Top 10 MIXING TIPS I do on every mix!

[@Producelikeapro]

What is your #1 mixing tip?

[@deanjones5961]

Parallel compression

[@pupperemeritus9189]

I'm no pro but I find a mix is easily refinable when you play it on phone speakers, consumer speakers, headphones and Bluetooth speakers to find any issues in the mix. The imperfect listening device makes your mistakes more obvious

[@devinunderwood9039]

Take A LOT of breaks and take care of your ears

[@timbrown7652]

Watch Produce Like A Pro

[@bandname]

Leveling the volumes. It may seem like such an easy task however whenever a particular track is too loud it can ruin everything.

[@Blue-jo5tl]

1. phase align multiple mics (1:37) 2. phase align snare and overheads (4:27) 3. The Tom Trick (Aix Dsp mult-band gate) (6:46) 4. reducing snare bleed in the overheads (10:32) 5. EQ excessive low end and high end out of reverb (13:46) 6. creating a separate low and high control from the same source (17:40) 7. Panning guitar reverbs opposite of the source (21:29) 8. Using dynamic delays and reverbs (23:38) 9. Using distortion and saturation (27:32) 10. Use multiple reverbs and delays (31:40)

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Blue thanks ever so much for sharing!! You Rock!!

[@Table-Top]

thanks for this , really helpful...

[@Producelikeapro]

@@Table-Top yes, agreed!

[@Blue-jo5tl]

@@Producelikeapro Np, it was fun to finally be one of the people here early enough to do the timestamps. I always appreciate these on other videos and thought I'd take a turn. Thank you for all the tips. My PLAP lifetime membership is definitely paying for itself, a great value. And that's not even mentioning the priceless community.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Blue wow! Thanks ever so much my friend! It’s amazing having you as part of our community my friend!!

[@sonnybrasco9735]

The overhead sidechained with the snare was a great idea!

[@acommon]

Here's my top three tips. Three things I had to learn the hard way! 1. Always ALWAYS check your mix on other monitors 2. Compare your mix to reference tracks 3. Fix problems at the source, or early on, if possible

[@Producelikeapro]

Fantastic! Thanks ever so much Alex! You Rock!

[@maxuno8524]

Very important!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@maxuno8524 yes, agreed!!

[@felipeyamahata]

that saturation trick for shading the highend... never thought of that use... topclass tip for me today!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Felipe Yamahata you’re very welcome my friend!!

[@MysteriousMadnessOfficial]

My number 1 tip is to EQ before you do the compressing so that you get rid of all of the sounds that you don't want and then enhance the sounds that you do want through compressing. That technique has saved me so much time in the studio.

[@GrandNebSmada]

I've found that I prefer using compression before EQ on drum overheads if I'm trying to squash down the snare compared to the cymbals. If you EQ out all the low end first then the main sound that makes the snare too loud isn't there to trigger the compressor in the correct way.

[@FreeBroccoli]

One reason I love Studio One is the routing editor, which lets me create multiband effect chains on a single channel without specialized plugins.

[@rebeliirecords-official491]

I like to use a dynamic EQ on the bass track and sidechain the bulk of the kick frequencies and use the kick to trigger the sidechain so it will duck the main kick frequencies out of the bass track when the kick hits allowing for the kick to stand out more and the bass to help put more sub into the kick making it so your kick doesn't get lost in the mix and your bass is made up of all of the frequencies it lost by the kick replacing those frequencies therefore making your mix more bass heavy and punchy. this works great when mixing 808s and kicks especially.

[@franzitaduz]

Its just wonderful to see someone is still jazzed in these rather down times. Art does indeed make life exciting.

[@cabuffal0]

Panning GTR to the opposite of the reverb is my #1 learnt TRICK !!! NICE !!!!!

[@cameronpatrickscott]

Warren, ur doing my head in mate, taking me to deep waters and teaching me to swim, the mind resists, but the spirit loves it, very greatful.

[@eljuanchosf]

This guy is a freaking gem. Thank you so much for the all your videos!

[@Emergentministry]

It really creeps me out when I am on youtube searching for info and you upload the exact thing I am looking for at the same time I'm looking for it!! But I appreciate it!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha sorry! Crazy coincidence! Thanks ever so much for watching! I appreciate your support!

[@MarcBecker_Music]

Great tips, thank you, Warren. I love the one to reduce snare bleed in the overheads. I have an idea for future content. A video series would be awesome. The story line would be to accompany an artist and his or her producer for the entire production process of an song. From songwriting, pre-production, hire studio musicians, cutting the tracks, mixing, mastering and finally publishing. Maybe it's possible to involve and interact with members of the Academy or the whole Community to get things like artwork or promotion material done or even to contribute parts as musician. Sounds a bit like a reality TV show, doesn't it? I know it's a huge venture and I'm not sure if it feasible, but sounds very interesting to me.

