given the promotion and gets to get all the credit and money

@oldmanspidey 2 жыл бұрын

if you think the singer gets all the money from the sale or stream of a song then you know very little about the music industry. other songwriters and producers are also credited where need be, and that info can easily be found online. as an additional note, Adele writes/participates in the writing of pretty much all of her songs, and then collaborates with other songwriters, producers, etc. even if she didnt participate in the writing process, she would still be a valuable collaborator in the making of her songs. singing and performing to the near-perfect degree that adele has proven she is able to do is extremely, extremely hard. its not something everyone is capable of. and thats the point, making music is a collaborate process, and finding the right vocalist/performer for a song is important.

@user-ht9fr6eh9u 2 жыл бұрын

Fanboy or relative? Look a singer is gifted from birth and genetics most of their ability the other helpers have spent years and years crafting honing sitting in dark rooms and getting little in comparison fiscal or fame.

@nemesi8800 2 жыл бұрын

@@user-ht9fr6eh9u "Look a singer is gifted from birth" I had to stop reading there, it's apparent and clear you have no idea what you are talking about.

@federicafurlotti 2 жыл бұрын

@@user-ht9fr6eh9u you know that producers and mixers at that level won’t only be paid a few to produce and mix but also have points on the master? Meaning they get royalties from the sales so yeah they pretty much make money from every sale of the record on the master side.

@federicafurlotti 2 жыл бұрын

Meant fee

@duleswim Жыл бұрын

Can someone tell me what model is this board from Neve? Thank you Great video by the way

@blashuvec 2 жыл бұрын

This quality looks and sounds better than the MWTM version itself! Maybe reupload all vids new and old w this kind of quality on the website pls??

@AboveEmAllProduction 2 жыл бұрын

This is the mwtm version you're on their channel....

@blashuvec 2 жыл бұрын

@@AboveEmAllProduction they have a website w the full version and I was a member. im saying the quality on this youtube clip is better than the full version.

@AboveEmAllProduction 2 жыл бұрын

@@blashuvec aha the Full version, ok.

@blashuvec 2 жыл бұрын

@@AboveEmAllProduction yep go check it out and be a pro member so you'd know what im talking about

@AboveEmAllProduction 2 жыл бұрын

@@blashuvec no thanks

@DeuceGenius 2 жыл бұрын

that shit was a modern day masterpiece

@creepshowbeats 2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@dirkchurlish4074 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video! Nice Magic Death Eye back there. What's the parallel drum compressor he's using, 33609? And what are those illuminated VU meters to the left of the console at 3:53? They look like maybe some RCA compressor

@MegaVictorGamer 2 жыл бұрын

The parallel comp is a Chandler TG1… don’t know about those meters though

@sevchyk Ай бұрын

Where did you see magic death eye, time code?

@CameronEarlyMusic 2 жыл бұрын

wow

@hselburn1 10 ай бұрын

Did you punch in the delays on the chorus or was automation used in any way?

@cocojumbo1560 2 жыл бұрын

that is crazy setting for vocal, anyway it just beautiful voice

@InZainUK 2 жыл бұрын

Can we get Jamie’s version next pls

@NealJohnson 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, where can I download these stems? lol

@SimienHill 2 жыл бұрын

Simple mixes are still undefeated

@beerund3508 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine having a studer a800 and just jusing it as a table

@HenriqueBoneGuimaraes 2 жыл бұрын

yep

@lexiderch123yo6 2 жыл бұрын

2:00 why did i have to think of still dre 😂

@brandonfrancacamposmenegon9182 2 жыл бұрын

Salve, sou daqui do Brasil e amo o conteúdo do Canal.

@keparadio4689 2 жыл бұрын

what is this console? wow! it reads automation from daw?

@TheQuantixXx 2 жыл бұрын

straigh straiiight

@andremansa1 2 жыл бұрын

Damn who knew mixing could be so sexy?

@sevchyk 2 жыл бұрын

How did he offset the two eighth note delays that kicked in the chorus?

@7Heaven69 2 жыл бұрын

anyone know which series of neve consoles

@edwardmukiibi 2 жыл бұрын

1:36 Guy killed it.

@Themosaicsound 2 жыл бұрын

That console.

@ezramcclain1913 2 жыл бұрын

First you’re gonna need a classic performance from all the musicians 😂bro didn’t have to even mix that much

@kruppelfield 2 жыл бұрын

God damn the SSL console has motorized faders???

@dirkchurlish4074 2 жыл бұрын

Elmhirst mixes on a Neve VR, and yes, it (as well as SSLs) has motorized faders (automation)! Much cooler than seeing faders move on a screen, isn't it? :) :

@jaketanner109 2 жыл бұрын

motorized faders have been around for about 30 years.

