Mixing Masterclass with Michael Brauer [MixCon 2020]

[@SonicScoop]

Check out the Live Q&A with Michael here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmOUeYhmpMijmsU Enter the MixCon giveaway here: sonicscoop.com/MixConGiveaway

[@Joerythm]

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[@yohighness79]

It's clear what's the plugin I've always needed... an assistant.

[@adublbeatz8656]

lol...and a second assistant in the background...I guess when you get to this level, and you're this good at what you do...lol...good stuff

[@TraxtasyMedia]

Assistant.dll has crashed: report? (Y/N)

[@winstonphilip9231]

So true

[@KnowGoodHuman]

I'm fairly certain his glee at realizing what is done at each step is because Fernando did it all.

[@nunolourenco6737]

I'm currently looking for Fernando.vst3 all over the forums. Haven't found it yet...

[@PluginAllianceTV]

Late but from the bottom of our heart: Thanks a lot Michael Brauer and our friends at SonicScoop!

[@saiprasad8078]

The raw mix sounds a lot better than final remasters out there today.

[@joseph_wav]

Cause it has dinamics

[@lowbatt3235]

Fernando,please do know that you are appreciated.

[@Jordan-rb28]

Had the opportunity to spend a few long days mixing and speaking with Michael about all kinds of mixing techniques, mindset, and communication. Can't tell you how awesome, fun, *funny*, and enlightening it was. This guy's the real deal.

[@caliel3417]

hey, how does one happen to get into a situation like this? is it simply just right place right time?

[@jarcauco]

Michael is really over the inner feeling/knowing battle. Thank you for speaking from that position and sharing your experience. Thanks to assistants, sponsors and hosts as well!! Thank you all for filling KZbin with value.

[@yeh2756]

This age deserves to be loved just because of all the amazing content we have for free. Thanks internet, thanks Michael, thanks everyone who makes this possible.

[@shane2973]

I love how he gets all giddy on what the tech can do...obviously he genuinely loves what he does

[@chriskalbacher5838]

I love how he said "I have no idea what these things do, " then the camera just shows his 3 Grammys behind him 😂

[@MixChecks]

All you need to know is if it sounds good or not ;)

[@user-ob9zo9cr4c]

@@MixChecks it's all personal taste, view I actually love this old/OG mixes that don't fuck your ears to blood

[@dennyterrell893]

yes that's very encouraging to ppl like me who don't do the maths about values etc and just mix with your ears...

[@tributetunes8770]

He shows us that this never gets old, that our fascination and love for our roles in the music can just keep on growing. Awesome.

[@voice-of-oblivion]

What I love is people who have THAT passion! What great enthusiasm !!!!

[@Frank.Zimmermann]

Man alive! A giant in the music industry. To accompany Michael Brauer on this musical challenge was simply fantastic. It is really great to watch such an experienced mixing engineer with his skills and in combination with modern technology achieve such a result - great! This Masterclass was once again excellent. Many thanks to you Justin and Michael! And what I have missed so far: Also many thanks to all the sponsors who made this Masterclass series possible! 🙏 You guys rock!! 😍 🙌

[@petes2feet]

Brauer is so passionate about his work that it is infectious.

[@vcgrecords9159]

This man is inspirational, multiple grammys won and the studio he’s in looks very simple.

[@MrCJ-lc9ru]

This literally is the best mixing video I have ever seen! Michael demonstrated the art for what it is. I learned so much. I really walked away from this with more confidence and know how. Thanks to everyone involved with making this happen!!!

[@DeepFreezz]

This is a GREAT LESSON!!! Thank you guys for sharing this!!! SOUNDS GREAT after starting from 2 tracks to work with, which was basically nothing...

[@ThaUnspokenTruth]

Sounds better on my phone then all my mixes I have ever done. Massive respect for this tutorial.

[@aaronamadeus928]

I like how he actually uses the mixing console and the size fits his need. Normally I see those things take up half the room and never get touched.

[@photicsonar]

"I have no idea what these things do but it sounds cool." Genius. ❤

[@rickhuff9030]

Thank you Michael! I have been struggling off and on with a stereo mix that needs this same treatment for about 3 months now. Would send the stereo tracks to a bunch of aux channels and try and sculpt elements out individually with filters. Now I'm going to have a better chance at getting the results I had hoped for! Thanks again to Sonic Scoop and Michael Brauer and company!

[@andrewrice9383]

This is super cool. I did something similar using ozone a couple of weeks ago and was shocked at what it was able to do. Of course I’m here to learn about the mixing you did after you separated them. Of course it’s been a few years so now with my modern computer, I can run like eight instances of rebalance along with like 40 instances of other CPU heavy plug-ins, and my system handles it just fine which is insane

[@mendiapodaca]

I also remember back in 89, my friend Spooky Spike called me and said he had a new project for me. This time it was only half a track, not even full mono. Six hours later I had a complete 5.1 mix that became number one in 374 countries. I bought my famous gold-plated diapers with the big check I got for the job.