[@HomeStudioRescue]

Wow... That Snare trick is the shznit! Very cool! That Multiband Gate looks amazing.

[@ethancossett7318]

Congrats on the thousandth video! I can't tell you how much your channel has helped make the mixing world not only less daunting, but truly exciting to learn. I'm now mixing my first solo album using a lot of the tips I've learned from you over the years. Can't thank you enough for contributing so much to this community. Cheers Warren!

[@johnnyt5514]

I’m looking forward to the next generation of producers and mixers that learned all these things in no time with a couple of your videos. Great! It would be really nice if you could do a video about automation. This can transform a rather „static“ mix into something extraordinary and is hard to get right.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Johnny! Yes, automation is a big discussion and I'm excited to do another video on it!

[@dwayneyule1987]

Amazing how much "swing' got reintroduced to the kick just by doing the initial phase align of the three mic"s. It got it's groove back. Thanks Warren, always illuminating, always fun!!

[@CoryWaldroup]

Sometimes you get the perfect video at the perfect time. This was one of those times!

[@Producelikeapro]

You are very kind Cory!! Thanks ever so much my friend!!

[@maciejtreppa]

After watching this I'm so inspired to mix the next song not only of the tips you share with us but watching you being so entusiasthic and passionate about what you do in your life

[@bobthwaite6097]

Have just done the 7. Panning guitar reverbs opposite of the source (21:29) tip, and learned how to do it in Tracktion 7. Great tip thanks Warren, sounds amazing!

[@ramseysounds2086]

I learnt tip No 8 from you ages ago. Cleaned up my vocals no end. Sometimes the simple things make a huge difference. Cheers Warren.

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous! Thanks ever so much!

[@bkristic]

Congrats on 1000 videos and 1000 times thank you. Stay safe and healthy.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much my Friend!!

[@nikirose7673]

I'm really liking this idea of splitting the bass hi/lo for separate control. Most of the stuff I record is just DI, I can see myself using this a lot.

[@zachary963]

I’ll adjust compressor times on picked acoustics, especially singer-songwriter stuff. Longer attack, fast release when the guitar is by itself, and then I’ll tighten the attack and lengthen the release when the singer is singing. It makes the guitar pop between the sung phrases, and creates a pad for the vocals to rest over. Another one is if I have multiple electric guitars, I’ll send them all to a buss and put light multiband compression over the whole buss. It kinda glues them into the same place and gives them an overall sonic character without making them all sound the same. I remember the first time I tried it, the guitars went from sounding good to sounding polished.

[@RC32Smiths01]

Mixing tips are an absolute necessary to the whole of recording! Fine advice as always!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much my friend! I really appreciate your support!

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@Producelikeapro It's a great pleasure to always support! Great knowledge passed down indeed!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@RC32Smiths01 you're very kind my friend!

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@Producelikeapro Why thank you!

[@andyclack4578]

Wow its taken most of my life to realise I want to learn about mixing and Mastering, many thanks for you brillian lessons

[@crissabater7698]

Another Marvellous video by Warren! When the master speaks we listen. The best encyclopedia of music production on the web period! I remember when your channel started mate and it has grown into a world class schooling for so many people. We owe you a grate debt of gratitude for being the original guy who let us in and all become your interns. Keep safe mate and best wishes. :-)

[@kobraklutch7484]

Agreed

[@thebasementfilmgroup]

I have always done a similar guitar technique for live engineering - in a medium sized venue where the guitar amp is audible in the audience I would often drop a reverb and eq on the backline mic and pan right over to the opposite side of the stage - then do the same with the second guitarist - the sound on stage was massive and full in the mix.

[@robhayes6060]

Every time I watch another one of your videos with these tips I want to go back and redo so many parts of tracks that I thought were more or less finished! 😆

[@BukezFinezt]

I work in the Bassmusic, Dub, Dubstep, Rap, Trap scene but you and your channel is the most important YT channel for me. I love mixing and mastering and can always learn something new on this channel. Thank you for the quality content!!!

[@alexanderewing3779]

Priceless info Warren, you are a prince among men! Keep on rockin' Alex

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Alex!

