A BETTER Way to use REFERENCE MIXES.

[@davepensado8402]

AMEN BROTHER!!!

[@Movocorp]

The crossover we need. The crossover we deserve. Pensado&Scott.

[@feliperojasc]

@@Movocorp UBK x Pensado > Avengers.

[@topa1798]

Aamiin Brother

[@disorphmusic9103]

Amen Break!

[@ezporcelain]

A lot of producers made their name by their songs SOUND very different! Dilla, Kaytranada and now there are more of them than ever!

[@fxsurgeon1]

“Put it out there. Its’s art”. Loved that. We get obsessed with “technicals” but need to focus on the “art”. Cheers for that

[@andrewamicarelli]

Does anyone else feel like they're in a therapy session when Gregory Scott talks? Either way, good info and thanks for these vids!

[@j_magnus]

I thought I was crazy 😂

[@bonzzo777]

Oh yes.

[@RussArteaga]

If Owen Wilson and Matthew McConaughey had a son who became a therapist!

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

Always!

[@coyoteserranoband]

YES! Also a great teacher:) Love this guy. Dont have to go to school anymore.. Kinda.. lol

[@tayzonday]

If Kush controlled my lipstick, he’d have saved many pigs.

[@dglassb]

mad respect to the one and only chocolate rain!

[@indef93]

Leeeeegend. Please collab with Kush :)

[@eddyray666]

I never expected to see a comment from TayZonday. But if I had imagined what it'd be like, it'd be this mysterious yet apt.

[@kenny5277]

Wonder if Kush has any advice for when you need to move away from the mic to take a breath? (probably just fix it in the mix)

[@casperbjerkehagen9386]

Hey! Listened to your songs and your singing is really good actually, you should hire a good producer to get a good production behind those vocals. The musical content is good, but you could become a real artist with a proper production and sounds. Id master one of those production for free if you would do it (:

[@edsohovocals]

Very wise words: "Use the reference more as a brain reset"; and "Could your mix sit in a playlist with the references?" Big picture thinking. And trusting in our art. Thanks Gregory.

[@sinaloawolf4686]

This man literally said "make quicker decisions when mixing, don't spend too much time on a sound" Tried it and my mixes never been the same 🔥🔥

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

Yeeahh!! 🙌

[@BluffMunkey]

I thought I was the only Prince non-fan on the planet, however my respect for the skill is huge. He was, the man. Another great video.

[@iguatemigarin]

"...put it out there, it's art" I'm gonna frame this on my wall, right in front of me.

[@RocketFox]

THE bastion of true mixing knowledge

[@jellewierda3828]

Wow! Stop comparing! I like the 'feel' the song thing. I think we strive to much to become someone else and not our self's. Great content. Could you use your way of explanation to explain some techniques. Like you did with width and depth? How to listen to compression and why you use it? How to give room for elements? Make a mix loud without squashing it. Don't show us just the plugins but try to say it in a way we learn to listen if you know what I mean. Thanks!!!

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

​@Walter B And you never will, I only mix my own music and it's safe to say my music and my tastes bear no relation to anything 'mainstream'. And that's the way I want it!🕺

[@vrtk4870]

@@TheHouseofKushTV well said dude

[@monoscopes]

@Walter B well I assume he's mixed the intro theme for this video, and that sounds flawless.

[@aarongrubbs8699]

@@TheHouseofKushTV I only mixed my own music until COVID, except live, which is more taming chaos than anything, on the club level, with shit acoustics, and a lot of times, shit musicians, and I never needed a reference, because I know how I want my music to sound. But when mixing others, I do think it can be very useful--but more for balancing overall tonality than anything else. Tonal Balance Control from Izotope is useful for this.

[@JamieSandel]

These have to be the most exquisitely engineered spoken vocals on KZbin

[@robinberg6844]

I’ve been trying to formulate a big enough ’thank you’ for answering my question with such grace for the past hour, but I have difficulties finding big enough words (english isn’t my native language), so I write it in capital letters instead - THANK YOU! I think you gave me more insights in 10 minutes and 22 seconds than I’ll ever get again. And again - thank you!

