Jauz: 8 Tips for PRO Synths, PUNCHY Drums, & LOUD CLEAR Mixdowns

Music producer & audio engineer ‪@jauzofficial‬ reveals how to get pro synths and loud clear mixdowns!
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Jauz shares his best music production tips and sound design techniques! From advanced synth production tips using Izotope Trash 2 to simple tricks using FabFilter ProQ3. You'll learn how to layer synths for huge production, and 8 Advanced mixing tips to help you get loud mixes like a pro. These are some of the last mixing tips you'll ever need.
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The 7k Trick - 0:00
7k Trick Example - 0:20
Tiny Layer. Big change.Transforming Wack sound with one tiny layer - 1:10
Extra sauce plz - 1:54
Convolver - using a convolver to enhance lead - 2:24
Jauz's Secret Plug - Using ___ effect in unique way - 4:02
Lead Layer EQ - fixing problems + enhancements - 4:44
Jauz's 7K Trick Listening Test - 5:10
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Loudness Wars - I try not to go above -6 LUFS - 7:23
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[@jauzofficial]

Is it sad that I'm watching through a video of myself to learn stuff even though it's me teaching myself?????? Also if you enjoyed this please come hang with us live Monday Wednesday Thursday 5pm PT twitch.tv/jauzofficial :D thx Sol for uploading and editing this!

[@SolStateMusic]

It depends if you like your teacher or not ;) . See ya on your Twitch!

[@grantlong6586]

Damn thats meta

[@gusmusicau]

Its like watching your replays form sport or esports back. Probably a super helpful way to figure things out.

[@darbomusic]

You are amazing buddy 💞

[@federicobreno1839]

Hey Jauz! from which relased song you've been doing this trick? so i can active listen and learn!

[@gtabro1337]

“I’m not trying to fight the dubstep loudness wars” - THANK YOU. Nothing kills a good track like being overly compressed.

[@tr3290]

Plenty of ways to get loud without compression.

[@vittoopugliese]

@@tr3290 how

[@tr3290]

@@vittoopugliese well let's say you are working with a vst and using ableton. First get it as loud as you can using the volume of the vst, just under the point of distortion. Then if your vst has a distortion option ( like in serum), turn that on, and get it to boost the volume a bit, but not overly distort it, so play with the mix and distortion amount until it's a clean loud sound. Then add a filter (using serum an example), and just use the drive and fat settings to get a bit more volume out of it. It should already be pretty loud. then freeze and flatten it as audio (with the channel at 0 DB). Then, boost your audio clip gain a few db, or just under the point of distorting. At that point, you can add a utility plugin to the channel, and boost the gain or drop it depending on how loud you want it to be. The final thing you can do to make it louder is to boost eq. Cut undesirable frequencies to create a bit of headroom, and then boost some desirable frequencies to get a bit louder. There you go, the loudest sound you've ever heard without having to compress it, and volume control without having to touch the faders. Obviously the more it distorts the closer you get to a compressed type of sound. But you can get sounds loud this way without losing dynamics, just make sure the audio clip isn't a solid bar of data, you want to be able to see the peaks.

[@tr3290]

Long story short, as much gain staging as possible and just don't use compressors! make sure its a nice looking waveform, and cut undesirable frequencies to create headroom.

[@tommy.countach]

like -6lufs isnt loud^^

[@craigr777]

The bigger idea here isn't the "7k trick" but rather the overall concept of "EQ chiseling" that pro-mixing schools / colleges teach their students. That is to EQ carve out a band for each sound / instrument based on what needs to be there and what does not need to be there. This technique ties into and stems from where sidechain "ducking" compression comes from. To key instruments [ie, kick ducks the bass (just the subs)] that share a frequency band so that the higher priority sound ducks the lower priority sound(s) which are just backing-layers.

[@andrewapte9981]

It's actually just called EQ.

[@ryancolbert]

i mean no technically the big trick is the 7k trick if not he wouldnt have brought it up, id trust the opinion of sullivan king and jauz 2 guys who went to a huge music school vs some random guy on youtube any day, sorry

[@ciansito]

Man this channel is a secret gem! So useful!!

[@hasithachandimal6213]

Ikr

[@SolStateMusic]

Thank you, great to see it's helping so many people!

[@cokecl]

The OTT of youtube

[@maDByte2]

Man, the way you organize your video and explain main points of their streams is just insane! It's so easy and clear. When I'll be popular I'm gonna share everywhere about your channel and the way you had impact on my career. Thank you!

[@SolStateMusic]

@@cokecl omg love it 😂😂

[@seanrimada8571]

First time I listened to Jauz I know absolutely nothing about music production but had the impression that there was something he was doing that was beyond every new dubstep artist from that time.

