You Suck at Mixing #7: Using Reference Tracks

[@bustinbustin6487]

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[@Sigorzav_Mixing]

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“It’s very hard to know where you’re going, if you don’t know where you’re going.” -Underbelly. 8:28

[@hkoxnw]

"okay, so check it" -Underbelly. 0:34

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I felt it.

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[@igglue7671]

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[@Njmovies2]

I gotta say, as someone getting pretty frustrated while trying to make my mix sound good, your sarcastic approach helps me realise sucking now doesn't really matter that much. I shouldn't care too much about being good now but getting there while learning and having fun making music. Thanks Underbelly!

[@treehann]

I feel the same way; he's getting me to have more fun with it

[@skyboundzoo7529]

Amen

[@frnnndz6230]

Got this feeling right now man! Amazing

[@Bittamin]

I would love to hear your progress dude!

[@katherinec4360]

Even the greats are making shitsongs 😊

[@benja303]

How to use Refrencd Tracks: Summary: ( Match the volumes by reducing ref track, have a variety of ref tracks that you know, Analyze and compare) Mixing is all about perspective. You cant tell how your song sounds unless you have something to compare it too. Thus refrence tracks Tips: -Reference tracks are targets for what our songs should sound like. -You can use tracks you DONT like to see wether you are going right or wrong. E.g if a track is too bassy, if your track has more bass then u know. -We will.match our shit song with the tracks loudness -Reduce the refrence tracks Volume until its down using -Use youlean loudness meter to check LUFS

[@sulky2811]

I've been watching production tutorials for years and I can honestly say I've never found a channel that keeps me as engaged and amused as yours. I've learnt more from just a few videos than I have from hours of youtube shitvids. THANK U x

[@ajbrazov]

Thank you my friend. I quit producing with DAWs on my PC almost 15 years ago for work and kids, but the main reason was my frustration with mixing, had good ideas back then but all sounded awful. Thanks to your videos and the way you explain it, it sounds very less frustrating and funny so I'm giving it a try after a long time.

[@joeyrabz1616]

How is the return @Scarafoo ? I have the same problem now... I love making music but I feel like I fail to understand what I need to do for my songs to sound as appealing as all the other songs I hear on the internet. It really frustrates me to the core, but quitting is not an option... eventually I'm gonna be able to take what's in my head and lay it down.

[@DavidBlaze420]

This does not work I watched all 7 of your mixing tutorials and I still suck at mixing.

[@-LTUIiiin]

well that just means You Suck at Mixing

[@vannloc7551]

Re watch the areas of urs that U suck most at

[@RaviYadav-bj6mw]

Try cymatics's mixing tutorials

[@crimewavbeats5532]

Choosing the right reference is very too

[@thlst-ly5jt]

Well, you suck at learning

[@temoflores]

"chances are you're probably going to get skipped over, and that's the end of you're career".... best advice ever. I suck a little less now. Thank you brother.

[@punkrock75]

This guy gets me in stitches. The more I watch these videos the harder I have to laugh. Never imagined the high entertainment level of his tutorials. The content is really good though. As an LPX user I am still watching these and use the tips for my own DAW.

[@OddPilot_]

Dude... I’m loving the content. It’s very much appreciated and you are giving your viewers REAL value. Keep up the great work my sarcastic comrad

[@kikipups]

It's not the girth that matters ... it's the length.

[@earthlyng_official4599]

Kilian a lot of porn stars and women might debate that lol

[@digitaldiezel5870]

I produce shit songs... let's start up Shit Songs Anonymous and use each others music as reference tracks, then flood sound cloud with our shit songs...I guarantee you there are more of us than them...we can change the game!!! LOL

[@kikipups]

Good idea. then we don't have to deal with this mixing and mastering nonsense

[@prettynasty4550]

lol

[@user-md3is4dq2d]

I'm not sure if you're serious about this

[@BibleStorm]

I've got plenty of terrible shitsongs on soundcloud already I am not alone. We are the 99% Actually nah, spambots with a million reposts and no tracks are 99% of soundcloud

[@viajantefuturo9116]

thats actually a great idea

[@luckybyte]

You really dropped truth at the end that was real.

[@geh3747]

Feeling insecure about your sausage? Just use sosig fattener! You’ll get a big, beautiful sausage right away.

[@vladdrus]

wowzers

[@crimewavbeats5532]

His sense of humor is one of a kind, he know what he's talking about too😂

[@enzuma10]

you are so entertaining man. I laugh my ass off every time. It's the best combo. Entertainment and knowledge. Thank you!

[@Itsmeitscharles]

Always been told to use reference tracks but this video has really helped me understand why and how to actually compare - thanks!

[@RagsToRichesFilms]

Why are these videos on the level of the college lectures I went to as far as the actual teaching that happens. Seriously though, these videos are so much more informed than most of the "EDM tips and tricks" videos.

