Hip Hop Mastering Prep Tips | Lu Diaz (Jay Z, Beyonce)

[@jackpatterson92]

This guy has such an intuitive knowledge of the software he’s using, always talking about how stuff ‘feels’. Love that.

[@Ajayjohnson264]

@Piddy Pay lmao art thou feeling it now Mr. Crabs

[@CJBeatzProductions]

Shoutout @LuDiaz for giving us all this sauce and knowledge!

[@GuseppeBilleci]

I want more Lu Diaz!!

[@kmill101]

Love running across mix engineers that can actually describe the sound he’s looking for and what it takes to get it there. Everyone of his videos are great. Plus being able to brake down each plugin so everyone can understand its purpose.

[@zapantalambda]

12:25 i can really hear the big difference. Active was so much brighter and punchy. you have prolly heard this before but i genuinely Thank you uncle Lu Diaz for the wealth of information.

[@sickbeatsproductions6664]

lu is the boss!!! Been a fan since the old dj khaled days!!!

[@patkelly3966]

LOL

[@tobycortes]

your aproach to the concepts is very down to earth, so clear when you explain stuff, no need for too techincal stuff, awesome man!!! :)

[@OmoiSenpai]

Feels nice to hear these tips from the Older Champs! I know about this already, but it still feels nice to hear about it ya know! ^_^

[@duncansoundsstudios3645]

Justin Omoi yeah.Makes u realise u doing the right things

[@YXNGNESS]

I must agree bro

[@darkskinwhite]

yeah i really dont like tutorials from young dudes unless theyre established and have great work already. I wanna hear from the vets.

[@MacReviewzOnline]

he's not an older champ tho - he' s in current mixing generation, mixing current music. That's different from a younger guy 30 years old . who came up in 2000, and now cant do the new music.

[@MichaelHensen]

Not sure what anyone has said, but Lu is the man.. He's made tons of records..Nice work here!

[@MrAxel1892]

For a Long Time I didn’t see a clear guy like him in this business. Not too much show, just straight work.

[@fortheages1]

Mr. Diaz...you have enhanced my studio experience. Thank you Sir.

[@freethinkers-inc.]

Lu you are such a great teacher. I can feel almost every word you describe. It's so crystal clear. Thanks for sharing and I will soon defenitely check out your master course. Thanks man.

[@afterouge]

THE DOCTOR in the game

[@gleamsatm]

Love the way this guy breaks everything down in an understandable manner. This really helped, I just brought the TG plug and I don't feel ass confused lol until I'm back in the studio and it takes off its panties for me 😩

[@johnmajorent]

lol what

[@onthegolabel]

@@johnmajorent lmao im thinking the same but exactly the point right...

[@koolbeatsrapinstrumental8850]

Thanx Waves. I'm a LICENSED user whom has learned a lot through your Rock. Pop, based Genre tutorials. I have noticed a lot more of an effort towards the Hip Hop Genre 🙏🏾🙏🏾👏🏾 I've been saying for quite some time that Waves should have some MORE Hip Hop based tutorials. Video's that are dedicated around the Hip Hop culture(Genre) & 808 bass wav samples. Whether it's a Waves Audio website, Pro Tools Expert, KZbin, etc. Hip Hop listeners love to use Waves Audio plugins, pianos & synths. It would only be cool to have some tutorials centered around Hip Hop. Hip Hop videos on EQ, Compression, etc through Waves product. Of course we have the GREAT Great Dave Pensado, now we have Lu Diaz. Thanx.

[@mrhingizmusic]

Came across your stuff on mixing 808s and kicks. That information is so powerful, tried it and it changed my perspective. All the way from Africa Zimbabwe.

[@tredworthtiger]

shout me g

[@tredworthtiger]

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[@krisgotstuff1315]

I really appreciate videos like this. With that said..when doing comparison with effect bypassed and enabled..please PLEASE levelmatch. Everything sounds "better" when it's louder.

[@flyingisland7583]

Kris Got Stuff Totally wrong! I’m watching the video on my iPhone speakers and I can hear everything. Anyway this song sounds trashy in my opinion, I don’t care if you a legendary sound engineer: This loudness war plus a lot of synthetic instruments= heavy ugly distortions! His ears might be damaged with the time for using this song as an example... Or... THIS VIDEO IS JUST A WAVES AUDIO COMMERCIAL. He tooks the money 💰

[@hoaxuk1]

@@flyingisland7583 Not the point he was making. He was merely stating you can trick yourself into believing something sounds better than it is due to the level being louder than the previous, level matching allows you to hear what the limiter/compressor is doing to the sound without being tricked by our brains, from there you can turn it back up.

[@flyingisland7583]

kit dalton You miss the point too... I use bypass button everyday. The first comment was about the fact that he don’t heard the sound of the Solo fonction. Or now that I think... What’s the hell do you need to match the level when you bypass a compressor who be supposed to play on the dynamics ? People need to get their mixing right before the mastering... Leave some head room and never touch it. Next you do the master. I guess you know all that.

