Tight kick & Snare - Peter Katis

[@mixwiththemasters]

Full video available exclusively on mwtm.org/pk-low-rising

[@NessunDorma732]

I like how chill this guy is

[@pricesmith8450]

His record "Tornado" with Jonsi is one of my favorites of all time. Guys amazing.

[@dressedtosmellgood]

sssssh... i think hes sleeping.

[@photicsonar]

Why shouldn‘t he be chilled? Are YOU nervous when making music...?

[@sethmonroe9603]

I love how all these videos are just short clips of guys showing off different plug ins, really useful stuff

[@JUNK_ZONE]

"fat snare sound" makes an eq boost at the fundamental of the snare.

[@izzajoker]

Using a $500 plugin.

[@_djsport]

hahaha

[@jessegrisham]

Omg this revolutionized my mixes ;)

[@JulianFernandez]

what were u expecting, sherlock?

[@JUNK_ZONE]

@@JulianFernandez Some professional insight.

[@CadenYoung]

what needs to be talked about here is the TRACKING LIKE BRO. It's so dang tight right off the rip with almost no bleed

[@timmypena241]

That ending went soooo well

[@avator3695]

omg this guy mixed then the first 2 interpol albums

[@aquaracks1733]

boost low end to make snare flat, it's not about use what plugins, the logic behind is important

[@medicinehatofficial1201]

HAHAHA every time Peter dives in for a plug in, "Yeah this will mess it up." Hilarious!

[@miketauri6090]

That was simple and amazing

[@peterlambros]

Thank you Peter. Excellent video. Great sound on the mix, and the new adjustments worked really well.

[@remibottriaux]

Fat snare sound > spends most of the time working on the kick...

[@leo_sog]

Right) HAha But all these secrets in the plugins BOX

[@JuancoPRoFlow]

Exactly, that's where the secret is. You have to think as the drum as one instrument. You manipulate the kick sounds to give the snare a fatter sound or whatever sound you are going after.

[@sanctipaprichio]

my god, THIS IS MY FAVOURITE SONG, MWTM AGAIN KILLING IT !!!!!

[@TheRiteHand]

What song is it?

[@evanherrera7839]

That hi hat needs some subtle plate reverb or something to fill the empty space at the beginning

[@BlackenedNL]

This is great to watch, thanks for sharing

[@larrykino]

Very very inspirational ... God bless for sharing ...

[@Pe6ek]

There's no god. There's also no Santa Claus. Sorry.

[@GSCMUSIC]

why don't you guys have monthly subscriptions. it will encourage more upcoming or struggling producers to join. some of us can't afford the yearly subscriptions.

[@fromanDg]

I can't afford a monthly...and I'm so bad at mixing, I can't be called up and coming or struggling. Watching these 4 minute vids is like drinking from a water hose for me lol

[@DanBarracuda]

seriously

[@caspermaster-com]

This is like the best mixing tutorial right there, maybe on the entire internet. Understanding to mix in bass correctly into instruments are so important for the depth of a mix

[@dogbender37]

This is Glen Hansard right? Brilliant song and I've always loved the feel and sound of this drum track.

[@ErichWK]

Sorry i dunno if I missed your reasoning, but why do you almost never put a compressor on the snare mic?

[@juanrogelrodriguez8285]

Activen la traduccionnnnn por favorrrr!!!!!

[@jaedii7287]

Why would you compress a snare? For distortion?

[@catzilla6279]

To make the hit louder or to make the tail the same volume as the hit.

[@jessegrisham]

You might want more or less decay on the snare. More or less attack on the snare. Or you may want a slight leveling. Those are just a few reasons.

[@kronk358]

The right compressor will mimic high volume.It can make it sound like it was played loud even when listening at low volumes. la76 is great for it

[@gottibeats3156]

Compressors reduces the signal and we don't talk about elimination of it that can produce distortion.Limiters do that instead

[@TheMorgueLA]

this guy got distortion on his own vocals 0:19

[@mcstudios2547]

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[@mitchtube3]

Oh my word the guy speaks with constant sub harmonics. This is nuts. Pro singers train for years to be able sing sub harmonics reliably haha

[@dharkknight4747]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.. im cryyyyying.. SO TRUE BRUH, I feel so bad for anyone who doesn't get this!

[@letsmakemusic7132]

😂😂😂😂

[@keithprice7119]

If you have to spend a long time getting your kicks and snares to sound right you're using the wrong kicks and snares. Use sounds that sound right from the off, not sounds that you have to spend an hour f**king about with.

[@swaggerchegger98]

Best tip of all time. Most samples are just ass

[@EpithetMusicTV]

it’s a different proposition when you’re recording a live band

[@mts2639]

It's not the case with live drums. The mixing engineer has to work with what he gets (and he's always not the recording engineer), and he cannot altogether reprogram a kick he prefers. Plus, you have to work on all your sounds according to the mix and how it's shaping out to be.

[@ectyka]

If he was the recording engineer/producer, yeah, but if it was a session sent to you to mix, then it’s out of your hands, and you have to work with what you have. It’s all part of engineering.

[@tun3tym3]

And on the live spectrum we have to deal with fly dates and backline companies providing kits. Sometimes it’s pretty good and other times .. not so much. But sure .. in theory start with a great sounding kit and a drummer that can tune drums.

