Mixing Masterclass with Bob Power [MixCon 2017]

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In this video, go deep with veteran mixer Bob Power as he takes us under the hood of a real neo-soul mix and imparts decades worth of hard-won wisdom and best practices for getting mixes that leave a real impact on listeners.
Bob is a GRAMMY-winning, platinum-selling engineer for the likes of D'Angelo, De La Soul, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Tribe Called Quest, Macy Gray and more.
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Dirk Diggler haha!!

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>For real. I definitely subscribed

[@kristianandreasen3230]

1:55 - start 2:15 - mixing is gain & tonal balancing 3:32 - creating a vibe 3:48 - seeing the producer & artist vision 4:34 - can you hear everything? 5:35 - reflections on all of the below topics 6:29 - dimensions of a mix 10:03 - careful of reference tracks 10:36 - thoughts on mixing for clients 11:45 - trusting your monitors 13:36 - all audio tools can be split into two categories: gain control & ambience 14:44 - what do we do with these two type of tools? 16:38 - genre 17:55 - making room for instruments/resonant peaks 19:40 - do you need to boost? 20:48 - High Pass & Low Pass 22:25 - gain control / compressors 24:23 - tuning (not your job but the producer's) 26:23 - organization 30:05 - presentation of artist Ester Rada 31:43 - figuring out what the mix needs 32:52 - playing the track 35:21 - done playing track

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[@Youtubeusee365]

Kristian Andreasen thank you!!

[@ccmickytv7441]

Thx!

[@Etcher]

Wow thank you!!

[@jeffparker469]

Major kudos Kristian Andreasen! thx

[@jewfinigan863]

This is one of the best mix videos I've ever seen. No bullshit, no egos, just a straight up talented dude doing what he loves. Shares his philosophy, then demonstrates it with a mix. Cheers mate.

[@MrLawrence0071]

Hear hear man. Thinking the exact same thing. I truly learnt a lot of stuff from this. What a great down-to-earth guy!

[@maaaquemeseyo]

+1

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[@AmagrasMUSIC]

+2

[@the-LeoKnightus]

right. I seen him talk before, but didn't waste a word with this presentation.

[@SleepyEyezCarter]

The first part before he went into the song was 100% good information.

[@MrMurrizi]

it was absolutely golden eh ! Almost prophet like

[@liondread777]

The Timbre info in respect to depth was mind opening!Bob is dope!!!

[@dangus5459]

but...?

[@666hobart]

Best rogue presenter ever!

[@timothywanjohi5248]

No buts

[@willhelliwell]

Best bit of advice I got from this video: "Carve up the frequency spectrum to hear things in a mix". Most instruments have a resonant peak. It often changes with the pitch of the instrument. Raise up an EQ with a medium width and start sweeping it through the frequencies until you find the weird bit that really sticks out. That's the resonant peak. Pull back the EQ a little bit on those resonant peaks for every track in your session before starting to mix and you'll find there's so much more room for everything else because those resonant peaks won't be masking the other instruments.

[@andres.giacomini]

Especially in the range of 100 to 500 hz

[@gt3shredz510]

This is huge, but not as simple. When I first learned about filtering and subtractive EQ, I thought the more I filtered the better. Turns out that will result in a thin weak mix. Only filter if it’s necessary. If there’s a resonant peak, but there are no tracks competing with it, I’d try to preserve that information if I have no issues with it tonally.

[@jorgepeterbarton]

Its a good idea. But sometimes you can go overboard with about 8 notches for EVERY resonance. And it might even take away character. If you mute and unmute you can tell what is masking what and remove the one thats masking. Maybe its where you felt you needed to boost the masked instrument? You can also use a dynamic EQ if you really want I. I remove the resonance ONLY when its actually there. And high Q of course. Its also one area where eyes rather than ears are useful with a good graphic analyser. You immediately see peaks and get them exactly.

[@gt3shredz510]

@@MrGeekymusic Always start with the levels, try to optimize the frequency spectrum with them first, and then use EQ if you still don't like what you're hearing.

