(Audio compression) Using A Limiter On Bass | How To Get An Even Sound

[@PabloLaFrossia]

He explains things so well!

[@ghostfrom1950]

For real. He does a good job providing substance and he's able to articulate his decision process pretty well.

[@johnneywalker2964]

You're the first man, who could explain what's the difference between a compressor and a limiter... thank you 👍🏻

[@hombredelfuturo_888]

I tried this with flamenco guitars and it works wonders, many years serving for this sound and finally very happy!

[@sixthfloormemories1566]

I'm keeping this in mind next time I'm mixing bass!

[@Laserdanger1]

I deal with limiting much more than compressors and this explanation absolutely was a lightbulb moment. Intuitive explanation

[@SetMeFree]

It’s always nice to see someone get straight to the point

[@MikeHeebz]

Andrew is so awesome! He's one of the only mixers worth listening to out here. Thanks for sharing.

[@DanFarrellmusic]

So brilliantly explained. Thank you so much. Just what i was looking for.

[@PuremixAudioTutorials]

Excellent glad you found this helpful

[@jmluna86jl]

guy melts my brain every time

[@PeteMartinMandolin]

Andrew is a GREAT teacher, thank you so much!!

[@iEKNOWS_]

Just had my aha moment! Thank you.

[@DavidBoura]

Thank you, this should be sticked everywhere.

[@Democracy_Manifest]

Everywhere?

[@nobodycaresvevo972]

Man, that was great advice...I really appreciate that. Bass and low- end instruments are pretty to keep consistent! Thanks again!

[@philipgebhardt3453]

I love Andrew Schepps-he's taken the fear out of mixing.

[@PuremixAudioTutorials]

Excellent Philip!!!

[@DigiMixAudio]

Thanks Andrew!

[@KordTaylor]

👏🏻 🎉 Thank you for another great Puremix video. Dealing with some bass tracks and always so nice to get this pro input on great mixing techniques 😍

[@alfiecattell8623]

Always use your ears but try rendering out the audio so you can see the difference its made. Then you can A/B the unlimited bass with the limited bass and hear the difference. Make sure you set the levels of the new rendered limited bass to peak at the same level as the unlimited.

[@vancenichols9490]

I appreciate this content greatly! I can see where this method would be helpful in evening-out 808 bass tracks as well. Thanks!!!

[@contraspower6302]

This video opened my mind

[@hummarstraful]

The music production community is grateful for you, Andrew. Thanks so much!

[@JasonFerguson1283]

Beautiful lesson! Thanks, professor!

[@nicholasparis5281]

Andrew Schepps is the master of his trade - I've known about these things for nearly 15 years, and I've given dynamics a lot of thought and painstakingly listened over and over again to pros in the business talk about these things, and so I knew everything Andrew said before he said it, but I still haven't heard an explanation with that amount of substance and understanding that gives a much clearer mental picture relative to todays subject matter... I think the best teachers show you their thought process and their philosophy in simple terms, and it's pretty clear Andrew is one of the very best at that!

[@sevchyk]

How did the professional engineers compress the bass, what attacks, ratios and releases did they use?

[@claudevieaul1465]

Excellent idea, to use a 2nd track and compress it all to hell - then blend the two!... I'll definitely have yo try this approach! Thanks for the tip, maestro 🙏😎🙏

[@GriffinJenningsMusic]

this is excellent advice

[@PuremixAudioTutorials]

Andrew has a pocket full of advice!!

[@timmarsden86]

So helpful, great insight!

[@barryschneider7314]

Great explanations, thank you

[@nersonangelo]

Exactly answered my question my man AS thnx much

[@ztotta]

"...and then you just move on from there". love that ending

[@Wouterferdinand]

Limiting is basically compression 100:1 Use a compressor if needed less cutting Try parallel compression to get best of both, natural and dynamic control Try using the 3 and build up a library of when to use what type for a particular sound and outcome.

[@wassll]

limiters are secret weapons man

[@KaMui_AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs]

Thanks for the quick tip - that was VERY helpful and right on point! :)

[@PuremixAudioTutorials]

Thank you for your feedback , you should join the puremixers group on FB sure you will find some recommendations on this - cheers

[@KaMui_AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs]

@@PuremixAudioTutorials A little question: is there any recommendations for attack and release when usin a limiter on the bass? I guess it depends on the song - but is there a good way to go?

[@siddhantpetkar9728]

Scheps is mixing god

[@mr.lampson3047]

Nice video! Quick question. When playing live I lose the popped notes a little when playing slap bass. Would a limiter help with this?

[@hookedonbattlerap933]

L2 is my Go 2!

[@gabrielaaron]

Great video

[@JaytheShredder]

i love you, thank you!

[@brandon_henry_222]

I parallel limit and sometimes parallel linit my vocals and mix to taste

[@KyleCanessa]

Thank You!!!

