Adam "Nolly" Getgood Mixing Masterclass part 1 of 2: Periphery "It's Only Smiles"

In this free mixing masterclass Adam "Nolly" Getgood walks through the Periphery song "It's Only Smiles" - with a twist! All the drums have been replaced with programmed versions using the P IV: Matt Halpern Signature Pack. In the class, Nolly covers everything from master bus processing to reverb, EQ, compression, and automation strategies, using a variety of plugins and techniques.
But wait...THERE’S MORE!
YOU CAN MIX ALONG WITH THE TUTORIAL! All you have to do is download the stems and midi for FREE here - bit.ly/GGDSmilespt1
Don't have the P IV: Matt Halpern Signature Pack yet?! Get your copy here: bit.ly/GGD-P4
Want the rest of the P IV: Hail Stan Album Stems too?? Purchase your copy here: bit.ly/p4stems

[@ProducerHive]

this is my favorite series from Vsauce

[@tomlebeau7921]

Producer Hive he’s like a veeery stoned Vsauce

[@charlespockert8948]

actually LOLed.

[@BLARGTV]

You mean this guy? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnepXnWpbdmlnLc

[@krismatic_]

Bald? Vsauce. I’ve been saying this for years; give me 1 example of bald that’s not Vsauce.

[@MoTL13]

Ahahaha😂

[@fh404]

"The guys in periphery are really nice" Oh nolly pleasee :D

[@7AKV7]

Yeah, I'm like "DUDE, YOU ARE A PERIPHERY!"

[@aebious8886]

"You don't have to seclude yourself Nolly!" 😘

[@aebious8886]

@@bigbeaverroad um. but he still records the bass lines and helps with mixing songs, he just doesn't go to concerts is all. I think that still makes him part of the band.

[@aebious8886]

@@bigbeaverroad no you he's *not* in the band. I say he is. Chill out dude.

[@aebious8886]

@@bigbeaverroad there is so much wrong with your replies. I don't care enough to explain why but just know I wasn't even trying to attack you in my first reply. I was just giving an opinion.

[@QuincyKane]

0:07 - Intro 1:04 - P IV Kit Overview 4:57 - Top Down Mixing Overview 9:36 - Kick Drum Processing 16:23 - Snare Drum Processing 24:57 - Toms Processing 29:23 - Cymbal Processing 32:51 - Room Mic Processing 37:57 - Parallel Compression

[@dangerliker]

You a real one

[@kevinsolomon6742]

Aye thanks man

[@TC_Ty_Thurmond]

Clutchhhhh

[@ShaneHanley]

GGD are probably the most selfless company or brand I've ever come across. Using GGD products & studying these mix classes over the past year or two have really taken my music production to a new level. Just wanna say thank you to Nolly and the guys for providing such comprehensive knowledge and insight for free alongside the products. Big up.

[@AngryTothGaming]

Shane Hanley right?? I’ve learned so much from Nolly and misha over the past couple of years and I feel like I want to buy all their products just to say thank you and the fact they are all amazing products is just a bonus!

[@joaoldmedeiros]

Ohhh this is going in the "Watch Later" folder alright... 😏😏😏 Thank you guys for doing this!

[@alexwales8914]

nOLly STOLE yoUR mIXING TUToRIAl Idea!!1!!1!

[@KonradKavallieratos]

more like the drop everything and watch now folder

[@joaoldmedeiros]

@@alexwales8914 😡😤

[@joaoldmedeiros]

@@KonradKavallieratos Every time there's a free Nolly mixing video I must watch it even if it's just to know what everyone will be trying to copy next, it's actually amazing foresight into some audio trends

[@kimseniorb]

@@joaoldmedeiros those trends are 10 years old now.

[@shreyan1191]

15:12 When you finally hear a subtle difference between bypass and process modes Nolly: "Actually it's not that subtle"

[@viraajgupta6047]

his ears are simply built different

[@sueghdsifbvjvn]

For sure he has tons of experience but he also has possibly the best monitor and sound treatment setups in his room which are most likely also responsible for enabling him to hear those nuances.

[@heyimdalton1]

The absolute mad man actually did it. You’re a blessing to this earth, Nolly and GGD crew!

[@Basu117]

Saturn on toms is a life saver! This makes me want to instantly rewatch the Nolly Nail The Mix session.