[@pigknickers2975]

hahahahahahaha

[@effyiew7318]

The only honest comment here.

[@matiascova]

This was pretty inspiring. There is no silver bullet, make good decisions based on feeling and attentive listening.

[@PhiladelphiaDon]

I agree Matias! This video was as real as it gets! Anyone new coming into mixing SHOULD BE PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION to Michael! Shalom

[@SimonTebbenhamMusic]

Apart from the black box!

[@NC17z]

Ummm WOW! It is very Night & Day... Thank you for taking the time to post this! Thank you, Michael Brauer, for sharing your techniques for achieving what may have been impossible in years past.

[@rottengreenhaters]

Omg ! This is a treasure !!! Thanks you all!

[@mccoy.dcm.369]

I love how much fun he has, and the way that he uses the plugins as if they were pieces of gear (for their character) thank you so much for this masterclasses, sonicscoop!!

[@MrVleker]

After all these years you can still see he loves what he does and he is such a joy to watch. For sure one of my inspirations and hopefully he will mix my music someday!

[@RyanDainjur]

I'm pretty new at all of this and I started getting into a funk and started questioning if I should even keep going.... but this video helped me realize I'm in no hurry and will get to the level I want to be at in time. Very comforting watching him talk about what he did to the mix very casually. Thank you!

[@MixChecks]

Definitely don't give up! We're all on the same journey together :)

[@talenwaver]

Rough Mix: 16:00 Final Mix: 20:35 Walk Through: 21:53

[@FrancoMaldonado96]

thanks a lot man!

[@seanemmettfullerton]

"Okay... let's do this! I'll figure it out." Thank you, Michael Brauer! :) What a winning attitude! - Justin, thanks for this. Perfect...

[@budgetguitarist]

THIS is why I'm in the box. The tech just gets better and better. Super interesting video! It's pretty amazing what's possible. Imagine ten years from now.

[@devinbuchhorn]

Michael is a LEGEND! He has some of the best sounding records.

[@johnsammers]

OMG - old school mixing by hand! I haven't seen that sort of goosing on tracks since there were 3 of us trying to nail mixes in the 70s and 80s. Thank you Sonic Scoop and Michael for a great session.

[@armandoterron8341]

An amazing hour of modern recording technology by a Master. Extracting the individual instruments from a stereo master, in order to REMIX you song, and improve it absolutely. Unachievable years ago...

[@matthewrammig]

This is one of the coolest videos I’ve ever watched in my life.

[@sweetspike]

Got a private tour of his studio at Cmj 2012. True gentlemen with amazing ears

[@chrisfg71]

Great to hear Michael talk about the Dylan Live 1966 tracks. The live set with the Band (minus Levon) has always been one of my favorite live recordings. Wasn't til much later that I realized Michael had alot to do with making it sound the way it does. Thank you for sharing this discovery you've made working on a 2-track. Not your typical mix tutorial which is appreciated.

[@rickytorres4017]

My metal shavings are trending: kzbin.info/www/bejne/goGZoaOJgpirp5Y

[@homebrewznz3482]

Gidday Chris. Do you know what the song hes working on is called? Cheers, Rob

[@adriatic123]

Excellent mix, more transparent, punchy, clear. Congrats

[@DICARLOPRODUCTIONS]

Great video. I also like the Isotope stuff. I once received a song to mix with a bad clip on an amazing vocal performance. I was able to get rid of it with the RX 7. Amazing tools.

[@MacSoundSolutions]

Wow I just stumbled onto this, my band The Horse You Rode In On used to play with Looker at Cheers in Nyack NY, cool to hear this remixed by a master... hi John! Funny because I just bought a bunch of stuff from Alto Music yesterday. Just casually watching this and he starts talking about John Habor and Looker... small world, lots of good times back in the day.

[@stevecole4101]

Wow, the processing and mixing made this song really come to life, impressive ! And thanks for sharing !

[@headbangerministries]

I'm new to plug ins and found them impressive. I have lots of Amplitube/Tracks and use Logic also. I'm constantly doing the same thing by turning knobs and seeing what it does and find myself going "aaah, oooh" also. Great video.

[@petergedd9330]

Very inspiring. Many years of mixing behind this video, and really superb plugins. Thank you.

[@JedBayes]

Wow, it’s amazing how hard he is pushing into the SSL J plug. I wouldn’t have felt comfortable driving into it like that, but I’m gonna have to try it out for my next mix! What a great resource. Thanks 🙏

[@bunited007]

Where/how do you see him do that? I only see him pushing the in gain a little bit at the end. Or am I missing something?

