Multiband Compression for Vocals with Mixing Engineer Tony Maserati

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Grammy-winning mixing engineer Tony Maserati (Black Eyed Peas, Jason Mraz, Jay-Z, Beyoncé) demonstrates his approach to using the C4 Multiband Compressor on vocals. The information in this video also applies to Waves C6 Multiband Compressor plugin.
C4: www.waves.com/plugins/c4-multi...
C6: www.waves.com/plugins/c6-multi...

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  • @OneHalfOfBent
    @OneHalfOfBent7 жыл бұрын

    Imagine having to listen to that all day long. Being a mix engineer must be hell sometimes.

  • @queenpurple8433

    @queenpurple8433

    4 жыл бұрын

    It’s honestly ALWAYS fun if you think of what you’re working on as just sound. Don’t judge it, it’s just sound. And working with sound is fun

  • @chefcurry8983

    @chefcurry8983

    4 жыл бұрын

    What's wrong with it ?

  • @Vaguenificent

    @Vaguenificent

    4 жыл бұрын

    its not hell just your ears get tired and hearing it sooo many times over and over the song starts to sound bad, so you have to take breaks before you start messing with stuff that doesn't need adjusting

  • @AsyncLive

    @AsyncLive

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@chefcurry8983 It's just a material to work with, but hey it could be some smart-ass indie pop with cultural references and esoteric philosophy, or it could be just a cheesy cheap-ass pop appealing to the dumb masses... i guess it's part of the deal hahah

  • @HariboLP1212

    @HariboLP1212

    3 жыл бұрын

    it can drive you crazy though, especially when you hear to single words or just short loops :D

  • 10 жыл бұрын

    This video once again proves - sound engineering is pure science. I started making my own music, and I do struggle at mixing part. It's just pure science to make all song parts sound in harmony and nicely. My big respect goes to all sound engineers. They are awesome.

  • @queenpurple8433

    @queenpurple8433

    4 жыл бұрын

    Also it’s art

  • @BreakBeta

    @BreakBeta

    3 жыл бұрын

    Michael Brauer's approach is more about feeling, which works well for me.

  • @DB-ju7vp

    @DB-ju7vp

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm tellin ya ....... mixing is really what makes or break a song ( more or less ) I struggle with mixing as well .....its really no right way to do it you just got to make it your own sound

  • @NormanTiner

    @NormanTiner

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@queenpurple8433 it's definitely a mix of art and science. Approaching it purely as a science is how we end up with sterile, technically proficient music that's lost all character and feeling in the process. The stuff that's so boring you forget there's even music playing.

  • @weddingtalk2018

    @weddingtalk2018

    Жыл бұрын

    There ARE standards but soud engineering is far more about sensation than linear thinking which leans far on the creative talent side than science its doesn't matter if you know the standards if you dont,have the ear that tells you what standards to use where

  • @charliestubbs6151
    @charliestubbs61513 жыл бұрын

    "Most of you know C4 as a multiband compressor, and it is that.. But actually, I like to use it as a multiband compressor."

  • @domdraper3221

    @domdraper3221

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow you’re edgy as hell.

  • @garbygarb31

    @garbygarb31

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@domdraper3221 That's what Tony said..

  • @benjaminwohlrab4482

    @benjaminwohlrab4482

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow thanks for that comment

  • @rickyanthony

    @rickyanthony

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nah. He didn't say that..Stop trying to be smart.

  • @mmbaz8622

    @mmbaz8622

    2 жыл бұрын

    He’s using it as Dynamic EQ.

  • @stevo73881
    @stevo7388110 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Tony. Out of all the mixers/producers on KZread giving lessons, your the best teacher. You explain it so well. Thanks again.

  • @DiegoSandovalMusica
    @DiegoSandovalMusica6 жыл бұрын

    This is one of the best teaching videos EVER, since i saw it one year ago my productions has totally change for better, great plug in and such a great teacher!