[@Pevanni]

Nolly, you are such an inspiration. Thank you!🙌🏻

[@andrewstanton2351]

Excellent work as always Nolly! Appreciate the insight, having fun with the P IV kit already.

[@JOEYA]

I bought modern massive because I just loved the tones and the thought put into it. The fact that you make these incredible videos free and give your knowledge and experience away with humility is the reason I keep buying and using all of your products. Much love, brother and thank you.

[@abefihema6780]

Love the shout outs to Eric Valentines recent KZbin endeavours and hearing you implement some of those flavours on the most recent Periphery record. Great tutorial so far!

[@benjaminashlin]

These youtube series are so great. Thanks Nolly.

[@taterfight]

The best in the business offering free classes. What a dude. Thanks Nolly!

[@patrickftw8464]

So thankful we have videos like this to give an insight on how to get good mixes, im light years away from being able to mix things at such a high level, but 10 years ago this information wasnt even close to being so accessible. The fact this is free is too sick. People making music with their home set ups have so much info and knowledge to absorb these days its insane. Big ups to Nolly and everyone else out there helping people take their stuff to the next level.

[@theemmanuelguzman]

Thank you for this video! It has been so helpful for my music endeavors.

[@KadeKalka]

Thank you so much for giving away the stems!

[@parsaazizpour1581]

Pleaaaaase do more of there vids so much respect

[@LucaLazzari]

You deserve a prize for doing this haha thank you, always extremely helpful. I've learned so much from this videos, keep up the good work :)

[@joeyvpoisonfree]

So happy when I opened KZbin and saw this! Thanks Nolly

[@snapascrew]

I too became obsessed with Saturn after watching Eric’s videos. What an awesome tool and Eric is such a gem for posting that stuff.

[@LucasEklund]

Thank you, Nolly! Not all heroes wear capes! ❤

[@xanathell]

these videos are so awesome. thank you for doing this! as a solo bedroom artist your videos have been extremely valuable. i'm also planning on picking up the archetype as a way to show support for all this cool stuff you've done /m/

[@progression_decibel]

This video is absolute gold. My electronic drum module (Pearl Mimic Pro) has EQ and Compression in a Master Bus and for each individual channel plus the ability to route Direct/OH/Room mics and levels just like the GGD plug-in so I am going to try some of these mixing approaches and attempt to replicate my own Halpern kit!

[@KirkpatrickSounds]

Amazing content - thanks Nolly!

[@marcpeiron_studio]

Wow, thank you for all this.

[@josuastangl7140]

This is the best video of the year change my mind

[@JoseFlores-be8bw]

I always feel like nolly when I work on my GarageBand iOS mixes

[@OceillTV]

Holy hell, that tom FF Saturn trick blew my mind.

[@GreenLyzard]

Wo is he referring to in that context? I couldn´t grab the name. Thanks!

[@XiyuYang]

JessieM Eric Valentine, this technique is pretty new to me too

[@junkawakami3193]

"Set and forget" the man himself

[@thomfisher4926]

Eric Valentine. Guys an absolute genius. Hes been done some belter over the years, produced Song for the Deaf QOTSA, Good Charlotte's Young and Hopeless... And most importantly... Smash Mouths All Star 🙌🏻😂

[@junkawakami3193]

also the distressor parallel trick just works

[@aiyka_music]

Nolly mixing masterclass again !!!!! Wow !!!

[@PokeBiyul]

I never thought of using saturn on toms even though I've been using it on snares for a couple of years now. Sounds killer.

[@drummerjeroensimons]

Great job Nolly!!! I like pro guys like you who are passionate, talented, hard working and visionaire!!! Congrats!! Cheers, Jeroen Simons, Independent, ex - Epica.

[@HugoStiglitz88]

Nollys mixes are amazing

[@danknittel1250]

What an awesome tutorial! Those guitars sound so mean =)

[@TheOddKris]

Ohhh yeaah! It's Only Smiles is my favourite track of the album, so I love this already

[@erickmazur807]

Same here

[@c_vanwyk99]

Same here

[@kevinblaz6608]

Same here

[@thearthropocene]

Same here

[@SerjBassist]

7:05 If I were a mixing engineer and the band would send me last minute feedback saying they want the mix to sound more "exciting", I'd throw them a mug or something to their heads.

