Techno Mixing Tips 🎚️

[@totaled_camry]

damn this is so simple but so helpful for reference, track sounds great

[@djvoid1]

The RMS values here are the real gold dust I think. You can match these with your instruments and tonally troubleshoot from there (e.g : If you've got too much low end in your, your kick will sound too quiet at the same RMS value) and look at whether instruments need to be more dynamic or less to fit the framework.

[@blakecasimir]

For individual instruments use RMS. For full mixes, use LUFS.

[@djvoid1]

@@blakecasimir In some circumstances yes, but not this IMO. RMS is unweighted in terms of frequency, whereas LUFS is (it's the whole point of LUFS after all). LUFS is more useful for full track reference comparison, but when it comes to individual instruments, RMS and also RMS to Peak comparison can be more revealing as to the RMS value vs our perception of loudness/dynamics.

[@alexdmrgs]

Can you explain this in simple terms for us beginners please? :) ​@@djvoid1

[@HanselCoutinho]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@shrewdagency6588]

This is just gold... You get a sense of it but there is nothing like being guided and seeing and hearing it... 👌

[@felxhus]

Thank you so much for this, I started producing on december last year and have been very slowly trying to learn to mix correctly, I like to think that I already have done a good amount of advancements and my ears are getting better and better. These targets that you shared although they could seem very simple definitely helped me out so much, I feel like I always accidentally either over shoot the lows and get a very opaque sound or under shoot and end up with no punch. I just did a mix following my ears and adding in these targets and wow the difference is HUGE. Everything is in its right place and it's probably the best mix I have ever done. Thank you once again, huge fan of your music and content.

[@DarthKillerRecargado]

Truly a master Yan Cook, you have inspired my music and I legit bootlegged one of your tracks with a sort of sloppy Schranz kick in order to fit it in for a performance once while keeping most of the structure from the original piece. I really appreciate your work and your lessons, keep it going

[@gasparespejo1797]

The real MASTER! Thank you!

[@kintsugi-kw1zp]

Great tip Yan

[@jackgalloway8314]

Picked up your sample pack, 2023, today. Kick in, catalyse some tracks of my own and the work done already from over the years, emulated.

[@alprakra]

you're really a g!

[@aggon5927]

Esto es oro amigo!! muchas gracias.

[@NewCAMI]

Straight to the point, impeccable video styling, critical knowledge We’re blessed, thank you Yann 🙏

[@PeterB95]

Track sounds fire - thanks for the level tips. This goes nicely.

[@HeckLawert]

Lol, Yesterday I was looking on your channel for videos about mixing. Today I see you upload this. What a coincidence!

[@flakcannon]

Useful & good stuff, big thanks!

[@moune1000]

as always unbeatable... It would be incredible if you explained how you treat Panorama in each sound. Thanks to your material I have evolved a lot. respect

[@pryolo]

Thanks Yan!

[@jackgalloway8314]

UK representing. Big ups.

[@benkolts]

As always, amazing!! Thank You, Yan! You are an inspiration!!! 🙌🙏

[@marceugeni]

Bro thanks, this is gold. Really

[@nicolasamaya1021]

this is a very good piece of advice. Concrete and direct. Hope you can do more tutorials like this!! Question. Is the sub also with sidechain compression?

[@YanCook]

Thanks, yes, it is :)

[@obey_is_not_my_thing]

gem

[@vitadziubetska]

Thank you for this ❤️ Very helpful

[@balbibou]

Thank you Boss

[@mayak.herrmann4078]

thanks a lot, much appreciated, incredibly helpful

[@natenevercrashes]

insanely helpful, thank you for posting this! one question: are these levels you aim for pre-master or at mastering stage?

[@YanCook]

For pre-master :)

[@dandawson1982]

Track sounding a bit psy. Nice stuff man!

[@MORRILL_MUSIC]

fire track fire mix

[@jub_388]

Do you treat your snare just as a clap or do you have different default values applied to it when used?

[@YanCook]

I almost never use snares, just don't like the sound.

[@fradav68]

Thanks, helps a lot 🙏

[@jh019i]

This is EXACTLY what I was looking for! Wow. Do you have a target RMS for the full mix? Or does it just work out automatically if you have a good mix with -6 low end, -8 mids, -12 high end?

[@YanCook]

Yes, my RMS target is for the end of master chain. First I make sure the mix sounds good to me and then I adjust it closer to the target.

[@emphatic001]

Very helpful, thanks.

[@RollrightKnights]

PDF? 🤔

[@jnji-official]

Thank you so much for sharing this is super helpful ! What's the name of the track and where can we find it ? Hits so hard 🔥

[@YanCook]

Thanks! The track name is 22-44, it's coming out next month on ARTS 🙃

[@jnji-official]

Thanks man ! Can't wait 🙏

[@aykanakdag945]

Did you use a notch eq on kick and sub (around 400Hz), to bring the bass resonence up in the mix?

