Love Mick's enthusiasm, he sounds like a happy nerdy kid. The world needs more people who are this passionate about music.

@raphabmroque

4 жыл бұрын

YESSS HAHAH I Loved him

The recording engineer did an outstanding job on this track, most of the work essentially.

@SonicScoop

Жыл бұрын

And the producer. And the musicians. As it should be! -Justin

02:20 Mix Playthrough 04:10 Workflow 06:11 Bass 08:25 Drums 15:34 Keyboards 20:45 Guitars 25:40 Backing Vocals 27:05 Lead Vocals 30:25 Master Bus

@3j5b88

3 жыл бұрын

ty

@Thechacha380

5 ай бұрын

king

Get Lucky has one of the best-sounding mixes I've ever heard. Kudos to this gentleman!

@alex_16035

10 ай бұрын

thanks to Mick, cherry bomb goes crazy too 😹

So EQuing to get rid of unwanted sounds, making sure one instrument doesn't "interfere" with another, or EQuing to lift certain frequencies to add presence. Next, use compression to make sure your instrument or vocal performance is balanced. Then do some side-chaining to make gaps for certain sounds like high-hats to shine. Then of course you'll be using reverb and delays throughout. And don't try to make a LOUD mix. Just shoot for a balanced mix so that everything "sits" in the mix, in it's own frequency range. This is basically what I'm hearing all "Master Producers" saying.

@trackanalysis6369

2 жыл бұрын

@@blindmelonstubbly its basically a compression, but triggered by another instrument. It's mainly used for kick and bass, because they both exist around the same frequency. Whenever kick drum hits, the bass gets compressed and makes space for the kick, so it can be heard easier.

@The247t

Жыл бұрын

What you also get is how he uses the gear.

@lukeGGlee

Жыл бұрын

sidechain to prevent certain sounds from taking up too much space and causing other instruments to lose oomph

@deetgeluid

6 ай бұрын

It’s all about “masking”.

@enriqueolivares914

4 ай бұрын

The thing here is the recordings are basically spotless so very very minor processing is going to happen.

What I love about this is that he’s not afraid to leave something alone if it already sounds good from the production. So many people take great sounds and feel the need to put a million plugins on them when actually little to no processing is required.

@silvan5348

4 жыл бұрын

true, but his "raw" material is really good already :p everything is edited and preprocessed

@Allenbass7

4 жыл бұрын

It may be that a lot of the sound engineering took place using outboard equipment, but the point is valid nonetheless.

@rodrigodelprat

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure it was fairly comprehensively mixed on an SSL by Matt from Jamiroquai before Mick got it. Between them they did an amazing job, whole album sounds massive.

@prod.lopezz5089

4 жыл бұрын

this is because of the keen ear. the more you train your ear the more you trust it to do what you want

@skillzmcgavern

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. The number of tracks with zero inserts was impressive. Amazing contrast in colors between the different sounds, which obviously he doesn't f*** with if already correct.

I love how Mick was sponsored by UAD but spent just as much time talking about FabFilter and Soundtoys. A lot of integrity there, and a great mix!

Half the battle of mixing is getting a great recorded audio, the record engineer rocks!

@ernestbuckley8671

4 жыл бұрын

Agree. Not taking anything away from Mick but yes, most of the tunes he mixes are recorded on exceptional gear by world class engineers recording world class talent.

@markichsen9705

4 жыл бұрын

@@ernestbuckley8671 Yeah, it's always a joint effort. But also knowing which tracks to leave untouched or only apply subtle processing on makes a great engineer. Someone unexperienced might have tweaked things a lot more... unnecessarily.

@snoolee7950

4 жыл бұрын

I think you mean 100%

@maxreaper25

3 жыл бұрын

@@ernestbuckley8671 this the lamest excuse 😂😂 you can have great material and still make it bad Taking it the next level is truly the art of it Recording it well is an art but long as the recordings aren’t clipping, that’s about half of that battle.

