What PRO Producers Do That You DON'T (this makes ALL the difference)

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This video is a LOT of information so feel free to come back to it as needed. I hope this helps you to actually FINISH your music and find the courage to share your art with the world.
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[@bhaveshtochabbra6853]

Best channel I discovered in 2023!❤

[@syndrx_]

facts this guy is the best

[@csucsadam]

SAME

[@StephonWagstaffe]

For sure made my song come to life

[@MickSkarr]

Excellent and a lot of new and fresh approaches to mixing and mastering 🙌

[@timestes9455]

Ethan, I believe this is your best video yet! Fantastic quality, great narration. My attention was captured for the entire length of the video. That's a feat in this day and age. And with a 30 min video, no doubt!

[@CompleteProducer]

wow no way! that's incredible. editing it im thinking "wow this is a LOT of info I hope people can stay with me" hahahah

[@__e.static__840]

Dude! Totally felt you at the end! That was a super condensed but full guide. Can’t thank you enough! Major respect!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@sebastiancastillo8704]

Been watching Ableton/music production videos for well over 10 years. Yours are far and away the best. Good work.

[@CompleteProducer]

thank you!!

[@geoffnemeth3930]

This is straight up the most helpful video I’ve watched on the process of mixing, mastering and releasing. Your videos are so informative and always motivate me to jump back into Live. Thank you!! 🙏

[@evilwahwah]

These are great tips! Thank you for taking the time to make this and share all of your experience and learnings. I’ve been releasing for a few months and I wish I had the benefit of all these tips when started. Of all the tips, the Quality Control step is the one I value most. I missed a clipping on one track of my first release and it kills me every time I hear it. Should have slept on it like you suggest so my ears would be fresh to catch it the next day. Love all your videos - they are helping me make better releases! ❤

[@__e.static__840]

Best video I’ve seen to finish your song. Thank you so much for sharing!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@fooyong]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make & share this. I'm only 12 minutes into it, and have already seen the light & how I can utilize your advice finish tracks faster.

[@rommynine]

Never used Ableton, but you explain so simple and cool. So it seems I can use it in any daw, like you said! I really love your style to push such useful information straight in my head! Thank you!

[@alexheltemes]

bro your videos are so good. Found you through charmed and didn't know your production background. Thanks for inspiring others!

[@Brett19696]

Mate, thank you for all your doing! These videos have been more helpful than I can put into words :) Love your teaching style so much I had to get your full course, can't wait to dive into it!

[@CompleteProducer]

Saw that you joined, welcome aboard! Can't wait to hear the music you make (:

[@scorpionmcscorp5693]

Thanks for the amazing videos Ethan!

[@mukeshpathak7302]

You and your channel both are really great. All of your videos are game changers 🔥 thank you so much.

[@markbooth140]

Thanks Ethan. I like your vibe and your explanations. ✌️❤️

[@mirela_iuliana_]

Ethan, you're fantastic! The content you create is so useful! I've seen tons of other videos, or took entire courses but with your great formulas everything is nice and neat. Thank you very much for all the effort you put in creating your materials. ❤

[@jewelthompson4210]

Your content is so amazing. I recommend it to all my aspiring producer friends. Thank you for what you do, Ethan. We really appreciate you!

[@dotatales]

I've started making music and found it really hard to stick to someone to follow. Attention span has taken a fall lately, but man, you had me hooked right from the start and just wanted to say all your videos are awesome. If I make it big in my local music industry, I'd owe you big time! Thanks a lot Ethan! :)

[@dmofOfficial]

The effects you put on the master track, big thanks for that! I've been stuck on the limiter knowing it's mud, and was unsure how to escape it!

[@michaelfrietsch8246]

Thanks so much man! This all helps a ton

[@ThBenj.]

Thought i was the only one to do it all in one project! Thanks for sharing. Great content

[@BritishBoy]

I'm absolutely so surprised you're not more popular than you are, these are amazing tips, thanks!

[@onegav]

Awesome video, some great tips and you are so easy to listen to, understand and take in what you’re saying. Epic man 🙌🏻🎶

[@puppibelly]

this is amazing, sooo helpful

[@yah-wq3vs]

great video man. totally appreciate you!!🙏

[@UnleashDLion]

I loved this video. Thank you so much Ethan.

[@CocinandoconMartha121]

"you are valuable, act like it!". Love this quote/advice

[@tobiasvanavelon9684]

Thanks very much for doing this. For extra content, if you haven't already, you might consider making a #shorts version of the limiter + compressor + EQ combo to change sounds. You sound so earnest, I bet it hits just right.

[@vikkstube]

This is probably the best video I've ever seen about Music Production🙌

[@diegolowpass]

I absolutely loved this one! And I thank you for everything you've shared ❤

[@marcandrade7495]

Subscribed 👏👏👏

[@EuphoriaEntertainment]

Thank you Ethan for this inspired video. ❤️

[@Thesgfire]

I love you; thank you so much! This is huge 🔥🔥

[@Cjdubz4]

This is awesome man appreciate you

[@GIVNT]

Great content, bro! Thanks for the input!

