Nasty Gremlins in the mix? Clean them up with Hannes Bieger

Read more here: djtechtools.com/2015/09/07/nasty-gremlins-dance-mix-cleaning-909-sounds-hannes-bieger/

[@Diggy2Dope]

This song sounds like a keygen lol

[@navboi12]

Nailed it!

[@changedahanddlessss]

DIGGS lmfao

[@docholidazeiii2606]

old R2R work?

[@skriptico]

hai ragione, è abbastanza insipida la tracchia. ho sentito keygen track parecchio più interessanti. :)

[@kingaya.3124]

🤣🤣

[@njudndudi]

„Cleaning up 909 sounds with Hannes Bieger“ - man that’s a lot of sounds to clean up in one video

[@nikolaudio]

underrated comment xD

[@bonusmpk]

Hope it's start of whole series! Hannes Bieger is truly master, thx for this :)

[@jamesramsden5319]

This video is really brilliant, you can really hear the difference it makes. He's obviously studied this stuff for a long time and knows what he's talking about.

[@EdEditz]

Very clear difference between the filtered and unfiltered sounds. Good stuff!

[@KeepitShredda]

This is excellent. Really important to do this

[@sonikpeakstudio6093]

A nice side-effect of doing this is, that it is SO much easier to adjust levels after the gremlins have been rooted out.

[@the_other_dude]

6:21 - 6:29 *MIND BLOWN*

[@djGreenALERT]

I only have to listen to how that sound all sits together in the mix to know I could learn a LOT here. Many Thanks Hannes!

[@Audiojunkk]

Crazy how such a small adjustment can let those arps breath!

[@ezyroller]

This is one of the best vids I've seen on this issue. Seriously well done.

[@DJKyleRayner]

Guys, awesome video here. Gets right to the point and focuses on an all to often neglected part of making music. Great instruction, explanation, and A/B to drive the point home.

[@skriptico]

equalizers are neglected? just joking, i like the guy work.

[@saardean4481]

it`s amazing how much clearer the bass synth sounds after treatment. Nice work man!

[@skriptico]

*IMPRESSIONANTE* :P

[@onlinejens]

Thanks Hannes. That was very clear and useful. Also reminds me to listen more analytically and critically.

[@tomasmorey1269]

Interesting content for people who is producing with digital machines and libraries. Thanks. Best,

[@tekneeqmusiq]

The highs sound smoother after the treatment. Awesome!

[@john9291]

just bought a pair of those Genelec monitors 8040B. What a vast improvement on my old Yamaha HS80M's, they sound next level

[@pizzamangargatuloth4804]

absolutely fantastic!!!! I can really hear the difference!

[@francoisjacques504]

huh... I guess I shouldn't have layered 3 closed high hats each with there own unique frequency spikes... it sounded pretty good at the time.

[@entity8019]

Did you have a sidechained donk? If not, then you're pretty shit.

[@charlieogunremi949]

Lol - All depends if it made the tune - or made it worse

[@onoomy]

I like how you say "kinda an expert" hahahha 😆

[@B2UBL0Wheeler]

Is nice to hear someone explain sound because no professional can truly explain verbally what they mean but Hannes does a great job teaching. awesome help.

[@Yavor_B]

This guy is a gem. Awesome tips!

[@ryanthomas5139]

What analyser is that on the separate monitor ?

[@SicksentZ]

Great reminder. I'm tedious about this sort of thing in the low end, but need to spend more time up top 👌

[@samedwardsmarsh]

Great video, would love to see more focused like this. Maybe more videos on making a mix? Similar to Abelton Live School? (Like a very edited session of making a track with an artist)

[@SteveXII]

Awesome advice! I will definitely be utilizing this in my mixes.

[@jafmusicmix7656]

Great demo. Thanks Hannes!

[@afti03]

I just recently discovered that pesky 4 khz point. I remember braggin to my girl about this amazing discovery and how it clears almost all percs and hi hats and especialy RIDES, and today i found this vid, and it really made me glad to see i'm on the right track. BTW, don't make this cut on the master channel, like i did, because it will sound flat, guys.. don't be lazy.. Thanks for the great video mate! i'm definitely subscribed.