[@MrGeekymusic]

@@gt3shredz510 Thanks I agree with you - it's the removing of resonant peaks before starting a mix that I didn't.

[@pennstateyo]

" My career is a result of my clients knowing that I will work much harder than they will" My hats off to you my friend

[@JERJES58]

1:55 What mixing really is? 6:28 The dimensions of the mix 10:04 About using reference tracks 11:10 The quality of the recordings 11:45 Trust your monitors! 13:35 Building blocks in mixing 14:38 How to use them 16:38 The importance of genre 17:53 Making room: the resonant frequencies 19:39 About the boost 20:48 High pass and low pass 22:27 About gain control: compression and more... 24:25 Tuning and Autotune 26:26 Organization Issues 30:08 About the singer Ester Rada 32:39 BOB'S MIX LISTENING 35:20 General comments about this mix 35:54 About grouping instruments 38:26 DRUMS 41:33 Tips about compression 46:29 Tip about boost 49:00 Tip about how you can listen better what you are doing 50:00 Percussion wich is driving the song (bongos, etc): tape compression and more... 52:18 About ambience reverbs 53:00 ''Snare'' 55:41 About harshness and high frequency equilibrium 56:30 Snare delay effects and more... 57:11 Work in touch!! 1:01:14 Hi Hats: Devil-loc plugin and more... 1:05:06 Claps: why use pitch with them? 1:08:16 Shaker 1:08:55 Name your buses!!! 1:09:41 Toms 1:10:27 Be careful with the panning!!! 1:12:01 Be careful enhancing the attack 1:12:51 About using well known tools 1:14:34 Background vocals: eq tips and more...

[@SonicScoop]

🙌

[@nathansoundz883]

This is a basic education in fundamental mixing. Three years and hundreds of videos and VST"s. Ill add 1000's of Recording Sessions to that as well. I 15 minutes in and If this was the first thing I ever watched, Id been where I am today 2 and 1/2 years ago. Putting this on repeat. Thanks a ton for this video.

[@10HW]

same here man

[@uhoh252]

True the rest was mainly less is more and do what sounds good

[@philsideorchestra]

Awesome

[@maxreaper25]

Wow glad I clicked this

[@goldiamondmusic]

That's how you know you're being taught by a master. Masters help 'compress' (no pun intended) the learning time.

[@jakobole]

My sound-quality went way up, when I discovered removing those resonant peaks. Game changer for me

[@Exitof99]

This was awesome, my major takeaways: 1. Always use high pass and low pass for a clean uncluttered sound. 2. On drums, dip just above the boost to make it snap better. 3. Add some pitch shift down to handclaps to make them meatier. I actually was struggling with handclaps before, glad to get that tip.

[@michaelmichael1450]

Hats off to the "rogue presenter", who preferred to share brilliant advice with everyone, so we could understand why he does what in the mix later! And thanks to the guys in the background for not cutting him off :)

[@MrZapperific]

49:00 the blind compressor A/B test... GOTTA LOVE IT! Mr Power is truly aware of the psychology that goes on in this work. You have to fool yourself sometimes to stay humble enough to actually IMPROVE what you are doing!!!

[@JamesonTabor]

Unlimited gems in here. Basically watch this thing 1000 times and you never have to go to school again. Bob Power is a boss!

[@janminor1172]

Not only a skilled mixer but also an excellent and very engaging speaker/presenter/teacher! 👏

[@RogerBarraud]

Absolutely! Gonna have to go grab *everything* I can find from Bob now :-)

[@prospectnyc]

"Do this because of xyz, don't do this other thing because abc" - this is the best kind of masterclass! So much better than other lectures that focus on "me me me my my my, I'm famous because of me me me."

[@alias-_unknown9999]

😂😂😂

[@gabrielrf1]

Watched this to appease the KZbin algorithm. Was not disappointed

[@SonicScoop]

Few are! It's a good one. Thanks for stopping by! :-)

[@davidleeroth357]

Bob Power is a LEGEND. ATCQ used to shout him out all the time in their music. I was amazed to find out he had mixed an produced so much classic R&B. I learned a ton from this video. Thanks Sonicscoop

[@MitchellRoad]

This is randomly one of the most cinematic, well shot seminar type videos I've ever seen, (that wasn't for an actual movie). Usually these videos looks terrible. kudos to the camera crew.