[@user-vo2lf5yq1v]

Thanks for your work!

[@juha_music]

Amazing work! Keep it on!

[@CINDY____]

thank you, this is just what i needed!!!

[@mikkelgrunberger5859]

This... This right here.... Very very good job. I learned a bunch.

[@ericsguitar0]

Very helpful. This is valuable and very practical advice!

[@adrianortiz8950]

love ur stuff man

[@iamxnot]

You are killing it. Love from Nepal.. You are the true teacher..

[@itsadambright]

You're amazing Ethan i can't thank you enough !

[@stephaam_music]

So nice. Thanks man!

[@naizondj]

Thank so much brother! ❤

[@Miss.ChiefStudios]

This is really brilliant to hear I have been mixing and mastering in the same project and I thought I was cutting corners. But I think It really works for me. Get the mix right and then there is not much left to do. Although I have been doing a final polish again after the pre master lol. The only prob with my projects is they get kinda huge and cpu intensive. Sometimes my pc won't cope enough for me to tell what is happening audio wise. Your tutorial is brilliant thank you so much ❤🙏

[@daveUK50]

All your vids are so easy to follow many thanks for taking the time to share with others Ethan.

[@user-mb8rf7qk5q]

Omg finally someone explained it in a way I could understand. Subbed.

[@Xamanovo]

Thanks Ethan, that was really honest and helpfull 😊

[@craigroberts2257]

Great job mate thank you 🤩

[@buzzrabone]

Hi Ethan awesome work between this and the song structure video it's given me the inspiration I needed to get some projects finished. I really get a John legend/John Mayer vibe from your vocal melodies. 😊.

[@TayajohMusic]

Thanks Ethan! 🙏❤️

[@insomniaproject5736]

I appreciate you bro. Great video for beginners on mixing but also a great reminder that mixing and mastering should be made simple by the production process

[@CompleteProducer]

that's right! thank you !

[@daedae1522]

I came here from your interview you did at Coachella for a KZbinr . Great work !

[@shadyaymannoor]

Thank you Ethan this was lovely :)

[@niamousai]

Geez I love your channel …🙏🏼😊

[@PradhumnRajput]

Loved it what I just watched!

[@bigwaldomusic]

Extremely helpful! 🙏

[@upintime]

Brilliant Up💯👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@CharlesLouisRosario]

Great vid!

[@andersonmingas8476]

From my heart, I really thank you…

[@MegaStonik]

What a journey, Mate!

[@DeejayRach0]

Priceless Video/Channel

[@curiousgeorge1508]

This is a huge channel that I have never seen. Keep it up, your videos are sooo valuable :)) PS: What background music did you use in this video?

[@willievaughn6474]

You're amazing my friend.

[@zenlokamaya]

Thanks for the Mastering technique. I use Ableton myself, and it's really help.

[@davidb.499]

This is good. Thanks.

[@claudio6032]

Awesome Video! Great insides! Thanks as lot for sharing! Do you have a what Gear I use List or video? What Mic for Vocals or what speakers are minimum etc.

[@loveyoungsoul]

you are my hero!

[@oneweekertwo]

wow amazing!

[@iLoudwing]

This channel is awesome

[@magica2z]

Great video.

[@safianofficial]

.hey ethan, im just about to get started with ableton and came across your channel .you get ideas across quite clearly and that in itself is quite valuable .ill stay tuned! thank you

[@CompleteProducer]

sounds good! I would also check out the free training. I'm not trying to push my course, but the free 1 hour training has a tooooon of valuable stuff for people just starting out and I think youd get a lot out of it! link is in the description of this video

[@safianofficial]

@@CompleteProducer .I’ll definitely check it out, thank you Ethan

[@AngelParilli]

Great video! It reminded me I'm on the right track after years of self training. Good stuff 😎 Quick question, what do you think of all those new all I'm one AI plugins for mixing and mastering? Never used them, seem they can help our ears to work less hours 😂😂

[@williamfranco7526]

Ethan is a FREAKING legend

[@TCGdp]

A workaround for mixing/mastering is mix in mono and at 12Db maximum, and "set" the drums to fill that sound. Then use Utility plugin to gain +5-6Db at the end

[@TCGdp]

Bonus: if you're using compressors you can really "Redline" the hell out of it without clipping once you've entered the mastering phase

[@CompleteProducer]

words of wisdom indeed. i should have mentioned mixing in mono during the balancing stage can really help a lot!

[@ArteagaRobert]

Hola, excelente contenido muchas gracias por compartir todos esos conocimientos lo valoramos muchísimo. Una pregunta veo que cuando agregas un sample para crear las baterías lo haces arrastrando el sample directamente en la vista arreglo, porque no lo arrastras a un drum rack y creas los patrones rítmicos por ejemplo usando un controlador midi no sería más rápido ? Bueno no sé disculpa mi ignorancia 😅 muchas gracias

[@johnviera3884]

at 17:27 he soloed the reverb by clicking the solo button on the RETURN channel. AKA the bus or the AUX channel

[@airforeeeeee]

best vid frfr

[@alexzehnmusik]

Thanks Ethan

[@meimarceau]

i'm really struggling with perfectionism and this really helped me to de-pressurize

[@bloodcell6282]

Nice video!

