Greg Wells Demonstrates his Mixing Plugin MixCentric

[@ModernMixing]

I really like what this plugin did to the midrange on this mix. That's the hardest thing to get right on the mix bus or in a mastering situation. But there is much more to be learned from this video then just whether or not this is a good plugin. If you read between the lines you can pick up some really great mixing habits from Greg's approach. Here's a hint: You can visually see he has very little plugins in his session, and the second is that he uses something on the mix bus to get tone, character and vibe from his mix - those two habits alone can get you really far regardless of what tools you use. Great Job Greg! Huge fan of your work anyway. Cheers!

[@randalljames2697]

+Modern Mixing Agreed! I think I might need more control over the features inside the plugin to make it useful for me but I can see how a home studio musician who needs quick results could benefit from this.

[@DKinMN]

He may have already rendered.

[@jhowardsupporter]

If you read even further between the line you can visually see he sitting next to some god dam expensive equipment. I think we would all use very little plugins in his situation and there's no need to start a $50 compressor vs $50 000 compressor debate. I don't think your getting that kind of quality for 50 bucks!

[@housebandthexenos2569]

​@Kriss Smith Nah. I had access to a system with $10,000 worth of them. Good as plugins yes, but even my cheapest analog hardware killed it.

[@theexile1155]

You were predestined to be different(Romans 8:29), he who has an ear to hear, let him hear(Mark 4:9). HALLELUYAH!(PRAISE YE YAH!)

Greg’s voice itself sounds like it’s already through mixcentric.

[@tiekumark]

sounds great, but a bit of level matching in the vid would be nice

[@Sjmashlum]

I think he is talking about matching the levels of the A and B samples for an accurate comparison.

[@Dismiacs]

well for 1 its louder greg

[@Skkyyyyyyyyyyy]

He could’ve used the output slider to compensate... but maybe that took too much time.

[@jerryr458]

Anybody else thought the furry decorative piece on the wall was an extension of his hair?

[@PeterSavad]

+Jerry Romero hahaha yep

[@Dismiacs]

he's the weeknd's brother

[@PeterSavad]

LOL!

[@Kolinu2]

+Jerry Romero Hahahaha, brilliant.

[@jerryr458]

#Didn'tPlanThatWell

[@BeGoodNow5]

Sounds fantastic, end of story, let the haters hate, but you young mixers go out and get it!

[@AlbertNorris]

Wouldn't it be easier to make these active/bypass comparisons if they were level matched? I wish the plug did that automatically.

[@jossuecastaneda8135]

I love this plugin!! Bring your mix to life the quick and easy one knob way. Greg Wells always reminds me of Pauly Shore 😊

[@Eric_DiRisio]

how could you dislike this? what it does to the mix is unreal

[@Monnotorium]

+Eric John Music It's just multi-band compression and a bit of harmonic saturation from what I can tell, maybe some EQ as well, but honestly it's not hard to do, not to mention that you should mix the individual stems better before addressing the mix bus like that The larger reason is probably because people are tired of "One Nobs" from waves

[@jrguitargeek]

+Eric John Music The problem with this plugin is that you can do the same thing yourself by using a good buss compressor, and maybe some tape or solid state saturation. No one is arguing that it does not sound good. It just takes all the control away from the engineer. I just can't see myself using a master buss compressor with which I cannot manipulate attack or release controls. However, I really like Greg Wells, and I'm definitely going to demo his waves plugins, because I think he's got the credibility to make me want to try them at least. If it sounds as good as using my Slate Virtual Buss compressors and Virtual Tape Machine, I'll gladly make the switch.

[@bille77]

Gulfoss is better...

[@StrangeAttractor]

@@bille77 Melda Audio MSpectralDynamics is even better... try it, you might like it!

[@b1t5com]

"OneKnob Better"

[@EliteOnTheBeat]

+Bryan McGuire LOL! *Classic* especially because waves didn't respond but maybe they will now because they most definitely should unless they plan on not selling any of these. haha

[@AveMcree]

+Heart Beats | Rap Instrumentals | Music is Life Thats Why it has a Heart Beat by no means are waves hurt by your shallow comments lol

[@Sureboysiki]

Just Started Using This King of a Plugin and Voice Centric too👑🔥🔥🔥

[@drewwellington2496]

0:50 the thing on the wall behind him looks like an epic part of his hair

[@carloschon]

Now, how does one unsee that? 😂

[@templemu]

wow, when bypassed the mix sounds like how i mix, that is, dead in the water, or ''broken'' Just get the entire plug bundle and stop having a nervous breakdown over all this mixing stuff !

