One thing to remember is the low end will push your volume up, Without knowing where you are in your journey, if you don't know, Cut low end up to about 80htz from most things that are not the kick and bass, this will give you a lot more headroom to play with and you wont notice any difference in the sound. there are times when there is bass you cant hear on tracks such as snare and keys, and its adding you your overall volume without any sound you can hear.

@@NoNonsenseMusicTips Thx. I'm already using low and high cuts where needed and sidechaining as well. I may be favoring the bass and kick to much. Thx again

@@webguitars That's good then The other way to push perceived loudness is in the upper mids where the voice sits, we as humans pick that up more so some pushes in that area will help to make it sound louder

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Lol Cheers Fella I commented with the other account by accident

@@NoNonsenseMusicTips algorithms 🤣... Just a side note for anyone that reads this I'll back up the advice on using sound gym, that site is pretty amazing, especially for those of you who can't use your studio monitors as much as you'd like to as I can't and have to rely on using a myriad of headphones. There's so many useful tests and different training areas on there.

I think the comment was added 😂 they are great tools and it’s always overlooked

@@NoNonsenseMusicTips honestly mate fk YT..it's getting worse

Its a great tool

£500 pair of headphones. I almost fell over. But you get what you pay for in the end

@@NoNonsenseMusicTips yeah, do it once and done. Have you even heard one? If your planning to try to hear them make sure you switch between the headphone and your studio monitors.

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I haven't, I will have to have a look

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Hope it had good info for you

@@NoNonsenseMusicTips yeah man, I'm going through some old projects trying to relight that passion, I've only got 2 sets of cans which have profiles for them but it's night and day switching from the adjusted frequencies on the cans to my monitors, it's less of a shock. One thing I needed help with is separating stems. I have a project from a couple of years back which ended abruptly when the laptop I was working on whilst away was stolen, so all I have is an exported mp3 of the track plus some of the vocals. I've layered some extra bits over this but I don't have the pro version of spectral layers so I can't separate all the stems to clean up the mix and get it ready for mixing. Do you have pro ? Or do you know of any other suites that can separate a single track into workable stems ? It would be a massive shame to let this one go

@@R1PPA-C You can check virtual dj to separate the stems out it isn't amazing but it may help and it is free

Yes akg K712z decent for monitoring. I love that native SSL bus, it's so transparent but sounds like it brings the mix together and has a soft ess about it

I'm also planning the video for the headphone mixing too

@@NoNonsenseMusicTips this will be welcomed and you know it haha. Those cans threw me as they're not orange on the bands, I've been eyeing up some 712 for a while as the only akg I have are the little entry level 250, they're good for what they are, definitely wanting to see what the better offerings are like, are they the open or closed back ?

Ah I think they are the 702 not 12 not sure why u had 12 in my head lol. They are open back, feels nice and airy inside especially when paired with nx

@@NoNonsenseMusicTips I need to put a reminder in to load up NX I'm frigging useless I tell ya

It is a great plugin, I'm going to do one on bloom, its soooo good, put it on the end of a mix and it balances out the frequencies like a multiband compressor, it makes the music sound rounder. great on vocals as well

@@NoNonsenseMusicTips I caught a brief intro to bloom last week somewhere but didn't delve too far into it but it's definitely on the wishlist for reasons I can't remember haha, would defo appreciate seeing an overview of it

Always make it sound how you want, make music you will listen to first, but if you want to have it loud there is some things that will help, the biggest one, being, control the low end, it makes so much more room for volume

@@NoNonsenseMusicTips You don't necessarily need to mix audio loudly, as streaming platforms automatically adjust the volume. Having a prominent low end and pronounced transients isn't problematic if they contribute positively to the overall sound. However, many contemporary tracks lack dynamic range and exhibit an unnatural tonal balance, often influenced by trends promoted on platforms like KZfaq. Applying a low-pass filter to the entire track can introduce audibly muddy pre-ringing artifacts. While compression may not always be necessary for a well-mixed track, it can be useful for managing peaks and ensuring consistency. It's ultimately the consumer who determines the playback volume, and overly compressed tracks may prompt them to lower it. Therefore, mastering should primarily focus on enhancing harmonic richness, stereo width, and clarity while preventing distortion, including intersample peaks.

Not Me, My Robot Master

Quick fire tips and information for people who are learning music production. We have to remember that we all started somewhere and all info is welcomed by people just setting out to learn.

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Thankyou for your comment, I am working on more precise tips going forward, I take all comments on board and want to cater this to many people

And not so glued Mix will fall apart

The Voice is AI, Sometimes it is more engaging than my own voice, I am working on using my own voice more in these

No I use Ai to speak it, I am trying to find my voice for these, I have created a game channel and have found my voice type there but on here I am still trying to find what sits right in it, the Ai has more engagement than my voice at the moment

None taken, thank you for your comment I welcome all come Ts and take them in board, I am working on a more organised setup and will be making the content better.

No Problem Fella Hope all is well

Thank you for the comment, I will keep that in mind going forward, I do appreciate the input, thank you

@@NoNonsenseMusicTips You're welcome. Most content creators get told or figure this out early on. I really like your concept tho.