  • @56mayer
    @56mayer3 жыл бұрын

    Tony is amazing with this kind of stuff. I remember watching videos like this when I was first starting out and being blown away. Now it’s part of the arsenal. Thanks for the inspiration, Tony

  • @lasciencedelamusique6245
    @lasciencedelamusique62453 жыл бұрын

    The best vocal multi band vocal tutorial i've seen by far... Thank you Waves and Tony

  • @willischirwa3992
    @willischirwa39923 жыл бұрын

    One of the best vocal mixing videos for me ever. Because I did use multiband for vocals ever since I could afford one. Means already in the days of hardware. But I always felt I must be doing something wrong because nobody else seemed to do it. The adverse mantra was, do not use multiband for anything but the masterbus. Or else you will ruin your input signal whatever it is. So I often tried to quit but always came back to using multiband compression on vocals, esp lead vocals. Now to see a world class mixing engineer doing it is such a confirmation and assurance that I am thankful for that aspect only, but more so for the skillful use of it. Because I learnt quite a bit of new things from the master. Thanks so much for sharing

  • @mikedowd66
    @mikedowd666 жыл бұрын

    He's such a soft spoken guy that when he tries to demonstrate a loud voice during his dynamic range explanation, he can hardly do it. lol. Love this guy.

  • @gpr4eva
    @gpr4eva5 жыл бұрын

    So glad they make dynamic EQs now

  • @theloser5459
    @theloser54596 жыл бұрын

    I´m glad to visit such amazing tutorial. Thank you Tony and Waves!

  • @trainerbilly2302
    @trainerbilly23029 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial! I especially like the enhanced presence without relying too much on regular eq, which is why I look up stuff like this in the first place.

  • @IliansGitarElever
    @IliansGitarElever8 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant tutorial by brilliant mixing engineer! Thank you for sharing Mr. Maserati :)

  • @YourxVentii
    @YourxVentii3 жыл бұрын

    "I recently was doing a mix of a beyonce track" subtle flex. I see you Tony.

  • @UptempoMusicLessons

    @UptempoMusicLessons

    3 жыл бұрын

    Humble brag.

  • @WickedHill

    @WickedHill

    2 жыл бұрын

    I know you’re just joking but this is crazy how we’re getting tips from these people lol

  • @user-ux1vj9vx7s

    @user-ux1vj9vx7s

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@UptempoMusicLessons That’s not what that means

  • @psuede3775

    @psuede3775

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@UptempoMusicLessons is it a humble brag or is he showing that he knows what he's doing

  • @1masterfader
    @1masterfader10 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much Tony. This information is priceless. It helps build my ears in hearing things that my clients and the music Lover may never hear but will appreciate.

  • @teckno_senpai
    @teckno_senpai2 жыл бұрын

    love hearing tony explain. always smooth with it and easy / clear to follow. clean demonstrations

  • @Snarizard
    @Snarizard10 жыл бұрын

    Waves C4 has always been my favorite plugin for this exact reason. Such a versatile plugin, suitable for any application where you want to delicately affect a frequency without doing away with it completely.

  • @ernestbuckley8671
    @ernestbuckley867110 жыл бұрын

    I`m glad Waves did a tutorial on the C4 because its a great plug. Such a powerful (but dangerous) plug. I also like the way Maserati explains things… he also lets the music play and doesn`t talk over it which is very helpful.

  • @jasongoldstein97
    @jasongoldstein978 жыл бұрын

    This is a good video. Very good use of the c4. Also helpful to see what Tony considers the harsh band of the male vocal. Thank you waves, and Tony for all you do. I am going to take what I learned and use it on the choir.

  • @SuperDSLAM
    @SuperDSLAM8 жыл бұрын

    Great approach Tony!! I just tried this and it's really a slick way to get the vocals to stand out in the mix as well as adding presence. Thanks for the video!!

  • @nfijef
    @nfijef9 жыл бұрын

    Active responsive EQ, Best info Ive seen in a while, thanks Tony!!