@ernestbuckley8671

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxreaper25 I have mixed tunes where friends were playing on tracks to world class session players. My friends are good musicians but they do not make a living playing. The tracks with the world class session players were not only easier to mix but those mixes sounded a whole lot better. I can tell you that when you work with world class talent, you start to look like world class talent. Mick is a legend, no one is taking that away from him. He has a track record that is unmatched. All I'm saying is, the musicians and singers make a world of difference.

love how authentic this guy is

Shout out to this guy and the high quality production of this video.

It cannot be understated how important a great recording and arrangement help create at a great mix.

@grdalenoort

7 ай бұрын

Yes, and would love to see a rundown of what mastering did after the mix.

Really enjoyed that. You guys got the audio and mic levels just right which makes it a pleasure to listen to aswell as a pleasure to watch. So many other channels get this so wrong and it shouldn't happen on an audio related video. Thanks again.

@erikbraund12

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@scotthstevenson

5 жыл бұрын

YEs yes yes !

@AdamSpade

4 жыл бұрын

This even happens on blockbuster movies so how fortunate are we here?

@callumwalsh6184

4 жыл бұрын

YES!! Haha I watched a lecture thing Joe Dart gave at berklee I think and you couldn’t hear his bass for your life

Clever trick with the HH sidechained to kick for groove enhancement !

@allexfenty

6 жыл бұрын

Right!? Very clever

@youmilkpack

5 жыл бұрын

agree! also note he put sidechain on the snare also.. not common

@casparwijn

5 жыл бұрын

classic ;-)

Like how can you not like this guy

Lots of great information there! Thanks SonicScoop and thanks Mick!

to have it look so flawless and easy takes decades of experience, props!

I remember hearing this song for the first time 2 years ago. Hard to believe that it's only 3 years old. I love the work Mick did on this. Every instrument is given equal space.

Recording is great, I really like how much dynamic range he leaves in the mix and he doesn’t over compress anything

This Mike Wazowski is a genius! Now i understand. A big eye for the Music Production!

@jesuschrist6105

5 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

just thinking about how a great mix starts with something essential - a well recorded and good composition/arrangement.

@SonicScoop

4 жыл бұрын

Truth!

Wow. Thank you for uploading those!

I could watch Mick talk through his mixes all day. So cool!

Thank you so much! Such great bits and pieces we can all learn from

Thanks Mick for taking time to share the knowledge behind the mix, always learn something new & interesting!!!

This guy mixed the best album of the 10's RANDOM ACCES MEMORIES

Generous and humble person. Love him.

Great video. Thanks for publishing.

Mick's presentation is awesome. Great talent

pure F**ing gold right here! Love the artist, his album and the engineer.

Awesome work Mick. You own this sophisticated pop funk mixing style.

What a nice guy! A total legend for sharing a lot of awesome methods too. An incredible, invaluable production lesson.

I love this guys mix on this song! Very crisp and still warm. Very nice!

Great for learning and thanks a lot! In this case, personally I think huge ‘pre-mixing’ work was done in the recording process (eq, compression, etc) when putting everything into the DAW, and it is possible a lot of obvious things were made in the production stage - so it sounds so clean and overall great

Really great! Even the video was well mixed! :)

this guy loves his life! nice vid! this is knowledge.

Straight to the point, very enthusiastic guy...Oh man, I love this man. Thank you for the Video sharing full of knowledge 💎

Man, these lessons are KILLING!

Going to buy this album now... hadn't heard it before this video. Great work!

This was great! Thanks Mick.

I really Love that with good productions like these, there really Isn't much need for very intrusive mixing/doctoring . I always tell clients that the better the production/recording the less processing I need to do.. when something is produced really well, as mixers, all we need to do basically is balancing the instruments carefully.. It's really nice to see this illustrated by a world famous band mixed by a world famous mixer ;-)

A genius at work. Thank you for the information Mick. This is like a teacher showing you exactly where to read coz that's where the exam is coming from.

This is amazing! Thank you!

Time well spent. Takes a playful approach and a keen ear to know when you've "got it", and just get the cohesion happening, mix done. Overprocessed is the norm, and this goes to show how far a little here and a little there will take you, once everything occupies its own space. Textbook "Do", y'know?

it seems that Mick's greatest trick is infusing his enthusiasm and happiness into the music :) what a cool guy

Not just a genius at his craft, he seems like a very nice man :)

Forget about the mix, what a production!!