[@hoaxuk1]

@@flyingisland7583 lol what? Read above for the answer as to why you need to level match

[@thierry.lavallee]

Well... I end up NOT appreciating videos that don't do their level match. It is too easy to sell a better sound when the levels are boosted. This defeats the whole purpose, and is for me, false publicity right off the bat.

[@robertkuhlman8811]

MR. DIAZ - Fantastic -.Thank You Sir!

[@EnricoDePaoli]

All very well said from a very clever thinking. Thank you Lu Diaz and Waves.

[@mr.wolfbeats3883]

What a legend! 💎💎💎 Greetings from Brazil

[@asaiya705]

Gold!!!! Anouther one!!. Always appreciate this. Mr. DIAZ mixing knowledge has helped me progress so far as an engineer and producer!! Respect!!

[@GenX_US_Marine]

I'm no mastering engineer or mix pro, but when I mix something I use the crappiest speakers/headphones that I can find. Once I'm done I'll hear on pro speakers and headphones to make any adjustments. I never ever pan my kicks, snares, or hi hat's. They are right down the middle of the record.

[@Souljah-23]

Once I started using a bit knowledge and how the song sounds and feels it clicked. I got clients now and they are very happy with there songs 😊

[@crimsonaudio4207]

Louis, you always make it look easy. That's a powerful tool. 👌👌👌

[@abbas1ne]

So glad to hear from this guy

[@joeyf808]

Thank you, Lu!

[@roho508]

I needed this! 💪🏽

[@seasonsbeats5567]

Thank you for the tips and tricks Lu

[@dangelobenjamin]

What a great video. A goldmine of information! He talks very fluently and casually too, a good lecture.

[@TheRealMarkpain]

Great Job

[@jakerichter7762]

This mans brain is a goldmine!

[@musicly1922]

Very imformative video!

[@Jordan-ht6oo]

thank you mr diaz

[@mrmorpheus9707]

Best ive seen on this

[@MikeSpexTV]

Loving these Lu videos!! Thnx Lu ! Thnx Waves!!

[@michaelblackbeats8217]

Thank you Mr. Lu Diaz! Thank you Waves Audio!

[@mickeymiguel2726]

Purely genius

[@evanflowforever6615]

You got the touch brother.

[@futsalclubofnotredamefutsa7212]

Incredible video

[@RONNYMORRISMUSIC]

What an amazing video I am truly impressed with what this tool can do.

[@bringyourownheart]

LOVE IT. Thanks Waves Audio for bringing us a master...and showing a proper utilization of your plugs!

[@lucasbarrientes]

Solid info. Now to tweak some mixes.

[@papahuge]

Guy knows his stuff.

[@jorgedelarosa878]

Thank you Luis!!

[@RealMMLVR]

Thats knowledge!! Cheers bro

[@JulesO]

I love this guy.

[@KI2LA]

nice tipps and tricks... i'm an artist and audio engineer from germany myself... and those advices helpt me alot... thx!

[@KI2LA]

@第一BiG-STackz6 I'm using Cubase sorry

[@closobeats8829]

A lot of you guys complain too much and spread too much negativity, just take the info and run with it.

[@VINISAMPLES]

Spread stereo images, not negativity

[@closobeats8829]

LeCroix lol exactly

[@robgracia509]

awesome thank you for sharing your info

[@drakewatkins2624]

Good at what he does 👌 🔥

[@djramonlanit]

Very interesting Masterclass!

[@PolymerJones]

dang this is some GOOD CONTENT thanks

[@stefanmijic9110]

I love him!

[@drfidybeatclassicaudioscho1291]

Sir thank you vary much you are the best

[@pixelpeitscher]

Thank You!

[@bernieberroa]

WOOOOOOOOOW THANKS

[@Yo-Bruh]

Thanks waves and the one and only lu Diaz 😉😉

[@MikeHeebz]

The homie Lu coming thru! =)

[@JanooProductions]

this is amazing, legend!

[@fayso3566]

Amazing...

[@HappyMixingStudio]

Thank you Lu ~~~~

[@ranierahoro5398]

thanks for this VIDEO fire

[@extremesoundempirerecords9564]

thanks again please also make a tutorial for mixing digital sounds in the box tips and tricks to deal with harshness, how to make very warm sounds

[@absaloj]

LU DIAZ the goat 🐐 🔥🔥

[@Thespeedrap]

I wish this guy was my mentor

[@MexiMex13]

Nice video

[@chizachuku331]

thank you.

[@SocietateaAscendenta]

I am never gonna become a good mixing engineer. I tend to always make changes, then come back to older settings, then feeling that the mix sounds to "affected" and harsh, then fatiguing my ears even more, wanting to get the best sound now, not tomorrow, then tomorrow I gave up on the mix. Mixing needs so much patience and reasonable thinking. Perfection does not exist, in the form we like to think of it. A perfect mix is when you have self-control and can say: "Okay, the house is ready, NOW I am going to go in and live inside of it for the years to come, construction and facade is READY. Finished. Over". And when you learn to say OVER, this is it, I love it today, tomorrow, next years to come, EVEN if my future mixes will sound different, cause you will be using more complex techniques, hardware/software, BUT you have to make a good mix that when you listen to it, you say: "Simpler than now, but sounds good, I like it", the same way you like listening to old vinyls and although they sound so different in comparison with the music today, you still say: "Damn, that sounds so smooth and nice".

