The Free Plugin That Makes Every Mix Better

[@alleyezonlucid]

It's also important to note that the arrangement of sounds, both in terms of frequency and timbre, is the ultimate tool for achieving this clarity.

[@Mclennnan]

... along with this tool just imagine...

[@davidpeaston8443]

😂..... exactly. No magic.

[@anirdesya]

Dude i love how simple he makes the videos, its just such a time saver and he explains it so well too

[@SitWithAnkit]

There's a range option in Pro-C for constant volume reduction.

[@echodream]

Yep! He could have chosen another compressor 😂

[@leroifox]

@@echodream But is Pro-C free?

[@Shayzare]

That option button is not free 🤑

[@SitWithAnkit]

@@leroifox Big Z compared this with Pro C and mentioned these advanced plugins can't do this.

[@TheFatRat]

This is such a simple but super effective technique that I've never used before. Instead I've used side chain compression and also soothe2 with a side chain input. The issue with both technique is that you get a lot of gain reduction when the side chain signal is loud and when it would cut through anyways. And you get no gain reduction when the side chain is low and the gain reduction would be needed. Using a gate and flip the output solves this in such an elegant way. Also that track sounds fire!

[@drippydrinker96]

ITS THE GOAT OMG

[@moskva-kassiopeya]

Never knew you could do this with a Kilohearts noise gate. Awesome little trick. Yet I found the compressor solution more precise.

[@IlyaPrevost]

Best part of Sunday is when Big Z upload a new video 🎉

[@BigZMusic]

Yeah I wish I could make it every Sunday but trying to do every other Sunday for now 👍🏼

[@orzels]

And great part of Sunday is when new subscribers comes to Big Z. Hello!

[@joerigpro]

Big Z just keeps getting better and better. Been following him from early on and its amazing how far he’s come 🙌

[@princekjtheartist]

niceee new subscriber here, he's doing God's work

[@user.08994]

I've never thought of a gate like this, this is brilliant

[@rustyreview]

Big Z is the perfect mix of teacher and great quality music.

[@apatsa_basiteni]

Beautiful chord progression and flute melody.

[@ViktorNova]

Dude yes. I've stumbled on sidechain gate with a wet/dry mix while messing around and got some good results, but doing it this way takes it to the next level! You've inspired me to try this way more. The gate built into Reaper does this too, but it has separate volume faders for wet and dry, which is way less musical to dial in by feel compared to this. I'm gonna change my approach now and go full wet and instead tweak the plug-in instance's wet/dry blend. Didn't know about the KHZ gate either, Will definitely give it a shot. Theit free stuff is solid, way better sounding than expected

[@thenamelessavenger]

I love KHS stuff. Zero bullshit, just what you need, it works, and it sounds good.

[@tkyle]

kHs has such cool plugins I had no idea this one could do this! Great video!!!

[@Dane_Riazer]

I always like watch what new stuff you will cover. Everyone needs a Big Z in their corner, helping them make good sounding music! 🙌🏾

[@savagedoomer]

shout out to big Z and Kilohearts, these guys give us a lot of tools for free

[@caspercayrol1415]

That"s a really cool trick ! I guess you can reproduce this effect with a compressor with a range of 1dB, like Pro-C does, with a bit of sidechain filtering etc

[@ccuny1]

This is so well explained even I got it. Thank you so much. Really excellent.

[@hankscorpio8928]

Kid you not. I need this exact product for a difficult section in the mix I’m working on the past couple days. Thanks!

[@_mark17]

You can just Automate the volume

[@drinkinslim]

@@_mark17 There's no "just" doing ANYthing. 😅 How would you automate this?

[@_mark17]

@@drinkinslim you Automate the volume of the sound you want to turn down where you want it to turn down. Depending on what daw you're using, it would be faster than this plugin.

[@JM-pr5so]

I'm pretty sure you can do this with a compressor also. Just set the threshold all the way down to the lowest it can go and adjust the ratio to only do 1db of gain reduction.

[@mcmc5335]

Big Z's content is always relevant and the engaging graphics make the concepts super-easy to follow. And oh yeah, his songs match the content: ExZellent. Thanks Big Z.

[@hinev6422]

Never miss new tutorials from Big Z! Thank you so much.