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

You are very, VERY welcome, thank you for the fantastic question, a lot of people struggle with the same thing!

[@tutubeos]

Don’t worry my friend, you’ll get many more insights like this 😊

[@audio_odyssey]

Your English is better and more well written than most of the comments on KZbin. Thank you for posing an excellent question, that brought us this video.

[@fedecasagrande]

@@TheHouseofKushTV 1:04 I 'm still waiting for your thoghts on this topic. Thanks.

[@ebenritchie746]

This channel has taught me about how mixing is so much more about perspective, mindset, and instinct rather than methods and specifics, and it's the most valuable and effective lesson I've ever taken away from video instructors like this.

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

Right on!!!

[@fuckcensorship69]

you have to know the methods before you can fly off of instinct. before kush taught me how to use a compressor i was just smashing the peaks bc in my mind that would help me get louder mixes, when what i actually needed to do was remove some bass freqs.

[@promoted738]

My daughter is 22 now, but when she was 8 or so I was working on a record with some fairly emotional content. She came up to the studio to say goodnight while I was mixing. She sat a while and when I looked over she had tears in her eyes. It was a beautiful moment and I knew the mix was in the right place.

[@Sergio-nb4hj]

You sure she didn't tear up because you reached to adjust the vocal EQ by 0.2db for the 300th time? XP For god's sake, have mercy!

[@ranapratimsarma9506]

I was having a lot of screentime today so I listened to this video on my phone, laying down staring at the ceiling, without watching it. Then I realised something. Your videos are splendidly done. But it would also be great if you had podcasts. I'd listen to them for hours, again and again. That'd be a whole another kind of chill.

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

Did one for 7 years, "ubk happy funtime hour" 😊

[@ranapratimsarma9506]

@@TheHouseofKushTV That's right where I'm heading then💕

[@yeahthatkornel]

@@TheHouseofKushTV Do you still make these? Where can I listen to them?

[@seamasmanly]

Awesome as usual, and yes, definitely the chill side of therapy, or a cool conversation with an older brother!

[@MichaelCareyMusic]

100% on-point. Reference mixes are not an exact science. Super useful for overall perspective, yes, but different songs are... different songs! ADPTR Metric AB on my master buss has been a game-changer for me: level matching, killer metering, and seamless, *instantaneous switching* between the reference and my session. Has saved me loads of time and enormously streamlined my reference process.

[@u9s0e9r]

Prince was a visionary: mixing for Bose speakers before then even existed lol

[@PeterJDeVault]

Get your stuff out there. "It's art." Exactly - great advice to keep in mind.

[@TheMirolab]

I have an artist that I've mixed several EP's for..... but when he sends me his tracks, he often points me to a couple 'reference tracks' on KZbin, and asks me to try to make his music sound kind of like those tracks. Uggghh... I hate that. What I prefer to do is simply listen to his song, and mix it to what I believe is the best version of itself that it can be. I base my mixing decisions on a lifetime of music listening, and my own internal compass. To be respectful... I will go and listen to his reference tracks.... usually just once to see what inspired him.... but I can't say that it's ever influenced my mixing. The artist ends up loving my mixes, and coming back to me, so I guess it's working.

[@MishazBts]

No ppl can dislike these words of wisdom .a legend

[@Jasonlimitless]

Anyone else worry Gregory might start a cult one day? Because at this point I'd do anything he says to be honest

[@Callmemrnichols]

it's disconcerting to say the least

[@eddyray666]

Same pal.

[@Jasonlimitless]

'Thou shalt not use an EQ unless thou can state WHY thou want to use the EQ, and what thou aims to achieve by doing so' - Gregory Scott's Commandments - Circa 2020 - Amen 🙏

[@seanemmettfullerton]

LOL... while mixing, sometimes the voice in my head sounds a bit like Gregory Scott :) Fortunately, i don't argue with that "voice."

