Let's Fix Your Muddy Mix & Low End - RecordingRevolution.com

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If you start viewing your mix as a car trunk, you’ll be well on your way to better mixes.
In this week’s video, multi-platinum mixer IRKO explains why your mixes are just like a car trunk...
And teaches you why most people’s mixes get cluttered, and how to fix the low end of your mix.
If you want mixes that are dense but clear, thick, and pleasurable to listen to, this video is for you.
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[@vicesquadpunk]

Wonderful..... great examples, I think a little harder to achieve with loud rock mixes 😊

[@JoeMalach]

would love to hear some actual audio examples instead of all this "visual mixing"! kind of hard to learn to mix when you can't hear the music and the changes that are being made...

[@jbaranowski1990]

I tought the same

[@Payan8]

There’s tons of videos on KZbin of what your looking for but here, irkos giving us a different perspective. All he’s saying is a mix has a limited amount of space and you need to be careful not to overcrowd certain areas in your mix.

[@same8106]

Yes exactly cause music is all about hearing

[@diegooliveirabenjamin]

Irko is the man, beautifully done!

[@jaikumarsivalingam]

Hey Irko! Good to see you here! Thanks!

[@mvh2275]

I watch this video and think “wow, I should know this already.” Excellent info. Thanks for sharing - Cheers, mvh

[@MIHAO]

Good to see Irko on this channel

[@danaelston9848]

Well done sir. Very helpful and the visual ties it all together perfectly.

[@Just-Michael]

It seems this is geared towards electronic music, which is interesting since Graham usually does rock related stuff. Would like to be able to hear what Irko is actually talking about and maybe apply this technique to acoustic instruments as well.

[@Payan8]

This video wasnt about a certain genre at all. No audio was even needed to be heard to get the point across. Irko was simply giving a visual representation of the limited space in a mix.

[@Just-Michael]

@@Payan8 Well when he's talking about 808 sub basses and ducking the bass when the kick hits and putting the kick around like 200hz, that's very clearly directed towards electronic music. Those are not moves you would make in a rock mix, and if you slot the instruments too much it can sound disjointed. I get the concept, It's just strange for a channel that's been mostly about rock music. And the fact that he doesn't show us what these moves actually sound like discredits the information. Without him showing us, how do we know he's not just bullshitting?

[@Payan8]

@@Just-Michael because he was talking about a concept. Not a set in stone way of doing things. His 808 and kick was purely an example. Your kick could be wherever. Just make sure it has space to live in the frequency spectrum.

[@Payan8]

Irkos a great addition to the recording revolution

[@emmanuelthefloet7293]

Being a self taught engineer. I really appreciate this video. I’d love if you guys showed a way to mix with a beat already bounced and an artist adding vocals over the beat that’s already mixed. Everybody doesn’t record to stems and build a beat from ground up now a days. Thanks 💯

[@brotherdoses456]

Nice video. It was nice to see the thought rather than hear the process. Same old info yet I still need to improve on my outcome of it. Seems everybody knows it but can't achieve it.

[@vkhor927]

thank you for this excellent video. I am wondering if it is possible to bring down the music that is fighting with the dialogue. I would even prefer if there is no underlying bed. :)

[@mctitties496]

ABOUT TO MAKE SOME BANGERS TY FOR ALL YOUR GOOD WORK

[@widgetondabeat9782]

Changed my life today thank you ✊🏾💯

[@barryzito5721]

Great video! It would be great to see how to make space when the kick frequency is right at the bass fundamental, say, with a boomy kick + bass guitar with a sub bass layer under it(Dua Lipa-Don't Start Know type of song).

[@LuciensMusic]

Its funny you posted this, I was recently given advice about cleaning up certain frequencies. My ears are shot really,,hahaha

[@JulianFernandez]

nice one. would be nice to hear as he tries different approaches...

[@frannie_el]

3:24 - This man is so much fun 😂

[@maartendorenbos523]

Hi Irko, interesting topic, thx for making it visual. Unfortunately I really got distracted by the background music. Why is there background music anyway, talking about kick and bass? It would make sense if we can listen to these instead of the muzak in the background. But thx for you insights.

[@joaoantoniovione484]

How would you deal with ill-defined amp or other sources... or guitars that sound murky, yet when you address that they sound weak?