[@mardan1096]

Can anyone tell me precisely what microphones he said?

[@AhrenField]

Heil pr40, Sennheiser 602

[@mardan1096]

@@AhrenField thanks

[@yamom-y3s]

forgot to cut the vocal fry

[@Darksagan]

Damn I have those plugins..he made it look easy. lol

[@montazownianr1]

Why after fade out (at the end) it sounds completely different? :(

[@sofianedjabou]

Montażownia nr1 it’s the final version of the song maybe after some discussions with the artist it had been decided to give a more punchy feel to the snare

[@EpithetMusicTV]

he said at the beginning he wasn’t going to recreate the final mix. so the song was already done long before this video but he was just using examples of what could be done when mixing kicks and snares for the purposes of this video.

[@directed6924]

All this is highly dependent on DAC quality, monitor quality and room acoustics. You can use only stock plugins to make professional mixes if you hear exactly what is happening.

[@ScoreHeroMusic]

He has done it! His snare does NOT sound like sh#!t :)

[@MariusDanielsen]

Great!

[@timoheinrich8763]

What kind of black magic is that first plugin?

[@nicholas6870]

just a high resonance highpass filter

[@96TeenSpirit]

No compression on the snare? Without it, i can't even hear the snare on a lot of my mixes.

[@96TeenSpirit]

I assume he means just on quiet, softer songs?

[@mathiassaaf7918]

Mixing is all about balance. If you cannot hear you're snare you probably don't have the right balance ;)

[@96TeenSpirit]

Mathias Sääf I've just found that it doesn't cut through on speakers without compression on heavier songs. Like it'll be audible on earphones but inaudible on proper speakers - even when the snares really loud. I'm not formally taught though, I've just guessed my way through the process so I know very little haha

[@busyboxst7]

Context is key. I'm not sure if Katis works on metal for example. But I'd also say the tuning of the snare and it's own actual dynamic envelope and how the mic captures it can have a huge effect on whether a snare needs compression. Some mic positions tend to yield only a slap with very little sustain (thus needing a compressor sooner) - just an example. It's also likely that he's getting what he wants of the snare sustain from the overheads and rooms. That's something that happens a lot easier in better sounding rooms than in home recording, in my experience with both anyway, and with more and more appropriate mic choices (to the song) over time.

[@noir4659]

I think your problem is you need to first have a reference track. Assuming you have it, you need at least 3 different systems (the number is from my mixing professor's experience and I just kinda adapted to it, it can differ for people) for monitoring to compare your mix to the reference, I usually use two sets of speakers and a pair of headphones. Although yes adding compression especially a slow-attack one on snare makes the transient pop out A LOT, but that comes after the important thing, which is level balance. Once you get the overall levels balanced and matching your reference on all 3 systems, it'd be pretty easy for your mix to translate anywhere.

[@riddlez3177]

what song is that! i need that link

[@andreaspichardo1493]

Im pretty sure it's mac miller - hand me downs? On second though I listened to the two and theyre really similar but im not sure if its the right one

[@itokwinursito2113]

Low Rising

[@aquaracks1733]

boost middle range to make kick harder

[@morenazo6412]

If I had all that nice analog equipment, like, Peter, my plugin folder would be deleted!!

[@manf6256]

Я являюсь специалистом по жирным снейрам в первом поколении. Задавайте ваши вопросы.

[@Pe6ek]

I see not a lot of people in the comments use their ears.

[@treysmith1792]

😁😁😁

[@alanduncan1980]

I thought the video was very good compared to most of the crap videos out there.

[@LFOVCF]

I think it's possible to be too anal. The listener will not enjoy the song more, nor will it sell more. Get it tight, get it right, move on.

[@DirtyVersachi]

Not to critique this video directly cuz this was very helpful, but this channel seems to mainly focus on men engineers almost exclusively? Would love to see some diversity with women, trans, nb and gender conforming engineers sharing their wisdom. Videos like this are important in helping to shape the future of the music industry.

[@geroiavin8199]

Boring

[@JJ1176JJ]

boring

[@russellbirch5224]

That fry talk voice makes him sound like a 15 year old girl. How phony. Mice music sounds, though!

[@pbrninja19]

I just watched the whole video, and didn't notice this thing that apparently bugged you so much. Something wrong in your life lately?

[@MADARAUCHIHA-hk7ru]

The skill to learn a computer application and click?!

[@BigSmoke-fe2vd]

what?

[@lizziedanger4271]

engineers kill me these days. they got these $500 plugins to make a slight EQ boost when I can open my stock channel strip and get the same result for free.

[@cornbobrimlove7892]

There are plenty of us that can do top notch mixes yet we aren't on the red carpet.....fame is not always a product of talent and skill.

[@klvAcosta]

ash hartling the best tools aren’t always the most expensive ones.

[@riddlez3177]

it depends. He is using UAD and a bunch of other preamps to actually get a solid mix. some plugins sound better than others for certain situations.

[@dan_bw3683]

Doesn't matter whether It's a $500 plugin or $5000 outboard. If it gets the results you want then It's worth using.

[@KMcirca82]

when I was watching this i was thinking exactly that. I do this with stock ableton plugins lol.