How to Mix Guitars Efficiently and Accurately

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Hey dudes, here's the general process of how I mix my guitars majority of the time. Just a bit of subtractive EQ, compression and general shaping to make sure it sits in the mix nice and snug.
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  • @thedutchdjentleman
    @thedutchdjentleman3 жыл бұрын

    7:34 quote: “I’ve done these based on the kick drum and the bass drum.” - Keyan Houshmand 2020

  • @KeyanHoushmandLive

    @KeyanHoushmandLive

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bass guitar* hahahaha

  • @xxTHExxABYSSxx

    @xxTHExxABYSSxx

    2 жыл бұрын

    And to his defense, you do tend to mix, eq, and duck certain sounds to the high end and sub frequencies of a kick as a trigger.

  • @louistremblay1218
    @louistremblay12183 жыл бұрын

    A good thing to know for people who are rather not experienced in this is that its very rare that youre going to have a single move or button plugin that will instantly make your guitars sit well in a mix. its alot of very subtle and nuanced small changes to accomplish an over all goal.

  • @TheBanana93

    @TheBanana93

    2 жыл бұрын

    Which hurts my head more. I am totally winging it the best sounding tones I ever got all the compression was done on my GE150. Now I have Archetype Abasi my head is even more fucked : D

  • @KeyanHoushmandLive
    @KeyanHoushmandLive3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching! It's not as complicated as you might think, but it's important that you apply the TECHNIQUES to your own mix, NOT COPY me setting for setting, which I am very guilty of doing in the past when learning through similar videos like this.

  • @mattfury.
    @mattfury.3 жыл бұрын

    4:15 when you know you nailed the mix

  • @murdastick

    @murdastick

    3 жыл бұрын

    IT HITS SO WELL

  • @ollyevee
    @ollyevee3 жыл бұрын

    Just like everybody keeps commenting, your videos really helped me get a decent tone from my cheap gio guitar, before I found your videos, it sounded like a dropped C banjo.

  • @kennethsmith5383

    @kennethsmith5383

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same. Can't wait to put together the 10-string.

  • @13_cmi

    @13_cmi

    Жыл бұрын

    I have a cheap ibanez something. Got it 180 bucks used. Doesn’t sound that bad. Might be because I’ve never played a guitar before it but I think it gets the job done. Money well spent.

  • @athmaid
    @athmaid3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for making this accessable to everyone and not just on Patreon like many others do!

  • @Rob_Ethereal
    @Rob_Ethereal3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot dude, been following for a while now and got to say, you've really helped me sound better

  • @fikrihandoko
    @fikrihandoko3 жыл бұрын

    As always, your guitar tone is insanely good! Damn, your channel deserves a lot more subscribers and viewers. Keep doing what you're doing, the time will come.

  • @xavianmarotta
    @xavianmarotta2 жыл бұрын

    Again, very useful stuff, you've already helped me a lot during the beginning of my music production journey. Thanks Keyan.

  • @mtguitar6113
    @mtguitar61133 жыл бұрын

    Seriously how do you have such little Subscribers you are by far the best metal KZread channel you not only help people with songwriting and tone but mixing as well. It’s ridiculous how much I have learnt from watching your videos thanks bro.

  • @fufc1231
    @fufc12313 жыл бұрын

    FINALLY! was waiting for this for awhile

  • @blakehaas3205
    @blakehaas32052 жыл бұрын

    You are the channel I've been looking for. Thank you for all the walk throughs. Your videos helped me set up my daw with tones I love.

  • @paracite366
    @paracite3663 жыл бұрын

    So cool to see your approach to all of this! Learned a lot of new things for sure! Thanks Keyan❤

  • @shaneharvey4118
    @shaneharvey41183 жыл бұрын

    It's great to see someone using FL Studio. I've used it for years, but typically every guitarist I follow uses Cubase, Logic Pro, etc. I actually ended up buying Presonus Studio One on sale, thinking it would improve my workflow. I think I've used it once this year. If you ever need an idea for a video, I'd love to see more of your process with using FL Studio.