[@greeksdorok]

Big Z looking more like Lean Z Looking good my man

[@DumboSanchez]

A flipped gate is just a compressor so you can literally do this with any compressor built into your daw and use the sidechain function. I like to use Trackspacer which splits by frequency and just makes sounds sit together so well

[@jackblunier]

Watch 1:42-1:59, he explains exactly why that is not the case

[@jackblunier]

Gates are either engaged or disengaged where compressors have changing amounts of reduction depending on the side chain input signal

[@DumboSanchez]

@@jackblunierperhaps, but they are very closely related

[@jjwalkerjr5288]

@@DumboSanchez so you concede you were wrong?

[@DumboSanchez]

@@jjwalkerjr5288 yea there’s a small technical difference I concede, but I challenge anyone to tell them apart by ear

[@kbimm]

This is Quality Content! Thank you, Big Z!

[@lucasdelabangery]

That track is banger 🔥

[@hatsuumomomusic]

I love the track you’re using for this tutorial

[@gabriel_facedown]

Kilohearts plug ins are super effective and low latency. Love them and love experimenting with them!!

[@piseyrio_gaming8531]

U absolutely great explaining easy to understand 🎉🎉

[@lukaspitznerliljegren3441]

I really enjoy how simple and straight to the point you make these videos! Keep it up!😀

[@Mike2NightBeatz]

this video is mind blowing too! I always did it with a compressor)) and here is the gate. very interesting! thank you friend!

[@larrys2065]

Great information! Looks easy to use. Thanks!

[@jackveranda]

Great Little plugin and well explained. Thanks.

[@JoseReyes-lb5vp]

Thank you Big Z

[@eliezerbranda4948]

Right to my collection! BTW... Amazing explanation of how to use it!!

[@laylasmart]

It all comes down to how the music is arranged. We have over 500 years of orchestral music that sound's wonderful with a very complex instrumentation to prove it. It is better to know this craft then relay on plugins because it will pay off on the long run.

[@DjangoFlaherty]

Loving the uplifting funky direction of your recent singles. Cool tip!

[@russellclark2651]

Since you're in Logic, I would just use the stock Noise Gate plugin in Ducker mode. Basically the same function. I do wish it had some visual representation of the levels going in like this one though.

[@DiegoJGorzynski]

But we have to take under consideration that the "whistle" or any other instrument that we want to have focused also has expression it is at times louder and at times quieter and if the piano ducks always by 1db there's a chance that sometimes the whistle could be quieter than the piano, this is why the fab filter makes more sense

[@jetlag_beats]

Awesome clear explanation Z!

[@AndrewCR_music]

The title also applies to a plugin called Saturation Knob. It's free and makes everything sound better

[@steamer2k319]

Nice! Limiting the range and forcing the volume dips to be more consistent really helps the staccato feel of the tune. I like it better for this track than both the ratio-based compression and Soothe's unmasking.

[@riddarhyttan]

It's a standard gate with a ducker. How many gates *don't* have this? - and the comments make it sound like the second coming. Just, what?

[@erkamau9629]

really smart and useful, thanks !

[@gavinpells4497]

As always, fantastic content. Thank you 🙏

[@Pulse2AM]

Pretty cool thanks. I guess I'm old school, EQ, panning, reverb, sidechain compression is all I need.

[@iankirkpatrick]

There’s a db range feature on C2 as well!

[@OliverReyes]

Bro, loved this. Thank you!!

[@dage509]

this a fire mix tip

[@Duskydog419]

i just got the kilohertz suite with one of my bundles this is great to know.

[@Castrouk_]

Great little tip! Thanks Big Z

[@TraxtasyMedia]

I fregging knew, that khz Noise GATE is a gamechanger. Amazing plugin tutorial btw.

[@anarchy0208]

Cool tip! Thanks for this

[@sha3439]

Big z my favorite person in the world

[@Dutimus247]

Yea Kilohearts is underrated but I use the gate feature on percussion loops. If the loop is too busy, I put a gate on it and sidechain it to the snare.

[@Odihmantich]

what also might help in this scenario is putting and expander on the percussion! It would be an even better solution actually. since you don’t need other sounds for that. it just very smoothly cleans it out.

[@Dutimus247]

@@Odihmantich we'll try it! What expander you'd recommend?

[@Odihmantich]

@@Dutimus247 I just use Logic stock expander most of the time. If I have some processing power left and I need more control I go to Flux Solera. But it’s a pricey plugin. I just happen to have it. I’m sure it’s not difficult to find an affordable decent expander though.