Thank you. Can I also ask your thoughts on the thumbnails, would you not click a thumbnail that looks the same on most videos? its another thing I am thinking about, I do have a gaming channel that I have taken to 5600 ish subs and I have different images for the thumbs, but with this I keep them in a similar style in all videos

Thavk you for the comment and kind words, it means a lot to us. I will work on a video on the pros of mixbuss compression for sure, thank you again

Works like a charm.....Thanks 👍

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I do like some movement in the panning space. If you put it on yt I'll check it out

Thank you for the Support It means a lot to us. I will post White Seas Link to the plug in www.pluginboutique.com/product/2-Effects/16-EQ/11784-smart-EQ-4?a_aid=638e3b3305cee and here is the link to get a 30 day trial www.sonible.com/smarteq4/

@@NoNonsenseMusicTips 🙏 awesome. This live where moves have to be quick would also be very useful

Thank you, you have been here from the start, one of the first subs, I appreciate your input, I do love this eq and if it takes some of the guess work out of things it can only help in the end, many people love producing but are years away from getting their ears tuned for small changes being big changes in the sound.

@@NoNonsenseMusicTips Well said! 🫶🏼

It is a stereo and mono plugin, I have put this on a mono track, I tend to record vocals in mono

@@NoNonsenseMusicTips Ahaaa, Thanks!

Maby people do and don't mind it, I hear AI voice in many videos. Sometimes it makes sense for a non confident speaker who may stutter or struggle with pronunciation, and pauses or says erm a lot. Don't just look at the surface of something that could have a deeper explanation. Would you stop listening to a person who lost their voice and had to use a machine to speak, such as Hawkins. He was a smart person but his worth of knowlage was not any less because it wasn't his real voice, the brain and ideas were all still that person. I thank you for your comment, I do make videos with my own voice but I feel the ai works for me for now in some videos, I may switch to all my own voice once I grasp a way to deliver what I have written in an engaging way

Each to their own, I guess, sometimes the Ai makes more sense, especially if you are not as confident in front of a mic or camera, or you don't get the time to record a voice over, its more about information than the voice delivering it., but thank you for the comment, I do take them in to account, I do try and mix between my own voice and the AI, if its quick fire tips like this, its easier to use AI where as longer videos and the shorts, I use my own voice. I appreciate your comment and honesty

@@NoNonsenseMusicTips Can AI recreate real analog sound?

Well, I have seen some amazing things done by AI, if something can be recreated with binary, it can be created with ai, we have many vst plugins that mimic the sound of analogue, if they can do that I'd say so can AI, I don't think ai will take over many aspects of music creation because that takes the heart away, but for some people ai is an aid to their lives.

@@NoNonsenseMusicTips I think about AI fabricating real tube amplifier...

As in voice wise or equipment?

What do you mean it's not work? Do you mean the plugin doesn't work. I'm not sure what you mean

Thank you, I will try something g different and do a poll on the two, I always take note of suggestions, thank you

Yeah I prefer a real person's voice not ai robot, especially for music production

Thank you for the comment, I do have some videos with my own voice and plan to do more of that in the future with a few more longer videos. As the channel grows, the content will grow in the style delivered.

Yes, thank you for the comment, very important to not muddy the mix, and perfect eq settings for it, thank you

Crazy stuff, But easy once you get used to it

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This in a way is true, A top down mix going from a group buss down to the individual tracks is a great way to prepare the mix for master, but there are a few other things that could be done such as Tip 1 and 3, referencing the mix and bouncing a good quality mix. I will do a video on top down mix also, thank you for the comment and information

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Good point, sometimes with high pass, it can cause some phasing issues too, a shelf is a better option in many cases

Definitely I can do that I will add it to my list of things to do thank you for the suggestion

Of course, I will make a video on mid side mixing that is a little more in depth

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I did think that and wondered if it was a problem, I will change it, thank you for the heads up.

Thank you for the Sub. I am not sure what you mean as Ambient? So for a tape emulation,, Saturation, You can put more towards the end of the bust to gain some colour to your mix/master, I generally place it before the last set of Limiters/Soft Clipper, Always remember to use them for their colour and not to boost the volume, do this by gain matching the before and after. to start with a mix and master chain, will differ, on a final bus of a mix I don't add anything, I will mix into a Limiter in the session, then remove it before master. but as a chain in any thing mix, master, or a single channel, you want to clean the signal first, make sure that you are doing your clean up eq first, generally a lot of eq subtraction, then a compressor to glue, like in the video, then another eq for colour if needed, generally where you will do additive EQ, and then from there tap saturation, soft clip, then into a limitor at the end, the soft clip will take some of the strain from the final limiter. don't be afraid to look at preset chains, like in the waves studio verse and the pre-sets or ai generated presets from things like ozone, the main thing to remember is, it takes time to understand why we use the tools, and we always have to question, Do I Need It on the chain? over time you will notice small changes and even smaller changes the more you keep going Every 2 weeks I will be doing a longer form video more in depth of a topic, I will do a mix chain one next