[@norepetitivebeats]

Interesting. I always have problems getting rides sounding right in the mix - it seems that this 4khz whistle might be why.

[@lk0707]

First guy in the business that understand importance of speaker stands. German thinking.

[@magicrewworld8391]

but at the same time those frequencies are interesting but perhaps not all the time. I was noticing this as Hannes was taking them in and out.

[@ithinkmynameismoo5e]

Bloody hell that was brilliant.

[@randyrankin682]

This guy isn't mixing all that Berlin hard stuff for no reason. He knows where to focus his session energy to make techno glue.

[@riza4921]

Hannes, you are really boss! thanks again!!

[@zackorr421]

Amazing video. Thank you so much

[@pmiskovic]

Great video. One question....what's the best way to determine at which frequencies these resonances are occurring that you will be attenuating?

[@UncleBenjs]

Your ears

[@charlieogunremi949]

Narrow boost & sweeping frequencies

[@piter00711]

I would like to know if he is using this same technique in low mid/low frequencies, because especially in low mid when you cut 4db you loose A LOT

[@_ls6772]

I would still bring the 4k on the ride down another 2db but it could be my monitors

[@rcecil88]

Very helpful,more videos like this please

[@jasyn5667]

such a good demonstration

[@Fre3flyOfficial]

Great tips!

[@ninjafukwan7]

wow...a true master !!!!! I want more

[@zackorr421]

Great video. Thank you.

[@Synth2000]

spectrum analyzer plugin in use?

[@DemiGodsMusic]

great video!

[@asura6733]

great tut, be great if he did a kick and bass one

[@ZeBlaZeD]

Man I want those genelec 8250a's!

[@AlexSolano]

Are there more videos from this guy

[@jafmusicmix7656]

BTW, check out Alex's channel as well. He's a great teacher. :)

[@hydrogxn]

i don't see any vids :(

[@paschamusic3428]

What is the Name of the Console ?

[@SpyderK]

please tell me hearing white noise gets better over time

[@phxx3054]

I really appreciate this series! However I'd enjoy those videos even more if someone could de-ess the voice overs... I'm not sure if it's just me but listening to Hannes on my (rather decent) headphones is quite hurtful to my ears...

[@duxsquad6094]

my young music mind just exploded.

[@DJVibeinc]

Which spectrum analyzer is he using?

[@asura6733]

+DJ Vibe Id like to know that too

[@ntinlapathiot6910]

+DJ Vibe Spektre

[@djdonovan]

It's Flux Pure Analyzer fluxhome.com/project/pure-analyser-essential/

[@iCarroller]

More tutorials from Hannes please!

[@Stacity]

Thank you Hanes very useful

[@nunchisoul5924]

does anyone know the analyzer hes using?

[@updown5238]

GREAT STUFF thanks

[@marcstrong3542]

What DAW is he using?

[@Synth2000]

what about compression, can it remove the peaks too?

[@njudndudi]

No. For this particular example it wouldn’t work. But you could use a dynamic equalizer if you don’t want to permanently cut those frequencies.

[@tpole7079]

Brilliant! Thank you!

[@medwaystudios]

Gizmo approves of this video.

[@cyberpunkbg140]

Make the same with all instruments not only in hihat and cymbals :)

[@FakeCatEars]

Tips for treating drums recorded as a performance as one track... this is all really useful but can be hard to apply if your drums aren’t in pieces

[@njudndudi]

This still applies if you’re EQing a drum group since around 4kHz you’re mainly affecting cymbals. But be careful with how much you cut and how wide your Q is.

[@changedahanddlessss]

it sound way tighter... i wonder if there are mastered 909 samples already out there..

[@ncshuriken]

+Kevin Burns I bet there is, and for the 606 and others.

[@jamesmurray6363]

that cheating

[@changedahanddlessss]

james murray lol true.. dam i wrote that 9 months ago.. there certainly is premastered samples out there. I still consider this a great video though.