[@RoyMaya]

I truly enjoyed this. I feel like the first 30 minutes was the most important part. Great video!

[@garrykingmusic]

100% agree mate

[@mindflux1445]

Yeah loved that to :)

[@keithrichards4296]

As well, we can see an api 2500 while he says "guys thank you..." - probably they cut the part when talks about the mix bus.

[@zekelocke]

DEFININTELY!! That first 30 mins set the entire context up for the rest...this was so awesome!

[@davidbarnardmusic355]

as someone with 0 mixing experience, this has been so much more than helpful. I look foreword to watching this over and over again.

[@artsmadeit]

I could watch this guy for hours. Lots of knowledge delivered in casual way.

[@johnchase3920]

Have to give props to Bob Powers. Such a great teacher, who explains with a style easily understood. Thanks, folks!

[@projectseventyone]

this was by far the best audio mixing video I've ever seen

[@johnmathews2022]

I can not believe the thumbs down on this. They must not like the fact that he knows more than they do.

[@MrGuitarist9891]

I was there, it was a truly great presentation. So glad I can watch it again. Thank you SonicScoop for posting this. Can't wait for other videos from MixCon.

[@SonicScoop]

Great to have you there! More coming soon.

[@edgenovese]

Really smart, to the point and Humble! You could have talked down to everyone, but instead, it was more like a good friend stopped by to help you at home. You make learning clear without the listener feeling embarrassed for not knowing this material. Amazing job !! Thank you for sharing your talent and skills that took so many years to Hone. I need to find more of you on the Web. All the best Ed Genovese Composer

[@dustamanjazz]

THANK YOU SOUNDTOYS!!! THAT'S WHY I PURCHASED SOUNDTOYS 5!!

[@birocratic_]

I had the pleasure of learning from Bob at NYU, and he is one of the realest, humblest people I have ever met. Just an infinite source of goodwill and wisdom. Love you Bob

[@gomesdiogo]

49:04 - best tip of this video, and there is a lot of them

[@chrisjordan8789]

"Bongos Bathroom? That wasn't very helpful, so I didn't use it" - made my day! You the man, Bob! Thanks for a great maaterclass

[@budgetguitarist]

I've done a ton of recording over the the past 30 years and this is one of the best talks I've ever heard. Very very good stuff! Time Machine should be turned OFF when recording because it'll steal CPU cycles and hard drive/SSD speed. Turn it back on when done. I agree with manually backing up all music projects to multiple drives - I have four.

[@masteroutlaw100]

Don't make the mistake I did and put your hard drives too close together. They have internal magnets that can damage and corrupt other hard drives if placed too close to one another.

[@budgetguitarist]

@@masteroutlaw100 That's good advice!

[@GrandpaTheobald]

After watching this and taking a lot of notes, I went back to a mix I started a couple of weeks before and started redoing all the EQing from scratch. I decided to dive back into mixing 3 months ago, since it's always been my weak point in music production. I keep coming back to this video, even just a couple of sentences of his are like a mantra which will let me focus in my next session.

[@danielkisel5661]

Thank you SonicScoop, Bob and Soundtoys ! I applaused in front of the screen... lol ;)

[@aristocratmusic]

