Static Mix: Finding the right VOLUMES | The ULTIMATE GarageBand Beginner's Guide (Pt 22)

[@brianchrisrogers]

Yup, just did it- & it's kinda scary to 0 everything out (volume and pan), but followed your directions and it sounds so much better than if I’d skipped this step! Thank you!!

[@terrykennedy-lares8840]

Yes, I've been doing static mixes, but not by turning everything down to zero. I've just muted every channel and then started by turning the drums down to where they are just barely showing yellow on the master volume control. Then bringing everything else in line and slowly moving things down a decible at a time till it's not clipping according to the master volume. Your way of doing it makes much more sense so I will try that in the future.

[@BobbyHamilton-m4y]

your channels been a godsend, thank you brother!

[@andreykarayvansky9549]

Wow, your channel is a gem! Thank you so much for putting all this together!

[@aortizgomez]

that´s a cool song btw!

[@RESTLESS_ERRANT]

Thank you for your work. Your mustache is epic brother; let it grow. I needed this episode, TODAY. Excellent.

[@WillyBunao]

This video was so helpful. And i am starting to learn the right way. Thanks to your videos Collin 👍

[@TheBandGuide]

Awesome, Willy! Glad it was helpful.

[@WillyBunao]

@@TheBandGuide i am just starting to record and mix and your videos are very helpful. I am watching them over and over. Thank you so much for sharing them

[@beldr.]

Thank your this series!!! There’s A LOT of tutorials out there and many of them are hard to understand much less take actionable steps to put together something when just starting out. Subscribed & thank you! ❤

[@JordanLederman-u5g]

Have been listening to your videos on 1.25 x speed and turned it back to normal speed to hear the differences you were demonstrating in this video and have to say.... this song is a pop-punk banger 1.25 times faster! Haha. Loving your videos thank you so much!

[@valstrain2019]

This is awesome! Thank you!!! Your musicality, artistry, and passion for what you do comes through and it’s so generous of you to share this how to info with the world! Cool song too!!

[@jblumemusic4455]

GREAT- instructions Collin- thank you!

[@willsahraoui3758]

Really appreciate all your informative videos Colin- It's really helped elevate my music, and how I enjoy it!

[@papageorgio]

Thanks again cheers i finally started mixing from zero! took the leap

[@NAZGVL_147]

Thank you so much for this video series!! Very helpful 🤘🏻

[@RandomBibleProverb]

For sure gonna start doing this!

[@livia-uc9]

thank you! so helpful

[@ricardoincognito1956]

when I add back the plug-ins I cannot get the peak under control. I am confused (which is easy for me)

[@g3nre267]

I’m using nothing but synths/beats composed not recorded, would it be better if I were to add them to loop library to better control them just as audio?

[@lattipatterson]

Hi quick question, I noticed before you began the static mix you took off the mvmeter 2 plugin...I thought we needed that for gain ? when you remove that does it undo the gain staging changes you made previously after recording? thanks in advance!

[@tonylewis1803]

You also gain staged as well, yes? The channel's great. Thanks.

[@JimmyLeeBands]

Thank you so much for these videos. When doing the static mix should you turn off any effects you have on your vocals? I noticed you only had a channel eq on yours but what if you have other plug ins to get the "Sound" you like such as noise gate, auto tune, compressor, spreader, channel eq. Should these go on before or AFTER the static mix is established? Thanks so much

[@kevinlee149]

What about parallel reverb, compression and distortion tracks added to the drums, as explained in one of your earlier videos? Certainly you wouldn't get rid of those before making the static mix, correct?

[@Silver6003]

So I’ve been watching lots of vids about gain staging and they are saying keep your faders at Zero and aim for -18 as an average …using clip gain / gain plugins to get there . Btw I’m in Cubasis on my IPad however I have a Mac and have been following this series of vids from the 1 episode . Def have a much more comprehensive understanding on GB now . The limitations in Cubasis are …the way the compressors are mapped out . Yes I have RoughRider3 however after watching SonicScoop podcasts ..Whilst I’m learning to hear compression some way of seeing gain reduction is missing ….The plugins you suggested are ideal and I recognise the models they are designed around . The lack of groups in Gb is annoying and I’ve figured out a way of getting separate drum kit elements duplicate all drum tracks and then delete the notes you don’t want so …all notes get deleted save for the kick …on the kik channel ..etc etc .. I’ve also been learning about top down mixing … Mixing through a bus compressor . I’ve downloaded the buster which ofc is modelled on the SSL Master bus compressor . So I will be watching the rest of these very informative and explanatory Series of vids . Man big up to you for doing all this …..for FREE 👍👍👍

[@Dog_House_bayarea]

Question, should I also turn off the pedals effects on my guitars for the static mix?

