I Don’t Mix My Beats

Recently I stopped spending time on Mixing my beats. I focus more on the content. Do you do a full mix on your beats or do you leave it like it is? Let me know in Comments section!
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[@IIEthanGamingII]

My mixes have been holding me back for a long time. This video is a gem, thank you.

[@zachbaker2635]

In 17yrs, I've never mixed or mastered any of my tracks ! It's nice to hear somebody justify my decisions to trust my instincts 🤘

[@mattcab]

Facts. Vibe IS the music.

[@KnowsysDaSleuth]

YES!! I see so many tutorials about mixing. I was doing way too much and it was messing up my product. I went back to my old technique. Natural ear, gain staging, etc. Raw music. Contrary to these modern youtube tutorial beatmakers, there are no set rules. Minimalist as far as that. Art is art

[@d.a.channel3820]

I have been a long time appreciative fan of your music for the last decade Mr. Matt Cab🎶🎵🎹

[@StatikVibesBeats]

😎

[@erekalvin]

The hard part is finding a mix engineer that understands your genre and what you’re going for. I sent my stuff off to two different places before I realized my beat sounded better before I sent it off. It wasn’t a total waste of money because I realized the beat was fine the way I had it to begin with. Now I don’t worry about mixing as long as the beat has the vibe I’m going for

[@christopherwilliams4968]

I agree I even met some hip-hop engineers that don't understand the hip-hop genre. They do great with rock genres.

[@dianevrules]

@@christopherwilliams4968 OMG just find a good engineer. Not genre-leaning engineers. Mixing is pretty much panning, leveling, eq, compression, and effects. Mastering is getting the s6%$ to industry level loudness and to sound great on a lot of playback options. All of which are necessary for professionally released music

[@discowolf25]

Come to the studio! Anytime your in Minneapolis...Hollla🤟💯

[@kkoma4119]

Mix it yourself?

[@thevaultrecordingstudio]

I run a studio just outside of Vancouver Canada. Let's talk!

[@slimmkeys]

I needed this!!! Sometimes I get so caught up in shaping up the sound (mixing) I lose touch with the creative process itself.

[@davidjenkins8449]

I can be creative and mix at the same time its all up to your workflow and understanding of gain staging.

[@slimmkeys]

@@davidjenkins8449 its all creativity when it boils down to it. Gain staging is a easier and less time consuming process compared to actually mixing. Also being a audio engineer as well can be a Pandora’s box of its own when it comes to producing. My actual remedy of this is I separate my days of producing/arranging from my days of mixing. I look at it like being an architect. When producing It gives you a better space to create/building the song structure, providing the elements based off your vision, pretty much the blueprint. When you approach the mixing separate your ears are fresh, your perspective is mote clear and concise . Thats the process of constructing, creating cohesiveness with all the elements that actually fit together, pretty much like legos. Its to each its own, but with my experience Ive realized my mixes came out better compared to mixing in session of me building the song.

[@jtaylormusicnow1]

Same bro. Get so caught up in trying to get it ready to record. Smh

[@bryanrichardson4811]

🤦‍♂️

[@hadookin47]

Same here, I'm focusing on simplicity these days

[@Only1Science]

Engineer/Producer here: I don't even mix my beats until we're in that stage of the project. You 'Quick Mix' as you go and that's the vibe. When it comes time to mix, you'd better know how to keep that same vibe or you'll get left behind. Having a trained ear (in mixing) while making beats is a life-saver, but it has to develop over time. Keep going my people!

[@davidjenkins8449]

He has an acoustically treated room with Focal monitors from what I can see. Plus years of experience making beats. So he knows levels subconsciously. He is pre mixing while he makes the beats and the arrangements make up a majority of the song. I mix my beats because I like mixing but if you set the bass and kick instruments from the beginning most of the job is just having fun with arrangements.

[@ohnostorm]

underrated comment

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

Wrong, If the meter in the red it's to hot and will damage speaker systems because some of those peaks are not audible to the human ear but will damage your speakers. Also having peaks to high will reduce the overall volume of the track significantly.