[@alexanderewing3779]

Warren, I was wondering. Have you any tips re. making samples/ programmed drums, more interesting? As an ITB, one man band, kinda fellow, any suggestions would be gratefully received. Cheers Alex

[@consumer365]

Ahhh this is where I heard align the overheads and snare👌 My drummer got all worried until he heard it haha. I have to go back thru and refresh myself sometimes and yup, Warren always dropping the best info💥

[@jimthesalad]

This Is just Pure gold. Getting amazing tips for free from an absolute legend!! The internet is amazing and so are you! Thank you very very much

[@J-F.Potvin]

This is definitely one of your best videos out about tips and tricks. Thank you so much Warren, take care

[@MattGarwood777]

I would be FOREVER thankful for you to do a video on setting levels in relation to each other. I know some tricks with kick and bass, using a VU meter, but *vocal levels* and the other elements are always tough to get set. Maybe some ranges for different genres and any visual tools that aid imperfect mixers? Thanks for everything you’ve done to help me learn!

[@dj-h8735]

The last tip you talked about is always been my first. Using multiple reverbs and delays in a track. As a front of house audio mixer back in the day I always had my hands on that gear adjusting during performances. It created a fuller sound and made every room sound like a stadium. Love that application. Using the saturation tip for coloring the vocals or other instrument is amazing - Top Tip for me. Love learning a new element. Thank You.

[@nizman1000]

I've learnt more from your tips in the last couple of years or so than I did fumbling around on my own for over ten years.. Youz da man!

[@NewGoldStandard]

I've actually had success using that delay trick on an acoustic guitar, but in reverse. As the guitar is playing it has a nice delay going and then as the section or song ends, turn off the delay so the last line of guitar stands out super clean with no delay. Thanks for all of the content you share, there are always *really* useful tips!

[@i_kyl3]

the way you add plug ins to each track is probably the most impressive thing in this video. i thought you were using hot keys, and then i thought you might have fast forwarded the video. Holy crap man..you da man. & thanks for all the help along my mixing journey. best wishes from here in south central!

[@i_kyl3]

Also, LOL to that fact that youre killing two birds with one stone. Bird 1 being teaching us knuckleheads how to mix, and bird 2 being the mixing of a track!

[@i_kyl3]

damn scratch tht last comment since ive def heard you teach using this song before! haha "that ride is the loudest thing ive ever heard, in my life! youre a good man, warren!

[@maxuno8524]

The phase alignment trick has transformed my producing and mixing. Thank you for that one. I now check the phase on everything. My number 1 thing I do on every mix is parallel compression and saturation. A nice way to make your track fat and slamming, without killing the vibe.

[@Producelikeapro]

Fantastic! Thanks ever so much Max! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren

[@henshousestudios7122]

This trick of the overhead compression sidechaning with the snare is amazing. I will try it in my next project.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Stay safe, happy and healthy! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@davidallenhammond2777]

These tips have become my go to 'tricks'. Thank you for sharing this ever so valuable information. You rock and roll!

[@PaulBondMusic]

Warren... Truly excellent tips in this vid. You totally over-deliver!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@TheChzoronzon]

Man, I just found your channel a couple days ago and I'm already sold, can't stop watching. Subscribed and tnx for all this amazingness

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much my friend! I'm so glad to be able to help!!

[@jeremyfox7599]

Another superb video, as usual, this is easily the best recording studio production youtube channel out there.

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much

[@chrisbrehaut]

Always great watching your videos, keeps the spirits up during these pretty miserable times! I've just completed an Audio Engineering course so these videos are keep up my motivation for all things recording/mixing/mastering!

[@xperiencerecordz]

You're so into it, it's a pleasure to watch. Thank you.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@Mordeleitor]

Warren you are a wise man. Thankyou for share this knowldege.

[@sprunknmn]

This is a gem of a video. I always go back to it.

[@MrBlessup247]

#1 Tip is: To learn from you Warren 😉👍🏾👌🏾

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Jamal Johnson thanks ever so much my friend!

[@briankingart]

#7 is my fave. You are a PRO! TYVM, Sir Warren.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thank you very much Brian!!

[@ChrisFalson]

Such a good lesson while eating lunch. I'd give it 2 thumbs up if I was allowed. Thanks for all the great advice and direction. Stay safe and germ free and keep'm coming. Cheers.

[@jacquelamontharenberg]

Great information Warren.... though I am a smooth jazz recording artist and not currently a rock musician , I have picked up a number of great methods that I have used from your teaching. Seems like I learn something new everyday. You have been a great help to me. Since I do my own mixes, this is an extremely helpful and infomative video. Thank you... BTW I love R &R and use to play lead guitar many years ago. I switched back to Tenor Sax...!