[@dopelbangersentertainment.2557]

Perfection does not exist, but there are perfect greatest hits, because is not only about the mixing, is about the combination of the recordings, mixing, mastering and structure of the song, what it makes it perfect. So don't give up because we all have different learning techniques and different times. You could take maybe a decade to be like this guy, but this guy took 30 years to be a pro. Nowdays we have this videos, and all kinds of tools to be like him.

[@KtraaOfficial]

Have hem do more videos please 🙏

[@djkoz1]

Lu your the man! Gonna save up to get the TG.

[@RinoTirri]

Cool video

[@Charmcitybeats]

Major Keys 🔐

[@cosmixescalv]

do not forget to get a coffee, essential

[@extremesoundempirerecords9564]

thank's man you are the best I enjoy all your tutorials in this channel they are a great help I would like to know if you can make a tutorial about mixing very wide sound, width and depth management thanks a lot

[@Lesimz]

Thanks 🙏🙏🙏

[@gdrecordz]

Thx a lot

[@kevind2409]

his approach is so fucking solid. I alos LOVE how this plugin is designed for making small tweaks here and there to a BIG affect!

[@focaalexandr7536]

Now community need some mastering tips

[@kingprince2742]

Yes Lu... Your Version Please!!!!

[@MixedByS]

Full vocal break down is needed

[@cccccccmc]

that song is hard

[@getabetterproduction8001]

yezzzzzzzz

[@sajid4242]

This featured song is nowhere on the internet, can you guys share the link ?

[@JoeJoeezyOficial]

Whats up! Im from Angola, please talk about cutting all frequencies after 16khz in the mastering and which plugins should I use!?! I think this is one of the secrets that is never revealed. Thanks!

[@zapantalambda]

following*

[@kingech_B15]

The only dude showing off for the trappers

[@KonDaDerGraue]

So do you print it out with the 'Abbey Road TG Mastering' plugin on it? Or you bypass that and print it out and send that to the Mastering Engineer?

[@belkacemaitsiamer9432]

he send the session with the plugin, not just a track

[@dafingaz]

🙌🏾

[@buckyfrass317]

God bless those help people Not killing people

[@alwayslearning8118]

👍

[@farsafarsante2482]

Hello! I wanna say this as many others Wave's tutorials is great! I've got a question, thought: whats UK and American Standard for tape recording? I've trying to find information about it in the internet with no success. If anyone can clear that out for me, would be very gratefull. Greetings from ARGENTINA!

[@Jordan-ht6oo]

its just more darker or brighter tones to the mix, the UK tend to have a more darker tones to there songs while american music tend to have more of a brighter mordern tone to their music

[@sammytheman8994]

Please clarify this ISNT mastering right? You would throw this plugin on your masterbus before exporting the audio into a mastering session?

[@TheBassMan533]

He said about 10 times that he uses it for himself, to get a good sense of how the mix would be after mastering, and for working with clients, to help them feel how the track would hit them after mastering, but when he prints the track to go to mastering he leaves those plugins out, leaving the mastering engineer room to do his/her thing. Sometimes if you know that you want specific things in your master it's reasonable to send your mastering engineer both mastered and unmastered versions to give them your general vision.

[@sammytheman8994]

Ben H.G thanks for the reply, I understand. I was just asking because I saw one video where a guy put a few plugins on his mix bus before exporting the audio into a mastering session

[@DJLanta]

Can we buy your mastering presets for this?

[@ShvdeBlvckProduce]

Subtítulos en español por fa...

[@dayosonictv]

i wish i know what to look at when it comes to avoid peaking before sending it to mastering , is it the one on the left of the hot one on the right in this video?

[@Corey-gb1rx]

wait does he print it with the TG limiter on cuz i love that things sound

[@bstez43]

@LuDiaz how do you keep the final mix from clipping when you print with the L2 bypassed? do you just bring the group levels down like you demonstrated early in this video?

[@Bonzvy]

Interessting how the kick & 808 is not that punchy or loud in the mix but in the master it comes through. I personally always push my kick & 808 and at the end i compress all that level in the mixbus - maybe it is the wrong approach and i need to try something new

[@losangulos]

You answered yourself.

[@ericvalverderosado2046]

Come on, there must be something for Metal!

[@dopesensi]

Is anything beating L2 out there yet?

[@Marc_Dub7]

I see a lot of people like Fabfilters pro L2

[@gusdee4844]

@@Marc_Dub7 yeah I like pro L alot. The L1 L2 and L3 seem so compressed to me. U cant push it LOUUDDD without it sounding like its pumping or ruining the quality. I just got it so maybe im doing something wrong but with fabfilter I never have these problems.

[@dopesensi]

Think I'll give the fabfliter a try . Thanks for the tip.

[@jesse4238]

How hard is it to make up gain? If you truly care to make before/after comparison then its necessity

[@ben81]

❤

[@IAmJaydeseKing]

Where can I find this song ?