[@semilovato]

@@HOLLASOUNDS u sound like your meter is in the red

[@prodbyryshy]

@@HOLLASOUNDS what speakers u using lol i mix all types of songs at all types of volumes including strong clipping and all my equipment is fine

[@fadeboss3071]

I'll try that. Thanks

[@savedonthebeat]

I've spent waaaaay too much time on my beats and mixing and mastering!!! The few clients I have, be vibing like my mixes are great though I don't think they are where I want them! But now I need to preserve time since I'm getting more business... Thanx BOLO! I always thought sometimes the tracks I didn't mix sounded better lol.

[@QuincyValentine]

adjust levels so it sounds balanced, then use Ozone mastering assistant on it. Done. Most artists don't know what a good mix is anyway. Just whether or not they like how their voice sounds. save the actual mixing for the complete song.

[@davidscott2095]

Bolo, you continue to be a blessings to beat makers and producers. Your "straight talk," non-pretentiousness, for a caliber of producer as yourself, is priceless. God bless you, brother. And thank you for the video.

[@hamplitosway4979]

I have a MPC Live One and Two retro and I’ve been in numerous of beat battles and all my beats was never mixed. Maybe turned a few things up or down, but the reaction when played in those battles was outstanding. Honestly I think the engine inside MPC’s is gold.

[@BoloDaProducer]

Yes!!

[@kamoya8]

I uploaded a track I made on my phone using the iMPC and, it was knocking. I was surprised as I hadn’t mixed and mastered it. It knocked more than songs made other apps

[@IIEthanGamingII]

@@kamoya8 interesting.

[@skk6811]

As a mixing / mastering engineer, beatmakers should be more focused on the production site of the music. A lot of them are trying to achieve moods from a mixing prospective, essentially bringing in reverbs, distortions, filling out the arrangement with unnecessary stuff. I say it bc I do fix those things trying to recreate that mood from reference mixes executed with stock FL Studio reverbs, Sound Goodizers and Saussage Fatteners. Get better at sound design. If you wanna be a music producer / beatmaker that's a pleasure to work with, produce the song in a way, that the arrangement sound good dry and believe me, will sound amazing mixed. If you send me a multitrack that's already a banger when I open it up in Pro Tools, I'll literally recommend you to all my clients I work with!

[@janmagdevski4973]

As a mixing engineer myself I can just confirm every single word. And as someone that started as a producer 20 years ago and stopped producing and switched to full time mixing like 10 years ago, I can confirm everything Bolo said. While I was producing I wasn't using any mixing effects, except basic filtering and some basic delays and reverbs as needed, which were so basic that they had to be recreated in the mixing stage anyway. However I don't agree with one thing, and that is digitally peaking... If there is a lot of information over the ceiling (zero), different devices will recreate the sound differently, so the stuff that is clipped and that bangs in the studio, might distort as hell on some consumer device or car, or phone via bluetooth, because every DA on every device will try to recreate the overs differently... Been there done that, was getting very hot peaking over zero rough mixes and making it properly under zero and keeping the same vibe is just impossible, because the producers got used to the sound of their DA stages clipped, and until you re-record an actual audio clipped from your DA stage the way you like it, it won't sound the same when the overshots get managed. And that get be frustrating for both producers and mixers, producers will be frustrated because their drums, bass or whatever doesn't hit the same as their clipped bounce mix, mixers will be frustrated because they can't recreate the same energy or can't imprint the same distortion character the producers and artists got accustomed listening to the clipped export on their devices and falling in love the way their DA stage distorts. And an audio file that's peaking like 5-6 dbfs over zero, is really a candidate for that.

[@skk6811]

​@@janmagdevski4973 As a reply for your argument on clipping: I agree that it won't be translated well through devices. But if you're producing a track, you won't be too technical about it. Let's be honest. Most people will hear clipping the same way. You and I and people who trained their ears to hear these differences will tell, but I think it does not worth the argument. Most drum samples are already clipping if any transient designer was involved to the making. Yes, technically speaking you won't be able to recreate a desired clipping distortion the way it sounded on their system. But should you? In my approach, I always look for the reason it's pleasing to them, recreate things even better. Same with reverbs, compressors, OTT-s and so on. There's always a way create a similar (preferably better) energy to the mix with professional approach if you know what you're looking for. OFC it doesn't mean it's ok to be sending clipped multitracks to your mixing engineer, they'll send it back to you immediately. To another topic I wanted to address: This whole concept of clipping peaks especially on the drums has created a need for using digital clipper plugins on the mastering stage. It's very easy to play around with the clipping distortion when you have full control over it. And you'll never go above -0.2 dBFS anyways because of the mp3 compression added later on by streaming services or youtube. Even though you're a mixing engineer, I highly suggest you watching this video on submission audio's FLATLINE plugin. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYqvYoJphLqGqpI There are no rules, but generally if clipping is applied at the right stage with the right tools, you can achieve very precise results which will translate through every DA conversion.