[@mikakettunen7939]

this is the sense of humor i love

[@vinayvincent3462]

You are the only person I've come across that speaks about music emotionally and practically rather than just technically.I love your videos❤️. P.S : Your voice is angelic😍

[@josephriddlestone4684]

This is very true, it’s refreshing to hear. I’ve found over the years, when I listen to my work in retrospect, emotions have the most noticeable impact on my music. If I am struggling emotionally my music lacks direction. Yet no one talks about it. There is one other you tuber that also discusses emotion, ethics and philosophy in music. He is an electronic artist, but very authentic and musical. Benn Jordan; he even has a fascinating video on binaural music, sound healing. Peace

[@vinayvincent3462]

@@josephriddlestone4684 Hey Joseph,I'd like to hear some of your music.😊

[@minttrax]

crikey this bloke talks sooo much sense and his explanations are so detailed... man a champion

[@66fitton]

Excellent advice! I don't use reference tracks very often because I don't find chasing stuff works very well. To use a few different tracks for a reference "feel" is definitely a different approach. This I will be doing for sure. Thanks Gregory!✌

[@silvenshadow]

Thanks for the love brother. We all need it. Create, be strong.

[@thomassheets8897]

I don’t even really use reference tracks, just love listening to this man talk and learning about this kind of stuff regardless

[@emmahearnemusic]

Thank you! You are the Oracle on mixing!

[@atomicfrost9204]

Thanks Gregory! Please keep up putting the videos out there. I always look forward to hearing your views.

[@davidasher22]

Secret inside source: “When Doves Cry” was used as a reference track for Metallica’s “..and Justice for All” album. Hehehe..

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

Hilarious!

[@giulioboobzilla]

is there a remastered version where u can hear Jason?

[@666cordyceps666]

@@giulioboobzilla you can't put something in, when it's not there from the first place! They probably forgot to unmute Jason while they mastered it!! "Sad but true" (pun intended!) hahaha

[@davidasher22]

@@giulioboobzilla there is that project where some guy redid all the bass and called it “::and Jason for All”. Pretty sure it’s on KZbin. Edit: it’s called ..And Justice for Jason.

[@davidasher22]

@@giulioboobzilla kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJzUhZaCrLqMoJo

[@leonfriedemann9151]

I love your videos. Can't really tell why, but I am allways happy watching them.

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

I have the same experience any time I watch a creative person sharing or discussing their process, I enjoy it even if I don't love or understand their work.

[@timjames308]

I needed to hear this so badly. The confidence to commit to just what the song needs

[@footnotedrummer]

If you were professor teaching music engineering... I go back back to school in a second. Your delivery is excellent. Very clear and concise.

[@BorisBarroso]

I like your mindset, I think this helps more than chasing a *sound*, thanks for your videos.

[@MadeOnTape]

instinct is king. I also have one or two colleagues who I trust IMMENSELY. For me, sometimes it's good to send a nearly finished mix to them: and they give me "take it or leave it" advice. Sometimes they'll tell me something in a certain way, then I realize that they need something else instead of EXACTLY what they asked me to do. For example: "snare is a little lost in section B" might mean something else actually needs to come down...

[@alexcontreras1972]

This just changed my whole perspective on my songs. I always felt like there was a standard, thank you for stating that there's not. Your advice is so reassuring for me who's just beginning. Gregory Scott u da man!

[@NervousBrideMusic]

That deflated feeling of comparing yourself to mixes you admire is insidious. This one changed my life Gregory keep doing what you're doing.

[@philpower_]

8:33 “They’re different songs. They don’t need the same treatment, they don’t need to sound the same.” 👏👏👏💯

[@LouieShowers]

You literally freed me of the reference mix curse! Stop trying to match it exactly and focus on the overall balancing, while trusting your own ears! That is Gospel! Thank you! 💪 🌟

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

Boom!

