I've never fully understood how to fix out of phase stuff in my mix, but thanks to this video, I'm starting to understand it all. Thank you

at 20:30 you left the mono utility on mono when comparing to the m/s utility so the sounds were unaffected by the m/s utility (also shown on goniometer both signals are mono) but hey, we get the point. ;) Thank you for the vid. What i am really struggling with is how the F* do pro mixes sound good and balanced and pretty much the same on my studio speakers, on my studio headphones and on a JBL. I would appreciate super deep dive into this and into what everything can be done for translation of mixes across different types of music consumption devices. Thanks again!

You'll probably play at some squat party where amps are bridged to get more output or small(er) club and we've all played small clubs and squat parties before got to play some big festival PA...and I don't remember the last time I played a big festival PA that was full mono. But subs are still run in mono pretty much everywhere and the human brain *starts* (emphasis on starts) losing directionality below 300hz also stereo low mids (not out of phase...out of phase *can* be cool in some special FX context where you feel like your brain is doing a "barrel roll" inside your skull)....but wide low mids give a nice perception of depth. Its all a balancing act, after all, its part of mixing. So yeah, I do agree its important to make sure you check your goniometer is mostly on the positive side, but I feel we are being asked to make up for lack of reproduction quality medium....when people make movies, for the movie theatres, they don't really care about the people that will watch the movie on their smart phones. And I reached the end of video where I totally agree 100% about using the tools we have and being creative...I especially agree with "sticking it to the man"....

Спасибо! Важная тема, полезное видео!

I check my mix in mono. But i also check my mix by cutting low end, high end, mids, phase changing, and on old phone speakers, and car radio to ensure it sounds clear.

Mono is good across the board (no pun intended), especially when you're doing the final mix it can be 100% helpful in placing sounds and instruments in the stereo field with as much clarity as possible

Sub in mono makes sense. Why would you make it stereo at all?

that was a great explanation thank you 🙏

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Imagine my surprise when I ran the mono test on a song I'm putting out next week and it IS mono compatible! Goniometer and everything, I'm good! This is awesome! I'm gonna check my other tracks now lol

"wow mono is such a waste of my time because nobody will every play my tracks in a setting where people will be dancing to them"

I find a lot of samples nowadays are way too wide. It often sounds worse when you go back to stereo.

Dude, the rants aren't really needed and really distract from other great content. Hard to get past the hate.

Yes, because when you’re going to the bathroom in the club, the sound is mono

Great argument but attacking "un-informed stupid consumers" is not in good form.

Ive hit pause 3 seconds into this video to comment .. for the love of god please check, i had a huge disaster once because i didnt. I released a trance tune on a label, 1 month later i played it out but the club was set up in mono (fairly rare where i live). When it plqyed out it sounded absolutely wack, there was so many phase issues in the pads that it caused notess to basically disappear and the progression sounded different. I didnt even recognise the chords it was that bad. To this day, i have this tune still released on Beatport 7 years later and its embarrassing to listen to in mono.. Ok, time to unpause and have you tell me why im wromg 😂

Hi! Could this problem be solved even a little in the mastering stage? Assuming there is no chance of fixing the mix. A possible solution could be to set the synth area to mono in a percentage in a multiband imager?

Smart speakers can be great for handling tasks at home. I use them to set timers in the kitchen when my hands are covered in food, I can ask them to make quick conversions (i.e. how many tablespoons are in a cup?), I use them to listen to podcasts, they are great for asking simple questions when I'm getting ready for the day (i.e. should I wear a jacket?), I use them to turn on and off lights, set my morning alarm etc. This is much easier and quicker than pulling out or finding my phone. I hardly ever use them to listen to music, but it's a bit ignorant/misinformed to say that it's dumb to own them, or that they don't serve a purpose. Also, it's extremely misguided to say that they "spy on you to sell you ads." What about your cell phone, computer, or any other smart device that has a microphone on it? You have some bold, judgemental opinions here that don't seem to align with reality.