I really enjoyed this and appreciate this being posted. A lot of great tips have either been reinforced, or introduced to me! I took notes and thought I'd share, if anyone is interested. (: - A great arrangement makes a great mix. - Tonal Balance: "A complementary, and pleasant distribution of the frequency content between the different instruments so the listening experience becomes pleasurable from a sonic point of view". - Mixing isn't about the engineer, but making sure the artist is satisfied with the sound, and helping them achieve their vision. You are in service of the music. - Make sure all elements are heard in the proper perspective. - Think of the dimensions of a mix in three ways: Top to bottom (Frequency), side to side (Panorama), and front to back (Dimension). - Learn to trust your monitors, and make sure you learn their sound. - Genre matters, and not every method of mixing translates to different styles of music. You wouldn't place the kick in a jazz song at the same level as one in a hip-hop song. - Cut out resonant peaks by filter sweeping with a medium sized Q, until you hear that resonant tone, and cut a few dB out with a narrow Q. - Attempt to cut more than boost for a smoother mix. - Hi-Pass at the start of the mix to declutter instruments. Don't cut all instruments at same frequency. Instead, slowly turn up the high pass right up until it begins to negatively affect tone, then bring it down a bit. - Even though vocal tuning is the job of the producer, make sure to tune within the artist's comfort level, and not to the point of sounding unnatural. Additionally, render autotune to audio to save on DSP. - ALWAYS Backup. Use two drives. Work on one, and backup to the other. ChronoSync is recommended. Also, save version numbers at 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, etc. This allows you to go back to earlier mixes, if necessary. - Use mix busses to have quick control of level and processing to entire groups at a time. This makes mixing quicker, glues instruments together, and saves on computer processing. - When boosting low frequencies, cut a little just above the boost to make it snap better and prevent from accentuating resonant frequencies. "...Benefit of 100Hz without the woof that's just above it" - With plug-ins, if you have a setting that you think is working but you want to mess with it, save it as a custom preset first so you can go back to it, as well as easily A/B them - With any plug-in, and especially compressors, close your eyes and toggle the bypass button the hear from an objective perspective whether or not what's being done is desirable - With compression on percussive elements, use a slow attack and a fast release. Fast attacks will squash signal too much and suck life out of performance, and slow releases will take too long to "recover back to zero before the next hit comes". This also allows attack of hit to naturally pass through while bringing the tail down, which we perceive as a louder attack by bringing down the sustain level. - Remove unnecessary high-mids on instruments that don't require it, even if it doesn't sound bad on its own. This clears up the high-mid space for other instruments, preventing frequency clashing. - When automating plugins, work in touch rather than using drawn in lines. This gives a more human, musical feel, and is actually quicker as any automation that doesn't work can simply be undone and attempted again. "Fuck those lines". lol - Delay with an increasing feedback just before the chorus can create excitement. Adds kinetic energy. - Reverbs and delays do not require high frequency content, and should be filtered (high-cut) to allow for focus to be on direct sound. - Throw: When a signal is sent to an ambience generator just for a moment. - "Psychoacoustically, if one thing is even a little bit louder than the other, and you play both of them, you will think that the louder one sounds better". - With claps, adding a pitched down duplicate will make them sound more powerful by adding mid-range boost. - Even with vocals, cutting the mid-range can sound a little more clear and remove some harshness.

[@Mike_Benz_]

Soundtoys are legends for sponsoring this and for their charity/fundraising they do, amazing company.

[@justjakki]

I can't even handle how much gratitude I have in my soul for this absolutely incredible master class!!! Im self-taught and it's been very frustrating to not be able to explain or discuss music with people when I've never been properly trained and educated. Again, thank you so much for this.

[@brunosorgus8031]

audio/video quality is unusually good for these kind of things

[@NormanBird]

An actual free Masterclass, in every sense of the word. I loved this! Thank you for sharing.

[@Royal22]

Stop scrolling through the comments and pay attention

[@lez-gelm4561]

Haha sorry... I will look @ the old guy. 😁

[@JohnnyAllen_]

yo i literally paused the video before looking at comments because i was hanging on every word

[@amp_unlimited]

🙂

[@s.w.3604]

😆 Dude, you totally busted me...

[@abbasahmedlp]

Okay okay..... I am sorry 🙏

[@tsquire87]

"...and an...auto...release. I don't know. I just got the piece and was messing around with it." what a legend

[@aparimitus11]

Simply, the best session ever on sound production!

[@MrVleker]

"A lot of monitors under $10.000" lol. Here I am with my $300 pair xD

[@swingset1969]

And if you look at the quality of the speakers that some of the most legendary tracks of all time were mixed on? Junk by today's standards. Trusting the monitors is as much about getting to know them as their ability to render everything neutral (which, frankly, has limited functionality. It's the indian, not the arrow.

