This is helpful. I'd love to see more of these. Kudos to the creators who submitted their mixes. It takes courage to open yourselves up to public criticism of your work.

Yes. More mix critique vids. It really helps us lock down what we need to do with our mixes

This was great. Something that might be cool is to have a couple submissions and then get a few different big name mixers to critique the same songs without talking to each other. I'm just curious how many mixers would find the same issues. I assume most of them would find the same treasures, but it could be a good experiment. Cheers.

@officialWWM

11 ай бұрын

I agree. This is all so subjective and everyone has a different idea of what sounds good.

@josuastangl7140

10 ай бұрын

I really like this idea, for another episode, get one or two guests on that also voice their opinions on the submissions!

Thanks for the feedback man! I really appreciate it. It’s really trippy hearing my song on someone else’s KZread video lol. This is the first song I’ve written

@HeadrushStudio21228

9 ай бұрын

@xerebec13 the last one

@MrBikboi

5 ай бұрын

It's good work man, great job :)

@Sailor1010

3 ай бұрын

@@HeadrushStudio21228did you tune your guitars? 😂

@HeadrushStudio21228

2 ай бұрын

@@Sailor1010only slightly. Only slightly 😂

@stevenswisher4339

Ай бұрын

This is great for a first song man! The screams under the lead vocal sound great

Great mixing lesson: learn to intonate your instrument. 😁

@ProducerJames91

11 ай бұрын

I have a friend who used to be in a band, and he helped me figure out that tip...and I researched how to, and I'm so glad I did, now my recorded guitars sound much better.

@Earnieball

10 ай бұрын

yepp, this is most definitley the problem.

I remember reading an interview from a band i really liked who had transitioned from an independent record label to a major, and commented on working in a high-level studio for the first time. They said the biggest immediate difference was that the engineer or producer made them tune their guitars after EVERY take. EVERY ONE. I started doing that and noticed an improvement in my productions!

I appreciate that you are brutally honest in your feedback. No one can learn from, “cool stuff, bro.”

You should totally do more of these. Really really helpful.

Valuable and actionable critiques. Awesome info!

10 out of 10 content! Very cool to hear your mixing expertise applied to these songs

Yeah man, mix critiques are always good videos! keep on doing it...

thanks, Jordan and those who handed their work. great reviews helping me figure out what I wasn't sure about. ur the teacher I'm learning the most from online.

This is awesome because it showcases how to work with the kind of source material a lot of us are using. More of these please!

Thank you for your time and information. I will definitely take this moving forward. Thanks, John-Mark

A new very helpful video. As always they are very helpful to discover potentials. I look forward to more mix reviews from your viewers. Thanks for your support.

These mix reviews are awesome. Thanks for sharing your professional perspective. And for each of the creators who were critiqued, great job all of you!

Wow! Great content for your channel and feedback for all of us trying to navigate these waters of music production. Even though I’m not into the genres being performed here, I recognize the improvements I could make in my own recordings/mixes. Thank you!

I love this idea. Please do more. Its super informative to get your take on the mixs people send you. I have some i would love to send your way for critique also.

Your critiques are so helpful and your channel is a breath of fresh air for me, I haven't come across a producer as eager to share info and tips to make our recordings better, in such a genuine and unobnoxious way. Thanks for the great content

Hey, this is a great video, Jordan! I'd like to see more of these critiques. I think it's really helpful for many viewers (listeners).

These types of videos are soooooo helpful. I immediately start reviewing my mixes mentally when you point out the various items that standout or disappear in some cases.

Yes more of this!! Great video! Every little bit of information helps immensely!

This was great and very helpful, I enjoyed this very much and learned a thing or two! I'd gladly watch more of these

This is excellent and super helpful. I'd love to see more videos like this with maybe some other genres. I get that you focus on heavier music, but it would be cool to see your take on other things.

Amazing content, we need more of this. very valuable info and I appreciate it a lot.

Let's go more reviews. You are best, thanks for work ))

This was very helpful. I would personally love to see more of this.

This is great! You should definitely do more of these! 🎉

It was very interesting to watch and I absolutely agree on kudos to those who turned in their work.

This was a really cool video concept! I would definitely watch more.

I love the clear, actionable critiques from somebody with as much experience as you! These are awesome videos, I hope to see more and would love the opportunity to get your critiques on a mix of mine in the future!

i would definitely love to see more of these! i'm guessing you got quite a lot of mixes so it'd be interesting to see more

I love this! It's gotta be super helpful for the folks who submitted.

Definitely do more of these. Very cool!

First: Thx for your work! Second: For sure, please do more mix-reviews. We can all learn from this!

this is a cool series, definitely would love to see more

I love this kind of vids, short but detailed, more pls!

This is nice Jordan!! These are so helpful tips for us! Thank you!!

I think these kind of videos are the best way to learn mixing. You can watch as many mixing tutorials as you want, but in the end there is never a formula hos to mix a song. You have to listen to the full mix and identify the problems of the mix. Please do more of this!