  • @Zeig7190
    @Zeig71903 жыл бұрын

    Awesome tutorial Keyan! You explain so concisely and accurately; hope to see more

  • @Surrey_01
    @Surrey_013 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video. Love the mix/mastering content

  • @ChrisEvss
    @ChrisEvss3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video! this is a huge help to anyone looking to get a grasp of recording/mixing their guitars, just what I needed. Cheers cob

  • @TheAcidTerror
    @TheAcidTerror3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot bro, for all your effort and good work, since i started following your channel my guitar tone has improved a lot!

  • @marcocarnaghi294
    @marcocarnaghi2943 жыл бұрын

    I think I learn something with every single video, so it's always a good new when you upload one! 💓

  • @paulie_g_
    @paulie_g_3 жыл бұрын

    Grat job man, would definitely check out more mixing videos from you

  • @iliapetrov5761
    @iliapetrov57612 жыл бұрын

    Hey man your content is absolutely amazing

  • @plethoral1854
    @plethoral18543 жыл бұрын

    DRUM MIXING PLEASE!!

  • @karolkozak64

    @karolkozak64

    3 жыл бұрын

    yes this please!

  • @karolkozak64

    @karolkozak64

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Zach alan hmmm he does use a tweak or two differently at least on the guitars if you take a look additional compression and the mix rack use. I bet he does process his drums slightly differently if you imagine Nolly having used a standard rock theme to showcase his mixing techniques. Things get a bit different with a busier mix or a very different sound that one is looking for. Extra pumps in the kick, snare etc

  • @plethoral1854

    @plethoral1854

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Zach alan this was just a content suggestion! Thanks for the information anyways

  • @artoexplores

    @artoexplores

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Zach alan easy content bro

  • @stevedendera

    @stevedendera

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Zach alan Maybe people like how Keyan explains it, or maybe his specific drum sound..... just because you like others doesn't mean it's for everyone. I personally love Keyan's explanations and having it from someone who is sat in his bedroom like I am it really helps me to feel like it's something I feel I can achieve.

  • @apoplexiamusic
    @apoplexiamusic3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing guitar tone as usual! One really great i discovered from a Glenn Fricker video from last week is to use a Pultec EQ to add harmonics to your guitar! By the way props on the Dubsteppy/DnB type snare with that huge 200 Hz bell ;)

  • @subhammukherjee7149
    @subhammukherjee71493 жыл бұрын

    I've been waiting for this for so long. Your mixes are mind blowing, man. Thank you so so much!! ❤️

  • @KeyanHoushmandLive

    @KeyanHoushmandLive

    3 жыл бұрын

    Enjoy!

  • @ritorudra

    @ritorudra

    3 жыл бұрын

    Subham, fancy seeing you here!

  • @subhammukherjee7149

    @subhammukherjee7149

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ritorudra hahaha. Been a fan of Keyan's work for quite some time now, mate.

  • @anurupguhathakurta2913

    @anurupguhathakurta2913

    2 жыл бұрын

    Everyone is a fan of this dude it seems

  • @averagest
    @averagest3 жыл бұрын

    Sounds f-ing amazing man!

  • @soundlabdiaries
    @soundlabdiaries3 ай бұрын

    I was watching Joao Medeiros for a quite long period of time. That dude went from my typical mix sound to studio sound in 3 videos. I watched his videos and didn't catch the moment where he got so efficient in his mixes... That is a great question to me now: HOW THE HELL CAN I GET THE SAME SOUND??? The topic you cover is extremely important, please keep it up!

  • @offshot1st
    @offshot1st3 жыл бұрын

    I recently dropped my tuning down to Ab, on a 6 string. Its definitely made me rethink how I should mix for this...

  • @Mike-pf9zc
    @Mike-pf9zc2 жыл бұрын

    not guitar related at all but i think it's very interesting when the kick is mixed beneath the bass. it really adds to the impact, here.

