Top Down Mixing In PreSonus Studio One - RecordingRevolution.com

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[@trapmoneymusictv2449]

Thanx

[@apsay123]

More Studio One content please! The DAW of the Future

[@AzeveidoMateus]

Anand Prahash Hey man. I just got studio one artist because I’ve heard such great things about it. What do you like about studio one that separates it from the other DAW’s. I’m new at this and just trying to get as much information as I can.

[@denohmwas]

I agree. I also switched from Cubase to Studio One Pro

[@retsmej]

@@AzeveidoMateus i tried cubase, ableton and fl studio but i settled with studio one for faster creative workflow for pop/folk/rock recording and mixing (it can go surgical). cubase (5.1) is unstable with 3rd party plugins in my system, ableton very good for loops based production and edm types (i wrote few songs only), fl studio workflow is not good for recording live instruments (same with ableton). Studio One is very easy to use, very stable with 3rd party plugins, all menus are in 1 page only, routing of instruments is very easy, you'll have more time and focus in finishing your songs rather than tweaking how to's with the software. this is just my personal experience.

[@BlueTransAm83]

I tell people that. And it's like telling a 20 year old. Xbox or PlayStation. LoL. Its instant war for the guys that have been on one for so long, no other new one will ever come along. Studio one 4.5,,,,,, Awesome. No releases yet. Use to just jam track machines (jams not songs.) But in family of family lol (brother in law?) I have DAW users since 97 2000? And I got a good guide. Old Cakewalk guy that is on Studio One now. Hes glad I'm finally going that way. He hounded me on visits. "So when you going to write!!! LoL." He actually had a tiny hit in the late 90s. Was a pop Mike and the Mechanics type thing. Not my style, but was done well. Was played a tiny bit. And big in the places he played threwout West coast Fl Tampa etc. So YTube or him. All of them, or many saying Studio One. Especially just as if recent with 4.5 plus now. It went up even further! Only thing is now, (nothing released) is if you get something good. Unlike Jaming on Cam or tracks. Your a bit scared to release. Or think, should I send it out to be mastered? Etc, etc. A few just sit. Wow, that's actually a song, that's oddly when I get scared to show. Anything else, don't care. Ill show it. Cause I almost want people to expect less first? Sorry for a mental analogy of me.

[@BlueTransAm83]

Just saved a bunch of people from adding 22 to 50 effects more lol. I was told same thing. I'm still green in DAW a bit. Guy was like, why use a reverb plugin on 9 tracks. Just Bus your reverb tracks as one. Simple but, I'm green. Ala compression and EQ to here.. I love the Wide, Probably to much.

[@KtraaOfficial]

Can you mix a full Song on Studio one please 🙏

[@e.apollis2877]

Ktraa Official this was a full song

[@cleverestx]

Yes and you can MASTER it too; it's the only one with a built-in mastering suite.

[@brainmurde]

Thanks, Graham! Thats my favorite DAW for creating music. Moved from Logic X to S1 and really happy! Awesome product.

[@drcouts2607]

Man, I'm amazed, the song sounds practically mixed with this mix bus processing! F***ing awesome!!!

[@balderma]

Awesome that you showed this technique on PreSonus studio one. It is my go to DAW for recording and mixing. I would love to see you continue mixing this song to see what stock plug-ins you use for EQ & compression to make drums and bass pop. Thank you for sharing your expertise.

[@asilmusicgroup3058]

Hey

[@lesleymoddleton2287]

Another great vid. Been watching young Graham for about 2 years now and have learnt so many techniques from him in that time. Big thanks mate.

[@DTrecording]

Love S1 and was so stoked to see you featured by Presonus from within S1's news tab! So cool!

[@knewconfusion]

This is great! Thanks for the video, I’m gonna try these techniques out, very well explained

[@nedim_guitar]

I never thought doing that to the master channel. I do top-down on the drum and other instrument buses. And THEN I mess around with the master, and usually over-compress or over-process it. This will be very helpful!

[@swallace21]

The multi-band mix move was the best. Loved how it changed the tone.

[@fret2fret221]

Such a subtle yet HUGE difference. Whoa.

