Adam "Nolly" Getgood Mixing Masterclass part 1 of 2: Master bus and drums

Adam "Nolly" Getgood walks through a rock song in this mixing masterclass. He covers everything from master bus processing to reverb, EQ, compression and automation strategies using a variety of plugins including Getgood Drums' Modern & Massive and Smash & Grab compressor.
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- 12 specialized styles of compression
- Use the grab compressor to add attack and impact
- Use the smash compressor for weight and size
- Built-in pre and post EQ sections to improve workflow
- Stop the guesswork with the powerful 'drum type' knob with hundreds of optimizations all happening under the hood
- Built-in saturation to help shape and add character to your drums
- Stop scrolling through your plug-ins endlessly trying to find the right compressor, and let your creativity flow with Smash and Grab.
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*Note, this video uses a beta version of Smash and Grab so some features and graphics are different in the released version.

[@GetGoodDrums]

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[@Anabasis]

Can you please explain how you got your piano roll in logic to display only the notes being used instead of the entire piano?

[@atomsktheforgiver]

"let's start releasing promos for our new compressor." "no, we will give them a whole masterclass." ILY

[@joeyvpoisonfree]

What a legend

[@hogblockula9335]

This is the type of marketing i like.

[@inveracity]

00:00 Intro 1:54 Master Bus Processing 8:07 GGD Modern & Massive Settings 12:15 Midi Programming 22:33 Kick Processing 29:47 Snare Processing 45:20 Tom Processing 56:32 Cymbals Processing 1:02:59 Room Processing 1:08:04 Volume Automation

[@calebfoster1832]

You're the best.

[@georgechandrum]

Mind to ask, which part the drum bus at?

[@bhargavsharma007]

Nolly is awesome and so are you! I'm going to be referring to this multiple times and the timestamps are really going to help. Thanks a ton!

[@mauricioapoteom2604]

40:23 Drum Parallel Comp

[@mauricioapoteom2604]

43:31 Drum Verb

[@elguaripolo686]

I did a more detailed timestamp table for personal use I want to share, greetings! 1:54 Nolly's take on "Top Down Mixing" approach 2:24 Instrumental Master Bus EQ 3:24 Instrumental Master Bus Compression 6:06 Compression IMPORTANT NOTE 6:36 Natural Master Bus (final touch) and 7:13 to export and send demos 8:07 Drums Intro (GGD "Modern and Massive" setup) 10:35 Presenting MIDI drums exported to audio 11:46 Some Pros and Cons of midi and audio printed drums 12:16 MIDI Drum Programming 19:17 Smash and Grab plugin 22:33 Kick 22:46 EQ / Natural sound comparison/explanation 24:33 Be aware of the particular sound of the instrument (1.3 - 1.5 khz timbre) 25:00 Low pass filter tip 13.0 khz (when is it time for Metal/Rock...) 25:49 Compression 28:10 Tape Saturation 29:07 DEMO in song context Kick Before/After comparison 29:47 Snare (starts with Top mic, add distortion) 30:41 EQ 1st (Top mic, Annoying resonance) 32:02 Snare Bottom (just cut little high something) 32:41 Snare Top/Bottom Bus 32:53 Noise gate 34:59 EQ 2nd 38:27 Compression Smash and Grab 40:20 Parallel Compression Mention (Drum Bus*, but snare focus importance) 43:28 Snare Reverb 45:20 Toms (fast forward 45:55) 50:47 Flor Tom 51:20 Flor Tom 2 51:39 Toms' Bus 55:55 Parallel Compression Tom Send 56:31 Cymbals 57:54 EQ (highpass at 280 hz, lil drop at 500 hz) 59:09 Over Heads important advice (tame/control 5-7 khz cause' of problematic crashes n stuff) 59:58 Cymbals resonance taming selection (do it simple and precise, otherwise ruin the character of the cymbals) 1:00:36 Compression 1:02:38 Sending cymbals to the parallel compression bus 1:02:59 Room Mics 1:04:36 EQ Important thoughts 1:05:22 Compression 1:06:04 DOPE ROOM TRICK "Upward expansion" (context at 1:05:30) 1:08:05 Automation (fast forward 1:08:40) 1:08:55 Showing automations (Snare, Kick, and stuff) 1:09:33 Room Automation / Drum Bus 1:10:41 Demo (Nolly and GGD team, you are the best lml, thank u a looot)❤🌱 Stay vegan btw💪

[@bf_stv]

Nolly has explained mixing better than anyone who has ever asked me for money to do so.