[@oloxhossono1956]

that snare sounds so good

[@VirtualAlec]

Definitely noted for the ghost note velocity!!

[@MattyyyM]

thanks for this dad

[@CodyCleggMusic]

Oh, free mixing stems and high quality tutorial for what's probably my favorite Periphery song ever? Dont mind if I do.

[@TheOuterDrive]

K.S.R in the background sounds awesome!!!

[@ConReising]

I see you hittin' the drum bus with them Eric Valentine Distressor settings, Nollz.

[@DustinMatos]

I see Nolly lesson, I smash like.

[@chrismonaut]

*smash & grab like!

[@DustinMatos]

@@chrismonaut I like that you caught the reference

[@YegorIvanov]

SLAP LIKE NOW!

[@DustinMatos]

@@YegorIvanov Nolly = E P I C O

[@myklelara]

I overclocked the compression and wound up smashing the like button.

[@sirstabbyfork9675]

That trick with the ff saturn on the toms sounds incredible! I wish I had enough money for plugins. Doing music tech course for my a levels and just had enough to buy the p4 kit as a first paid plug-in.

[@Major_Fuzzz]

This is an amazing marketing scheme! Everyone loves the Nolly masterclasses, so obviously everyone will want to do this with him. Very good business move! That being said, I bought the PIV library and the entire album stems this morning and I'm gonna replace all the drums with GGD. What can I say?? BEST THERE IS!

[@fredriksvard2603]

Pros are in it for a living, yes...

[@scottreid3540]

fuckin a. I really enjoy your teaching man please keep doing these tutorials. I do most of these things anyway but its nice to have a little validation of my own work and to also learn some new things as well.

[@lukebogartmix]

I literally started doing this exact thing on toms about a month or two ago for the same reasons, with the same plugin. It's an amazing thing what you can do with Saturn. I even use the dynamics control on the high-band to reduce bleed and it works REALLY well. Tried it after seeing Eric Valentine use Saturn all around his drums.

[@adamnollygetgood5545]

Ooh good tip!

[@lukebogartmix]

@@adamnollygetgood5545 Yessir! That control seems to be SUPER intelligent about recognizing the transients, and bringing down cymbal bleed. Even layering this over the MB high-end expansion trick for snare drum creates an unreal amount of headroom.

[@guibollini6141]

WOW! FF Saturn really did a great job in the mix when he A/Bd the part...

[@dylanwerle1971]

Yo Nolly!!! Those Eric Valentine videos are OG. They are so trustable and intuitive. Brilliant job as always.. I hear you saying fast attack a lot BTW. Interesting

[@javiervillarroel6809]

It is a great video!!!

[@Nomad_Red]

Nolly is the Schrodinger of bassists. Works with tons of bands and is technically in a band, but also mixes and masters everything.

[@jay1070]

Just wanna say, Hail Stan is one of the best mixed albums of it's kind in my opinion. I've been using many of those tracks as reference tracks for my own mixes. Great video, cheers!

[@XiyuYang]

Especially Satellites, perfect example of using audio dynamics to accentuate music dynamics

[@solarnewborn]

@@XiyuYang ye, it's refreshing to hear dynamics in metal

[@michaelbennett8981]

You're incredibly well spoken for a guy that's making such brutal music. I like it :-)

[@Patrick128000]

For the life of me, I cannot get the MIDI map to work. Only thing that's getting through is the Snare and a single tom. Surely can't be the only one experiencing this? UPDATE: I fixed some of this by enabling all MIDI channels in the Kontakt input. The issue is that the drums are being played from different channels (I don't know if it was just easier to group this way). So only some snare and tom hits were being played on channel 1 (the default input for Kontakt). Basically the rest of the drum set i being played on channel 10. This guy goes over how to do it fairly quickly. Just set the MIDI channels to "omni" and you should be good to go. kzbin.info/www/bejne/emGbhKBul7BoebM I appreciate you guys sharing this stuff with us, and I'm definitely not here to complain about free lessons and practice material. However, I think it would be better to put the MIDI on a single channel and make it as simple as possible to get going, since we're a lot of people on very different DAWs with various level of skill. And Hi Hats hits seem to not exist at all for some reason. I couldn't find them anywhere in the MIDI file. So the intro is just BD and Snare and a few crashes here and there. So it just seems like an blatant omission or am I missing something?