[@MabawaVocal]

been using studio one for five years and ilove it,logic is good too but studio one is easy and sound outcome is clean,good thing is that all is in one window and operation is straight forward and no setting it tells you straight forwart and it accomodates third party plugins and has a proffessionall interface

[@JayDanielsBand]

I just began using Studio One because it shipped with my Presonus mixer. Today I really began diving into it with a new song and I am getting the hang of it slowly but I have to admit I’m a little overwhelmed because the song has a lot of tracks with my band with all the guitars, vocals and misc instruments. Any suggestions to help me out as I get started would be great. Awesome videos btw!!! Followed your Protools stuff for a while. Thx! 🙏

[@AshishSinghPaL777]

Thank you Graham! Was Waiting for a lesson in studio one..😁

[@Y.C.I_Productions]

Ikr

[@kariayamkaridugong3575]

Me too 😆

[@ChristianSnook]

Thanks so much for showing this approach. Also... I love that you did this one in my DAW Studio One!

[@ramoninoa691]

Thank you so much for putting this video out!! I just recently transitioned from Logic to Studio One & this video was very helpful in familiarizing the mixing tools withing Studio 1 along with your awesome tips 👍🏼 Great work & thank you for sharing!

[@trevorf2098]

More with Studio One! In Mixing University also!

[@dfieldnocompany]

Great advice bro 😎💯✊

[@kueller917]

I haven't used Studio One since 2, this has really grown.

[@EpicKeyz]

Thanks, Graham! Love your videos!

[@AzeveidoMateus]

This video was very helpful. Can you please do more videos using Studio 1?

[@edmoss2020]

Thanks friend this is very interesting , make so much sense. Great video...thank you for what you do on here

[@zachariashborkastrator5274]

Redo the drums and parallel compress them and add backing vocals and this song slaps!!! Thanks for the content.

[@nebstaism]

Nice song graham... you got some dope tracks ... this bus technique is really the best way to mix I reckon... less is more always I reckon ... balancing tracks is the best way to get a good mix and doing very slight adjustments with plugins if needed .. excellent vid this one 💯🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@ubu-ibme]

Just an FYI for anyone watching this (years later) who's not familiar with Studio One... the back and forth arrow between the Comp and EQ means "swap Comp and EQ order in the signal chain" (per the Fat Channel documentation) and because it's not clicked, it means he's compressing first before EQ-ing even though he shows the EQ settings first. So my question then is this: is the swap EQ/comp button supposed to be clicked? If not, then why did you show the EQ settings first before Comp if that's not the way it's going in the signal chain? Great video regardless, been following along and applying. Thanks!!

[@glennmathisen2537]

Thank you from a s1 user 🙂. Use it in demos again if you find it appropriate🙂.

[@gofres]

Great video, thanks! I' new to recording and mixing and I've been doing things the totally opposite way around... starting from the bottom up, then creating more problems for myself later in the mix. This has totally changed my mindset on mixing and I'm already seeing some improved sound. Much appreciated. Who's the band you're recording BTW? Quite like them. Got a sort of Offspring vocals.

[@darkeco]

Hmmm, not sure this idea sits right with me. Take your low-mid EQ move to help reduce mud, for example. It's likely only a couple of instruments needed adjustments here, but instead you've reduced the energy of everything. It certainly doesn't sound bad but I feel if you'd adjusted the individual instruments you may have been able to make things cleaner and retain more energy. Also I'm always sceptical about stereo wideners and mono compatibility, especially on the master. Would it not be better to just widen sets of instruments that you actually want to add width to so it doesn't also affect your more centred instruments? These are just thoughts that have come to me, but I'm open to any clarification on the matter.

[@rickhardt2237]

Thanks Graham, your tutorials are the best... so practical

[@donniesmith1646]

REALLY great advice. I'm going down in the studio and give a try, right now!

[@Rammy22ify]

Definitely looking forward to you finishing this in Studio One 4, great video.

[@GuitarLessonsMadeEasy]

Vocals sound great for no plugins, did you treat them on the way in? Can you tell me what you ran the mic thru ?

[@thechoiceisyaws]

I randomly remembered I have a license for Studio One pro from years ago, I could've saved myself money on Waves plugins if I knew how much was already bundled with Studio One!

[@ChrisGalesMusic]

I have been watching a lot of your content and notice you usually put the EQ before the Compressor but you chose to leave the EQ after the Compressor in the Fat Channel. Is there a reason you did that?

[@hotsatin8798]

The best info I have received!!

[@Curtiss1965]

The Binaural Pan plugin made me remember going from the 4:3 ratio tv broadcast to 16:9 ratio broadcast...

