For #1 I actually intentionally cut low end on most channels and then gradually introduce it once the rest of the mix gets full to balance it all out. I’m definitely guilty of #2 on the vocals as we’ve already established 😂 But for synths I usually tame it down with a multiband on individual leads and then reintroduce with a saturator on a bus Can’t really comment on #3, I’m usually pretty happy with my loudness levels #4, from what I noticed, for most people break gets loud because of over-abundance of leads. Keep your breaks fakin’, simple, 7 supersaws won’t give you that Revealed sound. Also cut the volume and the stereo expansion on buildup to make that drop hit hard like your uncle. #5 - listen in good headphones, they help A LOT with understanding low end. People don’t give headphones enough credit
there was something similar a long time ago. It was more about how to master them tho... If you are not patient enough, you can download some free stems of popular songs and see how vocals sound like if there are several vocal audio files.
I have been trying to figure out what the heck I'm doing wrong with my mixing and it's the lack of body or mid in my leads. This was so insanely helpful, thank you so much
Great video with helpful information & tips regarding mixing. I'm busy for a while now trying to improve on my mixing skills. It is not easy. It takes some good practice to get good at it. If the mix is bad, you can't fix it with mastering. Some people think mastering is a miracle session to make the song great, but it isn't. It all depends on the mix. On the other hand, if a track is mixed very well, the mastering engineer won't do a lot to the track in most cases. Maybe you can do a video about mastering. Meanwhile I'm practicing many hours in my DAW to mix (I even drag old songs into it to compare and sometimes improve them) Thanks for uploading, Zen!
Hey zen! Can you make a tutorial on mixing with stems? Is it advisable or not? And how to properly bounce stems in the case where we have a 80-100 channels. Great tutorial btw🙂
Thank you. A tutorial on the proper levels, sample rates, etc, for bouncing audio down without the loss of the presence that is present before bouncing the vst to audio would be VERY helpful.
Regarding #3, most reference tracks that are hot at the moment, will be limited AF :D like tracks from Brooks, Martin Garrix or Mike Williams - they are usually around -5.5 to -6 LUFS in the drop, which is just pushing loudness to the absolute limits before it becomes a square wave :D and they (or their master engineers) have to cut much bass from the kick to actually let these loudness levels happen :P
step number 5 was the issue I had when I tried mixing with Beats Mixr headset :D After I got the HS8's it got a lot better (I test my remixes in a club which really reflects a bad mix)
#3 has also been said by Laidback Luke & Armin Van Buuren, either people should use an invisible limiter or not, as it surely increases the volume but at the same time the song also gets distorted a lot. This was also focused by Deaamau5 that people nowadays increase the gain too much and distorts the shit out of the song.
For all producers over here; if you want to know in which frequency range you are you can download NoteFreak on the iPhone for free. It’s a handy tool with all notes and their corresponding frequencies.
Hey, Zen great video as ever!!! Wanted to ask a silly and odd thing but really if you could answer it will help a lot. So as I have heard that Mid & hi freq is focused and low frequencies swirl. So would it be convenient if instead of a square/rectangle room, one would make a round room. I mean even I haven't heard about it but still I'm wondering if that can affect the room acoustics.
Can you explain why Volume is important? I would've thought that the only difference between my track being at -10db and at -3db is that one is louder (which the person that listens to it can adjust anyways). But apparently i'm wrong, can you explain why?
You have to leave the volume low when mixing (not the master fader, but literally each track's volume, low) to leave headroom for mastering, when you master you can put maximizers, compression and limiters to increase the volume of your track.
Zen I use other g house tracks for loudness referencing and my LUFS match but they still sound louder... I think its because my EQ and stereo seperation isn't as defined as theirs. Any thoughts?
buss compression, paralell compression, i learnt that mi kick sound 3 times more in the face and heavier and better than before, plus gained 3 lufs while still havi that punch
I can really relate to #1 since the headphones I produce with made your example actually not sound as if there was too much low end noticeable. One question though regarding #4: What if my breakdown was as loud as shown in the video, but I would bring down the volume in only the build-up section through a filter or volume automation to make for a short term decrease in energy? Because the difference right before the drop would be the same wouldn't it? Or is that not sufficient enough?
In no.3 you mention referencing other tracks, but how do you do that exactly? The source , media player, file type etc can all affect how the referenced track will sound. So how do you get a perfect comparison?
Grant M You can use something like Magic A/B and adjust the volumes to match or just drag a track into your DAW and adjust the volume so that it’s close to yours. Then compare and adjust. There’s so many ways to reference tracks and study them though so get to searching :)
Can someone explain? I dont understand how you can compare a track at mix stage with an already mastered track? Do you just lower the mastered track to match peak dB of your working track or?
You're a good teacher as always bruh. good video. ❤❤ but i hate Martin garrix mastering they're not actually clean as other artists tracks. like if u listen to high on life & novell.
1:12 Too much low end
*shows Kims low end in the background*
For #1 I actually intentionally cut low end on most channels and then gradually introduce it once the rest of the mix gets full to balance it all out.
