A pro tip: If you decide to use this technique when exporting, make sure you enable a linear phase mode at the bottom of Pro-Q3. This way, there will be no phase cancelation. (Essentially, your track will still stay cohesive throughout) I recommend Linear Phase - Low or Medium modes to maintain the transients of the sound. Just a friendly tip.
@@joshsmith7812 The phenomenon you speak of is known as transient smearing. This is caused by the latency required to preserve the time domain when using linear phase, and then being compensated by the DAW. It is known as pre-ringing most commonly, and cannot mathematically be avoided. Linear Phase filters are usually not necessary in most scenarios, however, when processing content on a full mix, it's quite important preserve time relationship amongst audio material, for that the overall sound can sound a bit "warbly." Pre-ringing usually goes unnoticed, especially in a scenario like this. Now, directly, pre-ringing doesn't cause transient smearing in itself, imperfect delay at certain frequencies does. It's mostly noticeable in the low frequencies. There's only two linear phase filters that have equal delay at all frequencies, and perfectly preserve time relationship of harmonics so that no transient smearing is present. But they are expensive, and there's no harm and shame in using a low-medium modes in Pro-Q3 when processing on a full mix. Hope this helps.
I would recommend this as a diagnostic tool: Check what frequencies are unbalanced, and then track them to the individual source(s) that is(are) causing the problem, and fix those individually. This approach on the master is less natural, and more of a solution of last resort, rather than a first best.
Along the same line of thought, this is a great learning method as well. Watch and listen to the result of eq matching, analyse the differences and figure out where in your mixing process you can improve your skills.
wow, the ozone match EQ sounds so much better than the fabfilter to me
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I think the reason that sounds much better it's because he left enabled the Maximizer which by default it's set to -2db, I guess that's why sounds much bigger and spacey
@@AceDeclan translation - it sounds better because he left the maximizer on, therefore making it louder. Louder usually makes us believe something sounds better
Using pink noise like this is a good technique but I recommend using it in the mixing process so you have more control and will learn what not to do when you produce so you don't have to use the match EQ trick. With that said, I use pink noise match EQ on pretty much all of my master chains, though only very subtly.
I used this method few days back . My tracks sounds much better now . Even on phones the quality is flawless and balanced . But make sure your mixing is decent enough and then you can utilise this method
Pro tip: gain stage your sound design results before doing A/B testing if you don't want to sell snake oil, because what i see from your examples is only that eq makes it sound louder with boosts and it sounds somewhat better because of it.
This is essentially what multi-band dynamics compressors do if you just leave the threshold on everything to default, but they are doing it dynamically.
I've seen this trick before and it could help you achieve better mixes. But honestly I'd rather use reference tracks on individual sections of track and dive back into my mix and fix the elements that are causing issues. Applying an EQ like this might sound good on your drop drop but it could ruin your breakdown. I you want to use this method, I recommend using very small percentages and small cuts/reduction with linear phase.
Nice! I used to experiment with white noise mixing, but in a more tedious way. I used to set all the volume levels of my instruments to 0, and then play the white noise, and then mix in the instruments one by one, to the point that I could barely hear them over the white noise.
I appreciate your knowledge and user friendly walkthroughs. The people that are saying there are no rules in music are the same people that gladly accept participation awards. Yeah there are several rules if you wanna make money, if you want it to sound "good", if you want it played on the radio or other platforms like Spotify. I see 44 dislikes and all that tells me is that 44 people are incapable and unwilling to improve their skills. I guarantee if you touched up their mix with your magic, they would be elated! I dig what you are doing. Keep up the good work. Success is a choice!
@@doibeats7944 nothing is "right" or "wrong". However, it is a dynamics processer, and since it's essentially just 4 presets from Maximus, it has no way of adapting itself to the context of YOUR mix, let alone multiple different mixes. It has the same settings for everything you throw at it. Can you get ok, or even good results with it? Maybe, definitely not the best results, and probably not even good results most of the time.
