Dial your KICK and BASS Faster & EASIER Than Ever!

[@NMPIN]

Why do I get the feeling that after recording these you push a button and the wall opens up, and there, behind bullet proof glass in a hermetically sealed climate controlled robe humidor (rumoured to be of qualude feuled Hugh Hefner design) is a red velvet robe. After robing up and shooting your cuffs two security guards open a door with a gargoyle peep hole and instantly you are flanked by the beautiful and interesting people. Another gargoyle door and you walk in, nod to Barry White at the piano and then the real after dark begins...

[@artifexpro-000]

😂😂😂

[@jeffjones1143]

That's freaking excellent. I can see it now!!

[@Theta313]

hahaha dude... 100%. I just get the feeling that UBK knows how to party.

[@MrSlimfinger]

Amazing comment, hahaha. I've definitely gotten that vibe, but on the other hand, he could also just be an easy going pot-loving surfer dude.

[@karmaindustrie]

The-Dream - That’s My Shit ft. T.I.

[@mygirlfriendismean]

Gregory remains the king of painfully useful advice.

[@CalvinArsenia]

Not to mention painfully handsome :)

[@jasonmare33]

@@CalvinArsenia gotta love him for it all

[@MrDJSTRATEGY]

The only person I watch who dont even show the daw ✊🏾✊🏾 you have to listen and understand.

[@philippes1987]

Well said

[@43audio89]

Holy shit bruh, That never dawned on me... whoa

[@andymoore4384]

Once again, Gregory is shoveling the gold out the door for free. It's the stuff like this that makes an instant difference in how I RELATE to the music, not just how I hear it. Also, a big "YES, PLEASE" to the idea of a whole episode on making that bass sound good.

[@traktor7372]

This is so fucking good holy shit. Best mixing channel on KZbin, and has been for a while.

[@xXValomatXx]

I think you're fucking correct... :)

[@escalonae]

Totes fucking true... :-p

[@davidsutherland5614]

Amen. This is the ONLY channel I bother to recommend to others.

[@vitalhostage1719]

It's like if God wanted to explain sound to man and thought I'm gonna need a Jesus Two point O to get this stuff across to them. And then God created Gregory Scott. And he did look upon his creation, and did send him upon the earth. And he did educate man that there was a reason he made him with two ears and one mouth. And man did understand "oh I'm meant to listen twice as much as I talk. I get ya". Then God thought, mmm tomorrow's Sunday. I reckon I'll have the day off.

[@matbell1514]

Fucking Agreed!

[@cjgoeson]

If this guy had a KZbin channel, I’d be a subscriber.

[@AEA_909]

🤔

[@SheikRonMC]

​@@AEA_909😂

[@thebasementfilmgroup]

OMG!! - I haven't heard this spoken of in a long long time - and I still do that in the digital age. I had only just started in the late 80s early 90s - and the guy who I saw do that technique was none other than.... Brian Eno. I was brought into a school that had won lottery funding as a music teacher with "some" skills in mixing to help launch a lottery funded music department with recording studio.... the guy who designed it was Brian Eno. I saw him do that very technique and whilst he didn't explain it as brilliantly as you just did - he said "you gotta feel the beat as well as hear it" .... awesome!!!

[@nsjx]

cool story 🤘

[@areyoujelton]

Did he put sugar on your tongue?

[@TLW4118]

This channel has a wealth of great info. You’re constantly covering angles of production that I’ve never heard anyone else discuss. I’ve been mixing for about 20 years and never learned this technique. Thanks for all you do man and keep up the awesome videos

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

I appreciate that!

[@Mansardian]

Same here! I mix for an international label...but when noone looks, I crawl under the desk to watch After Hours.

[@leonardojul]

Usually I take your advice seriously and listen to your videos analytically, but this is on another level. You, my friend, are giving real value with these videos and I hope more people will notice it. Thank you a lot for this pure gold!

[@massivebeatzz]

Between him and Marc Daniel Nelson - the charisma, audio knowledge (& hair) is on another level!

[@mychoobs]

Best mixing channel on the internet. Thank you.

[@thetylersherman]

Mixing is as much about technicality as it is about philosophy. Pure gold, as usual...

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

No doubt!

[@modicumcineris8886]

First time hearing a Gregory Scott's video after having a beer. I'm scared. Have mercy Mix Jesus

[@kajismusic]

Dude this tip literally changed how I mix my low ends. It really works wonders. Can't thank you enough for content like this. The best channel I've come across in years.