I’m definitely guilty of #2 on the vocals as we’ve already established 😂
But for synths I usually tame it down with a multiband on individual leads and then reintroduce with a saturator on a bus
Can’t really comment on #3, I’m usually pretty happy with my loudness levels
#4, from what I noticed, for most people break gets loud because of over-abundance of leads. Keep your breaks fakin’, simple, 7 supersaws won’t give you that Revealed sound. Also cut the volume and the stereo expansion on buildup to make that drop hit hard like your uncle.
#5 - listen in good headphones, they help A LOT with understanding low end. People don’t give headphones enough credit
Damm terran
Wild Änimal Good metering is very important, but not nearly as important as listening to shit 😁
hi terrann -u-
@@terrann7227 I just listened to Flare on Spotify... Holy shit, that track was FIRE, dude!
what does it mean stereo expansion?
1:12 Nice wallpaper
MagicGalaxy IKR lmaoo
Please make a tutorial about recording a vocal and work with the vocal.
Shmuel Elgrabli yeah i want it too
That'd be awesome!
there was something similar a long time ago. It was more about how to master them tho... If you are not patient enough, you can download some free stems of popular songs and see how vocals sound like if there are several vocal audio files.
Yo, just go to splice, they rent it to own for only like 9.99, full version off the bat
Yeah would be great !
I have been trying to figure out what the heck I'm doing wrong with my mixing and it's the lack of body or mid in my leads. This was so insanely helpful, thank you so much
cool to find tutorials for advanced producers, I have been searching for this for years.
Tldr: use headphones if you cant afford acoustic treatment
this
headphones + sonarworks reference 4
@@luigideff any headphone recommendations
123Mine Man321 Beyerdynamic 990 pro 250OOMH
@@123MineMan321 get a pair of closed and open headphones to test sounds on both
Zen that first track was dope
Thank you so much for the informative mixing tutorials, they really help a lot 🔥
that lead body bump trick worked real good. thanks
Great video with helpful information & tips regarding mixing. I'm busy for a while now trying to improve on my mixing skills. It is not easy. It takes some good practice to get good at it. If the mix is bad, you can't fix it with mastering. Some people think mastering is a miracle session to make the song great, but it isn't. It all depends on the mix. On the other hand, if a track is mixed very well, the mastering engineer won't do a lot to the track in most cases. Maybe you can do a video about mastering. Meanwhile I'm practicing many hours in my DAW to mix (I even drag old songs into it to compare and sometimes improve them) Thanks for uploading, Zen!
your analogies are always amazing zen
Hey zen! Can you make a tutorial on mixing with stems? Is it advisable or not? And how to properly bounce stems in the case where we have a 80-100 channels. Great tutorial btw🙂
Thank you. A tutorial on the proper levels, sample rates, etc, for bouncing audio down without the loss of the presence that is present before bouncing the vst to audio would be VERY helpful.
Regarding #3, most reference tracks that are hot at the moment, will be limited AF :D like tracks from Brooks, Martin Garrix or Mike Williams - they are usually around -5.5 to -6 LUFS in the drop, which is just pushing loudness to the absolute limits before it becomes a square wave :D and they (or their master engineers) have to cut much bass from the kick to actually let these loudness levels happen :P
First example sounds great on my phone! There was no extra bass at all... :P
I had the same hahaha
You got some hard tracks zen, got some bangers
You’re a very good producer and teacher. Very good content latley. Keep it going!
The tip 2 changed my life as producer! Thanks zen!
Please make a tutorial on how to make those basses at 2:22 the ones that are like a g house version of a psy trance bass
That tune on the last mixing tip sounded dope! Legit want it!
@13:43 Love the scene fade when you started going on about algebra bad guys lol! XD
Bro, your studio is awesome, your tips are like a gold.
That beat goes hard in the loudness section
Thank you very much for your constant informative tutorials, Zen! It means a lot! 😄🙏
step number 5 was the issue I had when I tried mixing with Beats Mixr headset :D After I got the HS8's it got a lot better (I test my remixes in a club which really reflects a bad mix)
Dude that's a good jam Zen.
thank you man! i always love to watch your videos and learn from you.
The track at 10.40 is fiiiiire
13:42 How this guy got Fihser- You Little Beauty in october 2018
He is Fisher's ghost producer!?!?
@@Alechk4 Retrated
The track at 10:39 slapsss
anyone knows the Name?
Is that his song?
Thank you. Great tips with good explanation on how to approach each problem.
Zen can you make a video on sidechaining reverb to leads?
I think R3SPAWN made a tutorial about that
Thanks for the tips bro!!!
Your track at your tips #3 is furking good !
Thanks for sharing your expertise! This tutorial was very helpful.
i think listening to reference tracks and your track on headphones can also help.
Santanu Biswas Definitely! Studio speakers, headphones, car and even a tv if possible. If nothing stands out and everything gels you’re good to go
I like the bigroom track in mistake #2 thanks for the tip master zen. 😃😃😃😃😃
great video !
awesome video man! You should do this type of video more often.