[@BrandonBames]

I can't believe this is free.

[@beenmicrophone5817]

I can't believe it's not butter

[@sylvainpanneau6460]

@@beenmicrophone5817 pardon ?

[@beenmicrophone5817]

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[@sylvainpanneau6460]

@@beenmicrophone5817 thank you I needed to know that. If you're afraid to fall, you fall because you're afraid. Everything is choice.

[@LeeJoRo]

@@beenmicrophone5817 you'd butter believe it

[@6oundStudio]

I feel like Nolly is the coolest man alive. So talented and humble

[@TheAABarajas]

After watching this, it is easy to understand why is Nolly at the top of this game. Not only that, but the way he explains / teaches all the concepts seen here. The guy was born to do this.

[@drrodopszin]

I would love to hear Adam calmly talking about the mixing of a super crazy black metal/grindcore track with the total contrast between his excellent manners and the brutality of the music.

[@jay1070]

That fast attack compression you use on your mix bus is $$. Thanks Nolly!

[@XiyuYang]

That's pretty new to me too, typically I use a slow attack (10/30ms) and a fast release on a SSL style bus compressor.

[@anthonylarussa8385]

The cymbal:snare room technique is forever the game changer

[@manrat278]

You already know the videos gonna be amazing within the first 3 seconds, I didn’t know a mix could sound that good

[@zlodr9369]

Нолли, большущее тебе спасибо за такой прекрасный мастер-класс!!! Очень помог 🤘

[@LesonDeson]

From the first creative live Nolly has been one of the best instructors imo. That might be the accent tho. 😅

[@jamesm5698]

My favourite thing, and also most annoying, is that Nolly is such a nerd/genius that he talks EQ and just expects us all to know what it sounds like..."moving on..."...kept thinking I had missed something! Loving this series of videos!

[@tehsimo]

This sounds amazing. Nolly has a hypnotic delivery. Cant stop watching

[@Forbidden-po8ey]

I literally bought both plugins after watching this. :)

[@tohsrae]

And again my favourite snare sounds in the whoooooole wide world are mixed by Nolly!

[@lukasgraesslin]

Now that's how you market your new plugin the right way ;) I can't get enough of Nolly mixing videos anyway. I've already seen the stuff he did von Creative Live and Nail the Mix. Thumbs up!

[@DRJTUBECHANNEL]

He's awsome!! Very clear and effective communicator/teacher.

[@ReCharredSigh]

Bassing with Babish

[@aggelosmts3930]

OH. MY. GOD.

[@DacianGradaMusic]

Best marketing move ever, I now want the new plugin as well as have learned **a lot** about Drum mixing -- can't wait for the next part, Nolly is the best teacher.

[@jeidoublerice2282]

Love this tutorials as far as I’m concerned

[@snapascrew]

Your mix of the new he is legend record is amazing

[@ghastlyshimmer]

I followed EVERYTHING in the drum processing (also the master) The difference is night and day. It is now my template. Writing has never been so easy.

[@yogamoshi567]

Also guys just in case it wasn’t made clear in the video, up to the bus compressor in the ‘master bus’ section (where he talks about the rolling off the low end of the compressor) is just an instrumental bus. Then the tape machine and limiting are on the stereo output. If you run the vocals through a bus compressor with the instruments you’ll have to do a lot of automation as the vocals can get unnaturally squashed.

[@TheOuterDrive]

thanks!

[@nickpetosa341]

I know this is old but do the guitars and bass run through the instrument bus?

[@mannycomeo]

thank u so much Nolly! you are like a father to us

[@lkpryamy2689]

This is the first channel I ever smashed the bell 🔔 button in my youtube history...!! GGD is OP🤘✌️

[@MikeLuke]

Nolly, ever considered to record a podcast or audio book with your voice? ;) Great tutorial, already love your drums reviews on that other channel.

