How to mix a Luke Holland snare drum w/ Taylor Larson | Nail The Mix

[@bcdey84]

I love that this guy is like “eh it’s peaking, oh well” and “with the low end taken out of the bottom snare you don’t have to flip the phase.” He explains everything based on how it sounds and not just numbers. Explains why he uses the plugins and why he thinks it’s cool. Didn’t get too crazy and I like that. Very straightforward.

[@URMAcademy]

Yup! We are here to make music not turn knobs, right?? At the end of the day if you like the way it sounds, nothing else matters!

[@bcdey84]

URM Academy Exactly! However, turning knobs is still fun though hahaha!

[@rockboy360]

Holy shit, I followed this tutorial word by word and got my best sounding real snare ever!

[@connorbuckinghamstudios6227]

The secret to a good snare is have 20 snare tracks. Half of them real snares and the other half triggers from different companies. It'll work out great.

[@Soundpressurestudios]

lol 20 I think isn't enough... more like 40!

[@solarnewborn]

Seriously tho, it sound fucking THICC

[@XiyuYang]

Make sure they are in phase too!!!

[@RoccoPezzin]

Taylor's drum sounds are always killer!!

[@reflectallbutwhite9839]

not on erra's new shit

[@str1897]

@@reflectallbutwhite9839 why do say that ? There a bit to "shiny" but there good

[@aross5234]

They sound great lol

[@DaneGerAhead27]

Just found this channel a few days ago, I feel like I've learned more now than I ever did in school. Lol

[@caseymclane1972]

the #TssAwwHaa is real

[@voji7715]

Vow of Volition taught me about this comment

[@FrozenSparky]

These mids on the kick sound so good

[@hiderpnw]

lmao Jason just chilling in the back

[@TheWitness369]

Was prolly soaking in the knowledge, he has since built his own studio. Would be sick to pick Tays brain.

[@tmmmedia731]

Really love the clarity and to me I hear a lot more mid range on the JR album but in a really nice way especially in drop G

[@PiPaRiM1EsS]

That is one fine sounding snare!

[@oween5]

When he said the trigger sample sounds terrible... that's pretty much what Joey's snares sound like lol I'm not saying I think they sound bad, it's just interesting to see the differing opinions and methods of different mixers

[@BrofUJu]

I can't not hear overly triggered snares and they drive me crazy. They don't sound like an actual drum anymore.

[@akshitjha6251]

This whole video is a fucking goldmine for me.

[@spacebrotherproductions5453]

My best producer, such a chilled guy and brilliant! So glad I joined NTM for this one! If you thinking about it just do it !

[@romansweik]

Pretty interesting how he has extra tracks for the snare ghost notes. Why do I even automate this stuff when it can be so easy!

[@cylershaw7701]

I don't know why I kept thinking that Misha was in the room every time Taylor started talking.😂

[@str1897]

24:02 (just to replay this sound)

[@otherside8385]

Dude haha it's so true about the first part. A bad snare can ruin an entire song, but if the snare is good, everything else is fine.

[@brandonkeller478]

This guy really upped my game! So thankful

[@jstnfrzr]

Everyone remember this tutorial when you mix Luke Holland's snare.

[@mattmadhouse]

Bomb factory is actually great on bass guitar. All tools are good.

[@christinaclossbach6994]

I always enjoy listening to george r. r. martin listening to snares getting mixed

[@Soundpressurestudios]

Great input about how he process top and bottom snares! Great information! We usually use a trigger for snares samples and don't copy/past the snare sample...

[@DragisaBoca]

Jason in the background wanting to kill himself... Priceless. :)

[@prodbyiof]

Anyone knows what snare did they use?

