Making Records with Eric Valentine - "Mixing Drums"

I dig through all of the mix settings for the drums on another beautiful Greg Holden song called "Save Yourself".

[@glasstubes1]

5:41 kick 22:40 snare 28:07 toms 31:35 overheads 33:40 hi hat :)

[@coleco]

THANK YOU

[@intheblink]

damnthatstite thank you! I watched the whole thing but wanted to go back and review certain sections. This helps!

[@durulseren2134]

Legend

[@TH3M1K3D]

👏👏👏

[@EDEN-LIMINAL]

Thanks!

[@BrofUJu]

I absolutely can't believe these are free. This was fantastic and I'm so excited to watch the others. Cheers!

[@Grub370]

Welcome to youtube bro

[@GraemeWoller]

One of the brilliant things for me about this particular "Making Records..." is the concept "this is a great drum recording, that's how drums sound, but this is what I did to get them to the final mix". I don't think this should go un-appreciated. I've been worrying for years, "my drum recordings are fine into the box, but I feel like there's a lot of work to be done to get them 'finished'. What am I doing wrong?". I also find myself thinking, "are my clients thinking, 'this guy doesn't know how to record drums properly and has to "fix" them with plugins'. This video has really helped adjust my perspective in a very positive way, so thanks for making it available, Eric!

[@alphanumeric1529]

@@DUwins Great advice but with a leviathan of a problem lurking beneath it. And its why I'm still a journeyman producer/mixer after... 20 years. Yeah, you can do what you want to make it sound the way you want, but you can do things to individual elements, tracks, whatever, and those changes can cause serious problems elsewhere. You can basically be creating problems for yourself. And later, when Leviathan swallows your ship whole, you may not even know that you created that leviathan as the ships timbers snap around you. Honestly, I'm a little trigger shy by this point. I see pro mixers and their MASSIVE eq boosts and it makes me sweat. I've become so conservative now. Like I'm afraid to touch the audio, like I want to do as little to it as possible. I try to get what I want on the way in, and from there, I do subtle nudging, gently shading. But my stuff is weak now. I don't know. It's easy advice to give, but difficult to put into practice when the complications of doing what you want to hear what you want destroy your ability to make other elements sound like you want them to sound, and destroy your ability to make the totality of everything sound like the totality of what you want it to sound like. That's my hard earned 2 cents.

[@shackjonz]

Eric is an audio god and this is an incredible gift he’s giving the audio world. Very grateful.

[@mrwev]

Hey All! I found out that Greg did an "Into The Lair" episode with Dave Pensado that talks in detail about their drum recording approach. It is a great way to get more detail on how the drums were originally captured. Check it out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ranblqOnftyjeJI

[@curighuws15]

Your welcome! ;-)

[@Sundaydrumday]

you have literally just blown my mind into bits and pieces, what a revolution for bedroom warriors trying to get good drum sounds, you really opened up alot of out of the box thinking with this video and I appreciate it....holy cow I cant wait to start tracking and just start trying different stuff like this....ty

[@williamtell1477]

Eric, thank you so much for sharing this stuff with us. These are always full of solid GOLD information. I would love for you to do some more of these tech talks sometime if you feel it!

[@joeyvpoisonfree]

Nolly brought me here

[@junkawakami3193]

no wonder he's amazing, he learned a lot from other amazing guys like Eric

[@nenntmichbond]

It's true what they say: "Eric Valentine is your favourite producer's favourite producer"

[@brandonpratt9353]

100% haha

[@jaycastrosound2234]

Lovely, thank you for doing this!

[@CarsonHoy]

6:26 - Kick is from “ Ice Cube - You Know How We Do It “ it’s easy to sample too :)

[@duschwanneeinbauen7208]

Thanks a lot man!

[@davidcotestratton]

anyone have this uploaded?

[@davidcotestratton]

@TENN [e-mail] if you can sirr

[@uzefulidiot]

Loving these, keep 'em comingggg

[@anxage__5749]

Brilliant! thanks for sharing your talent.

[@platosev]

Pure GOLD! Thank you for sharing this, always liked how the drums sounded in your recordings

[@bocadelobo01]

Amazing video Eric. Thank you so much!!!

[@Studio8Recording]

Eric, you are an animal dude! This is such an amazing resource. Thank you so much!

[@bernardofragale]

One of the best mixing videos out there!!! Thanks Erick, you inspire us! Love it!!

[@jordanredroom]

Thank you for putting these out!

[@tomastextor]

Eric, you're the best, thank you!

[@causeunknownmusic1429]

What a great channel. Thanks for sharing the process!!