[@janmagdevski4973]

@@skk6811 I agree with all you said. But Bolo shown a track peaking @ +6 to +9 dbFS if I'm not mistaken, that's really a candidate to depend a lot of your DA stage... I've seen devices going crazy with less. Also, for the sake of experiment, throw a song, a mix, or whatever, make it clip +9dbFS and listen to it, now throw a clipper to catch that 9db over it'll sound completely different...

[@janmagdevski4973]

@@skk6811 Also in the Flatline video you shared, on this very moment he's clipping 3-4db at maximum... I would like to hear him clips 9db of bass heavy material

[@skk6811]

@@janmagdevski4973 yes, it is different. you made me curious of how high end DA's will effect it, listened to it on my apollo x, and the orion 32 in the studio i'm working at, also tested some clippers from T-Racks, Pro Tool's clipping distortion and Logic's clipping distortion. On the plugin site of things, they're kind of doing the same thing, maybe some differences in characteristics and harmonic content, but sound pretty similar. On the DA side, the Apollo has some headroom built in for this purpose, I couln't get it to an exact value, but the orion 32 cut it straight in the digital domain. No unexpected overtones, nothing. anyway, who wants to be clipping +9db anyways? depending on the dynamic range of course, but it's huge.

[@markmallory2528]

Sir, you have no idea how glad I am you made this statement. Time to get back to the part I love best, getting back to making music! Thank you Bolo, you are appreciated!

[@asrielbeats7421]

I love it. I’ve been saying this for years!!! Thanks BOLO!!!🙏🏾

[@theabyss86]

dude im so glad to hear somebody say this. thats how i been feeling all along. its hard to vibe when you worried about mixing and stuff but this whole time i just thought mixing is just something i was supposed to be doing. going forward im just gonna focus on the production

[@tom22333]

Appreciate your perspective BOLO

[@whylie2029]

I respect you for this video and not selling us a product for mastering/mixing. Videos like this are needed.

[@sirveresoundsent.2581]

That definitely provided much clarity I needed on my work.

[@eman0828]

Usually beats alone doesn't need mixing because it's not a finished song. The Mix Engineer needs all the STEMS to everything vocal session, kick, snare when mixing a finished record to have a well balanced mixed because mixing to a 2 track is a pain in the rear end. I'm one of those Record Producers that relies mostly on myself that does all the Engineering and Mixing when I'm producing a song. I may use a Mix Engineer occasionally for a different sound from time to time. Dr. Dre does a lot of his own mixing as well as he would start the mix and pass the record on another Engineer.

[@808mike]

I have an i5 4th gen 18gb ram that I bought earlier this year however due to heavy plugins I still mix my beats first then import to Pro tools & record my vocals there. A real pain indeed. 💔

[@eman0828]

@@808mike Yeah I do everything in one DAW in Studio One Pro. I have a 6 year old Quad core Windows machine running a MOTU AVB interface with no problems when it comes to power. I produce records the same way as Oak Felder as neither of us use a Recording Engineer as we both act as the Vocal Producer and Engineer when cutting vocals for our client's. Protools is not really necessary a requirement for general music production as most DAWs these days are cross compatible with each as I can load Protools sessions in Studio One. Oak Felder produced Demi Lovatos entire Sorry Not Sorry song in Logic Pro her vocals and every. Only the backing vocals such as the gospel like choir Vocal stacks was done at another studio specially Westlake. Oak has his own private studio in a house in LA but he acutally lives in Atlanta.

[@sendforacar9323]

Tracks and stems are two different things. An engineer would not mix stems.

[@eman0828]

@@sendforacar9323 Not sure what you are talking about as my post is pretty clear. A Mixing Engineer does mixes STEMS which is the multi track session of each element aka as the raw session files. The term "Track" is a very broad that's very general that can be used interchangeable to a song on an album or a beat. As a Producer when I say I'm producing a track I may not be talking about the beat but rather the whole song. A real Producer sees the whole creative process of making a record from it's initial concept to its final mix stage.