Hope to see more like this. I found it very insightful

Really helpful, this video made me reconsider my most current mix. Thanks 🙏

Just found this channel and I got to say that I like your format and approach to these critiques. Straight to the point and nothing flashy, which is what most musicians/recording newbies want. If you are going to continue with these videos I'll sub and watch whenever I can... Thanks for this video!

This is a great video! Hopefully you have time for more like these

It was really helpful to hear these insights and congrat for the mixes and its creators: these songs are pretty nice - especially the last one!:) Keep doin’ the nice work guys! 🤟

@HeadrushStudio21228

10 ай бұрын

Thanks man! I appreciate that. That was my first song I wrote start to finish.

This was awesome! Please do tons more!!

THIS VIDEO IS ABSOLUTELY GOLD. PART 2 for sure haha!

This is the kind of critique that is really helpful, keep posting :-)!!!

Great vid, learned a lot. Definitely do more!

Yea I really like these types videos Knowing we can get mkx reviews, has REALLY made me wanna get on board and start paying. Thanks bud

Would love to hear a round 2 of this! 🤘🦖

Love this kind of videos ... more of it !

Do more of these. I really liked this.

Great video please do more of these!

Definitely more of these!

super useful video, keep it up!

Definitely do more of these videos🤘🤘

Great vid. I'd love to see more of these in the future. I think the last one could do with a better IR, it sounds a bit like that's the root of the problem, but eq can definitely help if there's no changing the IR/reamping possible.

Yes - I would love more of this! (Selfishly, would also love to hear critiques on one of my mixes - I can't listen to them objectively anymore lol) Great video and great tips even from this :)

Yes. Mix critiques are a great idea. More!

Great content! More videos like this please

Hey this was super cool! I'd love to see more of these and even participate! I have some mixes id love to send in to be picked apart.

More of these would be cool. I'll try and keep an eye out and maybe submit a mix.

This video makes me feel so much better about my own mixes.

Great vid. And cool songs by the bands!

Thanks for the feedback! I forgot I had sent you a mix, was casually watching this and said, “WTF?” when you said my name and played my song. I agree with you on the snare. Getting my snare to “crack” through the mix has been a weakness for me. I do agree the vocals are loud, however when listening on AirPods, I like how they sit. Good call out on the kick sample being unique for the genre. I did that on purpose 🤠 Appreciate your thought on the 1k on guitars too. I think my ears might have a natural dip on 1k because I seem to have done that on some of my other mixes when I’ve taken them into commercial studios to be mixed. Thanks again, this was a fun video and shout out to the other musicians who opened themselves up to feedback as well. 🤘🏻🤘🏻

@Fire-Toolz

11 ай бұрын

to me it's not as much of an EQ issue but the snare sound or sample itself. a more aggressive snare would probably cut a bit more and go with the style of the music more. also you should take a hearing test! it was really helpful for me. i have a little hearing damage around a few different treble frequencies, and now that i know where they are, i can be extra careful and (shhh don't tell anyone) rely on meters a little bit more in those ranges.

@kennethdaniels

11 ай бұрын

@@Fire-Toolz Great tip on the hearing test. I have a couple apps I’ve been doing hearing training but it’s not always easy to stay consistent - I could do better. I hope that when I upgrade my speakers and room later this year will help too. Thanks for feedback on the snare sample! 🤘🏻🤘🏻

@tonycowin

11 ай бұрын

If you find a great sample but it doesn't cut, especially snare and kick, maybe try a transient shaper. It's just prep work more than recording or mixing I know but we all need to chop the veg before we cook the meal. Good luck with your music man.

@kennethdaniels

11 ай бұрын

@@tonycowin Thanks for the suggestion. Do you have a transient shaper plug in you recommend? I use Logic and it doesn't seem to have a stock one that I'm aware of. I thought it did, but don't see it.

@tonycowin

11 ай бұрын

@@kennethdaniels Kilohearts Transient Shaper is a really good free one mate. I'm sure others will have paid recommendations but try the free ones first.

Make this a series, that would be awesome

More of these please!

Really interesting and helpful video. So YES more of tese videos please.

This was super cool, hope you do this again! I would love to send in a mix for you to tear a part!

Yes more videos like these please!

I really like this series.

This was great! Helpful, and informative! Keep doing these with this insight. Plus it's cool to be exposed to these artists! (maybe add their links?)

This guy is great. This is what my song needs. I know it doesn’t sound right but cannot figure out how to make it sound better. My ears are missing something. I want to buy his editing package but I have failed using all others even after they said it would help. I sound no better than I did 5 years ago. Watching this gives me hope but I know I can never never do it. And I have been doing home recording since 1985 with a Fostex X15 four track cassette recorder.