[@user-ps2vw6hk9x]

Great stuff. Thank you, Eric.

[@MPBigTime]

What an awesome step by step. Thanks for this. Really great tips in here.

[@JanPanCygan]

Thank you, so fantastic!

[@thelockdownbroject1032]

Brilliant! Thanks Eric.

[@3theorymusic]

THANK YOU FOR THESE VIDEOS! So many gold nuggets of wisdom. I feel richer and empowered!

[@intheblink]

Eric, I come back to this often. Very inspiring and so generous of you to share.

[@Jasonweckard]

Thanks for the series Eric, i've learned a lot from this I can use on an upcoming project.

[@angeloboltini]

I still come back to these videos ALL the time! Something I would seriously pay good money for is a full stream of you mixing a song (or even just drums) live and talking through your decisions. It's already great to see the end result, but seeing the failed experiments involved and listening along to know how far to push things would be amazing. Hope you're well, all the best!

[@thomaswilson6484]

Amazing as usual, you are a treasure.

[@EJCAudio]

This video is incredible. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!

[@yarrowharvey819]

I've watched this particular episode so many times. I have gotten so much helpful and inspiring stuff from your youtube channel. Thank you so much for doing this.

[@adamnewcomb130]

Can’t thank you enough for making these videos Eric! Taking a peak into your process is so incredible

[@aricmeerbott3323]

Wonderful! You are the man!

[@yayforme93]

these videos are absolutely epic. Thank you for sharing your thought process and mindset while working. Love learning new tricks!

[@Stastylen]

Learning a ton of new techniques! Thanks for sharing your process!

[@rastislavsumega5510]

Thank you Eric! This is absolutely insane...!!

[@tommckeown6970]

Thank you for the great tutorial Eric!

[@davideboeuccvalbusa9212]

Thank you very much for sharing these pearls of technique Eric. Very much appreciated

[@ryanw.richards860]

Great video! I learned a ton. Thanks so much Eric!

[@DaPhunk73]

What an awesome video!! Thanks for sharing all these greats tools and tips!

[@adamminer5747]

The most informative mixing video I've ever seen. I can't believe it's free.

[@HandsUpDK]

Phenomenal sounding mix. Great content!

[@Mixnotes]

This is so good. Thanks for making this Eric!

[@officergirl]

Thank you Eric for making these videos, totally inspiring and so very informative.

[@ryrodrums6727]

HUGE. Can't believe I just found this channel.. Thank you, Eric!!

[@blortmcflorgins9947]

So many really good ideas that I will start using immediately. Thank you so much Eric!

[@lorenzopellegrini3328]

thank you so much Eric. Keep up the good work, incredibly helpful!

[@salvatoreio]

Thank you Eric! (From Italy )

[@zanepugh2626]

So happy to have found this channel, huge fan Eric. Will be watching all of these vids.

[@BELUGAdiscos]

Really Great!!!! I have always liked your mixes very much and I really enjoyed realizing that I think in a similar way when approaching a mix. Thank you for sharing your knowledge so clearly. Really ... thank you very much.

[@showponymusic]

Awesome! Thanks Eric.

[@mokobigbro]

Thank you for doing this Eric! I went to AES NY once and heard your presentation and was very impressed by it!

[@troutstudio]

It was a privilege to see a great engineer and musician do his thing. Thanks so much Eric.

[@PluginAlley]

This walkthrough was informative and inspirational, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to share this type of insight! Simply amazing!

[@WillJukedTheBox]

that kick gate key is a great tip. thanks for that, would have never thought of that. genius

[@BukanIbuMu]

The eq moves are mind-blowing.

[@danknittel1250]

These videos are amazing! Thanks for sharing your techniques with us =)

[@OneFingerSnap]

Just... Thank you!!!

[@infinaneek]

Best video for drum mixing, and I’ve seen em all!

[@WEARETHEREGIME]

That was incredible 🙌 squeez’n the juice! Mind blowing techniques to achieve such a rich, thumpy mix. Loved that so much. Thank you

[@EvanBDrums]

I took so much from this video. Has some great tips and when applied in my own way has resulted in a killer drum sound in a track I'm mixing! Big thanks Eric!

[@jonathanjonophon1364]

This guy seems do be so friendly and good-hearted, I feel peaceful after watching this

[@davidkhammer]

My Brain just cannot absorb so much at one time. need to watch these videos a number of times to gain all of this amazing knowledge. Eric you're a music production genius

[@JulianFernandez]

SO subscribed. Thanks, Eric!

[@Frank.Zimmermann]

Fantastic!! Killer sound!! 👌 Thank you so much, Eric!! I really appreciate it. You've got a new subscriber. 🙂 All the best!