[@lizzhogue]

Great to see you here Mr. Wells! Liz from Berklee (Prof. Dave B.)

[@SimonJification]

I just finished mixing a 3-song melodic death metal demo and there's been no discussion about mastering with the band I'm doing it for. I was going to just slap some L1 on it and call it done, when I got the Waves MixCentric mail in my inbox. Well, what can I say. I decided to demo it and it really does work. It really does bring the extra mojo to a mix. In this context and with this time budget it absolutely delivers as a mastering plugin.

[@akhilchandrashekar1725]

When he says he really excited, you can really feel it 😂

[@silksilksilk2]

I also initially reacted negatively... but tried the free demo, and it sounds really good. And, real engineers have pieces of analog gear that they run things thru STOCK - there are even companies that offer this. It's no surprise that with technology increasing exponentially, digital counterparts now exist. We'll have to get used to it... robots will drive our cars and mix our songs. Humans will program them tho (at least for now) :)

[@relentlessreqordstv]

this is the sweetest plug-in ever , only started using it last week, now it's on everything !!! GW is a legend.

[@TjMoon91]

If you can't even level match when giving an A/B comparison, it really comes across as a lack of confidence in what you're trying to sell.

[@TejaVu]

Tried it, while it does make everything sound slightly better, it also comes with that signature Waves "Analog" hiss that nobody likes.. and you can't turn it off unfortunately

[@PeterSavad]

I'll demo it and compare it to a mastering chain I'll put together myself. If it does something I can't achieve, then I'll buy it.

[@MurphyKargesBass]

A lot of people are saying he didn't gain compensate, or that he can't possibly use it on his big clients... Who cares? It's affordable, does some nice things, and if you don't overuse the heck out of it.. you can get a very nice sound very quickly. Is there anything wrong with that? Or does that make you 'not pro' ? Sometimes I may use it, sometimes I may not. Depends. It's a nice little tool, and it's in my toolbox, just as I'm sure it's in his. My favorite part is when he says "That almost sounds broken.." I just think he was being honest.. and it made me laugh.. thanks waves..

[@nigelcarren]

With it bypassed it sounds like you were at the concert and you needed a pee so you are now listening to your favourite singer through the toilet wall! 🤣😂 Great plug-in. 🏆

[@djohnson8334]

Point blank. This plugin has made my mixes stand the hell out SUPERBLY! If you don't have multiple Grammy's and are downing this plugin shut the whole F up and continue in your mediocracy mixes. Good job waves!!!

[@VoodooGMusic]

This is basically like Imagelines soundgoodizer...

[@AveMcree]

+Vocoded Glasses (Auro Prime) no, soundgoodizer is just the basica presets of maximus... This is a full on chain with EQ, 2 compressors, and Limiter.

[@VoodooGMusic]

Ave Mcree Exactly the same without the Equalizer. Maximus acts as a multibandcompressor and a limiter and the one knob to make it sound good idea comes from imageline with their soundgoodizer product.

[@AveMcree]

Vocoded Glasses k

[@EliteOnTheBeat]

+Vocoded Glasses (Auro Prime) lol at people who still use fruity loops.

[@EliteOnTheBeat]

FL Studio seems to NOT be in one main recording school in the entire world for a reason! I mean think about it before you're so quick to defend imagine line. Fruity loops with NEVER be a industry standard. Its meant to be a DAW for beat makers when they first start learning after that we all grow up and get big boy toys. PT, Cubase or at least Logic. Hell even Maschine will be passing up Fruity Loops in the next year or so. lol. So now if you open up you're eyes you can see what the problem is. You do know how to read right Elijah? lol.

[@stupidusername38]

if this was gain staged it would be easier to compare the before and after. it's definitely louder when it's active making it harder to evaluate, even on KZbin

[@GTSongwriter]

I've tried allot of Waves Audio plugins. Most of Greg's Wells plugins is my new favorite! I bought his bundle a couple of days ago for $59.00. This plug-in has replaced the complicated Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain in my mixes. I wonder if I can get a refund of a no longer used plug-in? LoL! I don't use any piano in my songs, so I guess that plug-in is useless? If I find a use for it, I'll let you know. All the other plugins in the bundle make up for that loss! I use a Sony MDR-7506 studio headphone for mixing and mastering.