[@fabiangomezpalomino5630]

TssAwwhahaha

[@Marcusmaiahyfy]

i don't find this session on website, im a subscriber

[@WastedMediaDesign]

When you login click Multi-tracks>Jason Richardson>Watch Live Event

[@trevorbolin7819]

Yo, you got a Tom preset? 😂😂

[@bcdey84]

I just did my first project after getting a whole bunch of wave plugins including the SSL E CHANNEL. Put that on my snare and man it sounds killer. Added some mids and low end, makes it sound big! Also, the gates on those channels are really good! The compressor doesn’t it very hard, like I use that on my OH, but everything else I will use the CLA 76. Except the Snare. I don’t know why but I will always use the stock compressor in Logic and switch it to studio fet. It gives it so much body. Having that ssl channel, plus that compressor and sending it to an Abby road verb is an amazing combination!

[@RaffaeleSansone]

I'm a former Nail the Mix member, is there any way I could purchase this live event on its own? As much as I'd like to join again, I literally do not have the time to make a new subscription and enjoy all the quality content you put out...

[@URMAcademy]

You could join for this month, buy the session (in the "previous months") tab, then cancel again. At this time we're only able to sell previous sessions to members.

[@RaffaeleSansone]

URM Academy so if I get this right it's like I have to pay for the current month + Taylor's session separately?

[@onixadm]

When this session will be available? Right now the last 1 is December one

[@URMAcademy]

Raffaele, yes that's correct

[@AttitudeCastle]

What's the Distortion box/unit he was running the mix through? Couldn't quite make out the labels on it!

[@nickkapp1736]

It's an Overstayer M.A.S Model 8101 Analog Enhancer. Hope that helps.

[@KerteszHuba]

Eyal , are you from Hungary ?

[@eyalleviurm]

No but my dad kind of is.

[@loredanamassini3656]

Are this snare sound included in the multitracks?a

[@tomvomton2371]

This Snare Top Track is already gated / cuted. Why you don´t show or even mention this process ?

[@myq723]

I have the session and it's not already gated, there's just that little bleed. He also bypasses the gate in this video for you to hear that.

[@ArtHazard]

I wonder how they recorded this. The bleed from the cymbals is almost nonexistent.

[@youngalexander3166]

it's the gate he's using. when he takes it off the bleed is a lot more apparent

[@ArtHazard]

@@youngalexander3166 nah, it's more apparent, but still way less than most of the raw snare recordings I've heard.

[@ArtHazard]

@@youngalexander3166 that's why he can get away with the hard gating. A lot of times when you use gate on snare like that, cymbal bleed explodes every time the gate opens. I think, it's combination of the hard hitting drummer and good mic placement.

[@jimmyoneal3472]

18:48

[@01left]

Is there a Luke Holland Snare for Kontakt ? Or a Snare thats like the Luke Holland Snare? Thanks

[@LenLevTheGreatKagamine]

01left Taylor made a sample pack with Luke Holland.

[@noir4659]

To people that say stuff like ugh modern metal production is so lame all they do is using triggers THROW THIS IN THEIR FUCKING FACE

[@masteroftrick]

What model of distortion box is that?

[@settingfiretogiants]

Does anybody know what snare was used?

[@vibes6326]

settingfiretogiants a good one

[@imacashew.]

settingfiretogiants Luke plays DW drums so I’d assume a DW collectors series with a remo head because that’s what Luke uses. But it could be anything really. Hahah

[@str1897]

You can buy the sample at the Jason Richardson website

[@masteroftrick]

Ludwig black beauty with a Gretsch Brooklyn kit

[@masteroftrick]

I’m a cashew in the studio they actually used taylor’s drum that were already setup so its a gretsch brooklyn kit with ludwig bell brass

[@tomlebeau7921]

Where is this guy from?

[@tomlebeau7921]

I’m from the UK and hear this accent all the time. What part of the US is this accent from?

[@rawen127]

so you think think the snare ruined st anger? i mean that was quite a top notch trash can

[@tangentdark]

Raphael Ewen obviously

[@Drewp06]

Eyal looks super high

[@eyalleviurm]

Quite the opposite. High on life.