[@PuremixAudioTutorials]

Pleasure! Right between you and us, we have more to come with Mr Scheps ;) keep your eyes peeled for next

[@carlosbrown3591]

Awesome! How do you like the Unity Audio Boulder MKII's? I'm looking to upgrade my Focal Trio's to Focal SM9's or Unity Audio Boulder MKIII's.

[@LeeDaHitman]

GREAT ADVICE

[@NunoKausZaqueu]

wAW! Great explanation!!!!!

[@jstroketillyayoke]

hey thanks for the info! still have some questions though. Im using a mxr studio comp for my bass, but im having trouble getting it to do what I want. I play fairly heavy music with moderate to heavy bass distortion but have issues with level I believe more than anything else. where some notes ring out much louder than others. from watching this is it safe to assume I would be better suited to a limiter? I do enjoy the dynamics I get from using the comp, it adds a punchiness. would increasing my ratio on the pedal perhaps get me closer in the limiter ball park? sorry for the all over the place question. great vid! cheers

[@the_Distortionist]

Try splitting the bass into upper and lower frequencies and limit only the lower ones until all notes sound even level wise

[@gabsauvage]

Good video!

[@octopusonfire100]

Please explain to me how a track peaking at -0.2 db fits into the whole "gain staging" gospel I keep hearing about.

[@rt-uh6mt]

This might just be for effect to demonstrate the limiter but I think what's happening is this one particular track (left side of the screen, RE AMP B) is pushed as hot as it can get and because he's using a brick wall limiter you don't need any headroom for the peaks, so -0.2 is ok, you just need to stay under 0 to avoid distortion. You are only hearing this one track in the example but it is one of 4 different bass tracks that are getting mixed together, I'd assume this is to create a parallel compression effect. I suppose he'll pay more attention to the level of the bass buss as far as leaving some headroom.

[@samsound8510]

It fits in by using the fader.

[@jonsubs9998]

There are multiple places to gain-stage. You can reduce the ceiling within the limiter, you can reduce the plugin's output, you can reduce the signal on a subsequent plugin, or you can use the track fader. And dude, if you think managing your music volume is some sort of cult-ish "gospel", go read a book on the basics.

[@luisfarias134]

Free Julian Assange! Great tutorial man!

[@manifestgtr]

I think bass is so difficult to grasp initially because it’s really not what our ears are tuned to hear. Sure, midrange is a beast but at least you can easily key in on the difference between 400hz and 800hz. Compare that to managing energy in the 40-80hz range…you’re barely in the same perceptual ballpark.

[@stuartwrigglesworth9339]

The Master

[@ytnsanw]

The Waves MV2 is always a good option on bass guitar as well.

[@KaMui_AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs]

I heard that a lot of times, too. Would you say that the result is "more or less" the same?

[@PolymerJones]

Fast attack or slow attack

[@jc-ki3zn]

Bless u

[@SteeloBeats310]

Thank u

[@sebbef]

Only Limiter or do you have to accompany it with a Compressor?

[@jonsubs9998]

No offense, that question shows you didn't understand the video. Watch it again, he's explaining when you'd want to use insert limiter, or comp, or either of those in parallel, specifically depending on how much you want to retain the original character of the source material.

[@nobosnobo]

Legend

[@ss4717]

ty

[@buzzandjim4265]

Cool

[@JasonFerguson1283]

A slab of bass! Yes, please!

[@Jaburu]

the more I use my ears, the less sense all the dynamic processing makes. obviously you have spiking transients sometimes you have to get under the hood. but in this example for example only distortion and noise was added.

[@alexandersorbas1881]

You can hear he sits in a perfectly treated room

[@damanOts]

I have been doing this for 2 years and this is first time anyone has told me that a limiter is just a brickwall compressor

[@SapphireUnique]

fuck you are intelligent. thanks mate

[@user-2Hteyasizyc]

Cool tip but that mix at the end is horridly compressed crushed and distorted.

[@BukanIbuMu]

No surprise because he is the mixing engineer of Metallica's Death Magnetic.

[@threezysworld8089]

I can't stand videos that don't show how they're specifically using the compressor. The concept isn't hard at all to understand. I just like to see how guys who "know what they're doing" use the compressor, like how much compression exactly do they use. Explaining the concept behind compression is easy, telling people how to use it (and how not to) is a little more complicated.

[@EdwinDekker71]

How about trying it out and using your ears

[@Itsyaboy88]

Ridiculous comment

[@matbell1514]

Also a limiter has a 0ms attack time

[@izvarzone]

not all

[@Nonpartisanmusic]

To me the matter is: what's the easiest way to mix so i can release the goddamn song asap without a headache and no coffee lol...

[@alanduncan1980]

Wut?

[@pernormann4869]

Time to put some compression on that beard, and hair.

[@nocwopezbekenstien1797]

time to put a limiter on your jokes

[@pernormann4869]

@nocwopezbekenstien1797 time to amplify your ability to take a joke.

[@nocwopezbekenstien1797]

@@pernormann4869 time to fill out the low end cause you won’t say that with your chest

[@whichadrian]

God?

[@chrischoir3594]

sounds terrible