[@markbeeson5674]

Congrats on reaching that 1K videos milestone.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Mark! You are very kind!!

[@danialdevostmusic]

I love adding some predelay when doing the panned reverb technique, sounds just like its bouncing off the wall “over there”

[@tythesoundguy]

You're a legend H, thank you ever so much for everything you do!

[@richsmith3255]

Thank you Warren. Yes, I love your channel. Hope you are keeping well, stay well!

[@hotrodbod1]

Wow! This is a Freakin' Brilliant Checklist!!!! Thank you so Much!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Franko!

[@mauricelevasseur9987]

Thanks! I am always learning some cool tricks. The dynamics delay/reverb seem useful when like me you don’t have side chain capacity...

[@dylanwagman9316]

Warren, I’m a teenager who wishes they could make their way out of the box 😂 you are an inspiration 🙏 please never leave KZbin 🤘

[@dylanwagman9316]

The dynamic delay if very nifty, I’m done bypassing my delay during phrases👍😂 thank you

[@jan77639]

Thanks a lot! That dynamic delay thing is really nice. Especially because it has a very musical way of working... Until now I always bypassed the delay, which is kind of a 0/1 digital approach, but the solution with the compressor is much better!

[@Maverick_Tango86]

I like the Bass trick. Love that sound.

[@Producelikeapro]

Glad you like it!

[@Maverick_Tango86]

I fell like I mess this eq pattern up by doing it all on one channel. I still have problems with low end and muddiness. I'm just trying to do better. Seeing how you do things with your Bass guitar is an interesting learn. @@Producelikeapro

[@marc_leblanc]

Thanks for sharing your wisdom Warren. Love the dynamic delay & reverb trick especially.

[@morrielouden1]

Some useful tips here! Thank you, Warren... Interestingly, I find just the opposite with vocal verb. In the 1st. verse, when the band is less busy, I find there's room for a longer and bigger verb. Later in the song, as the band gets louder and busier, I find that there is less room, and I need to shorten the verb to make room in the mix for other added parts.

[@NacekO]

I have to try that dynamic delays/reverbs trick and saturation on room mics omg that is gold :D Thank you Warren for sharing yet again some amazing tips.

[@MrEduardoVelez]

Great tips, thank you ever so much for your contribution to better mixing. Stay healthy and safe.

[@intheblink]

Great content as always, Warren! Made me remember to go back to a track where I'm having trouble with the bass and do the bass split trick. Cleaned it right up! My #1 mix trick is: if the plugin that should be fixing the problem (ex: de-esser) isn't fixing it, go in and manually edit! Dip those big S's with clip gain. Automate an EQ to get rid of a pop. It's easier to forget that, while not as easy as setting a plugin, we have a ton of power in most DAWs and especially in Pro Tools, which I love for audio editing, and you can almost always get where you want to go if you're willing to put in the time and effort.

[@Gnanaveljpece]

0:46 marvelous bro💥

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha thanks

[@adarshshrivastav7552]

Thanks for making one of the best school of music ..... And that too online on KZbin..... Learned each & everything by watching your videos...!!!!! I sincerely want to thank you sir ...❤️❤️❤️ Best

[@garrettpatten6312]

Blew my mind Warren thank you!! Can't wait to implement these techniques!!

[@glennlangford5897]

Excellent, love the dynamic delay and verb trick, thanks Warren

[@NewFalconerRecords]

A schnizzleton of brilliant tips and tricks as per usual. And timely too, 'cos I'm recording like a beast at the moment since I can't really do much else. The one actual positive side to life in lockdown.

[@Sean-uo5ef]

Fantastic video Warren. I've watched it three times now. Really great information.

[@tedgerard333]

The snare trick, can't wait to try it. Thanks for the thousanth time Warren!

[@tedgerard333]

Tried it, and yes what a great tip to share. I now have that snap I am always trying to get. Thankyou

[@reinholdbinder2520]

Thanks for this great mixing-tips, Warren! I love them! Have you ever tried a plugin called "pi" (soundradix) to phase align multiple mics (kick/snare/overheads) and different instrumenttracks (kick/bass) together? It looks like it's working dynamically in different frequency ranges and should generate good results. Do you think it is useful?

[@GuiSchwertner]

Absolutely congratulations on this channel and all that it recollects. Cheers from Brazil.

[@XiyuYang]

I use a transient designer on masterbus, turn the sustain way up and minimize the attack, makes the track very smooth to drink.

[@soundroomstudiosproductions]

this is great Mr. Warren.. thanks you for every thing you did for this world.