[@tobyollis-brownstone5370]

I've naturally always done this and thought I was "wrong" for not only using my ears! Thank you for making me feel like I'm not mad!

[@synthexlive]

Same here!

[@casimirdekkers-newtrackout691]

If the end result sounds good it absolutely doesn't matter how you reached it. You can even put your butt against the rubber surrounding of the woofer and this way achieved the most amazing kick+bass relation ever heard by human kind. However I advise you to watch out who you tell this original mixing technique to. 😂 Bottomline(Pun intented): If you have good trained ears, NOTHING matters. Nobody's ever going to know what plugins you used on what and if the plugins were even intented for that sound. Use plugins on sounds they were not intended for. It makes for the most interesting creative sounds. Let all restrictions go and make some art. 😉

[@samcarlen6097]

Same! I referenced pro songs and try to match the "movement" of the woofer with my own mixes!

[@fukmel]

I do this too but I didn’t have a reason until now

[@datalek303]

Someone told me this years ago, and really helped me a lot. I always recommend it to others. Love this channel.

[@xXValomatXx]

Man, you're freaking owning it with your whole attitude like it was the most natural thing in the world to do. Right from the start. Like: What? You've never touched your woofers while mixing? Really? Ya man. You're my man. I love your videos.

[@vitalhostage1719]

What I love about Greg's advice. There is no right or wrong. It's how it makes you feel that's important.

[@dekoto9817]

life hacking the kick/drum relationship, with 2 fingers... true gold ! As usual.

[@deceptikon4889]

I've done the "feeling the speaker" trick for decades now and everyone looks at me like I'm insane. I've always sworn that I can feel the details in the transient of the kick and snare better than I can hear it. Especially after listening for more than 15 minutes straight imo. Also feeling the air flow from the ports if you have ported speakers. An overly loud sub freq will result in an obscene and disproportionate volume of air coming out of the ports even though you may not hear the freqs themselves. A well mixed low end usually will make the air coming out feel like its resonating with the key of the song.

[@jah-coupe5068]

Thank you bass god Owen Wilson you keep saving my mixes one vid at a time 🙏🙏🙏

[@desreb740]

I remember this back then., Visual response of the cone. Building blocks in relation. Great lesson as always.

[@AlistairLindsay]

In all the years I have been on this mixing journey I have never encountered this way of thinking/visualising, let alone sensing, the kick/bass relationship. And in just a few short minutes of Kush-Time my mind is expanded, my eyes and senses are opened some more, and my morale and enthusiasm gets a boost of excitement. I can’t wait to try this out!! Once again I want to say a huge thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. 🙏👍

[@ghfjfghjasdfasdf]

These are Jedi Mixing skills being shared with the world out of sheer love for music. :rockon:

[@harshagarwal636]

I read this trick in an audio book but was never able to completely understand and apply it, now it all makes sense to me, thanks for putting it out.

[@coyoteserranoband]

Hallelujah!!!! Teacher teach us more!!

[@chucklewis9217]

It's amazing how much you can highpass that kick and still have it wallop. For setting level, I'll send just the kick and snare through the mixbuss compressor, hitting both at equal amounts. Then bring in the bass with the kick and do the same thing. After that, start moving up the highpass until the kick feels tight and out of the way of the sub of the bass; like you, sometimes up as high as 50-60hz. At that point, the groove of the kick is enhancing and playing nicely with both the bass and the snare. I haven't tried the finger trick, though. It's now on my to-do list for tomorrow!

[@gmrios]

Aw man. I practice this old school knowledge. So refreshing to hear someone actually talk about it. I'm smiling here. (Hear).

[@tallindeed1330]

This trick is the most After Hours thing I've seen on the channel.

[@doenervich]

I have no idea what this man is talking about but I could listen to it the entire day.

[@BuckeyeRutabaga]

7:03 - This! This advise right here is one of the more versatile tricks that can be applied in many areas where success is needed.

[@wyatterb4124]

Mixing is art and science mixed together. I learned from an old school guy who cut his teeth in the 70's and 80's. Your educational approach reminds me so much of him.

[@Diro04]

Great tip as always! Using a SubPac could be 2010's alternative to this trick.

[@twinpeacockstudios]

Oh man, what a game changer. I started feeling the speaker and I saw instantly how the kick was fucking with the continuity of the bassline. I tucked it back an RCH and suddenly the kick was supporting the bassline and BOOM, the groove was happening! Thanks for this man. Pure gold

[@mattjones4765]

Sir Gregory we salute you

[@garrettdavis217]

Gregory Scott is the best, that outside of the box thinking is why he's my number 1 for music production wisdom

[@LordVlader]

This video made me realize that trusting your ear shouldn't always be the case. Visual and tactile information is important too.