[@casimirdekkers-newtrackout691]

I must give you a MASSIVE thanks: Because of this video I decided to put my first song out there. Otherwise my perfectionism and hesitation would've driven me up a wall and it would've never been released... Is it perfect? Far from it. Am I happy and proud of it regardless? Yes! Although I've heard it a million times already, I still play it. It's part of my journey, and I wanted to give people some laughter(It's a funny song) in these trying times.

[@TheMichaelseymour]

can you supply a link -good thinking btw !

[@casimirdekkers-newtrackout691]

@@TheMichaelseymour Thanks! I don't know which streaming platform you prefer, but if you search on my name(Casimir Dekkers) you can find it on all platforms. The song I'm talking about here is "DUH(Most Annoying Song Ever)". I've also got a new track out. It's way better, but still far from perfect....

[@tigredejadeec]

This kind of production tips are what makes a real difference❤

[@jamesconraadtucker]

What amazes me is there are so called mix engineers who are two notches higher than a rodie in the business who are practically household names on You Tube. Then there's Gregory Scott, who like a few choice mix, and engineering instructors get to the heart of intelligent mix instruction. This guy is completely on target! What a pleasure. Thank you Greg.

[@АнтонЧернышев-э3ц]

This is definitely one of the best mixing-related channels on KZbin!

[@Winksmusic]

"chasing a reference is overriding your instinct"

[@MrmelodyUs]

assuming one actually has good instincts, LOL.

[@massivebeatzz]

Prince once said "If I ever hear my bass player - I'll fire him".

[@thecameraguy6883]

I was very surprised recently to listen to some of my favorite music from my childhood and realize how much of the mix was hanging out in the low-mids. It was surprising because I have no interest in mixing my stuff that way, but it remains really emotionally important music for me. It was a revelatory moment of realizing just what you're saying, there's no "standard" sound, it's just what makes it feel right.

[@soynachosonido]

This is incredibly sensible advice. What works for other mixes might not work for yours. "Follow your instincts, put it out there, IT'S ART."

[@animatter2000]

Your videos help me to stop overthinking everything and actually get something done

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

Hell yeah! Mission accomplished!!

[@RossCooperMusic]

The buildup in each episode from intro to when the theme music fully drops gets me so hype now! I’m sitting like, “yes, yesss, yessssss!” waiting for that knowledge drop. Thanks for covering this, have had lots of questions on it myself!

[@shorerocks]

One things that I like to add: It is equally important what you heard before comparing. For example, if I hear brighter mixed rock songs, and listen to mine, it is not as bright, and instinctively I think: Make it brighter. But try this - take not so bright, modern mixes (Europe or others), and then listen to your mix. And wow. Suddenly my mix sounds bright enough. So, what is 'right'? Well, obviously what feels right, has the right vibe (I just learned that from Marty Whites comment below), and is well balanced. That is why I check my mixes first thing in the morning, with fresh ears.

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

Nice! Totally agreed!!

[@mrbrightside5278]

"Use your mix as a brain reset." Yep!! This is exactly how I use my reference tracks! I've always thought of it as a bit of a palate cleanser for your ears

[@pure.panic.productions33]

Thank you thank you thank you! This was a genuine question. Your videos are just the best. Every time!

[@moshezyoffe7622]

Love you Master-Kush thank for all that love of teaching 🙏🙏🙏

So much Love and Gentleness in your videos. This one lighted a sweet fire inside my heart ❤️ where I know that everything is ok. There is only love no matter what you do

[@benwinch5338]

Exactly! So refreshing to hear someone say this. And the bit about dark - why is every song so freaking bright these days?! Dark is where it’s at brother.

[@thevillainycontagion103]

When I first started mixing about a two years ago I never noticed how records had different production on them. I just knew there was a “pro” sound and an “amateur “ sound. Now I notice tons of things in every song. Sometimes there’s a cymbals that’s too harsh and it’ll drive me crazy but a casual listener like my wife won’t know what I’m talking about. I’m glad you made a video about referencing though because that is one area where I struggle. When I hear drum production that I want I don’t try to circle in on that and I usually end up chasing a guitar sound that I don’t even want because I was listening to it as a whole production and trying to replicate it.

