You forgot to match settings, especially knee on AA's API. It affects sounds drastically.

Mike Dean takes a big puff off blunt and proceeds to effortlessly create magic. Every. Time.

1:51:03 man he wasnt kidding about using those sounds for later

Use drumloops to compare SSL strips. Dial in extreme settings. Most likely UAD will win.

Thanks for making this. Might I suggest duplicating the test audio file into several tracks, each containing the plugin you want to compare, then sequencing each test audio to play as the previous one ends. Would mean a lot less clicking around and easier transitions to hear the results

@ 1:23:25 keep it rolling brother 😢😂

Watching him go “ I don’t have any money” 4 years later after cyclops dome 2 is hilarious

How long did it take you to do this song from start to finish?

You’re Awesome Bro …. one of My Favorite Tracks Ever!

Magenta compression sounds so natural ❤beautiful vocals too.

UAD Manley Voxbox vs. Acustica Magenta Lindell 6x-500 vs. Acustica Jade Softube Chandler Limited Curve Bender vs. Acustica Coffee

Anyone can guess the parameters of his delay….. ? I can pay

This is straight dope! My man Mike Dean kills it every time.

4:59 It’s true, and it’s actually not all bad-if you’ve achieved something with 8 plugins quickly, you can then start cleaning it up to preserve the result you’ve ALREADY HEARD with just 3. I used to do the same with reverb. I’m even thinking sometimes: what if I slap reverb on the mixbus and mix into it, then remove the reverb? Because, you see, it emulates the acoustics that we especially don’t have when mixing on headphones. That’s what these new software tools do-the ones that emulate rooms and studio acoustics. The thing is, it’s not the reverb itself but what you do with your gain staging, EQs, and compression WHILE listening through it. Like we normally do with slight compression on a mixbus (maybe a tape emulation or even an actual tape). That’s kind of what happens when you mix on those stiff Yamahas or even the CUBE, or when you mix in MONO..

🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

superb mixing skills, great harline. some guys have it all.

3:04:51

This is garbage. All he does is press random buttons. 44 minutes of random sounds with no rhythm, melody, or anything. His work with Kanye is extremely overstated, all he did was make a few synth sounds that even my 12 year old nephew can produce.

🔥🔥🔥🔥

who are the top 3 people?

“Other 🥷’s sounds” FELT 😂😂😂

Max Martin doesn’t send him 200 tracks?

Where the hell is this from?😂

You really need to have a vision and a feel as a producer, that pulls you in the right direction and forces you to make decisions ( with maybe some related alternatives ), otherwise it's better to do some other activity. I also think that, if you have the possibility to work with an absolute top professional like Mr. Ghenea, it's important to ask yourself how you can best utilise his time and experience in your project. Making them do lots corrective stuff and going through lots of tracks is an absolute 'no go' as far as I'm concerned. You need to share your ideas and see how they can take it further. In that way their work can be applying their experience in a technical and creative way.

Who made the demo ? You or someone else ? you dont want to show the demo because its identical and negates the superproducers aura ?

How much money is enough? When will Serban stop gatekeeping and join the ranks of everybody else who help out others?

Idk how I found this but holy , this is one of the best videos I’ve seen. Was laughing my ass off

The best music producer ever 🔥🔥🔥

Jesus where is this Panal full of GREATS!!

I notice his watch flashes different colors.. 1/4 or 4/4 time? Interesting feature

Gool ❤

I agree with the lack of experience in the former. I get way too many projects that there has not been any decisions really made. HENCE I always get several references from either the artist, label, or in film scoring that I do, a spotting session with either the director or producer who may be in charge of the decision making process in the end to know what they really want in the project or how they want the audience to feel.

Where is this clip from???

This 808 question is insane. What does the person asking mean it distorts the vocal? That means it distorts the entire track. Which means turn everything down, or aka dont clip, or aka do good healthy gain structure.

Can you post this while stream? Where is this from?

It's so awesome to see Serban at work, usually focused and dedicated. His mixes are amazing, no doubt. If anyone is facing this issue, the easiest solution to maintain the bass and most of the vocal's sonic integrity is to use SOOTHE. Loop a main section where the distortion is noticeable, sidechain the bass to the vocals, and let Soothe push down the conflicting frequencies-typically between 90Hz to 200Hz. Alternatively, use Pro-Q, setting a dynamic EQ to cut when the sound exceeds the threshold. This way, you can preserve the sonic qualities of both elements.

4:30 is ian adding hdelay and valhallavverb before ott, pro c and the rest of the chain? so he's compressing the signal with some delay and verb in it right? super sneaky

2 years ago I was so f grateful and happy when I found these compilations of tips from big pop producers. Now I’m pissed at u for not giving me more. Give me more! Please 😊

serban spoke

Waiting for this for 6 days

I was beginning to think Serban was a mythological character, spoken about in fables by engineers. Now I know he's an actual real guy! It's great to finally hear him speak...I'd love to hear more from him.

yayyyy serban

Serban speaks 🙌

To have both Serban and Manny on a call is insane!

MIKE ZIMMER

Thank you, could you share more content about Serban, mixing tips..?

Serban 😮 omg

Serban and I have know each other since 7th grade back in Montreal. Not only is he talented mix engineer, but he's an amazing guitar player (he gave lessons to my brother and me). He was also the repair tech at Musicircle back when we were at CEGEP, the pros starting bring their guitars to Serban. But most of all, he's genuinely a real great dude.

Extremely useful info

This is a rare Serban interview. Thank you!