[@brokko_le3]

I've only known sidechaining to compressors, which I never really liked, and this seems nicer. I've tried just upping the volume of the prioritized tracks (like the guitar here) then grouping them up and using a compressor on the group, so it would automatically push down the lower prio sounds whenever a higher one played. In practice this never really sounds that great though, or at least I'm not able to make it sound the way I want.

[@lorecumi7141]

Your content are amazing

[@StoneLionProduction]

For those using Logic: Logic's Gate also has a 'Ducker' mode that does the same thing!

[@Lucassnydermusic]

I love the free Kilohearts plugins!

[@TheFactoryOfMusic]

Great video as always! When would something like Trackspacer or Soothe be the better option over ducking the full signal?

[@monseatheproducer]

KHS free plugins are bomb if you ask me! 🔥

[@tillbooz176]

Hey ma man. You can do this exact thing with the Fabfilter Compressor, adjusting the range to the for example 2db you said and adjusting the threshold so it always ducks 2db when the sidechained track plays. Also as your using logic, from a pic I have seen from its Gate device, you can also 'Flip' which is implied by the 'Ducker' and sidechain it also.

[@nannue]

What a great analogy. Compare muffle mix like a bunch of peep talking and throw in cocktail effect onto the listener based on mixer’s intention.

[@Soundsauca]

Very useful, thanks

[@bluematrix5001]

MUTE and VOLUME automation is a great Feature

[@atmodiver]

Hello from Crimea Eupatory!Amazing channel!

[@trancephile2412]

Thanks for amazing inf , can you please explain why it's known for Noise Floor Removal ?

[@ParshyOfficial]

FYI all DAWs should have a stock noise gate that gives you the exact same capabilities of the Khs plugin

[@Vingul]

I take that more as an opinion than as information

[@DerLieDer]

Very good! Thanks man ;)

[@stuartjones8695]

Does this work better than TrackSpacer? Presumably this reduces the entire volume rather than a frequency range. Is either better under which scenario? Likewise what is the advantage over side chain compression and where would use suggest either technique?

[@gustavnilsson5320]

looking good bro

[@jackalisland]

Pro-C has a range parameter.

[@thetacortex7959]

and how much does Pro C cost?

[@BigZMusic]

Yeah you can set the range to 1dB on ProC2 for a similar effect but it’s nice to have a simple & free option

[@ericktellez7632]

@@thetacortex7959 it’s free 🏴‍☠️

[@jackalisland]

@@BigZMusic it's just that you present the plugin as having a leg up on the Pro-C because of the range parameter - or at least that's how I perceived it. I do agree that free is good.

[@duc3r_prod]

those sidechain options how do you make them appear broski? my version of kilo gate doent have that :o im using it in the slate digital bundle btw, ty, great content gonna sub

[@poglej]

great tips!

[@aaronrennz]

Volume automation seems a much easier way of doing this?

[@Lous_taunau]

could be, but it always depends on the amount of work you do and how fast you need to do it, as like with sidechain with kicks, could be manually and simpler but takes a bit of time, for someone like BIG Z mixing others work on a daily basis compressors, and gates and unmasking plugins saves time.

[@inzanity7212]

Fun fact; Kilohearts is based in the Swedish town of Linköping. How do I know this? I walk past their office very often. It’s my hometown.

[@PTFWWDB]

I wish this had a Delta function, it's very difficult to tell what's happening and if I'm doing it right, so you put the gate vst on the track that you want to supress and the sidechain track is the track you want to stick out?

[@miniatureface]

use the range slider on pro-C2 to attenuate by a specific amount

[@miniatureface]

in fact, i'd say doing this in pro-c2 is quicker, easier, and better, with more ability to fine-tune. (of course, it's not a free plug-in)

[@DigitalAura]

so in the Sidechain menu I see Input 3+4... how do I set that up for my trigger instrument? (I use Bitwig)

[@NlCKELODEON]

THIS!!! FL studio is different.. where can I find my trigger instrument, I don't have the side chain option like he has here.. always something different. I just knew installing this is was going to run into this problem. I always have had this side chain understanding issue. I only know how to side chain my drums to the rest of the instruments to get that pump sound.