[@philz7227]

Irko's ideas are always ear opening and his presentations are low key and humorous, a great way to understand the concepts. That being said, does anyone else find that the swirly back ground music degrades the presentation? I'm trying to listen to the words and imagine the concepts, but the swirly music is distracting. But thanks anyway for the lesson.

[@riktascale4]

Love it man!

[@savingsoul]

Does protools have that plug in so I can view the levels

[@joeeldred8304]

Great video!

[@PIGSonTV]

This video is really really good. Thank you.

[@tanishkshrivastava6822]

thank you so much. so helpful

[@uncleted3961]

Great content as usual. But why are you sitting in the dark?

[@FlipmodeWorms]

Reversing the polarity of bass or kick maybe another option the check out

[@RemmyMusic1]

Its all well and good to have a baseline understanding of conflicting frequencies, but in the world of mixing, you dont have creative control over the sound choices. Prioritizing frequencies for certain elements is far more important than 'filling out' the holes in the spectrum- because often times this isn't possible when certain sounds just dont sit where they "need" to.

[@athenah2]

Oh, to have someone like Irko mix your songs.....

[@josenation2189]

I usually do rock genres, so it's strange for me to hear someone say "put the bass lower than the kick." And the kick at 200? Usually I've got the bass sitting at around 100 or just above, and the kick below that! Is hip hop/electronic music different in that way?

[@n.oneimportant5]

Not necessarily. It's basically a creative decision. I've done both across various genres.

[@rager1969]

I'd feel better if Graham did intros or outros for the videos he's not in, sort of like Rod Serling or Alfred Hitchcock.

[@siemekkisiel8963]

Graham! Where are you?

[@yungstigmatamanne]

Fire

[@davidhasselhoff3090]

The white Snoop Doggy Doggg!!!!!

[@MrScrooge1980]

🤣🤣🤣

[@LK-ln1fi]

Where's the rest of the video?

[@leonardobucci6801]

Put the same example translate to rock and metal

[@eljb8644]

The same principles apply, you cut frequencies to make sure nothing clashes

[@martinbergmartinberg]

Scary with all the concrete. Now we really know why Graham aint in the videos anymore...

[@dafingaz]

🙌🏾

[@andreflores4486]

i love your explanations, but tbh that background music is mad distracting

[@seanstone8412]

This is super useful information, but it would be nice to actually hear the audio examples instead of just seeing the spectrum analyzer. It seems like you even stop speaking so we can hear them, but maybe the audio got left out in the editing process?

[@MickeyBlood]

👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿

[@dafingaz]

What frequencies...can...a baby dog hear? 🤯

[@lenoclenoc4742]

good video but skip the background music please .

[@spiritualjatt]

Too much pics just get to the point

[@FederacionHipHop]

To me is vice-versa, I want the Low End on my mixes as hard as I can, Marley Marl/MCShan show us the path! Only Real Hip-Hop headz can understand that! I'm Out

[@johnhowarthmusic8706]

The poorest 'tutorial' I've seen that only addresses bass and kick and says nothing new. To have annoying, different, distracting music going on instead of hearing the actual audio results, made this video a 'thumbs down', IMHO.

[@Payan8]

You clearly didn’t get the point of the video.

[@johnhowarthmusic8706]

@@Payan8 Seems I’m not the only one. Mixing is about listening! 🎵👍

[@Payan8]

Again he wasn’t talking about a mixing technique. which is why in the beginning of the video he mentions we are quick to grab a plugin when we start mixing. You don’t have to listen to understand there’s limited space in the mix. If too much sounds are taking up the same frequency its going to sound unbalanced. Hope this helps you understand @@johnhowarthmusic8706

[@jocelynjosssheehy2970]

Would have been nice to actually HEAR what you explained instead of that nonsense background music...

[@sruhs]

Yawn! This has been covered so many times before. Nothing earth shattering, and despite Juan's incessant love for this guy and his approach to teaching; audio examples would have been much better than hearing a backing track that had nothing to do with the "lesson" and stupid camel pictures.

[@dvdcoolguy]

Yeah why the hell would you show the mixing without letting us hear the micro differences of the actual audio you're ? Really interesting ideas here otherwise.