[@stuartwatson3648]

Your channel is amazing. I am gong to try remix a few tracks and create an EP. I am conscious of volumes now. What I wondered was I have a track which sounds good (all volumes and pans set). The highest Peak volume is -8.6. I aim to move all volumes up so the highest is around -6 to -3 as suggested. Question - Can I find the track with the peak of e.g. -8.6 and as adding 5.6 will get to -3, then simply add 5.6db to each track volume value to get to the idea master peak but without having to do all volumes (starting with slider all the way to the left)?

[@danielgreen4484]

After my initial recording of several tracks, I want to reduce the volume of a couple of tracks. I move the volume sliders to the left and hit Save. However, when I hit Play, the sliders jump back to the right as if I hadn’t adjusted them at all. What’s the cure?

[@diptikhude816]

Hi can you make a video on how to master the created beats that sounds like professional??

[@diptikhude816]

Like I'm learning to produce beats but when i create one the sound of it isn't like professional one like we hear on application like beatstar and other websites.. i hope you're understanding what I'm trying to write here😅

[@jairusdixon1758]

He’s doing a series on both!

[@eloquent301music2]

Anyway I could contact you bro and like FaceTime while I work on one of my tracks so I can apply it directly to that? Struggling to translate it

[@LA610]

Cool!

[@peterpinnpalermo6887]

Hi Colin. I love all your videos and they have been so...helpful. A question. I am using powered JBL monitors that are connected to the external headphone jack. What volume do you recommend? I usually set it at 3/4ths of the way to full. What do you suggest?

[@EggsInBed]

Why am I just now noticing how great his hair is?

[@AMTOBurma]

Hello. Thanks a lot for your great work. Please do me a favor. I don't know the GRIT track in Drummer track. Please Let me know. Thanks.

[@TheBandGuide]

Thank you! Check out this video to see how I setup the "grit" track kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3nKhqKwpJiGpsU

[@AMTOBurma]

@@TheBandGuide Thank you so much. 😊

[@Kibbyworld]

What’s this song called

[@TheRezus35]

So the static mix is all just about the volume?

[@ralphgali9899]

Colinyour videos’s are great. I have an issue. I’m following your video on Static Mix and i do everything as you state. However, when i turn all my volumes down and remove all plugins…once i start to begin my mix…when i stop and go back to the beginning of the song, all of my volumes go back to where they were. I turned them all doen but they seem to go back to the levels when i stop song or move my tracker…Any help would be appreciated.

[@TheBandGuide]

Hey Ralph- Sounds like you have volume automation on your tracks! You'll have to delete that before you can adjust the volumes (a big reason I wait until the end to apply automation)

[@ralphgali9899]

@@TheBandGuide Colin thanks...sorry for the silly question but how to turn the Volume Automation off? :(

[@TheDarkHour684]

@@ralphgali9899 press 'A' to show your automations

[@brookedowney6098]

What’s a grit track?

[@TheDarkHour684]

It's a fuzzy distorted version of the drums, to add texture

[@johnmcgonigal8533]

Hi Colin I’m new to all this, so I have a question why dose my MV meter come up as a table instead of the meter, sometimes the meter dose appear but I’m not sure how I made this happen. Any suggestions on how to correct this. Thanks 👍

[@TheBandGuide]

Here's how! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYmWcqGVmc16a5Y&lc=UgyjjuDAT_XDzVe3GKh4AaABAg

[@johnmcgonigal8533]

@@TheBandGuide cheers Colin , that worked perfectly, such a simple fix 👍 good videos. Thanks again from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@nodikulit64]

yay 2nd liker

[@amirhajjhassan-v5m]

whats the song called tho