Mixing in mono made my mixes 10x better

Filmed pre-Mohawk

The cool thing is: out-of-phase sounds are easily identifiable by ear - it's like a sound that is coming from nowhere, or better said, you cannot easily tell where the sound is coming from on the stereo soundstage, it's neither left nor right, nor the middle. And it also creates a slightly nauseating sensation if you have headphones on or you are in the sweet spot of your speakers. Best way to start training for these types of sounds is panning a sound to the left and use a utility to invert that sound's phase, and pan that to the right. You'll get that nauseating effect instantly. Now, in more complex mixes those out-of-phase sounds will be more difficult to spot, and that's where the meters come in, but for easily trouble-shooting stuff and hearing if an important element is out-of-phase, it's good to be able to rely just on your ears.

I heard ram was always the issue with ableton. Is the mac air okay for production and mastering not shows.

This is a very instructive tutorial. Thank you!

Any input on setting frequencies under 100 as strictly mono?

Great discussion and video! I'm sure you'll be inundated with comments about the folks dumb enough to buy smart speakers though, might want to wear your athletic cup around the studio for a few days. LOL!

21:38 what is this

I have an advanced degree in physics and I would demonstrate destructive/destructive interference to my students. We'd play around with different songs and signal generators, headphones, stereo and mono speakers. I think they caught on. It is hard to explain this to people. You did a good job.

This is indeed something I have ignored for so long. I'm still halfway through the video but wanted to ask. I switched on the Utility to Mono for a track I recently did. Comparing it to having the Mono off, it got louder. The master usually peaks at -1.0 to -0.7. In Mono it went to -0.2 at most. But It did not sound like I lost any elements. Did I still possibly did something wrong?

I like your content and will continue watching it, but the "dumb enough to buy these things" comment was uncalled for. For example, I have health issues that at times make me partially disabled, and these "devices" are a major help when say I need to turn the lights in my room on / off or turn the TV on without having to get out of bed, because I can't. For some fully disabled folks they can literally be a lifesaver, as you can call for help without having to pick up a phone. Plus, following the logic of gadgets "spying" on you, you shouldn't own laptops, cellphones, etc.

TIL Utility has a mid/side mode, woah! I would call this video the definitive video on mono compatibility. Thank you!

Thank you for speaking sense and being realistic about listeners' actual behaviour.

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I have my first live looping ableton performance in less then a week! These videos are JUST WHAT I NEED!!!!!!!!!!

wow ive been using ableton for 10 years and just learned this, thanks man

Thank's for all the tips!!

Lite have roar?

* cries in FL *

This is great... would appreciate more push 3 vidz

Is it worth upgrading from ableton live 11?

this video is unbelievably helpful, appreciate your straightforward explanations and demos!

as a drum samplist - thank you sooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

looking at the comments it must just be me, but I heard almost no difference

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Hi! I like your video and tutorial 🪐 but I want to ask you : wouldn't you get the same result by inserting a series of audio effects before/after the Looper? So using only an audio track? Let me know, thanks

it's nice there's another way of creating quick harmonies, but for me, I've been able to do this pretty quick too with antares auto tune, just duplicate the track, go to your recorded clip you want the harmony, make sure it's in complex warp mode and pitch shift it +3st, duplicate again and pitch shift another +5st, works the same way

Maybe I’m misunderstanding what you’re saying about dynamic sidechain EQ in Ableton but I was able to dynamic sidechain EQ using the envelope follower. I mapped the envelope follower to gain reduction on the EQ triggered by bass drum, snare drum, and Toms and applied the EQs to a return with sends from guitar+bass+cymbals. Basically I’m using the transient instruments to drive dynamic sidechain EQ to make space in the sustain instruments only at the frequencies that the transient instruments are present and only while they’re active.

What monitors are these they look dope

Thanks mate

Anyone know if it is recommended to remove all clippers (i.e. on your kick, snare & drum bus) after a label has signed the track, and needs their mastering engineer to master it?

Still don't know whether to go for the Beyerdynamic DT 900 Pro X, Sennheiser HD600, or Austrian Audio Hi-X65....