Dave Pensado's Stereo Bus - Into the Lair

Dave shares insights and philosophy for what he currently uses on his stereo bus.
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[@lightyagamilightyagami]

protect pensado all it costs!!

[@MrRaphaelRobinson]

2:53 instead of visualizing it in your head...visualize it right here 😂😂

[@TheShpmusic]

u will live long i was just thinking about the latest on bus compression and here u are on top of my feeds. how amazing.great job dave..👌

[@ryanboyce3365]

I like the subtle Grammy placement:) Thanks for the knowledge Dave you are amazing! That limitless plugin really is a treat to use. Dmg makes great plugs.

[@LASHH9669]

Damn you Dave for spilling the beans on the API clipping/Saturation! Just kidding, great vid as always!

[@jsnell126]

This track sounds like it was composed in Ableton in 2003.

[@foremanr5477]

jsnell126 SO?

[@martinheath5947]

by someone who's taken Vienna by Ultravox and scrambled it

[@YoungStuntYuan]

hhahaha

[@uniquehouse892]

​@@lucasjsnyder Except for Dave Pensado / his knowledge is a part of 70% of the Mixes in today's music and you aren't shit.

[@uniquehouse892]

@@lucasjsnyder And he's not playing the vocals you moron, bet it's perfect amount w/ vocals

[@tisbonus]

I dig your philosophical statement about "...an art form more than a technical aspect". Clearly I'm paraphrasing but the gyst of that is pure gold. Great stuff!

[@jrguitargeek]

90% art, 10% science.

[@Yobats]

Even more awesome sitting after that chain are Dave’s ears..

[@NateReutter]

Thanks for sharing! Perhaps the tracks you are working with require more of the 3-5? Either way, love how you keep moving forward!

[@MrSpasticdancer]

its all very subtle stuff that adds up to something really great. i havent mastered the art of subtlety like mr pensado tho, i have no self control

[@TheBBQify]

Subtlety is a myth

[@kbmadethatshit6364]

@@TheBBQify not really bro, learning to be subtle is the crossing point going from beginner to advanced, all u gon do by puttin hella plugins on a channel is make it less natural and "ruin" it, when you are subtle and smart with your moves youll sum up to something great in the end.

[@BR_READDY225]

@@TheBBQify and thinking like that proves you aren’t mixing for anyone else outside of your bedroom closet lol..only ppl who can’t mix says dumb ish like you just did

[@bhargavdobhal5327]

Thank You Mr.Dave Pensado🙌🙌 Very Helpful Video🔥🔥.

[@randybdot]

Great video Dave!

[@Juliano_DJOL]

I love this dude and his mixes sound so tight!

[@Benediktmusic]

At what point is Dave putting these on the Master Bus. Does he add the plugins after he has channel stripped all the tracks. Or for example, add the plugins to the Master Buss after the Drums and Bass and mix into them? Cheers!

[@lilhoss1]

I love the Waves API 2500. It sounds great on everything.

[@oinkooink]

It sounds terrible on my music. But then again everything sounds terrible on my music.

[@douglasfuqua7082]

Dave, wonder what just a touch more reverb would do for that "strike stick" sound ... ?

[@damienlewis7882]

Limitless is great but I've found as a mixer that when you need to back off the threshold for mastering the mix changes too much. Better suited for mastering imo.

[@paulrayner9567]

Thanks Dave respect

[@manifestgtr]

Recently, my mix bus has been focused on transparent, clean volume along with the typical “glue” and eq stuff…my FAVORITE chain at the moment is: Pro-c2, low ratio using the “mastering” algorithm and as much oversampling as I can afford (this occasionally gets swapped with CLA mixdown) for the initial, gentle “this all belongs together” vibe. Pro-q3 on linear phase Slate VTM (at this point I start adding a few db to the output) Pro-l2 using whatever algorithm feels appropriate…oversampled to whatever extent I can afford Slate VMC for the final leveling Those plugins are all so high quality and so sonically faithful, I’ve found that stacking them as such gives me my best bass/treble retention with the absolute bare minimum in processing artifacts. Clean volume is really important to me. If you’re hovering around -9 RMS but it sounds totally pummeled, you’ve wasted all your time and energy.