  • @rikusu_
    @rikusu_3 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this guide !

  • @user-vl1cv7vu4g
    @user-vl1cv7vu4g3 жыл бұрын

    For the multi-band compression trick, I learnt that from Nolly's mixing masterclass! lol It's really effective.

  • @gypsydisc2019
    @gypsydisc20192 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful information!

  • @AlphaWatt
    @AlphaWatt3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial. Thank you. I just got a set of Jimmy Clips in and they take care of that string ring wonderfully. I don’t work for/nor am affiliated with them. Just putting it out here for anyone else who has been dealing with it.

  • @TheDeedeeFiles
    @TheDeedeeFiles3 жыл бұрын

    Helpful video bro. Thank you

  • @LuisBrolyx
    @LuisBrolyx Жыл бұрын

    Amazing! ✨

  • @lylaznboi01
    @lylaznboi013 жыл бұрын

    Slate's Virtual Mix Rack is great. Somethings I suggest checking out on guitars are the FG-Stress and the VTC. The Hollywood and New York sound great on rhythm guitars if it needs more beef in the end. Of course, do it in the context of the mix so you don't go overboard with the saturation.

  • @hessammehdizadeh3239
    @hessammehdizadeh32393 жыл бұрын

    I liked the video. Very educational. thanks

  • @SwainBjornstrandt
    @SwainBjornstrandt3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent! Thank you!

  • @giscardrasquin4793
    @giscardrasquin4793Ай бұрын

    Great video!

  • @prashuryagoswami6122
    @prashuryagoswami61223 жыл бұрын

    That one hell of a tone

  • @davidkruzik6402
    @davidkruzik64023 жыл бұрын

    FIRE MAN!

  • @streetwiserhapsody
    @streetwiserhapsody3 жыл бұрын

    Virtual Mix Rack and Fabfilter Bundle, I see that you have a similar plugin chain to mine, can't live without them. Also killer tone as always man : D

  • @dragtr0n
    @dragtr0n3 жыл бұрын

    That virtual mix rack high end boost really helped my mix. My guitars were kinda getting drowned in the mix. Thx alot

  • @Kellcole32
    @Kellcole322 жыл бұрын

    i like the Eq on the sound nice bro

  • @josuastangl7140
    @josuastangl71403 жыл бұрын

    Really cool, thx!

  • @matteopravettoni2595
    @matteopravettoni25953 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing bro 💣

  • @beeh3647
    @beeh36473 жыл бұрын

    Great video Mr Houshmand! Your advice about multi-band is really useful, could be cool if you did some kind of a mix challenge for your audience in a future video, I'd be game!

  • @BL4CK5M1TH0
    @BL4CK5M1TH03 жыл бұрын

    The video I needed

  • @mityaIvanov2023
    @mityaIvanov20233 жыл бұрын

    Yezzz!!! He did it !!!

  • @kid_ryu
    @kid_ryu3 жыл бұрын

    whattaffuk!! riffing's huge and impeccable as always

  • @ivandemchenko2889
    @ivandemchenko28893 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Keyan! Very useful tutorial! Can you please do tutorial how to properly record a nice DI track, how you're doing this. 🙏💌

  • @gwiongriffiths6540
    @gwiongriffiths6540 Жыл бұрын

    That split coil track trick is so sick!

  • @JohnnySideburnsX
    @JohnnySideburnsX3 жыл бұрын

    You eq the same way I do! Very effective tutorial.

  • @omynel
    @omynel3 жыл бұрын

    This is great dude, thoroughly enjoyed. I reckon it would be easier to follow what you're doing if you added a big "ON" / "OFF" when you're A/B'ing the effects. Kinda tricky to figure out when you are turning things on / off.

  • @shrinjayghosh4633
    @shrinjayghosh46333 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic content! keep it up. your mixing and ears have improved really a whole lot

  • @shaqepreme
    @shaqepreme Жыл бұрын

    IS there a finished song out there of this?? DAMN i fu**ing LOVE this!