[@leafy8070]

I can relate to so many things he's saying. It's so cool to see somebody expressing these ideas.

[@au5music]

I did this intuitively before I got a Subpac. But it's a priceless technique and skill

[@TheProjectFlow]

Thank you so much Gregory for being our mentor! Unlike many other KZbinrs, who repeat the same crappy advice over and over and even charging money for that. You provide a very unique perspective on mixing and you do so for free. You sir have my greatest respect! PS: Maybe you can do some sort of a collaboration with Warren Huart, who is also an excellent teacher here on YT. Would love to see that :)

[@bobeschism9426]

I don't think I've ever believed anything anyone has ever said as much as I believed you with the way you delivered the line, "...that's a really deep 808" at 1:54!! Great work, as always.

[@UnannouncedGuest]

DUDE!! thanks yet AGAIN! whoop whoop, why is it that in all my years of education from pro's and actual experience.. you still bring the most sense to this whole mixing gig than anyone else ever has?

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

That’s very kind of you to say! I honestly don’t know why, but I get this feedback a lot so somethings clearly going on!

[@gisellechacon7081]

Wow, lessons like these are just gold. Funny, I just noticed someone else below thought the same thing! This is my second or third listen, but it's making more sense now that I've heard a big kick demolish the low end of my last mix in the car test. That excessive excursion just holds everything else hostage until the kick settles back, and if your song is uptempo, you just have no low end. Only a massive lonely kick pushing out everything below 1k. Thanks, Gregory!!

[@ivayloandonov4177]

Gregory is pure gold!Amazing attitude and sharing knowledge in a beautifully engaging way is his trademark.

[@KPG76]

The whole after hours series are great, but this video contains the single most useful piece of information I 've learned in the last fifteen years. Almost life changing for me. Thank you so much.

[@maclaudcastro]

Thank you Gregory, you just conforted my soul

[@superserioes]

Saw this yesterday, tried it today - amazing. Works even at relatively low volume.

[@MISEEN_B]

Discovered your channel a few days ago. Thanks for this great in depth knowledge... By far the best production content out there. And all of this for FREE! Thank you mate and keep up this great work!

[@emm3x285]

my montiors have poor low end and my room sucks, so i use alot of plugins like tonal balance control to visually check my low end, but this is Amazing, best advice ive heard in years. smooth voice guy delivers again.

[@djGreenALERT]

Some people choose a warm glass of milk before bed, others have a cup of cocoa. I recommend one of Gregory's videos before going to sleep. Not only does his voice soothe you to sleep, but you get to dream about all sorts of wonderful Kick and Bassy goodness.

[@Theta313]

I was in a situation for a while where I couldn't use my subwoofer at night because it would bother neighbors/roommates... but I NEEDED to mix. I took a cheap speaker out of a $10 Bluetooth boombox, removed the cone material, wired it through a small amp and a lowpass filter (slopes around 80 - 120 hz) and bolted it to the frame at the bottom of my chair. It's called a tactile transducer, or "bass ahaker." The result is that you can feel the bass as a vibration in your chair,. This tricks the perception into feeling like you are listening on a large commercial system, but no one else can hear the bass. To anyone not in the chair, it just sounds like there's no bass in the mix. At night when I had to be quiet, I would put on some good headphones and turn on the bass shaker, and managed to create an awesome mixing environment for myself that completely bypasses the need for acoustically treating the room for bass pockets etc. Your tip here reminded me of that, and I can attest that you know what the f you are talking about and then some. I highly recommend building (or buying) a tactile transducer for any studio as another method of referencing the bass mix. There's a really good commercial version called the 'sub pac.' I just built mine from an old cheap speaker, some speaker wire, some dirt cheap op amp chips for that I pulled out of scrap electronics for the amp, a few resistors and capacitors for the filter, and a 12volt wall wart with a stripped wire to provide power... total cost of the whole thing was maybe $3 and a couple hours of time.

[@samnarjinary]

I use to do the woofer touching thing just to feel the bass but you Sir have once again given me a new perspective. Thank you.

[@admyabanwala2453]

I simply love your channel. An ocean of wisdom to be honest. The amount of learnings you’ll take home are based purely up-to how desiring you are.

