How To Use a Mixer for Live Sound & Studio Recording

[@AudioUniversity]

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[@AudioUniversity]

Thanks for watching!

[@cliffgillespie7679]

Great tutorial. Have you done a video on dj mixers or does it work the same ?

[@jeffrey7012]

There are a lot of people who really know what they are doing, there are few who can teach it well. You can teach. Thank you for your clear and detailed explanations.

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Thanks, Jeffrey!

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[@AudioUniversity]

Thanks, J! Glad it’s helpful!

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[@DanielDunn1222Music]

Exactly the kind of tutorial for beginner yet determined level people like myself. I'd love to see a video like this explaining how everything works plugged into that at a live show with different scenarios. I'm bootstrapping now though I'd pay a lot for that later for helping me learn what I need to for IATSE work I'll eventually be doing mixing sound live! And of course recording my future band tracks for albums. This is the very first video and time finding your channel, can't wait to learn more! Thank you.

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Yeah, honestly man you’re one of the most talented teachers I’ve ever witnessed. Please keep doing this.

[@AudioUniversity]

Thank you, Alexander! I really appreciate that.

[@mandolinic]

Very clear and most useful. I've used small mixers in the past, but they've generally lacked the facilities of a large mixer, so having everything explained in detail is really handy.

[@Fabsurf101]

Kyle, your explanation of the audio recording engineering process is most systematic and elucidating. The last video with the shotgun mic was also so helpful. As a hobbyist in music and photography, I find myself getting fascinating information to help me to explore the subject. So thank you very much!

[@AudioUniversity]

Thanks for watching, Sunny! I'm glad to hear this.

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[@llll-lk2mm]

This has made me feel better about my knowledge of mixers, hope I can hold my own whenever I get to see one!

[@1flat1sharp47]

This is quite possibly the best mixing console instruction I have ever seen. Thank you!

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I watched a lot of videos of this content, but you explain it by far the best.

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I see that I'm the first to comment after the last comment issued 1 year ago. These courses have been so invaluable. I've commented before on your other videos, and still I find your videos to be one of the best. Thank you!

[@AudioUniversity]

Thanks again, J H.g! I’m glad you’re finding value in the videos.

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I'm managing a big project for my school (we have a night in which all bands perform). This video is helping me out a lot! You're a talented teacher

[@AudioUniversity]

Glad to help, Mees! Thanks for watching.

[@bushyeyebrow]

Really clear and no fluff. Better than my teachers.

[@junkawakami3193]

speaking of loudness, setting it up on the amplifier instead of cranking the master fader is gold!

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You are a very small channel on KZbin but one of the best. Seriously quality videos here mate.

[@AudioUniversity]

Thanks, JD! I’d be very grateful if you’d help spread the word about the Audio University channel!

[@timzo5313]

Very informative thank you I am a front of house engineer as well as studio but now this boosts my confidence to set up pa's.

[@AudioUniversity]

Glad to hear that! Thanks for watching!

[@souptart5284]

thank you for this omg i have a practical test on this stuff in an hour and i've been stressing so much, this is a great refresher!!

[@djmarie2058]

Thanks Kyle I was going to invest over $400 for a pre-amp/mixer etc. I need to first begin by using the correct balanced cables to reduce noise...a simple fix! Thanks very much.

[@GeoZero]

Very clear and concise video. On the Allen & Heath mixers (larger GL2400, GL2800, etc) you have to open the chassis to get to the direct out jumpers otherwise the faders will not change volume on the board in a recording situation per channel. I think that is a huge issue with their mixers and not something I had using say a Soundcraft LX7. I realize that they were designed primarily for live applications and live recording, but adding a button per channel would sure have helped. :)

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Wow! Thanks, Haharu Records!

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That’s my first time hearing and watching your videos, I really appreciate the way you talk

[@willieburks7251]

Very helpful video. I’m new to running sound and was having problems with feedback. This video gave me a complete breakdown on how to use a mixer proper. The unity levels on the slides helped me out a lot. Something I didn’t know.

[@RegalToneT]

You are very clear and concise with the information that you provided. I am laughing because to some people the mixing board can look rather intimidating..lol but you were able to break it down in a way that it’s simple to understand. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 great work from

[@AudioUniversity]

Thanks, @Regal Tone T! That’s what I like to hear!