Hey FL Studio Tips , thank for this, quick question tho, more of a thought, can you use the white noise during mixing, to level out the beat and vocals before and after EQ and Compression to avoid doing it later ? Let me know your thoughts on this
I use match eq as an op ass reference. It even has a gain match mode. I’ll just get a song done and compare it to one I like. “Oh damn. There’s a huge deficit in 2-6k. Well. What instruments do I have that could be boosted without making my gain staging actually ass?” Usually I’m a dude who doesn’t add enough 100-200hz or enough 3k and up hz. So, I usually just have to add some parallel saturation to a sub, and boost my cymbals/ noise and I’m good…..when I say usually, it’s 100% of the time. For some reason, my ears hate high end and low mids. So, it’s to the point where I’ll get a mix done. Than boost those frequencies. Thaaan I’ll just check match eq, and at this point, I have a 95% accuracy when it comes to matching au5’s cryptochrome mix…..which, honestly. I dunno if that’s a good thing. Cuz, I find that between genres, the definition of a good mix varies. Like, Flume says “hey. You know 600-900hz? Naw….Bye. They are gonna be loud because I compressed them to oblivion.” Noisia is all like “hey. Uuuh. 300hz. Lol. Tf is that? We’re all about everything but 300hz.” Vr is like “hehe. ^\/--. We all about that horizontal high end….also, I like noisia. So 250-300hz can die.” Oh yeah. And au5 is like “b-but. -4.5db per octave….300hz is nice if you get to know it….it’s ok 300hz. We’ll show them.” The funny thing is that, all of their mixes sound great. But, they are all sooo different. Yet, perceptually balance. Which leads me to say this….eq matching is not perceived eq matching. If your low mids are compressed to oblivion, they are gonna stand out at a quieter level. Same with highs and stuff. That’s because, when you compress something, it’s frequency kind of spreads out into the other frequencies. It’s why you can isolate the sub of a track and hear the leads. But it’s still like, clean. If the lead is predominantly in the low mids, but it’s compressed, and the low mids are quieter, you will hear it more in the high end and low end. Which, kind of gives you the illusion of low mids. And same with everything else. So if you did the same thing, and also have a “balanced” mix…It’s gonna sound muddy. I suspect that these frequencies are lower in more popular artists because, something to do with radio and industry standard live mixes. I dunno what that would be. But, it’s like, there’s a certain level of unbalanced that is kind of standard. And I’m not exactly experienced enough to explain why that is.
Hay max you mentioned at end of futurebass course about up coming course [ mastering from start to finish] . When it will be released? And Thank you, truly appreciate the knowledge you providing through pml fl courses 🙏
I think its depend of the style you are mixing ... in Tech House for example you need more Highs than that ... but it can be done with top tracks in your styles...certainly
That link for the download of the noise is broken bro, it takes me to sign up I'm a mailing list, I don't even se my emails, and nothing of download, can you provide e direct download link bro?
How and where can I download that white noise sample? Can I use any white noise I find on the internet? If no, then What's so special about this white noise you used in the video?
Works the same, thats why the match eq tool was created. Of course, its important to use a song that is atleast in a similar genre, has a similar sound to the one you want. No point in using a rock song as a reference track for a trap beat.
This is static though and wont be good for mastering. There are mastering tools that work similar like this, but which are dynamic , for example teote by voxengo is great for that. Really helped me get the last few % out of my mixes.
There are definitely still rules. For example do not play a kick drum and kick drum only, for 3.5 minutes straight. then have a loud screeching noise that causes deafness. definitely against the rules.
an awesome trick I'm loving it. so basically we are trying to match the levels of our track to the level of white noise...am I right? if not please correct me.
The pink noise fills up the whole frequency spectrum evenly. Your song for example has too much happening in 200hz and too little in 6000hz. EQ match compares perfectly even/balanced pink noise to your unbalanced song and tries to make your song more even/balanced in frequency spectrum.
I'm not sure I understand, how do you get YOUR profile of noise, you just hit record and wait for a couple second on a track? You just set up a random mic?
