Mixing explained #1 - Basic Mixing Theory

In the first episode of this season We're looking at basic mixing theory :
What is mixing, and what do we want to achieve with a mix?
This highly visual episode will explain the basic theory of making a simple mix and will help you 'visualize' your mix a lot better. In this first episode we don't really look at what we will be physically performing behind our mixing console, but mainly at the concept of what we will be creating.
From episode 2 on we will be diving into mixing consoles, channelstrips and their functions to understand the signalflow. From there on we will be going into some basic mixing sessions and grow into more advanced types of mixes.
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[@smerrellpro]

Been trying to figure this out for at least 1 year and you teach me in 5 minutes. Thanks so much!

[@WickiemediaNet]

Pocketmouse You're welcome. I'm glad the video could help you out. Cheers!

[@taylor-alexisgillard6300]

+Pocketmouse seriously! It all makes sense now to me too! Thank you!

[@LgShai]

You trying to mix my stuff then lol??

[@MariyaKlapanova]

So true

[@brianmonestime9953]

I had the hardest time trying to understand this. Until watching this video, thank you!!!

[@angelicthecaretaker777]

I'm a 11 years late but idc. Thank you so much for this! I hope the world will be ready for the music I'm bringing to it!

[@benja303]

Best tutorial i have ever watched.

[@benja303]

4 Months later I will say again. BEST.

[@KinggShaqq]

+benja303 big stupid facts

[@SnaFOo75]

F A C T S !!!!!

[@alaaeldin-khaled]

@@benja303 what about now?

[@terrydoyle]

Very, very, very good! I think you nailed down some very important concepts. I loved the graphics! What I missed though were some examples to go with each graphic ( that would have made this pure industry reference material ) Thanks.

[@WickiemediaNet]

+Terry Doyle Hi Terry, thanks for your comment. As a matter of fact, in the next few weeks I'm actually starting with a new series where we'll go and mix a song from A - to - Z , only with some very basic ingredients. To make that even more interesting to you guys: I'm going to give away the multi-tracks for download. So you can actually use the same material that I'm going to be using in these tutorials! Hopefully the first tutorial in this series should be out in about 2 weeks. cheers!

[@iambyas]

+Terry Doyle Check out the art of mixing by david gibson, you can find it on youtube!

[@citrusblast4372]

@@iambyas love that video

[@kayobeetz3164]

Damn dude. You f n rock. This is how you teach to those who can't. Lol. So much easier than the rest. Really appreciate you time and efforts.

[@OliverJHughes]

Really phenomenal mixing overview. The 3d visual was so helpful

[@xewi60]

Best mixing intro i ever seen,

[@chariot5983]

truely yes

[@MrUnique27]

Gala xy Right!

[@xirixseven6032]

Hands down

[@Ruokone]

I couldn't agree more, a lot of primary aspects of mixing that needed to be introduced were missing in many of the other videos I watched while this video finally cleared up multiple things I needed to understand. A round of applause to this creator!

[@kutik488]

m2

[@DJLUSH]

AH!!! FINALLY!!! A channel that knows wth they are talking about and is short, basic and to the point! Thank you a million times!!!

[@TEC-AoC]

I've been (trying) to mix and master for sooo long but never understood why my mixes were so muddy and messy, this has just helped me have a 'eureka, you're an idiot' moment like never before. Seriously, this is beyond helpful, thank you soo much.

[@adlantian6334]

This is the only place on the internet with a true beginner tutorial. Not a "beginner" tutorial where they immediately throw unintelligible jargon at you.

[@WickiemediaNet]

Thanks a lot chef, A lot more coming up this season, glad you like it!

[@SmallBizGeekUK]

I love the way you superimposed the infographics on the video. It really clarifies things.

[@jyonni1]

This is absolutely brilliant.

[@currencycrock2262]

I already understood the concept of mixing, but this explanation is what I will reference when ever explaining to anyone else. pure gold bro. The illustration brings the concept home perfectly. Especially for visual learners.

[@MckennaConcepcion]

Your sound engineering tutorials rock dude! Thanks for people like you who contribute to help others learn the trade of song production and sound engineering... kudos to you my friend.

[@mikemcm]

I envy your students man... I studied at SAE in Glasgow and barely got anything out of it. It was my lecturers first year and it was painfully obvious.