[@jamesmurray6363]

Kevin Burns yea the vid was well helpful , i think you can pretty much buy every element of a track already processed and ready but that defeats the whole purpose really init , much more fun making ya own sounds

[@corri303]

Using 909 hihats is cheating. Mine some copper and make your own hihats. ;)

[@ianvjones]

Awesome! Thanks man!

[@X4n1c]

Thank you so much

[@MaddDrEw]

I like that he listed off these labels at the beginning like everyone knows them.. bruh who?

[@scottfrost317]

Whats that big LED meter in the background??

[@terpkore3798]

Emm levels...

[@emildragomirescu8979]

+Scott Frost That's a DA Lavry Gold converter (behind Hannes)

[@ntinlapathiot6910]

+Emil Dragomirescu don't tell him the cost :D

[@xaby996]

Thanks for the tip!

[@Georgevanamp]

Thanks! Good one!

[@I4s5n]

Is this even needed? In for example Jeff Mills' - The Bells kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqjTlpeBjNyGadk this whistling is very present, but the track is iconic and the whistling doesn't really matter here.

[@hydrogxn]

ha! was thinking the same thing. It wouldn't surprise me if mixed this on a some sort of simple desk straight to 2" Tape. But I would really be curious to know. the story and breakdown of the bells.

[@hydrogxn]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6K6Z3ecmNlpoLM probably done just like this.

[@sfnrecords]

well he's using an eq...

[@UncleBenjs]

Yes, but the point being, to make things sound EQUAL in energy. A lot of people don't know what they're doing and add eq, boosting areas, just because. We need more videos like this to steer people in the correct direction

[@groovehouse5769]

awesome!!

[@EndOfEntertainment]

cool stuff :)

[@Variable1000]

Thanks a lot

[@AQUEL_DON_JULIO]

EFFEN AMAZING!

[@NandoCesar]

Significant difference.

[@will_silvano]

Night and day like, huh?

[@АндрейВиевский-щ2ж]

great tutor

[@michaelkauder5094]

Wow.

[@urielseptim9860]

Ve vant ze money Zebowski....

[@rishibawa]

Fuckin professor shit right here

[@djvartan]

Leave these kind of adjustments to the mastering engineers like him. Focus on making music. With all the technology these days its easy to get lost in the small details.

[@envispojke]

+djvartan Thats stupid, a mastering engineer can't fix mixing issues, thats like rearranging a photo after its taken. But sure, keep telling yourself that you can leave everything as it is, but I imagine it won't make you a very good producer since the technical aspect is, and have always been important, for a producer.

[@djvartan]

Tell that to the thousands of producers using the classic drum machines that never did these kind of adjustments and people love their tunes.

[@envispojke]

ToxinX Music (Official) For me personally, there is a concept of beauty in art, and fine tuning things definitely contributes to that. Perfection is impossible, but I don't want to be cluttered by doubt when I listen to my own music because I hear things that sounds bad. Music is changing along with technology, you can't compare how things sounded 15 years ago to how things sound today. If I listen to a house track released when I barely was born, I'm amazed of what they could achieve with what they had. If I hear a song released in 2015 that sounds exactly the same way, I wonder where the will to experiment is. But it all depends on what your own goals are I suppose, if the creative process of composing is all you're after, then that's completely fine.

[@SynthHackerTV]

+djvartan The point of making these notches in the drums is to make room for the more musical elements. If a mastering engineer makes these notches it would be on the mix as a whole, which would mean the musical elements getting attenuated as well. Which means that melody / synth you slaved over for hours won't be appreciated as much. It's much better to spend time cleaning up individual sounds first.

[@GetsixOfficial]

+djvartan Lol, you don't want your mastering engineer making a 4dB cut in your high end.

[@djknique]

But we don't want to focus on a "synth" or an "arp" because nobody listens to that German crap anymore Hannes! But props to your studio that's HQ!

[@iCarroller]

What about on a synth with harsh high end that has multiple harsh frequencies?