[@cuberious1419]

I came here from Charlie Chang’s Coachella vid. I was glad he interviewed a producer.

[@risingsun2677]

Wonderful channel. Thank you. Sessions window confuses me. I prefer Arrgmt window to work in. Do I need to even work in the Ableton Session window at all?

[@cheeseballer_]

Legend

[@romanusolcev]

bought CLA-2A after watching this video)))) Love you, man

[@vrahilofficial]

Best channel starting my 2024. Thnk u so much..hello me newbie producer

[@dazzscmith8915]

Nice 👍👍

[@mjohnsen8606]

Just caught your channel from Charlie Chang. Hope you're enjoying Coachella!

[@CompleteProducer]

oh awesome! charlie was great to meet and see throughout the weekend.

[@supergeek007]

The track you demoed in this video, when does it release? Catchy as! Great vid btw, just starting out and some great tips to add to my workflow.

[@CompleteProducer]

Thanks!! It comes out May12th under my project Ethan C. Davis

[@AaronC_MusicMaker]

hi Ethan as many have said before me all your videos are really helpful, thank you for the effort you put in to help others learn. like you im adhd. music production gave my life purpose, focus and direction. im trying this order of doing things, ive always volume balanced first it just seemed the right way of doing things, i was happy when you confirmed that’s a good idea. the only point im struggling with is compression after balancing. i am a novice so pls excuse me if sound a bit silly here. if a channel has an effect or sound that needs the low end removed or the low and high, is it better to do that with eq before you start the compression? otherwise you’re compressing everything, then when you eq it will all change so you’ll need to adjust all the compression again. in these instances is it better to drop the eq on before using compression? thanks, A

[@CompleteProducer]

Hey Aaron, I would say to EQ before the compression. However, sometimes you can get some cool effects the other way around! There aren't really rules with this stuff if it sounds the way you want it to at the end of the day. But EQ first would make sense. For vocals I compress, EQ, de-ess, then compress again!

[@Smell_The_Roses]

Hey Ethan! Love your videos! Been subscribed! Question: when you alternated the limiter with the compressor and saturation, couldn’t you just lower the master volume a bit til it stops clipping instead of lowering the volume on all the tracks? Would really appreciate an answer to that. Thanks!

[@CompleteProducer]

the reason i turned down all the tracks is if we turned down the master, the limiter would limit the track to whatever level the master was at. so if we turn the master down 3db, the whole song would never go above -3db. if we turn all the tracks down instead, it'll still allow the master to go to 0db which leaves a bit more headroom for transients and overall dynamics/clarity in the mix. hopefully that helps!

[@amaxlevin]

Stellar advice to push into a limiter in order to start a mix, saves a ton of time. Cheers!

[@CompleteProducer]

thanks! yeah it changed everything for me so i had to share (:

[@rakeenferdiansyah8751]

so, should i put compression (for mastering) first, or we just balancing the mixing first?

[@ElliotfromOrlando]

Hi Ethan! Q: how do you record background vocals in Ableton? Are you recording separate tracks for each harmony or do you split your vocal?

[@antoniomere]

Love you Ethan

[@davidcarter3976]

If you don't know, this is by far one of the best teachers on youtube, make sure you're telling all your friends and family about this guy. Let's drive him to 2 million subscribers quick!!!

[@CompleteProducer]

thank you!

[@krisclarke3000]

As a newbie producer of dance music, is it really better to release individually via Distrokid (or similar), or sending tracks as demos to labels the old skool way?

[@TarzanHedgepeth]

The very end of the video… yeah. I don’t blame you. INDEED. Edit to add: Most valuable video for music creators online to date… even edging out Recording Revolution ever-so-slightly. Impressive!

[@CompleteProducer]

wow thank you!!

[@TarzanHedgepeth]

Thank you, sir. I intend to keep this video fresh in my history/feed until I repeat this process a few times and get it. I’ve spent a lot of time learning, but not much APPLYING what I’ve been learning into one solid repeatable system. Your framework is gold to me because, somehow, I get distracted with conceptualizing instead of really implementing… so thank you so much, sir.

[@adityapadia7]

i love you bro

[@Keugre19]

Good video, but you should EQ before compression, to avoid unecessary low end to trigger your compressor :)

[@cruzpatterson]

when you're mastering or making the song loud enough by comparing with another song, where are you making the adjustments? are you just raising the volume on the plugin and watching your mater channel for the redline or is that meant to stay at 0 db? I noticed you had it at 2db and went up to 4db for the chorus in another video and I'm confused as to what the actual process is when you're making it louder or mastering. PS thanks for the vids, super helpful