[@tuseniora]

and how many grammys do you have?

[@manifestgtr]

@@tuseniora a MILLION

[@ndaanaan1770]

Hi. Whaat limiter do you use on your master bus?

[@300avenue]

should put links to each plugins in ur descriptions

[@toddnolan_7922]

Dang thanks for the video when i make beats in Logic pro the only plugins i use in the master bus is stock compression with limiter in the compression i move the threshold just alittle & i look at the multi meter & thats it Less is 🔑 I would use like 5-10 plugins on the master like 2 years ago even year ago

[@dmn2273]

You sound like me 😂😅 When I look back a few years I tell myself what hell was I thinking!

[@thetruthchannel349]

My guess is its hearing loss. You often think of first losing the ability to hear top frequencies but really its just whichever ones your ears fatigue from the most. So my guess is your ears are either hyper fatigued from 2.5K to 5K or you possibly your experiencing hearing loss in or around those frequencies. I guess the only other thing I could think of is a problem with your monitors?

[@awedee.0]

what song is that???

[@claudius3124]

Thanks Dave! Very interesting ;-)

[@gughffhhghgghghgg1690]

So you are using a clipper?

[@delaratchet8135]

The manual for standard clip says if you have the ceiling after to not use a limiter after but I see you do here. Can anyone elaborate more on standard clip and how it work?

[@briancase6180]

The thought is that the ceiling will catch any ISPs, so a limiter would either do nothing or limit a whole lot of already clipped peaks (further washing them out). In fact, many mixing/mastering engineers will use only a clipper depending on the program material. But, it really depends on your material and how much clipping the clipper has done. As Dave said so correctly: it's a bit of art, I think.

[@t_n8435]

I like the song 👍🏼

[@sp0rtbilly77]

The 350 are more appreciated now ...lots of info there

[@alanredversangel]

Subscribed.

[@OmarRosalesELMORRILLO]

I Don’t know man but maybe it is me but I don’t like what clippers do to the music sounds harsh to me for some reason ...

[@sourcefor]

What happened to all the outboard? Are you in da box now? Great as always thanks Dave!

[@bendingbus6744]

"The mix buss is a sacred place...now let's insert some plugins." 🤔

[@Particle67]

Hum Diamond Dave Pensendo Personal Release 😎

[@kylekriewaldt6308]

5:36 can someone list some possible good EQs that give you more than frequency I feel like this is an interesting topic, I always feel like the eqs in virtual mix rack give me something extra but I’d like some more examples and a list to try. I think this can help everybody, thanks guys!

[@SandeepKumar-eb2bq]

Diamond Colour EQ

[@kylekriewaldt6308]

Free Sandy Beats that looks like a sick eq🤘🏻

[@kylekriewaldt6308]

Ohh that’s the one he used the ACQUA - Diamond - Color Eq 3 looks sick asf too (same thing pretty much)

[@kylekriewaldt6308]

I mean like any other ones too tho

[@davidrockower2703]

@pensadosplace Would you believe that Acustica has gotten even better!!?

[@bboymac84]

Nice tutorial! But can you use Screen capture?? It’s easier to follow the mouse cursor. Thank you!!

[@migreezybosphotoboy9468]

Fuckin love you Dave!

[@eranddroory9987]

What was the last plug in in the chain again???

[@zachary963]

“Dave Pensado’s stereo buss” *immediately begins taking notes

[@mallobeatz2263]

interesting. i think i understand you mr Pensando, 345 it nice way to remember it, greetings from Bulgaria....still trying to find your email :)

[@Danko_HS]

Why can't we see that TCE Clarity M? 👿

[@thipopup3440]

How do you create a stereo bus in ableton?

[@SoundsBy80K]

AUX, normal Channel or Groups?

[@JuancoPRoFlow]

Use pro tools. That's how

[@michaeltracksuitaudio]

command G

[@adamcoe]

Dave Pensado has got to be the first person to use the word "flame" worldwide in 2018

[@Kambiz.Mahdavi]

When do you decide to become retired?

[@paulhernandez7423]

“Hallowed Ground”

[@L.DOT.P.]