[@thelurkingfigure]

greg looks like he hasn't slept in days. them bags tho

[@Bootlegger1892]

Often on message boards people ask questions that cause some people to answer sarcastically with comments along the line of "just get the Waves mix my track plugin" so hearing about this I had to demo it. It certainly made a big difference to my mix as I cranked it up but there seemed to be a lot of boosting going on so I tried it with MeterPlugs Perception plugin to compare the sound with no volume boost. I found it made some changes to my mix which I didn't welcome (that's why I mixed it that way) such as taking some intensity off of the bass end and losing the warmth of my mix. The more compression it delivers tends to get that over compressed pumping sound. I also tried it on a master session where it made minimal difference to the sound. I'm guessing that the plugin is intended for mixing maybe as a shortcut to mastering? Interesting to hear Greg use the word "shortcut" in the video. In my view for what this does it is terribly overpriced even at the intro offer of $149. If it were sold for $20 then it might be a consideration for people learning to mix who are some way off of mastering as an end of mix bus final polish before putting their creations on CD, iPod or SoundCloud etc. But my view is that you're paying a lot for very little and surrender control over your mix with it's use. Nice interface though and very easy to use.

[@YEE941]

I love the waves artist series

[@blancodeplomo]

+OG Jawdinz i hate the waves artist series

[@YEE941]

the greg wells plugs sound great! try the demo

[@vinceriley]

how difficult should it be to mix the same typical pop-rock over and over for 20 yrs?

[@williemo44]

One thing I did in a mix is put this in a chain between a limiter behind it an multi band compression in front after it.

[@Rolanoid]

I guess if Greg uses it with red clip lights on input and output then it's ok to run it this hot?

[@Bootlegger1892]

Often on message boards people ask questions that cause some people to answer sarcastically with comments along the line of "just get the Waves mix my track plugin" so hearing about this I had to demo it. It certainly made a big difference to my mix as I cranked it up but there seemed to be a lot of boosting going on so I tried it with MeterPlugs Perception plugin to compare the sound with no volume boost. I found it made some changes to my mix which I didn't welcome (that's why I mixed it that way) such as taking some intensity off of the bass end and losing the warmth of my mix. The more compression it delivers tends to get that over compressed pumping sound. I also tried it on a master session where it made minimal difference to the sound. I'm guessing that the plugin is intended for mixing maybe as a shortcut to mastering? Interesting to hear Greg use the word "shortcut" in the video. In my view for what this does it is terribly overpriced even at the intro offer of $149. If it were sold for $20 then it might be a consideration for people learning to mix who are some way off of mastering as an end of mix bus final polish before putting their creations on CD, iPod or SoundCloud etc. But my view is that you're paying a lot for very little and surrender control over your mix with it's use. Nice interface though and very easy to use.

[@kidbouji283]

This is a thing of Gods!

[@TheSoundConnoisseur]

It sounds beautiful! Question, would you have this on a mix bus and it would still be safe to send the track to be mastered with this processor/plug in on?

[@salzulli6290]

I think that depends on how extreme you go. You could probably send one with and one without if you're not sure.

[@drakewatkins2624]

i think the cleanup preset setting sounds the best but very cool i love that it engages and does everything all at once at the sametime on the mix way cool kinda been waiting and wanting a plugin to be avaliable such as this

[@Johnnylaurelli]

Bypassing the plugin drops the mixbus meter by over 5db. Louder always sounds better, right?

[@greesy5644]

my thoughts.

[@deceiver444]

Listen to the midrange tho

[@adrianbatista2291]

It depends i guess. You can lower the output after

[@DJTWISTA8BLACK]

amazing. Luv it all ready

[@Beatsbynature]

Not everyone has a budget for mastering or wants to learn how to do it themselves & this plugin will be perfect for them. If this promotes a higher percentage of better sounding mixes out there (fingers crossed...), who can complain? (should also please the "make it loud" type of client, lol) PS would be interesting to know if the song was mixed into MixCentric or if it was applied to a mix in progress (the bypassed mix didn't sound finished and also sounded slightly different to the mix on the VoiceCentric video). Either way, it looks like a good addition to the prosumer market!

[@EddieSlowhands]

Hi Greg Eddie here from across the pond in the UK. Thanks for an excellent look into your plug-in. I've just bought it from Waves directly and noticed that the boxes containing various settings above the main control panel are labelled differently to yours ? ? ? Your comments on the would be most welcome ! Kind Regards . . . Eddie.