[@R.Kryshtal]

thank you. love all your videos, everything I learned so far about DAWs and home studio is through your videos. You're really knowledgeable and know what you're talking about, and you explain very thoroughly. I like that song that you're playing in this video, is it yours? reminds me of Michael Jackson style!

[@reedcrisis]

Well done. Personally, I am using Studio One as well, but do not care about the used DAW in tutorials when it comes to concepts.

[@Stevensonnnnnn]

This was really helpful. Thank you for your generosity.

[@Naborsmusic]

I was just wondering, some people say NOT to have any plugins on your MASTER BUS, that all your plugins should go on your MIX BUS, and no plugins should go on your MASTER or MAIN output BUS, but i don't see a mix bus in your tutorial, and now i don't know which method is better this way does seem easier though, I usually have this set-up 1) A Band Bus 2) A Drum Bus 3) A Filter Bus 4) A Filter bypass Bus 5) A Mixbus which all my buses routed here, and the mixbus goes to the main bus. I also am just learning, I don't have a lot of experience in mixing, but some advice would cool if you could help Thank You✌✌✌

[@denohmwas]

That Mix sounds soo Good

[@MusicByDiZZY_]

Hey man I can’t seem to find out how to get the “binaural pan” plug in. I don’t have it and cannot find how to get it. Any help please?

[@marlowdurden5330]

Do you always set your EQ levels at those points , as well as your comp too? I have follow you since 2012. I have followed for a long time

[@dragonflythemusician]

Awesome point of view and procedure. 🤘🏻

[@ZijunTan]

looks like a semi-mastering workflow to me, again thanks! that's educational

[@AladimGTR]

Great stuff, thanks for sharing) Bravo!!!

[@reemixradio424]

Thank you really appreciate you going through this.

[@sterlingmcvay6163]

Love Presonus Studio One!!! Were there No Effects on any of the Recorded Channels? Very NICE MIX.

[@naticrane6325]

That song is BAD ASS!!!! Where can I purchase it! I usually do light comp. and slight EQ on my mix buss. Great video.

[@recordingrevolution]

It's called "Thief" by ill Factor (featuring yours truly) and it's on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, etc

[@rickyguitarman3839]

Studio one 4.1 rules!!!!!! A lot of producers switching to it :)

[@DM_K7]

Love studio one, What do you think about having all fades at -16db starting point , [for working with a really dense mix],and adding the rest of the gain with a limiter plugin on post master fader, a trick for having more headroom when your ready to export.

[@JayHartMusic]

dope video

[@ronc311]

yeah! some Studio One love!

[@joeseabreeze]

I wish you completed the vid and showed how you mix as you go down and if you need to adjust the top after changing things lower in the chain.

[@kaivrock]

The vocal was almost completely removed from the center by the end of the processing. I don't know if that was what he was going for or not.

[@HansolJang]

why doesn't studio one have peak number mark? only signed on master fader.

[@barryhanson9991]

THANK YOU GRAHAM!!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

[@guilhermefrotta]

U rock, bro! Regads from Brasil!

[@enzothenephilim2334]

Absolutely helpful thank I greatly appreciate it

[@DeeNelsonDee_nels_on_duty]

7:40 low and high ends are actully been compressed tho but i guess you mean which is less compressed

[@jordya]

Nice video Graham. Quick question...I noticed your master fader was down around -4.1...is that something you’ll end up bringing back up to 0.0 when you export or do you keep it there to help with overall peaks. I was always taught to try and keep the master close to 0.0 and adjust the tracks to avoid overall clipping.

[@SpektorBaal]

I love Studio one

[@Evangelionism]

Question: (This may be something you've already covered, but...) _What is your opinion of orchestral top-down mixing?_

[@LeonardoLima-nk4fv]

Thanks so much! Im trying that and is so great! for mixing acustic stuff (acustic guitar, vocal) without drums, any cautions of doing that? The multiband trick really works and wonder about the crossover bands to choose based on material.

[@SjaakShirly6559]

Thanks! So if I do understand what "top down Mixing" is: first the MAIN channel with the 4 plug-ins and after that the individual tracks (vocals etc.). So you don't use reverb on the main channel but on the individual track(s)?

[@maciekkk123]

As this is similar to mastering chains, are you not gonna have a problem on mastering stage or this is for producers who do all including mastering in home studio and this is kinda part of it?