[@RobinDeSa]

This is literally the most useful yt channel ever

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks that the goal! Help you master music production.

[@NaesLondon]

Agreed

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks for watching! If you liked this, checkout my other video with Jauz 👀WATCH NEXT - Jauz: Tiny Details Most Producers Miss: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqeco2WoipJlp80

[@henridureau3231]

Thank you 🙏 but what is the track name he's working on ?

[@rebirth4119]

For those who don't know -6 lufs was the ideal loudness for dubstep tunes in 2017-2018. Tearout tunes nowadays are about -3 lufs. Honestly it depends on style but yeah I dont recommend trying to get a louder track if its unnecessary.

[@JadeEyeland]

Damn what tearout tunes are -3 id love some examples

[@nepntzerZer]

-3 is insane

[@ElectronicMusicTracksOfficial]

@@JadeEyeland JoeB tracks maybe?

[@ElectronicMusicTracksOfficial]

or Subtronics

[@J77199]

What? -3 is louder than -6. I don't understand this comment at all

[@nickjamshidi4126]

This YT channel is a blessing. Y'all are doing a serious service.

[@AlexVazco]

Thing is he was already using KClip internal limiter, that's why L 2 was just limiting intersample peaks, so that's a clip and 2 limiters setup.

[@kirua_h]

You guys are so lucky, I can't even produce in my headphones for 15 min without hurting my ears.

[@tzetzo_tzetzov]

I have a similar issue. I don't get how people's ears are so much more robust. A saw wave sends me into coma.

[@borrasca]

@@tzetzo_tzetzov right lmao i HATE the clean saw wave sound, something about it is so offensive to my ears

[@kirua_h]

@@tzetzo_tzetzov oh someone like me, last Friday I did some sound design in headphones and my ears started ringing.... I got really scared. It has slowly reduced after after few days of taking rest.

[@AshVanGelder]

It's helpful to have a calibrated headphone listening volume that way you aren't fatiguing your ears. I have my headphones set so that the SPL level doesn't go above 78 ( a good listening volume). This of course will depend on your digital to analog converter, the type of headphones, and how you're monitoring.

[@kirua_h]

@@AshVanGelder still even at low volumes ear fatigue sets in 20 mins which is fine when you are mixing but sure as hell I will never sound design or produce in headphones after my last week's experience. I thought I got tinnitus from that 😅

[@ansmfella]

Best KZbin Channel for producers pro and upcoming alike! Wish I had insights, tips, tricks and industry secrets (never mind todays tech tools) when I was a young pup learning. Let's go!!

[@cometlovejoy8274]

This channel is quickly becoming a favorite.

[@SolStateMusic]

Honored, thank you!

[@pineoandloeb]

Sol State the amount of amazing videos you have churned up is next level! Thank you so much for all this!

[@SolStateMusic]

Thank you, appreciate the nice words! 💚

[@davyow7465]

This right here this is supreme stuff love Jauz for a being a real ☝️ one. That track already sounds like a hitta

[@reece5934]

I told if you kept consistent you’d inevitably grow. Although I’m sure you knew it too. I have no doubt you’ll reach 1 mil if you keep your consistency up. The value you’re already producing is of that standard without question. Stay curious man. Lots of love from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@1pelillos1]

Class as usual

[@SolStateMusic]

Thank you thank you

[@exxotron8305]

I literally needed this right now! ❤️

[@Highself]

best music production channel ever, thank u so much for ur work

[@SolStateMusic]

Honored! Thank you & tell your friends!

[@jakehettinger1087]

This channel is so helpful! So much great information and tips to make everyone better

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks Jake!

[@thenewasuka]

thank you so much for the useful content on this channel! your edits are great!

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks! Glad you like the vids!

[@gerardomoran2923]

Sol state alwaysssss on top ✌️❤️✨🎆

[@djcj]

Wow. This channel is so amazing. Great stuff and explanation. Thanks!

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks for all your support DJ CJ!

[@maciejglodek2277]

your hardwork is amazing man keep it up so we can learn more :))

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks, more videos coming!

[@mattje27]

this dude is clipping in every single channel and master

[@ericzmusic]

I think it suits his style of music. Also - correct me if I'm wrong but there's not usually any distortion for clipping in the projects themselves. Once you encode something above 0db the MP3 or whatever can distort but the sample rate in project files makes it nearly irrelevant if something is clipping. Given that he uses a limiter at the end of this the encoded file should not be hitting above 0db so his technique won't produce 'clipping'. Most likely his technique will just lead to a limiter working really hard, which has it's own distinct sound.