[@waves]

Hi Eddie, those buttons are probably dependant on your DAW. As long as the main interface shows the same you are good to go. If you're still running into any other issues, our tech support department is open 7 days a week and will be more than glad to assist. Please contact us directly: www.waves.com/contact-us

[@codybruckner3960]

Can you please post a link to the song? It's dope

[@FubeXL]

Bea Munro - How to make you happy

[@lostakizz204]

SOUNDS GOOD AND USEFUL FOR SPECIAL SITUATIONS

[@andreasignorelli4861]

Absolutlely best saturation plugin ever made! Super simple setup and it just sounds awesome on every project. Thank you Waves! by the way i have to put this plugin before the Limiters like L2 and L3 in the master channel?

[@Hansba_guitar]

yeah before limiter

[@K1nkyD1sco]

Some people just don't understand how technology gives you more time to be creative.

[@ChristopherFreedom]

I have the voiceCentric and I love it.. This sounds great! it's next on my list!

[@ChristopherFreedom]

Already picked it up and love it.. thanks for the heads up.

[@drewbin101]

Hard to gauge this session.. The individual elements are recorded well even without the "Lift" this plugin gives it. Almost sounds mid side? It lifts the upper frequencies on the sides and dips the middle more as you push it! If you listen close the middle doesn't change much but the sides are being processed heavily to compensate for the squeeze in the middle! I got the Voicecentric concept by stacking effects to get to a "happy place" with vocals in a mix by adding subtle bumps in the right frequencies and removing unwanted and problematic frequencies, but the "Mix" in the name might be a little misleading for some? When using that term you are referring to the tracks overall tonal character and balance. Shaping more or less.. I haven't used this plugin in depth but the gain staging in the video creates a false positive in my opinion. Summing is one of the hardest things to grasp especially in the digital realms where there is so much headroom! Again because of the huge level differences in the video it's hard to judge this based on the example..

[@ThePatsyMusic]

amazing how some can make critical judgements from you tube audio resolution. whats cloudy is your mind.

[@NessunDorma732]

I don’t hear the difference... what should i be focusing on when he bypasses it and when he turns it on ?? Expect the loudness boost

[@Javier23gol]

Do you think Greg Wells actually uses this plugin when his mixing the biggest artists in the world?

[@stephenfell4338]

Nice song, nice mix, had you allready added compression and Eq before introducing the mix centric or is thst now required? Kind regards &​thank you

[@Toehider]

Criminally underrated plugin

[@DavidLaun]

OK now I HAVE to buy it :D THX Mike haha

[@lennonmyers5171]

Great ...i bought the series...it's AWESOME😀

[@williemo44]

I bought this and it is good. The true trick is learning not to use too much of it as it can add more to the highs than you might want.

[@kennyartois]

is that a picture of carl winslow from family matters on the back wall?

[@JennysmusicprojectKristianzhe]

It is a huge difference :-) Awesome!!! The dynamic, sound, wow!!! I love it!

[@BrianRussTVC]

The mix plugin pulls out the doubler a bit too much for my ears, but I can't wait to hear what it does to my mixes

[@EruVasquez]

I try it on a friends house but it's too noisy it would be perfect if it had a switch to turn off or change the volume of the noise.

[@kdr26554]

I like it.. Good job Greg and Waves..

[@lowin8857]

Sounds great! But will this plugin work in House music too

[@sammysabbah6118]

kick and snare get clamped down too much

[@soletrait]

Nice plugin and nice song, i like girl's voice, very classic, very pleasant 👂

[@78ncg]

I need it, buying it now;

[@edu-lins]

I get a feeling he did a poor mix just to show us how the plugin works. When it's bypassed I hear a very dull mix with almost no highs... you can barely hear the cymbals or that 4khz of the snare. So in that sense, it seems to be a plugin for beginners. It would be nice to hear a more honest approach in a pro mix. Greg has tons of analog equipment and uses a H-EQ? C'mon!

[@mm-2018]

What do the red lights indicate? clipping or whatm

[@LaVarTrayVell]

do you put this on separate channels or on the main one???? I bought it and need to know???

[@stuartwrigglesworth9339]

Fantastic plugin.