  • @justinleonard3400
    @justinleonard34006 жыл бұрын

    Wooooow, the difference from 5:22 to 5:26 after the top end was introduced to the C4... unbelievably noticeable, almost immediately turned to pure butter with nothing else and barely any tweaks. So happy I watched this.

  • @chopituprecords3004
    @chopituprecords30049 жыл бұрын

    Been a fan of his since I started using his plugins and his approach on mixing I have a great respect for

  • @Vestu
    @Vestu7 жыл бұрын

    CLA Vocals and C4 saved my vox mix. Thank you, Waves Audio.

  • @JamesCurwood
    @JamesCurwood10 жыл бұрын

    Wow, this is a lot of information in a few minutes. I want to watch this again and again.

  • @musicmann1967
    @musicmann19679 жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial. It's much precise to eq certain tracks dynamically with a multicomp as opposed to statically with a regular eq.

  • @TheStudioJacksonville
    @TheStudioJacksonville8 жыл бұрын

    This is amazing. I have automated eq's because when transferring to falsetto you lose the deeper tones, but this just makes it sooo much easier, and so much cleaner

  • @piano25
    @piano2510 жыл бұрын

    Very nice ! THANK you for sharing this! Thank you WAVES and Tony!

  • @musicschool4593
    @musicschool459310 жыл бұрын

    Fantasic Video. One of the best i have ever seen on the net. Thanks mate.

  • @titop168
    @titop16810 жыл бұрын

    wave, thank you so much. C4 being taught by the best.. much love!

  • @ForTiorIJohnny
    @ForTiorIJohnny10 жыл бұрын

    damn i feel like such a noob now. i used to automate EQ´s where necessary and i always felt something was meh. then i tried this and BOOM new revelation. awesome stuff.

  • @ArtByTrahnay

    @ArtByTrahnay

    5 жыл бұрын

    Literally me right now.. 5 years later.

  • @maxhernandez5202

    @maxhernandez5202

    5 жыл бұрын

    Everyone will feel like a NOOB when watching MR Maserati mixing anything.

  • @TheBlashMusic

    @TheBlashMusic

    5 жыл бұрын

    Eq automation actually sounds more transparent than any form of compression IMO, but sometimes compression can save a lot of time.

  • @Test-ue5po

    @Test-ue5po

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TheBlashMusic Yeah but you're not doing that on every part of the hooks, bridges and verses that is just not ideal... Tonys mixes are phenomenal with MB if yours aren't transparent you need to mess with your threshold, attack, release or range. Automating EQ is so tedious you may never meet deadlines lol

  • @enricoianniello5611

    @enricoianniello5611

    4 жыл бұрын

    @kickdje idk which of them is the best, i've got mb and c6, mb is more easy to use, but c6 seems to me more professional, idk really, also on de esser, waves de esser or fabfilter? there are too many plugins that do the same thing ahah, so confusing

  • @nickwarren131
    @nickwarren1317 жыл бұрын

    Interesting I actually recently used a multiband compressor on a recording I did of a choir. They had way too many females and not enough male members. I used a multiband compressor to boost the ranges of tenor/bass singers. I loved the sound it gave. It sounded much better than using EQ.

  • @johnrpittenger
    @johnrpittenger4 жыл бұрын

    I use multiband Dynamics a lot. I can't believe I never thought about it for vocals. Thanks

  • @SPLMixing
    @SPLMixing9 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely brilliant, thanks Tony!

  • @werticocaingray5896
    @werticocaingray589610 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing Tony. Really appreciate your insights.

  • @digital_cratez9116
    @digital_cratez91168 жыл бұрын

    The day I learned upward compression I was so blown away. Now it just seems like a standard mixing element, although I rarely need it to be honest.

  • @Anders01
    @Anders018 ай бұрын

    Excellent presentation. I haven't tried multiband compression on vocals yet, it will be interesting to practice.