[@perciejackson8799]

Here I am with my $10 pair :(

[@MrVleker]

@@perciejackson8799 Oof, next investment maybe?

[@FahadAbdulaal]

Well you can't expect to have a pro setup for peanuts lol. Under $10k is really not all that much when setting up a studio. Think about the total cost of audio interface, room treatment, outboard gear and / or software.... The list continues. All that said, it's still much more attainable than it ever was

[@MrVleker]

@@FahadAbdulaal true, but then again most people have a homestudio and they don't start out with 10k. I have 2 JBL 305's a focusrite studio bundle, a keyboard and a guitar and I do everything in Cubase. That's far from 10k, but I believe I can make good sounding songs with it, so you don't need 10k. I'm slowly upgrading over time though to get better gear :)

[@10HW]

"ultimately, a great recording is a compelling performance of a great song" enough said

[@samukeloi.s.s.c2945]

been a while since i enjoyed a session this much especially the first 30 minutes and the rest was a big big bonus

[@mfesusbeats1087]

this man is a LEGEND...a mix god! "Bob Power, you there?(Yeah) Adjust the bass and treble make my shit sound clear(echo)" --Q-Tip, A Tribe Called Quest btw 332 clowns disliked this video because he wasn't using Fruity Loops smh

[@charlesbeyer7041]

Backing off on the resonant peaks, brilliant! Thanks.

[@rtjnetwork2758]

Agreed.

[@theleague383]

Charles Beyer this is crazy! I’ve always noticed the resonant peaks, I never knew it had a name though. When he said this I was mind blown lol

[@tazcerogers2947]

I love this man

[@mintyswirljoy]

Final track on Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/08GW5hXDCJZaHUcQNg1deG?si=3RhJPUqlTVCyNpiznP6zRg

[@gifted2hands]

Great Presentation of course! Thank you Mix con and the Sponsors Sound toys for making this great presentation FREE.

[@bayboymusic1]

Good Tips and Reminders! Good pace, not too fast and not too slow.

[@curtisjudd]

"D-Verb...It's so trashy that I've really gotten to like it..." 😂 So much great info here, thank you Bob and SonicScoop!

[@Mixingmachine774]

curtis you're in a wrong section .You make video graphic works man .:D

[@curtisjudd]

@@Mixingmachine774 ? Sound for film is my main focus.

[@Swissco9665]

amen!!!!!!!!!

[@gard3n743]

@@Mixingmachine774 oo km j o o njmmomk

[@flxsiff.6463]

He's dressed like we're about to look at some lions lmao

[@veinteduece6625]

😂 😂 😂 😂

[@manmakesfirenotenki]

But that mix is deadly 💀

[@m00se67]

Fløxsiff. have to say that was one of the funniest things i read lately on youtube ..so simple so funny ..cheers

[@NeoPest]

think how grey his hair would look in a navy blazer

[@ericwilson4901]

LOL

[@felipesancho]

this guy's onomatopeia is spot on!

[@myrecordcorner5328]

Great Content for all DJs out there!!! Thank you for this Video!!! :-)

[@That1Guy]

Best compression explanation ever, for me anyways. Also that eq stuff was enlightening

[@thehitter2708]

Usually I'd be thinking, get to the tutorial already but damn, I would have rather him give the lecture the whole time like in the beginning. So many jewels

[@Kristofergoeransson]

Wow incredible! Bob is a real genius. Thanks a lot.

[@marcusww2022]

Amazing. Easily the most useful, informative and detailed mixdown example i've seen online. This guy knows his shit, and I love how he covers it all. well in for the video

[@travisniles6800]

Wow, I've spent the past few months learning as much as I can about mixing and the first half hour of this was more beneficial than maybe anything I've listened to. I'm starting to think I need to go to school for this, it seems there are too many concepts that I need solid understanding of in in order to make any quality decisions when mixing...

[@francismella1171]

One step at a time. Watch everything that you can, experiment and buy at least one pair of good speakers.