[@annaanna8512]

I join everybody and their comments and send you congratulations. I've been trying to understand this for a long time. I've been told mixing is about "sculpting sounds" and received a lot of different other advice but my mixings still remained like kid's drawings without the cuteness. Your graffics made my brain go ureka. Thank you so much. I wish you all the best from France.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

The motion graphic visuals make this so easy to understand. Wish more music tutorials were this straight forward!

[@devontewilliams1489]

Oh my GOD I had to instantly SUB once he got to breaking down mixes. So many ppl don't know how to be clear and concise with info but this guy is just that!

[@leah777]

THIS is seriously the best of it's sort out there!! Wickieman... you are the best!! I'm at SAE learning audio engineering, and you just made my life easier by THHHHIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS much! ^^___^^

[@shiv77055]

Leah Muscat SAE @?

[@acidfunkcubano]

This is a great tutorial! I'm just starting out in producing music and some areas like mixing were hard for me to understand until now. You made it Sooo easy to understand lol... Maybe because I'm a visual learner and I noticed your also a graphic designer, so the graphics as a visual helped me a "see" sound better and understand mixing. Thanks for the vid and keep up the great work.

[@Farrahsounds]

this is exactly what beginners like me need. a visual presentation of each element. its all about the foundations of mixing. kudos

[@Kloppaforever]

How come this channel does not upload no content anymore? The man is absolutely brilliant!!

[@MariyaKlapanova]

Wow!!!!! Finally, someone explained mixing shortly and properly!!! You are the best!!

[@The_Horse-leafs_Cabbage]

As someone who's primarily a visual artist (drawing, animation, film and such), the analogy of volume, panning, and frequency to the X, Y, and Z axis really helps. Very nice tutorial! w00t

[@Utkarsh2811]

The visual representation makes this tutorial beyond brilliant! It's so easy to understand this way.

[@MegaFishy007]

went to a year of music college and this made me understand a mix more than what i learnt there XXX

[@TonyWHOA]

Whew!!! You made that so easy to understand. This is the best visual tutorial ever. Thank you thank you!!!!

[@senonrivera5463]

I've been reading a bunch into the basics of audio engineering because that is what i want to do as a career. This single video has opened me up a lot better in the world of mixing. THX

[@MrAkashrintu]

Man!! i have been doing some amateur production and have been watching every other mixing tutorial but never knew the exact concept behind doing it! Dang! this video is like enlightenment in music production! Best video FOR MIXING

[@parthbrahmbhatt3565]

Best video about mixing I have came across ever... so simple and explained all the details to give a clear picture

[@simonhawkes5227]

The Art Of Mixing By David Gibson.

[@thisisime6118]

Wow! The quality of this vid is insane! And this was uploaded 8 years ago😵😵 thank you !!

[@TheCircon]

Erm mer ged I took years to learn what your videos says in only few minutes... I cant stop watch them right now, thanks a lot for doing this !

[@HzMusicGo]

Hands down. This is the most lucid explanation of mixing I have seen. You deserve millions of views!

[@friesguy5467]

Wow, this is just the intro and I already know so much more than I used to. I knew panning helped make a recording sound better, but I never knew why until I visualized it in a 3D space like in the video. The same goes with equalizing. I really had no clue before. This video helped out a lot already. Great tutorial.

[@KristohanongBisdakMusic]

This is one of my best 6-min viewing in youtube. Subscribed.

[@OngoingDiscovery]

Really cleared up a lot man. Thanks for the vid

[@WickiemediaNet]

ForShizzleize You're welcome.

[@Shereefermadness]

This was excellent. Finally a clear and concise explanation of the basic mixing function. And in 6 minutes, to boot. Thank you!

[@Gamba_with_Cigarette]

By far the most accessible and clear-cut intro on the subject I've seen! Keep it up!

[@yellalot101]

This visual explanation of intro mixing is the best I have ever seen!

[@ดังตฤณ-ฤ8ฎ]

Very inspirational. I mean in the way you devote yourself to illuminate things to your audiences. Priceless. I should never understand people who click dislike.

