Mixing A Song From Start To Finish!

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[@weaponx8491]

"I'm not really gonna explain this because this video is so long already." Dude- I have all day and I'd watch a three hour video of you doing this. You're demystifying a lot of stuff for me. Keep it coming!

[@mannie2747]

yeah agreed

[@MiketheNerdRanger]

Yeah, totally; this is something that needs to be explained in detail and often isn't. He must explain *everything.* If he feels it's going to take too long, then he should break it into parts. I don't care how many, *I will watch them all.*

[@AlexeyFilippenkoPlummet]

Top 3 most chill people on the planet: 1. Big Z 2. Big Z 3. Zach Caraher

[@louishope7656]

Alexey Filippenko 15:54

[@MNRMNmixes]

Top 3 best producers on yt: 1. Busyworksbeats 2. Big Z

[@bruma9797]

Would be great if you could make an overall tutorial about compressing / MB compressing, equalizing, just all FabFilter Plugins :-)

[@jugg3rnog]

your videos are so good, everything is always explained so well and your work ethic is great. i love watching literally any video you make just because of how thorough you are

[@chucknkd]

BIG Z, quick tip on a way to speed up your frequency checking process, after your A/B plug on the master, insert 5 FFQ2's with one for each range you check, that way you just turn them on and off instead of having to type the ranges in each time. great tutorials!

[@ddi1976]

I was thinking that as well. Or make and save 5 presets, one for each range.

[@8bit_misfit]

I love how you used the references while isolating frequencies to listen to individual instruments. I had typically done the same thing with my references but did so while listening to all the instruments and trying to match low end overall for instance. Just going instrument by instrument and building up from the drums is a pretty sick (and quite useful) idea. Thanks for another tool in the mixing tool belt. Brilliant, thank you.

[@WombieFerguson]

BIG Z keep up the good work my dude. Your vids always inspire me to crank out some music.

[@RaphyJmusic]

Coming back to this video a week later because it has already changed my mixing life man! Referencing is so key, never really realized how much it can help

[@mannie2747]

me too! hahhaha

47 mins of pure gold!!! 🙌🏻 Thanks for sharing your workflow with us! ❤️

[@RogerioValgode]

What a great tutorial!! Love the concept of checking "band by band". You're awesome explaining things. Great content.

[@ethanhorrigan8970]

Closing your eyes is the most simple yet one of the most effective tricks when mixing, really good habit to get into

[@MrOyar]

absolutely amazing! thank you for this great tutorial. this video is exactly what i needed these days!

[@mikeredblue772]

Thank You Bro! You are the most honest and your lessons are super helpfull! You are the best

[@diego_cocco]

Dude, love the long form video! This was awesome. Looking forward to more of these long form videos in the future!

[@MrMoritz76]

Love your channel man! Awesome stuff.. and like Big Z says "Peace"!

[@aarong4220]

First video I've seen from you and I already subscribed. Keep up the great tutorials man! They are really appreciated.

[@30to50feralhoglunds]

this is without a doubt the most helpful mixing video i've ever watched. thanks man

[@TylerMancuso111]

big z thanks for all the awesome info and the way you explain everything!

[@MrOyar]

and i'm gonna watch it over and over again in a few days.

[@legaz8821]

This is great stuff man! Super digging your videos!!

[@Zer0FuQsGiven]

I love this! I'm new to producing, have been focusing on remakes but never actually finished a track. Definitely excited to try the things you've done in this video. Thanks!

[@alexc9278]

do you get better doing remakes?I've read a lot of positive/negative opinions about remaking . I'm also new

[@RaneRaps]

DUDE! I was watching part 1 of your mixing tut last night and was when is the part 2 coming?! Crazy how a good night's rest was all I needed for this to drop lolol. Thanks a ton. About to watch this and soak up the knowledge ^^

[@azachebeats3102]

Damn man. You just showed me a new perspective to tackle my mixes. I loved your content.

[@dubbadubya]

Hearing the reasoning behind your adjustments has been a great help in explaining the mixing process

[@djronakdelhi]

Wow this is gold, i've never seen this strategy before. I tried mixing with reference but failed to do so but now i know how it should be approached. Thankyou

[@PastorLuisCDR]

WOW!!! NO ONE SHARES THAT TYPE OF KNOWLEDGE. Thanks Big Z. You are one humble guy with a lot of talent. RESPECT.

[@Emmeno]

This is one of the MOST interesting mixing tutorial I've seen on here. Just earned a subscribe.

[@lievenoosting1688]

this is really a learning experience, this channel needs more sub!

[@atomic7680]

This was really what I needed. Thanks Z!

[@MichaelQuinn10]

🔥 Thanks for all the hard work!

[@fiinstrumental]

Man you are a KING man thank you soooooo much for giving uss a leson on this so NICE peace.

[@madvbecity1418]

Awesome and yet transparent tutorial video!

[@KhmerKingg]

Very inspiring, very knowledgeable, and best of all, you're working in logic! Thank you!

[@tanishkshrivastava6822]

Amazing, how always simple things have the most results.

[@letscompose8560]

Big Z, you rock.

[@jrapp654]

People always say reference tracks are so important, but until now I never understood just how useful they were. Eye opening video thanks my guy

[@mannie2747]

yeah me too hahhahah

[@PawelWalentynski1]

Pure gold!! Thank you sir!

[@gogamusic]

Love it thank you!

[@tomid4322]

Stoked about this! Thanks for the vid my guy

[@adamsimonsen3406]

I've been dreaming of this video...

[@JP.Alonso]

Great info. Awesome tutorial. Thank you!!!