[@JoeyStaletoTV]

same im using Ableton

[@DigitalAura]

@@NlCKELODEON i'm pretty sure in your trigger instrument there's a way to route it to that FX input, I just don't understand the 3+4

[@Trimexx]

​@@NlCKELODEON I try to explain. For instance you've got a Piano on Insert 11(with the gate plugin) and a whistle on Insert 12. 1. Select Insert 12. 2. Right click on this little arrow at the bottom of Insert 11 3. In the dropdown-menu select the option "Sidechain to this track" 4. Setup a kHs Gate on Insert 11 5. Select the Sidechain option from "OFF" to "INPUT 3+4" NOW TO THE IMPORTANT PART: 6. Click on the wheel at the top of the plugin window 7. Now click on this plug and wheel icon (VST Wrapper Settings) 8. In this window you go from "settings" to "processing" 9. At the bottom it says ‘2. Aux #1’ (that's what it says for me) and in this grey box right before "2. Aux #1" you right-click and then select ‘Insert 12’ Now it should work. Its really complicated in FLS, i dont know why... Please tell me if it worked!!

[@49Xofficial]

@@JoeyStaletoTVableton its easier, press the arrow to the right of the plugin on/off in the plugin rack. It opens up the window where you csn select your track to take sidechain input from

[@kozihoppy]

Ace tip! 🙏🏻

[@jdosupreme4185]

Now that’s a tutorial

[@akifkaragulmusic]

I tried this. It works like a limiter. Even if there is no sound we want to stand out, if we set 2db, it does not exceed it. But what is the logic of sidechain? It is that the sound of the secondary element increases when the main element is not present.

[@traktor7372]

Really good video but there is also a range knob on the Pro C-2 hehe.

[@GermoStaalfeldt]

I may ask, why he isn't using stock logic x comp vs the fabilfter one? Just curious

[@hiveofficial9855]

Great video

[@kriss12loverap]

Love it, but isnt this what sidechain compression do? But sidechain compression is more ducking, gate is more reducing overall. Sidechain plugins Are bound to be more popular. Have u checked out rmsc? Ring mode sidechain.

[@franbert6218]

How do you come up with this stuff? It’s mint!

[@TRVladdy]

kHs makes great plugins in general, and this is a nice free option, I just find it funny that you used C2 as a "negative" example that can't do the same, eventhough C2 actually has a range control lol.

[@davidsolena4853]

Can you flip C2?

[@TRVladdy]

@davidsolena4853 C2 isn't a gate. It's a compressor, so it basically comes flipped out of the box when used for the method talked about in this video.

[@Matan4]

I guess the point was to showcase this with a free plugin. But I agree, he should have used a stock compressor or something else to compare since Pro-C is very capable of this already

[@davidsolena4853]

But can you make a fixed gain reduction in C2 ? (Like just 1db instead of a ratio) Very useful imo when you already have something compressed and you want to make it more dynamic in a controlled manner

[@TRVladdy]

​@@davidsolena4853 That's literally what a range control does. You just set the range to 1db. Unless I misinterpreted what you are trying to ask. If that's the case, please elaborate.

[@Gameboy2007-Official]

Wait no way... WE GOT A BIG Z NOW LITTLE Z HAS AN OLDER BROTHER TF

[@karllindberg]

Nice tip!

[@TheBruno51]

Very good

[@DMSProduktions]

Nice!

[@misterpluck]

Cool ! 👍🕺

[@tenjisaga]

30x FREE PLUGINS!!! YEWWWW!!

[@nedring987]

Huge bundle of plugins from Kilohearts, including this one.

[@nedring987]

Free, I mean

[@jean5276]

Can it be used on a kick and 808???

[@MarsLaaars]

Is that whistle available as a preset from one of the Big Z packs?

[@BigZMusic]

I made that Whistle using a plugin called Realiwhistle

[@e2rdo297]

Is there something similar im cubase stock plugins?

[@yesthisisdonut]

you know that logic's stock noise gate can do pretty much do the same thing right? :D not to knock khs, their plugins are awesome

[@BigZMusic]

Yeah I actually use that stock noise gate a lot. The problem is most of the producers that watch my vids use Ableton & FL so I wanted to use a plugin everyone could use

[@PTFWWDB]

plugin looks cool, the freakin link is a freakin installer trying to install like 100 plugins and the installer crashed wtf ,. are you on the latest mac os?

[@MANIYA]

How it setup in FL studio???