[@ImWORTHITINC]

AMAZING INTRO TO MIXING!! TYSM!!! I'm SO FED UP with asking people to mix my shit I just finally said "F___ IT I KNOW I CAN FIGURE THIS OUT!" guess I was too afraid to mess it up! BUT IM MORE AFRAID OF NOT GETTING MY MUSIC OUT!! God bless you!! Great work sir! I'm taking notes and I'lll be back for more lesson!! TYSM!!!

[@WickiemediaNet]

Thanks a lot for letting me know! I'm looking forward to getting those views ;) I'm working on new videos for this season right now.. Hope to have some news on those soon! Cheers

[@wilderunthejewels4935]

This is something I've wanted to learn for a long time, and you've just wonderfully put it into perspective for me. Thanks!

[@lb5081]

I took a class on this for a year and still didn’t get it. But you just made made understand it in 12 minutes. I decided to be happy about it rather than pissed off 😠. What I’m saying is THANK YOU!!! Now let me continue to the next one. Side note, I think it was the visuals as I’m a visual person.

[@johnrizcallah4709]

That is an incredible, visual, intuitive explanation of the basis of mixing. Absolutely wonderful.

[@wtcbd01]

Incredible!! Thanks for this presentation. After watching and doing many mixes, this finally did what none of the others did, showed me visually whats happening with sound. Keep up the great work. I will recommend this to everyone.

[@supersand77]

Amazing video. Brilliant visual illustrations. I don’t normally leave comments but you deserve one!!

[@kristinaplays2924]

Awesome way of describing mixing! An image says more than a thousand words and your tutorial saved me from listening to a thousand words to describe the same thing xD. Thank you!

[@jayednut391]

Best tutorial on mixing. Simplicity at its best.

[@vonmakeheat]

Boom !!! a simple video to explain what your trying to do in a mix Brilliant!

[@ShawnGrech]

Thank you very much for doing these tutorials which I can assume take a lot of time to create. In just a few minutes you manage to explain in a very understandable fashion the complications behind a song, where other tutorials take much more time and fail by leaving their viewers more Mixed up.

[@WickiemediaNet]

Hahaha! Good to hear you are hungry to learn ;) I am going to be working on it, this season will have a lot more tutorials as the previous ones... Also a lot more practical sessions.. (which makes sense for the topic). I will keep you guys informed about updates on twitter/facebook. Cheers!

[@bornnraised5812]

The Graphics and Animations of this video are DOPE!

[@cpiii6265]

This.... Is... INCREDIBLE!!!!!!! Thank you so much. By this video alone, it has helped me understand what I've been trying to understand for so long. The visuals help so much!!! I cannot thank you enough.

[@fygarOnTheRun]

Such a fantastic introduction! All crystal clear and easily comprehensible in just under 6 minutes. Liked and subscribed.

[@cesardaniel134]

Thank you Thank you Thank is the first time I see mixing explain as visual not audio it makes a lot more sense

[@BubblingSyphilisSund]

As somebody just starting out, this channel has quickly became a very useful tool for me. Thanks a lot for sharing all of this great information, these videos are a tremendous help.

[@tesakay9515]

I'm a visual learner... the 3 axes helped TREMENDOUSLY. Thank you! Great video.

[@abc456f]

Axes cut down trees. Axis is the word.

[@weaselpunk]

Taught me more about mixing in 6 minutes than i learnt at uni in a year. Thanks!

[@AA-lq5pu]

Wow, I have more clarity now. Thank you so much. I also love how well this video was edited and the graphics provided, you are a real pro.

[@bergspot]

Just explaining this visually makes a massive difference, thanks!

[@electrickzofficial618]

where has this video been all my life! thanks!

[@cbrumant]

Love you videos man. You make this stuff simple for all to understand

[@djomu]

As a visual learner.. This was BEAUTIFUL to watch!

[@MegaYoyo911]

Holy fuck. The visual representation of how to conduct a studio or live mix was serious! Hell yeah dude, this is dope 👌👌

[@NRESounds]

KZbin takeover!!! BEST!!! Ive gotten better with my mixes. Once someone explained this very concept to me over a year ago. But to visualize it, whole different level!!!

[@petea_music_and_photography]

The visualisations are genius! Thanks so much. I've been (trying to do) recording for 30 years and this makes so much sense!

[@jaredpaw9783]

Great representation of the stereo field.Thanks for taking the time.

[@aulskillz583]

you've change my mind and life man!! I now enjoy mixing up my beats.