[@bothomas466]

"If you do that... life is gooood".... amen

[@idontcare_wtf]

Absolutely!

[@jeffjones1143]

I really dig that "two finger" technique"! That's why I like a tight " clicky" kick sound. Your high pass advise is great also. I usually do high pass my drum bus with a slight bell filter bump depending on what kick sound I'm using. And I love your channel! Please keep this great stuff coming!

[@mageprometheus]

Forget being a national treasure, you're a planetary treasure!

[@enderkoregameing8090]

Galactic, no, Universal treasure

[@S1ph3r]

Thank you for continuing to add to these lesions!

[@davidrockower2703]

This is my favorite channel ... once again. Thank you for making this so much fun!

[@zacwaremusic]

Thank you once again for a clear focus on the important stuff. A good reminder that sound is vibration. If it isn't tactile and working as a physical thing then it will never sound right to the tiny little receivers in our ears

[@philipgebhardt3453]

I love these videos-they teach you stuff you just don't get taught in other 'mix tutorial' videos

[@tylergoodwin4332]

I'm gonna be honest, when I had been taught this by my mentor (who came up in the 90's) I was always self conscious about doing it. Like it was weird. This has been a life saver in my untreated room while money is a bit tight for sound correction. Thanks for the killer free advice and wisdom in general!

[@tortugulaproductions]

indeed, these are actually the most insightful videos on the internet. i'd love to see you go deep on what you were saying about working on the bass

[@Rhythmattica]

Love your out of the box approach..... Its so ON the box. ;) Great Advice.... next mix, I'll be fondling,

[@rollingrock5143]

A while back, I was at a studio. It was in use and boss man asked me to master a bunch of tracks to "level them out". Couldn't work there because I needed a quiet space. Went home and just had some ilouds and jbl's to get the job done. No money for more gear, so this had to do. Ended up using my fingers over the jbl foam and the ports on the ilouds to 'feel' whats happening, especially against reference tracks, and they ended up absolutely loving the balance I came up with. Saved me big time, and I learned a lot. Glad to see I wasn't completely insane, or full of crap. Thanks kush!

[@saardean4481]

having witnessed the weirdest things when people start touching subwoofer, woofer and tweeter membranes and the amount of destruction and burned voice coils,,, boy oh boy...what memories i really hope that people wont kill some speakers after trying the touch method as it is very easy to damage the coil by messing with the mechanical alignment it has by default. So while i know exactly what you mean as i have build more than one speaker in my life , i would never "dare" to recommend this in Public in order it backfires hahaha. I am glad you did though. Love your channel btw

[@crunch6161]

I have a pair of Neumann KH120s that have a metal grill over the woofer, no matter how much I try I can't feel anything! 😜 Back in the late 80's I bought my first pair of pro speakers, of course they were the Yamaha NS-10's, and of course I heard about two tricks when using them. The first is the one Gregory talks about, the second was taping a tissue over the tweeter. I was just starting out so I just blindly followed the crowd, which to be honest I still do today! Great content as usually Gregory!!

[@thereiffodyssey2000]

Amazing advice. Best channel on mixing as far as I’m concerned. You actually focus on how to make audio musical and artistic more so then just “technically” right like so many other channels. And guys, if you haven’t checked out Gregory’s band Sneaky Little Devil, DO THAT RIGHT NOW! Incredible music, super creative, and some of the dopest mixes I’ve ever heard. This guys definitely practices what he preaches. Thank you mix Jesus 🙏

[@AndreRichards]

Yep, he knows how to groove

[@WillyJunior]

It's a timeless technique. I did it so much with an old pair of monitors that I left an indentation in the rubber surround 😆

[@julianrojo]

Nice, especially if you think it for a second, hearing is a tactile sense too!

[@TommyVamoz]

Yesss the 2 finger zen ✌🏽 what also works for small rooms is a subpack to feel the bass and kick response in your back, great massage included 😆

[@Labyrinth1010]

This is interesting. I just got myself a Subpac after struggling to hear bass properly in my space. I found myself naturally/instinctively applying the same principles. The Subpac is a great thing. I know it looks a bit gimmicky, but it's so, so useful for knowing what's happening in the low-end and how the kick and bass can fight each other.

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

Very nice!