@harrytuttle5810 2 жыл бұрын

Isnt this a CADAC?

@jtsotherone 2 жыл бұрын

@@harrytuttle5810 no, definitely a Neve VR

@sevchyk Ай бұрын

@@dirkchurlish4074Which VR is that?

@francampa4170 2 жыл бұрын

1:06 uffff

@jong-jongspeaks4224 2 жыл бұрын

1:59 Still Dre

@tj_1260 2 жыл бұрын

Luf

@yanukadeneth99 2 жыл бұрын

I got goosebumps when I just heard the vocals.. oof.

@jzg7890 2 жыл бұрын

that's the dry vocals!? insane

@3star2nr 2 жыл бұрын

Bro its adele... What did u expect. Lol

@RaffaeleSansone 2 жыл бұрын

I think he meant dry in the sense of no reverb or delay, there is a fair amount of other processing though. But she has insane vocals I agree

@mediumdobbers 2 жыл бұрын

My job is not to fuck up THATS MY LIFE MANTRA ☠️🤣

@Marcel1979K 2 жыл бұрын

This looks like loudness war advertisment :-D

@CFXThoomZ 2 жыл бұрын

Those old vintage apple keyboard and mouse. Rules in the studio be like “if it works it works” I think

@marctremblay3071 2 жыл бұрын

his hair always get up!

@Bluelagoonstudios 2 жыл бұрын

When she told, Tim Pierce, I'm not in to wah wah, hehe still see that in front of me :)

@VoeViking 2 жыл бұрын

IMHO that reverb takes away more than it adds.

@caneandabel 2 жыл бұрын

I’m still on ‘bass and treble’ 😂

@udopiarecords 2 жыл бұрын

He didn't show the most important part: the compression on that lead vocal. :[ I wanted to see how much compression was used cause it sounds amazing, it sounds so controlled but still carries so much emotion and weight, I rly wish he woulda broken that down... especially in the HOOK!

@sevchyk 2 жыл бұрын

The compression is the plugin UAD 1176 SE, 8:1 ratio, attack and release both at twelve o’clock. You can check another video with Epworth on youtube, where it is showed. I’m interested more in delay and reverbs used.

@vspatmx7458 2 жыл бұрын

That guy has access to more knobs and switches than all the knobs and switches in my -city- -country- planet

@enoughkgolane273 2 жыл бұрын

Me I'm just looking at the mixing table only 😭

@MrHamit64 2 жыл бұрын

Wow Wow it would be cool to hear all this in Dolby Atmos. Full 32 channals of Atmos. Do you guys happen to know what the song was sampled at? Is it 44.1 16 or 48 24 like a Blu Ray disk?

@joncurtis19 2 жыл бұрын

Phenomonal. No wonder no one sounds as good live!

@ddt3588 2 жыл бұрын

Well apart from Adele. She literally sounds exactly the same live as she does on record.

@warnutztheloser 2 жыл бұрын

u threw dat red pen everywhere...anyways great mix. can believe this songs almost 10yrs old

@levondarratt787 2 жыл бұрын

HE said 7. So that's closer to 5. About 1/2 of 10, LMAO! Not long ago.

@AustinWaring 2 жыл бұрын

@@levondarratt787 Rolling in the Deep was released in November 2010

@FranklinBurrus 2 жыл бұрын

just in time for my seasonal depression

@jingleskhanaudioproductions 2 жыл бұрын

and he mixed it on pair of KRK's. Lo and Behold!

@snapascrew 2 жыл бұрын

They aren’t the shitty KRKs people think of today when they hear that brand. KRK makes great monitors but when people hear “KRK” they think “Rokkit” which is not the case. He had 9000b’s but even today KRK makes some great monitors.

@channeloram 2 жыл бұрын

He said 7 years, but actually it's 10 years

@TheMcPozitiv 2 жыл бұрын

Hoooold up he mixed it on some KRK's ???????

@keithmoran8004 2 жыл бұрын

Shame the mastering compression on all of her albums is over the top. #loudnesswars

@jaketanner109 2 жыл бұрын

it's horrid even in the mix and tracking...

@3star2nr 2 жыл бұрын

Bro... What loudness wars its not the 90s anymore Lmao.. Y'all heard one phrase from 20 years ago and now everybody comes on a video of a grammy winning engineer talking about "loudness wars" to make themself feel smart... Where are your mixes lets hear them... Where are your grammys

@3star2nr 2 жыл бұрын

@@jaketanner109 lets hear your mixes... Lets see your grammys Oh right...

@jaketanner109 2 жыл бұрын

@@3star2nr I actually have two Grammys. That is besides that point. You don't need but your ears to hear it's terrible.

@jaketanner109 2 жыл бұрын

@@3star2nr Also, Grammys don't mean shit...FYI.