Thank you 🙏🏼

I discuss my approach to mixing vocals over 2-track beats in this video here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNZnjJBjtdKwYIU.htmlsi=2sxwiuxTms068vwt I typically avoid excessive filtering (and really, filtering at all) unless its absolutely necessary. Most times, I 'm leaving 2-tracks as they are as anything I do will affect everything and usually be much more destructive than it is helpful (unless of course the situation calls for it)

You'd hopefully use your ears and judgement to decide in the moment. Every situation is unique and requires its own special attention and decision-making. While I can understand that some viewers may misunderstand aspects of what I'm saying - I hope they can understand that just because I show off 5 specific steps doesn't mean you HAVE to do all 5 of these steps every time. I explain this towards the end of the video at 21:46 Should I Always Make These Moves? There can very well be situations where you don't use a step at all - such as not filtering if you find it introduces audible phase issues - or not solving frequency masking because there isn't any taking place, and so on. Hopefully this helps.

I really need to try out FF Reverb myself. I imagine, if it’s as intuitive as anything else FF does, then it probably makes so much of the mixing process easier 🚀 glad I could help 👊🏼

I appreciate you for the love as always, my friend! 🙏🏼 let’s just say you’re ahead of your time by noticing this 👀😂

@@5piece 😂

TDR Nova is soooo good 🔥🔥🔥 thanks for mentioning the others, I’ll have to check them out and maybe include ‘em in a future video 👀

Thanks so much. Glad to have you on board 👊🏼

@@5piece yes suh! outstanding work young man.. I know you'd disect my stuff.. lol.. I was use to analog late 80's early 90's.. Tape, you know.. I use Logic.. just for fun though bro, help the young kats. lol

@@JTFullersounds like you learned the hard way, which I imagine makes you appreciate the new, easier ways. We really have it made now and with AI on the come up, it’s only going to get easier 👀 It’s funny tho - I love that analog stuff especially for production. I have so many plugins - but if I want to make a beat, I’m more creative with just a single synth than 1,000 VSTs. Limitations / restrictions can enable MASSIVE creativity. 💪🏼 plus most of these digital producers are trying to sound analog anyway so may as well cut to the source 😂

Happy to help my friend!

The broken armrest from the chair in the background 🤣🤣

@@MadNoisyevery studio HAS to have one

The song’s arrangement has a break/mute in the middle (you can see the silence printed on the stems) so I put the text on screen while things are bypassed, and when it’s not bypassed AKA enabled, there is no text. Not sure how I could’ve made it more obvious but I suppose I could’ve let it play for another loop just to ensure you caught it. That being said, I encourage you to try it in your own sessions to see and hear it in full effect as the goal here was moreso to inspire you to try something you haven’t done rather than have you listen to me do it over and over 👀

It would would just be much more effective if you did a before and after. The panning is very subtle so it's hard to hear. I know others would appreciate the change in the future. If you choose not to do that that's fine, that's your choice.

@@mattstopa9436for sure, I appreciate the feedback!

@@5piece Cool

Editing a video about reverb as we speak 👀 should drop in August 🚀 appreciate you homie!

@@5piece Cant wait.. 🔥

Appreciate you!

Thank you!

You're accusations are incorrect - these are raw recordings from a literal basement home studio. Not sure what makes you say they're processed, especially considering that KZfaq applies its own volume normalization to audio. I'll admit that the artist/producer who sent them has better recording gear than most (using Neumann TLM103 Mic into an Avalon VT737 Preamp which has a built-in EQ and Compressor, then into an Apogee interface) not to mention they have a treated vocal booth The recording itself definitely sounds BETTER than the average hobbyist recording on a cheap mic, but EVERYTHING covered in the video related to EQ moves to consider making is applicable, and are EQ moves that I make in every mix (give or take), including for artists recording recording on more modest gear. Is it the WORST possible sounding example ever? No, I agree that it sounds great from the jump - but that's actually what SHOULD happen if you record vocals well, with the right gear, in a treated environment. if you want, you can watch my other EQ or vocal chain videos if you don't like this example as some were recorded on more entry-level set-ups, such as my FREE vocal chain video here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m9iqnrhz0cXUlmQ.htmlsi=sEogvNxQ2hh39di8

What are you referring to exactly by "do this"? If you're referring to shooting the video after I mixed the song, then technically YES but of course after removing what I did in the mix and basically re-creating it during each section of the video to demonstrate the points I'm making (otherwise my videos would be hours long of me working through things). Plus sometimes I make a decision in the moment that I later, after a break and listen on fresh ears, decide to remove/undo so I'd rather demonstrate something closer to the final product with committed decisions. If you meant something else, let me know, and I'll try to help,

I'd say so, just to minimize confusion and avoid problems (such as someone accidentally moving a short clip after opening the session without realizing). Truthfully, I need to revisit this video again as its a few years old now but hopefully this helps.

@@5piece helps a ton man. Really appreciate the reply on such an old vid. Liked and subbed.

Amazing! Definitely a good song for that! 💪🏼

Italian-Canadian actually 🇨🇦🇮🇹 but I get that a lot since I've grown the beard 🧔🏽

@@5pieceI can see that. Appreciate the video

@@prayforcereno sweat, I got you! 🙏🏼 thanks for watching