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[@mixbustv]

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[@claudianreyn4529]

I'm also careful if I have frequencies that are overlapping. Solo, the tracks can sound ok, but together they can add up certain frequencies. So the next step I do is side chain compression and EQ, then I analyze the whole thing on 2bus and I set it up to hit maximum -6.0dB. From there I can push it late on if I want.

[@busyworksbeats]

I learn something every single time you speak! I would highly recommend everyone get a consultation with David because he helped me in multiple consultations and the information blew my mind and transformed the way I mix instantly. Well worth the investment! Keep shining man! 🙏

[@mixbustv]

Thanks brother! 🙏

[@ixxirecords26]

Now that's an endorsement

[@namdinam]

Dope 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿⚡️

[@namdinam]

@@mixbustv 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿⚡️

[@azzeddinekadmiri5245]

And I just came from one of your videos recommending this channel....bless up

[@MeanTrainingMachine]

There's no one, on KZbin or else, who has given more or better information so consistently as you!

[@robertwhite9378]

I've been a professional musician for over 47 years, and a studio owner for 20+ years. Although certified by Pro Tools, I've had no formal training. Just trial and error. This is by far "the BEST" instruction I've ever seen or heard regarding balancing a mix. Without a good/proper balance, a mix engineer will surely be fighting himself throughout the entire mixing process to get the tracks to to "play well" with each other.

[@mrvron]

The Trim feature on Harrison Mixbus is why I love and use it

[@musicgalaxy8832]

What a great explanation! That information is gold for the people that are lerning. There is a reason why David is the best. Because he just fucking tell you what mixing is about. Congrats bro, your hard work and talent is incredible. God bless you

[@mixbustv]

🙏🤘

[@AndyKingCo]

I’m an artist and audio engineer from Toronto and this is my favourite channel ever! I enjoy all your videos they’re super helpful and fun to watch. Love you bro 🎶💯

[@AH20XX]

I did a mix over the weekend in which was the first time I actually mixed into a compressor. My crest factor was ALOT closer than ever b4 and yet I still maintained all my transients!!! Thanks for all the good tools and advice brother!

[@CHANCEKNOT]

Bro for many years m producing and i really got to a complete order of the mix casue of u!! no matter what ive learned on socials ths is by far the most helpful !! thanks man!!

[@Furybeatsgme]

You make the perfect videos for the almost professionals who know what things are and how they work but might need a little more technique

[@tigredejadeec]

This gotta be the best channel on Yt

[@davidhayman9330]

Thanks David, I really like how you have wrapped up so many aspects very efficiently with this approach... very good

[@ollykramer3673]

Just wow, simple, clear and straight to the point, this video should be shared and pinned on top of every mixing board

[@adrianjeffrey2897]

Really! Keep you off the gerbil wheel for sure

[@kikerotamo]

the best of youtube, simple as that. thanks, always

[@mixbustv]

Thank you!

[@amusik7]

Simply the best channel for someone serious about mixing and mastering! Really useful, subtle and professional advice.

[@NeXusZT]

Just bought this plugin, super psyched to use it. They have it on sale right now on the waves website.

[@wisdomscall]

What's the name of it?

[@jclokwork]

This is the single most important video I’ve watched on this. Thank you.

[@stephanerancourt7188]

Yeah ! Same here !!!🙏

[@Frankie_G_]

Just wanted to randomly come by and say thanks again, Ive only just started doing automation in mixes. Thanks to you. Mixing this last tune has been much easier. For years, was a nightmare trying to get static levels and wondering why certain things are too loud for certain parts trying to find the perfect balance for a set and forget. No longer. lol.

[@dinosirius]

God those drums were properly tracked, they sound already super tasty. Would love to receive that quality material when I mix ! Cheers David, you 🤘🏻

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Great knowledge here. One thing: For people brand new to mixing, mixing into compression isn’t probably the best way to start. You need to get a good understanding of both compression *and* gain staging before you can effectively mix into mixbus comp… I always recommend for folks new to mixing, first learn to mix without anything on the mixbus. Then move on to mixing into compression once they understand the basics. Some hardcore old school engineers claim you should never mix into compression, but i’m not one of them. It can he helpful with rock mixes, EDM or other more full/aggressive styles. But you need to know what you’re doing first, to get good results.