[@JedBayes]

bunited007 check out the meters on the plugin and the red “clipping” indicator

[@ARKELJ93PJ]

If it doesn’t actually sound distorted, you sometimes have to ignore the graphic meters.

[@ST-fl5fy]

CLA does the same on SSL 4000 plugin

[@rishabmehtaphotography]

Brilliant, Just learnt a lot from this session, thanks a ton for creating such a wonderful piece of Gold !! Michael is amazing !!

[@konino10]

Dear Michael & Fernando, many thanks for sharing with us this portion of all your acknowledgment. These are that kind of things that make great prof's become in great people. Now I believe "everything is possible". Thanks a lot, U guys!!

[@MrMethnic]

Just got the SSL 9000J plugin for $79 .. That's a steal , Thanks plugin alliance.

[@BuckeyeRutabaga]

Super fun and genuine! Thank you! I'm tired of all these "corporate" sounding youtubers with the same repeating template for content delivery. This video was different. It's like having a conversation with a guy. Off topic here... I also repeat myself in a similar way as Mr. Brauer in this video when I get stoned lol :-).

[@drumsmut]

that "rough" mix sounds good to me

[@CHOKSTARmusic]

35:50 I think Toontrack SD3 has the best drum replacement till date. It is the only plugin that detects drums using Machine learnt algorithm and then replaces it with, actual drum samples(great recordings, honestly), provided by Toontrack or 3rd party SDX or user selected samples. Yes, it's not cost effective but what it does is amazing. But anyways, this year's #mixcon is just, great once again. Thank you Sonicscoop.

[@Wayne_Robinson]

That was quite a tribute to the power of modern music DSP technology.

[@feracedomusica]

Amazing MIX but........The Kick sound it´s INCREIBLE!!!!!!!!!!

[@this_is_jmdub]

its the Slate Digital sample replacer

[@wongawisdom5237]

He's so excited for this. Im with you man 🔥

[@counterw8]

Thank you for this in-depth, encouraging video from one of the greatest masters. The knowledge Michael shared was above expectations. Such an humble and peaceful man.

[@ReginatorNet]

This is magic! Thanks Michael and SonicScoop for posting this. Truly inspirational.

[@hawsrulebegin7768]

Fascinating. Also fascinating to have an assistant press play via zoom.

[@opinionpeace]

Thank you in advance for this! Can not wait. You guys are really treating us.

[@GoodrumMC]

Omg, final mix sounds amazing

[@oNTiger]

"This is just having fun" That's the number one takeaway

[@mathenoo]

This came in handy as I have to mix a 2 track live recording! Thanks guys

[@alexisjohanson4454]

Absolutely OUTSTANDING!!! What more can I say! So inspiring! Thanks so much for sharing!!! Thanks so much Michael!! LOVED ALL THAT YOU DID HERE!!! Beautiful Result! Beautiful Song!

[@p.m-audio]

Amazing, Thanks Michael and Sonic scoop

[@cyclingninja6780]

Mr Bauer is a cycling fan!!! I’m Diggin the old school Merckx yellow jersey and CSC jersey on the wall.

[@ikf1900]

Just watched this for the first time, The jerseys were the first thing I noticed, Had to scan all the comments to see if it they got a mention, How cool! 😃

[@michaelruelas]

Thank you for the great video!! I love learning from the best!

[@michaelbrunetto4491]

Great vid. Love this guy, he's stoked about everything all the time. Gotta love how into it he is.

[@Projacked1]

So far, the most interesting Sonic Scoop video to date....at least to me.

[@MixChecks]

I can agree :)

[@seanmcgeeney4570]

What an amazing video!! I thoroughly enjoyed it. To keep me from completely climbing up the walls, from not being able to gig during these strange times we find ourselves in, I recently purchased a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 bundle, which has pro Tools First. But being a total caveman regarding recording, I'm just muddling my way through at the moment. Recording from home, and the rest of the lads in the band recording in their own homes also. With dipping my toes into recording, it definitely has saved me from insanity!! One thing that jumped out at me in Michael's video was, when he said that some of the knobs on his units, he didn't actually know what they were about, so he just twiddled and turned them until he heard what was pleasing to his ear, which made me quite happy, because that's all I'm capable of doing at present. My biggest drawback on this recording journey is the fact that I'm half deaf (Well actually, probably more than half deaf) My better of the two ears isn't great to start with, and the only sole purpose in life for me for my right ear is, somewhere to hang my glasses on!! Thank you for posting such an informative video. Just watching (And listening ) to what can be achieved was just amazing!! Blessings from Ireland.

[@jeffsnider9869]

Wow. Thx for this. I have some ol stereo demos from the vault and that izotope rx stuff on sale this past spring and I'm gunna try this technique on them!