[@Valentien23]

There's enough resources online that teach this, consistency is key you don't need schooling. Just practice diligently && utize ur resources

[@chestiancrowley5999]

Travis Niles I feel the exact same as you. All of my knowledge with production/engineering is self taught and it's coming along but MAN!!! School seems like a good idea somedays. Hang in there man we'll get this shit.

[@nicholasarnold5267]

Literally everything you need to know about mixing can be found free online, there’s no need to pay for something you can teach yourself. It just involves a lot of practice which scares away most.

[@FlorinBarbu5]

Hi Travis, I am a 45y old musician, with enough experience in studio, and I started a school, telling myself that well, a licence would be nice. The level of detail and structure you get from a proper school cannot be achieved on youtube channels. This video is great!

[@SuperTwangster]

Cool baby cool. Bob Power has radar ears, and a heart full of soul. Ha! Bob will expand your mind, kids :) sf

[@darrenjensen1933]

Wonderful video. Thank you Sonic Scoop and Bob Power. Will there be a part 2 to this video - were Bob's approach to lead vocals and mix bus processing is explained? Thanks again

[@SonicScoop]

YES. Stay tuned. The Q&A portion where he goes into this is coming shortly.

[@darrenjensen1933]

Thank you! great news.

[@Richard_P_James]

Brilliant video - great series, and I always learn something really useful, especially from someone like Bob Power.

[@SonicScoop]

We've got a supplemental video for you now, right here: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXPHZGiEbbSGqrs

[@darrenjensen1933]

You guys are the best! Cheers

[@paulcarlton598]

"Monitors are key ... Monitors, it is your ears. Those are the most important things you have." - The most purist grain of truth you can get.

[@TraxtasyMedia]

Yep you can own the best gear in the universe, but if your ears are untrustworthy, you can even bin that system.

[@DolbyAtmosMixing]

Great tip on keeping mix notes. Try TRELLO, it's a great way to keep an online checklist with your clients.

[@safenafe1]

Alex Pro Mix Trello is top for this. Great attaching audio files and check list. Superb

[@marvinshenk]

Dave Pensado and John Malkovich had a child, and his name is Bob Power. Just kidding. I loved this video. Power is a master.

[@lycopenerock]

i was thinking Malkovich, but didn't notice the Pensado hair till i read this... GREAT VIDEO

[@RogerBarraud]

YeahNaaahh... Richard Branson! :-) I can't help wonder how many Virgin Records tracks he's mixed over the years... I'd be surprised if the answer is zero! :-)

[@doons8914]

WHAT THIS VIDEO IS, a perfect simplification of music mixing. Nowadays, we literally overdose in useless information that in the end confuses the fk outta us making us think we know so little about making our music sound professional. The moment he broke down that the only things we have at our disposal is gain control vs ambience generators the more everything made sense about what I've learned in the last few years... ik its an hour but JUST WATCH IT

[@joeyxl3456]

manny marriquin loves this guy. i'm enjoying him no end too.

[@ColeRees]

Thank god he went "rogue presenter". Some of the best info you can get.

[@Czyszy]

The Doc Brown of mixing.

[@montazownianr1]

Thats heavy

[@bandname]

@@montazownianr1 Better not hook up to the amplifier, there's a slight possibility of overload.

[@ErikvanRavenstein]

15:58: tablecloth with a high dynamic range on the move

[@cristianistor]

haha, saw that too

[@terryhigson434]

Yeah what was that? Somebody must have pulled it...

[@aloefm5960]

Waiter - “how much vibes would you want mr.powers” Bob - “yes”

[@bb-of3qz]

Wow great stuff.

[@Bella_Rei]

listening to this has made me feel more secure about what i actually do. i guess its like an impostor syndrome or something, but, idk, im not as stupid as i thought. lol. nice feeling.

[@djfull4442]

ikr... I did some of these things but the "is it really correct" feeling didn't let me sleep

[@Bella_Rei]

@@djfull4442 or like, how he thinks about stuff is how i think about stuff. like, there's no secret knowledge, or method, its just listening to a lot of music and then listening to the song you're working on and going "this snare really hurts my ears" or "the low end is super muddy", "the vocals dont quite sit in the track correctly" you know?