  • @robertmurphy4689
    @robertmurphy468910 жыл бұрын

    Tony is the man! Thanks for sharing these tips.

  • @brainywookie5204
    @brainywookie5204 Жыл бұрын

    Never old always useful Thank You Mr. Tony Maserati

  • @Crossfire2003
    @Crossfire20032 жыл бұрын

    The king of mixing/mastering at his finest!

  • @Zisch2
    @Zisch29 жыл бұрын

    Most underated tip ever. Waves C1 SC or a flexible desser (which allows to grab lower frequencies) are heading in the same direction

  • @nicolasgregoire76
    @nicolasgregoire76 Жыл бұрын

    Legendary lesson, thank you Tony M

  • @andrewkigen
    @andrewkigen4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the great information!

  • @Drugvision0
    @Drugvision03 жыл бұрын

    10/10 Tutorial and extra points for getting straight to the point

  • @pharaohonthetrack2008
    @pharaohonthetrack20087 жыл бұрын

    Greatly appreciate your time Thanks Tony, ima start watching more of your videos. I'm going to give you a shout when I finally make it 💯 #PharaohOnTheTrack

  • @abinash02
    @abinash022 жыл бұрын

    Found it 7 years later. Yet timeless knowledge.

  • @shahriarTAVAKOLY
    @shahriarTAVAKOLY6 жыл бұрын

    Awesome tutorial?!!!I watched this tutorial many many times over n over till finally i’ve got the concept perfectly. Now I’m able to not only target and calm down hursh melodies, but also I figured out how to use this concept to get rid off the ambient HISSSS that comes with boosting high frequencies

  • @dominicperrone4675
    @dominicperrone46753 жыл бұрын

    “Finding the correct attack and release times is really the key”... dude what?! Thank you! 😂😭 supergem

  • @jumalsam
    @jumalsam Жыл бұрын

    BRILLIANT!!! Thanks for this

  • @NEMdaTruth305
    @NEMdaTruth30510 жыл бұрын

    Tony your the best we need more videos like this waves

  • @verdrehtewelten
    @verdrehtewelten8 жыл бұрын

    the best tip ever. thanx so much for this great tip. new level for my vocals^^

  • @MrLucky1Luciano
    @MrLucky1Luciano7 жыл бұрын

    c4 upgraded my mixings to a whole new level

  • @Pjaysusity
    @Pjaysusity5 жыл бұрын

    Very good demonstration/application of multiband use 🇹🇹

  • @rickdeaguiar-musicreflecti7692
    @rickdeaguiar-musicreflecti7692 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial. Learned a bunch from Tony. What a smart mixer :)

  • @Mio-fu1sr
    @Mio-fu1sr5 жыл бұрын

    very useful technique, it keeps the natural sound and i have perfect control,it' all about the atack and the release,can't thank you enough

  • @vedantamusic5001
    @vedantamusic50015 жыл бұрын

    Amazing content! Thanks Tony

  • @romecalig1905
    @romecalig19059 жыл бұрын

    I could listen to this guy for Hours!!!!

  • @maneava
    @maneava7 жыл бұрын

    Great advices, thank you for sharing your experience

  • @SPKRX
    @SPKRX8 жыл бұрын

    wow I've been doing this for a while because I liked how it sounded without realizing that's what I was doing when you put it in those terms.

  • @BjornFSE
    @BjornFSE5 жыл бұрын

    Love IT. Informative and Excellent Detail Mr Maserati. Still one of My Favorite Plugin Bundle in Waves is the Tony Maserati Plugins

  • @AsyncLive
    @AsyncLive4 жыл бұрын

    great tutorial and nice multiband compressor, gotta try this C4 tonight

  • @FriedrichHabetlerMusic
    @FriedrichHabetlerMusic9 жыл бұрын

    Very very helpfull tutorial!