[@wadsmillenia4906]

The advice at 5:24 might be the best mixing/production advice I've ever heard.

[@susanaayala1277]

love these videos and they're very helpful like genuinely better than most famous producers

[@cleverestx]

"It's not really the girth of the sausage that matters, but the length." - LMAO = subbed

[@xKilvertx]

I just Discovered Underbelly and his "You suck at Mixing" series ... fitting as I DO suck, the content is practical/useful and Underbelly is killing me Smalls! Love everything to do with this content.

[@who_cares848]

I love that you consistently used the term "shitsong" throughout the video 😂 getting a Mr. Lahey vibe lol

[@helgdrev7537]

It's so wise what you're saying at the end of the video

[@cancrispy3928]

This was perfectly explained, thank you!

[@astrocrowbeats]

Underthony Bellytano here

[@alphanumeric1529]

That is how blackholes are formed. Caution is suggested.

[@BlackSuneEmpire]

Probably the best video I ever watched

[@bdkfbwk]

I simultaneously hate and love you for this mixing series!

[@cstoomey]

Thanks for this! Really appreciate you taking the time to teach people how to mix amazing shitsongs and fat sausages. Never thought to use multiple reference tracks to mix one song and usually try to find just one song.

[@tofusauce]

"It's not the girth that matters, it's the length." Pure comedy

[@mrz.3]

I never get tired of the "shitsong" 🤣

[@ErhanGaming]

Okay so jacket.

[@marielarme]

Mais t'es excellent. MDR, ces intros

[@SkorpionDnB]

Why doesn’t ableton have a loudness meter

[@sweetfoampunishment3286]

Simply brilliant sausage, wowzers!!

[@avo_music]

your closing words were very inspiring this time. Thank you master

[@Thandidladla]

"and you want your shitsong to suck in the same way. okay? checkit." hahaha Dude what a creative way to explain the problem, I checkit. Gonna watch the full series now haha Keep doing this good stuff

[@nenjidesu]

Lol Thandi, bist auch hier ? XD Dein Song Honesty ist der Knüller

[@Thandidladla]

​@@nenjidesu haha klar, der Kanal ist Gold. das ist das erste mal, dass mich jemand unter nem anderen Video gefunden hat lol Appreciate you my dude

[@nenjidesu]

@@Thandidladla Weiter so Bruder ! 🔥🤙🏼

[@prodbylukejay6542]

i spit out my drink when he said "ya dingus" lmao

[@djcj]

Underrated channel

[@saksezo]

This video speaks the truth, I will from now on use reference just to make sure my shit is not that shitty, in other words , annoying.

[@jiro4559]

Its too kicky

[@wavefireYT]

I thought it was good kickey,

[@stefancompaneet7605]

0:24 that smile, that damned smile

[@drmusic78]

When has that ever worked, you dingus?? hahahahaha Best lessons ever!

[@jgillan92]

Michael Cassette 😍

[@bedtimeread]

"your shit song" ... kills me every time! XD

[@SoundsBy80K]

holy moly, great explanation. thanks!

[@robertjl5619]

Derek with the brutal hard truths

[@madronarenata6416]

No such thing as too subby, baby boy belly.

[@jayv-in1860]

"even if you mixing in shitty apple earphones"... realises that underbelly is talking directly to me.

[@mdmamusicproduction]

Amazing tutorial as always bro

[@eross21]

after you have done all the adjustments and compared to the reference tracks, so how to you get the loudness of your shit song to match the loudness of the reference tracks ?

[@Beatsbasteln]

eric ross lots of pro-L2

[@eross21]

Beats basteln :3 what is pro-l2 ? limiter?

[@Beatsbasteln]

yes. well i was joking. ofc it's not as easy as that

[@Themostamazinguy]

Just push the volume faders up until everything is clipping

[@avo_music]

I was also thinking he would explain that but instead he really did lower the others lol

[@Da_Beef]

underbelly a legend

[@robindgordon]

spectacular! keep un the good work

[@Nikkimaya1]

If every band that was told that your sound is to different from "The Mainstream" decided that they should change their sound, music would really suffer. I understand what you're getting at here. Jump on the trend that is selling now if you want to make money. But, if you want to make art, do what you do, and don't let anyone tell you that you are doing it wrong. There is nothing better than hearing something that sounds completely different from what everything else sounds like. That is how music moves forward as an art.

[@joeycaruso611]

yeah but selling a "dj record"is a little different. needs to sound competitive.