[@pronavsandhu]

damn even the raw mix is better than my mastered track lol

[@adamj1947]

i think its down to sound selection

[@arjayvebeats3817]

mix so fresh and so clean

[@Leon-mn6cl]

Thank you!!! So glad I found your channel!

[@Omega9724]

Big z, this video could have been 5 hours long im sure myself and all your subscribers would watch...... Honestly amazing stuff your teaching and i appreciate your time and effort. Keep um coming...

[@jamiebrown6194]

This is soooo good!!! Thanks Big-Z :)

[@diegorive7410]

Awesome as always really helping me

[@jammyd0950]

anyone hear "smells like teen spirit" when he was working on the sub? 13:40

[@nolandoubleu9179]

Lol so happy I found this comment I thought I’d be alone

[@michaelmoawad3029]

I don’t think you realise how excited I am that you’ve dropped this video, thank you!! 🙏🏼

[@raksrah944]

Big Z i love u so much dude U have something Special in yourself bruh ;)

[@silas_h]

This man looks pretty high, ngl He gently mixed this buds into the tobacco

[@sowmyavarada3966]

This has been so incredibly helpful, you have no idea!

[@PvKAmsterdam]

Yeah, great video! Thanks

[@SkyTheBird]

Absolutely great!

[@phagelife8312]

You are the real deal. ❤️

[@QUDASCIENTISTTV]

Great video man!

[@therealblunderbuss]

Nice explanations. Thanks!

[@vlmrsounds]

This is what i call a high quality tutorial!

[@NaviSingh]

Gr8 Concepts Of Comparing....Keep Rocking Bro...g

[@recepuenel1]

You are amazing dude!!!

[@ulrichgamingandmusic]

great vid, learned alot, thx Z ♥

[@andrik6596]

I learn a lot, great video!

[@mrpooroldme]

Thank you so much for up loading this video, it is very helpful.

[@MalikAmer87]

Great video please make more videos in detail like this one

[@ajturgeon8719]

Big thanks to BigZ! If anyone wants to know how I made any part of this track Let me know!

[@Royy]

make a production video tutorial :)

[@SomeCollege]

WOWOWOW!!! Very well done!

[@justingodwin5215]

Great video. You eq’d the drop. When you eq the verse do you use additional eq and automate or do you eq on top of the drop eq’s? Hope this make sense. Great mix.

[@TheManish9000]

You have got a killer work ethic.

[@eoincumming4939]

This is a real eye-opener for me

[@riptruo]

Great tutorial as always man! much love from Barcelona. I have a question, which channels do you use to get better at mixing? Im really curious on that, cause I watch BIG Z buuuuut which channels watch Big Z actually?

[@Prod.Maurice]

You are the best!👏🏻

[@Boguszmusic]

Thats killer. Thank You. Do You have vid explaining how side chains work ?

[@heavyrush7635]

Big Z! Your tuts is so useful, your music sounds brilliant! But can u make video how you process your drums, from start to finish? It will be easy for you, but for us it will be sooo useful! Thanks

[@kennythevillain]

This is a super informative video thanks Big Z

[@niceblood5912]

I heard about referencing before but never did it. Now I understand how powerfull it can be . THX.

[@yanivbalas1]

I LIKE THE MIX

[@Aquiiin]

Good job Big Z! When you say you're mixing the verses after the drop, how do you do this - like are you changing the whole balance in automation where it need to be changed regarding the already used plugins, or do you copy the verses on new channels so the have their own eqs comps reverbs etc.? Otherwise how do you do it without destroying the already achieved balance? Or do you mean that you are only mixing the elements that are playing in the verses towards the already mixed stuff from the drops? This always confuses me a bit ... Thank you!

[@jaysonk0312]

Gotta watch this now. Must finish.

[@JBorg97]

can you do a quick vid explaining the spacing between plugins on the channel strip?

[@TeejTheProducer]

You’re blowing up! Deserved brotha.

[@b9dger]

Always watch the ads before Big Z's vids. :-)

[@gumminenivijaybabu7576]

Superb demo brother loved it

[@collinreagan9473]

This is the exact video I needed today haha

[@CommunitiesEnd]

You are fricking dicking awesome. Best Mixing Tut ever, period. You da Man!

[@mannie2747]

agreed

[@franciscocastillo19]

Thanks for this. Need to practice A/B testing.

[@guidoluiten8856]

Great video again man!

[@ollyburhouse2464]

HEY BIG Z, would you always recommend finishing your track and bouncing your stems before mixing? I have always just mixed whilst I went along... Thanks for your tutorials

[@alvarobj3454]

very helpfull stuff keep going ! support !

[@Thadnill]

Hey Mr Z, thanks for this! Could you do a tutorial on proper Gain staging? Would be really great!

[@kiliankraus]

great video, how do you know when to compress in a frequency as opposed to simply turning that frequency down?

[@dougweier1]

you should set up a pro mb with all the frequency ranges you like and use that to filter frequencies on the master bus. that way you only have to press solo on each band on pro mb rather than moving the frequncies around on pro q 3.

[@pascal8723]

Thank you, very helpful video!!!

[@jelanmaxwell4762]

Great video! Any advice on mixing for mono?

[@eigojiyouzu]

Haven't even watched the video but know it's going to be helpful as always. thanks big z

[@cr3shlp]

Super Interesting man thanks for that.

[@axiomateorema6355]

great job bro

[@itsleejames]

Awesome vid 🙌🏻

[@Edoardo2802]

Love ya man

[@profoundpro]

Love Metric AB! Fantastic mixing.. is there a reason you don't use Metric AB's tools that allow you to solo frequencies vs Fab's? Appreciate the video, very informative to watch your mix decisions.

[@scottiethompson5839]

Do you have any tips on how you trained your ears to detect the unwanted frequencies etc?