[@rookd1137]

Love this Nolly is the man, Great teacher

[@drummerjeroensimons]

Great job Nolly!!! Cheers from The Netherlands, Jeroen Simons, Independent/Epica.

[@YaronRod]

Nolly /GGD Team - Great Product !

[@zsoltg]

This is pretty much priceless! Not everyone can afford 13.000 a year to study music production.. so I’m very grateful for videos like this! 🙏

[@j-katinfusino4930]

You must not be American. It costs WAY more than that here. I spent $24k a year 10 years ago.

[@FranciscoGarcia-xx7tn]

nolly has taught me so much through videos like this

[@brianwright6134]

Wow, Merry Christmas to us! Thank you! (And Merry Christmas to you too).

[@danknittel1250]

This is amazing! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us =) Love your products and work!

[@GetGoodDrums]

Thanks for watching!

[@LaminarSound]

Bingo on mixing through the limiter. I’ve been doing this for years because when I didn’t, I could never get real world final levels accurate. After getting the masters back things were off. Limiters effect the mix more than you might think. Great video mate. 🤘🏻

[@7AKV7]

This videos is almost TOO generous for this world. Thank you so fucking much. You are a legend.

[@AliKaSH]

Thanx Nolly. You have taught me a lot.

[@user-qq5lg4bu9c]

Mr. Getgood, you're amazing! Thanks)

[@eofprod]

When will realease the POKEY & PEAKY Drum library?

[@steveiak9970]

brilliant knowledge dropped here amazing! thank you!!

[@coosminus]

This video is invaluable .... such a great content. Thanks so much Nolly for putting the time and effort to go through and explain an entire drum mixing flow.

[@henriquewuensch]

I love Nolly and i will fight for him through out my entire life! \o/

[@jb47391]

i could just listen to nolly talk all day. his voice is beautiful

[@gabrielpettit3989]

Awesome video! Thanks guys

[@BrofUJu]

This rules so much. It's obviously a good promo for all of the GGD stuff but you didn't have to offer this up for free. Thanks so much.

[@QuincyKane]

This is amazing; thank you so much for sharing this! I love Nolly's mixes and I'm always inspired after seeing his process!

[@jacobharley7117]

Nolly you're the best.

[@mysoulisahippie2016]

This is one of the most informative videos out there. I am currently mixing one of my tracks and follow all the steps Nolly follows. I am so impressed by the difference it makes. I am trying to compare my current mix with the previous one. The difference in just unbelievable. I started using Slate Digital too and I am very impressed. Thanks a lot

[@AsliEzio]

Hey bro need some help

[@TheAABarajas]

Did the same. It's just amazing. The guy shows why he is where he is.

[@fromdepthswerise3024]

I'm using Slate Drums, but as far as the plug ins he is using, you can do this with even your stock plug-ins and get the same result. His steps are pretty clear and are versatile for any plug in.

[@ksaavedra_Immortalbelovedmusic]

What a time to be alive! The knowledge in this video is worth more than the price of the plug in. Great stuff. Thanks guys.

[@francescocapone7966]

i love this man!!

[@Davidzz1988]

Amazing!

[@Funtw0]

This video is the most helpful and reliable mixing tutorial ever. Thank you heaps for sharing all the valuable information. 🙏 I've been using M&M since the day 1 and it absolutely bring me the happiness. And this video will make the sound even more plus for sure.

[@xanathell]

This is awesome. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this!

[@ciaranbyrne8110]

This is absolutely incredible. Thank you so much! So much knowledge taken in, you're the best :)

[@nichttuntun3364]

Great insights. Thank you. Cheers.

[@chrisbedan]

This is amazing!! thank you!!!

[@wesleytrott6397]

I've watched other videos on KZbin of guys demonstrating how to mix and none of them are as articulate and helpful as Nolly. I trust every word he says and trust that his advice WILL improve my mixes. Keep doing what you're doing Nolly! I'm gonna go buy GGD today. No more putting it off. You have an amazing ear and I trust GGD will deliver.

[@danielnuzum8117]

This video is amazing!!! I'm so excited to try this out on my mixes! I've been really struggling with getting a good drum sound and I think this is exactly the answer!

[@85crossy]

Top video guys!