  • @FriedrichHabetlerMusic

    @FriedrichHabetlerMusic

    9 жыл бұрын

    O.I.C RECORDING GENERATION I've just said it was a helpful tutorial.... It's pretty obvious that u need good vocals to that.O.o

  • @dwdrummer0
    @dwdrummer010 жыл бұрын

    C4 was my most used and favorite plugin before waves started releasing all the API and NEVE clone plugs. I still use it all the time.

  • @jloverecords
    @jloverecords10 жыл бұрын

    Great innovating thinking on that C4 Plug In .. Most definitely going to give this a try

  • @JohnBullfrost
    @JohnBullfrost Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Tony!

  • @amaze2n
    @amaze2n9 жыл бұрын

    The lyrics of this song make me wonder about the meaning of existence itself. Well done Cody Longo for writing such a deep and horror-inducing song.

  • @whitestork3896

    @whitestork3896

    2 жыл бұрын

    This guy has sex - the song

  • @x1plus1x
    @x1plus1x5 жыл бұрын

    What kept catching my attention were the plosives on "Playing games", and "with your heart Babe."

  • @carlosalbertomoralesramos9995
    @carlosalbertomoralesramos99956 жыл бұрын

    This is why a brain was given for ! Thanks thanks ! I will try this for sure !

  • @TheIgnoramus
    @TheIgnoramus10 жыл бұрын

    Maserati is the man! I now realize how to correctly use the C4 been better.

  • @drewmiller2054
    @drewmiller20543 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Tony, Very insightful video. I learned alot :)

  • @AudioCollege
    @AudioCollege10 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting concept, using a multiband compressor to better control vocals. Will have to dive into this topic more.

  • @thejuiced1_
    @thejuiced1_9 жыл бұрын

    This just changed the game for me!

  • @RBGMusicEnt
    @RBGMusicEnt8 жыл бұрын

    your the best tony, it worked perfect.

  • @haveagooddavid
    @haveagooddavid7 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful! Pumped to mix some vocals

  • @radthe5th
    @radthe5th4 жыл бұрын

    I honestly feel like understand multi band for the first time after years of producing and owning this plugin

  • @Dayta
    @Dayta10 жыл бұрын

    i like the idea of using a method to solve the breathing sound problem. i often see people doing some handy work cutting each breath sound

  • @MangaNeutronic
    @MangaNeutronic10 жыл бұрын

    wish i sore this before my last project, thanks for the vid!

  • @rawstarmusic
    @rawstarmusic10 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I thought of that dynamic EQ but I haven't achieved it. It's much better than static EQ of frequencies throughout whole songs. Automation would be a pain but here it follows the song. Very good solution.

  • @dul22
    @dul224 жыл бұрын

    Love the vacum cleaner in the back

  • @PrisonTorture34
    @PrisonTorture342 жыл бұрын

    Waves C4 is great. Very responsive plugin for such applications

  • @chishaun8466
    @chishaun84665 жыл бұрын

    🔥🔥Tony in the clutch

  • @tinderbox83
    @tinderbox838 жыл бұрын

    Multiband is definitely where it's at for vox. I demoed the C4 and have the Fab-Filter Pro M.. The C4 is easier to use as far getting a start with multiband and getting good results quickly.. They are both quality, but the Fab-Filter Pro M is my favorite plugin (along with Lexicon's reverb plugs).

  • @Theboydevoye
    @Theboydevoye3 жыл бұрын

    Best MB vocal tutorial!

  • @Henkkamachine
    @Henkkamachine10 жыл бұрын

    Excellent, thank you!

  • @MaksymMalaiko
    @MaksymMalaiko3 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful, thank you!

  • @TheColonyRed
    @TheColonyRed10 жыл бұрын

    now this is more advanced stuff ! nice!

  • @MrAcapela
    @MrAcapela10 жыл бұрын

    thanks for sharing your knowledge in this vid

  • @twotonetheartist
    @twotonetheartist6 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video!