@@agamaz5650 no bro, pink noise is the pink noise, you should check your eq analyzer’s slope, for example, span’s default slope setting is 4.5, ıf you turn down to 0, you can see that has not got much treble
Please make tutorial how to make better bridge transitions between build up and drop or intro and break.And also make tutorial how to always stay in key
You're really gonna scroll without smashing the *like button* ?
Send clint to the balance noise
🤣 sry. Now I gotta scroll all the way back up
Yes
plzz provide link to download balanced noise
@@AKX4747 It's in the description :)
"This video is sponsored by us!" Damn, that's the best sponsorship ever... 💥💥💥
nailed it
A pro tip: If you decide to use this technique when exporting, make sure you enable a linear phase mode at the bottom of Pro-Q3. This way, there will be no phase cancelation. (Essentially, your track will still stay cohesive throughout)
I recommend Linear Phase - Low or Medium modes to maintain the transients of the sound. Just a friendly tip.
Thanx, man!
I didnt understand anything please explain me
If you know what you're doing, you'll know linear phase can sometimes cause other issues and make your track sound bad, it depends
@@rohanshiralkar391 it doesn't maintain transients, too much linear phase and you'll actually be removing them.
@@joshsmith7812 The phenomenon you speak of is known as transient smearing. This is caused by the latency required to preserve the time domain when using linear phase, and then being compensated by the DAW. It is known as pre-ringing most commonly, and cannot mathematically be avoided. Linear Phase filters are usually not necessary in most scenarios, however, when processing content on a full mix, it's quite important preserve time relationship amongst audio material, for that the overall sound can sound a bit "warbly." Pre-ringing usually goes unnoticed, especially in a scenario like this. Now, directly, pre-ringing doesn't cause transient smearing in itself, imperfect delay at certain frequencies does. It's mostly noticeable in the low frequencies. There's only two linear phase filters that have equal delay at all frequencies, and perfectly preserve time relationship of harmonics so that no transient smearing is present. But they are expensive, and there's no harm and shame in using a low-medium modes in Pro-Q3 when processing on a full mix. Hope this helps.
I would recommend this as a diagnostic tool: Check what frequencies are unbalanced, and then track them to the individual source(s) that is(are) causing the problem, and fix those individually. This approach on the master is less natural, and more of a solution of last resort, rather than a first best.
Along the same line of thought, this is a great learning method as well. Watch and listen to the result of eq matching, analyse the differences and figure out where in your mixing process you can improve your skills.
@@eddoorn1249 so much knowledge between these comments and this video 🤓
Of course; this method helps you see things and often times the best way to fix what you find is by going back to the mix.
Well for me this one is the most mind-blowing trick till now
wow, the ozone match EQ sounds so much better than the fabfilter to me
I think the reason that sounds much better it's because he left enabled the Maximizer which by default it's set to -2db, I guess that's why sounds much bigger and spacey
@ what
@@AceDeclan translation - it sounds better because he left the maximizer on, therefore making it louder. Louder usually makes us believe something sounds better
Tell Mastering and loudness with stock plugins for serving music on online platforms like CZcams Spotify and all other platforms.
Yes , we need this badly 😅
I second the motion!
Download you lean loudness meter. It's free! :)
Gotcha! czcams.com/video/N_cXh4Bm0IE/video.html
Use izotope maximizer use ceiling -1db and set -11lufs then use the auto button
Using pink noise like this is a good technique but I recommend using it in the mixing process so you have more control and will learn what not to do when you produce so you don't have to use the match EQ trick. With that said, I use pink noise match EQ on pretty much all of my master chains, though only very subtly.
I used this method few days back . My tracks sounds much better now . Even on phones the quality is flawless and balanced . But make sure your mixing is decent enough and then you can utilise this method
i miss that when he says,
_fl studio teeps!_
Mad thankful i watched this. Thank you for putting it out there for free
Craftsmanship/industry standard is the best terminology I've heard. Great explination
Best FL channel on whole youtube, great job :D
After watching this video, I tried it on a couple of my old tracks... Damn! Thank you soooo much. 👍🏾💯🙌🏾
Holy shit. Ive known about this for years but never thought it would make such a difference.