[@alienhalfbreed1301]

It's so spooky, whenever I am struggling with a mix and I get myself a few days break to reset my brain, you come out with a new video that's treating exactly the same issues, and you find always the right words to let me feel confident enough again, to take a decision and continue to go my own way. Thank you

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

Woohooo, glad to hear that! Keep at it!!!

[@QuabmasM]

Great video. Many people forget that reference mixes are at that tone because of the color & saturation in them as well. You cant just EQ your way to those tones...you have to have vision for what saturation tools you have to help you achieve that final result as well. Never seek to sound like its twin...just seek to get closer to it. The same way you cant make yours sound the same, they couldnt make theirs sound exactly like your crappiest mix with their expensive gear even if they tried their best. The goal is to compete, not achieve the same result but our minds tell us otherwise so we feel like we havent made the mark when we hear differences. As long as you follow the general rules of sonic-ly pleasing music, you shouldnt grill your mix for not sounding like its competitor. Batman is nothing like Superman but we love him many times more due to his unique narrative...he follows the essentials of being a hero...they both have on capes but we know he can only fly via tools. Likewise, let your best mix have its own lane but follow the general criteria for sonic-ly pleasing mixes...dont be too bright in this digital era of clarity but also dont try to squash your mix to oblivion to sound more analog after youve reached the limit of your saturation plugins. Its ok to be a hero with no cape.

[@leecoulter]

Thanks for speaking my language and making so much sense. Such great vids. Gratitude!

[@luckyknot]

I always forget to reference. I'll continue forgetting. If it's okey for me, it's okey. No need to follow references with devotion. I will only use them just to reset my mind. That's the whole point. I feel I am better mixer now xD. No really, top advice as usual, blessings for these unvaluable lessons Gregory!

[@musicproductioncentral4540]

Listen to commercial mixes through your monitors for an hour everyday. Don't mix in your own bubble for days, and then listen to references. Listen to the references in order to understand your monitors.

[@mttlsa686]

Totally right buddy! I've used referencing exclusively to understand my monitors.

[@redlgv7977]

I'm already a fan. This man knows things

[@LaPlant_Mastering]

So much value on this channel, it's crazy

[@jarelpowell8102]

This video was right on time for me. I almost fell into the rabbit hole of trying to get songs to sound and feel like references a bunch of times.

[@marcdanielnelson317]

Excellent topic, Gregory! You nailed it with this one. Stay safe in the new year.

[@L.DOT.P.]

I have a degree in Audio Arts and Acoustics. The mix coaching in class wasn't nearly as good as Kush After Hours.

[@christopherecatalano]

Brilliant. That’s it. Mix lifesaving advice, yet again. Thank you!

[@skeletonmodel]

Thanks a lot Gregory. Out of hundreds of 'tutorials' that always address the same topics ('add a lowcut to your reverb send', 'Headphones vs Monitors, bad room acoustics', 'Gainstaging' etc) that have been recycled so much that a novice like me can pretend to be a 'guru' just by repeating all those things over and over again on camera, your videos make you actually think about stuff. I don't learn anything from the others, they are just set rules that I apply without thinking about it (and therefore give mixed results). You however, seem to be from a different planet (in a good way). Like, opening a 3rd eye when mixing. Would love to see you mix a track and hear that process through your ears if that makes sense.

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

Thanks!! I'm working on some eps like that, gonna be a while but should be fun and eye-opening!

[@andrewdufftheactualduff3483]

Your commentary is of such high value to me. My mixing is gradually progressing. Thank you these videos.

[@Audiojunkk]

Mannn keep dropping these wisdom / philosophical pearls. Such an antidote to a lot of the misinformation and overly technical “rule” type videos. Big up KUSH!

[@tonyvincentproductions]

Mate- you're so so on point with EVERYTHING you're saying. Cheers GS !