[@Jewpacca]

This ASMR Mixing Tips channel is my new favorite thing on KZbin

[@seankent1807]

You, my friend, are an amazing source of knowledge! And I could listen to you read the phone book with that voice 👏👏👏

[@djjuno106]

Brilliant video...I’d completely forgot about this tip. I got taught this back in the 90s but as I got older I got lazier and stopped doing it I’m gonna start doing it again

[@ishaandobhal6397]

I have never touched the woofer but used to see the movement of the woofer for a good amount of time. At that time I didn't know why it is helping me but yeah. I got the point, its awesome.. I will definitely do the trick of touching the woofer. Thanks a lot sir.

[@hamm24]

Yep tried it, totally right on, love this channel!

[@musahenderson]

Such great teaching ability. Wish I had you at uni. Or found you years ago before I went uni. These subtleties have been so great for me. So thank you.

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

You're very welcome 😊

[@mauriziomauricone]

I'm gonna try this immidately with my favorite bass heavy reference tracks, to get an idea how it should feel! Thanks you for this!

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

Smart move!

[@jordimoraguesmassanet1179]

Amazing trick, thank you! I also found that touching both woofers at the same time helped me better understand what's going on with stereo sub basses.

[@janbam1778]

Wow, this gives feeling the groove a whole new dimension!

[@henriturgutyan9244]

Man, your videos are so fucking informative! It’s hard getting good foundation when you’re self taught and you find yourself making a heap of shit sounding mistakes that are just simply rooted in lack of foundation. Thanks for these videos!

[@georgecooke2271]

I am facepalming, and saying "ooooooooooh my gosh" throughout your videos - Ive not been able to learn these on my own, and no one covers this kind of "feeling" the music... in this case literally. Thanks man, you rock - looking forward to the next video

[@sgfdancecompany]

Gregory wan Kenobi you bring us to the next level in audio and artistry. Thanks so much!!!

[@avocadotoast8352]

Favorite production channel by far! Amazing wealth of knowledge and communicated so clearly thank you so much!

[@afrohawk]

Man, you're good. The video production, the intro and outro music, the whole vibe of the video. AND THEN, the nuggets of wisdom you give. It's just too much. You own this niche and second place isn't even close!

[@isaacjohnklein]

Your videos are the best because you teach the philosophy behind your mixing decisions.

[@slyopuru1067]

Surprising that I've been doing this trick just out of personal instinct en it has always helped me to get my kick en bass sitting right. Ba I've been thinking that am using a forbidden formula en always thought I was kind of mad. For that reason I couldn't talk or share it with anyone. Ba thx to the GOD who made Gregory, AM NOT MAD. Thx Gregory

[@acupuncturmusic]

Thank you from someone who mixes in a tiny room. Now I don't have to worry about my head being in the exact same location when I mix bass.

[@ryanconnelly9399]

I heard an interview with Krust and thats exactly how he said they mixed their bass in the 80's when using cheap gear. I didn't understand it at the time, but now I do

[@House___of___Dolls]

i love hearing your videos, not only for the advice itself, but your voice is so nice and smooth.

[@briankingart]

Thank you GS!!! Nice trick, Mr. Feely

[@seantrottier2466]

This...has just blown my mind in so many ways. I am so tired of screwing up the bass. Any pearls of wisdom are as gold to me. Thank you for this channel, it has been tremendously helpful. I'm sure my mixes still suck, but they suck a little less every time because of this channel, and a couple of others. But mostly this one. We're lucky to have you out here delivering the goods.

[@j3msound987]

This trick alone got my mixes up to speed when I was first starting out. S/O DJ Khalil for the unintentional tip one night!

[@andrewtheavatar]

that's genius, you gotta feel them in relation LITERALLY 🔥🔥🔥

[@heidi-jane]

So full of wisdom, heart and enthusiasm as always - thank you!

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

You are very welcome as always!

[@Thecurlyguy]

This is both esoteric and practical at the same time, I love it

[@SylvanPaul]

My whole mix game transformed when I realized it’s not really engineering music but engineering speaker behavior, and low end is all about how air escapes the speaker. Too much sustain on the kick completely messes up the ability of the bass to move properly. This touching thing seems like a cool trick. I’m also interested in that HP on the drum bus, gonna try that! Top as always!

I don't have a usable room yet unfortunately but I still listened all the way through, man, these things you're talking about are amazing! Thank you!

[@brianrainsfordmarshall2692]

Thank you, Musical Owen Wilson.

[@mjthecomposer208]

Great video and you are right about learning from certain people in the 80's.

[@DariannaEverett]

So freaking helpful! With a home studio and neighbours I've been have such a hard time feeling the low end clearly. Loved the idea of the subpak for the tactile sub info but this trick is so simple and so effective! THANK YOU!