Pro tip: gain stage your sound design results before doing A/B testing if you don't want to sell snake oil, because what i see from your examples is only that eq makes it sound louder with boosts and it sounds somewhat better because of it.
Whats gain stageing?
@@younge557 idk, ask google
@@xn4pl lol… not lazy enough to post a comment but too lazy to help someone..
"2 clicks and its perfect"
“Drip pluggin 2.0” 😂
almost as good as soundgoodizer
"Cleeks"
Drip
@@fnnpc746 😂
Bro this Channel is just what I've been looking for, for about one year. EXCELENT JOB
This is essentially what multi-band dynamics compressors do if you just leave the threshold on everything to default, but they are doing it dynamically.
I use the balance noise and it really did help me.
Thanks for this Video!
Do u delete the noise when exporting?
@@shehanxd6183 yes.
All you need is the EQ curve.
Excellent advice!!!!! Thank you! In addition this fixes the "sounds great on my monitors but not my car" issue.
Big facts!!!
I've seen this trick before and it could help you achieve better mixes. But honestly I'd rather use reference tracks on individual sections of track and dive back into my mix and fix the elements that are causing issues. Applying an EQ like this might sound good on your drop drop but it could ruin your breakdown. I you want to use this method, I recommend using very small percentages and small cuts/reduction with linear phase.
this is such a game changer. man i love everything you publish for us. thank you thank you thank you
Nice! I used to experiment with white noise mixing, but in a more tedious way. I used to set all the volume levels of my instruments to 0, and then play the white noise, and then mix in the instruments one by one, to the point that I could barely hear them over the white noise.
i would never do this with white noise. Your mix will turn out horrible. If you want to do this always use PINK noise.
Just set the Izotope Tonal balance on Master and all mixes will be fine, if you know what you do.
This is insane, thank you for teaching us about this trick!!!!
Glad you liked it!
This is insane, where do you get all these things?
We appreciate this !
Waiting every video
Just mastered my mix using Ozone's EQ Match. I love how it turned out.
Did u delete the noise while exporting
@@shehanxd6183 Yes. First, I generated the pink noise using audacity then it's useless afterwards.
@@TheSoundChronicles thanks
I can't believe what I learnt today............. You are... Real fl studio god🥺🥺🙌🙌🙌
I appreciate your knowledge and user friendly walkthroughs. The people that are saying there are no rules in music are the same people that gladly accept participation awards. Yeah there are several rules if you wanna make money, if you want it to sound "good", if you want it played on the radio or other platforms like Spotify. I see 44 dislikes and all that tells me is that 44 people are incapable and unwilling to improve their skills. I guarantee if you touched up their mix with your magic, they would be elated! I dig what you are doing. Keep up the good work. Success is a choice!
Thanks for the most incredible tip I've come across!
Ninja technic for balance mix 🔥
I really liked this one. GJ!
Top! Very very good!
Man, what a GENIUS MOVE! :O
Once a legend said "2 clicks and it's perfect"
U guys are 👉🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 thanku so much ❤️
You are simply a nice mentor for my music which is showing up great aftee learning many trick i didnt know first.🔥🙏💯
No gain staging applied here in any part of the demo , so a false impression is given due to the loudness effect .
Did you try it for yourself? I gained 2db of headroom...
Imagine putting soundgoodizer on the master. The future is now.
Is it wrong? Curious
@@doibeats7944 nothing is "right" or "wrong". However, it is a dynamics processer, and since it's essentially just 4 presets from Maximus, it has no way of adapting itself to the context of YOUR mix, let alone multiple different mixes. It has the same settings for everything you throw at it. Can you get ok, or even good results with it? Maybe, definitely not the best results, and probably not even good results most of the time.