[@thechoiceisyaws]

are these your vocals graham? you sound good

[@e.apollis2877]

i started to mix like this and going to stuck with it, Al Schmitt also works like this and getting Grammy's this way of mixing. I'm going to get me a U47 type mic as the original is to expensive for my vocals, as it thickens it up and brings along a nice top end, so no eq needed on on vox, and maybe a dynamic on the bv. on the mix buss i will eq 30hz and 20khz.

[@mcneillmama50]

So you aren't inserting plugins on individual tracks?

[@kenddyofficial617]

Graham i'from Viet Nam You are really really profesional in my eyes. In the future, i want to open a small Studio, i need u tell me what do I need prepare ? What preamp or mixer do tou using? and what microphone do you using? Can you tell me, I appreciate your sharing...:)

[@thevisionaryassassin4352]

If you click the link in the description, it'll guide you to his website. He's got a full breakdown on the site.

[@DonRed85]

This the only plugin I don’t have but what other plugin I can use for the master mix

[@rowlandhinds6878]

Question. When your render for mastering do you take pluggings off for mastering or render with plugging for mastering?

[@mq4702]

What song is that? I really like it.

[@MarkAnderson-ip9iw]

Good advise thanks

[@DavidRosario69]

Unfortunately, if you export stems, you lose everything affected by the master bus. I record and export for some else to mix, but I give him "mixed" stems.

[@agelessproductions835]

There are couple of ways around that if you’re still interested

[@CabelCabelCabel]

WHAT IS THIS SONG, SO GOOD!??

[@kariayamkaridugong3575]

Finally, what i hope.. Your video with studio one. Haha

[@TitiJackys]

WOW this is impressive

[@sysdevman]

In this video the levels onto the mixbus appear to be quite high, around -4/5db. I thought the sweet spot for plugins was -18db average, so isn't this level too high?

[@believersheart1689]

I GOT ONE QUESTION, how you figure out the eq needs specific gain match. i didnt understand how to level match in eq, any tips here plz?

[@rager-69]

Graham, why do you use Studio One to master?

[@andresameni7403]

it has a dedicated page to mastering... is what I would assume... never used pro tools to know if that has it as well

[@birdisthezv]

I think I might as well try that.

[@dougb3854]

So do you leave these plugins on when you master ?

[@ASuaMúsicanaTV]

Awesome!

[@jeffstein227]

you jumpin to Studio One now? im moving from Pro Tools 11 to Logic Pro X myself.

[@ezesonido]

Is there an effect on the voices?

[@rholden6344]

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[@chsandstrom]

I've heard you should never, ever have any plug-in in the main buss, 'cause that just fuck things up when you wanna master, since you want as much headroom as possible. Can anyone please explain this to me?

[@danielziec240]

Thanks Graham

[@goalgoalkh9356]

while i import midi file from my other daw to studio one it's was lower note like c5 to c4 can you tell me what was problem of that?

[@steveflow1332]

This is what I learned in school

[@netalibaba4138]

thank u. gud stuff

[@anthonyring123]

isnt that basically the same as mastering a single song? why use the master fader vs going to the master page?

[@matrixate]

You've been using this technique for years?

[@MrAirhis]

this is mastering yes?

[@BDSCOLOSSAL]

That's a banger

[@DavidSJ_DAP]

Sounds to me lIke there might be a little Graham in the background vocals...

[@seanhogge]

You say "don't let the volume increase fool you." But the entire point of the directive to volume match is because you can't not let volume increases fool you. Maybe a few decades of experience can let you mitigate that, but that's not me, or (I suspect) your primary audience. So it seems like this video intended to let us hear the improvements of subtle master bus processing gives us nothing: I can't hear the changes accurately. The concept I understand, and that's valuable. But why even have an A/B comparison that isn't volume matched? At best it's a waste, and at worst you're teaching people that volume matching doesn't matter. That being said, I'm a big fan of your work and I value all the things I've learned from you over the years and appreciate the hours of hard work that goes into making these.

[@seanhogge]

@@Charlee_Murphee What one listens on is irrelevant. If you make a change and that change causes an increase in volume, that change will sound subjectively good, even if it would sound subjectively bad at the same volume. What you and I are both hearing is not a true comparison. We're hearing the 2+ dB of makeup gain applied at the Fat Channel and Multiband compressor which masks the other gentle changes.

[@irecki1]

Very interesting

[@t3reeproduction314]

Studio one is nice I think its a daw that does everything well .. swiss army knife!