[@riffjiff]

I take this man's judgement 100% of the time and have learned to start listening to the mix in new and different ways. It seems I 'm able to find my flaws easier. Thanks Greg! Always here paying attention !!!!!

[@BigBri550]

Back when I recorded & mixed in the late '80s/early '90s, I found that when I reference mixed & matched, I ended up with mud. That's where a lot of music was at in those days: indistinguishable tracks awash in digital reverb & delay. What I started doing was filtering my reference tracks through Dolby C which cleared everything up immediately. The over-saturation was whittled down to a very faint roar, and the tracks became sharp, clear, and dynamic. My mixes improved dramatically using Dolby C as my standard.

[@michaelkillebrew3114]

Great question, great response! Thankyou Kush

[@farsiuk]

I’m always fiddling with brightness because it excites the ears of an average listener. That’s what my instinct tells me.. I like this but I can excite the audience further by adding this brightness. A tricky game. This is a really important topic you’ve covered!!!

[@juhanator7943]

Damn it ... I'm just producing cinematic synthwave album, and I am unrelaxed a lot of what would be warm enough sound, enough fat, clear, etc. (I've been practicing music for a few years). And now you said it well: Listen to your instinct, make your own version, that is, not too slavish copying, but feel the sound first. I needed this, thank you very much! I was already too overwhelmed by the technical side that I almost forget to make just that music.

[@aarongrubbs8699]

This was so needed. I just got Metric A/B and have been somewhat intimidated. Coming from live sound, I have always just used my ears, but did have amazing luck mixing a brass band with a similar reference. Thanks as always, UBK!

[@footnotedrummer]

Sage wisdom! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience.

[@k1ttyF158er]

The BIG thing (for me) about listening to music, either for reference, enjoyment or resetting my ears, is to do it in my mix room & at the various volume levels I use for mixing. That way, I'm hearing how other music interacts with my room. - It's even more important if I'm mixing in a client's space & need to tune my ears (and expectations) to an unfamiliar room. (My 2 cents).

[@kobuk]

I recently listened to some tracks done in the 80's like MJ's thriller in headphones and was really struck by how weird they sounded compared to anything mixed in the last 20 yrs or so. This all ties in with his other video about using a soft focus when you listen. You have to listen like an untrained person does and just ask yourself if it sounds good or what you want it to sound like. I have been able to identify trends in my mixes by comparing them to various pro level mixes (like too much low mids) but I agree that it's a slippery slope when you start trying to match the same sonic curve as another song.

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

Right on, yeah. Listening as an engineer is a rabbit hole, and for me the way out of that rabbit hole was 'thru' it. That is, once I really _got_ the main message of this video (not only is there no standard sound, there are a nearly infinite variety of beautiful sounds), I was able to enjoy the qualities of the production no matter what they were. So I still analyze sound and mixes and production, I can't help it, but I don't let my judgments take on any negative emotional values. Life's too long for that!

[@MPHORROCKS]

I've been making music for 30 over years and only recently discovered the use of reference tracks. I've made lots of music I (and luckily, other people) love. I suddenly thought I was wrong and had been doing everything wrong ... forever, lol. This video just put how to use a reference track in perspective. Great advice thanks!

[@adobedirtblues1321]

This is the best channel on audio mixing on KZbin. This is the first channel I ever clicked on the subscription bell. Much gratitude from out here in radio land sir

[@tristanishtar8906]

Thank you Gregory. I've only recently discovered your channel and I love and appreciate your contrarian approach. A lot of it is common sense, a lot of it is validation, and it's really helpful to get your non-traditional slant on things. It's a really nice angle to fold into the rest of the mixing tutorials out there. It broadens and enhances my perspective and for that I thank you.

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

Thanks!

[@glenson7587]

You should get a golden record for all this great information!

[@dj_Kzas]

You are the Guru dude, I've been trying to match all my mixes to the reference and never works. Thanks now everything makes more senses.