[@Mevzuderin]

@@sendforacar9323 What will an engineer mix then if they would not mix stems? baked fresh air? there are 2 possibilities, 1 is you are just trying to get attention by saying something useless, or 2 you dont know what your talking about but you try to act like you know something..

[@hztan1263]

I am glad I found your channel bud, this is the first time I watched your video and I find it very helpful and inspiring! Now I don't need to pressure myself so much and just make my music vibe the way I want to.

[@HOLLIDAYTRAX]

You’re 100 percent correct. I don’t mix ‘in-session’, but I do mix when I’m just sitting around doing a beat with no artist present. 👍🏿

[@selah_benjaminb7990]

I’ve been saying this to my partners that I produce with! It’s a vibe, let that shit ride!!! And you’re right saves a lot of time and more done!

[@ishbeats9775]

Bolo I respect your perspective. I always catch your videos. And I respect your opinion. I started producing about a year a half ago you have Definitely been one of the producers I follow.

[@trustpolaris8369]

I love your perspective... Always 💎💎💎

[@BeatsByEverest]

This is exactly what I needed to hear.

[@erekalvin]

As my mentor would say you dont have to mix much if you pick the right sounds to begin with

[@55jemmz5]

But those “right sounds” had to be mixed and record by someone so that you can conveniently use them with the click of a button. So dismissing mixing as if it’s trivial and doesn’t matter is dumb because your whole sound depends on that.

[@erekalvin]

@@55jemmz5 mixing is subjective. I wasn’t going to respond because your comment suggests you have no idea what you’re talking about but I will. Henceforth the title of the video. Mixing is not something you have to do if you are the creator of a particular piece of music unless you choose to because it’s your creation. If you pick the sounds from a computer or play them live, taking more time selecting the correct sound or tuning the instrument prior to recording will prevent you from having to spend so much time mixing.

[@erekalvin]

@SOUL SEEKER most of the music producers/ engineers model was made during a time when you had to get everything right on the way in. Trust me.

[@banparlous2552]

​@@erekalvin Yes. Keep in mind.. "Right" as in "good", not "less than good" or "perfect". Good instruments, played by good musicians, a good performance, a good arrangement, a good song, with good equipment, good mic placement, good acoustics, good signal flow, good dynamics, that leads to a "good" recording. Everything after that is just gravy.

[@erekalvin]

@@banparlous2552 💯

[@onajurnee1700]

hey bro, glad you posted this ,I totally agree,thanks

[@Fullestdakey]

@bolodaproducer this is one of the real facts I ever heard. So many times the energy has been lost bc I've told artist let me mix it and I'll get it to you in a bit. Damnnnn this video was more than need bro! 💯💯💯💯

[@livinproof718]

I enjoy the raw gritty sound you already get I just mix the levels and use the effects lightly nowadays I don’t like mixing in a daw when it comes to beats because the chosen sounds are already good

[@3degreesofknowledge721]

I definitely mix my beats. Although, I will say this, you're right about not wanting to do too much to the beat. It can ruin all your good mojo. Lol.💯

[@dassolosyndikat5113]

where do you mix your beats? which software do u use?

[@greatestsawes9712]

Love this... I always mix my beats, like it's a duty (classical conditionning). Thanks for the relief 🔑

[@monstalung]

'some are mixing with their eyes, and not their ears" - I connect to this.

[@LMABLUE]

I am from a completely different genre than Hip-Hop but this video is no joke one of best I've ever seen. It opened my eyes. Such an easy thing "Mixing is to fix problems" and honestly I think I mixed even sounds that didn't need to be mixed. Thank you for such an easy trick that is also very powerful! I am sure it really will change the perspective of me while I'll be mixing.

[@theRealFaceCap1]

I totally agree, I do my BEST sounding beats from acapella's, it's similar to studio vibe sessions. Studio sessions with the artist are the best and mixing to upload on platforms is something I agree with as well. At the end of the day, records will be mastered no need to over-treat!

[@vancenichols9490]

Good points made! Thanks!!!

[@EladskrabTV]

Makes perfect sense.. its bout da vibe

[@vancenichols9490]

There are at least 4 things that I do: 1) I make sure that the snare and kick drums are knocking very hard using Saturation; 2) Use something like Trackspacer for keeping the bass line from interfering with the bass drum; 3) Use panning and EQ on melodic tracks to keep them from interfering with the drum and bass frequencies; 4) Finally, I employ EQ and limiting on the master bus in order to ensure there isn't excessive frequency response while getting a loud track overall.