Zen can we plz get a progressive house tutorial???
1:11 First Tip With Best Imagination Of Music
#3 has also been said by Laidback Luke & Armin Van Buuren, either people should use an invisible limiter or not, as it surely increases the volume but at the same time the song also gets distorted a lot. This was also focused by Deaamau5 that people nowadays increase the gain too much and distorts the shit out of the song.
Thanks sir
First track sounded fine to me, even through multiple playback systems!
Dat fiyah ❤️❤️😂😂 you are great bruh i never bored with you 😂😂😂
this video is actually so helpful dude
Great advice as always
Amazing, well as always Zen :D.
For Fl Studio users you have the frequency chart in the EQ 2 :) that will help.
Tnx Man...
thanks zen you alwyas know how to help me some way
thx man
When are you making a plugin zen??? 😉 good video ur humor rlly adds to it
Thanks a lot.... i want to see more
For all producers over here; if you want to know in which frequency range you are you can download NoteFreak on the iPhone for free. It’s a handy tool with all notes and their corresponding frequencies.
thanks
Can you please start adding the songs you use in the background of your videos in the description? A lot of cool shit bangin in the background here
Also- great tips, thank you!
that tell me what you wanna do track is FIRE
Thank u so much!
the more the loves the better
#ZenWorld Thnx man that middle freq. boost helped me. :)
that wallpaper at back 1:24
When I the noticed wallpaper, I was sure there'll be a Kardashian reference in the video...
Damn I actually prefer that massive bass sound though lmao.
That Wallpaper!!!!!!!! maaaaaaaaaaan!!!!!!!!!!
Dat pc wallpaper of yours!!!😱
Hey, Zen great video as ever!!!
Wanted to ask a silly and odd thing but really if you could answer it will help a lot. So as I have heard that Mid & hi freq is focused and low frequencies swirl. So would it be convenient if instead of a square/rectangle room, one would make a round room. I mean even I haven't heard about it but still I'm wondering if that can affect the room acoustics.
Yo mojon this video was dope.
this is so good
Confessions start to finish?
200th!
Awesome video. A cool free option for LUFS is a plugin called YouLean Loudness Meter.
Can you explain why Volume is important? I would've thought that the only difference between my track being at -10db and at -3db is that one is louder (which the person that listens to it can adjust anyways). But apparently i'm wrong, can you explain why?
You have to leave the volume low when mixing (not the master fader, but literally each track's volume, low) to leave headroom for mastering, when you master you can put maximizers, compression and limiters to increase the volume of your track.
Bro you are super talented and funny as shit! Thanks!
That low end scene hahahaha. I died
Zen I use other g house tracks for loudness referencing and my LUFS match but they still sound louder... I think its because my EQ and stereo seperation isn't as defined as theirs. Any thoughts?
buss compression, paralell compression, i learnt that mi kick sound 3 times more in the face and heavier and better than before, plus gained 3 lufs while still havi that punch
that's one nice ass monitor
1:05 best desktop pic ever
Loosing it 😌💖
cheers hombre
True
Everything is very true, if you wanna look more into mixing and mastering this music check out streaky's channel he has loads of stuff on that
that track is fireeee
1:06 Too much Low End
5:13 Boosting High End
8:39 Making tracks too loud
12:52 Breakdown as loud as drop
16:15 not Enough Low End
I can really relate to #1 since the headphones I produce with made your example actually not sound as if there was too much low end noticeable.
One question though regarding #4: What if my breakdown was as loud as shown in the video, but I would bring down the volume in only the build-up section through a filter or volume automation to make for a short term decrease in energy? Because the difference right before the drop would be the same wouldn't it? Or is that not sufficient enough?
In no.3 you mention referencing other tracks, but how do you do that exactly? The source , media player, file type etc can all affect how the referenced track will sound. So how do you get a perfect comparison?
Grant M You can use something like Magic A/B and adjust the volumes to match or just drag a track into your DAW and adjust the volume so that it’s close to yours. Then compare and adjust. There’s so many ways to reference tracks and study them though so get to searching :)
that 5th progressive track blew my mind lol
Can someone explain? I dont understand how you can compare a track at mix stage with an already mastered track? Do you just lower the mastered track to match peak dB of your working track or?
are the volume changes made as part of arrangment,, or it doesnt matter really?
That beat was fire 🤣🤣
i love you so much
That "bip bip" intro was hilarious! Sounds like you're very stressed and are trying to say "shut up" but the only thing coming out is "bip bip" xD
How to get rid of those peaks and get balanced sound. Like when you run your track through span i have some Fokin peaking going on there
2:40 where can i Get that bass!?
Free classes 👏🖒🔥
Is there any tutorials on how to make a bass like in 10:35?
Where is the link to how to messure your bass with span?
what kind of settings You use in Span?
You're a good teacher as always bruh. good video. ❤❤
but i hate Martin garrix mastering they're not actually clean as other artists tracks. like if u listen to high on life & novell.
Where can I get that lead preset?!