[@thelab705]

The Greg Wells plug-ins are absolutely fantastic! A little food for thought the tone centric before the mix centric on the mix bus chain is phenomenal. Also in my experience using these plug-ins in multi monomode is the only way to go otherwise the crosstalk creates phase issues. Happy Mixing! Thanks to GW and Waves!

[@equinoxpete]

I've been mixing music since 72' and the only difference I hear is the volume or loudness, (call it whatever you like) going up.

[@j.a.osorio2005]

this plugin is magical

[@annilittlebeast1750]

*_OHHHH what's he got for strange hair on the back ??? I could not concentrate on this plug because the hair looks so weird ... lol .._*

[@kungpao-wp2sq]

Put this on a mix bus on a new track by a Grammy Winning Artist as the finishing touch and when I played it for the Artist the Artist literally broke down in tears, I asked if something was wrong but they said no but that it was the most beautiful mix they had ever heard. This happened right as i turned off the bypass and engaged the Mixcentric.

[@Tehons]

i didnt hear nothing more than an increasing of the volume

[@78ncg]

I need it, buying it now;

[@elvinlewis4233]

Big fan Mr.Wells. I'm a newbie producer and have your voice centric, and several other Waves plug ins. Is this one designed to be used in conjunction with voice? Or VC just on the vocal track, then Mixcentric on the bus? I hope the question doesn't sound ridiculous, but I'm new to this and have only recently discovered my passion for the technical side of mixing and production, having only been a performer for decades. Thx.

[@321myself]

It's good, but it's no Soundgoodizer

[@diegooliveirabenjamin]

The idea is magical, but I'd never use something that gives you so little control to what's actually doing and showing. For a serious professional who works with clients like me, this is useless, simply because doesn't let you know or control what you're doing in a mix that you probably spent days working on. I DO Love Greg and Waves, this gimmicky approach, not so much!

[@michaelmarton5483]

I'll be getting this plugin today, as I've also recently just bought ToneCentric and love it as well. Greg, if you check these comments out, PLEASE do a BassCentric!! Man, I hate mixing bass...

[@tigerboy4516]

When all said and done it get those who don't know how to a real pro sounding mix. This will piss off many a small studio who were charging you silly money to get your mix right.

[@dondonaudio8191]

What a comparison... adjust the output gain properly dude... they say you are an engineer....

[@XRON]

Is this a mastering plugin?

[@DJURBANBG]

could be

[@protooler7]

Disgusting. This plugin still can't beat Tom Coyne of Sterling Sound.

[@TheVoiceofUnreason]

That wreath on the wall behind your head Greg, I dunno it just seems to make your hair come alive, it looks richer & more full ;-) love the plugin btw :-)

[@GabiVegas-dj]

amazing

[@rapidfiremuzik_official]

It's 2019 and I've been waiting on the "G.W - Haircentric" plugin 😜✌🏽

[@Sureboysiki]

Legendary 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Plugin

[@officialcerqueiro]

If they only used good songs to demostrate their products. All this modern pop shit makes it rally hard to stay tuned.

[@galvanictrance7601]

but, it makes the sound way way more super louder, stronger, thumpierXD

[@Rolanoid]

I thought he said Beat Boy Centric and had to relisten. That should be his next plugin although not really his genre.

[@billmatney5296]

Can this be used when playing live..I'm not a studio musician

[@arranmacgabhann4472]

He really reminds me of Tom from Succession for some reason. Also great plug-in lol.

[@TheOnlineBusker]

Is there any difference with this and the "tone centric" haha I bet they sound the same. I have this one and it's cool, no need to buy the other is there....

[@marcsmith3739]

They are two completely different plugins

[@florianschartner2030]

Everything that gets me in the ballpark easier and faster is always very welcome!! I´m a big fan of the waves artist series plugins. CLA and MM all time favorites...

[@gammadrums]

Can't find that song ANYWHERE...!!!

[@LuisCancion]

Just got it the other day, this truly is an amazing works! Adds brightens, widens and compresses the track an a tasteful way, love it.

[@ST-fl5fy]

I’m guessing you wouldn’t need a master buss compressor then?

[@IndustryInstrumentals]

He sed intensity knob hhhhhh. Cool vid tho love Gregs stuff

[@marcsmith3739]

Gréât plugin

[@montazownianr1]

All of Greg Wells plugins adds lot of noise !! too much !

[@7Klang]

Nicht schlecht, aber im "Leerlauf" produziert es ein leichtes Rauschen :-((