[@Richoso1]

19:36 (rough mix) / 20:35 (final mix) ... for a better comparison :)

[@CNNBS]

Michael thanks a lot! It's been very helpful and beautiful what you did! Genius. Love from Argentina!

[@brentsmith9411]

I've never set a reminder for a premiere until this video. Excited for this!

[@redeyedigital]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing this with us SonicScoop and Michael Brauer!

[@eddysel10]

Awesome!!!! It's all about the final result!! You can see that Micheal is definitely proud of his work!! And it is so great that he appreciate the work of his assistant!! Also thanks to Sonicscoop for producing / posting these video's. I have enjoyed this video very much. Will watch the Q&A later.

[@Curdle7]

I could listen to Michael brauer for hours too

[@user-dnf83n0s8sg9u]

You are exceptionally well spoken! Great video so far

[@Tabzunderground]

Wow Michael Brauer everything is just in the red on all his plugins... makes me wonder why I'm playing safe... Great video Sonic Scoop

[@3lackwoodmusic]

That was the number one takeaway for me on this one 😳

[@brin57]

if it's not red, it's dead!! Seriously, you can't overload them in todays DAW's, but you most certainly can push them into the magic zone.

[@audioproductiontips]

At 35:00 or so you could use Massey DRT to extract perfect kick and snare triggers from stereo drums. It has a learn function that profiles the part of the kit you want to identify for triggering and then you can also go through with a fine-tooth-comb perfecting any misstriggers before rendering. Much quicker than manually doing everything!

[@millennium-music]

To 'Brauerize' your mix in the box, you've got to change the 'stereo output' of your vocal or instrument track to 'no output' (in Logic); open two send busses and put a different compressor with the same settings in each bus. Your 'dry sound' has now been split = brauerized. You can brauerize your 'wet sound' too; put each plugin in a different send bus, change the 'stereo output' of all those busses to for example 'bus 20'; then put the output of bus 20 to 'no output', open two send busses in bus 20, and put a different compressor with the same settings in each bus. Your wet sound has now been split = brauerized. Bring the brauerized dry and wet sound together in another send bus, and add a mulitpressor with light settings to this bus, only taming peaks. This bus is now your pre-master for this specific instrument. (The goal of splitting the sound through send busses is to enrich the sound and to control the dynamics of a specific instrument (or instrument group) before it reaches the stereo output.)

[@djscorpie]

Great Video ! Thank you very much SonicScoop , Justin and Michael ! All the best !

[@ivanchimoy7309]

Michael is like a kid with a new and fancy toy jajaja. I love it!

[@TraxtasyMedia]

So you can never be too old to keep rocking.

[@Mars_Monkey]

That was really great! Almost unbelieveable.

[@williamdibble1292]

I'm just in the beginning stages of learning this stuff, but I feel better about the fact that some of the pugins that I've been learning and like happen to be some of the ones he uses most here. Hopefully that means I'm on the right track even if this is an old video :)

[@bombaybeats267]

i love how he has the lil boombox right there to test the mix

[@Zakuti]

Dude thank you for all the beautifully composed videos. I don't thank you enough. Thank you!!

[@zionherbert]

it was so much fun. Thank you so much

[@StotzDanielPhilipp]

Absolutely amazing! Thank you very much! All best wishes! Having hundrets of old songs I am going to work like that!

[@greganikin7003]

This is amazing! Thank you sonicscoop, Michael and Fernando for this amazing tutorial!

[@DigiMixAudio]

Terrific demonstration Michael; thanks for sharing!

[@johannesahun1703]

this was such a great indepth mixing lesson! thank you so much for sharing this 🙏

[@chaddonal4331]

This was GOLD! Thank you for so graciously sharing and showing!

[@jasondubose4163]

Loved this, seeing Master at a work. And showing what you could do with imagination and technology was great for an old song. Learned a lot thanks Michael and Fernando

[@jaymurphy6844]

When are Brainworx gonna start selling the SSL Fernando, need me one of them.

[@MixChecks]

I think it's in the works ;) They are currently modeling his brain

[@russell_szabados]

If anyone could pull that off, Dirk would be the one.

[@loucifer8009]

This was definitely worth the price of admission! I wish he could Master some of my Neo Modern Contemporary Classical Tunes! He's the guy with the "Big Musical Ears" no doubt.

[@meltedshine1075]

i love how excited he is by this!

[@larissamirru5876]

That was phenomenal, what a pro.

[@edgarbenjoseph3879]

I started mixing my demo with Studio One 5 and your video series have been incredibly valuable. Many thanks 🙏❤

[@REBELDONOG]

Beautiful mix by the legend himself! So much depth!

[@AnthonyMeyer]

So pumped to level up my mixing from this. Thanks for posting this!