[@PavlisBeats]

David you definitely taught me the most of all the engineers on KZbin. Your videos are always value!

[@michaelbonanno7476]

That song reminds me of early Prince! Great video as always David!

[@Mark-xz8gt]

You are a legend Dave this video and your channel works for any genre. I love rock/metal but I write darkwave electronic stuff. This has been helping me a lot 🤟🙏

[@davewestner]

Nice tee shirt man.....Love those guys! V4 is my go to outside kick mic....and sometimes inside if I can fit it thru the hole!

[@lahattec]

Thanks David! That comment you made about knowing which compressor to use to get a certain result on the mix bus..., detailing that would make a great video.

[@pco2004]

Such an eye opener video. Thanks David!

[@L.Lyubomirov]

Best learning videos in KZbin,thanks alot MixbusTV,god bless you !!

[@seanrimada8571]

Jokes aside. You are building your own dojo with these slices of pedagogical work. Thank you, honestly.

[@emilybeats6556]

Simply the best out there! This is gold

[@HEVANCERECORDS]

Thank you David, once again your explanation is right on with no bullshit.

[@morizanova8219]

This is one the of the best "practical " Tips video about Gain Staging. Not for technical stand point but also how to apply in real life mix situation. Thanks for your kind effort to make this video

[@AngeloMM88]

I just Join the Channel ! i was happy to do it

[@mixbustv]

Awesome man! Welcome to the family

[@jeffboyd7719]

This is a great reminder. I really enjoy this channel.

[@nunomagalhaes6362]

This is becoming really precious to me! So much better this way.. thanks!

[@Warp_Head]

Probably the best video on this subject on the web. Very grateful for having found this channel and your clear, no-BS explanations!

[@DavidDiMuzio]

Buying and starting to use analog gear while mixing is when I finally got gain staging ...because you have to, haha.

[@王竑哲]

Same here, spend tons of time matching volumes on my 500 analog boxes, it's painful, but fun ;)

[@busyworksbeats]

Exactly 😂😂😂

[@thewizard5339]

So you spent a fortune to learn the basics... smart.

[@Sacredriver1008]

Same bro. It took some time to learn no gain staging causes alot of clipping and distortion xd

[@RobertRyda]

I wonder if its just a great reminder or a truly new thing. Respect to David!

[@mixbustv]

New for anyone who didn't know. There are a lot of new subs on the channel

[@AlexeySolovievMusic]

Awesome and very useful video David! Thank you so much

[@dahlbaker]

Well, the light really off on this one. I have been working to record live into the 2 bus. The SSL Big Six and the Fusion will soon be dialed in with this new found discipline. "All roads lead to the 2 bus." Thank you David, for the insight.

[@mixbustv]

🙌

[@djTLMtv]

Great info as usual bro. I'm trying to expand my mixing knowledge (to be able to mix my own music) and your content is very helpful.

[@buddahcrib]

cool to see you here bruh... Lol

[@JS-wd2bk]

Thanks David for being THE real deal.My mixes got to another level, using your knowledge.

[@Dj_Leoguerrero]

Everything on your channel is pure gold, thanks a lot brother !

[@emilianoyo]

Amazing! I have never thought about mixing like that, I'll definitely experiment with that!

[@ottam]

I've learned a lot from you over the years. Thanks for all you do!

[@TOLBZ]

Nice ! This is the most overlooked part of mixing, especially by beginners .

[@SocietateaAscendenta]

Tell me about it. Been “making” music as a hobby for over 10 years now, tried to mix now and then, but mostly sent to engineers, now I hope that I can do it myself and this video was an eye-opener.

[@willycalderonofficial]

Great video man. Short and to the point and i agree with everything you said. For people wondering, you can also do this with an IO for analog gear on your 2bus! Blessings my brother

[@TheGarageRecordingSC]

Excellent video David, definitely eye-opening and I learned something today. 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@guillaumetiger-isothesis5791]

Now, that's THE way to go, really clear, focus and precise. Great video ! And all those instances of Shade ;-) ...

