Top Tips for MUCH Better Low End - SonicScoop.com
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How do you get the low end to sit right in your recordings and mixes? Justin Colletti has answers. Join him for this deep dive into the bottom end of record production in this, episode 47 of the SonicScoop Podcast.
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I like how you end some sentences with a sort of whisper, makes me feel so relaxed
@bojkebojke
4 жыл бұрын
Adel Noppert I thing thatJustin is born with DeEsser in his voice :)
@globuslive
3 жыл бұрын
@@bojkebojke hahahaha its a pro habit to fade out sample's noise ))
@jaydekaytv
3 жыл бұрын
Easy, now.
@mthomas1091
2 жыл бұрын
No don’t encourage it 🤣 I need to stay alert 🥺 But thumbs up for another bunch of useful reminders 👍🤷♂️
@deadlyben12123
2 жыл бұрын
J Colletti ASMR
a physics teacher told me that the reason a complex chord sounds harsh or muddy is that with lower frequencies the harmonics are closer together (since the freq numbers are lower) that makes them rub more. Love your videos! You are an excellent teacher!
Even to a seasoned mixer and mastering engineer, this was a great episode. I loved the advice of sampling the drummer and using it for drum replacement. Cheers!
@deadscenedotcom
4 жыл бұрын
@Chad Gillihan, thank you! It's all just yours truly. Please subscribe. I'm working on new material. Cheers!
@joshcullenfilms8101
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video thanks Justin
That last tip is beautiful.
Iv'e been recording my own music in my home studio for the past five years. I studied hard at youtube university to learn as much as possible. Problem was, no one was really breaking things down to a level that someone like me could understand. Your explanations are so good , I can go to a mix I'm currently working on, and attempt what I just learned. It's always on a learning curve, but it always makes an improvement. I really appreciate these little talks of yours.
@SonicScoop
3 жыл бұрын
So glad to be helpful Chris!
@Dangenoir
Жыл бұрын
KZread university ! Really ?
Love the tip on sidechaining the kick sample. Brilliant!
Yeap. Made it all the way to the end Justin. Thanks for the detail!
A trick you can use if you don't have some NS-10's or Auralex speakers is to mix with a low pass and a high pass on an EQ. This will cause you to clarify the mids and get the power and clarity there. Then you can either completely disable the EQ or just extend the range. I used this as way to train my ears and mind to work hard to get mid-range power and clarity.
Thanks. In my current home project, having experimented with the over/under EQ technique with kick and bass, clearly allocating each their own fundamental frequency range, I tend to prefer side-chaining, with maybe a touch of EQ--for example, a slight notch in the 100hz (-3db) for the kick sound combined with subtle sidechaining with Trackspacer--rather than doing a steep highpass on either instrument to create separation. In the current song I am working on, I want both the kick and bass to be discernable but also experienced as a whole--both contributing to the subs. The trick to making this work is to start off on the right foot by choosing a kick and bass sound that sharply contrasts each other--for example, warm bass with sustain versus a sharp, punchy kick. Bass playing technique and additional effects, besides EQing and sidechaining, can help distinguish it from the kick. For example, we can apply warm tube-type saturation to the bass to make it rounder, fuller to contrast against a sharp kick. Lastly, some degree of masking may be desirable in some cases as it can create a sense of cohesion/glue--depends upon the song and genre.
sound toys is SUPER underrated. Buy it!
Referencing low end will help tremendously
@SonicScoop
2 жыл бұрын
Truth.
This really sounds and seems like a channel where I can get really useful information. And that is hard to find amongst all those other bedroom producers (like me) who have channels where they try to teach us mixing and acting like they are masters of it even though they never mixed a really good song or have any credentials at all. This is the total opposite. So thank you for sharing your knowledge! So glad I found this channel! Kindest regards from Oslo, Norway 🇳🇴
@oledahl.
4 жыл бұрын
Theo Stene are u Theo Stene from Asker?
@oledahl.