[@YanCook]

@@aykanakdag945 Oh right, those dips are from Bass Mint processing on my low end group 🙃

[@Larry2times]

Thank you so much for this. it has helped me immensely in where things should be. if some of the RMS values for my sound dont match with the same DB, what does this mean exactly?

[@YanCook]

They shouldn't match, totally separate values :)

[@Larry2times]

Sorry. I meant If my kick has the same peak DB as yours but the RMS doesn’t match yours . My rms is lower So for example I put my kick at 7.8 but the RMS is lower

[@YanCook]

@@Larry2times Ok, this means that your kick has lower energy, so you have room to boost your low end/kick with saturation, compression etc, or just leave it like this, if you're happy with the sound :)

[@Larry2times]

@@YanCook ok i understand! thank you for the answer! appreciate it alot. love your videos and music. keep up the amazing work.

[@Larry2times]

also one last question. when adjusting these levels. is it better to have nothing on the master. or are you doing this with your mastering chain on?

[@mertk.3386]

Even if you match these frequencies and rms values, if it sounds bad, it sounds bad, and you can’t change it… Your monitors’ accuracy, flat response, and room treatment are far more important in critical listening and mixing.

[@bathanhnguyen202]

about loudnes level for each sounds, do you care about RMS value? or just the peak value

[@Capital-Records]

I look mostly on RMS!

[@YanCook]

I care about RMS value only on the master.

[@FrancescoTarabelloni]

thank you Yan! awesome music as always...can I ask what plugin is "swiss arm..." ? is a max4live plugin?

[@YanCook]

Yes, it's a M4L meter (Swiss Army Meter) , I keep it on the master, very useful)

[@FrancescoTarabelloni]

@@YanCook thank you!

[@MichaelDeffelyJr]

What plug-in is it that you're using to measure RMS?

[@YanCook]

Swiss Army Meter

[@ronnham]

Beautiful thank you Yan! What do you advise those using a dawless setup to do? I've been using pink noise as reference then adjust according to taste for example but I feel that's not precise enough... :D

[@YanCook]

If I were producing dawless, I would definitely check my levels on a meter before recording, at least that.

[@fgjtygjkk]

Top ❤

[@polloplaydark-if6hn]

💣

[@fabfilterabidin]

Please show equalizers on your channels. Should low cut be up to 100hertz?

[@Capital-Records]

Depends on the sounds you use... At low end usually 30Hz... On Hi Hats 1000Hz... Thing about what a human ear can regocnize and in the Low End what a PA can offer to move Air! All under 30Hz would be a very fat Speaker ... lüüüüül ;)

[@fabfilterabidin]

@@Capital-Records I usually cut the sub channel around 20hz and the kick channel around 36hz. Based on what you said, there should be no frequencies below 30hertz, right?

[@YanCook]

We can't hear below 30Hz, but it can affect the RMS and mess my overall loudness, so I usually cut everything below 30-35Hz.

[@fabfilterabidin]

@@YanCook thanks sir

[@fabfilterabidin]

@@YanCook mono-stereo setting utility width-delay etc. Other than that, are you using a different plugin? like ozone imager. (I put the imager on the master channel and divide the frequencies into four; 220hz-1k-7k.) 220 is completely mono, 1k is 40-45 mono, 7k is 50-55 stereo, after 7k is 75-80 stereo (it may vary, but 220-1k-7k does not change .) Do you think this process makes sense?

[@scottldn]

This is great! What’s the track name btw? Thanks!

[@YanCook]

I didn't properly name it yet))

[@scottldn]

@@YanCook I will keep an eye out for it! Cheers Yan!

[@joeldichter1320]

1:34 🔥🔥🔥

[@joeldichter1320]

2:08 interesting

[@joeldichter1320]

2:50

[@imfgr5324]

The track is insane. Possibility of negotiating a Walkthrough ? 😅 Cheers

[@antosace8187]

I don't really understand this video. Kick / bass you say -6db, but on the RMS meter it says around -18 db. I don't see I'm supposed to read this ?

[@YanCook]

@@antosace8187 Kick + Sub of this track, when they play together in a group, is around -6dB. The dB targets are for groups.

[@antosace8187]

@@YanCook hi and thanks for your reply:) I'm still trying to to understand this. I see here: -16 kick, -18 sub and - 23 bass. I' see this like around - 19 db area. I guess I am looking at this wrong.

[@YanCook]

@@antosace8187 Yes, don't look at RMS, look at True Peak values :)

[@yozhech7819]

Tame Impala - Currents pattern on the background

[@PanamaDog]

Use Ears wtf...

[@nerver2]

В техно не должно быть шаблонов и правил

[@tol.M_ngo]

@yancook as an artist: This was a really resfreshing videocontent. Nailed it. Straight, simple, everything. @yancook as a man: I would wish, one day I will understand Techno as smart as you do. Your Sounds are amazing! You didn't only did your homework... You literally explode. THX You 4 Your Service. SAIL HATAN! 6 6 6 ❌❌❌