Sifu Pensado! *rings gong and bows

[@nathanbieber2840]

clipping can be creative. if USED PROPERLY

[@fancha831]

see you on the charts lol

[@karandamusic]

I’d choose Eventide Elevate as my final chain plugin every day of the week. It’s easily the best maximiser!

[@briancase6180]

I agree it can sound awesome. But it's really helpful sometimes to have high-degree oversampling. Standardclip gives that and configurable filters. It's really one of a kind.

[@weedywet]

If streaming services are restricting their level to -14 these days, WHY deliver louder than that? That's the part I suppose I don't get.

[@VAEOMMusic]

You wont be able to get maximum volume after someone downloads the track from there. They are just reducing the overall volume during streaming only.

[@weedywet]

There’s just no reason to fight loudness wars anymore. It was only ever about standing out in a pack. Everything gets leveled now down stream anyway.

[@NoQualmsTheArtist]

SoundCloud, Beatport etc don't level match, so your song won't compete. Plus pushing your song to -11 or so has a different sound which can sound better for some genres.

[@weedywet]

@@NoQualmsTheArtist I leave it to my mastering engineer to worry about.

[@NoQualmsTheArtist]

@@weedywet that's probably for the best, that is their job after all.

[@danield2000]

I hate loud mixes. It has ruined the landscape of dynamics and subtlety.

[@kevinmckenzie23]

Dave giving me some Dr. Steve vibes here

[@Seriouspup]

This guy makes me feel ok lmfao

[@nathanbieber2840]

what realtime analyzer? PAZ?

[@user-jdxkfnm]

does he bounce out his track with this stereo bus AND THEN Master the wav file? please someone help me with this confusion

[@moscoenterprise8586]

prod by he basically shows you his mastering chain here

[@user-jdxkfnm]

@@moscoenterprise8586 So hes bouncing out the song with this mixbuss and end up with a Mastered Audio File just from ONE session? i really dont think so

[@moscoenterprise8586]

prod by I’m sure he is

[@user-jdxkfnm]

@@moscoenterprise8586 this is so much confusion for me

[@moscoenterprise8586]

prod by its common for guys at that level to not leave pretty much any room for mastering engineers. So pensados mixes are already loud and ready to compete on the market

[@ArmorKingEmir]

This song is as good as white noise.

[@Snobdude]

The shape of the waveforms make me feel sick...

[@shadowbanned7575]

🤣 I read that sign wrong in the back @ 4:00. I thought for sure it said *“F U HTERS”*

[@nicholascowan1731]

345 could be hearing loss?

[@kodykindhart8230]

Wondering the same thing... we all have our limitations learning how to utilize them you can make them strengths

[@BukanIbuMu]

Gearslutz people say that the J37 is a bad sounding plugin. Guess they're wrong.

[@SuperDrumhead777]

Johnnie Walker it's not about right and wrong it's all up to personal preference.

[@BukanIbuMu]

SuperDrumhead777 most of the times they would say that if you don't use (insert product name) you suck.

[@RafitaPapita2099]

gearslutz sucks and i'm pretty sure that site hijacks user's cpu's for bitcoin mining

[@PNoirmusic]

MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY

[@NextSession]

[@rapastronaut77]

always come here to learn from the g.o.a.t.'s to hone my craft . never have your plug ins over working by have to much vol/gain from a bussed source , certain plug in have an over all tone to em by default , also sliding your plug in up or down on your slots dose something likE able or diff, to the over all sound. #YIKERS77

[@nonexistent]

No offense to Dave of course, bless him. But that's probably the shittiest beat I've ever heard

[@ArmorKingEmir]

When i turned off my technical brain, gave my hand to the creator then i started mixing good. 8 fucking years, it took me 8 years of dogshit mixes

[@DJgetarealjob]

every into the lair i cant tell the diff between a/b most things

[@lewismittendrin2826]

This guy is only advertising plugins - not showing anything. So sad.

[@jjjuhg]

Why a song this bad needs big $$$ to be payed for ? First of all, it should be a good song to send it to Dave Pensado. Simpler way to mix this track: delete. Anything you do to it will not make it better- its an ugly experience for human hearing. ( but good for a horror film )