Yes do more, very informative

I bet some of the out of tune solos are due to intonation issues! Happens all the time, easy to miss. You can tune all day and still get an out of tune solo. Thanks for the insights 🧐

@SousaphoneMusic

11 ай бұрын

Intonation is pretty easy to adjust too once you know how to do it! Feels 100x better to play too

@alessandrosummer

8 ай бұрын

@@SousaphoneMusic it may be a dumb question, but can you use Melodyne to adjust the tuning of a guitar solo? Just in case it happens that somebody sends me an out of tune solo

@stevenswisher4339

Ай бұрын

​@alessandrosummer yeah you should be able to. Alot of people use that trick from what I've heard but I have never tried it

Love it! Im curious, do you think youtube further messes with the mix? Would be curious how different what we hear is to what you hear. I wouldnt be surprised if someting were lost in their compression algorithm.

Definitely should be regular series.

Honestly these are way better then Glenn’s reviews haha good stuff man 🔥

@Jazzguitar00

11 ай бұрын

Being better than the guy who is famous for being the fat angry old man who screams is not a high bar to clear (I'm not implying that this is NOT good or anything...I'm just saying Glenn's videos aren't helpful).

@freesoul2895

11 ай бұрын

@@Jazzguitar00 yeah can’t listen to someone’s advice if their mixes suck

Oh man this mix could be my old mixes as well. And I think over the years while learning one is scared to start from scratch again and again until the own template mix gets way simpler. I tried to persevere everything I learned in one template. But the truth is , just start over and over again until your template gets more effective while at the same time less complicated, you will learn more and more until you reach a point where your template is just basic eq an compressor settings and the rest will come way easier than. Don’t be afraid to lose something in an over complicated mix just because it may took u years, embrace it.

I think it’s not a problem of „tune your guitars“. Most guitarists just don’t play good enough. First you hear this by the way the single notes sounds like in your Video

This was great.

I've been enjoying your videos a lot and this one was super helpful to learn how to pick apart my own mixes and listen critically. How can I send in a mix if I'd like it to be critiqued? Thanks!

Sure would like to see more mix critiques. Where would one send one for potential feedback? 😅

This was very informative and brutal. I’m never giving you one of my mixes. 😅

I spend so much time on the creative process I dont give as much thought into all of those sonic variables. U have an ear for pitch as well.

Great vid! Are you checking these on your NS10/CLA10's? It seems some tunes have some problems in the low end - either a lack of low end, too much mud, etc.

I seriously love how that last one started out with a big "noooooooo" scream instead going with Yeaaaaaaah" like every other band in history. I've been doing that for awhile, thought I was alone haha thats so cool

@hardcoremusicstudio

11 ай бұрын

Haha, my favourite is on the recent Emery album i mixed - “Oh no, Oh no, Yeah yeah!”

@Fire-Toolz

11 ай бұрын

@@hardcoremusicstudio or that seven mary three song where in the bridge he's just like " no no noooo noooo yea yeaaa yeaaaaaa"

Love that the first one's file name is "Final Mix 3". We've all been there haha. This is definitely my final mix. Oh wait... is that snare really cutting through the mix? Lemme just tweak that. Ahh much better. Final Mix 2. Hang on a sec...

Yeah do more of these. But have them send a mix along with some bounced stems and or raw stems, so you can show them and us how to treat them.

Cool tips and tricks. Although there are mix issues, I think the real problem of these songs is that they lack a real production.

Great insight, where can we submit a mix if you do more of these?

Such a pity you didn't pick the mix I sent in. :D But great lessons to draw from your critiques.

ah noooo i did not see the post. Are you going to do that again? I'd love to get one of my mixes critiqued by you

hey, thanks for this amazing content. when you say "automate the cymbals up and down", do you mean riding them up and down every 8th note, or as a whole, changing the volume for each section? thanks

Holly sh.... How fast he hear The Problems and solve themb😮❤

‘Nasal quality of the vocal that could be a recording problem’ had me thinking about Glenn Frickers ‘don’t cup the mic!’ meme.

Evertune bridge is a gamechanger

I think what we’re missing on this critique video is the “why” of it all. I think people need to know what they’re doing with the musicality and emotion of the song when they make these suggested changes. How do these things affect the way the listener reacts to the music?

Oh, any of my mixes would have been completely roasted if I hadn't missed the note and tried to send one. But mine are not so competitive cause they're instrumental. Anyway, why not to try, if there's a chance? This is really helpful, hope this series will go on.

super helpful as always. would love to see more. though, i figure it is probably very fatiguing for your ears!! Would be great, if you dedicated more focus on the changes in the arrangement. revealing a bit of your experience and expertise as a recording engineer and active producer, regardless of how much the submitting producer might have been involved ,because sonically those parts really make a song come alive. And it's their (our) job to really enhance especially those moments, changes in tempo or atmosphere or choice of instrumentation, shifting accents and so on. It's all about the build up, the tension, everybody wants the chorus and wants to sing along, whereas in fact the magic happens right before. just like s....!!! Ps. respect and gratitude to those who sent their mixes to the ultimate test. great job.