  • @vilgaxrecords
    @vilgaxrecords3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks bro finally. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @Clammiest
    @Clammiest3 жыл бұрын

    That sounds super tasty brotha I love it.

  • @user-et6ze9hf5e
    @user-et6ze9hf5e Жыл бұрын

    This song slaps, please turn this into a whole song

  • @johannsalas3219
    @johannsalas32193 жыл бұрын

    Duuuuuuude why haven't I seen your channel before!

  • @dbwastooshort
    @dbwastooshort Жыл бұрын

    coming back to this video as im stuck mixing guitars , but DAMN that demo is silent planet-esque as FUCK imo, really cool

  • @GaryMcNeill
    @GaryMcNeill3 жыл бұрын

    That split coil idea is genius!

  • @DMNDBEATZ
    @DMNDBEATZ3 жыл бұрын

    Great VIdeo man love watching your stuff, great content and i use FL studio not to many metal producer on FL!!!

  • @marcing5380
    @marcing53803 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff dude. Do you maybe play around with some symphonics aside from just rock trio of guitar, bass and drums?

  • @hados1853
    @hados18533 жыл бұрын

    tbh i'm just waiting for you to release some original music. full length songs and ep's and all that goodness. Your demo's always leave me wanting more!!

  • @warhouse1
    @warhouse13 жыл бұрын

    Very good video. I'm thrilled to see you use FL Studio. I've been thinking about making my own how-to metal in FL but I'm not quite 100% happy with my sound just yet. Is your tone knob open all the way? I use Fortin Nameless and struggle with that fizziness you mentioned. I end up having my high cut at about 6.5k, with a wide Q over 3k. Because of that, my mix is a bit thinner than I'd like. Maybe share your Fortin Nameless tone as well. I could just have it dialed in badly.

  • @gunamrit
    @gunamrit3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you thank you thank you so soooo muchhh

  • @BhargavaMan
    @BhargavaMan3 жыл бұрын

    Niiiiice thanks for this dude What plugins you using on your bass DI/drums tho? You should do a video on that too, this mix sounds fuckin killer

  • @federicogarufi479
    @federicogarufi4793 жыл бұрын

    Those guitars are unbelievably good

  • @karolkozak64
    @karolkozak643 жыл бұрын

    Is that instrument bus inspired by Nolly's mix/masterclass?

  • @KeyanHoushmandLive

    @KeyanHoushmandLive

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes!!!

  • @justus4684
    @justus46843 жыл бұрын

    Please do a tuto on your bass and drum mixing

  • @murdastick
    @murdastick3 жыл бұрын

    4:14 K I C K S bruv. Excellent video!

  • @zlodr9369
    @zlodr93693 жыл бұрын

    God, yes, finally this video came out !!!

  • @KeyanHoushmandLive

    @KeyanHoushmandLive

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s been a long time coming

  • @ayeapprove
    @ayeapprove3 жыл бұрын

    You always got a killer tone but I'm starting to think it's more down to how you pick compared to me. I go through a similar workflow but your attack is unreal.

  • @KeyanHoushmandLive

    @KeyanHoushmandLive

    3 жыл бұрын

    Beat your guitar like it owes you money

  • @rowanjeffree1094

    @rowanjeffree1094

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@KeyanHoushmandLive it does owe u money

  • @JusTVIDSE

    @JusTVIDSE

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bass is also important to make it sound heavy

  • @giulianoz94

    @giulianoz94

    5 ай бұрын

    don't forget abouth using the right pick

  • @hollowake233
    @hollowake2333 жыл бұрын

    you're a god, bro

  • @SOYUSE
    @SOYUSE3 жыл бұрын

    Nice work, bro! But how don't you have the phase problems between the guitars in mono? Especially with a lot of equalization.

  • @oscarmora3277
    @oscarmora32773 жыл бұрын

    Thanks brooooo

  • @shanejustice2244
    @shanejustice22443 жыл бұрын

    Hey man, Love the videos, just curious, how long does it take for you to put together one, good sounding song that you're happy with and can you achieve all of what you do with Signature FL Studio?