[@RegalToneT]

@@AudioUniversity your welcome bro, you should become a teacher.

[@vickigsolomon1241]

Outstanding! I wish I had found this channel BEFORE our performance. I rented a mixer because I've only got a 2-channel input on my DAI. I didn't quite know enough to make things sound good.

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Great job, Kyle ! Keep it up ! I'm learning on you.... God bless you and more power to your KZbin Channel. I'm SAM, watching you here in the Philippines, Mabuhay !

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Thanks!

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Thanks for watching, Troy!

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You’re really organized bro. Beautiful presentation... thanks for sharing

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Very helpful thanks Kyle! I love watching your videos because they are so clear and concise!

[@AudioUniversity]

Happy to help!

[@JaderVoiceMusicMinded]

Just applied to my 1st time using and operating this mixer... Thanks for the tutorials bro... 🎼

[@calvinwharton8980]

Your videos are truly excellent. I appreciate your simple, but clear, explanations. Many thanks.

[@AudioUniversity]

Thanks, Calvin!

[@TomCee53]

You’ve done a good job of explaining this mixer. It was a little quick, and you might have rushed though the terminology, but that’s just my opinion. The only technical comment I have is on your description of logarithmic scale on the faders. The reason for logarithmic vs linear is that our ears work in a logarithmic manner, meaning that from a dB standpoint, each dB of change sounds the same to us. The apparent change from -10 to -9 is the same as 1 to 2.

[@JUSTO33344]

I was about to comment about the same thing but your words describe it perfectly lol

[@simon-d-m]

That is true but irrelevant in this context. He is spot-on about working faders as close to "normal stop" (unity gain) as possible. Whenever I see a 1/3-open fader at a gig, I know the mixer hasn't got full control of the mix. It's very common and also indicates either ignorance or poor training. There is an idea called the "straight-line balance", meaning that when the balance is right to the ear, all the faders line up across the mixer, at normal-stop. Obviously you never "set and forget" but adjust all the time, but I worked with many superb mixers (people!) down the years, and the very best aimed for this. The other thing is that many desks (and mic inputs to other stuff) have gain in steps, not continuously variable ("thinking of you, Neve!), so you cannot mix on the gain presets, and they can also be a pain when setting up stereo pairs.

[@oliviersadoulet337]

dB is already a logarithmic scale, the reason faders aren't linears is you can't have 3 meters long faders.

[@rocketrollsvlogs7625]

Great video. I've learned more in this one video than what I was able to pick up in 40 yrs. Seriously, I remember seeing Michael Jackson sitting at a mixer in the early 80's. Great work.

[@jakobole]

Im an old fart, so I know all of this - still, it was a damn good video for beginners. And nicely cut, worded and produced. Kudos! I will recommend this to any newcommer.

[@AudioUniversity]

Thank you!

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You are a great Tutor. I love every bit of your tutorial.

[@rev.adongopatrick789]

Thanks for the lesson. I am surprised that I had no idea on how to set a Mixer; as long as I heard some sound, I believed all was well. Thanks once again.

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Appreciate the easy way of teaching. thanks a lot 🙂🙂🙂🙂

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You are an outstanding teacher without a doubt>

[@haroldjohnson1451]

Fantastic will be watching more, just can't learn enough about mixing

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I am so proud of the job you did in this video.

[@AudioUniversity]

Thanks!

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This video is pretty damn good. Thank you Kyle. This is extremely informative. Whoever disliked this video must be a serious hater.

[@AudioUniversity]

Thanks, Sam. I’m glad you enjoyed it!

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Thank you much. I enjoy your delivery. Best wishes from the heart!

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Thank you brother, that was one of the best educational videos I've seen

[@AudioUniversity]

Thanks for watching!

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Love your teaching. Very clear and understood. Thankyou.

[@inspiresmallbiz]

This tutorial was extremely helpful. Thank you for sharing your expertise!

[@BeeNeeLimitless]

Why is it so clear to understand you? I sold my Mixer on eBay last year. Because I didn’t understand their manual book

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[@AudioUniversity]

Thank you!