[@dopessongs3635]

What about cutting the low ends with fab filter?

[@LawrinMaxwellsmpc500]

Thanks for these tips

[@Art_Travel_and_Hobbys]

Glad you speaking on this type of producing style... Sound levels between tracks is just a preference call. Mixing is only good for leveling out the sound bleed when it comes to certain pitches. As long as the pitch doesn't hurt my ears I don't bother about it

[@jaydenbarragan9497]

Bro!!!! I never really mixed or mastered my stuff. But my listeners always were satisfied. I thought I was alone the whole time. Great advice to the raw producers.

[@ihearghosts2870]

This is something I was very happy to hear. I take this exact approach that you do. I love the grit and grime.

[@leogolive]

3:43-3:47 💯 I try to get everything sounding the way I want it before I ever hit record, right at the source.

[@apexone5502]

Word. That's how I get down. I don't want to wait until the track is finished before I can tweak it to sound how I imagine. I need to hear it tweaked while I'm working on it. If I'm imagining the track to have a filtered bass, it's getting filtered when I make the first bar, not after the track is done.

[@dougsxmpson]

🎯 Good points Bolo. Early in my career, I use to sit and "sculpt" each sound, only to have the tracks that I quickly put together while the artist(s) and their team(s) were parking their cars were the ones they went with. I go by feel now. As you do, I do some gain staging and light levels when I know that I'm not going to be present for the session, or when I upload to platforms like BeatStars.

[@estebanb7166]

Maybe you're working with idiots🤷‍♂️.

[@chigozietruth]

@@estebanb7166 that makes no sense at all

[@estebanb7166]

@@chigozietruth Maybe, you're one of the idiots 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@InkCampKenny]

I needed to hear someone say what I’ve always felt. Mixing is for fixing. If it slaps on red, it still slaps.

[@lofirelax7178]

Right thoughts, Bolo! Agree with you 100% !!! It's great that there are people who think the same way! Regards! )

[@timruzzo2479]

This dude is sharing GOLDEN truth. Less is more. Use your ears. Much Respect. I dig tutorials that are honest and cut through all the technique nonsense that get in the way of making good music that comes from our vibes.

[@sinlomusic]

biggest takeway would be that mixing is real subjective imo + that you should do whats best for your saturation

[@clintongroomes1363]

Big Facts Bolo!

[@Dylanklinemusic]

Great points. Thanks man!

[@illreel5169]

I gain stage everything as I'm producing & once in the studio, master as I mix down the vocals the majority of the time... #Salute...👑✨👑

[@JonGenius]

Make a beat, write a rap to it, then deal with the mixing when it's all recorded...That's what works for me...

[@wmextra]

Thank you

[@thetruemrstallings]

Yessir!

[@LuCrow528]

Yes.

[@JacetheSmallCityGiant]

💯

[@Disisions]

Makes a lot of sense

[@sizhan]

This snip into your mind is valuable. Thank you for sharing this!

[@b.e.7208]

Thanks Bolo for the gems!

[@jermaineflowers1538]

I like for my beats to come across the way I heard them in my head. I don't necessarily try to master but Adding reverbs maybe delays phasers and flange to certain sounds makes the beat the way I wanted it also sometimes when I add sounds that I know fit to be but clash because they're playing in the same frequency range as another makes me add EQ or compress to hear it distinctly.

[@thedevilsadvocate5210]

Does it ever come out like you hear it in your head?

[@TeraGreene1]

Moral of story: always do the MVP “minimum viable product”. Stop hemming and hawing and get it done. :).

[@mubafaw]

Solid advice. Covered all aspects.

[@GhostMantis420]

Man I'm just running across these videos and thank you for putting out all this info! This is invaluable!

[@dejuangraingersr.2043]

Man u just lifted alot of weight off my shoulders. I'm not a good mixer so since I watched this video I'm not mixing no more. Ima just let it ride the way it is and it sounds good like u said.

[@Lamont07]

I feel ya man

[@LaRana08]

smh....