  • @bassistbsezgin
    @bassistbsezgin7 жыл бұрын

    Does anybody have an idea about what is that "automation" graph(in other word lines) for in this video? I hear some flanger (or sth like doubler) and stereo delay. Can it be to control some functions of them?

  • @slxmeoyat757
    @slxmeoyat7572 жыл бұрын

    🧡 with this knowledge 🙏🙏

  • @rhemaman
    @rhemaman4 жыл бұрын

    As shown here, I find that precision processing like this is more important during the editing and cleanup phase than it is during mix bus and premastering. The casual attitude that a novice takes to just using whatever tracks are available and fix them in the mix, is not only a fantasy, but it's counter-intuitive because it sets the engineer up with an expectation that they will be able to do more than one job at a time and not run into a conflict of interest. I find the F6 Equalizer useful for this kind of stuff.

  • @veronicagorosito187

    @veronicagorosito187

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi! Could you tell if there's a difference in multiband comp, instead of dynamic Eq, or is just a matter of personal taste or maybe workflow? Thanks in advance 😊

  • @rhemaman

    @rhemaman

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@veronicagorosito187 great question! The multiband compression is a fantastic tool for what you might use it for. But the list of things I might use it for is very small. It will literally, mutilate whatever you use it on so I often use it in parallel processing. And I find them especially good with percussive instruments. To take a generic kick, and give it some bottom end without losing the dynamics is a difficult thing to pull off. Using just an EQ means putting a heavy shelf on it, using a standard bus compressor will take away the up and down punch. With a multiband compressor, I can dial in the exact frequency that I want to bring up in the sound without compromising the rest of the track. Used on a parallel track, this can totally change the character of that instrument. Dynamic EQ does something that no other tool can do. And while there are some newer tools coming out now that can even do this better, like Trackspacer, the dynamic Equalizer still remains more general purpose and can be used for all kinds of things. Mastering is a common place use. But understanding what it is, is the most important part. Up until the dynamic Equalizer, the only way to use a sidechain was with compression or expansion. For a long time, we had to be extremely creative to accomplish what this newer tool can do. And this does it better. We don't just equalize the signal going into the sidechain. Instead, this is the equalization, which is being controlled by the dynamics of what is sent to the sidechain! Having an EQ work only under specific conditions that you get to establish yourself is like an entire editing session being automated on the fly. A real time saver with results like what you might get when you send it to a third party who uses software for such purposes. I hope that helps. And always remember, my answer is only what I've personally had benefits from. Be creative enough to think outside the box, always.

  • @veronicagorosito187

    @veronicagorosito187

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@rhemaman ooh that's a lot of good information! I agree on dynamic Eq being such a powerful tool, I had done it in Reaper using the native plugins, as a practice, to understand what dynamic Eq's does, and it's cousin the De Esser, and that was a lot of trial & error, for the crazy routing you have to do 🤯 And yeah absolutely, creativity is key in this technical career, thank you again! Take care.

  • @kaspakilla
    @kaspakilla Жыл бұрын

    Totally Amazing

  • @jeffsky1971
    @jeffsky197110 жыл бұрын

    god you can hear such a difference between bypass and no bypass..presence at 4k sounds real nice

  • @GarotoJhon777
    @GarotoJhon7772 жыл бұрын

    this is firee 🔥🔥

  • @lemonedkush692
    @lemonedkush6927 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for nice info.

  • @jhopmusictv
    @jhopmusictv3 жыл бұрын

    This is great!! Real... Professional... Tips!!💯

  • @lance134679
    @lance1346798 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful. What a great alternative to eq, which could have made the vocal really thin.

  • @davefk
    @davefk9 жыл бұрын

    Can someone be kind enough to let me know what that mouse/ball Tony is using called please? Thanks

  • @ZEROPROD000
    @ZEROPROD000 Жыл бұрын

    thanks tony ♥♥♥

  • @brennyC
    @brennyC10 жыл бұрын

    its very helpful, thanks!

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