[@tarantism2676]

If you ain’t redlining you ain’t headlining

[@SolStateMusic]

hahaha pretty much, Ableton's 32 bit floating point helps too

[@axelrigaud]

This is gold. Keep posting please !

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks! More videos coming!

[@fantm180]

this channel is so resourceful, love it

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks mate!

[@WilliamSunPetrus]

Really useful and entertaining stuff!

[@karnsandhu]

big props for your editing👍

[@karnsandhu]

btw do you have any personal Instagram or your Spotify link?

[@SolStateMusic]

Thank you! All my links are in video description, or just stay in touch here - instagram.com/solstatemusic/

[@retrospect2319]

Normally i don't comment on video's, but i just wanna say thank you! Thanks for all these edits you're doing! Best channel on ytube

[@SolStateMusic]

Thank you, appreciate the kind words!

[@darbomusic]

Incredible producer 😍🔥🔥🔥

[@faulderrr]

That's a banger man

[@Jamusictv]

Sol State is a gold mine! :)

[@-_-Jacob-_-]

Yeah, I should definitely learn to play my Moog one

[@vanarp4323]

Thanks for the Top Notch content man!

[@SolStateMusic]

Thank you very much!

[@reece5934]

Sol State back at it with the VALUE

[@kalashsarode]

one of these days, someone is going to upload white noise at 0lufs and it'll be the top place in hit charts over the world

[@ghettoskatetown]

It’s called daddies money and music school

[@Royy]

think i'll be binge-watching this channel this weekend :)

[@SolStateMusic]

Your future self will thank you, enjoy ;)

[@HowardCharlesUK]

I'll have to try that 7k trick out in my current track

[@adrianvansin]

He's a genius!

[@ettorel]

God bless this channel

[@ryde2012]

Wow amazing mate 👌will try the 7k trick on my synths

[@TheTylerRobison]

Holy shit that sounds amazing.

[@jingbymusic]

dude this saved my mix

[@user82938]

Good to keep in mind (the 7k thing).

[@lu7_exemple]

GOOOOOOOD, MORE PLS

[@ninthoperamusic1431]

OMG I underatand half but loved

[@init71]

Thank you kind sir 🙏

[@saviwaves5337]

have you tried sidechaining specific drum sounds to the instrument or instrument bus it clashes with? it takes a little more time an cpu, but you'll find you get a more full sounding result.

[@dhanushbalakrishna7300]

Jauz is a freakin genius

[@SolStateMusic]

He's worked hard to get where he is!

[@dhanushbalakrishna7300]

@@SolStateMusic that's an undeniable fact bro💥

[@Wary]

Gotcha ❤❤

[@carlostorres1171]

I do a similar thing with guitars. 12db LPF around 6-7k. 👊🏼👌🏼

[@nepntzerZer]

gets rid of really unpleasant noise that just eats up headroom

[@messedup6984]

Mate, the 7k thing is game changing for me

[@SolStateMusic]

Great to hear!

[@sola7891]

Thanks you!!!!

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks! Your name reminds me of something...

[@swackymusic]

2:30 I just saw Trash 2, I realised I got it for free with my launch key I MUSTVE USED IT

[@georgewirkus]

So good

[@joecm]

Request: Has Ian Kirkpatrick ever talked much industry stuff on stream? I know he went from producing bands to songwriting but would love to hear him tell it if that kind of content is around. Anyway, thanks for all the edits!

[@SolStateMusic]

Yea, he has a bit in this video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHavl5WXnrx4fZY

[@thomasgarber8583]

Every beginner should know about this! Everyone "knows" they should cut the lows for all their instrument to get the "muddy stuff" out of their mix, while professionals often only cut frequencys you can't hear in order to have more headroom for mastering! Why would'nt you do that to your highs and even mids? If you can't hear it in the mix, cut it, that'll give you so much more loudness. Also a little tipp thats helped me plenty: if you find yourself twisting and turning the eq curve, go back to your source and try making adjustments there. Even if that means you have to rerecord all your guitars :/

[@guillaumedubigny5837]

Ty ! Great work ! Do you know where can we find this entire video ?

[@SolStateMusic]

This is from Jauz's twitch, which should be linked in description.

[@brendanevo4g]

When its so good u just keep replaying a studio vid. Bro plz release, im this close to cutting it for myself in the meantime 😂🤙🤙🤙

[@SolStateMusic]

Talk to Jauz about it on his Twitch if you really want release!

[@defenderstargate1447]

The title mentioned tips for punchy drums. How did you get that punchy snare sound? Sounds amazing.