[@garrettdavis9630]

For ME I love the art and process of mixing, especially in a creative aspect. I like exploring things, for example I like running my drums through a BUS then sending that bus through certain effects to get my drums to sound unique to me. The mixing process has always been looked at as another step in my creative process to express the vibe and even in some cases the rhythm of the beat. For example taking a shaker or a high hat and throwing it into a rhythm delay in certain sequences to change my high hat section up. But these are things that I actually enjoy. The value that I have for them takes precedence over how fast I can make a beat, or willing to save time, regardless if the artist is there or not. There’s just so much more to mixing than EQ and Compression. Would be hard for me to let that step go.

[@knewapproachmusic]

I agree You don’t have to mix your beats because they are fire! Everything I hear you do or/and working sound awesome to me. ☝🏾

[@timothyd4y]

You made a lot of good points in this video. Thanks for sharing these thoughts.

[@GoReallaBeatz]

I feel you fam. I just may mix for about 15mins. I don't get deep into it. I have a bedroom studio. So I just do what I can and keep it moving. Great share.👍 👍

[@BoloDaProducer]

💪🏾

[@internationalmusiccreation4849]

I agree!

[@WORKOFBINUS]

lol bro as a Lazy producer. this is the kind of shit I love to hear. I know I'm not alone in this method of making music. thanks for this video

[@quincibonezwade7204]

That's what's up for putting that out there Bolo. Beats knockin brody.

[@thysmacarena7650]

thank you bro you just save a lot of my time

[@davelee1935]

If i take the track out of MPC and put into logic it seems to lose a lot . I recently saw a MPC KZbinr and he is saying leave it as dawless because the MPC basically mixes itself really well

[@coreysimmons5516]

I dont know how but it does.. I literally made a beat and didnt touch nothing but a volume fader and it sounds full and mixed

[@magnuseriksson8081]

Interesting that you say that, I feel the same when I bring things from my MV1 to Logic, but I am not very good at all the mixing and mastering bits and I think my effects are better in the MV1

[@MrScrooge1980]

That’s because the MP has a dedicated function making tracks, I still jump on the PC every once in a while, but, a PC has multiple functions, the MP outputs are different and thicker

[@HoldMyBeerFam]

I agree, it seems like every beat I have made on there needs like, nothing at all done to it. If you can find that video for me though that would be great the one you were refering to

[@davelee1935]

@@HoldMyBeerFam Marlow Diggs is the KZbinr was a vid about exporting to logic

[@matt_nyc_audioengineer]

Dude, FANTASIC video! I'm a professional engineer and honestly I think everyone who makes beats should watch this! Just one thing tho, the role of mixing is much more than fixing problems. Sure it's one of the most important things we do but that's not the only thing or even the main role of a mixing engineer.

[@Fallah47]

Great advice. I fix it as I make it. Like you said about making it sound good.

[@ChrisRamirezOnlineDOTcom]

Love your work Bolo

[@DarnellMcClain]

This is the same thing Pac said bro. He was basically saying let's get the songs done and go home while the engineer does his thing. Dope vid. What I would say as someone who uses a lot of live instruments on my tracks I do need to mix a little. Mainly leveling and panning with some eq but I agree with you because you can drain a studio session trying to perfect a beat

[@adamhunt607]

The problem now is finding the engineer

[@christopherwilliams4968]

I just do an emotional mix. So it has the dynamics or an mix where I can achieve certain sounds I like a creative mix. Sometimes I find different sounds that way. But I understand what you are talking about. I think that was the reason why Kanye was trying to figure why his drums weren't hitting in the clubs, but in the car it was ok.

[@cjheals9439]

I've thought about this sometime in my studio ,that not all production needed mixing. I notice most of the packs we we use to make beat ate already mixed and masterd already. Thanks for these teaching

[@djsorrells5473]

Facts bro Great Video !

[@madimakes]

Bro this is timely…I’m working on a project with a rhymer, and realizing I’m spending more time than I need to on it when I need to get these two tracks to the dude who’ll be mixing it for real, lol

[@markmallory2528]

If you don’t have to FIX IT, then don’t MIX IT! BARS BOLO, I hear you! 👍🏽👍🏽😂😂

[@StickybirdpooMusic]

Fkn A!!! Thank yah Bolo! This was perfect.

[@Narinorth2]

I'm with you 💯%!!! ☝🏾💪🏾

[@dellunamusic]

In America this is a proper workflow, but in a lot of European-based studios, like in the Netherlands, producers are often also required to be able to record vox, produce, mix and master. So in that field I would say: Never be lazy on your details and just listen well. There is always going to some things you can mix to improve in my opinion.