[@tmmmedia731]

andrew page a professional takes his work much more seriously than that

[@ovonisamja8024]

So gain staging doesn't bother this guy at all?

[@littlebrookstudio]

Not sure that's what he's saying. Especially with some of the analogue modelled VSTs, some plugins just handle a subtle amount of clipping nicely. Think it's one of those "know the rules so you can break them" kind of situations

[@otherside8385]

I was thinking the same thing. There was two songs I mixed (and didn't gain stage) and the kick and snares were hitting the VU a bit hard (not clipping) and it sounded fine in the master. I guess it really depends on the genre and well, everything.

[@Gregoses]

how does he have separate ghost notes? recorded separately?

[@zedboiii]

Or you can just select all the ghost part and import it as a new track

[@dmitrystuchevsky9995]

Is anyone from 2024??

[@OEpistimon]

In 19:44, Jason just stops working.

[@mcnamaracody1]

Now I know what I look like when i'm tracking my shit when i'm sick of it.

[@tortfeasor99]

Meticulously processed triggered samples.

[@mikeweiser2210]

Play this video at x.50 speed

[@ArtifactsofExile]

Tsssawhahaha

[@changli7198]

This is amazing! Can you allow me to translate and post your videos in website of China? Not for benefit, just to share your amazing mixing skills. Will definatly include your name and the original links. Thanks!

[@Julian66666666666666]

Not enough Tssawhaha

[@nickdowe4887]

I feel like in a majority of these videos you have engineers that spend a ton of time and money treating a room and EQ'ing a snare track to remove a bit of that high end sizzle or low end punch only to go back in and reintroduce those same frequencies with a ton of plugins. That reverb with the high end sizzle wouldn't have been necessary if he tweaked the release on that noise gate. It seems like a lot of time spent chasing your tail. End result is still amazing and I mean no disrespect.

[@URMAcademy]

We’re just showing how they do it - nobody is suggesting that it’s the best or only way to do things.

[@nickdowe4887]

URM Academy ah I see, so it's more of a "how to fix.." rather than "this is how i approach mixing a snare". That makes a lot more sense. Apparently I've been watching these URM videos under the wrong pretext. I tend to spend as much time as I can perfecting the sound on the way in so I have to do less work during the mixing phase. This just seems like a lot of work on the back end. Thanks for the reply.

[@URMAcademy]

No- it’s a, “here’s how taylor mixed this snare in this specific situation.” Just a chance to watch how others work.

[@mrjesseholt]

@@nickdowe4887 this is such a smart ass comment

[@eyeslikeoceans]

@@mrjesseholt Indeed, imaging sitting in the studio or being in a band with that guy... holy shit

[@TheAntarcticaProject]

[@reflectallbutwhite9839]

taylor should come back and listen to his old mixes. Erra's new mix is a disaster.

[@nikolanikolov9275]

That sound is not a drum sound, is the same with electronic drums or with some samples from easy drummer, there not a dynamic or some real acoustic drum sound only hi level gain....Luke is great drummer but for me this is some joke from animation movie

[@kristijanfistrek9055]

"I don't know why, it just works" - "Don't ask me about it, just trust me" This isn't what you want to hear from an instructor. Doesn't sound very encouraging because your settings might sound shit on someone else's mix, therefore you should explain why and how it works. I know he's a pretty popular, experienced and skilled producer, but he doesn't leave that impression while explaining.

[@brendangibson8200]

Not every producer is going to be a good teacher. You have to take these kinds of things with a grain of salt, because what works for him won't work for you, and vice versa. Half of mixing, especially when you're learning, is just experimenting to see what sounds right for whatever mix you're working on

[@lizziedanger4271]

i enjoy taylor larson because he's so knowledgeable: but every time I watch him I feel like garbage because i'll never be as good or comparable to him

[@URMAcademy]

Same 😰