4 жыл бұрын
Theo Stene I haven't searched you up. But I've heard about a young guy from Asker with the same name as yours. And you should stop accusing people for ”hating on” others. I don't hate anyone. But I am not a big fan of people teaching information that's wrong. That only makes it harder for beginners to find useful information on YT. And for the record, I never hated Alex Rome. I just told him what I meant about his channel. Keep your facts straight!
@oledahl.
4 жыл бұрын
Theo Stene I live in Oslo. And I'm pretty deep into the electronic community. I think I heard something from him in a remix contest.
@oledahl.
4 жыл бұрын
Theo Stene why are u asking about theo stene from asker and how I heard about him if your’re not him?
@oledahl.
4 жыл бұрын
But you're not him so it doesn’t matter. What I heard about him wasn’t actually great anyway.
Great info. Thank you so much!
This episode is a revelation for me. Thinking back, I've slowly been working towards making my low end sound good by focusing on low-mids instinctively, but without thinking about why. Hearing you talk about it set off the proverbial "a-ha!" moment. Thank you and cheers from Las Vegas!
Very helpful! Thanks!
Thank you for great explanations with all the details!
Excellent, just what I needed, thank you
Excellent material - thanks Justin!
You are the KZread college professor in music production sir. all your tips & advice I put into action. My skills & mixes continue to improve thankyou!💯
One of the best video about low end. Thank you!
Got all the way through it brother! Great stuff always
Very helpful and clear explanation!
You're the man, Justin. Thanks for all the great info.
Great tips, thanks so much!! 🤘🤘
Wow , amazing tips ! Thanks for sharing.
great tips ,thanks
Got to the end. Loving the videos, they're super helpful!
Some really great information here!
Great!! Thank you Justin for those very useful insights!!
Great info Justin.... thank you for your tips....
Thanks for the amazing content!
Wise advice, thanks
2:04 this! Midrange is key to translatability.
I just found Sonic Scoop! I'm glad I did! Great INFO! Thanks!
This is great thank you!
That last tip was pure gold! Thank you 👍😎
Great vid mate, much appreciated!
exceptional video!
This is awesome. Thank you so much. Gonna check out that workshop
Thank you so much for all the info man! 🙏🏻
Excellent!
Ok, the last tip blew my mind. Thank you.
Thanks very much Justin, I have watched several of your videos and they have helped me alot with gaining insight into how to approach things.
I discovered this many years ago by accident, and it dawned on me that low end is like a 5 pound bucket I'm trying to shove 10 pounds into, Great video
Thanks so much, Justin! I appreciate your input. I'll be checking out the workshop as well.
Nice advice and tips, you lay it out in a way that makes it very easy to understand and implement. Thanks!
This was simplistically but powerful set of advice. Good Job.
you're a gem, mate - thanks for putting this stuff out there
glad I found this channel. excellent
Wish i had heard this years ago. Great information.
Thanks.... really great information. Been watching your tutorials off and on for a while. You have taught me a lot. My LP I released July 2019 turned out great.
great timing
Such practical information. Amazing tips and such clear communication. Thank you for sharing! What a great channel
Just subscribed to this channel and the podcast!
Brilliant tuition, well articulated and great content. Thank you so much for your wisdom, it clarified some fundamental issues to handling low frequencies.
Your knowledge is indispensable and you sir have earned my subscription
Excellent, thank you very much indeed. And made it that far.
Thank you. Mo e great tips!!!! Useful!!!! I’ll be using these too
Great work. Very valuable content. Perfectly presented. Thank you for excellent work and for sharing your mastership.
Great video as always! Things just click for me when you explain them.
Great episode. This gave me a lot of great ideas and should help me moving forward with the low end!
Thanks so much for this. Trying the parallel distortion idea on a bass guitar track and it’s really going in the right direction now. Just sounded like it was missing something before. Now it has more girth and punch. Subscribed.
Great information!!!!!
Man you just like a wizard. Going to help no end on the broadcasts. Hero.