[@kinga428]

on yhe end sounds massive , perfect ;)

[@jacobsmith1877]

That tip about Saturn on toms is amazing!

[@ultranastproductions4048]

Nolly rules!

[@dmitryn8710]

Noticed a Normal & Pro buttons on your Smash and Grab plugin. Should we expect an update soon?

[@Matt_McQueen]

If only my mix video for GGD could have been as eloquent. Would an accent have helped? Probably not haha. Such a great video guys!

[@ultrabounce]

Nolly's lessons are always so straight forward and easy to understand...just awesome. One question though,when or why is he using the regular channel EQ and not just always the Fab Q3?

[@apexxx09]

Just when he'd want to filter out specific notches that you don't want a visualizer for. Native plugins = less CPU load.

[@igloozoo8245]

Drums are cool! Next video though, teach us how to grow a beard like that?

[@NielsJulian]

nice

[@mmirosha]

HAIL NOLLY!

[@JimmyKlef]

I would say one of the biggest things to help anyone with drum sound… nobody really says it outright but…distortion. It is used on drums. It’s pretty lightly and it is meticulously catered to each drum… and people just refer to it as “saturation” and in logic “exciter”… and other things… but it’s light distortion. Generally just don’t distort the whole kit… and don’t distort hard nor on the low end really. But it can really really help cymbals and snares that need some power and clarity. Also if you need some slosh or voice or character in your kick… use a touch of it in your high mids and you will pull out some voice. Sometimes using really light distortion after reverb will help (or hurt) the character as well. Experiment. It’s important. Plenty of people would immediately be adverse to the idea of “distortion” on drums. But any good sounding record… it’s almost certainly there to some degree. Even if it’s simply from analogue saturation… that’s essentially just light distortion. Don’t be afraid of it. But just learn what’s appropriate and what works for your own sound. I like cymbals… especially hats that have a meanness in the 8khz area. I would never get it without a touch of saturation.

[@jettsom]

Great course, really helpfull! The pluggins do make a huge difference though in shapping the overall sound of each individual drum parts. Unfortunately not many can spend over 2K $ on pro pluggins like the ones used in this video. I'm sure we can get to the same result (or 90% of it) using cheaper or free pluggins. It could be interesting to see.

[@quantityone7656]

Slate All Access $15 a month.

[@jessegolden23]

Drum midi hits arent working, the kit itself has sound. Its the right drum map, and if i click in a hit adjacent it picks up. So confused, will redownload and see that works

[@davidegiancane282]

Awesome as always! Just a question guys: did you ever think to make a full in-depth course about mixing metal? You know, there are lot of guys out there (like me) who want to produce their own material, and of course, they want to follow trusted professional figures like you. I imagine a course with all the mixing choices explained as well as the entire worflow. It would be reeeeally great!

[@rodrigosantolaria4215]

There is actually a full lesson from nolly on Nail the Mix working on prayer position from scratch

[@DarioSantaAnnaOfficial]

the link for the stems and midi is nowhere to be found! anybody has them and can share? thankx

[@_thaaatguy]

Oh thit!!!

[@chillouttunings9141]

Hi Nolly just listened to Architects you mixed really quietly through my Dynaudios i'm amazed how massive the drums are at that volume can i get it not even close !!!! Could you give any tips please i can get them big but they are on another level. Hope thats ok to ask many thanks Nino

[@dmcreationsrecording]

como hago para darle a cada cuerpo de la batería de get good drums su canal personal para trabajar individualmente desde kontackt 6?, trabajo con cubase y no logro descubrirlo.

[@jules.b9202]

How can I get every part of the drum mixer ( like the one in ggd) on the DAW’s mixer ? I can’t figure out how and it seems very practical for precise processing.

[@zinhosalaverry8294]

Awesome video! So sad that stems are not long avaliable :(

[@Morganwrightmusic]

Logic users: change drag to "overlap", use cmd-J to join the two MIDI tracks together. For some reason it separates the snare from other pieces of the kit, so once you copy the mapping JPG join the 2 together and you should be good to go!

[@ricky.groppi]

I believe i have the same issue but im having an hard time to solve it...