[@mixbustv]

That's coming :)

[@miguelowls]

Can’t wait for the part 2 of this video! I watched this one a few times already! Lol great info man

[@robinrigaux3449]

This video is incredible. Thanks David!

[@YiggaP]

Amazing video as always, thank you David !

[@sagarchawla8145]

Awesome content man. 👍🏼 Thankyou for the lesson. 🙏🏼

[@entrancemusicofficial8550]

Amazing. Today I went to YT to find answers to questions like this, and here they are. The most important information that will help me a lot in the future is that when we adjust the instrument levels at the very beginning of mixing, it should actually stay that way, in terms of level-matching after eq and compression. By the way, even if I have been using the SSL native channel strip for a long time, I would like to hear your opinion about that plugin, especially the native SSL Bus comp. 2. I hope you will see this comment and make a review ... Kind regards Dave !!!

[@RETCHED-METAL]

Hey Dave I have a question so looking at your Daw it looks like your 2 bus comes after your master channel. I have pro tools too but I use Studio one v 5 and on mine there is a post master area where you can ad processing is that the same thing? am I doing it wrong by putting my 2 bus compressor on my master channel instead of post? I'll have to check the manual but it seems maybe I'm messing up any good advice? Love your channel you really are helping us. I'm almost done tracking my song mostly with analog and loving the real gear not that plug ins are bad cause I still use them but little as posible with in reason and yes I'm very new at this I do my own music only and I just want to produce a professional sound though I have a ways to go it's getting better. Cheers Mate!!!!!!!

[@stupendousmusic4190]

I never thought of doing a mix this way. Interesting. Thank you. 👍🏻

[@lowyaw]

I have a very similar hairdo currently. My wife says I look like an enraged owl. Love it.

[@thedormantmonkey]

As usual David: great video!

[@mixbustv]

🙏

[@updown5238]

Great! Thanks David :)

[@Archaic1Eye]

Another excellent video as always David, thank you.

[@saxmanash]

This stuff is golden! I can't wait to learn everything I can from such a stellar engineer 😁

[@mixbustv]

🙌🙏

[@JacobSkriver]

Great explanation and super helpful mixing tip 🖤

[@gumminenivijaybabu7576]

You explained so well sir

[@Krishanu]

Thank you

[@jkf9167]

I understood that gain staging could be a problem. Thanks for showing us an easy way to deal with it.

[@王竑哲]

This is great! Never tried to mix into 2bus settings. Definitely worth to try! Thx David

[@sleepisoptional]

fabulous, clear and concise explanation of when, where, and why to level match

[@rrs731]

Top as usual my friend!

[@richardwalleriii4198]

Hey Gain Staging is not a trick but a necessity. But as I stated in the comments section of another video: "Certain Plugins especially analog emulations Plugins need to see a certain amount of level to hit their sweet spot as well, so to just use just the input trim only of a plugin for gain staging the rough mix in my opinion is ill advised." There is a reason for Clip Gain and Trim/Gain Plugins. There's Gain Staging within and between plugins that have to be considered.

[@WillyJunior]

It's not that important.

[@zachjarrett8730]

@@WillyJunior What??

[@mixbustv]

If you think there is any difference between using the input gain of any plugin vs using a trim before them, rethink. This is digital. Also, sweet spot? This is exactly how to hit "the sweet spot", given the fact that 99% of the time the "sweet spot" on plugins is absolute BS. This is not analog.

[@WillyJunior]

@@zachjarrett8730 read MixbusTv's reply...

[@BeatMogul]

Well if the emulation of analog gear doesn't have the sweet spot...why even make them or buy them. em·u·la·tion /ˌemyəˈlāSH(ə)n/ Learn to pronounce noun effort to match or surpass a person or achievement, typically by imitation. "their success is inspiring emulation from others" COMPUTING reproduction of the function or action of a different computer, software system, etc. "software emulation of complete systems"

[@VSARecordsDelhi]

Glad I got u. U r the lifesaver

[@kingzluvinproduction]

learned alot thanks mr MixbusTv 😎

[@cmdkaboom]

Thank you for the video.. I like your training method..