[@PrincipalAudio]

I used to listen to the overall EQ response of the reference track and make EQ adjustments accordingly, until I realised that EQ isn't the only factor. Dynamics, transients, timbre, effects, saturation, thinking about bussing, etc. There are so many more dimensions to a mix than just "EQ" when thinking of how bright, bassy, warm a mix is. So glad I learned to get over that limitation.

[@cripesalmighty4744]

Gregory's voice always soothes me

[@ViniciusOliveira-ti4be]

I'm in a moment in my life as a mixer where I'm starting to like my work's results, but sometimes I stumble over some doubt anyway. I just wanna say that these series of videos are really important to me, they make me keep going because they speak about things that are so intimate of this job that hardly anyone would understand. Most of the time are just the kind of things I need to hear. Thank you so much mr Gregory Scott!

[@kalinmirchev]

I love watching your videos because they remind me of my early 20s when I knew nothing about music production (ofc I was so eager to learn!), but I was making music all the time by simply trying to make it sound as good as I had it in my head. 20+ years later I listen to these mixes and with all the imperfections and lack of polish in there, they still sound so "mine". And all of my friends who have heard them still love em :D

[@thomasbalmforth3819]

If there’s one thing that can consistently throw things out of whack for me it’s referencing. Really appreciate this video, I’m not out of the woods yet but this has really helped me take a better approach and mindset.

[@keithrowe7617]

I'd listened to When Doves Cry about 200 times in 20 years before it dawned on me...there's no bass guitar whatsoever. It's widely known that Peter Gabriel's "Melt" album has no hi hats, but not widely known that neither does Kate Bush's Hounds Of Love album. You don't miss it at all in either case. It's just its own thing that sounds the way it sounds. Thanks Gregory for giving us the confidence to trust our instincts.

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

It's been a while, but my memory is that it's more than just 'no hi hats', Melt has no cymbals or hi-freq percussion at all. Same with Security. And then, for So, he's getting Stuart Copeland to overdub second hi-hat tracks on top of Manu's bouncy main hats, plus the 6 shaker tracks plus some triangle for good measure 😛

[@keithrowe7617]

​@@TheHouseofKushTV IMO "he," meaning PG, didn't decide the sound of So. That's all Lanois. It happens every time; an artist does X number of albums, and their stuff sounds 'okay,' then Daniel Lanois shows up, and all of a sudden a masterpiece is created. PG - So, Emmy Lou - Wrecking Ball, U2 - Joshua Tree, Dylan - Time Out Of Mind, etc. etc. etc.

[@djtoolhead]

You're winning the warmth wars with the audio in your videos.

[@asaf6773]

Man, you're like the Leonard Cohen of compressors. I'm fascinated by this channel! Much respect

[@therealjosan]

I was feeling very insecure about my music today and it was really weighing me down. This video came at the perfect time and made me feel better. Thank you! ❤️

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

You're so welcome!

[@fjfrancois]

Gregory deserves millions of subscribers. A lot of knowledge and audio wisdom. Thank you, I wish I had the money to you to mix and mastered my music 🎵 😊

[@m.i.stapes]

I never noticed that about when doves cry. I just paused and listened. You're totally right! wheres the bass?? But the song still vibes

[@TheNexusComplex]

Yep. Greg's on point again. This is ART. Don't chase your tail or the tail of others. Do YOUR mix. Approach other references as a REFERENCE...not the be all/end all that defines your vision or product.

[@jamesblack993]

Damn... This was a very timely video. I often just blindly chase the reference mix and it's energy but most of the times it is just causing unnecessary stress when in reality my track is sounding already pretty balanced and would work for what I intended to achieve with it. Thank you crazy man!

[@elgatorolo]

i always smile watching your videos. Thanks for sharing your mindset and!!!!

[@jesusguardon]

This is pure gold! Wise words, Greg. That's something I'm still struggling with, but not anymore...

[@ignaciojauregui7423]

this channel is such a bless, you giveaway some of the most useful, esoteric concepts. Can't thank you enough

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

It's my pleasure, truly!