[@cyrillambert76]

Excellent video!!! I'm glad I found your channel. I definitely gonna learn more. Very little out there that can teach and explain things properly.

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I've watched alot of audio videos & yours are excellent.. Thanks..

[@AudioUniversity]

Thanks, Harkit! I’m glad you think so!

[@nilsandersson4654]

great video! I know most of this stuff, but needed to know how direct outputs and inserts behave, and found it right away :) ima recommend this to anyone who needs to know how to deal with a live board.

[@AudioUniversity]

Thanks! Glad to hear that!

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Excellent tutorial on Audio Mixing console. 👏🏼👏🏼

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This is a really great resource for me. Thank you!

[@AudioUniversity]

I'm glad it's helpful to you, Jasmine! Thanks for watching!

[@iAccoustic]

This video is pretty cool, and useful, highly recommend!

[@RockVoice4Real]

I think when more new audio guys try mixers in their studios they will want to keep using them. The audio benefits are worth it.

[@AudioUniversity]

I agree! How do you use yours?

[@RockVoice4Real]

@@AudioUniversity I use my mixer as a summing board but I also use the aux sends to apply outboard FX I.e. reverbs and delays and also channel inserts to process outboard compressors, EQ and tube enhancers. Then I record that all back into the DAW as a stereo 2 track

[@chuckschaible5410]

Excellent presentation, very informative and professional...keep on rockin, Man excellent commentary

[@AudioUniversity]

Thanks, Chuck!

[@davidscanlan]

Awesome video! I always wondered how inserts worked... One comment, at 6:55. For studio mixing, I've always taken the opposite approach, where I keep the monitors at a higher volume and send less signal. I've found this gives less distortion since the speakers have all the power they need. It does probably mean a lower signal/noise ratio though.

[@oliviersadoulet337]

most "serious" analog amp work best at max power so it doesn't surprise me.

[@createataco2076]

Great video, extremely helpful and informative. One thing that could be better is the picture and image quality of the mixer here and on your website. With most still images, you can't read the text on the mixer.

[@ArcadeMusicTribute]

I always say to people who get scared of big consoles : you just need to learn how one channel works and all of the rest are exactly the same. It's really not that hard to learn how to use mixing consoles. You need to understand, mic input, line input / output, groups, master output, aux output, inserts, gain, eq and that's about it. I really miss the old days when we had a 32 channel mixer with 8 groups in our studio - it was an old Mackie, it wasn't a good console but it was so much fun to work with, with compressors on the insert channels and we had a Lexicon and Alesis reverbs on aux channels and it was just fun working that way :D

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great video well detailed

[@anthonyjourneymusic]

It would also be helpful to do a feature on digital mixers as this is where the live sound industry is moving toward.

[@OneroomBeatz]

Nice one, I'd like to see how you can use it in a DAW and also combine it with effects such as Compressors. I'd love to have some analog gear myself

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Hello sir ,your tutorial is best, knowledgeable.Thank you sir.

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You are absolutely amazing. You truly are.

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Great teaching skills, thanks!

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Fantastic info Kyle - thank you for sharing!

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Thanks for your very well planned explanation. Appreciate it very much.

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Great video. I hope you can post more like this one. Thank you!

[@AudioUniversity]

Thanks, Jopa! What other topics would you like to see me cover?

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Informative video very well explained. Thanks!

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An excellent tutorial. Thank you!

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Glad to help, Dimitris! Thanks for watching.

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This helped me in my intro to music technology class

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Atta boy. Smooth delivery.

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Really simple explanation, thank you

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Thanks for watching, @Gatherers!

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Thanks!

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Very cool, many thanks.

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Thank you for this. I really learned a lot!!! GOD bless you!

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THANK YOU for your wonderful service on teaching us.. LIKE to get more knowledge on this subject..

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Thanks for watching!

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Glad you like them! Thanks for your support, BOBOUDA!

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Brilliant video! Just what I needed!

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Thanks! Glad to help.

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Phew!!!! Finally what I needed. Thanks

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Very very useful to us from India, chennai

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Really like your way of explaining thanks

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My pleasure! Glad to help.

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Your instruction is very helpful.

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Glad to help, Vinh! Thanks for watching.

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I can do it but certainly can’t really describe what or how I do it. Thank you for this

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Glad to help!