I agree with you. Thanks for your input brother
Hi max
There is no perfectly balanced noise in the description my friend
There is :)
Haha thanks max I guess I’ll have to take a closer look
One more question; can this be done with the fab filter proq2?
@@michaelpaul3481 Yes :)
@@theMixElite simply wonderful
Appreciate you man 😍🙏
Ableton version of this would be amazing!!!
Does ableton not get ozone or fabfilter? Im sure they'll work there the same way as in fl.
yeah those are external plugins, I use em in FL Logic and Ableton :)
Hey FL Studio Tips , thank for this, quick question tho, more of a thought, can you use the white noise during mixing, to level out the beat and vocals before and after EQ and Compression to avoid doing it later ? Let me know your thoughts on this
Yes bro you can, but for that type of mixing pink noise was much better for me. :)
@@Lkshyamusic thank you ill try it out
This channel is a GEM!!
I enjoyed your distinction of art and craftsmanship
The balance is perfect. 💪 Merci
You sir are very knowledgeable and knowledge is king. Thank you and have a blessed day.
Thanks and for the link and for using trap music can’t wait to try this trick
this is really insane , thank you guys!!
I use match eq as an op ass reference. It even has a gain match mode. I’ll just get a song done and compare it to one I like. “Oh damn. There’s a huge deficit in 2-6k. Well. What instruments do I have that could be boosted without making my gain staging actually ass?” Usually I’m a dude who doesn’t add enough 100-200hz or enough 3k and up hz. So, I usually just have to add some parallel saturation to a sub, and boost my cymbals/ noise and I’m good…..when I say usually, it’s 100% of the time. For some reason, my ears hate high end and low mids. So, it’s to the point where I’ll get a mix done. Than boost those frequencies. Thaaan I’ll just check match eq, and at this point, I have a 95% accuracy when it comes to matching au5’s cryptochrome mix…..which, honestly. I dunno if that’s a good thing. Cuz, I find that between genres, the definition of a good mix varies.
Like, Flume says “hey. You know 600-900hz? Naw….Bye. They are gonna be loud because I compressed them to oblivion.”
Noisia is all like “hey. Uuuh. 300hz. Lol. Tf is that? We’re all about everything but 300hz.”
Vr is like “hehe. ^\/--. We all about that horizontal high end….also, I like noisia. So 250-300hz can die.”
Oh yeah. And au5 is like “b-but. -4.5db per octave….300hz is nice if you get to know it….it’s ok 300hz. We’ll show them.”
The funny thing is that, all of their mixes sound great. But, they are all sooo different. Yet, perceptually balance. Which leads me to say this….eq matching is not perceived eq matching. If your low mids are compressed to oblivion, they are gonna stand out at a quieter level. Same with highs and stuff. That’s because, when you compress something, it’s frequency kind of spreads out into the other frequencies. It’s why you can isolate the sub of a track and hear the leads. But it’s still like, clean. If the lead is predominantly in the low mids, but it’s compressed, and the low mids are quieter, you will hear it more in the high end and low end. Which, kind of gives you the illusion of low mids. And same with everything else. So if you did the same thing, and also have a “balanced” mix…It’s gonna sound muddy. I suspect that these frequencies are lower in more popular artists because, something to do with radio and industry standard live mixes. I dunno what that would be. But, it’s like, there’s a certain level of unbalanced that is kind of standard. And I’m not exactly experienced enough to explain why that is.
Btw guys, the noise used is PINK NOISE.
Hay max you mentioned at end of futurebass course about up coming course [ mastering from start to finish] . When it will be released?
And Thank you, truly appreciate the knowledge you providing through pml fl courses 🙏
I think its depend of the style you are mixing ... in Tech House for example you need more Highs than that ... but it can be done with top tracks in your styles...certainly
Great tips like always!
we amateurs always keep the bass so loud (wrong gain staging) that it ruins the complete mix
Sir where can i download the perfect balanced noise?
I think this is the best video on the internet
Wow this is crazy. I would have thought they used delays to get that radio sound! Turns out you just need more balance of the frequencies
GOLD !!! Thank you Max.