Mick is the real deal. That's why he's there and we are all commenting.

I LOVE stuff like this, when do you ever sit beside a guy mixing awesome Jamiroquai?

Mick Guzauski is such a master. Hopefully one day I can be that great.

Master at work. Loving this.

Amazing skills!

Such a great insight, brilliant video

so cool to see this stuff!

Wonderful guy, fantastic track, great video. Cheers.

Mick Guzauski = best mixer . Period

@justice6480

2 ай бұрын

He did an amazing job with daft punk

This is awesome. I had the pleasure of working on a song mix of an artist I produced named SVALA at his home studio back in 2000. It was the first time I saw a SONY Oxford console. His work is amazing!

Love this!

Such a buttery smooth sound

@RS-pp7ng

7 жыл бұрын

definitely. it's his blueprint. sounds exactly like his work on the daft punk's album.

@cankutbayhan

7 жыл бұрын

wouldnt say it was this much balanced dynamically, vocals especially, sucks on DP...and crunch guitar chords at second phase of the chorus are sounding off of the proper mid freq mix, like a phone simulator

@jinxypoes1

6 жыл бұрын

how do you get that silky sound?is it the convertors or is this bounced thrue a ssl console or what?can somebody tell me?

@djvoid1

6 жыл бұрын

It's technique not tools.

@AlbertoDati

6 жыл бұрын

it's recorded properly.

In my opinion one of the greatest mixers in the world!

that sidechained hh was so sick never thought to do that before

Mick is the Best.... Love You Mick!

It's a good song with an amazing mix. This guy is a big ball of mixing talent!

im so much love this guy

watched the hole thing, amazing

This oxford eq on the master bus is adding a lot of polish :)

I really like the plugins and mix Mick did on the Antelope Audio Orion interface. Those ( Antelope Plugins) are killer!

A+ energy from this man

I love this!!

Great decision on the side chain in the hi hat

You don't need to do much when everything is recorded beautifully!

@SonicScoop

Жыл бұрын

That is one of the secrets of great mixing for sure... great recording! -Justin

Studio One has the input control for each track. Really helpful indeed.

that lil side chain high hat pump hahaha... dude your cool mick.

Woah! Where did these come from? Haven't started watching yet but Mick Guzauski is one of my favourite mixers of all time. Thank you

@SonicScoop

7 жыл бұрын

From SonicScoop.com 'natch : ) Check out more here on our KZread page, kzread.info and at sonicscoop.com We've got a TON of great videos just like this one.

@JobThako

7 жыл бұрын

SonicScoop, this is really amazing. I'm down here in South Africa and information is really scarce this side. would love to subcribe to your school on mixing.

@FUTrading

6 жыл бұрын

+Job Thako You have the internet, you have literally all the information of everything ever lol

sooo good!! ♡

this guy is awesome.. great vid

Love this guy

WOW! love him

Thank you!

Smooth Mix

Great Guy. I enjoy watching this level of work, at mixcing stage he don't lose time and naturallity repairing bad tracked. Then keeps focused and simple, just mixing.

Love this guy!

Micks Mix with Mick!

he is a genius...love his mixes for Walter Afanasieff

A masterpiece... a masterclass

mick, you are the best!

Great and cool tips for beginners cheers

This man is awesome

Thank you so much.

this something u have to re watch about 3 times - Peanskean Riddler

The Alpha Compressor is probably the plugin that shaped the mix the most in that session, with all the beautiful distorsion from the warm fonction... yet, he pass on it so fast!! Maybe he didn't want people to notice his secret ? ;-)

Thank You !

Mick is best!!!

Wonderful

What a cool cool dude 👌🏼

I watch so many of these type of video and ive learnt so much but one thing I think all the time is, they always have some amazingly recorded stems from a well know artist I would love to see them with some really bad, amateur stems and then see how the pros fix real problems. Because as a mixer coming up thats probably what youll be working on for the first 2 years or so

@SonicScoop

3 жыл бұрын

We’ve got that too! Try here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/godryMGDo8_UYJc.html

Genius!

Mick’s Mixing at mixcon

Thriller guitar vibe

A mixing masterclass with Geoff Swan would be a dream come true

THANKS A LOT!! :)