[@BoloDaProducer]

I actually and mostly produce, record, mix my records and sometimes master. I get it but when I’m working on the studio with artist we try to get ideas together fast 💨

[@beataddict5475]

Yea man I recently got to the point where I'm just making beats a d doing leveling. I'm not spending hours mixing just for it not to sound the way I liked it before it was even mixed. I was never scared of being in the red. Long as it sounds good I'm leaving it. I may add limiter to get louder sometimes buts about it budd.

[@beatsxiii6562]

Finally, keep it going you guys are getting close.

[@MixedbyBreeze]

Thank you!!! So many needed to hear this

[@user-mb8rf7qk5q]

Lol this is hilarious cause I was thinking about this lately and nobody cares anyway, it’s just about getting the vibe right, the levels to make the bop right, and using nice headphones to make sure shits not sounding shitty 🤷🏽‍♀️ People listen to everything on their phones and earbuds mostly, and then cars if anything.

[@rehabnoise3874]

I have destroyed plenty of beats by mixing it. Totally lost the vibe I started with. If you are getting quality sounds, they are already EQ'd and compressed. Gain staging and or leveling is the most important.

[@LawrinMaxwellsmpc500]

So glad you made this video! Thought I was the only one who didn't mix. I like to give the mix to an artist let them handle it.

[@camilolym]

Love Light and Peace to you👑❤️♾

[@coreysimmons5516]

MPC software sounds good with almost no tweaking at all

[@bmt3315]

As did the first wave of MPC’s.

[@thelabby9998]

“Market” has changed a lot from golden era up today… mixing, mastering, valves, adat… all of these as they were, aren’t nowadays. It was a time in between then and now where people was nuts about Khz and Kbps… but the amount of data charging the cpu to end converted into dirty mp3 (too often 128Kbps) wasn’r worth any effort. Spotify get some quality improvements but people still rip instrumentals from youtube and record mixtapes over them… so the point is: I’m agree with the vibe over “what’s supposed to be done” (from whoever said at FM magazine yikes) and mixing stage requires whole stems aka vocals and the crowd behind all that process. If you share at stores or Social Media… maybe too but adapted to phone/tablet sounding because most of the time it will be heard there and these stores play the “buy fast boy, it’s cheap and at your fingertips” (gamification of the sales) so few people will buy instrumentals hearing them with proper monitors etc. Shame or evolution, it’s what it is. Take it or leave it but that’s the world we have at 2021. These are my 2c of course. Peace and Blessings!

[@kaiherrmann4800]

It‘s very likely... that I will refer to your comment (from anywere else) because: you nailed it.

[@thelabby9998]

@@kaiherrmann4800 thanks, just my POV but if it helps other I’ll happy with that

[@jmoemorris4133]

Much agreed on this,this is art and art has no limits or restrictions!

[@unusualbeatz8763]

valid point! My approach is mix while making the beat. I look at the mixing process as a producer and feel its crucial in sculpting the sound and getting the vibe i want .

[@mikevenus4117]

I just pan my sounds and adjust my levels. I mix inside the Mpc, so I’m going by what I hear then what I thinks looks good.

[@bosslife_bangin]

Exactly what I do on my one.. 👌🏾

[@mikevenus4117]

@@bosslife_bangin right. The best advice I ever heard was, “If it sounds good, it’s good! If you have good ears, you’ll know it.

[@OtisThorpe518]

Fam I’ve been using Logic but now looking to go dawless and cop an MPC 5000. How is mixing like with the MPC? Thx bro

[@bosslife_bangin]

@@mikevenus4117 yessir 💎

[@mikevenus4117]

@@OtisThorpe518 I haven’t use a Mpc 5k. I have a Mpc Live2 and a Akai Force. My understanding of the Mpc 5k is very limited. I’m sorry.

[@MrScrooge1980]

Master P and No Limit rarely mixed anything, We Riders is a perfect example

[@dianevrules]

Which is why their s6%% sounded like loud demos.

[@FACEDEVILLE]

The general consumer or fan could care less.

[@anthonyhill4700]

Listen to both versions you'll see a huge difference.