Man. That changed my music
That link for the download of the noise is broken bro, it takes me to sign up I'm a mailing list, I don't even se my emails, and nothing of download, can you provide e direct download link bro?
Will try that with ozone, thanx a lot!!
brill attitude x thank you
How and where can I download that white noise sample? Can I use any white noise I find on the internet? If no, then What's so special about this white noise you used in the video?
In the description
@@lilmaybe241 oh right lol my bad. Thanks
Would this technique work for trap or hip hop?
Thank you definitely gonna try this
When you say perfectly balanced noise it is a little confusing. Are you referring to pink noise?
This is crazy, fire man.
Thanks 4 this USEFUL, HELPFUL & INFORMATIVE Tutorial Video!!! ;) :)
Max quick question , what if you use any other reference track for matching EQ instead pink noise ? Great tutorial by the way 😍👍😎
Works the same, thats why the match eq tool was created. Of course, its important to use a song that is atleast in a similar genre, has a similar sound to the one you want. No point in using a rock song as a reference track for a trap beat.
This is static though and wont be good for mastering. There are mastering tools that work similar like this, but which are dynamic , for example teote by voxengo is great for that. Really helped me get the last few % out of my mixes.
Would you be able to recommend a free balancer such as teote? I really digged this tip but im also afraid of losing dynamics
I used both, teote after this technique sounds really nice
Thank you so mutch for this Trick!
I cant download the noise, can someone hook me up? theres always an error occuring on the site ://
I am not able to download the p.b noise. please help
But from where did you take that noise sample?🤔
There are definitely still rules. For example do not play a kick drum and kick drum only, for 3.5 minutes straight. then have a loud screeching noise that causes deafness. definitely against the rules.
i recommend carve eq for something like this - much more affordable
Yea im a bit skeptical of him pressing us on expensive plugins...
we just love you
Wow, thank you so much!
Shit! This just saved my music production life 🤪 Thank you so much FL Studio Tips ❤
Will you share the perfect noise file? The link doesn't work anymore
@@audiogyd_g same I had it but lost it
Hi I try to download the perfect pink noise so many times but your website is down.
an awesome trick I'm loving it. so basically we are trying to match the levels of our track to the level of white noise...am I right? if not please correct me.
Thanks for your sharing, it's very useful
Thank u very muuuuch, this REALLY helped me :D
Hi max
Is it better to use a mixed track or mastered track in this trick?
Mindblown. I can hear that it works but don't understand why it works
The pink noise fills up the whole frequency spectrum evenly. Your song for example has too much happening in 200hz and too little in 6000hz. EQ match compares perfectly even/balanced pink noise to your unbalanced song and tries to make your song more even/balanced in frequency spectrum.
Like you said.... NO WORDS
Absolutely insane... how are finding out about this in 2021?
I'm not sure I understand, how do you get YOUR profile of noise, you just hit record and wait for a couple second on a track? You just set up a random mic?
Crazy tip! Thank you!
Thanks man u r awesome
how can we get the perfect balance noise ? link is broken
please let me know if u got one,i have write him down my email couple of days back,still i didn't receive one
@@gautamrawat900 drive.google.com/file/d/1sMfrTGXC0OEuNjXTN9iwf6pm8yVa53el/view
@@Dodod12342 that one has too much treble bro he used different noise
@@agamaz5650 no bro, pink noise is the pink noise, you should check your eq analyzer’s slope, for example, span’s default slope setting is 4.5, ıf you turn down to 0, you can see that has not got much treble
Where is the link to the balanced white noise/pink noise?
Helped me a lot !!!! I Really mean it . . . . . Such A cool Tip . . . If I get some money, Damn sure I am spending on you . . . Love you soo much
God Bless You
Great video where’s the noise? Page not found?
Works now!
I'm here cuz I thought you meant match eq that I use in Logic Pro X 🤣 nice video all the same.
Please make tutorial how to make better bridge transitions between build up and drop or intro and break.And also make tutorial how to always stay in key