[@coryjuba]

Great to see content like this. Informative and inspiring. Keep it up!

[@overseer_grimal]

This is gold

[@TheMossyTube]

Bravo Adam, what an inspiring and in depth video. Thanks a lot.

[@Metal4Life56]

One of the most helpful mixing demonstrations I've seen. Hats off to this good man.

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

You guys seem to be on to something. Great job. I’ve been playing with smash and grab and am using it on one of my newest tracks for parallel compression. Good shit!

[@Neuri]

Wow awesome

[@darrendrums]

Learn't so much from watching this tutorial. Incredibly in depth and informative. Thank you Nolly!

[@bedlam46]

great tip on bouncing track to audio, in game dev we consolidate art mix down in a similar way,,,if the source gets corrupt for some reson we still have the have the next best usable step. We also have huge data back up storage most people dont have

[@SimenSandnes]

OMG YES!

[@megustale69]

now this is how you advertise a product, very awesome video

[@TheChrispablo]

over one hour WOOOH

[@indigoblackknight]

Yesss!

[@ayeapprove]

Thank you for these lessons, really alot of new information for me.

[@joelanderson4025]

Great video! really informative and I really enjoyed the amount of detail Nolly goes into as to why he has made each decision and how it affects the mix! 10/10

[@alphadash0]

I cannot thank you enough for putting this up for free on youtube. :) Great mixing style.

[@mattaio2728]

very inspiring and informative, thanks for this masterclass Nolly, love the plug in :)

[@indigoblackknight]

Nolly slays

[@riotcolor]

This was great! Looking forward to the second part. I have your creative live class and URM class as well, but I still learned something new!

[@thomholio]

I love you guys

[@ArlindoCardoso]

Ggd and Slate digital ❤️

[@commitdubs]

13:58 when we getting the GGD: Pokey & Peaky library 😅

[@BN1beats]

great content

[@akiller28]

YES

[@kaneltube]

HEY VSAUCE, Nolly here

[@lyrasimo]

so original...

[@jonnyj.]

@@lyrasimo So pretentious...

[@stijnbos7614]

#Nollyforpresident

[@jobelewis6416]

Stijn Bos Won’t happen, we only elect idiots as our prime ministers here 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@HugoStiglitz88]

Damn. I actually like the idea of a top down approach. I've been trying to mix an atropos cover I did with GGD, and what I'm finding is as soon as I put anything on the master bus to get it near unity, it can change the entire composition of my mix. Probably because I am not setting things right but even still.

[@rickysalinas1933]

Love this plugin and that snare😋 btw is his last name really Getgood? 😂

[@coreyroberts47]

I needed this video more than the love of my father

[@shiftyswo]

So does GGD M&M "TURBO" account for some of the drum processing you are doing here? Also... this is AWSOME!

[@bwherry]

Did Nolly use Smash & Grab on Architects' Holy Hell? 'Cause the drums on that record sound FUCKING AMAZING. (as does everything else)

[@codyweissinger8871]

Question: Are you routing the Separate drum buses to the drum bus or are you sending them to stereo out/something else? Awesome video

[@DMidNyte]

Your videos are awesome. But could you please balance the levels of your quiet voice with the full band clips that you play? The extreme low to hi volumes are killing me. But thank you for the great information.

[@Waltzhybrid92]

No mention of midi chlorians here...take note people.

[@YaronRod]

PS Can You Please Share The Bleed Levels? Thanks Again!

[@erichughes3987]

damn, this is a lot of work, I'm having a hard time paying attention for this long. I don't have the mental capacity to do this advanced of mixing. imma just stick with a bit of turbo, eq by ear, and some compression, lmao.

[@yago2400]

smart man

[@johnsilver4990]

This was amazing. How many more parts are there and when will the next part be uploaded?

[@GetGoodDrums]

Very soon!

[@georgechandrum]

Make a masterclass video that use this GGD's compressor plugin too in the mastering process.

[@matijatatomirovic3351]

That snare sounds 100% like Wrong side of heaven FFDP! I wonder if this is what Churko is using?

[@dannygrimsley7486]

That vocalist sounds so much like Spencer from Underoath. Awesome masterclass too, Nolly. Looking forward to the second part!