[@j-snell-callanen26]

This is just unbelievably helpful. I've been working on a drum mix and been stumped as to how to get more life out of the recordings and this has given me so many ideas.

[@ritchxmusic]

Best drum mixing tutorial on the internet, hands down!

[@TrentCrawfordMusic]

Oh man - this was FANTASTIC! Subscribed. Cheers.

[@oceansiderecordingstudio]

Imagine a real star like Eric sharing his secrets to mixing with all of us. So glad I was one of the first to sub to his channel. One of the most talented person on this planet and so humble. Thank you for doing this for us. Cheers from a big fan. I learn so much from your vids. The name of your channel makes so much sense, its not a mixing channel its how you Make a Record channel.

[@evanhill9494]

Doc you’re a genius!

[@skyhawk498]

If there's one superhero in the industry I've been wanting to study, who's world I've been dying to peek into, it's Eric Valentine. I just discovered this channel a couple weeks ago, and can't believe it's real. Eric, thank you so much for your contribution to art, and for your willingness to share with your community. I can't say I want to be just like you, but the opportunity to learn from an individual for whom I hold such high esteem is absolutely invaluable.

[@gius_taakstudio]

big upsss . This channel is a dream come true :-)

[@jordanredroom]

As someone who never worked under anyone at a proper studio and cut my teeth by myself at our project studio, thus causing all sorts of misconceptions and bad habits- not to mention a feeling of being lost..., I can proudly say that this single handedly is one of the greatest helps I've ever had concerning drum mixing. Thank you so much for everything you do, Eric.

Damn Eric, now that I've watched your tutorials I'm gonna have to make the best sounding rock album ever.

[@jstek9133]

Thank you Eric 🙏👍

[@lahattec]

Great job! Thanks!

[@ReubenGingrich]

Amazing thankyou for this!!!🙌🏼

[@peoplestemper]

amazing stuff!!!!!

[@victorloya1590]

Love the video. Lots of mid boosting and sounds great. Thanks for sharing.

[@frankwyatt1982]

i love you mannnnn...just discovered you after watching your interview with warren. that you would take the time to pass on the knowledge you've accrued says alot about you. may god bless you fa dat i know i do. THANK YOU. the best to you and you're family. happy new year from Kansas.

[@JosephPatrickMooreMusic]

Fantastic! Thank you, I learned a lot...

[@jamesschaffner1992]

Great. Now I gotta go back and gate my room mics. Awesome video.

[@kevincornell9027]

*clears throat* "Phil Collins record" That made me laugh. Killer drum sound. Thanks for doing these Eric. Seriously informative. You're a mensch

[@antonpatzner9932]

best drum mixing video

[@colehooey4119]

Love this series! Would love to see something TBS's "Louder Now" album. Such cool sounds on that whole thing.

[@sonnybrasco9735]

This is a nice watch for sure!

[@systemttt2003]

thank you Eric, I learned a lot :).

[@acmebrandinc]

Getting Down on some drums today...Thanx for this Primer Eric!!

[@NathanBrown-dk5wh]

I'm so glad I found your channel, thanks for all of your time to teach us these things and making us understand the process properly. Could you also a hip hop one as well?

[@billyhughes9776]

This is unbelievable man, I couldn't subscribe quick enough!

[@rafallitwin]

Thanks for this!

[@danielziec240]

You make my Day! Thanks very much ;)

[@DailyDrumLesson]

I watched the first 30 seconds of this Video and had to subscribe.. I am a big fan of yours, thanks for doing this!

[@SynkopateUK]

amazing!

[@dr.umkit.444u]

Best intro music to any video. Hands down.

[@PabloDeBiasi]

Astounding! Digging in right now!! Thanks a lot.

[@thomasgilmartin1]

I bought the eponymous T-Ride new in the record store a long time ago and I've been a huge fan ever since. There was an article from the early 90s where it was mentioned that the big music producers were upset because you produced T-Ride yourselves, and they said something to the effect of "Who is this Valentine kid, and where did he learn to get sounds like that?!". I actually saw T-Ride live in a small club in Buffalo way back, and spoke to Jeff Tyson after the show. He was really cool chatting about guitars and such. These videos are fantastic for me; I see your scientific deconstruction of sound as being spot-on. Many musicians go on and on about certain gear and sounds, but have no idea what's really happening to make them sound that way. Distortion on drums = genius!!

[@HenryC7625]

Killer!!! Thanks man

[@thebuzz9305]

I Just learned so much

[@murderer1105]

Amazing stuff man!

[@jrn-arildgrefsrud7003]

Most awesome guy ever.