[@pipergoldstudios]

This is the best visual representation of mixing that I ever seen...thank you!

[@davidmagallanez2483]

i really like how u teach i just found you and I'm in school and learning about sound production and audio for visual media and your youtube channel really helps me a lot

[@yellowrosecine]

Me too is AV guy. Love this channel.

[@mrpants6370]

Excellent Tutorial !! I'm a visual learner and this is the best I've ever seen - keep it up !!

[@poseidon3032]

Cool. For the last year, I've been playing my music through a phone with the VLC app out to various speakers, namely 1 speaker portable ones. It's been difficult trying to get a balanced sound through the 10 frequency equalizer. With a song playing, I would dial it in, getting it to sound good. And when the next song plays, not so much. Auuggh! Okay then. So I've been trying to balance it out between all the songs, making sacrifices where I need to. I sought out a video like this to explain because I've noticed that the vocals on each song would come out stronger in different frequencies. Like 1k, 2k, or 4k. I think this was very reason I was struggling to get proper equalization across all songs. I also noticed the quality differencs, and started thinking about the history of recordings and the available frequencies. The one thing that I've been trying to edit out is the echo. 500 was the worst. Probably had a lot to do with the smaller speaker. The strategy then became, "fill the echo' in hopes of canceling it out. I never thought it would be this tough.

[@immanuelmaina5062]

Such value to be had here. Clear concise and easy to comprehend.

[@tjmaber5186]

Amaze! My idea of mixing is v noob, I assume where certain sounds go but that 3D image helped put it all in perspective

[@milutinndv]

Animation of using the 3d space in stereo mix is awesome, wich makes it a great tutorial. Thank you.

[@will_hunt]

Literally signed in just to give this video a like. Great simple beginner tutorial! :)

[@TheShiftZero]

Fantastic video, this is the first time I've thought about a mix visually !

[@ispilloil]

The graphics really help ground the concept, thanks for sticking to the point and building upon the material you lay out

[@MrUnique27]

An absolutely, AMAZING, tutorial and very clear, concise and simple to understand for some of us! I definitely, look forward to reviewing more of your videos :)

[@ukaszsygocki6153]

I have just find out this channel and I helps me a lot to understand music theory. This is great.

[@sangsseerup960]

Wow...such a long and clear tutor but in short duration...thanks a lot

[@ryanvb3452]

Watching this video was the most insightful 6 minutes of my pathetic existence. Thank you!

[@MistaT44]

I've been looking for such tutorials for ages. THANK YOU WICKIE YOU EUROPEAN CHAMP

[@Aharshreality9281]

Really is the best intro to mixing.

[@papanoel3999]

I'm just starting out as a producer and trust me this video is so helpful. thank you guys.

[@TheBlackDogChronicles]

I enjoyed this introduction to the process of mixing very much. It was very clear and easy to understand, without 'talking down' to the audience. I am interested in this as I have a KZbin channel in which we tell scary and mystery stories, and I am often interested by how the sound engineer seems to be able to make sounds that "creep around" in the recording. Huw from 'The Black Dog Chronicles'.

[@azure5584]

The only thing missing from this video is a recorded track played over each example, showcasing the difference between it being all over the place and properly separated in space to let us hear the difference.

[@gaiagiomusic]

Best instructional on this subject I have seen so far. Nice job! (the video animations are particularly cool)

[@MartyrsResolve]

The visuals make things very clear!

[@ericaguilarofficial]

Thank you so much! Even at this year, there are beginners like me who benefits from these kinds of videos. :)

[@re45on]

I like the concept of mixing in a 3D space. I've never heard of this before but I like that visual element because it can be a bit overwhelming to just focus on the sound. Thanks Like honestly, this is a really great video! I'm defo gonna come back, re-watch and take notes. :)

[@zodiac909]

This literally is the best explanation of mixing I've ever come across. ❤❤❤

[@natashatlnorman953]

This is brilliant! The best and clearest explanation I seen

[@lacenaepronta]

First time on your channel...thank you so much for this brilliant explanation video. Perfect start for me as a beginner! Ruuning on the second episode now...

[@yaksofirst2154]

wow this is how teaching should be! amanzing stuff man

[@unbuiltboy]

Suddenly everything makes sense!

[@waluigihentailover6926]

2:34 That’s insane! Music is so cool.