[@SolStateMusic]

I think ONE big part of this is making space for the drums with the 7k trick!

[@rcran2491]

I don't remember what big engineer (maybe CLA) uses a Rennaissance DeEsser on every single track which is basically similar to cutting above 7k. that trick is pure gold

[@SolStateMusic]

Send me a link if you find that video. I think CLA is actually into not cutting things too much

[@rcran2491]

@@SolStateMusic this engineer speaks about it in this video at minute 4:02 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKnOhJuCpM6dopY He studies all the biggest engineers so if he said so I'm sure he has seen it somewhere. You can ask to him! He's a very knowledgeable guy.

[@claytonpabst]

Check the vectorscope on Lonely by Illenium. Wider exists.

[@damonn44]

I SWAER TO GOD. OMG. THATS SO TIGHT.

[@paulschulzemusic]

anyone knows from which stream this edit is coming from? Is there a link to the full video? Thanks so much!!

[@ohsnapitzprolifik]

Did he release this track? I want to hear the whole thing!

[@SolStateMusic]

Don't think its out yet

[@VaskanHard]

1:33 here we have a helicopter flying free🤣🤣

[@completelysaneperson2238]

Any chance on covering Dr. Ozi’s streams? That’d be amazing!

[@SolStateMusic]

I don't know him, but I'll take a look

[@chevyash]

Getter too, he did a really helpful stream last summer

[@jacksolarmusicmastering]

01:18 i need that song, now!

[@SolStateMusic]

tell Jauz!

[@henridureau3231]

let's make a team to ask him that fucking song !!

[@ieatplanets7086]

7K trick is a psytrance trick as well, learned that from a producer masterclass

[@SolStateMusic]

oh cool, actually makes a lot of sense for that genre.

[@rogue_psytrance]

I produce psytrance, can you tell me please what masterclass are you mentioning here? Thanks a lot!

[@callummckie894]

Awesome video, don't know if I missed it but whats the name of the track?

[@SolStateMusic]

Don't think the track is out yet, feel free to ask Jauz about it on his Twitch

[@Joyboyisme]

I remember reading somewhere that Xilent cuts all his synths above 16k.

[@SolStateMusic]

I don't think it's about the exact numbers, it's about the purpose.

[@4chi_600]

Also Corrosion is a similar vst for erosion is made by hornet plugins

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks for sharing, wasn't aware of that one till now

[@emanuelsuarez2911]

Amazing video! Does anybody know what headphones is he using?

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks. He uses $50 Razer headphones. I think the point is you don't need perfect gear. Watch the start of my other video with Jauz if you want to hear him talk about that.

[@emanuelsuarez2911]

@@SolStateMusic wow, that's really inspiring because I recently broke my ATH-M50X and I have a pair of similar Razer headphones for gaming, but I stopped doing music for a while because of my "studio headphones broke" and the repair is kinda hard to do, so seing a top producer saying that the gear is not thaaaat important in order to do some cool music is inspiring to me and it makes me think that in reality what stops you from making music is yourself and the stupid rules we ourselves make. I love it, thanks Sol State!

[@cashew3147]

I LOVE U

[@SolStateMusic]

💚🎹

[@workoutsontwitch1687]

So for someone this far in a songs production stage, how would you go about fixing that in mono? Theres a clear volume difference in mono. But it seems like he is just leaving that...or is that what the compression and clipping is for?

[@AshVanGelder]

Jauz is doing a lot of his stereo width enhancement techniques and effects on the high end and even then he is having that stereo widening being layered instead on of on the original source for the most part to keep mono cohesion. You can have the more widened tracks be a bit more compressed to achieve something that won't affect the dynamics or phase too heavily of the mono tracks for similar effect. Also, what's going to matter most in mono when it comes to electronic music is that your low-end is cohesive all the way from 85-120Hz downwards. Club systems are terrible at processing stereo information when it comes to low end and the last thing you want is your audience to not feel the impact of the bass.

[@BenFoilHat]

ALL OF THE SAUCE

[@kla181]

DAMN bros, thank for this video! I'm waiting a JAUZ production tips video since I start producing music LMAO

[@TheEarlyAstrotype1024]

4:02 The secret didn't surprised me that much, instead reminds me of Virtual Riot😆

[@SolStateMusic]

Does VR do this too?

[@TheEarlyAstrotype1024]

@@SolStateMusic Yeah, and I saw people on the internet joking about him using OTT often in his productions, they even call him Virtual RiOTT😆 He's a dubstep beast.

[@jakeflint8041]

Oh god now I know why my hihats always get covered

[@callumstack2802]

The 7k trick is a fuckin revelation

[@SolStateMusic]

It's been working well for me too (when i want super clear drums)!