[@ThomasL]

Greetings Warren ! I guess we can't thank you enough for all these tips on all your channel, it's brilliantly useful.

[@skyestapor3007]

Can't wait to ask my producer Dad to add 6 more verbs to my mix tomorrow!!!! Love it!

[@GLENNKEARNEY1]

mate your the Muhammad Ali of internet learning , you don't win every fight but you do your best, while we watch and learn

[@thanoszarkalis1964]

Awesome Tips! Thank you Ever so Much Warren!!! You really help me on fixing my Bass Guitar! I could not hear my kick in the chorus, due to over processing my single DI track!

[@mfkrwill]

Thanks for being so consistent on the quality of your content, man. I actually just did a tutorial over reaper and some basic metal vocal mixing for some people in the Kardavox vocal Community on Facebook (I wont plug it too much, it's on a different channel :P) but now I wonder how often guys like yourself and Glenn have have focused discussion for long videos. found myself rambling from time to time and had to cut quite a bit of the recording. But people have dug it As for tips I like: I honestly really like the basic idea of having a delay going into a reverb. It just makes everything sound super lush. Also I love the George Yhong w1 limiter on harsh vocals. Set the ceiling to -3 and throw the threshold down to hear it beef up those vocals.

[@louiegroenewald]

You are so fast around your DAW Thanks for all the videos and info

[@jordancarbajal4615]

Thank you these are great tips for being more of an introvert these days much appreciated

[@gerardbeauchamps6677]

This is an amazingly useful video. I love it! I will be using all of these from now on. Thank you very much! 📌

[@keithcorneryupthatsit.6716]

I'm an amateur singer songwriter and compose and arrange all my sessions on my own, the question I would like to ask is, from the starting point of recording is it best to record everything at 0db in the DAW, then adjust individual volumes accordingly up or down at the mix stage. The reason is ask this is that I often find I pull down the individual volumes at the start of recording then adjust up as I progress with other parts in an effort to try and blend everything together. Thanks KC.

[@Maxischupp93]

number 7 just changed my guitar game!! thank you!

[@jamesvioleen]

Thanks for these tips! I found Slate's Faux Space and Snare Force tricks very useful

[@AntKneeLeafEllipse]

Love it Warren! Finally got a good saturator.... Used Izotope Trash 2 on a vocal for the first time today.

[@jacobwhite936]

Warren, thoughts on side chaining to a multiband compressor to lower the snare in the overheads? Seems like you could keep some of the low/low-mids you just gained from phase alignment and clean up noise. Just brainstorming here.

[@darrenross9168]

Hi Warren, great tips, Thank you, hope you are doing well and keeping safe, all the best.

[@MoveUpMedia]

Great tips. Love hearing me some Robert Jon and the Wreck too!

[@Aceandbob23]

Hello Warren, what is a good trick on balancing every elements in a mix? I'm having a hard time having a good balance between everything. Thank you very much!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Dave, marvellous question! I start with balancing and panning everything before even applying any compression or EQ! That way from the beginning I'm firmly connected to the song!

[@Aceandbob23]

@@Producelikeapro Thank you Warren, I'll try it on asap. :)

[@Producelikeapro]

@@Aceandbob23 fantastic!!

[@sgfdancecompany]

great Warren, about saturation,can be great to share the Kush Omega series, are great in every kind of situation, plus they are really affordable

[@Jeremy_Kinsey]

Congrats for the 1000 videos! Keep up the excellent work, Warren. Cheers!

[@TraneFrancks]

Another epic grouping of tips. Between this and the 5 compression tips, I'm honestly feeling like pulling out the raw tracks from my band's 2005 session and remixing the album. You're a great educator, Warren. As for my own tip, during that 2005 session, I stepped on my Bassballs while the volume on my bass was up. It came in with an audible pop, replete with a long tail of delays. This was while tracking, and it turned out that this take of the song was the most cohesive. The pop was so damn loud, it was everywhere … room mics, overheads. Hell, it was even in the guitar. There was no way I knew to get rid of it, so I did the only thing that made any sense: I hard ping-ponged each of the pops on the bass track to make it sound as intentional as possible. 🤣

[@grsfhhytff]

When I'm phase aligning I usually drag the files then group appropriately so that they don't get muddled while editing! So far it's worked okay for me but I'll need to get fly for a time adjusting delay as it seems much neater and faster! How do you work out how much of a delay you have to use in the time adjuster when you're just looking at tracks? Also cheers for the videos! I've learned more from this channel than anywhere else!

[@bluwavdave]

Thank you Warren for posting this one! Great tips!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Dave!