[@Chad.Ziodynecock]

i get what you're saying, but the video was mostly about mixing, and while there is still room for creativity freedom in this aspect i imagine no one would be amused when they encounter a song that throws away all sense of taste and just did whatever the fuck its maker wanted in the middle of their playlist. it especially doesn't help if the artist then feigns their incompetence as "the mix sounding retarded is just me being unique and different bro" people need to realize that being different only makes you different. not good, bad, just different. it's not your free escape ticket from criticism nor an excuse to turn around and insult your audience by saying they are holding art's progression hostage or whatever

[@ocea1911]

"it's very hard to know where you're going if you don't know where you're going." word

[@robertofnascimento]

"not confirming to society in the way that I need to be" 😂😂😂

[@wavefireYT]

I would master my own track in the project, this makes way more sence to me anyway as it will get more phased with the volume up. Then you hear more when tracks need to be eqed. I guess you don't need to do it as you go. Just a different approach that may make thing easier that I use or whatever.

[@massivHE1]

where to get good reference tracks from? how to now which track is good mixed?

[@radovansurlak7445]

Thank you Underbelly 😁

[@ManOf1000Vocals]

Man your good and I was cracking up! Now that’s how you do a video! Keeper laughing and they will listen!

[@Eric-dd8bk]

Hey nice video. What's the song you play at the end? That Jipsy Jazzy type jingle? I like it. Thanks to your video, I might suck less than I did before watching this video for sure.

[@ggpgpsgbs7758]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@the.prime.sunshine]

Are your reference tracks at full scale before considering the loudness

[@funkyshade]

Underbelly, my song is always "Too Shitty", what can I do?

[@hobodivine]

These are great! Thank you.

[@poolview]

But what’s the difference between dropping the gain with utility versus the track volume slider ?

[@pirateshack9315]

great vid !

[@rem7502]

but as you change your mix wont your own volume level / LUFS change? how much would that matter.

[@julianvillalba7997]

Hi, how do I avoid having my references affected by all the eq´s and compression from the mix bus?

[@jSpirituS7]

How do I upload a reference song into abelton? Or for that matter, how do I get any music outside of the daw into the daw lol

[@dogui1520]

thx man

[@julesester2480]

the ending speech made me laugh 😂 😂 thank you for your sense of humor and a hard work!

[@gxrsky]

I'm in love with Low-Finances sound

[@chefpunjab]

dharmabum I'm going through the comments before I Shazam it.

[@chefpunjab]

Oh it says in the vid. Derp

[@chefpunjab]

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[@woutschoenmakers7373]

Dj seinfield good choice!!

[@DidoInFlames]

Michael Cassete and Eric Prydz beautiful songs

[@92elmmusic]

Lovely shitsong

[@inna716]

Man, you are like my brother

[@thejohnhoang]

ur fuckin hillarious

[@gustavost86]

Awesome!

[@holygundam]

thank you papa

[@frekesandgekes6375]

the music man when he sees a pool table: 1:42

[@xenpai4572]

not the girth but the length.. 11/10

[@mrowkenesser]

Hi Underbelly, even though I watch a lot of your videos, I still suck at mixing... But I have a question that might help - do you actually care about the other meters in Youlean? For example my track has loudness range 1.8 LU, whereas for the reference track the respective value is 8.8 LU and I wonder how to change that and what does this difference actually mean.

[@taimo_or4963]

what is the FL equivalent of Utility?

[@jvonnjvonn4688]

How the hell ppl use an already mixed/mastered song like shouldn't you ref use commercial acapellas to match vocals they with your vocals Then the beat to match commercial beat

[@gambittomusic]

Awesome video, funny as hell too 😂👌

[@jeffryschmidt635]

Hey that dj seinfeld track pumps

[@pattocarvente6564]

ID?

[@nicolasnicolas3889]

My mix should definitely have some shit in it, for textural purposes! ;D

[@CH1EFBL1TZ]

I WANT YOUR TOO SUBBY SONG!!!!!!!!! where can i find it!!>>!

[@Reggi_Sample]

Holy Shit! kept me watching 🤣

[@WorldTalk]

Your a genius 👍🏽

[@miguiz_]

Hey Underbelly, I guess that once you have EQed your tracks you can add a utility on the master to boost up the volume to have the same volume as the other tracks? Am I right? I suck at mixing so I don't know

[@allyhellkiller5535]

Loudmax compressor limiter.It is free.Use multiples of them in stages ablittle at a time ti get to the level you want.

[@stevenjavro2038]

Mr Rodgers meets Harry Caray

[@keanukim2198]

😂😂😂 best video on this subject and funny.

[@thekarimhussain]

Eric Prydz 2night...classic

[@nguqobo2261]

what's with the breathing??

[@robhammond7118]

Fat sausages! You cuss too much for me but you are funny and extremely knowledgeable.Very good video bro.

[@wayneranson8763]

LMAO!!.... this was great 😂

[@mrpooroldme]

I had to click the like button even though I don't approve.

[@dj2r1]

Did anyone notice that underbelly's beardgrow is uncemteric?