[@junkawakami3193]

about the gain staging on the Kick Bus... aren't you basically sending the signal twice from Kontakt to Kick Bus, hence it being louder?

[@BagusWibisono]

🖤🖤🖤

[@benjaminmagambo3849]

Hey GGD! To how many computers can ones install MODERN AND MASSIVE?

[@petedechop]

It would be great if someone could share a midi drumtrack that doesn't separate into 2 tracks. That happens in Reaper, and some other DAWs based on the comments.

[@kyledurst]

Can anyone tell me why the Vocal Bus is being sent to Bus 12?? I can't see behind Nolly's window

[@luisesparza5751]

How does he get all the outputs to show up on the side like that for kontakt?

[@leo999oc9]

Whenever I import the drum MIDI file into my daw, Logic automatically creates a SoCal track and weirdly a Steinway Grand Piano track. Any advice on how to fix this? I would really appreciate it. @GetGoodDrums

[@Laihoistheman]

I couldnt get mine to sound like this at all, the pcomp wasn't really shown, is it the one you added to the drum bus?

[@joeyvpoisonfree]

Yeah and the mix is at 50%

[@jscardenasjr]

this is amazing. What if I don’t have fabfilter pro eq, can I use any other eq and just copy the curve?

[@soara4232]

Stock Logic and Cubase plugins are actually really good

[@brandonkeller478]

Even though I don’t like Nolly’s mixes, I love the GGD stuff!

[@muscmrk889]

Why is this now a form of asmr for me?

[@bvalderrama98]

You guys are fucking amazing.

[@ChrisKennedyGuitars]

Using the Invasion Kit in Logic and for the life of me can't find that particular MIDI window; The standard one seems to only let me type in 8th notes; The one featured here is much more detailed. Any help? Thanks!

[@BharatRajagopalan]

Use the step editor

[@StephanSchoepe]

Does any one have the link to the stems? Unfortunately it's missing on the GGD page.

[@giominor88]

To which video does he refer to for the drum bus etc?

[@jamjestrysiek]

I understand that this is a GGD masterclass, but how can I get the midi file to work with Superior Drummer? There are three midi files and none of them seems to be a proper drums track.

[@Darktoneaudio88]

The download link to get the free stems isn’t on there anymore. Can anyone hook it up??

[@AugustBurnsSam]

I found it in an email from GGD. Might check there?

[@gonzaloastorga4466]

This guy has Dark Souls in his Last name.Beast.

[@rmcga]

Can't get the MIDI to line up at all no matter what I import it or how far over I move it.

[@TheZoeyband]

It is placed strangely, i agree. It worked for me setting up a new Project with 170 BPM. Drag and drop the Audio files Place the MIDI Files to position (Time Position 1:0:9:6) example is in Logic Watch out. There are 2 Midi Files if i drag the one attached .mid file to Logic Pro X, one is programmed to Channel 10 Midi. Change your Kontakt Player to Midi Host Channel 10 and you can hear the Correct Drums to the Audio. Hope it will work for you. Regards Holger

[@moises_ds]

@@TheZoeyband you can hear the complete drums? I can not here any hi hats :(

[@danielduartepacheco4594]

@@moises_ds Check HitHat CC options under mapping

[@KyleKingGuitar]

Did you ever get this to work? I have literally no idea what to do.

[@gimbrolias]

UncleFunkle same thing here. I cannot for the life of me get this to work...

[@adamsisco]

I get so much latency in logic with Saturn even with plugin compensation on. I tried after seeing Eric’s breakdown but still the latency makes it too much for me

[@greggodonnell6938]

Why is dither on the snare l2 instance? It's still set to 24 bit, Did I miss something?

[@InstructorGomez]

Quick question.. why are you using midfield speakers in a close field distance?

[@Still-Cousins-VOVA]

some plugins that you use have alot of latency, how do you combat that when listening to the mix?

[@experiencesforsale]

29:09 You mentioned that you added Saturn to all individual toms with the same exact setting. Could you just put only one Saturn to the Tom bus to achieve the same result?

[@waynemason6162]

How the bloody hell do you convert GGD OKW Aggressive Rock to individual audio tracks for mixing!? I can't find anything anywhere on youtube for it... Thank you