[@terenceblack3724]

This is interesting. I gain stage, set up my rough mix with the faders then put on the bus compressor. But with the way you set up the rough mix and gain stage at the same time, I can have even more precision with the faders.

[@cycleofficial4744]

probably one of your most important videos.

[@cashsounds3704]

Thanks man you always teach me so much. Didn’t even think to use the input of ssl for gain staging

[@freeblom]

Thank you bro!!

[@impossiblemusicforce]

This is crazy because a lot of guys say don't use a Compressor on a Masterbus! But I nethertheleless do it, because its how you say, I have the level and I can fit what I want into this! I like it!

[@mixbustv]

A lot of guys who? Lol

[@impossiblemusicforce]

@@mixbustv The producers around me! I do it my way, and I'm glad that I'm not wrong with it,😉!

[@VINISAMPLES]

Last week I was actually wondering if mixing into my master compressor was super smart or super dumb. Thanks for the vid.

[@int3533]

The initial balance is king

[@fadamusik]

Really REALLY useful video. Thanks a lot

[@MehradHidden1]

But dont you lose information if you change the gain digitally? I know changing gain in analog makes sense but digitally?

[@mixbustv]

No, it's digital, if anything would be the other way around. In analog you'd lower the signal to noise ratio or add whatever color. Digital gain is a simple math like 1+1=2. Not sure where you got that you'd lose information. Machines don't lose numbers randomly

[@gaudinni]

Thanks David!

[@rickspyder6159]

So much sense....another gr8 vid

[@garyroberts1843]

Thanks Champion!

[@lavalizard1]

That’s soooo helpful and clear. Appreciate that walk through... Cheers.

[@deebassman9877]

Great video! Thank you sir

[@rayallaire3274]

Thank you for this....very helpful!

[@miltonex]

This is Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing

[@AMusicalPsychosis]

I noticed your VAL shirt. Have you done a video on their gear? I’ll have to do a search, but if you haven’t you should. As always love your stuff. Keep it up!

[@mixbustv]

They're friends and while I don't record that much nowadays (only Bella and few exceptions) their mics are great and I advice them to many colleagues who are extremely happy with their purchases.

[@AMusicalPsychosis]

Aaron S You wouldn’t happen to have any clips I could hear on male rock vox do you?

[@mixbustv]

@@AMusicalPsychosis nope, I think I used one for double bass in this video, that's it kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5nHnIx5ec51b7M

[@JIDEHHIGHELEMENTS]

Thank you , learning a lot with your vids !

[@skyDN1974]

Dang didn’t think I’d see this song in a mixbus video!!

[@kingchrismuzicandministry1783]

Excellent Video Bro ❤️💯💯

[@MustacheVerra]

Thanks David.

[@danielpicard3994]

I enjoyed this tutorial. I follow a similar workflow. Yes, gain staging is crucial. I personally use Logic which has a great feature for leveling all tracks (or regions) in a single go. Thanks for sharing your thought process with us.

[@jazzbass18]

What feature do you mean?

[@danielpicard3994]

@@jazzbass18 Normalize Region Gain (under Functions). You can choose either peaks or Lufs value. To access this feature, make sure the advanced tools are activated in the general Logic prefs.

[@jazzbass18]

@@danielpicard3994 Thanks, will try that. 👍🏽

[@adamosarczuk7215]

Super helpful as always, thanks man

[@AnthonyMeyer]

Really good video! I look forward to leveling up my mixing with your vids :)

[@MKAZETA_LOSLIBERADORES]

An 1 more ? Wat is the continue video for this in the member only I could not figure out the continue to this.. thank you sr for all your great help

[@ChanCarnix]

Totally transformed. Can't believe that band submitted stems that had to be trimmed by 16db. How could they not hear that tambourine ?

[@torpedroboy679]

Thanks you for what you do

[@Gguitarist1]

Great video Dave.

[@okrew1729]

Great video, as always! Which desk are you using again? Love the setup!!! Thanks.