  • @yamlevi
    @yamlevi3 жыл бұрын

    How do you mix your drums and bass? Your mixes always sound huge!

  • @moe_fte
    @moe_fte3 жыл бұрын

    Great 🔥😍

  • @amanjoshua994
    @amanjoshua9942 жыл бұрын

    An updated version please? We need the Black mixing tutorial!!

  • @FrostyPhoenix
    @FrostyPhoenix3 жыл бұрын

    Thornhill Hoodie 2: Electric Boogaloo

  • @awfulwaffle6154
    @awfulwaffle61543 жыл бұрын

    Saving this one for tomorrow. I have a lot of trouble having my guitars and drums fit together in a mix, I often get comments on about how they seem, err... Separate? Not cohesive

  • @johnny_b_dude
    @johnny_b_dude3 жыл бұрын

    Hello Keyan, love your channel. Could you please make more FL Studio tutorials? I'm trying to start doing this on my know, but ffs, this shit is hard to navigate properly ^^' Keep up the good work, brother!

  • @ravilamichhane1798
    @ravilamichhane17983 жыл бұрын

    Can you please make a video on how you program/write your drums? Thanks love your content!

  • @KeyanHoushmandLive

    @KeyanHoushmandLive

    3 жыл бұрын

    Already have, check out my channel

  • @MarceloSDroguett
    @MarceloSDroguett11 ай бұрын

    great infoo ImI

  • @thewest6128
    @thewest61283 жыл бұрын

    Do you have a video how to make some good sounding lead sounds?

  • @marcing5380
    @marcing53803 жыл бұрын

    One question - what VST did you use for the MIDI track? Also that's the thing that produces the "woozing" during the culmination part where all the guitars come in?

  • @ganyu6303
    @ganyu63033 жыл бұрын

    Keyan = tone God

  • @ryanhafiez4321
    @ryanhafiez43213 жыл бұрын

    I hope you can give us tutorial how you set fl studio for record the guitar track 🙏

  • @Gooseknuckle
    @Gooseknuckle3 жыл бұрын

    Sick to see someone else mixing and recording metal using FL

  • @thesobercoder
    @thesobercoder3 жыл бұрын

    Please live mix for us. Would be so much more awesome.

  • @miinpajamas6680
    @miinpajamas66802 жыл бұрын

    4:13 man's vibin

  • @cenaakashakash
    @cenaakashakash3 жыл бұрын

    2:54 to 2:59....nice melody man😝

  • @Manic_Mitch.official
    @Manic_Mitch.official Жыл бұрын

    Excelente video! With all this production though isn’t it a problem that you won’t be able to sound as good live?

  • @Ryrkov
    @Ryrkov3 жыл бұрын

    Good day, man. I was wondering if you could help me out. I recently moved from Reaper to FL Studio. It’s all really complicated, I don’t know how to organize my projects properly. Is there any advice you can give me? Btw love what you do Cheers

  • @perempti
    @perempti3 жыл бұрын

    Noice!

  • @hlrossato
    @hlrossato3 жыл бұрын

    That's a killer tone and a very helpful video. I also use the Nameless plugin but I'm getting an annoying resonance frequency around 135hz and it seems impossible to get rid of that. If I take too much my guitar becomes really thin otherwise, it's too boomy. Any tips or advice?! Thanks and keep up with the great content.

  • @JusTVIDSE

    @JusTVIDSE

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi, i recommend u get into forums or even discord servers guitar related for help

  • @Sinslikescarlet100
    @Sinslikescarlet1003 жыл бұрын

    His face @4:15 😂 Absolute Gold.

  • @jinxxpwnage
    @jinxxpwnage10 ай бұрын

    Hey man is there any way to hire you? i've got some tracks that i'd love to have mixed like this through your setup

  • @noobiedoo0077
    @noobiedoo00773 жыл бұрын

    bro please make how to program metal bass❤️❤️

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