Going back to my Mix to make some revisions now. I'm going to use this information & improve upon my mix. Thanks for sharing Justin! =)
Awesome. Just like the speaker placement series
EXCELLENT! I've tried to impart this to some of clients on more than one occasion. Thank you!
This was a great video!!
Thanks Justin - you're making music sound better with every instructional video - and tip #5 is revelatory!!!
Great lesson. I try to follow your process here but I was always focusing on the kick being the dominant lowest low. Always learning from you ..thanks
Going to try this instantly 👏🎶
probably the most useful tips on low end. All of these Sonic Scoop vids are gold.
Hi from Argentina. Muy buenos videos!!
Brilliant. I do all of this anyway. But brilliant. I will check out your 5 tips video, just because I always have the kick the lowest.
Awesome advise - I watched Dan Korneff on 1 of your workshop video's and he touched on some of these key points. Low end management is crucial for good mixing. He had the Breaking Benjamin track. 1 of his tricks I have been using now is side chain the kick into the bass compression. OMG what a difference
nice one sir...
I’m screaming this is great.
Great tips , thanks:)
thanks ,,, just what I was looking for
GIK Acoustics ftw :D Great video, I agree with it all and allready do most of it, but having said that I still could use more confidence in my low end mixing. Great stuff, instant subscriber.
Thank you for your technical wisdom and humility, it goes a long way in learning the art of this craft.
@gabrielahimsa4387
3 жыл бұрын
yea the humility is huge here. free, low publicity, tons of content...
Thanks a lot Man!! Cool!
Just discovered your channel. What a fantastic vid. I know this sounds dumb...but when you said only one thing can be the lowest it seemed so obvious but yet I never thought of it. The song Im working ahs those elements you mentioned. A kick, bass and a synth bass. I'll need to look at these and put them in order of lowest , next lowest etc. Thanks again.
This channel is gold mine 🎶🎵🎶
I think it's really hard to take out some low end of the kick and still make it sound big enough and give it a good body. But this video is a really good help and makes it a lot easier to think about the low end challenge. Thanks very much for this infos!
You are an awesome educator homie, thanks for sharing
@SonicScoop
Жыл бұрын
Awesome to hear, thanks for watching Frankie :-) -Justin
Great Episode. I appreciate it!
GOOD ONE ‼️👍🏻
i love how diverse the praises are lmao there's so much to enjoy on this video. i loved that you know what you're talking about (said stuff i agree with) but other people are talking about how the video sounds and how he talks, and i agree, it's all good shit
Fab filter pro Q is so usefull in deciding which low frequency instrument should dominate in a particular frequency range. The analyzer can show the spectrum of any other track that has pro Q on it and then you get this reddish tone that shows exactly where the frequencies are overlapping the most
Thank you!!!
Yep. Made it through to the end. The low end. Ha. Great video. Got some sound knowledge here.
Good stuff.
Thank you for all of the great content Justin! 2nd time listening to this one. Sonic Scoop University has treated me right!!!! Haha cheers.
A clear explanation of an area that often confuses because the practical reality appears to go against the "science". Nice.
It's like trying to play chords on a bass guitar, isn't it. Or really low on a piano. I've definitely made this mistake more than once. Excellent advice!
@SonicScoop
Жыл бұрын
Yup, very important to keep low end uncluttered! -Justin
Thanks for the straight dope.
Great vid. Thanks for the tips. Does side-chain ducking the bass (either by a compressor or dynamic EQ) to the kick qualify as a fix for the last tip, or is the BETTER way to just tune the bass (or the kick) away from each other, so they occupy different regions of the spectrum like you described?
Thanks you! So much info thats not a drone speech!
You’re fantastic. I am a musician, self-recordist who has slowly migrated towards fleshing out my songs to their finished end - mixing. It has been a process. I just learned the FINAL lesson you shared here from a professional engineer I respect (Sheryl Crowe, Johnny Lang, Sounds of Blackness). I sent him some mixes and he was upfront and told me the aspects of the mix that he thinks were holding the songs/mixes back. Your final lesson here was definitely a main bullet point. Ever since, things are sounding better and better!