[@bigalbangin6696]

Thank you I’m glad I found this video I’ve been trying for the LONGEST learning how to mix the right way and it is taking the fun out of making the beat and taking away from the “vibe” as you said… basically losing focus on the wrong things I’m going back to focusing on just making great music

[@SuperQuazemodo]

Once again a spot on representation of what we do. U always impress me by what u say on ur videos bc most ppl dont tell this side. The vibe in my experience especially with artists present makes all the difference in the world that raw feelimg and emotion carries and inhances the experience. Just keep banging my brother love what u do keep it coming. Either way "YOU REALLY DONT CARE"

[@mrriley2686]

I feel the same about vocals, obviously you have to tweak them but I feel like if it sounds how I want it…it’s lit. How’d you feel Sir, would you agree? I’ve been subbed for a while. Love you’re growth and thank you for all your knowledge shared. Love OG

[@knitetyme1]

Honestly, you don't have to mix anything until the song is finished. Every point you made is 💯💯💯💯. I sometimes mix and sometimes I don't. It really does depend on the vibe.

[@alessandrobernardi3938]

Me too bruh.

[@laneralan8514]

I totally agree with this.

[@DJDARYL]

I used to make beats in front of artists too , but now I love too mix my music. Salute to you for keeping it OG

[@deanthomas1900]

Idk bro, I'm literally not a mixing engineer. I ain't mixing shit

[@55jemmz5]

This is horrible advice. anyone who is trying to be a daw producer should know how to mix and master. Especially if they don’t even know how to play an instrument. Every music maker wants to be lazy and not put the work in that it takes to be great. This is why we probably won’t see another Stevie wonder or prince. if you’re not making real music and playing instruments then the least you can do is know how to mix or master. Otherwise what are you really doing? Placing samples on a grid? Sound design is absolutely important. This is only good advice for people who only sample other peoples music for everything. This isn’t advice for real music makers. Of course you don’t have to mix when you use other peoples sounds that have already been recorded and mixed. This isn’t advice people who make real music can use. and the problem with distortion when it clips the master is it isn’t controlled and it distorts other instruments. Rock instruments aren’t distorted through clipping the master they are distorted using effects on individual channels and it’s deliberate and controlled. It’s not through laziness and not caring about how hot the meter is. It’s so ironic seeing low level musicians say that mixing isn’t important. Go tell that to Quincy Jones. And you absolutely should mix with your eyes SOMETIMES as your perception of sound can change and adapt to the mix as you make it. And when listening to a whole mix there are certain frequencies that we may not perceive. Most people don’t have great objective ears for music so telling someone to just make sure it “sounds good” won’t translate across many platforms and systems.

[@BoloDaProducer]

I’m definitely not low level. I’ve sold over 12 million records, I have several videos showing and explaining my accomplishments on this channel. Second I’ve work on SSL G board for over 10 years before being decommissioned. I’m pretty knowledgeable about distortion even down to certain quarter inch cables that give more distortion than others when used. Third, every beat that I made, in the studio, with artist present, that has been placed on an album was never mixed before vocals were added. Lastly, I just said in the video, that if you are trying to place beats to be bought are trying to sell beats online, it’s best to mix them…. You got to listen to hear rather than to respond 😎

[@55jemmz5]

@@BoloDaProducer 6ix9ine has sold millions of records too and I’d never take advice from him or any of his producers. All you’re advice in this video does is continue the trend of making the next generation of music makers lazy. A lot of the people who make music now know nothing about music and will never compare to the professionals of the past. These guys call themselves music makers but can’t play a chord or name a compressor. In my experience in studios no one takes these type of “producers” seriously. And you can tell every time you put on the radio and hear the same drum loop in every song. That’s what happens when mixing origin sounds doesn’t matter anymore. 20 years from now every songs gonna be made by a computer algorithm because that’s pretty much what all these laptop producers are doing. Just drag and drop other people samples into a timeline in the same pattern using the same 808. No real music maker would take any of this advice seriously. Just the cookie cutter trap producers who want money and clout. I could understand this advice being given to a musician who actually plays music but if you’re just a sample based musician who drags and drops other peoples music it’s extremely lazy to not learn how to mix.

[@mwebster3265]

@@55jemmz5 Shut up!🙄🙄

[@SMEL]

Awesome points... whatever your doing its working fam! Keep it up💯

[@shawnlunatik9967]

You gave them folks some real game Bolo ! 💪💪💪💪