[@sethknudson4700]

Yo is this song released? I would listen daily.

[@SolStateMusic]

Don't think it's out. Ask Jauz about it on Twitch?

[@Brohnzi]

I had no idea you could check LUFS in Pro L 2.. how do you even do so?

[@DIELAHN5]

in the monitoring panel above the output where it says -32 or - 16 you can select the monitors to be loudness and it'll add the lufs panel ^.^

[@Brohnzi]

@@DIELAHN5 thanks man

[@privatevoidnoname7421]

"I try not to fight into this dubstep loudness war" Skrillex with -3 LUFS on the mix bus: am I a joke to you?

[@tr3290]

Cringe

[@johnghadimi]

Thank you the dope tip captures, although I couldn't stand the song/noise. :) No disrespect to the fans. Just not my cup of tea. But the knowledge capture and edits are Sol State gold as always.

[@SolStateMusic]

Thank you. I figured some people wouldn't like the song, but there's so much to learn from other genres!

[@invertedmusic8952]

I want to watch the whole stream, where can I?

[@invertedmusic8952]

Bro cause I want to know the in depth details on how he did it from scratch, the leveling and mix racks.

[@SolStateMusic]

Check out Jauz's twitch, linked in description.

[@mindus5760]

Does the 7k Trick ist useful in Generic Trap Beats aswell?

[@ScottThePisces]

any and every genre

[@AshVanGelder]

Don't look at it as a rule or a solidified solution to use all the time, but the concept is that you want to make space frequency wise for your important high end elements. In this particular example: The synth's important information was still legible to the listener with that cut plus the hats were able to breathe and not be masked. The underlying principle being that if certain element(s) are clashing with each other or if something is not coming through as clear as you want it, look into cutting or attenuating (turning down) parts of different tracks and layers to help things come through.

[@dealloc]

@@AshVanGelder Indeed, this is simply EQ 101 - the issue you can have with completely cutting frequencies like the "7K Trick" is that the sound becomes too clean and "cold" since you are also removing frequencies are adding to the overall sound of the synth. If you want warmth, just lower some frequencies that you want to open up a bit without a full low/high cut. Of course the low cut is still great to give room for bass which has the most chance of muddying your mix if there's too many elements in the lower-end frequencies. It's just about being a good citizen and give the individual instruments their room to breath.

[@SolStateMusic]

If you want more highs from your drums, then yes - try it!

[@chevyash]

this ID is amazing anyone know when it drops

[@SolStateMusic]

Not sure, could easily be 6 months out. You could prob ask Jauz about it on his twitch

[@theowels5773]

@1:20 song ID? Also really nice tut thanks sol state👌

[@SolStateMusic]

Not sure this ever got released, you can ask Jauz on Twitch

[@theowels5773]

@@SolStateMusic ah ok, could've sworn I'd heard it before but maybe that was from a livestreamed set, thanks

[@danielm7265]

Is the song out yet ?

[@thewizardtk]

The master is kinda like the outfit for the song lol

[@antonioe.2396]

i'm going to comment every single of your videos LETS GOOO

[@antonioe.2396]

also bro the edits are gettin better

[@antonioe.2396]

gotcha

[@SolStateMusic]

Appreciate you, thanks for the support!

[@laxyamusic8162]

Which song is this damn!

[@SolStateMusic]

It's not out! If you like it, ask Jauz to release it on his stream.

[@octrivion4965]

2:00 Sound Familiar? I thought it was Sandstorm

[@burenbayrmergen3043]

What the song is this?

[@michatroschka]

crazy that the master limiter isnt doing anything

[@djkrptdnb]

For me it’s usually really tough to get a clean sounding master at -6 - what’s the secret?

[@SolStateMusic]

Good question, I'll keep an eye out on Jauz's streams. Imo, it's learning how to mix.

[@djkrptdnb]

@@SolStateMusic aww but I’ve been learning and learning *sulks*

[@tmxband]

Clipping the shit out of EQ “whoa that’s so tight!” Well...

[@SolStateMusic]

It doesn't matter with most plugins in Ableton's 32 bit floating point environment.

[@timmyblom2516]

@@SolStateMusic It all comes down to what you do on the master, no matter if you have 32bit floating point or not. And by the way, most DAW's have 32bit floating point.

[@DEATHBLADEBASS]

*Don't go above -6 LUFS* Me producing at -1 LUFS: ups

[@LennonJCihak]

What is this song called? Is it released yet?

[@SolStateMusic]

Don't think it's named or released yet

[@LennonJCihak]

@@SolStateMusic Got it. Thank you!