[@Bella_Rei]

@@djfull4442 I guess nothing is correct, its all subjective, but does it sound how it should sound for it's genre, or you know, if i'm doing other people's tracks i have to make it sound how they want. so even if i don't personally like the snappy snare drum, maybe they do? idk. its a lot more of feeling, and intuition, and guesswork than i thought. lol

[@djfull4442]

a bit of all of that but in the end much less guesswork after this video. I meant it clarifies a lot of doubt

[@RogerBarraud]

I've done essentially *nothing* yet, but it's great to find my thinking ahead matches the real world pros'. Humbled and boosted at the same time :-) [Hope that didn't make me sound too spitty :-) ]

[@seeve2274]

Alternate title: Old man uses and understands the word “vibe”

[@Alter_Ego247]

Ok ranger Einstein, I finally clicked you. Happy? I am!

[@nateclassics513]

The main problem today is that everybody is trying to sound like, or be like everybody else, instead of sounding like and being themselves.

[@SonicScoop]

It was a problem back in the day too. The thing is, we only ever hear about the people from back in the day that had the courage to sound like themselves. No one else stood the test of time.

[@Jahfurnace]

well explained! and so interesting :)

[@bovictorious2380]

I literally had to pause this masterclass and drop to the floor on my knees pumping my fist, hollering, "Bosssssss!" Because this was just what I needed in language I can understand! Big ups to MixCon, SonicScoop, and Bob Powers. This masterclass lifted me up and gave me the wisdom I needed to move forward with my mixing in confidence.

[@IntercomFPV]

At 42:46 doesnt he say the opposite? Attack is short there (only 1) while the Release is long?

[@justingeller]

1176 attack and reverse knobs operate in the opposite direction.

[@colinknighton945]

Thank god! That was confusing the hell out of me.

[@TheLboogie330]

🤣🤣🤣

[@izzisimmons3182]

damn colonel sanders knows a lot about mixing

[@s3110-v5n]

Why does the video randomly cut off at the end? Is there a way to watch the full video?

[@richardschumacher6014]

15:58 Paranormal activity.

[@LeventCemAydan]

:D

[@bobsmith-ov3kn]

who knew Richard Branson was a master mixer

[@ken2beats]

This guy keeps getting surprised by his own EQ settings

[@chuckwagon5518]

Needs more cowbell.

[@joelonsdale]

That is a universal truth and applies to any given situation.

[@haicimchase5028]

Chuck Wagon you’ve never been any rightee

[@chrisjames8045]

Well I think it needs more jar jar. He's the key to all of this.

[@skinhitters]

“yeeaaaahhh more cowbeeeeLLLLLLL” 😁😆

[@the1log]

I go home and I fuck my MPC all night Night night night night Night night night night Night night night night Night night night night Night night night night Night night night night Night night night night Ni- beat the drums like in MPC

[@ytnsanw]

Just pisses me off that someone of his age can have hair that great....

[@apolicum]

Ethan Hawke is just wearing a wig i guess

[@thefastandthefurious1]

@@apolicum that's who i thought he looked like!!!

[@majokalapayo8123]

15:58 paranormal activities are afoot......

[@svers_personal]

Who are the 106 losers that disliked this video?

[@OrangutanTradeSalesmen]

This must be the most recommended mixing vid on youtube. Definitely mine. The info here is unreal. Worth learning and re-learning. Watched this several times now and its always a lesson. Thanks fellas

[@NateTheApollo]

“A-Yo my mic is sounding bugged, Bob Power you there?”

[@jaswhoone]

"yeah". adjust the bass and treble make my sh@t sound clear

[@negromister]

Two things. A) That guy really looks like Tom Skerritt. B) He knows his stuff. What he said about arrangment as "legislating levels of importance for the listener" blew my mind.

[@jamesfullwood7788]

I think he looks like John Malkovitch with hair....

[@MoonmanD]

And i think he's more of a Jeff Kober look alike...

[@originemusic9350]

Or an older Kevin 🥓

[@Zebadane]

he looks like Jeff Bridges more

[@missingchannel]

@@Zebadane LOL Damn. The Dude. The Dude abides.